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Ready for Action: Using the Community Readiness Research Model to Guide Services for LGBT Elders
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Ready for Action: Using the Community Readiness Research Model to Guide Services for LGBT Elders Saturday, March 29, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 319A
By the year 2030, approximately 4 million LGBT elders will be entering health care and assisted living facilities. The oppression these seniors are apt to experience will likely lead them to seek services from counselors and other mental health professionals. It is critical that mental health professionals clearly understand the nature of the challenges facing this population. This session is designed to move beyond awareness and guide participants in the implementation of the Community Readiness Research Model. The session will utilize large group discussion, small group activities, video media, and short didactic presentations to deliver information and guide participants through active planning based upon the information learned. Career Development/Employment Counseling Academy Program ID # 365 A Narrative Approach to Career Counseling: Applications to the Interpretation of the MBTI and SII Saturday, March 29, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 304B
A potential challenge faced by counselors in the interpretation of the MBTI and SII arises when helping clients to construct meaning out of their results within the context of their life experiences. Narrative counseling empowers the client by allowing them to share about their career development and to construct future career options. Additionally, narrative techniques encourage and embrace diverse world views. Such multicultural perspectives add depth to the interpretation of the MBTI and SII, and create personalized meaning in the career counseling process. The post-modern narrative approach compliments the more traditional trait and type theories on which the MBTI and SII are based. Strategies and recommendations will be discussed. Multicultural Counseling Academy Rehabilitation Counseling and Disability Issues Academy College Counseling Academy Program ID # 366 Mentoring Partnership Project Saturday, March 29, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 90-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 304A
We will present the mentoring component of an "Innovative and Sustainable Teaching Methods and Strategies to Ensure Students with Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education Program" designed to assist postsecondary faculty to better reach and teach their students with disabilities. Special emphasis on the role of counselor advocates will be discussed. Student perspectives on mentoring will be shared. Central themes of survey results from the UH system and Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities will be examined. The importance of reciprocal aspects of mentoring relationships will be explored. Discussion forum topics will be presented to the audience in an interactive format. College Counseling Academy Spirituality and Religious Values Academy Program ID # 367 Self-Injury, Sexuality, and Spirituality Among College-Aged Females Saturday, March 29, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 309
This presentation summarizes research conducted examining young women's self injurious behaviors, sexuality maturity and spiritual development. Recent findings within the field of self-injury are explored along with pertinent assessment and intervention information for those working with this population. Female sexuality and spiritual development are also examined, in particular, to demonstrate the moderating affects each may have on self-injurious behaviors. School Counseling Academy Multicultural Counseling Academy Program ID # 368 The School-Wide Cultural Competence Observation Checklist for Professional School Counselors: An Exploratory Study Saturday, March 29, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 305B
Learn to use the "School-Wide Cultural Competence Observation Checklist," an instrument designed for professional school counselors to asses the overall cultural competence of school settings. Take away ideas on the usefulness of this assessment tool in your strategic planning for equity for all students and in developing your comprehensive guidance program. Join in a lively discussion of the impact of school-wide cultural competence on students and their achievement. Program ID # 369 Starving to be Thin: The Dangerous World of Internet Pro-Ana, Thinspiration Websites Saturday, March 29, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 90-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 302B
As technology continues to develop, new challenges emerge for counselors to consider in designing client interventions. One issue of relevance in working with anorexic clients is problematic Internet thinspiration websites that promote and foster pro-anorexia. This session is designed to be interactive and will give practitioners concrete strategies for working with clients engaged in communication through Thinspiration sites. Multicultural Counseling Academy Program ID # 419 The Importance of the Journey: Acquiring Literacy for Cross-Cultural Counseling Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 316A
The objective of this program is to use the metaphor of the "journey" as the basis for acquiring cross-cultural competency. A professional counselor from the United States and one from Great Britain will detail the promise and pitfalls of journeying into each other's counseling cultures. They will share with participants the lessons learned about cross-cultural counseling from their respective journeys. They will also share a model of cross-cultural counseling with concepts that have been developed out of experiences from their journeys. Program ID # 420 20/20: A Vision for the Future of Counseling: Phase One Outcome and Directions for Phase Two Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 313A
The ACA-AASCB summit 20/20: A Vision for the Future of Counseling has brought together delegates from almost thirty counseling organizations to address issues critical to the counseling profession. These issues include: presenting ourselves as one profession; improving public perception; licensure portability; expanding and promoting our research base; and promoting client welfare and advocacy. These issues represent long standing challenges that seek resolution. Come learn about what has happened and the anticipated next steps. Counseling Education and Supervision Academy Program ID # 421 Gatekeeping the Profession and Protecting Our Supervisors: Hard Lessons Learned From the Dismissal of a Student Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 314
Clinical supervision is a primary role for many counselor educators. Supervision of students is crucial in the personal and professional development of counselors and in gatekeeping the counseling field. ACA Ethical codes require Counselor Supervisors to "...dismiss students when they are found unable to provide competent services due to academic or personal limitations" (F.3.a). Presentation will explore the three-year journey, involving ethical and legal complaints, after the dismissal of a graduate student. The presenters will share lessons learned and offer practical insights in the prevention of legal and ethical complaints following the dismissal of a student. Program ID # 422 Using the ABCs of School Testing to Improve Assessment Practice Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 316B
Counselors, counselor educators, and assessment professionals will learn about new products produced by the Joint Committee on Testing Practices that can be used to train teachers, parents, administrators, and other counselors. Materials and resources will be available for distribution and the audience will be asked to identify the best means of distribution to the counseling community. The materials are based on the best practices in educational assessment. Multicultural Counseling Academy Program ID # 423 Fostering Collaboration and Partnership on Behalf of the Multiracial Population Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 313B
This program will discuss the partnerships and collaborative efforts taking place between ACA, the Association of Multiethnic Americans (AMEA), and MAVIN Foundation on behalf of the multiracial population, and in an effort to improve and enhance the level of services being provided to this population. Information will be provided on how to get involved in the advocacy work being conducted by AMEA and MAVIN Foundation. NCDA Sponsored Session Career Development/Employment Counseling Academy Program ID # 424 Work, Career Development, and Public Policy; Social, Political and Economic Implications Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 315
The psychology of working is integrally connected to public policy; work, or lack of work, affects virtually everyone, including mental /physical health. As stakeholders strive to prepare a high-quality workforce in a global economy, critical public policy implications exist for educational reform, school-to-work transitions, mental and medical health, and unemployment. It is time for a collaborative interdisciplinary effort involving psychology sociology, medicine (mental and medical wellness) that encourages research and translates macro-level views to micro-level practical solutions to complex problems. This discussion sets the stage for an international dialogue focusing on public policy at the 2008 NCDA Conference in Washington, DC. ACES Sponsored Session Counseling Education and Supervision Academy Multicultural Counseling Academy Program ID # 425 Culture Centered Disaster Outreach: Working with AIDS Survivors in Southern Africa Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 318
Due to the significant unmet mental health needs around the world and especially in the AIDS-affected region of southern Africa, it is critical that counselors be prepared to provide culturally competent disaster outreach. Presenters will share the outcomes of incorporating critical consciousness theory into disaster mental health training. Deployed counselors demonstrated increased cultural competence when working with AIDS survivors in southern Africa. Implications for the counseling profession and future research are discussed. AADA Sponsored Session Human Development Across the Lifespan Academy Career Development/Employment Counseling Academy Program ID # 426 Breathe In, Breathe Out: Leisure Development and Planning Throughout the Lifespan Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 323B
Play is a learned skill. It begins in our cribs, and continues through our lives. If we are fortunate, it continues into our wisdom years! Children who actively participate in leisure activities tend to grow into confident, active, and satisfied adults. We can help young people identify what they enjoy doing for play, we can help them turn those interests into productive careers. We can assist adults working 60+ hours a week and clueless about why they are stressed and experiencing health concerns. Leisure is like food: you have to taste different things to find your passion. Recreation is re-creation. This program reviews the research, will assess the leisure of participants, and provide tools to help you help clients across the lifespan Mental Health/Private Practice Academy Program ID # 427 What is Brain Injury? What Effects Does It Have? Why Should I Be Interested? What Can I Do? Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 321
Brain injury is one of the most common afflictions, but it is also one of the most misunderstood and misdiagnosed. This presentation covers basic introduction, common sequelae, diagnostic procedures and specialists, ethical issues, and multicultural considerations. Attendees will have a better understanding of the often-subtle physical, emotional and cognitive difficulties faced by the survivor, will have some tools for addressing these issues, and will receive extensive handout references. Career Development/Employment Counseling Academy Program ID # 428 Enhancing Career Success by Focusing on Work Adjustment and Attachment Issues Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 325
This presentation focuses on helping clients to meet their career success goals. A practical day-by-day approach is suggested in achieving work success and thinking about work success as career success is recommended. Career counseling is discussed in terms of examining work adjustment issues at all stages of organizational life, and the impact of attachment style on career success skills. An interactive format will allow participants to use the concepts presented in practical case studies. Multicultural Counseling Academy Program ID # 429 Gender Role Stress in Men: The Effects of Values, Perception, Expected Outcomes, and Male Norm Conformity Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 324
Being a man in today's society is becoming increasingly difficult. Men are given mixed messages regarding their roles and male specific appropriate behavior resulting in gender role stress. The presenters will discuss the results of their study regarding men's perceived gender roles, values, expected outcomes, male norm conformity, and gender role stress. Via lecture, discussion, and role play, participants will learn techniques for understanding and working with men and associated difficulties arising from gender roles. Group Work Academy Addictions Academy Program ID # 430 Action-Oriented Group Activities for the Dually Diagnosed Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 323C
Group work is a common form of treatment for working with dually diagnosed clients seeking substance abuse recovery. Participants in this session will understand the professional literature and will also experience a variety of culturally-diverse, action-oriented activities that address the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of dually diagnosed clients. These types of recreational activities will complement insight-based group designs. Participants will receive a handout that will include the presented group activities. Counseling Education and Supervision Academy Mental Health/Private Practice Academy Program ID # 431 Clinical Applications of Mindfulness Meditation Practice Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 323A
The relationship between mindfulness meditation practice and the practice of therapy will be explored. Drawing upon the principles of mindfulness, relevant research, and recognized treatment models, participants will experience mindfulness practice and learn various ways to integrate mindfulness into their counseling. Implications for training and supervision will be addressed. College Counseling Academy Program ID # 432 Answering the Cry for Help: Effective Crisis Management on College Campuses Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 308
Crises affect higher education structural changes and holistically impair the welfare of faculty, administrators, and students. This presentation conceptualizes crisis management on college campuses as a way of integrating existing literature while being aware of the current pitfalls within the higher education designs of crisis management. Participants will learn about the variety of crises eminent on college and university campuses, and be able to apply effective strategies learned in this presentation within their own environment. Rehabilitation Counseling and Disability Issues Academy Program ID # 433 Changing Attitudes in the Workplace Toward People With Disabilities Using the Tilting at Windmills Curriculum Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 317B
Tilting at Windmills is a disability and diversity curriculum designed for changing attitudes of employers. This training program is used throughout the country by professionals who want to improve the employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. This presentation will review findings from an empirical study of The Pick a Disability module's effectiveness in changing attitudes toward people with disabilities. Counseling Education and Supervision Academy Spirituality and Religious Values Academy Program ID # 434 Incorporating the Spirituality Competencies Into Counselor Education: Tips for Teaching, Focusing on Competency Seven Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 317A
Spiritual competence is essential for counselors to have and apply when working with clients within a holistic paradigm. ASERVIC's Competencies for Integrating Spirituality Into Counseling outline necessary spiritual competencies for counselors; however, counselors-in-training still must be taught to apply these competencies to practice. Come learn and discuss practical, effective ways to teach spiritual assessment within counselor training curricula, corresponding to ASERVIC's Competency 7. ALGBTIC Day of Learning LGBT Academy Program ID # SE2-D Of Women, Men and All of Us in Between: Transgender Grounded Theory Describes Counseling in Genderland Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 306A
Transgender counselors give voice to transgender client subjectivity as the source for best counseling practices in work with this community. In addition to an overview of the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care, this will include protocols that have been developed directly from the stated needs of transgender clients and research participants. Sample assessment letters, as well as resource lists, will be provided. Case-specific counseling questions will be invited. Child and Adolescent Counseling Academy Program ID # 436 MySpace: A Tool for Counselors Working With Adolescents Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 306B
MySpace is the fastest growing social network website, frequently ranked among the top five most popular Internet sites. The purposes of this presentation are to further familiarize counselor educators with MySpace, to conceptualize adolescents' MySpace use in the context of identity development, and to generate ideas for counseling practice. CSJ Day of Learning Counseling Education and Supervision Academy Program ID # SE3-C Preparing Counselors for Social Justice: A National Study of CACREP-accredited Counselor Education Programs Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 326
This presentation highlights results obtained from a national study of social justice training efforts in CACREP-accredited counselor education programs. The study explores how graduate counseling students are being prepared to be change agents and advocates for social justice. Specifically, this presentation will identify the type of social justice principles, oppression issues (i.e., “isms”) covered, social justice advocacy strategies, and textbooks utilized by instructors who teach “Social and Cultural Diversity” designated CACREP-courses. Implications and recommendations for how to infuse social justice into counselor training and supervision are discussed. ACA Author Session Program ID # 438 The Counselor and the Law: Top Ten Steps to Reduce the Risk of Lawsuits and Licensure Board Complaints Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 307
The presenter, coauthor of the new book The Counselor and the Law, will present real-life scenarios (de-identified to preserve privacy), which have led to lawsuits and licensure board complaints against counselors. She will also provide practical suggestions to reduce the risk of liability. Topics will include decision-making models, documentation, consultation, confidentiality, privilege and privacy (including subpoenas), duty to warn/protect, informed consent, multiple relationships, reporting duties, school and institutional policies, and supervision. School Counseling Academy Counseling Ethics Academy Program ID # 439 Legal and Ethical School Crisis Issues: Implications for Professional Counselors Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 319B
Counseling professionals working in the schools should be familiar with real world issues that are faced in their school systems regarding crisis situations. Counseling professionals must also ensure that they are familiar with relevant state and national standards and ethics. This presentation provides a topic overview and discusses the outcomes of specific cases. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of legal and ethical school crisis issues and the ensuing implications for practice and training. Child and Adolescent Counseling Academy Program ID # 440 An Ethnographic Content Analysis of MySpace: Risks and Protective Factors of Adolescent Cyber-Social Culture Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 319A
This session provides insight into the growing phenomena of Internet social network sites by illuminating a hidden or little-known aspect of adolescent culture. Learn what adolescents "talk" about when they perceive their conversation to be unregulated by adults and how being an active user of MySpace may be beneficial and potentially protective as well as risky. Explore the forming influences, behavior, and values that are being promoted by MySpace participants in a discussion-oriented format. This session is useful for community counselors who work with families or adolescents and school counselors who want to be more culturally aware in their work with this population. Counseling Ethics Academy Program ID # 442 Competency Concerns of Counselors: Applying the Ethical Standards to Ourselves and Our Peers Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 304B
Frequently counselors are unaware of how to assess their own competence related to working with diverse clients or applying newly acquired skills. Such questions of competence become even more difficult when attempting to assess the behavior of a colleague. Reporting ethical misconduct of a colleague may seem intimidating, thus counselors may overlook their ethical duty to hold peers to the same high ethical standards they themselves practice. Through this presentation, participants will learn to apply the ACA ethical standards related to competence and reporting ethical violations. Participants will engage in small group discussion of ethical scenarios and will receive handouts containing best practices. Pacific Rim Region Featured Session Counseling Education and Supervision Academy Multicultural Counseling Academy Program ID # 443 Counseling Education and Practice in Taiwan Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 304A
In order to present the Counseling Education and Practice in Taiwan, five members of the Chinese Counseling and Guidance Association (CGCA), who are also counseling educators and practice in Taiwan, will present three major subjects: 1) educational training programs in counseling discipline, 2) counseling practice, and 3) supervision and ethical issues in counseling discipline. Dr. Liao will introduce the counseling training programs for both undergraduate and graduate levels, Dr. Wu will discuss the legislative issues on school counseling practices, Dr. Hung will present ethical dilemmas of secondary school counselors, and both Dr. Chen and Wang will discuss the issues regarding counseling supervision. Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling Academy LGBT Academy Program ID # 444 So, You Are Trying to Have a Baby: How Gestational Surrogacy is Changing Societal Family Norms Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 309
The target audience for this presentation includes clinicians and counselor educators interested in marital and relationship counseling and LGBT issues. Attendees will be exposed to gestational surrogacy through a formal presentation followed by discussions. Topics will include a general and demographic overview of the gestational surrogacy process, and the social impact and therapeutic implications for egg donors, surrogate mothers, and the intended parents, as well as extended family and society in general. LGBT Academy Program ID # 445 Internalized Homonegativity and Emotional Expression in Lesbian Women Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 305B
Internalized homonegativity has been demonstrated to have negative psychological consequences for individuals, particularly adolescents. The program will report results of a study that investigated the relationship between internalized homonegativity and emotional expression (including anger and depression) in a sample of lesbian women. Discussion will focus on how counselors can challenge the development of internalized homonegativity on behalf of clients. ALGBTIC Day of Learning LGBT Academy Child and Adolescent Counseling Academy School Counseling Academy Program ID # SE2-E Gender Non-conforming Adolescents: Individual and School Based Interventions Saturday, March 29, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 306A
This program provides an introduction to the salient issues unique to gender non-conforming adolescents. Participants will gain a thorough understanding of the relevant terms and identities subsumed under the umbrella of transgender, current research on the experiences of transgender adolescents, and effective counseling strategies for individuals and their families. Intervention in the schools, through the use of programming for students and staff, consultation with school personnel, and policy creation/implementation will be emphasized. Presidential Featured Session Counseling Education and Supervision Academy Program ID # 471 Reconnecting Science to Practice: An Innovative Model for Supporting a Counseling Research Identity Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 316C
Reformulating a research identity arrives at a time in the counseling profession when the incongruence between counseling and research has gained salient attention. The current presentation will present the creation and implementation of an innovative counseling research model. Presenters will provide audience members with the tools necessary to collaborate, create, and implement such a research organization within their own research setting. Addictions Academy Program ID # 472 Self-Harm: Moving from Pathology to Compassionate Understanding Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 316A
In this presentation you will receive specific information about self-harm -- what it is and is not. We will also talk about how the pathologizing of self-harm gets in the way of therapeutic intervention. The participants will be invited to share their experiences and ask colleagues to bring a collective wisdom in discussing ways to work most effectively with particular clients. We will keep in mind throughout the presentation how diversity of ethnicity, gender, affectional orientation and religion might impact self-harming behaviors as well as the interventions we use. Multicultural Counseling Academy Human Development Across the Lifespan Academy Program ID # 473 Wellness Research and Practice Across Cultures: Comparisons of Wellness in China and the United States Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 313A
Results of studies of wellness in the United States and China reveal interesting similarities and differences between the two countries and cultures. The presenters will report on the development and validation of the Chinese adaptation of the Five Factor Wellness Inventory and will provide the results of field testing with Chinese student and professional groups. These results will be compared to wellness assessments in the United States, and cultural issues in wellness assessment and counseling will be described. Issues related to culture, language, and multicultural counseling competence will be highlighted. Multicultural Counseling Academy Counseling Education and Supervision Academy Program ID # 474 Spotlighting the Elephant in the Room: Preparing Counselor Trainees to Broach Racial and Cultural Factors With Clients Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 314
Within the last two decades increased attention has been devoted to the identification of counseling models that help counselors address racial and cultural factors during treatment. An emerging body of research seems to suggest that the counselor's consideration of racial and cultural factors in the lives and experiences of clients enhances counselor credibility, the depth of client disclosure, a willingness to return for follow-up sessions, and counseling outcomes. This multimedia presentation provides a set of detailed instructional strategies that counselor educators can use to prepare counselor trainees to broach racial and cultural factors with their clients during treatment. Rehabilitation Counseling and Disability Issues Academy Program ID # 475 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Rehabilitation Counseling: Evidence From Practice and Research Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 316B
This presentation will address contemporary and emerging professional issues for rehabilitation counselors based on research conducted by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification. These include counselor competencies, and their perceptions regarding ethical issues and future directions of the profession. The presentation will also cover advances in credentialing and certification processes and licensing, as well as professional identity and advocacy. School Counseling Academy Multicultural Counseling Academy Program ID # 476 College? Yes, You Can! Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 313B
Traditionally, students with academic and economic disadvantages have received academic interventions to address high dropout and school failure rates. This program describes a successful counseling intervention to help students overcome cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal barriers to academic success and higher education attainment. The program will also describe the unique cultural issues of providing the program in the richly diverse South Florida community. ASCA Sponsored Session School Counseling Academy Program ID # 477 School Counselors: Using Data to Effect Change and Raise Student Achievement Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 315
This session focuses on the management and accountability sections of the ASCA National Model ®. School counselors will learn how to collect different types of data to create action plans and results reports and use these tools to improve student achievement and advocate for the profession. Program ID # 478 Counseling Developmentally Disabled Clients: A Practical Approach Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 318
When faced with a client who is developmentally disabled, many counselors feel "de-skilled" or ill-prepared. This interactive and experiential presentation will share research highlights regarding developmentally disabled clients as well as an overview regarding the efficacy of play therapy with this population. Participants will be encouraged to participate in activities that have been useful in counseling this population. Child and Adolescent Counseling Academy Program ID # 479 The Storyteller's Companion: Counselors as Creative Advocates for Bereaved Children Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 323B
This session addresses the conceptual models and best practices for responding to bereaved children at the elementary and middle school levels. This presentation proposes contemporary models of companioning (Wolfelt), continuing bonds (Klass), and constructivism (Neimeyer) as alternative ways of framing the grief of children. This interactive session aims to give counselors already working with children in a variety of settings the ability to recognize and creatively intervene with best practices in experiences of bereavement. Human Development Across the Lifespan Academy Mental Health/Private Practice Academy School Counseling Academy Program ID # 480 Understanding and Counseling Military Families Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 321
Counseling Military Families will assist mental health practitioners, marriage and family therapists and school counselors to better understand the military culture. It will be a chance for counselors to learn about and understand the life, strengths and stresses of military life, including the concept of honor and sacrifice, why people join the military, the concerns of frequent moves and deployments, stresses on the marriage and the children, as well as the constant issues of change, transitions, grief and loss. Human Development Across the Lifespan Academy Program ID # 481 What Victims of Violent Crimes Can Teach Us About Forgiveness Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 324
Many victims of violent crimes find tremendous benefit in forgiving the people who have committed these crimes. Though the process of forgiveness can be beneficial, we often have difficulty forgiving less severe offenses, real or perceived, by others in our lives. This presentation, which includes a video of an actual Victim-Offender Mediation, will explore what we can learn about forgiveness from these crime victims and how to appropriately utilize this often overlooked option with clients. Human Development Across the Lifespan Academy Counseling Education and Supervision Academy Program ID # 482 A Strengths-Based Counseling Approach With Older Persons in Nursing Homes Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 323C
Growth in the aging population will require counselors skilled in working with the problems of aging. Research has identified four factors accounting for counseling outcome variance: 40% client strengths, 30% relationship, 15% hope, and 15% techniques. The challenge is maximizing these findings in counseling with older persons in nursing homes. The presentation is a combination of didactic and experiential activities (i.e., role playing) designed for counselor educators and Advanced counselors working in agencies, institutions, and private practice. Case examples and illustrations will be presented. Presidential Featured Session Program ID # 483 What Murder Leaves Behind: The Special Issues of Survivor-Victims and How Counselors Can Help or Hurt Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 323A
This presentation explores the special issues of murder survivor-victims, and the trauma specific strategies/ perspectives that address them. Five murder trauma reactions are examined. Trauma-specific strategies include affect moderation, narrative construction, bearing witness, psycho education, and worldview reconstruction. Special attention is directed to counselor counter transference reactions, client secondary injury, and cultural variations of mourning. Discussion, clinical examples, a videotaped interview with a survivor-family and murderer, and survivor poetry illuminate these issues. Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling Academy Counseling Education and Supervision Academy Program ID # 484 Couple's Conflict Reconciliation Cycle: Development, Validation, and Use of a New Integrative Counseling Model Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 308
This model was developed by integration of key family therapy approaches to create an overall picture of the development of a couple's "Us." The examination of relational conflict, particularly conflict occurring in marriage has been a primary focus in social science research for decades because of its long-established strong relation to marital satisfaction. However, little is understood about the processes and factors that moderate negative cyclical conflict patterns. This model attempts to explain factors that influence conflict patterns and proposes therapeutic methods to aid couples in maintaining intimacy in the face of distress. The model will also be discussed as a training tool for students of couples and family therapy. Counseling Education and Supervision Academy Program ID # 485 The Reflective Model of Triadic Supervision Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 317B
CACREP (2001) standards allow for supervision of counselors in training via individual and triadic methods, though offer no guidelines for triadic supervision. This presentation will offer one model, The Reflective Model of Triadic Supervision, using demonstrations of the model. In addition, the presenters will share research findings of master's level counseling students' experiences with the RMTS. Presidential Featured Session Multicultural Counseling Academy Program ID # 486 Realizing the Revolutionary Potential of the Multicultural-Social Justice Perspective: Leaders Speaking Out Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 317A
Several internationally respected pioneers in the multicultural-social justice counseling movement discuss the tremendous impact of this movement on the counseling and education professions. Future strategies for building a new kind of unity and vision in these professions are also presented. Specific attention is directed to the specific challenges counselors face and roles they can play in helping to transform our contemporary society as well as our profession. Audience participation is encouraged. Handouts will be provided. CSJ Day of Learning Multicultural Counseling Academy Program ID # SE3-D Counselor Trainees’ Social Justice Awareness, Readiness, and Initiatives Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 326
Although the social justice movement has been labeled the fifth force of counseling, there is a disconnect in translating social justice among counseling professionals into action. This presentation will highlight findings from a mixed methodological study that explored 206 counselor trainees’ social justice knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Presenters will describe identified benefits and challenges of social justice work, trainees’ readiness for social action, and current social initiatives within their work settings. Handouts will be provided. Child and Adolescent Counseling Academy Program ID # 489 Using Projective Assessments as an Adjunct in Treatment Planning and Client Conceptualization Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 306B
This program is designed to facilitate the use of projective assessments with children and adolescents. Attendees should have some experience with projective drawings and/or sentence completion. The focus will be on developing a protocol of projective assessments to use in addition to objective assessments and client/student history. Attendees will learn how to use projective assessments to assist in client conceptualization, treatment planning, and treatment goals. ACA Author Session Program ID # 491 Case Incidents in Counseling for International Transitions Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 307
This session is based around the new book Case Incidents in Counseling for International Transitions, edited by Nancy Arthur and Paul Pedersen, which offers 19 international case incidents, including worker, student, immigrant and refugee, and military and peacekeeping transitions. Each incident is reviewed by two expert counselors who analyze what was done and what could have been done differently. Arthur and Pedersen will discuss how the book challenges counselors to: 1) understand transition issues from different cultural contexts, 2) test the counselor’s own culturally learned assumptions against the culturally learned assumptions of colleagues around the world, 3) articulate the strengths and weaknesses of a counseling response to social problems on a global scale, and 4) expand counselors’ repertoire of theoretical and practical knowledge about international transitions. Spirituality and Religious Values Academy Counseling Education and Supervision Academy Program ID # 492 The Utility and Application of Mindfulness as a Counselor, Counselor Educator, and Counselor-in-Training Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 319B
Mindfulness teaches individuals to control their minds rather than allowing their minds to control them. After becoming proficient in the skills of mindfulness, clients "allow experiences to be" rather than attempting to cling to, suppress, or to avoid their experiences. Counselors who are mindful fully direct their attention in session to their client with suspension of judgment. This session will discuss the utility of mindfulness for counselors, counselor educators, and counselors-in-training. College Counseling Academy Counseling Ethics Academy Program ID # 493 Working With the Confusing Legal, Ethical, and Treatment Issues Concerning Suicidal and Violent Clients on a College Campus Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 319A
Review and application of pertinent legal/ethical issues applied to the college setting and suicidal/violent clients. Attention given to the issues of FERPA and interaction with college administration. A decision making tree that includes treatment options and interventions will be presented and applied to a case study. Program ID # 495 How Counselors Can Deal With the Impact and Research Needs of Evidence-Based Practice Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 304B
Increasingly counselors are required to prove they are utilizing evidence-based interventions in their work with clients in order to obtain funding. However, counselors typically do not apply research to their clinical practices due to low comfort level with research or biases against manualized treatment approaches which appear to remove the creativity from the counseling process. This interactive presentation will focus on how counselors can have Evidenced-Based Practice (EBP) work for them rather than against them. Pacific Rim Region Featured Session Program ID # 496 The Global Future of Professional Counseling: Collaboration for International Social Change Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 304A
Description coming from Nona Career Development/Employment Counseling Academy College Counseling Academy Multicultural Counseling Academy Program ID # 497 Career Counseling Issues and Interventions for Asian/Pacific Islander Pre-Med and Business College Students Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 309
This presentation will focus on issues that Asian/Pacific Islander college students may face including parent expectations, acculturation and identity issues, conflicting cultural values, and occupational discrimination that impact their decisions to pursue careers in medicine and business. This is an interactive workshop where participants will also have the opportunity to share their best practices and engage in case studies to learn effective interventions for working with this population. Program ID # 498 Rehabilitative Counseling and the Super-Maximum Inmate: Implications for Counselor Educators and Correctional Counselors Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 305B
This session will present the findings of a qualitative research project of 10 super-maximum inmates (all male, five African Americans, three Latinos, one Asian American, and one Pacific Islander) addressing the salient factors associated with rehabilitative counseling treatment and inmate populations, inmate-specific multicultural competencies and career counseling considerations for counselor education programs. Active participation strongly encouraged. Handouts will be available. Mental Health/Private Practice Academy Program ID # 499 Helping Trauma Clients Find Meaning, Wisdom, and a Renewed Sense of Self Saturday, March 29, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 90-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 302B
It is not the extreme nature of the event that defines a stressful experience as traumatic, but the internal experience of it. Terror is the definitive response to trauma, characterized by internal disorganization, shattered assumptions, and feelings of self-annihilation-everything that makes life intelligible, meaningful, and coherent. What can we learn about how survivors make meaning, find wisdom, and positively transform their sense of self? What do counselors working with trauma populations need to know? ALGBTIC Day of Learning LGBT Academy College Counseling Academy Human Development Across the Lifespan Academy Program ID # SE2-F Transitioning to College for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Students: Counseling Considerations Saturday, March 29, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 306A
Gay, lesbian and bisexual college students confront unique developmental challenges when transitioning to college. Our combined 15 years of working with GLB college students provide a basis for this presentation, which is also supported by research. Attendees will learn the specific challenges facing GLB students when they come to college, including the impact of the wider societal and cultural attitudes toward sexual minorities, as well as the unique effects of individual campus environment on the adjustment of GLB students to college life. This presentation will focus on effective ways of working with GLB students in both individual and group counseling, and will include case examples and the opportunity to discuss individual cases. Spirituality and Religious Values Academy Child and Adolescent Counseling Academy Program ID # 524 Beyond Conventionality in Counseling: Exploring Diverse Spiritual and Religious Expressions in Children and Adolescents Sunday, March 30, 7:30 am - 8:30 am 60-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 316C
The session will explore issues of: the level to which children and adolescents are capable of addressing spiritual and religious concerns; how they attempt to reconcile the lessons they learn at home, religious institutions, and schools; ways in which counselors in a variety of settings can engage in the spiritual, religious, and/or moral lives of children and adolescents; how beliefs and values of adults interact with those of children; and counselor ethics, obligations and best-practices for addressing diverse spiritual, moral, and religious beliefs, expressions, questions, and practices of children and adolescents. IAMFC Sponsored Session Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling Academy LGBT Academy Program ID # 525 Family Counseling for All Families: Sexual Orientation Diversity in Family Counseling Sunday, March 30, 7:30 am - 8:30 am 60-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 316A
This program addresses issues of sexual diversity in family counseling. Strategies for family counseling will be addressed and innovative techniques will be discussed and demonstrated. Adult and child counseling models will be presented to use in school and community settings. Discussion will be encouraged and handouts will be provided For Graduate Students and New Professionals Only Program ID # 526 Making the Most of Supervision Sunday, March 30, 7:30 am - 8:30 am 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 313A
Supervision is a key component to becoming a competent professional counselor, yet students and new professionals are often unsure about how to get the most out of this experience. Dr. Arredondo will focus on how graduate students and new professionals can maximize the supervisor-supervisee relationship and utilizing competency-based supervision to promote the best supervision experience possible, both during their graduate training and in post-graduate supervision. ACEG Sponsored Session Rehabilitation Counseling and Disability Issues Academy Mental Health/Private Practice Academy Program ID # 527 Readjustment Issues Facing Returning Combat Veterans Sunday, March 30, 7:30 am - 8:30 am 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 314
This session will address the readjustment issues effecting most combat veterans returning to civilian life. The issues that will be explored include the impact of post-combat stress on the individual and on significant inter-personal relationships, substance abuse concerns, PTSD, "combat vs. civilian brain," and vocational challenges. Much of the information being presented will be based upon both a review of the literature as well as interactions with veterans from the VA Western NY Healthcare System at Buffalo. ASGW Sponsored Session Group Work Academy Counseling Education and Supervision Academy Program ID # 529 Exploring Group Process and Outcome: Qualitative and Quantitative Design Considerations Sunday, March 30, 7:30 am - 8:30 am 60-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 313B
Presenters will generate discussion regarding participants' interests in group research and provide information regarding research designs for studying group process and outcomes. Both qualitative and quantitative designs will be discussed with a focus on advantages and disadvantages for each. Goals of presentations are to offer participants ideas that will assist them in developing rigorous high quality research designs. Participants will be invited to share research interests with the goal of developing their planned research designs. Presenters will offer design suggestions and conduct discussion that will generate recommendations for conducting high quality group process and outcome research. Program ID # 530 How to Renew Your Counselor Identity Sunday, March 30, 7:30 am - 8:30 am 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 315
The strategies shared during this session have broad applications, and will be relevant for many conference attendees. Professional identity and development is essential in both the education of and continued growth of professional counselors. Before renewal or future projection one must look at how their past and their current work culture impacts their current position. This session will offer methods to look at professional identity in a holistic perspective. School Counseling Academy Multicultural Counseling Academy Program ID # 531 Ending the Silence of the Latina/o Voice in Public Education: Family-School-Community Partnerships in Mexico and the U.S. Sunday, March 30, 7:30 am - 8:30 am 60-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 318
This presentation explores family-school-community partnerships involving Mexican immigrant parents. A Reader's Theater Model serves as the method to present the findings of a qualitative dissertation utilizing Critical Race and Latina/o Critical theory to examine the role of families, school professionals and community service providers in Mexico and the US. Selected vignettes will be presented. Interactive dialogue with the audience will unite the collective theoretical wisdom of the audience with the experiences of our clients, promoting an inclusive process of reflection and engagement. Multicultural Counseling Academy Child and Adolescent Counseling Academy Program ID # 532 Engaging Urban Youth in the Transition to Adulthood: A Multicultural and Creative Process Sunday, March 30, 7:30 am - 8:30 am 60-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 323B
Engaging urban youth in the transition to adulthood process requires creative approaches that integrate their familial, community and cultural context. This workshop will present practices that address school to work or school to college transitions and discuss the complexities in developing partnerships with schools, employers, counselor training programs and community agencies. Participants will engage in a creative visioning activity and identify challenges and strategies for meeting the needs of these youth and their communities. Addictions Academy Rehabilitation Counseling and Disability Issues Academy Program ID # 533 Words for Warriors: Using Writing to Help Veterans Overcome Trauma and Addiction Sunday, March 30, 7:30 am - 8:30 am 60-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 321
Narrative therapy and stories written by veterans can be a powerful resource for substance abuse and trauma counseling. Many veterans use writing to help them survive their war experience, yet many counselors do not actively integrate these narratives or narrative therapy into treatment. This session can show you how to transform words into tools for healing and connect you with other ways in which creativity can promote healing for veterans and their families. Counseling Education and Supervision Academy Multicultural Counseling Academy Program ID # 534 Global Citizenship: Cultivating International Opportunities in Counselor Education Programs Sunday, March 30, 7:30 am - 8:30 am 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 325
This session will discuss the importance of global citizenship in the development of cultural competence in counseling students and counselor educators. Specifically, the presenters will outline how to work within a university structure to gain support for internationalism, including the planning and implementation of overseas counseling and educational opportunities. Implications for working with diverse populations will be addressed. Human Development Across the Lifespan Academy Program ID # 535 Counseling Older Adults to Improve Their Quality of Life Sunday, March 30, 7:30 am - 8:30 am 60-Minute Program, Advanced, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 324
Older adults struggle with physical decline, chronic illness, and shrinking social networks. Consequently, these life issues may negatively affect their quality of life. This presentation will highlight our research efforts to identify issues that affect quality of life and promote healthy living habits. Through audience discussion we will generate new ideas to facilitate physical and emotional wellness in older adults. Counseling Ethics Academy Counseling Education and Supervision Academy Program ID # 536 Documentation Essentials for Professional Counselors and Supervisors Sunday, March 30, 7:30 am - 8:30 am 60-Minute Program, CONVENTION CENTER, Room 323C
Good record keeping is essential for professional counselors who work in a variety of settings. Record keeping serves both the client and you, the counselor and/or supervisor, by demonstrating that treatment occurred and that the evaluation and counseling treatment plan were consistent with the standards of the profession. This presentation will provide guidelines for keeping good records and questions will be welcomed from audience participants. Handouts will be provided. Mental Health/Private Practice Academy Program ID # 537 Yüklə 0,51 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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