Adlerian Counseling Techniques: Beyond the Basics
Sunday, March 30, 8:45 am - 10:15 am
90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 308
Richard E. Watts, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, Todd F. Lewis, Paul Peluso
Counseling theory textbooks are often long on discussion of theory and short on discussion of techniques. This presentation provides attendees with in-depth information about selected counseling techniques that are original to Adlerian counseling and psychotherapy. Via discussion, case studies, presenter demonstrations, and in-session practice of selected Adlerian techniques, participants will develop an understanding of the use and application of Adlerian techniques beyond the typically cursory, and all too often inaccurate, information provided in secondary source textbooks. In addition, strengths and potential limitations of using the techniques with diverse client populations will be discussed.
Counseling Education and Supervision Academy
Multicultural Counseling Academy
Program ID # 567
Teaching Advocacy: Putting Theory Into Practice
Sunday, March 30, 8:45 am - 10:15 am
90-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 317B
Joseph Stewart-Sicking, Loyola College of Maryland, Columbia, MD, Ellen P. Cook
Advocacy is a crucial competency for counseling that can be difficult to integrate systematically. This presentation will provide a framework for integrating advocacy and social justice across counseling theory and practice. We will explore strategies for teaching this framework to adult learners via experiential learning, and share data from student experiences to show its strengths and challenges. This exploration will help attendees translate their values about advocacy and social justice into concrete actions with students and supervisees.
Hawaii Counseling Association Featured Session
Multicultural Counseling Academy
Program ID # 568
The Counselor’s Role in Promoting Social Justice and Organizational Development: A Perspective From Hawaii
Sunday, March 30, 8:45 am - 10:15 am
90-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 317A
Judy A. Daniels, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, Elizabeth Foster Heckman, Dana Comstock, Michael J. D' Andrea
Multicultural counseling advocates often find themselves in challenging and difficult positions when they try to advocate for organizational changes in their work settings that focus on social justice issues. A panel of experts will discuss theories and practical strategies that deal with and ameliorate injustices in organizations. Examples will demonstrate how to advocate for democratic principles of justice and inclusion and fight against hierarchies of power that most organizations promote. Common strategies used to deter social justice initiative include workplace mobbing, retaliation, hostile environment, threats, and relational disconnection which impede the psychological well-being of workers. Pro-active strategies will be discussed.
College Counseling Academy
Program ID # 569
Inter-rater Reliability and Validity of the Triage Assessment System for Students in Learning Environments (TASSLE)
Sunday, March 30, 8:45 am - 10:15 am
90-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 306A
Rick A. Myer, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, Richard K. James, Patrice Moulton, N. Dewaine Rice, Pam Cogdal
TASSLE is a rating system to assist university staff in making decisions and taking action with students who are disruptive to the learning environment. TASSLE allows staff to use their senses to make an on-site, here-and-now, real-time assessment of a student who is in crisis. TASSLE requires minimal writing, takes less than five minutes to complete, and can be filled out immediately following an incident. Inter-rater reliability and validity data will be reported on TASSLE.
College Counseling Academy
Program ID # 570
The Strengths and Challenges of Online Learning for Domestic and International Counseling Students and Their Professors
Sunday, March 30, 8:45 am - 10:15 am
90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 327
Mark C. Rehfuss, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, Agatha Parks-Savage
The presentation will explore the online education experiences of both domestic and international counseling students and their professors. An exploratory study using subjective and objective measures assessed the strengths and weaknesses of online learning for counseling students from around the nation and the world. The specific experiences of international students studying from their home country will be highlighted with live audio and video discussion.
Career Development/Employment Counseling Academy
Program ID # 571
Career Assessment: A Conversation With David Campbell, Thomas Harrington, Arthur O'Shea, and Charles Johansson
Sunday, March 30, 8:45 am - 10:15 am
90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 326
Thomas F. Harrington, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, David P. Campbell, Arthur J. O'Shea, Kathleen R. Boggs, Charles Johansson
The panelists in this discussion forum will share their broad knowledge of career assessment and how the field has changed over time. They will also share their expertise in assessing different multicultural groups who need appropriate career planning tools.
Counseling Education and Supervision Academy
Program ID # 572
Help, They're Assigning Me Interns! A Practitioner's Guide for Providing Effective Internship Site Supervision
Sunday, March 30, 8:45 am - 10:15 am
90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 319B
W. Matthew Shurts, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, Derick J. Williams
Counselors are often asked to serve as site supervisors for master's-level interns. Unfortunately, many counselors have never received formal training regarding clinical supervision. This can result in site supervisors overseeing interns without a clear sense of intentionality. The purpose of this interactive session is to provide a framework for attendees' clinical supervision with master's level interns. We will address: 1) the multiple foci and roles of supervisors; 2) potential interventions in and formats for supervision; 3) common ethical issues involving supervision; and 4) how to begin developing your own personal supervisory style.
Addictions Academy
Program ID # 573
Counseling Adolescent Females With Substance Abuse Disorders
Sunday, March 30, 8:45 am - 10:15 am
90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 319A
Mary A. Bemker, Capella University/Children Have Options in Choosing Experiences, Louisville, KY
This workshop will focus on the unique characteristics of adolescent females as they relate to substance abuse prevention and intervention strategies. Focus will be placed on the unique characteristics of adolescents and substance use disorders, gender as it relates to counseling intervention, and risk and resiliency factors for adolescent females as they compare to other treatment populations. Multicultural issues will also be included in this workshop. Strategies for prevention and intervention will be included that are appropriate for school, community and private practice settings.
Career Development/Employment Counseling Academy
College Counseling Academy
Program ID # 574
Using the Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) Theory to Build the Foundation for a Student Advising Program
Sunday, March 30, 8:45 am - 10:15 am
90-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 306B
Conquaya James, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Marcia Jones
Due to a shortage of Career Counselors and funding, many Career Centers are sacrificing customer service. Attendees will learn how to use the Cognitive Information Processing Theory (CIP) developed at Florida State University to facilitate the delivery of career services through a peer advising program. Attendees will learn how peer advisors can use career theory to help individuals understand and manage career decision making. Attendees will also learn about the peer advising program developed at Georgia State University, will participate in a sample activity used for training peer advisors, and will have an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the presentation.
School Counseling Academy
Program ID # 575
Issues for Rural School Counselors: What the Main Problems Are and How You Can Overcome Them
Sunday, March 30, 8:45 am - 10:15 am
90-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 304B
Christine Rojas Cook, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK
School counselors in rural locations deal with many challenges due specifically to the geographic and demographic characteristics of their populations. School counselors both new and experienced need to know how to address these issues. The presentation will discuss data collected from rural school counselors in the state of Alaska describing their main concerns and barriers, what they have done to overcome these issues, and what counselor educators could do to help address their needs.
Career Development/Employment Counseling Academy
College Counseling Academy
Program ID # 576
Career Development Through Personal Narrative: Guidelines for Group Instruction
Sunday, March 30, 8:45 am - 10:15 am
90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 304A
Ann L. White, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY, Kathryn Z. Douthit
Career counselors have called for practice changes that de-emphasize trait-and-factor instruments and bolster the use of the "career as story" model. Currently, few guidelines exist for implementation of the career as story approach. This presentation reviews the results of a qualitative study using a career as story curriculum designed for a college career development classroom and suggests implementation guidelines based on the research findings.
Spirituality and Religious Values Academy
Mental Health/Private Practice Academy
Program ID # 577
The Bridge to I Am: Rapid Advance Psychotherapy
Sunday, March 30, 8:45 am - 10:15 am
90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 309
Ellie Izzo, Vicarious Trauma Recovery Center, Scottsdale, AZ, Vicki Carpel Miller
Although brief psychotherapy has become a very popular form of treatment for emotional disorders, Rapid Advance Psychotherapy (RAP) is currently the only model of brief treatment that directly incorporates a spiritually based strategy into a standardized, five session approach. RAP bridges to the healing, powerful spiritual perspective, called the "I Am", by 1) revealing the History; 2) recognizing the Impasse; 3) releasing the Past; 4) responding to fear; and 5) reconnecting to the Spirit. Once the client has effected an unobstructed connection to the Higher Self or the "I AM", he/she is empowered to face the challenges of living with courage, peace, and hope.
Program ID # 578
Engaging Men in Sex Offender Treatment: Understanding the Unique Qualities Men Bring to the Mandated Helping Relationship
Sunday, March 30, 8:45 am - 10:15 am
90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 305B
Robert Scholz, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, Charles Flinton
Participants will learn key strategies for how to account for and respond more effectively to the unique qualities that men bring to the sex offender treatment relationship. Video-taped interviews with male sex offenders in treatment will be utilized to enhance participants understanding of key concepts.
Presidential Featured Session
Spirituality and Religious Values Academy
Program ID # 579
Meeting the Needs of Religious and Spiritual Clients: Collaborating With Community Religious Leaders
Sunday, March 30, 8:45 am - 10:15 am
90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 302B
Jill Duba Onedera, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, Neresa B. Minatrea, Aaron Kindsvatter, Constance Priddy
It is very clear that religion plays an important role in the lives of many Americans. Further, mental health professionals are ethically bound to be competent in exploring and working with clients from various faith backgrounds. Such competence can be increased by establishing collaborative relationships with religious leaders in the community. Benefits to such relationships will be reviewed and specific direction for facilitating collaboration efforts between mental health professionals and faith communities will be provided.
AMCD Sponsored Session
Multicultural Counseling Academy
Program ID # 584
Machismo and Marianismo: Misunderstood and Neglected Gender Variables in Latino Counseling
Sunday, March 30, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 316B
G. Miguel Arciniega, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, Zoila G. Tovar-Blank, Maritza Gallardo-Cooper, Angela Zapata, Tom Anderson
Gender role socialization impacts at all levels of human development and are important variables to consider in counseling. With Latinos, machismo and marianismo are linked to gender characteristics but little is known on the impact of these constructs on counseling processes. Based on recent empirical data, the session will provide new understandings of these constructs, address stereotypical biases, provide new methods of assessment, and incorporate effective and strength-based gender role interventions for Latino clients.
Child and Adolescent Counseling Academy
Rehabilitation Counseling and Disability Issues Academy
Program ID # 585
Children's Chronic and Critical Illness in Social and Personal Context: What Counselors Should Know
Sunday, March 30, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 313B
Barbara Abernathy, Pediatric Oncology Support Team, West Palm Beach, FL
Children with diverse chronic and critical illnesses have several things in common - school absences, disrupted routines, anxiety about medical procedures and doctor visits, fears about losing friends, and strain on family/support system. However, a comparison of two populations - children with AIDS/HIV and children with cancer - reveals striking social and personal differences which have implications for counselors working with any chronically or critically ill child. Relevant strategies and skills will be offered.
Counseling Education and Supervision Academy
Mental Health/Private Practice Academy
Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling Academy
Program ID # 586
Social Constructivism: Applications to Counseling and Psychotherapy
Sunday, March 30, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 315
Robert Rocco Cottone, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
This program summarizes the Social Constructivism movement in counseling, which directs that social consensual processes are crucial to the development of human understanding. This program challenges participants to accept an interpersonal rather than intrapsychic way of defining problems and solutions. It provides information to guide counseling practice according to Social Constructivism tenets, which are outlined. Applicable techniques are defined. A case scenario is presented. Case discussion and audience participation will be encouraged. Handouts will be provided. Social Constructivism represents a new framework for addressing problems in individual, couples, or family counseling. Counselor education implications are outlined.
Program ID # 587
I'll See You on the Dark Side of the Moon?: Music Therapy Techniques for
Self-Care
Sunday, March 30, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 318
Leah G. Oswanski, Carol Simon Cancer Center, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ
Do you enjoy music, but are not sure how to really use it for self-care? Come to this experiential workshop and learn music therapy techniques for relaxation and stress management including: self-directed guided imagery to music, toning/chanting, and using art and writing to enhance your music listening experiences. No musical experience necessary, just a willingness to try! Participants will come away with a "tool bag" including song selections and facilitation instructions.
Career Development/Employment Counseling Academy
Multicultural Counseling Academy
Program ID # 588
Project Popoho Na Pe`a: A Statewide Approach to Create a Seamless Education and Career Planning System for Hawaii
Sunday, March 30, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
60-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 323B
Dirk Soma, Kuder, Inc., Adel, IA
Learn how Project Popoho Na Pe`a, a community-based initiative to bring education- and career-planning services to Hawaiian youth and adults, has expanded over the past year to serve Hawaiians, Alaskan Natives, and American Indians across the nation. Now in a pilot program in the state of Hawaii, Project Popoho Na Pe'a is having a dynamic impact on youth and adults seeking to get on the right pathway for educational and career success. Attendees will receive a framework to incorporate the model into their own communities.
Multicultural Counseling Academy
Mental Health/Private Practice Academy
Program ID # 589
Feminist Therapy: A Modality for Men Too
Sunday, March 30, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 321
Susan R. Seem, SUNY College at Brockport, Brockport, NY, Thomas J. Hernandez
Feminist therapy is grounded in the philosophical principles of social justice, social change and addresses oppression as a major source of pathology. Originally developed as a therapeutic modality for women, feminist therapy currently addresses work with other oppressed groups. Further it is an effective modality for working with issues of privilege, issues typically experienced by men. This program will provide a brief overview of the history of feminist therapy, a discussion of the tenets, strategies of feminist therapy, and its applicability for work with males. Case studies will be presented for discussion. Participants will be given handouts about relevant readings, tenets, and strategies.
Human Development Across the Lifespan Academy
School Counseling Academy
Program ID # 590
Working With Gifted Individuals: What Every Counselor Should Know
Sunday, March 30, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 325
Susannah M. Wood, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Gifted clients present multiple challenges to the counselors with which they are working. This session will inform counselors and service-providers about the psychological traits and development of gifted individuals including those from diverse cultures and lived experiences, common counseling concerns and presenting problems of gifted clients, current research-based suggested best practices and outcomes, and implications for counselor education and training of counselors working with this unique population.
Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling Academy
Counseling Education and Supervision Academy
Program ID # 591
Attending to Your Couple Relationship During Counselor Training
Sunday, March 30, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 324
Kirsten W. Murray, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, David Kleist
The implications of counselor training reach beyond the classroom for counseling students. A grounded theory was developed to explain the experience and process of the impact of counselor training on counseling students' couple relationships. Research found experiences of awareness, change, support, and gratitude to be essential to the impact of counselor training on students' couple relationships. The unique ways in which research participants moved through these experiences will also be discussed. Please join the discussion of research results and implications for graduate students, supervisors, and counselor educators.
Career Development/Employment Counseling Academy
Program ID # 592
Depression in the Workplace
Sunday, March 30, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 323C
Andrew A. Cox, Troy University, Phenix City, AL, Kathryn M. Ness, Robert F. Carlson
An overview of depression within the work sector will be presented. Common workplace problems, symptomatology, and costs associated with depression will be presented. Implications of depression to diverse and multicultural populations will be addressed. A framework for intervention with depressed employees within this setting will be presented.
Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling Academy
Program ID # 593
Couples Education and Couples Counseling: Who Participates and How Do they Benefit?
Sunday, March 30, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
60-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 323A
Mark Young, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, Isaac Bert, Andrew Daire
Couples counseling and couples education are alternative treatments for dissatisfied and distressed couples. The two treatments are compared along with the results of a three-year federally funded study of the effectiveness of brief integrative couples counseling (Young & Long, 1998) and a sixteen hour marriage education treatment. Participants will learn the bases of both approaches and two relationship enhancing techniques.
Presidential Featured Session
Group Work Academy
Program ID # 594
Client Marginalization in Court Mandated Group Therapy for Male Batterers
Sunday, March 30, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
60-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 308
Pierre Choucroun, UTSA, Austin, TX, Gwen Louden Gerber
Mandated treatment of male domestic violence offenders is often the topic of heated discussion in mental health because of rates of recidivism and the complexity of domestic violence. This presentation will examine current practices in mandated domestic violence treatment with a critical emphasis on the practices which are state funded. This presentation will seek to increase counselor awareness of potentially marginalizing models currently used by mandated programs, and also introduce creative forms of treatment.
Counseling Education and Supervision Academy
School Counseling Academy
Program ID # 595
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