TSCA Texas School Counselor Association Award Forms
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TSCA Texas School Counselor Association Award Forms
TSCA Texas School Counselor Association School Counselor Conference www.txca.org February 12-14, 2012 Galveston, Texas FLOOR PLANS Table of Contents Program Schedule ......................................................................................3 Contact Hour Monitoring Form ..................................................................4 Sunday Programs ......................................................................................5-6 Monday Daily Planner ................................................................................7 General Session and Keynote Speaker ....................................................8 Monday Programs ......................................................................................9-17 Tuesday Daily Planner ................................................................................18 Tuesday Programs ......................................................................................19-22 TSCA Texas School Counselor Association Award Forms ......................25 Professional Recognition ....................................................................27 Human Rights Art Contest ..................................................................28 Molly Gerold Scholarships ..................................................................29-31 Jesus Juarez Emerging Leader ..........................................................32 Exhibitor & Sponsor Listings ....................................................................33 Conference Advertising..............................................................................35-39 TCA and TSCA thank the following Conference Sponsors for their generous donations: GOLD ($2,000+) Educational Options, Inc. Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN) TG Bronze ($500-$999) American School Texas Cooperative Parenting Course ONLINE Trevor Romain Company 2 2012 SCHOOL COUNSELOR CONFERENCE PROGRAM SCHEDULE All events will be held at the Galveston Island Convention Center (CC) or the Hilton Hotel (HH). Subject to Change. Sunday, February 12, 2012 12:00pm – 2:00pm 12:00pm – 6:00pm 2:00pm – 6:00pm 2:30pm – 5:30pm 3:30pm – 5:00pm Exhibitor Move-In Registration Open Exhibits Open 3 Hour Sessions 1.5 Hour Sessions CC – Exhibit Hall A CC – Exhibit Hall A CC – Exhibit Hall A CC CC Monday, February 13, 2012 7:00am – 4:00pm 7:30am – 6:00pm 8:00am – 9:30am Registration Open Exhibits Open 1.5 Hour Sessions CC – Exhibit Hall A CC – Exhibit Hall A CC/HH 10:00am – 11:30am GENERAL SESSION CC – Exhibit Hall B ■ Welcome & Announcements Michael Kaprelian, Texas School Counselor Association Hilda Lopez, Announcement of CREST Award Winners ■ Keynote Address by Brian Law “Celebrate School Counseling: Catch the Sensation!” 11:30am – 12:45pm Lunch On Your Own 12:45pm – 2:15pm 2:45pm – 4:15pm 1.5 Hour Sessions 1.5 Hour Sessions CC/HH CC/HH 4:30pm – 6:00pm GENERAL SESSION ■ Texas Education Agency Curriculum Update CC – Exhibit Hall B 6:00pm – 7:00pm CREST Reception CC – Exhibit Hall A Tuesday, February 14, 2012 7:00am – 10:30am 7:30am – 12:00pm 8:30am – 10:00am 10:30am – 12:00pm 12:00pm – 2:00pm Registration Open Exhibits Open 1.5 Hour Sessions 1.5 Hour Sessions Exhibitor Move-Out CC – Exhibit Hall A CC – Exhibit Hall A CC CC CC – Exhibit Hall A The 2012 TSCA School Counselor Conference is co-sponsored by the TCA Texas Counseling Association and the TSCA Texas School Counselor Association. 3 2012 SCHOOL COUNSELOR CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 12-14, 2012 CONTACT HOUR MONITORING FORM Attendees must sign in for each session within 15 minutes of the program start time to receive full credit. List each session in which you participated, in order of attendance. Initial next to the session you’ve attended below to record your attendance. Save this form to verify CEUs for credentialing and licensing boards. TIME PROGRAM TITLE Speaker Name CEUs Initial upon Completion Sunday, February 12, 2012 2:30pm – 5:30pm 3 3:30pm – 5:00pm 1.5 Monday, February 13, 2012 8:00am – 9:30am 10:00am – 11:30am 1.5 Keynote: “Celebrate School Counseling: Catch the Sensation!” Brian Law 1.5 12:45pm – 2:15pm 1.5 2:45pm – 4:15pm 1.5 4:30pm – 6:00pm Texas Education Agency (TEA) Panel Update TEA 1.5 Tuesday, February 14, 2012 8:30am - 10:00am 1.5 10:30am – 12:00pm 1.5 Signature Date All programs and the general session are eligible for LPC, NBCC, SBEC, LMFT, LCDC, Psychologist and Social Worker credit. Ethics credit is also offered on specific programs, which is noted on the Program Schedule as “Ethics.” TCA’s CEU Provider Numbers: NBCC – 2044; LPC – 231; LMFT – 404; SW – 4822; SBEC – 500344; LCDC – 1820-10 4 SECTIONAL PROGRAMS SUNDAY Sunday, 2/12/2012 2:30PM - 5:30PM Program 1 - Convention Center- Galleon 1 The Professional Effects of The Complaint Process for The Mental Health Professional Topic: Presenter: Sunday, 2/12/2012 3:30PM - 5:00PM Program 3 - Convention Center- Galleon 2 Ethics for the School Counselor Topic: Presenter: Ethics Kathleen Mills MEd LPC Steve Slough BS The Educators’ Code of Ethics found in the Texas Administrative Code, the Code of Ethics of the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, and ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors will be reviewed. The codes will be discussed as they apply to practicing school counselors. The participants will be able to interact with presenters as situations that occur in school settings are discussed, and best practices are determined. Every profession subscribes to an ethical code of conduct within their industry. All counselors are required to take some form of ethics on a regular basis. This seminar will focus on the many facets of the complaint process, should a LPC receive a complaint.This seminar will provide helpful education about the investigation/complaints process, and understand the consequences that may occur. Key words in LPC Chapter 681 be reviewed to gain a more clarity. Handouts should be printed prior to arriving at this session – handouts will not be available onsite. Sunday, 2/12/2012 3:30PM - 5:00PM Program 4 - Convention Center- Harbor 'I didn't do anything!' Techniques and interventions for working with at risk students. Sunday, 2/12/2012 2:30PM - 5:30PM Program 2 - Convention Center- Yacht Compassion Fatiguing Work! - A School Counselor's Ethical Relief Plan Topic: Presenter: Ethics Gloria Montalvo EdD LPC CSC Diana Villarreal MS LPC CSC Topic: Presenter: Ethics Julie Merriman PhD LPC-S RPT NCC Secondary School Counseling Cynthia Wimberly PhD LPC-S CSC NCC This presentation will identify key interventions for successfully addressing the needs of students identified as at-risk. Overall concepts, as well as specific methods, will be discussed that can be implemented in practical ways in the school setting. Did you know Compassion Fatigue (CF) has been called an occupational hazard (Figley, 1995) for those in the helping profession? Professional School Counselors are not immune! Attend this session to learn about protective factors that can bring much needed relief and hope for this new semester while learning about the ethical implications of CF prevention. You will participate in self-awareness activities and create an ethical self-care relief plan. Sunday, 2/12/2012 3:30PM - 5:00PM Program 5 - Convention Center- Schooner Keep Calm and Carry On: It Works for Kids and Counselors! Topic: Presenter: School Counseling Kathy Synatschk PhD LPC-S Self-regulation difficulties create serious problems for kids and schools. The Strategies for Self-Regulation (SSR) model helps kids move beyond the “survival level,” increase adaptive behavior, and improve relationship skills. This model, with individual, small group, and school-wide applications is facilitated by our own calm, uses the strengths and resources of the student to set goals for behavior change, teaches skills to selfregulate, and improves critical social-emotional competencies. Handouts include assessment, activities, and evaluations. 5 SECTIONAL PROGRAMS SUNDAY Sunday, 2/12/2012 3:30PM - 5:00PM Program 6 - Convention Center- Spinnaker Gaming Addiction in Children and Adolescents Topic: Presenter: Child & Adolescent Counseling Amberleah Mercado BA Lisa Wines PhD Gaming becomes problematic when children lie to play online games. Children who lie to increase their amount of time spent playing can lead to one developing an addiction for gaming. Games like, World of War Craft, allow players to assume a different personality. Children who are normally passive may become aggressive because they feel powerful and in control when engaged in this type of activity. Sunday, 2/12/2012 3:30PM - 5:00PM Program 7 - Convention Center- Clipper Neutralize Entertainment Bullying Topic: Presenter: Secondary School Counseling Ellen Shrager MBA (Exhibitor) Jordan, a student with delayed social skills, was the target of ‘entertainment’ bullying in school hallways. Come learn how my class and I quickly built an informal but highly structured system with a social scaffolding that kept him safe, immediately improved his life, and neutralized the entertainment bullies’ alpha audience. Y ou may be eligible to earn a 10% dis- count on your professional liability insur- ance premium by attending at least 6 hours of approved workshops during the 2012 Sunday, 2/12/2012 3:30PM - 5:00PM Program 8 – Convention Center - Helm Using Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT) in Counseling Children and Adolescents Topic: Presenter: TSCA School Counselor Conference. HPSO, who is the recommended professional liability insurance program of TCA, is offering a 10%, non-cumulative credit to their base profes- Child & Adolescent Counseling Brenda Melton MEd LPC-S sional liability premium to TCA Conference attendees. All CEU programs offered at this conference Connectedness is essential in the counselor-student relationship. To become a more effective counselor, this session will provide experiences regarding essential RCT counseling skills, ethics, counselor characteristics and behaviors that influence the helping processes, including self-awareness, promoting cultural social, justice,and advocacy. have been approved by HPSO. This credit can be applied for three consecutive policy years. If you are an existing customer, the credit will be applied at your next renewal and last for three years. If you are a new customer, the credit will be applied immediately. Stop by the TCA Membership Booth (# 69) to receive your Conference Discount form. 6 MONDAY DAILY PLANNER FEBRUARY 13, 2012 Use this page for planning purposes only. Record your CEU credit on the Contact Hour Monitoring Form, located on page 4. Program Changes will be announced at the General Session and available at Registration. Time Program # Program Title Room GENERAL SESSION Keynote: “Celebrate School Counseling: Catch the Sensation!” Brian Law Exhibit Hall B TEA General Session Curriculum Update from the Texas Education Agency Exhibit Hall B CREST Reception Exhibit Hall A 8:00am - 9:30am 10:00am - 11:30am 12:45pm – 2:15pm 2:45pm – 4:15pm 4:30pm – 6:00pm 6:00pm – 7:00pm NOTES _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 7 GENERAL SESSION MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012 EXHIBIT HALL B 10:00AM – 11:30AM “Celebrate School Counseling: Catch the Sensation!” Remember the Dinosaurs? Don’t let school counseling become extinct…Dinosaurs did not keep data, but school counselors must. Students need you now more than ever. It is a great time to be a school counselor. However, you must advocate in order to celebrate good times. Come hear examples of “Level 5 School Counselors” from around the USA and learn how to become “Level 5” from Brian Law. Feel the sensation of school counseling! Brian Law was named the 2003-2004 Georgia School Counselors (GSCA) Human Rights Award Winner, Region 10 Elementary Counselor of the Year and Georgia Elementary Counselor of the year. He went on to be named the 2004-2005 National Elementary Counselor of the Year. Law was the GSCA Writer of the Year in 2006. He has served on the GSCA leadership team for 8 years and served as president for 2008-2009; he was also the 2010-11 Finance Chair. He was recognized by both of his College Alumni associations as Abraham Baldwin College Outstanding Young Alumnus and Valdosta State University GOLD (Graduate of Last Decade) award. He has been an elementary school counselor for 8 years, served as the Counselor/Coordinator for the Williams Middle School Alternative Program for a year and is currently a Guidance Counselor at Valdosta High School with the Valdosta City School System in his seventh year. Mr. Law served as the Principal for the Colquitt County Migrant Summer School from 1999-2005. He was also the Summer Administrator for Valdosta High Summer School from 2007 to 2011. He has become a PartTime/ Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology and Counseling at Valdosta State University teaching graduate school counseling students. He received the 2009-2010 Georgia Secondary School Counselor of the Year award and was named an ASCA Top 10 School Counselor of the Year Finalist for 2009. Brian was recognized by the Georgia Safe Schools Coalition as a Top 40 Educator in Georgia for 2010-11. Brian was also the 2010-2011 President of ASCA. He was recently recognized as the Most Distinguished Alumnus of Valdosta State University. Brian holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Social Studies Education, a Master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling and an Educational Specialists degree in Instructional Technology. He is certified in Early Childhood, Middle Grades and Secondary Social Studies Education, Interrelated Special Education, Guidance and Counseling and Educational Leadership. His advocacy for children and love of the profession of school counseling is immensely displayed in his motto that he developed in 1996 and signs on all correspondences: “Always…for the children.” Brian Law will also be presenting a 1.5 hour session on Monday, February 13, 2012 from 8:00am – 9:30am, entitled “Puppetry & Drama in School Counseling.” See program # 10 for more information. 8 SECTIONAL PROGRAMS MONDAY Monday, 2/13/2012 8:00AM - 9:30AM Program 9 - Convention Center- Ballroom A Stopping Bullying: A Blueprint for Success Topic: Presenter: Monday, 2/13/2012 8:00AM - 9:30AM Program 12 - Convention Center- Clipper New Ideas For Elementary Counseling Programs Diversity, Multicultural & Social Justice Issues John Linney MA Topic: Presenter: Nothing energizes a counseling program more than new ideas. Join us for new ideas for working with boys, developing resiliency groups, solution-based counseling, grief counseling, and using e-books in your counseling program. Reproducibles for each topic. Bullying and harassment poison school climates and undermines learning and healthy development. Adults cannot fix this alone. Bystanders hold the key to stopping it because they see, hear and know about incidents and can intervene in ways adults can’t. The workshop demonstrates how to “wake up the courage” of bystanders by training diverse and influential student leaders with communication skills to stop bullying, cyber-bullying and relational aggression. Monday, 2/13/2012 8:00AM - 9:30AM Program 13 - Convention Center- Galleon 1 Untangling Ethics: Using ROPES Activities & Experiential Learning to Untie Ethical Knots Monday, 2/13/2012 8:00AM – 9:30AM Program 10 - Convention Center- Ballroom B Puppetry and Drama in School Counseling Topic: Presenter: Elementary School Counseling Arden Martenz MEd (Exhibitor) Topic: Presenter: Elementary School Counseling Brian Law MEd CSC (Keynote Speaker) Ethics Brent Cumbie MA LPC James Harper MSW LCSW Pam Miller MEd Marvin Shannon MS LPC Lights, Camera, Action! It is Showtime! Have you ever wanted to use puppets or other performing arts in your school counseling program? Come learn how to relax and be a performer to add pizzaz to your program. There is a performer in you just waiting to hit the stage. Don’t be afraid, your students will be your best audience. Ethics trainings do not have to be boring. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in ROPES activities in order to facilitate greater awareness and understanding of common ethical dilemmas for school counselors. Comfortable clothing and shoes recommended for participants. This section is rated AFI (active, fun, informative). Monday, 2/13/2012 8:00AM - 9:30AM Program 11 - Convention Center- Ballroom C Using Social Media to Enhance Guidance Lessons Monday, 2/13/2012 8:00AM - 9:30AM Program 14 - Convention Center- Galleon 2 Helping families through state and federal financial aid processes Topic: Presenter: Elementary School Counseling DeLynn Brennan MEd Brittany Code MEd LPC-Intern Lynda Shuttlesworth MEd NCC Topic: Presenter: The purpose of this session is to share ideas about how to use social media to engage students in guidance and counseling lessons that support our Texas Model. Come see video clips and thought provoking ideas to enrich your guidance lessons. School Counseling Maria Luna-Torres BA (Sponsor) Richard Sapp BA This program addresses counselors’ questions on how to help students and parents apply for college financial aid using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA). Participants will learn about eligibility requirements and guidance on sections that have traditionally been difficult to answer. Attendees will receive an information packet and will be directed to additional resources, including printed materials that are available free of charge. 9 SECTIONAL PROGRAMS MONDAY Monday, 2/13/2012 8:00AM - 9:30AM Program 15 - Convention Center- Galleon 3 MISC. Kids; Kids who are Making an Impact on Social Consciousness! Topic: Presenter: Secondary School Counseling Leanna Childress MEd CSC What about leadership and character building programs for the students who are not necessarily 'honor students'? This session explores leadership and character building for students who are traditionally left out of those roles. MISC. Kids provides opportunities for a diverse group of students to take the lead in their schools by creating social awareness and fostering a positive and productive educational environment. Future leaders are not born, they are cultivated. Monday, 2/13/2012 8:00AM - 9:30AM Program 16 - Convention Center- Harbor 'Save a Life' Topic: Presenter: assessment tools, data collection forms, reinforcement menus, preference assessments, and intervention techniques that include token systems, motivational punch cards, and behavior contracts. The intervention techniques align with Student Support Teams, RTI,and IDEA federal guidelines. Monday, 2/13/2012 8:00AM - 9:30AM Program 18 - Convention Center- Schooner The Gifts and Curses Hidden in Our Childhood Heros: Unconscious Life Scripts Topic: Presenter: Counselor Education & Supervision Heather Carlile MA LPC-S When we can identify a childhood hero, it no longer holds us to an unconscious script. This course helps uncover the premises. Learn how traits assist with role models and coping behaviors in childhood but, how they hinder development and how to use this knowledge with adults and children. Individuals are strengthened by positive qualities and limited by the under-developed aspects. Using your own example, you learn to identify and extinguish the detriments. Secondary School Counseling Linda Puster MEd LPC Grant Goble MEd Monday, 2/13/2012 8:00AM - 9:30AM Program 19 - Convention Center- Spinnaker 'Save a Life' presents a unique approach to the delivery of suicide and bullying prevention for high school students. The Unlearning Aggressive Behavior with Ego-State and framework, development, and delivery of the skit 'Save a Life' Empty Chair Therapy & Ideo-Motor Response will be presented so that participants may utilize this idea on their own campuses. Ten talented students from the Plano West Theatre Productions II class will present a live performance of this skit. Monday, 2/13/2012 8:00AM - 9:30AM Program 17 - Convention Center - Helm Turning Fits and Fights into Fabulous Learning Opportunities: An Evidenced Based Approach Managing Behavior Topic: Presenter: Topic: Presenter: Secondary School Counseling Jennifer Norris-Nielsen MSc MGC The patterning of aggressive behavior can not only cause disturbances within the school, but can also point to internal distress within the student exhibiting these traits. There are ways to discover and work through some internal conflict that may exacerbate negative conduct, and reconcile certain external influences that influence behavior. Supported by subconscious-focused verifications, counselors can help with internally led resolutions and perspectives for change in aggressive thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Secondary School Counseling Dianna Clayton MS LPC Michelle Simmons MA Discover the motivation and function behind the inappropriate behaviors of the most behaviorally challenged students. Learn an approach for motivating students that nurtures their inner spirit. Leave this session with tools that can be implemented immediately. The resources include behavior 10 SECTIONAL PROGRAMS MONDAY Monday, 2/13/2012 8:00AM - 9:30AM Program 20 - Convention Center- Yacht College 101 Topic: Presenter: Monday, 2/13/2012 8:00AM - 9:30AM Program 23 - Hilton- Salon BC College and Career Readiness: The Role of the School Counselor Secondary School Counseling Jill Riethmayer MEd LPC LMFT NCC (Exhibitor) Are your seniors ready for college? Less than 50% of college freshmen return for their sophomore year. They lack critical skills necessary for college success - even after having been highly successful in K-12. Many are not able to cope with the dramatic change in the amount of structured vs. unstructured time & are not adequately prepared to navigate the maze of college life. Come & learn how to help them prepare for college success. Topic: Presenter: For the first time in history our jobs as educators is to prepare our students for a future we cannot clearly describe. Regardless of what the future holds, as counselors we can help students to achieve the six habits of success. Having mastered these students have a markedly higher chance of success in whatever their future holds. Shows correlation between college/career readiness and STAAR/EOC. Monday, 2/13/2012 8:00AM - 9:30AM Program 21 - Hilton- Salon A Elevating Empathy and Creating A Climate of CAREacter Topic: Presenter: GENERAL SESSION: Monday, February 13, 2012 10:00am – 11:30am Convention Center – Exhibit Hall B Elementary School Counseling Barbara Gruener MS Are you looking for creative ways to authentically engage students as you infuse character values like empathy, respect, peace, caring, and compassion into your school culture and climate? Are you ready for some new user-friendly lessons to spice up your classroom lessons? This interactive, high-energy session promises to fill your heart with joy and your toolbox with an arsenal of songs and stories, dances and ditties that you can use tomorrow in your character building. “Celebrate School Counseling: Catch the Sensation!” Monday, 2/13/2012 8:00AM - 9:30AM Program 22 - Hilton- Tower Room Successful Dialogues with Enabling Parents Topic: Presenter: Secondary School Counseling Sandra Dorn MEd Come hear examples of “Level 5 School Counselors” from around the USA and Secondary School Counseling Ellen Shrager MBA (Exhibitor) learn how to become “Level 5.” Presented Many parents have illusions about their children, the importance of grades versus learning, and the need to shelter children from consequences. By examining these illusions and practicing how to talk compassionately and appropriately to parents, counselors can open parents’ minds to understandings that benefit both students and schools. by Brian Law. 11 SECTIONAL PROGRAMS MONDAY Monday, 2/13/2012 12:45PM - 2:15PM Program 24 - Convention Center- Ballroom A Bringing Calm to a Storm--How Counselors Can Direct the Response to a Critical Incident on Campus Topic: Presenter: Secondary School Counseling Adriann Ivey MEd Angie Buonafede LMSW “buy-in” with adults in schools - the invisible first step in implementing best practices in bullying prevention with students. Monday, 2/13/2012 12:45PM - 2:15PM Program 27 - Convention Center- Clipper Counseling in Rural Schools: Six Counselors from Rural School Districts Share Their Idea When a critical incident such as a student death occurs, counselors are the calm in the eye of the storm. This session will describe in detail how to partner with the campus principal to respond to what the campus needs--from the initial planning session and general staff meeting, to how to dismiss students to their parents. Counselors will leave with the tools they need to guide their school back to a new normal. Monday, 2/13/2012 12:45PM - 2:15PM Program 25 - Convention Center- Ballroom B Sandtray in the Schools: A Developmentally Appropriate Intervention Topic: Presenter: Elementary School Counseling Stephen Armstrong PhD LPC-S RPT CSC Sandtray allows children, preadolescents and adolescents to use symbols to express their emotions, conflicts and struggles. This presentation will demonstrate a developmental appropriate, activity-based intervention that school counselors can use to assist students with social and emotional issues that adversely affect academic performance. Through a video of a school counselor with a 10 year old student, participants will be shown how to use this modality effectively. Monday, 2/13/2012 12:45PM - 2:15PM Program 26 - Convention Center- Ballroom C Getting to 'Yes': Engaging Resistant Staff in Bullying Prevention Topic: Presenter: Topic: Presenter: Elementary School Counseling Marshann Hayes MEd Margaret Staples MEd Lisa Branham MEd Polly Bonner MEd Evelyn Rankin MEd Six school counselors are involved in a federal grant to serve very small rural school districts. Join them as they share their experiences and organizational skills. Discussion will revolve around how to justify a counselor in small schools, and how to coordinate the various tasks and responsibilities. Monday, 2/13/2012 12:45PM - 2:15PM Program 28 - Convention Center- Galleon 2 Give Me A Beat: Using Music as a Counseling Tool with Students Topic: Presenter: Elementary School Counseling Laura Jackson MA LPC-Intern Music is a powerful tool that has been used to change people's lives around the world. It can elevate one's senses and brings peace to anxious and depressed people. Throughout the different music genres ranging from Beethoven, Ella Fitzgerald to the modern artist Adelle, music helps students to deal with their issues. One can incorporate music into drama, dance, art, listening activities, and vocal discussions. Learning and singing lyrics teaches a powerful concept in counseling. Elementary School Counseling Kathy Morgan MSW LCSW LCDC This program covers adult barriers that must be resolved long before a prevention program is introduced to students. Not all adults believe that bullying should be stopped or is their job to stop. Real disagreements exist among adults in identifying and responding to incivility and school violence. This interactive session prepares counselors to develop 12 SECTIONAL PROGRAMS MONDAY Monday, 2/13/2012 12:45PM - 2:15PM Program 29 - Convention Center- Galleon 3 School Counselor Leadership toward a Culturally Progressive Campus Topic: Presenter: Ethics, Diversity, Multicultural & Social Justice Issues Rebecca Frels PhD LPC-S CSC Anthony Onwuegbuzie PhD The role of the Professional School Counselor, delineated by the American School Counselor Association’s ethical standards, involves on-going educational experiences toward awareness of one’s own culture and the way it impacts working with diverse populations. In this session, participants will explore the role of the professional school counselor leadership through the lens of multicultural competencies and responsiveness to social justice issues. Handouts will be given for assessing school climate and for campus and district goals. Monday, 2/13/2012 12:45PM - 2:15PM Program 30 - Convention Center- Harbor Helping School Counselors Work In Public Schools With Youth Recently Released From Incarceration An effective tool for experiencing feelings or emotions. This process is free of judgement, there are no right or wrongs. Learning about aspects of the brain hemispheres and the nondominant hand is key. Many schools have adopted this method to be used prior to testing sessions. Students and teachers alike are able to release testing anxiety and stay focused. Monday, 2/13/2012 12:45PM - 2:15PM Program 32 - Convention Center- Schooner Aligning for College and Career Ready Students Topic: Presenter: Secondary School Counseling Le'Ann Solmonson PhD LPC-S CSC Preparing our Texas students to become college and career ready is grounded in aligning the secondary and postsecondary environments, strengthening the quality of pre-service teacher preparation and providing professional development for in-service teachers, counselors, and administrators. The session will provide an overview of collaborative project between the Higher Education Coordinating Board and Stephen F. Austin State University designed to train counselors, teachers, and administrators in the area of college and career readiness. Monday, 2/13/2012 12:45PM – 2:15PM Program 33 - Convention Center- Spinnaker From Middle School to High School: Helping 8th Attendees will hear the stories pertaining to guardians of recently released youth to gain an understanding of this fami- Graders Transition Topic: Presenter: Secondary School Counseling Ruby Almendarez MS CSC ly dynamic. Strategies for developing group and individual counseling sessions will be addressed. Learning how to advocate for recently released youth as well as helping them transition into a public school and remain in school will be discussed. The importance of establishing working relationships with the family and juvenile justice personnel will be emphasized. Monday, 2/13/2012 12:45PM - 2:15PM Program 31 - Convention Center- Helm Creative Journaling: Powerful Method for Counselor & Student to Discover What's Behind The Emotions Topic: Presenter: Topic: Presenter: Secondary School Counseling Jennifer Akins MEd LPC Tamy Smalskas MEd This session will examine the components of a successful 8th grade transition plan including ideas for career and college planning, strategies to enhance awareness of graduation requirements, and tips for developing four year planning and scheduling documents for 9th grade. Incorporating counseling and administrative perspectives across campus settings, we will share a timeline of activities as well as materials developed in our district to address the needs of students and parents. Group Work Marsha Nelson PhD Creative Journal method includes scribbling and journaling to music using both the dominant and nondominant hands. 13 SECTIONAL PROGRAMS MONDAY Monday, 2/13/2012 12:45PM - 2:15PM Program 34 - Convention Center- Yacht NCAA Eligibility Center: Maximizing Your Experience Topic: Presenter: Secondary School Counseling Nick Sproull BA Mark Hicks JD Representatives from the NCAA Eligibility Center staff will discuss ways in which counselors can assist student-athletes with NCAA initial eligibility. Topics to be covered include: basic academic requirements, navigating the Eligibility Center website, core course approval, nontraditional coursework and other relevant issues. Monday, 2/13/2012 12:45PM - 2:15PM Program 35 - Convention Center- Galleon 1 Organize and Motivate Today's Unorganized and Unmotivated Students Topic: Presenter: Topic: Presenter: Monday, 2/13/2012 12:45PM - 2:15PM Program 36 - Hilton- Salon A Connecting the DOTS: Dating,Options,Teens and Sex Child & Adolescent Counseling Jennifer Lewis Johnson MHR Kelly Ramsey MEd Participants will learn the complexities of domestic violence and ways to equip school age youth whose lives have been impacted, and placed at- risk due to being exposed to volatile environments. This interactive workshop focuses on current practices in education, college readiness; and innovative approaches that develop a foundational understanding of self-worth that leads to creating real change in the potential cycle of violence in the lives of teens. Wellness Issues Wendy Killam PhD LPC-S NCC This program will focus on the need for counselors to take care of themselves and to find balance. Too often counselors neglect themselves which results in burnout and compassion fatigue. Participants will gain insight into what they can to ensure a positive work environment and balance the demands of work and home. Stress reduction techniques will be discussed and practiced. Monday, 2/13/2012 12:45PM - 2:15PM Program 38 - Hilton- Tower Room What Is Your Pathway? A Comprehensive Approach to Helping 8th graders Identify Their Career Pathway Secondary School Counseling Ellen Shrager MBA (Exhibitor) Students from chaotic households frequently perform below their ability and counselors are expected to “fix them.” Come and learn how to help students to identify their missing habits, develop the inner dialogue necessary to acquire the habits, and compassionately return ownership to someone at home. This program improves families’ lives! Topic: Presenter: Monday, 2/13/2012 12:45PM - 2:15PM Program 37 - Hilton- Salon BC Finding Balance and Reducing Stress: Self Care for the Busy Counselor Topic: Presenter: Secondary School Counseling Melanie Bailey MEd Who Am I? What Do I Want? How Do I Get It? The goal is to help students identify careers that match their skills, interests, values, and personality type and design a 10 year plan to help them reach their personal career goal. Participants will walk away with useful ideas on how to implement a middle school model that will help students be more successful in high school. Monday, 2/13/2012 2:45PM - 4:15PM Program 39 - Convention Center- Ballroom A Learn How To Navigate the New CREST Document Topic: Presenter: School Counseling Charles Crews PhD LPC-S CSC Sylvia Lopez EdD Lynda Shuttlesworth MEd NCC Pat Freberg MA CSC CREST, Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas, is sponsored by the Texas School Counselor Association and awarded to school counseling programs that meet the CREST requirements. In its final form, CREST is a brochure that highlights the accomplishment of your counseling program. The new CREST document is here and ready to use. Learn how to navigate this user friendly document and become a CREST winner. 14 SECTIONAL PROGRAMS MONDAY Monday, 2/13/2012 2:45PM - 4:15PM Program 40 - Convention Center- Ballroom B Science Meets Guidance-Ooey, Gooey, Slick and Slimy Lessons to Reinforce Guidance Concepts Topic: Presenter: Elementary School Counseling Betty White MEd CSC LPC-S Classroom guidance lessons should be fun and memorable. Incorporating science principles into guidance lessons will mesmerize your students and make the topic you are trying to teach really stick! These lessons use simple, inexpensive, and easy to obtain materials to produce explosions, fires, foam, and slime. Prepare to be amazed-and to carry that excitement back to your home campus. All lessons are referenced to the state model. Monday, 2/13/2012 2:45PM - 4:15PM Program 41 - Convention Center- Ballroom C Counseling Rich School Counseling Programs: Why? When? and How? Topic: Presenter: Elementary School Counseling Suzanne Mudge PhD LPC-S NCC CSC Patricia Henderson EdD CSC This interactive presentation supports the value of counseling as a legitimate part of the professional school counselor's role. Participants will 1) understand the benefits of counseling rich programs; 2) identify barriers to the provision of services; 3) learn how to effectively plan and provide counseling services within the school environment; and 4) develop improvement plans designed to enhance counseling services within their own school setting. Handouts will be provided. Monday, 2/13/2012 2:45PM - 4:15PM Program 42 - Convention Center- Clipper Coordinated School Health-Working with Other Health Champions to Create a Healthy School Environment Topic: Presenter: ed school health initiatives utilizing ACTIVE Life’s free online system. Attendees will discover resources and programs to enlist and engage youth, families, and community partners in building and sustaining a healthier community. Monday, 2/13/2012 2:45PM - 4:15PM Program 43 - Convention Center- Galleon 1 Standing Back Up When Life Has Knocked You Down Topic: Presenter: Secondary School Counseling Jill Riethmayer MEd LPC LMFT NCC (Exhibitor) In our modern world, trauma has crept uncomfortably closer into the lives of those we love - one only has to turn on CNN. Trauma today - both man-made & natural - seems to be pervasive. It seems as though we only begin to absorb one traumatic event before another is announced. The cumulative impact can be overwhelming. the only way to get 'past' trauma is by walking 'through' the emotional impact of trauma. Monday, 2/13/2012 2:45PM - 4:15PM Program 44 - Convention Center- Galleon 2 Intervention is not for 'Sissies' Topic: Presenter: Secondary School Counseling Xan Holub MEd Nancy Dunlap MEd Robert Loomis MEd How do we prepare for more rigorous assessments? How do we prevent drop-outs? How do we catch students before they fall too far behind? To answer these questions is a challenge to say the least, and it is not something that can be accomplished quickly and easily. Graham High School has had success through implementing an intervention/RTI program that is effective, but not always easy. It's time to get tough with intervention. BELONG Join TCA Texas Counseling Association and TSCA Texas School Counselor Association. Be a part of the only professional organization that exclusively represents school counselors! Sign up at www.txca.org, call 800/580-8144 or visit the TCA or TSCA membership booths inside the exhibit hall. Coordinated Health Program Pat Sutton BA In ACTIVE Life’s interactive presentation, participants will learn about coordinated school health and the important role that counselors play in creating a healthy school and community environment.The presentation will focus on ways to share, showcase, and assess campus and district coordinat- 15 SECTIONAL PROGRAMS MONDAY Monday, 2/13/2012 2:45PM - 4:15PM Program 45 - Convention Center- Galleon 3 Expressive Arts and Creativity with Children and Adolescents in the School Setting Topic: Presenter: Child & Adolescent Counseling Rebecca Frels PhD LPC-S CSC The use of expressive arts and creativity allows professional school counselors the means to work with diverse populations as well as to integrate developmentally appropriate counseling strategies in the school setting. During this session, we will explore Axline’s (2002) basic principles for building relationships, increasing esteem, and addressing responsibility. Finally, through experiential activities, the use of music, art/drawings, and storytelling, participants will identify engaging expressive arts techniques for working with children and adolescents. Monday, 2/13/2012 2:45PM - 4:15PM Program 46 - Convention Center- Harbor Brief Subconscious Therapy: the School Counselor’s Friend Topic: Presenter: Child & Adolescent Counseling Jennifer Norris-Nielsen MSc MGC How can counselors get the most out of their precious, limited time spent with students who may need support the most? Brief therapy, especially directed at the subconscious, often allows for rapid change possibilities. Simple techniques to build rapport, understand learning biases, and construct positive expectation can facilitate short sessions. By learning how to share self-care techniques, counselors can help with developing students’ positive self concept and their storehouse of tools for the future. Monday, 2/13/2012 2:45PM - 4:15PM Program 47 - Convention Center- Helm Bridging the Gap to Cultivate Safe and Secure Students Topic: Presenter: this widening gap between the personal needs of students and the necessary educational requirements? This session will focus on practical steps toward providing a friendly, effective approach for working with students of all ages and cultures. Monday, 2/13/2012 2:45PM – 4:15PM Program 48 - Hilton- Salon BC Fish Out of Water - Helping Middle Schoolers and Seniors Transition to 'Fish' Topic: Presenter: Secondary School Counseling Amy Lawrence MEd Kathleen Ashton MS Christina Dorton MEd Lisa Tsakonas MS Andrea Wyatt MA Let's go fishing! In this interactive, fun session attendees will get several tangible, easily implemented ideas on how to help students and families with the critical transitions from 8th to 9th grade and from high school to post high school. How can counselors take a leadership role in the transition process? How does effective communication between students, parents, and the school community ease transitions? These questions and more will be answered in this session. Monday, 2/13/2012 2:45PM - 4:15PM Program 49 - Convention Center- Spinnaker Legal Rights of Pregnant Teens: Confidentiality, Emancipation, Judicial Bypass and Other Issues Topic: Presenter: Child & Adolescent Counseling Tina Hester BA Sara Leon JD This workshop will outline the legal rights of pregnant minors in the school setting and resources for school counselors. School attorney Sara Leon will address student confidentiality laws. Tina Hester will discuss how pregnant minors can apply for emancipation and the process for obtaining a judicial bypass. Elementary School Counseling Laura Smith MA LPC-S The diverse and immense needs of school children are extensive and seem to be escalating quickly. The demands and responsibilities of school counselors are growing in intensity as well. What can we, as counselors, do to bridge 16 SECTIONAL PROGRAMS MONDAY Monday, 2/13/2012 2:45PM - 4:15PM Program 50 - Convention Center- Yacht Counseling Children of Trauma: Physiological, Psychological, and Behavioral Interventions Topic: Presenter: working memory skills, resulting in difficulty with the ability to focus and process information. This session will discuss the relevance of working memory for students with attention problems and research on the efficacy of an evidence-based working memory intervention for students with ADHD. Child & Adolescent Counseling Charles Crews PhD LPC-S CSC Janet Froeschle PhD CSC LPC Lynn Jennings MA LPC-S Nicole Poulson BS Travis Smith BA TEA General Session Curriculum Update from the Texas Education Agency Convention Center - Exhibit Hall B 4:30pm – 6:00pm Up to 34% of children in the United States suffer as a result of trauma. These children suffer physiological, psychological, behavioral, and social consequences that may lead to self injury, substance abuse, suicide, anxiety, and many other issues if left untreated. School counselors are in optimal positions to implement programs to help children affected by traumatic events. This program teaches school counselors practical counseling strategies to assist these children. This session will provide participants with updates from the Curriculum Division at the Texas Education Agency. Specific topics include State Board of Education action regarding graduation requirements, review and revision of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), and implementation of legislation passed by the 82nd Texas Legislature. All professional school counselors should attend this session to learn how recent policy changes will impact their students. Monday, 2/13/2012 2:45PM - 4:15PM Program 51 - Hilton- Salon A Books That Make a Positive Difference! Topic: Presenter: Elementary School Counseling Julia Cook MS In order to teach a child, you must enter their view of the world. Come and experience the hilarious, “hands on” creative ideas by international award winning author, Julia Cook. Learn how to effectively tackle problems like tattling, interrupting, grief, bully prevention, anxiety, divorce, anger control, personal space, ADHD, and even nose picking!!!Take home ideas that you can really use! The writing and publishing process will also be discussed. A Must SEE Presentation! Monday, 2/13/2012 2:45PM - 4:15PM Program 52 - Hilton- Tower Room Working Memory: A Key to ADHD Topic: Presenter: Join us in celebrating the CREST Award Winners at the Annual CREST Reception Elementary School Counseling Anise Flowers PhD Psychologist Tammy Stephens PhD Monday, February 13, 2012 Convention Center – Exhibit Hall A 6:00pm – 7:00pm Punch and Appetizers will be served. Reception is sponsored by TG Working Memory is defined as the ability to hold information in mind for a matter of seconds, and manipulate it in some way. Students diagnosed with ADHD often have poor 17 TUESDAY DAILY PLANNER FEBRUARY 14, 2012 Use this page for planning purposes only. Record your CEU credit on the Contact Hour Monitoring Form, located on page 4. Program Changes will be announced at the General Session and available at Registration. Time Program # Program Title Room 8:30am - 10:00am 10:30am - 12:00pm NOTES _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 18 SECTIONAL PROGRAMS TUESDAY Participants in this interactive workshop will have the opportunity to examine strategies for weaving a working narrative between the wisdom of experience and current ASCA trends. Tuesday, 2/14/2012 8:30AM - 10:00AM Program 53 - Convention Center- Ballroom A Educational and Social Supports for Highly Mobile Students Topic: Presenter: Tuesday, 2/14/2012 8:30AM - 10:00AM Program 56 - Convention Center- Clipper 'Sharpening the Saw with ROPES,' games that focus on problem solving and communication. Consultation & Collaboration Jeanne Stamp MSW LCSW LMFT LCDC This workshop will identify the educational and social supports needed by students who are runaway, homeless, unaccompanied, and/or in foster care. Participants will learn how to identify these students and connect them with existing supports both within the school district and within the community. We will examine federal and state laws for compliance, and best practices that assist these students to regularly attend and succeed in school. Topic: Presenter: Get ready to move, think and LAUGH! These guidance based activities incorporate problem solving skills and fundamentals of communication in order to accomplish an experiential task. These games will foster a team building atmosphere that can easily be used with students and staff. Tuesday, 2/14/2012 8:30AM - 10:00AM Program 54 - Convention Center- Ballroom B Kids Traumatized by Life: Crisis Response Interventions for School Counselors Topic: Presenter: Tuesday, 2/14/2012 8:30AM - 10:00AM Program 57 - Convention Center- Galleon 1 Conversations with Courage & Compassion: Empowering the Struggling Learner Child & Adolescent Counseling Kathy McDonald PhD LPC-S NCC CSC Custody fights, parental incarceration, suicide, physical and sexual abuse are stressful issues facing many of our students. School counselors can intervene to assist students who suffer from traumatic situations. This session will cover trauma reactions of adults, adolescents, and children. A crisis response model for use with secondary students will be reviewed. Ways to adapt the model for young children will be included. Among the interventions discussed will be the healing nature of friendly animals. Tuesday, 2/14/2012 8:30AM - 10:00AM Program 55 - Convention Center- Ballroom C Counseling in the Schools: Practical Wisdom Meets ASCA Trends Topic: Presenter: Elementary School Counseling Matthew Smith MEd LPC Lesa Pritchard MEd Topic: Presenter: Child & Adolescent Counseling Tamara Hodges EdD Psychologist LSSP Sharon Blanchard MS LPC Counselors have a distinct opportunity to share empowering information with students, parents and teachers that could change the way students perceive themselves as learners and how others interact and work with them in school. By equipping students with their unique learning profile, regarding how they process information, they can begin to take ownership of their learning and employ the strategies that work most effectively and efficiently for them. School Counseling (P-16) Leslie Morgan PhD Psychologist LMFT Successful school counselors face multiple challenges requiring them to develop practical wisdom to help students’ achievement and social-emotional growth. Yet, beginning school counselors are educated in the ideal of ASCA standards of data-driven practices. Often a gap exists between practical wisdom and the trends in the ASCA standards. Jill Riethmayer Resources www.jillriethmayer.com (web site) 636-590-2880 (fax) 19 [email protected] (email) 979-574-6796 (phone) SECTIONAL PROGRAMS TUESDAY Tuesday, 2/14/2012 8:30AM - 10:00AM Program 58 - Convention Center- Galleon 3 High Impact Lessons for Low Budget Times Topic: Presenter: Tuesday, 2/14/2012 8:30AM - 10:00AM Program 61 - Convention Center- Galleon 2 STAAR STRUCK and OUT OF GAS Putting the zip back into your step and the zing back in to your program Elementary School Counseling Sherry Betts MA LPC Topic: Presenter: Have you heard these words during this educational funding crisis? 'I'm so sorry, but your counseling budget has been reduced or cut completely.' Has your administration droned on and on about not making copies? This session will present some hands on, interactive, low to no budget lessons that will engage students in grades K-5 using materials already available or at minimal cost. Tuesday, 2/14/2012 8:30AM - 10:00AM Program 59 - Convention Center- Harbor Maximizing the use of Federal Programs emphasizing career exploration and academic achievement Topic: Presenter: Secondary School Counseling Dywaine Robinson EdD (Exhibitor) The ASVAB Career Exploration Program and March2Success Program are two federally funded programs that provide educators and other stakeholders resources designed to increase the career exploration and standardized test taking abilities of today's high school and post-secondary students. Both programs include interactive websites that expose users to world class, comprehensive learning opportunities based on current career development and standardized test taking theories. Program usage maximizes economic resource availability while enhancing student productivity. Tuesday, 2/14/2012 8:30AM - 10:00AM Program 60 - Convention Center- Helm Facing Meningitis: What You Need To Know Topic: Presenter: Elementary School Counseling Susan Simmons MEd Theresa Littlefield MEd Are you feeling overwhelmed and stretched to the limits? Are you STAAR Struck? Do your students know you as 'the testing lady'? Come join us as we share creative hands-on lessons, fun STAAR staff training and stress relieving solutions to put the zip back into your program and a zing back into your step. You'll leave with a smile on your face and your counselor backpack full of ideas and strategies. Tuesday, 2/14/2012 8:30AM - 10:00AM Program 62 - Convention Center- Spinnaker Counseling at a Crossroads: The Perspectives and Promise of School Counselors in American Education Topic: Presenter: School Counseling Patricia Martin MA LPC Sylvia Lopez MA LPC Barbara Keith MA Nefatari Mundy MA LPC August 2011, The National Office for School Counselor Advocacy (NOSCA)/College Board released findings from the largest ever school counselor survey in the nation, capturing voices of school counselors. The findings reveal deep concerns within the profession and shed light on opportunities to better utilize America's school counselors. A panel of Texas school counselor leaders will share what the data means to counseling leadership, practice,pre-service training, as well as the future for students in schools today. Looking to hire a Professional Counselor this year? Looking for a Professional Counselor job? College Student Development & Counseling Rachel Cunningham MS Beginning in January 2012, all college students will be required to be vaccinated against meningitis. This session will discuss specifics of the law and disease including disease facts, vaccine information, and entry requirements. All postings in the TCA Job Bank are FREE! www.txca.org/jobs 20 SECTIONAL PROGRAMS TUESDAY Tuesday, 2/14/2012 8:30AM - 10:00AM Program 63 - Convention Center- Yacht Complicated Bereavement in Children and Youth: Stopping Anger and Defiance through Grief Mentoring Topic: Presenter: Tuesday, 2/14/2012 10:30AM - 12:00PM Program 64 - Convention Center- Ballroom A 'A' is for Aspergers Tuesday, 2/14/2012 10:30AM - 12:00PM Program 65 - Convention Center- Ballroom B Dating in the New Millenium Tuesday, 2/14/2012 10:30AM - 12:00PM Program 67 - Convention Center- Galleon 2 Gross Guidance: A School Counseling Phenomenon Topic: Presenter: Elementary School Counseling Stephani Short MS CSC Shannon Raikes MEd LPC-Intern CSC The purpose of this session is to show how music and a creative approach can be incorporated into a regular school counseling guidance program in order to teach topics such as social skills, bully prevention, character building, and much more. The speakers, Shannon and Stephani, will perform live music focusing on social issues. These matters are sometimes neglected and/or overlooked; however, a strong social skills guidance program can deter less than desirable behaviors. Tuesday, 2/14/2012 10:30AM - 12:00PM Program 68 - Convention Center- Galleon 3 Managing Eating Disorders in High School and College Secondary School Counseling Tiffany Woods MA CSC Angela Jones MA Teen dating violence can be viewed as a rising epidemic. By creating an open atmosphere on teen dating issues and showing these issues are deemed important by adults and school personnel, teens may be more comfortable seeking help. Activities and resources will be provided to aid school counselors in conducting Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention weeks on their campuses to help meet Texas House Bill 121 mandates. Child & Adolescent Counseling Christi Lundby MS LPC Kacy Rowley Co-Authors Kacy Rowley, a 13-year-old survivor, and Christi Lundby, LPC, will share Kacy's Story, a collaboration that includes Kacy's experiences to help other children recover from abuse paired with guided discussion/activities for counselors and therapists to use to help children cope with abuse. Kacy and Christy will present how the book can aid children in their own recovery. Elementary School Counseling Betty White MEd CSC LPC-S Students with Asperger's Syndrome present special challenges for school counselors. Because their intellectual functioning is usually above average, they are often mainstreamed. However, their social deficits can interfere with their ability to be fully successful in school. Difficulty with coping skills, routine social demands, and problems with being bullied or shunned must be addressed. This session will help you understand this disorder and provide you with tools to help these special students be more successful. Topic: Presenter: Topic: Presenter: Counselor Education & Supervision Heather Carlile MA LPC LPC-S When children experience a change, they may experience a sense of victimization. The adults made the choices and the changes. The child’s priorities (friends, activities, neighborhood, etc.) didn’t weigh in the balance. One or more of the children in a family or a blended family may act out anger and resentment and it may be a case of Complicated Bereavement. The solution may be grieving -- not medication, special schools nor removal from the family. Topic: Presenter: Tuesday, 2/14/2012 10:30AM - 12:00PM Program 66 - Convention Center- Galleon 1 Victory over Abuse: Helping Children Heal Topic: Presenter: Mental Health Counseling Jessica Setnick MS RD CSSD MS (Exhibitor) Eating disorders are as common in schools as substance abuse and obesity, yet they are much harder to detect. School counselors need the skills to identify, approach, and appropriately refer students with eating disorders to additional care. This presentation will provide guidance for sensitively addressing eating disorders with students and families, as well as guidelines for finding and recommending outside treatment. 21 SECTIONAL PROGRAMS TUESDAY Tuesday, 2/14/2012 10:30AM - 12:00PM Program 69 - Convention Center- Harbor Emotional Manipulation: Understanding Manipulators and Helping Their Victims/ a CBT perspective Topic: Presenter: Tuesday, 2/14/2012 10:30AM - 12:00PM Program 72 - Convention Center- Spinnaker What's New With the Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN)? Topic: Presenter: Child & Adolescent Counseling Bert Allain MSW LCSW (Exhibitor) Most youth and many adults believe that they have no ability to maintain ‘emotional control’ in difficult situations. What is really missing is and understanding of the cognitive and behavioral components necessary for such control. This workshop will provide you with techniques and tools to use with youth, K-12 in your efforts to help them understand and manage Emotional Manipulation. New to TxVSN are the Virtual Learning Scholarships (VLS) which provide funding for students to enroll in courses meeting graduation requirements. Also, updates and additions to the Texas Education Code related to TxVSN by the 82nd Legislature changed your local policy. Are you aware of these changes? Learn how these changes will affect online learning opportunities for students and school districts. Handouts will be provided. Tuesday, 2/14/2012 10:30AM - 12:00PM Program 70 - Convention Center- Helm Cultural Responsiveness for School Counselors who work with Spanish-Speaking Parents and Students. Topic: Presenter: Elementary School Counseling Michael Paz MS LPC-Intern This session will offer suggestions with regard to best approaches to engage Spanish-speaking parents and students in the child’s educational experience. These responsibilities are met effectively when understanding the culture from which Spanish-speaking students and parents come. Discussion and activities include ways in which to involve Spanish-speaking parents and information about ways to respectfully address cultural differences in the school setting. Tuesday, 2/14/2012 10:30AM - 12:00PM Program 71 - Convention Center- Schooner Character Connections: Actively Engage Students in Character Education Using Learning Centers Topic: Presenter: Secondary School Counseling Laura Hodges MA LPC-S NCC ACS (Sponsor) Elementary School Counseling Cindi Lawton MS CSC Ann Johnson MS CSC Connections are an important part of life. Come learn how to connect student learning to TCA Guidance Curriculum using learning centers as a tool. We will be showing you a variety of ways to implement centers into your current guidance lessons and will give you an opportunity to experience the centers yourself with time to 'Make and Take'. 22 23 24 TSCA Texas School Counselor Association Award Forms Professional Recognition Human Rights Art Contest Molly Gerold Scholarship Jesus Juarez Emerging Leader 25 Professional Recognition Award Program – Requirements and Procedures Selections are made by the Professional Recognition Committee. The committee evaluates all written materials in the packet and may select no more than one recipient for each category. Categories consist of: Elementary School Counselor of the Year Middle School Counselor of the Year Secondary Counselor of the Year Multi-Level Counselor of the Year Campus Administrator of the Year Counselor Educator of the Year Counselor Supervisor of the Year Counselor Advocate of the Year Legislator of the Year The committee is not required to grant an award if there are less than 3 nominees, per category. The committee reserves the right not to present an award in any category when, in the opinion of the committee, there is insufficient evidence of outstanding contribution. Advance notification will allow recipients to make plans to be present during the TSCA Annual Luncheon in November to receive their award. The photograph submitted with the nomination packet will be included in the luncheon program, and the winners may be asked to submit a short video clip (2-3 minutes) for presentation at the awards ceremony. Nomination Packets NOT meeting the following guidelines will be automatically disqualified. Submit four (4) copies of the nomination packet (except photograph) for each nominee. Each packet must be organized in the following order and contain these items: 1. A complete packet must be stapled in the upper left-hand corner ONLY. Packets are not to be submitted in covers of any type; 2. The nominee must a be a TSCA member, as of July 1, 2012; membership is verified through the TCA office. This does not apply for the legislator or advocate of the year category; 3. One (1) original professional-quality photograph of the nominee must be submitted. A black and white photo is preferred, and it must be at least 1 ¾” x 2”, but larger sizes are acceptable. The photograph must be clearly marked with the name of the nominee on the reverse side and submitted in a clear, plastic bag; and 4. Each packet can include up to 16 sheets of 8 ½” x 11” paper (front only). The official TSCA nomination form is not part of the 16 pages. Winning packets are kept for TSCA files. Each packet must also include the following: 1. Official TSCA nomination form and checklist must be stapled as the cover for each packet. This is the only acceptable cover; 2. Letter of recommendation from the nominator. This letter should contain a brief description of the contribution for which the individual is being nominated; 3. Vita for the nominee (not more than two (2) pages, front side only; 4. Statement, not more than three (3) pages, describing the program, activity, or contribution demonstrating the individual’s worthiness to receive the award. The program, activity, or contribution must have occurred within the last five (5) years; 5. The remaining items are those of supplementary evidence and must be limited to no more than ten (10) pages. This must include four (4) letters of recommendation/support and must include one (1) letter from the nominee’s supervisor/administrator, one (1) from a colleague and no more than two (2) other letters of support. These “any two (2)” letters may be from other administrators, colleagues, parents, students, community leaders, etc. (NOTE: Legislator and Advocate of the Year nominees are NOT required to have letters of support from their supervisors); 6. Also, in the supplementary evidence section, the nominator may submit any other evidence of the program, activity, or accomplishment. Again, ALL of this evidence MUST have occurred within the last five (5) years; and 7. Pages must have printing only on the front and faxes will not be accepted. The nomination form is available on the following page and also online at www.TexasSchoolCounselor.org. 26 Professional Recognition Awards Program Nomination Form Nominee: ________________________________________ TCA/TSCA Member ID #:____________________________ Address: ________________________________________ Work Address: ____________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Home Phone: ____________________________________ Work Phone: ______________________________________ ____________________________________________ Email: ____________________________________________ FAX: Awards: Please choose ONE ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ Elementary School Counselor of the Year Middle/Junior High School Counselor of the Year Secondary High School Counselor of the Year Multi-Level Counselor of the Year ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ Campus Administrator of the Year Counselor Educator Counselor of the Year Supervisor of the Year Advocate of the Year Legislator of the Year Nominated By: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________ Home Phone: ________________________________________ FAX: _______________________________________________ Work Address: _______________________________________ Work Phone: ________________________________________ Email: ______________________________________________ **Not required for the Advocate or Legislator of the Year Awards. Membership must be current as of 7/1/2012 Nominee's Degree Information: **Degree: ___________________________________________ Date Earned: ______________________________________ **Institution: _________________________________________ Subject Area: ______________________________________ Checklist of Required Documentation for Packets: ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ Professional quality photo (black and white) Completed TSCA nomination form Letter of Recommendation from nominator (maximum one page, front only) Rational for nomination (maximum three pages, front only) Supplementary Information (maximum 10 pages, front only) Maximum Length of Packet: 16 pages of 8 1⁄2 x 11 paper, not including nomination form. All awards materials must be postmarked by July 15 of each year. Nominations should be sent to: TSCA Professional Recognition Awards Betty White 746 County Road 221 Stephenville, Texas 76401 27 Human Rights Art Contest Entry Form 2012 “Justice for All” Elementary-Primary- (K-2)-1st Place-$250 Savings Bond, 2nd Place-$100 Savings Bond Elementary-Intermediate- (3-5)-1st Place-$250 Savings Bond, 2nd Place-$100 Savings Bond Junior High/Middle School- (6-8)-1st Place-$500 Savings Bond, 2nd Place-$200 Savings Bond High School- (9-12)-1st Place-$500 Cash Prize, 2nd Place-$250 Cash Prize Your artwork should capture “Justice for All” in our world. All entries must be received no later than March 1, 2012. All artwork submitted must meet the following requirements: • • • • • • 8 1/2 x 11” paper (only) 2 dimensional, horizontally drawn Media - markers, tempera paint, acrylic paint, pen, or ink (No Graphite Pencil or chalk) Depicts Human Rights’ theme—“Justice for All” Signature on front, lower right corner • • • Signatures for the “Certification of Artwork” and “Release for Publication” are required All words on picture must be spelled correctly Attach this Entry Form to the back of artwork One entry per student PLEASE PRINT: Student’s Name ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Title of Artwork ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ School _________________________Grade_______ Age________ (Circle one) Elem-P Elem-I JH /MS HS School Address____________________________________________________District________________________________________ISD________ Principal’s Name: _______________________ Counselor’s Name: ___________________ Counselor’s Email: _____________________________ (All Counselors will receive a certificate to distribute to all participants) Certification of Artwork I, __________________________________, certify that this art is the work by the student whose signature appears on the work. (Counselor) Release for Publication I fully understand that the artwork submitted will be property of Texas School Counselor Association. I grant permission for TSCA to reproduce and/or distribute derivative works of the artwork submitted Released by (Parent/Guardian)________________________________________________________________________Date ___________________ Submit this form and completed artwork to: Laura Bannerman Human Rights Committee Chair 22534 Braken Carter Katy, TX 77449 28 MOLLY GEROLD SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Member Graduate Student Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Home Telephone number: ______________________________________________________________________________________ School Telephone number: ______________________________________________________________________________________ Email address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ TCA/TSCA Membership Number: ________________________________________________________________________________ What college or university do you plan to attend? __________________________________________________________________ Have you received a letter of acceptance? ________________________________________________________________________ Graduate student must be completing degree plan towards certification as professional school counselor or be a certified school counselor continuing his/her education. GPA:_____________________ Projected Graduation/Completion date:_ ________________________________________________ Current position if applicable: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Please attach the following: ❏ An official transcript through January 1 ❏ Resume or vita ❏ A 500-word essay describing ways school counselors positively impact students’ lives Applications will be scored according to the following scale: Resume 50% Transcript 25% Essay 25% Completed Application must be postmarked by April 15 Mail packet to: TSCA Professional Recognition Chair Betty White 746 CR 221 Stephenville, TX 76401 29 MOLLY GEROLD SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Senior Student whose Counselor is a TSCA Member Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Home Telephone number: ______________________________________________________________________________________ School Telephone number: ______________________________________________________________________________________ Email address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Name of School Counselor: ______________________________________________________________________________________ School Counselor TCA/TSCA Membership Number: ________________________________________________________________ District and School of Student: __________________________________________________________________________________ School Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ What college or university do you plan to attend? __________________________________________________________________ Have you received a letter of acceptance? ________________________________________________________________________ What is your prospective major? __________________________________________________________________________________ Current GPA through 7 semesters: _____________________Class Rank:____________________ SAT Total:____________________ACT Total:_______________________________ Please attach the following: ❏ An official transcript through January 1 ❏ Resume (include extracurricular activities, community involvement, leadership, and work experience) ❏ A 500-word essay describing your educational and career goals Applications will be scored according to the following scale: Resume 50% Transcript 25% Essay 25% Completed Application must be postmarked by April 15 Mail packet to: TSCA Professional Recognition Chair Betty White 746 CR 221 Stephenville, TX 76401 30 MOLLY GEROLD SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Senior Student who is a Child/Grandchild of TSCA Member Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Home Telephone number: ______________________________________________________________________________________ School Telephone number: ______________________________________________________________________________________ Email address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Name of Parent/Grandparent: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Parent/Grandparent TCA/TSCA Membership Number: ______________________________________________________________ District and School of Student: __________________________________________________________________________________ School Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ What college or university do you plan to attend? __________________________________________________________________ Have you received a letter of acceptance? ________________________________________________________________________ What is your prospective major? __________________________________________________________________________________ Current GPA through 7 semesters: _____________________Class Rank:____________________ SAT Total:____________________ACT Total:_______________________________ Please attach the following: ❏ An official transcript through January 1 ❏ Resume (include extracurricular activities, community involvement, leadership, and work experience) ❏ A 500-word essay describing your educational and career goals Applications will be scored according to the following scale: Resume 50% Transcript 25% Essay 25% Completed Application must be postmarked by April 15 Mail packet to: TSCA Professional Recognition Chair Betty White 746 CR 221 Stephenville, TX 76401 31 Jesus Juarez Emerging Leader Each year, TSCA nominates one school counselor to be TSCA’s Jesus Juarez Emerging Leader. This person should be an outstanding school counselor who is active in their local chapter. The counselor who is chosen will serve on the TSCA Board for the year 2011-2012. After having served on the TSCA Board, it is recommended that this person continue to be involved in TSCA as an officer or committee chair or member. Please nominate yourself or someone you know who would be a good candidate as Emerging Leader for 2012-2013. Fill out the information below and return by May 1, 2012 to: Lynda Shuttlesworth TSCA President-Elect 3317 Therondunn Drive Plano, Texas 75023 Name of Nominee: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone (work): _______________________________________ Phone (home): ____________________________________________ Nomination submitted by: ______________________________________________________________________________________ Write a brief paragraph describing the nominee: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 32 EXHIBITORS 2012 SCHOOL COUNSELOR CONFERENCE As of January 31, 2012 A Teacher Voice Publishing Discovery Internships Kimochis…Toys With Feelings Inside Ellen Shrager PO Box 0446 Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085 Booth Number(s): 37 Carly Bukzin 1326 Old Northern Blvd. Roslyn, New York 11576 Booth Number(s): 49 Susan Schroeder 11 San Rafael Avenue San Anselmo, California 94960 Booth Number(s): 50 ACT, Inc. Discovery Toys – Rose Brunette Kuder, Inc. Kira Holt 8701 N. MoPac, Suite 200 Austin, Texas 78759 Booth Number(s): 34 Rose Brunette PO Box 384 Brenham, Texas 77834 Booth Number(s): 63, 64 Becky Pittman 302 Visions Parkway Adel, Iowa 50003 Booth Number(s): 16 ACTIVE Life Educational Media Corporation Marco Products, Inc. Pat Sutton 911 W. Anderson Lane, Ste. 101 Austin, Texas 78757 Booth Number(s): 19 Earl Sorenson 4256 Central Ave NE Minneapolis, Minnesota 55421 Booth Number(s): 45 & 46 Warren Funk 1443 Old York Road Warminster, Pennsylvania 18974 Booth Number(s): 29, 30, 31 & 32 American School – BRONZE SPONSOR Educational Options, Inc. – GOLD SPONSOR Paul Czapkowicz 2200 East 170th Street Lansing, Illinois 60438 Booth Number(s): 20 Jason Fennell 500 West Annandale Road Falls Church, Virginia 22046 Booth Number(s): 27 ASVAB Career Exploration Program ESL Software Solutions for Educators, Inc. National Center for Youth Issues Robert Rabon 6101 Preservation Drive Chattanooga, Tennessee 37416 Booth Number(s): 51, 52 & 53 On Task, Vesco Vitamins Paul Camardo 701 San Jacinto Street Houston, Texas 77002 Booth Number(s): 25 Jeff Youngblood 1010 Klamath Lane Houston, Texas 77090 Booth Number(s): 28 Career Educators Kenan Taylor 19322 Dawntreader Drive Cypress, Texas 77429 Booth Number(s): 62 First Impact Education Mark Hailey PO Box 9781 Tyler, Texas 75711 Booth Number(s): 61 Center for Learning & Development Whitney Richter 200 W. Hwy. 6, Suite 503 Waco, Texas 76712 Booth Number(s): 41 College Common Sense Denise Ames PO Box 290109 Kerrville, Texas 78028 Booth Number(s): 6 Coole School, Inc. Paula Ogg 1213 West Loop North, Ste. 100 Houston, Texas 77055 Booth Number(s): 67 Coping Skills LLC Bert Allain 58250 Elm Street Plaquemine, Louisiana 70764 Booth Number(s): 4 Hazelden's Center for Youth and Families Jessica Wong 11505 36th Avenue N. Plymouth, Minnesota 55441 Booth Number(s): 24 Hill Country Rocks Shane Berry 701 Chicago Street San Marcos, Texas 78666 Booth Number(s): 56 intelliVOL Michele Pitman PO Box 613 Coppell, Texas 75019 Booth Number(s): 44 Jill Riethmayer Resources Jill Riethmayer 22410 Autumn Stream Tomball, Texas 77375 Booth Number(s): 33 33 Patrick Vescovo 3203 Barton Point Austin, Texas 78733 Booth Number(s): 23 Pro-Ed, Inc. Kathy Synatschk 8700 Shoal Creek Blvd. Austin, Texas 78757 Booth Number(s): 22 Professional Concepts, Inc. Elayne Matson 407 E. Louisiana Street, Ste. 100 McKinney, Texas 75069 Booth Number(s): 26 Ranch 2300 Jelena Simpson 11609 CR 2300 Lubbock, Texas 79403 Booth Number(s): 65 ReAlign by Design Laura Smith 2214 North Pecan Nacogdoches, Texas 75965 Booth Number(s): 5 Resolution Ranch Londa May 2 Dunloggin Lane The Woodlands, Texas 77380 Booth Number(s): 66 Rising Star Education Jack Currier 5251 W. 73rd Street, Suite C Edina, Minnesota 55439 Booth Number(s): 9 & 10 Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN) – GOLD SPONSOR Laura Hodges 400 E. Spring Valley Richardson, Texas 75081 Booth Number(s): 54 Rock Solid Character Nicole Menasco 56 Pinedale Sub. Road Huntsville, Texas 77320 Booth Number(s): 55 ZAPS Learning Company TG – GOLD SPONSOR Kristina Tirloni PO Box 83100 Round Rock, Texas 78683 Booth Number(s): 17 School Tours of America Garvis Green PO Box 550379 Houston, Texas 77255 Booth Number(s): 18 Self Esteem Shop DeeDee Gruenberg 32839 Woodward Ave. Royal Oak, Michigan 48073 Booth Number(s): 57, 58, 59 & 60 TACES Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Kathy Ybanez-Llorente 601 University Drive San Marcos, Texas 78666 Booth Number(s): 68 TCA Texas Counseling Association Jan Friese 1204 San Antonio, Ste. 201 Austin, Texas 78701 Booth Number(s): 69 Teacher Tops/Embroideries & More Cindy Boughton 130 Crestbrook Ct. Midlothian, Texas 76065 Booth Number(s): 35 Texas Attorney General - Crime Victim Services Division Renee Nguyen 6161 Savoy #650 Houston, Texas 77036 Booth Number(s): 36 Texas Children's Hospital Rachel Cunningham 1102 Bates Street, F0240 Houston, Texas 77030 Booth Number(s): 15 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Amy Redmond 111 East 17th Street Austin, Texas 78711 Booth Number(s): 8 Texas Consumer Health Assistance Program YouthLight, Inc. Kelly Abston PO Box 115 Chapin, South Carolina 29036 Booth Number(s): 11, 12, 13 & 14 The Texas Cooperative Parenting Course ONLINE – BRONZE SPONSOR Joan Norton 11724 D-K Ranch Road Austin, Texas 78759 Booth Number(s): 7 Trevor Romain Company – BRONZE SPONSOR Vic Salazar 4412 Spicewood Springs Road #705 Austin, Texas 78759 Booth Number(s): 47 Trisha Beaty, Independent Scentsy Consultant Trisha Beaty PO Box 1086 Seminole, Texas 79360 Booth Number(s): 39 TSCA Texas School Counselor Association Bena Glasscock PO Box 167 Adrian, Texas 79001 Booth Number(s): 70 Tutt and Daggs Cleve Tutt 174 Jamestown Abilene, Texas 79602 Booth Number(s): 40 US Army Recruiting Battalion Houston Dywaine Robinson 1919 Smith Street #1529 Houston, Texas 77002 Booth Number(s): 43 Very Positive Outlook, Inc. Valerie Peterson Owens PO Box 681003 Houston, Texas 77268 Booth Number(s): 42 Walden University Margarita Miska 650 S. Exeter Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Booth Number(s): 38 Marty Otero 333 Guadalupe, MC 111-1A Austin, Texas 78714 Booth Number(s): 21 34 Gareth Reagan 941 Hwy. 30 West Libson, Iowa 52253 Booth Number(s): 48 56th Annual Professional Growth Conference November 14-17, 2012 Galveston, Texas www.txca.org/galveston Keynote Speakers include: Robert Caffrey, who will speak on “The Combat Trauma Continuum and Veterans: Lessons from the Past, Wisdom from the Present, Healing in our Future” and LaDonna Gatlin, who will speak on “Tune Up Your Life.” 35 36 37 The ELL Manager puts an END to the LPAC Paperwork /ƐƚŚŝƐLJŽƵĂŶĚLJŽƵƌŶĚ-ŽĨ-zĞĂƌ >WƉĂƉĞƌǁŽƌŬ͍ Nightmare! 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Kelly Elementary – San Antonio ISD Green Elementary – San Antonio ISD Haltom High School – Birdville ISD Harlandale High School – Harlandale ISD Haun Elementary – Plano ISD Isaacs Early Childhood School – Plano ISD Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary – Dallas ISD John Drugan PK-8 – Socorro ISD John F. Kennedy Learning Center – Dallas ISD Major Cheney Elementary School – Birdville ISD North Richland Middle School – Birdville ISD Obadiah Knight Elementary School – Dallas ISD Plano West Senior High School – Plano ISD Polytechnic High School – Fort Worth ISD Preston Hollow Elementary – Dallas ISD Richland High School – Birdville ISD Shannon Learning Center – Birdville ISD Smithfield Middle School – Birdville ISD Snow Heights Elementary – Birdville ISD Socorro High School – Socorro ISD South Hills High School – Fort Worth ISD Spc. Rafael Hernando III Middle School – Socorro ISD W. H. Gaston Middle School – Dallas ISD Washington Heights Elementary School – Fort Worth ISD Watauga Middle School – Birdville ISD Wedgwood Middle School – Fort Worth ISD West Briar Middle School – Houston ISD Winnetka Elementary – Dallas ISD Save-the-Dates TSCA Human Rights Art Contest Entry Form Deadline March 1, 2012 1st TCA Educational Endowment Fund Grant Deadline April 1, 2012 TCA Officer & Divisions Elections April 1 – May 1, 2012 TSCA Molly Gerold Scholarship Applications Deadline April 15, 2012 College Counselor Conference April 28, 2012 ■ Fort Worth, Texas Jesus Juarez Emerging Leader Nomination Deadline May 1, 2012 TCA Award Nomination Deadline June 1, 2012 TSCA Professional Recognition Award Nomination Deadline July 15, 2012 2nd TCA Educational Endowment Fund Grant Deadline August 1, 2012 TACES Directors of Guidance Conference September 2012 U.S. Presidential Election Day Tuesday, November 6, 2012 2012 Professional Growth Conference November 14-17, 2012 ■ Galveston, Texas 3rd TCA Educational Endowment Fund Grant Deadline December 1, 2012 1204 San Antonio Suite 201 Austin, Texas 78701 www.txca.org 800/580-8144