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Schedule of Events

The presentation schedule for the Munger Conference and Advanced Workshops are below.

Munger Conference
Monday June 16, 2008 | Tuesday June 17, 2008 | Wednesday June 18, 2008

Munger Advanced Workshops
Thursday June 19, 2008

Munger Conference: Monday June 16, 2008

Session
Time
Description
  8:00-9:00 Registration and Light Breakfast
  9:15-10:45

Introductions and Keynote #1

Keynote Speaker: Tom Plake, MSOD, NND, JH

Title: Increasing the Value of Youth Work: Appreciating Who We Are And What We Do

If even part of our role is to help young people see their own lives as significant and the work they undertake as full of meaning…mustn’t we be helping ourselves see the same? This year’s keynote will be a wonderful combination of reminders about our own value to young people and the world, activities to set the conference off with a joyful spirit and encouragement to (1) get grounded personally and professionally, (2) get connected to each other and (3) get inspired about our professions and this year’s conference.

  10:45-11:00 Break
1 11:00-noon

Presenters: Michelle Mitchell, M.S.W. & Seana Murphy, M.A.

Title: Indiana's College Success Coalition

Learn More Indiana and the Twenty-first Century Scholars GEAR UP Program have partnered together to form Indiana's College Success Coalition. The Coalition is working to eliminate barriers to help Indiana students get the education they need to succeed in life by increasing the number of Hoosiers who finish high school, enroll in college and earn a degree. Indiana's College Success Coalition seeks to rally and bring together local organizations and individuals to raise awareness of available state and local resources, to share lessons learned, and to coordinate college success efforts across the state. Through this work, the coalition's vision is to increase the reach and capacity of already existing programs and provide Indiana's students and families the vital support they need. Coalition members will also have the opportunity to receive an Access Provider Certification. The certification will provide professional development opportunities and ongoing correspondence with community partners to streamline conversations regarding college readiness and affordability. The certification will specifically focus on low-income, first-generation college students (Twenty-first Century Scholars population), with an added bonus of providing information, tools and training for adults who work with and/or mentor any student through the college-going process.


Presenter: Vicky Kelm Williams, Ed.S.

Title: Living Life with Intention

Life was designed to live with passion...to experience everything your heart desires. We often lose that passion to practical, every day tasks and duties. Finding a balance is the key to unlocking intentional living. Join us as we explore the 4 core elements that make us both productive and passionate about our life. Your actions speak louder than your words, what are you willing to do to make your life more meaningful?


Presenter: Kimble Richardson, LMHC, LCSW, and LMFT

Title: Youth Depression and Suicide

Regretfully, information on the startling facts of youth depression and suicide continues to be important for all youth-serving professionals to know. This presentation will offer ways to recognize the different types and symptoms of depression along with risk factors for suicide, as well as an understanding of the appropriate treatment modalities.

  Noon-1:15 Lunch Break
2 1:15-2:15

Presenters: Joel Vaught, M.S. & Lauren Brenner, M.S.

Title: Object-Related Aggression in Children ages 1-4: Strategies for Prevention and Intervention

This presentation describes the development of object-related aggression and its progression from infancy through preschool. The information presented will provide you with knowledge about the prevalence of object-related aggression in child-care settings and explain why it is so common. The presentation will also focus on the negative consequences of object-related aggression and the need to teach children how to share, trade, and take turns rather than grabbing objects they desire. Finally, you will learn about prevention and intervention strategies that focus on environmental changes and social-skills training exercises that can reduce the likelihood of object-related aggression. This presentation will provide you with various techniques to use when object-related aggression occurs, which can turn these episodes into learning opportunities rather than negative experiences for the children involved.


Presenters: Aaron Meyer M.S. & Stacey Hall, M.S.

Title: Cyberbullying - Internet Safety and Interventions

In the past, bullying was thought to be confined to the play ground or lunchroom. Research has shown that bullying occurs, in a variety of locations from the school bus to the classroom itself. One comfort victims did enjoy was that they could escape to safety once school ended. Technology has changed the rules. It has allowed given educators and students the ability to collaborate and discover information from all over the world. However, anything as powerful and pervasive as technology has the potential to harm others. In this case, it has helped an old problem, bullying, mutate and take itself to a new medium, cyberspace.


Presenter: Kimble Richardson, LMHC, LCSW, and LMFT

Title: Indiana State Licensure for LMHCs

Learn about the pre and post-degree requirements needed in order to obtain LMHC licensure in Indiana. Understand the continuing education requirements and hear about any new updates developments. Disciplinary actions taken by the board against licensees will be discussed.

  2:15-2:30 Break
3 2:30-6:00
(Includes 30 minutes for breaks)

Presenters: Greg Chaffin, M.S., Sean Lemieux, J.D., & Student Panel

Title: Straight Talk from Gay Youth: Legal and Ethical Issues Related to GLBTQ Youth Support

This two-part presentation will first include a panel of six high school students who identify as gay, lesbian, transgendered, or ally to discuss their experiences and answer questions from the audience. In the second part, an expert will share legal and ethical information on gay-straight alliances, sponsor rights and protections, recent Indiana laws affecting gay youth, confidentiality issues, and also answer questions from the participants.


Presenter: Katie Paulin, M.S.

Title: Update on IU Admissions

Admission to Indiana University Bloomington has never been more competitive than it is now. We will be providing an update on the changes in admissions, what is coming on the horizon and information about our new scholarship programs. The session will conclude with a student-led campus tour.


Presenters: Tom Plake, M.S., & Janet Wakefield, M.A.

Title: Sustaining the Soul that Serves

Do you often find yourself struggling against yourself to be successful in your job? Do you often find yourself searching for greater meaning in your own work and life? Would you like your own work in this field to be more rewarding and full of impact? Then, this inspirational and jam-packed workshop is for you. Learn strategies for renewing and strengthening your spirit as a leader while building and supporting your organization in the process. Expect a session of lively interaction, personal reflection, planning for your own future, dealing with the "real deal" of being a youth worker, having fun, and leaving full of ideas and momentum for the coming year.

 

Munger Conference: Tuesday June 17, 2008

Session
Time
Description
  7:30-8:10 Light Breakfast
  8:10-8:25 Morning Gathering with Catherine Gray, Director
4 8:30-10:00

Presenters: Dave Murray, M.S., & Kevin Bain, M.B.A.

Title: Preparing Youth To Be Intentional About Their Education Choices

Research and real world experience have consistently shown the value of higher education in career and life success. A growing number of teenagers, however, do not clearly understand the connection between their future and the education choices they are making today. Intervention by youth workers and school personnel is critical to assist youth in maximizing their life potential through wise choices. This workshop will share research findings as well as practical intervention techniques to help increase youth awareness of, and involvement in, their education. The session will also include a brief overview of free Internet resources offered by Indiana Youth Institute to assist in the process of Drive of Your Life for students and Trip To College for parents.


Presenters: Amanda Snobarger, M.S., & Deirdre Kempson, M.S.W.

Title: The Role of the School Counselor and School Social Worker in the New Era of RTI

Are you confused about RTI and what this will mean for you as a school counselor or school social worker? This presentation will consider the impact of the Response to Intervention model on the roles of school counselors and school social workers. As schools focus on prevention, early assessment and interventions based on data to address student needs, student assistance professionals become an integral component of that process when those needs are identified as social/emotional/behavioral and/or mental health issues. The presenters will discuss the legal mandates, the RTI model, the change in focus from reactive to proactive services, and how to develop and implement a student assistance program that is essential to the success of a comprehensive RTI program. Resources, including the updated IDOE Student Assistance Program Manual and the on-line Research-based Intervention Libraries, will be identified.


Presenters: Adam Volungis, LMHC, Julia Gruber, M.S., Lanaya Ethington, M.A., Dawn Lindeman, M.S., & Daryn Rahardja, M.S.

Title: Enhancing Student Mental Health & School Violence Prevention: Fostering School Connectedness Through Interpersonal Relationships

School violence continues to be a major concern among educators and students. Within the past decade the problem has been studied from multiple perspectives in an effort to understand the causes and how to prevent traumatic and sometimes deadly school violence. This presentation will have three substantive parts. First, a discussion will focus on the role of interagency collaboration and school connectedness in improving attendance, academic performance, improved social and emotional functioning, and ultimately prevention of school violence. Second, an argument will be made on a macro-level for what administrators, teachers, counselors, and other school personnel can do to systemically foster a sense of school-connectedness within schools through establishing trusting, interpersonal relationships. Third, insights and examples of specific micro-level counseling skills that teachers and other school personnel can use within the classroom will be presented.

  10:00-10:15 Break
5 10:15-11:45

Presenter: Gaylon Nettles, J.D.

Title: Privilege and Confidentiality in the Provision of Counseling in Schools

This presentation will discuss state and federal laws, rules and policies related to privilege and confidentiality of counseling services in schools provided by school counselors and other student service providers. The latest information on federal and state laws which affect the provision of school counseling services will also be included.


Presenter: Heather Maritano, M.S.W.

Title: What is Play Therapy?

In this brief overview we will identify the rationale for using play therapy, list the major theoretical approaches and present a few case illustrations to describe the process.  This is a brief “taster” session to help participants decide if they wish to learn more about play therapy.  A longer session is provided in the Advanced Workshops for those who want to further their knowledge about play therapy.


Presenter: Staff

Title: Tours of the Kinsey Institute

Come explore one of the jewels of Indiana University - The Kinsey Institute!  The tour will start with a trained guide who will share information about the Kinsey history, research, and library. Then participants will be given a floor plan and allowed to explore the Institute's art on your own. third annual Juried Art Show 2008, which features photographs, sculptures, paintings, textiles, and mixed media pieces submitted by artists from across the United States, Canada and England. The nearly eighty contemporary artworks explore a range of topics including eroticism, body image, motherhood, gender, and the human figure. Some of the fun things you will see while you're here is the first copy of Playboy Magazine; a letter written to Dr. Kinsey from Tennessee Williams; and a letter written by Sigmund Freud. Visitors should be 18 years of age or older, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. 

The Institute was founded in 1947 as a private research institute affiliated with Indiana University.  Its mission today is to promote interdisciplinary research and scholarship in the fields of human sexuality, gender, and reproduction.  Its resources include a research library and an art, artifact, and photograph collection.

 

  Noon-1:30

Luncheon and Keynote #2

Keynote Speaker: Peggy Hines, Ed.D.

Title: Our Ethical and Civic Mandate: Ensuring Readiness for College and Career Success for Every Student

6 1:45-2:45

Presenter: Julie Ann Anderson, M.S.

Title: CounselorCoach: Adding Lifecoaching Tools to the Guidance Counselor's Toolbox

This workshop highlights life coaching and personal coaching tools that can enhance the guidance part of counseling. By incorporating values identification, goal setting, and other common life coaching tools, we can assist students in planning the rest of their lives.


Presenter: Bruce Colston, Ed.D.

Title: Prepare Your Students for College Success with Indiana University High School...a Virtual School

Do you want to help your school better prepare students for college? Do you have students facing challenging circumstances that might discourage them from considering post-secondary education as a possibility? Students who are homebound, have special needs, dropouts, first-generation college-bound, or fully employed? If you answered "Yes" to these questions, then Indiana University High School (IUHS) can help you better prepare students for college by offering distance education courses in your schools. IUHS offers advanced placement courses, career exploration services, early intervention, and tuition discounts. In addition, IUHS is exploring a fast-track program for dropouts, an early-college program for IU-bound students, and cohort programs. Don't miss the chance to discover how IUHS can partner with you to help prepare your students for college success.


Presenter: Tim Donovan, LMHC

Title: Starting and Maintaining a Private Practice

Many opportunities and challenges are involved in starting a private practice. This session will describe practical aspects of starting out, such as the setting up the office space, the paperwork, and some of the hidden costs. Maintaining a private practice raises other concerns that will also be discussed. The audience will be encouraged to ask specific questions and air concerns about possibly taking this exciting step.

7 3:00-4:30

Presenter: Kathi Graves, M.B.A.

Title: Financial Aid NEWS and VIEWS

The financial aid arena is a dynamic environment as financial aid regulations, programs, and processes can and do change every year. This session will provide news on upcoming financial aid changes, future strategic plans, and the location of critical self-monitoring sites counselors and students need to review during the financial aid process. The presenter will demystify the benefits of reporting Core 40 and Academic Honor Diploma students to SSACI.


Presenters: Laura Hopkins, Ph.D. & Richelle Brown, M.S.

Title: Demystifying and Degeekifying Technology - How to Interest Students in Studying Computing and Informatics

This workshop will define the computing disciplines, identify the preparation needed to embark on various computing careers, describe the need for racial and gender diversity, and run the full 45-minute interactive show as it is presented to high school students. Our goal is to open a window for participants to glimpse the rich academic and professional fields of computer science and Informatics. Those interested in bringing Just Be to their schools can register at the workshop or complete our online interest form: http://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/wic/outreach/index.php


Presenter: Cathy Pratt, Ph.D.

Title: Asperger's Syndrome: Issues and Programming Strategies

While students with Asperger's Syndrome demonstrate an array of competencies, their diagnosis also presents some learning challenges. This presentation will discuss some of the learning characteristics of those with Asperger's and provide helpful hints for educators and other professionals supporting these individuals across grade levels.

  4:30-4:45 Break
8 4:45-5:45

Presenter: Shannon Kelly, M.S.

Title: Writing for School and Community Newsletters

This session will offer tips for writing short articles for school newsletters and other small publications. Participants will learn how to approach complex subjects when space is limited and identify strategies for improving readers' understanding. If needed, time will be provided to brainstorm article topics.


Presenters: Lori Handy, M.B.A., & Megan Ray

Title: Hoosier Link Program

This presentation will discuss a brief history of the Hoosier Link program between IU Bloomington and Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington. A review of the first two cohorts of students and their success will be discussed. The changes for the third cohort of 2008 will also be presented. There will be ample time for questions and answers.


Presenter:  David Dresslar, Ed.D.

Title: High School Reform Models in Indiana

Indiana has experienced a great deal of interest in small high school reform models to address concerns about the lack of student engagement and the high drop out rate for high school students in many Hoosier communities. Much of this interest was created five years ago with a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning (CELL) to develop small high schools in Indianapolis. More recently, the state of Indiana received a National Governors Association grant to develop two of those models- Early College and New Tech High Schools. The State has contracted with CELL to operate Networks in support of the development of these two models. Currently, some sixteen schools and communities in Indiana are operating or developing Early College High Schools with approximately tweleve schools and communities operating or developing New Tech High Schools. The presentation will include a discussion of small high school reform model development, the Early College and New Tech models in detail, the networks that support these models and why high school models are being used to transform high school student experiences throughout the state.

 

Munger Conference: Wednesday June 18, 2008

Session
Time
Description
  7:30-8:10 Light Breakfast
  8:10-8:25 Morning Gathering with Catherine Gray, Director
9 8:30-10:00

Presenters: Floyd Robison, Ph.D., Colette R. Fults, Katherine O. Miller, & Heather A. Racine

Title: Creating Effective Classroom Guidance Lessons

Learn an innovative model to design guidance lessons that address specific state counseling standards. Some of the new skills covered will include how to conduct a needs assessment to identify particular lessons; how to conduct research on important topics; how to be a more effective presenter; how to set the stage to best integrate information and practice; and ways to best evaluate the impact of what has been presented. Use of the model will be illustrated with lessons developed recently by students in G532 (Group Counseling) at IUPUI.


Presenters: Zelideh Cabada, M.S., & Dennis Perkins, Jr., M.S.

Title: The World According to ME

Millennial college students have a unique set of characteristics and needs. Being described as close to their parents, bright, service oriented, technologically savvy, many question if this cohort will be the "next great generation" as Strauss & Howe predict it. This presentation provides a summary of today's young Americans, the Millennials (born 1982-2004), and tools to better understand and work with our confident, assertive, and entitled youth.


Presenter: William Smith, LMHC (NEW PRESENTATION, 6/7/08)

Title: Non-motivated Students: Is What We Are Doing Making Them Worse?

For many students motivation is a problem. Many appproaches that schools and
parents take to address motivational problems have the opposite desired
effect. We often pound students with tutoring and remediation when the
psyschology behind the lack of motivation is not explored or addressed.


Presenter: Rachel Dotson, B.A.

Title: A Self-Determination Model: Exploring Alternatives to Behavior Control through Rewards and Punishments

CANCELLED, 6/6/08

  10:00-10:15 Break
10 10:15-11:15

Presenters: Nona Noel, J.D., & Cheryl Cassano, M.S.

Title: Sensible Solutions for Preparing Students for Standardized Tests

K-8 educators Nona Noel and Cheryl Cassano don't claim to have all the answers - but - they have several of the right ones for creating positive conditions for the successful administration of standardized tests. Come get practical ideas that can be adapted to any school, large or small, with minimal cost. You will go home with at least one new resource for the test administration team in your school - even your district! For example: gifted student test-prep pairings, parent workshops, take-home practice tests, classroom videos, test-taking strategies, teacher training session, pep assemblies, NCLB classroom interventions, Principal's Message, closed campus, posters & letters, relaxation training, teacher workshop, and celebration.


 Presenter: Bobbie Saccone, B.S. (Registered Dietitian)

Title: Taking Care of Yourself: Nutrition and Health

We've all gotten adept at handling the rapid pace of our modern lives, but too often our personal needs become a low priority on our list of what needs to be done. This presentation will focus on how to take care of ourselves through something as basic as our diet. Information will be shared on the minimum nutrition needs for all people and the latest research in the field of nutrition, tailored for professional adults who need to balance their lives and time with good strategies to make the most of their health. Many quick tips, healthy time-saving strategies, and must-have components to a healthy diet will be addressed in a fun and interactive way.


Presenters: Daniel Hilley, M.S., & Diane Pence, M.S.

Title: Collaborating with Government Agencies: Considerations and Helpful Hints

This presentation will offer guidelines, recommendations, and considerations for working with government agencies including DCS, Court/Probation systems, and other referring or collaborating agencies. Presenters will offer perspectives and information useful for school- and community-based clinicians in developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with outside agencies, as well as for working with mandated/court-referred clients.

  11:15-11:30 Break
11 11:30-12:30

Title: Networking with Colleagues

This session will offer the opportunity for groups of professionals (middle/high school counselors, elementary school counselors, community therapists, school psychologists) to discuss current issues, challenges, and successes from their work settings.  Come prepared to share ideas and network with your fellow colleagues.

  12:30-1:45

Lunch

12 1:45-2:45

Presenters: Jessica Peters, M.S., & Don Weller, Ph.D.

Title: Video Self-Modeling: Use of an Innovative Strategy to Increase the Competencies of Young Adults with Asperger Syndrome

This presentation will document the results and process of video self-modeling with young adults with Asperger Syndrome. Students in the College Internship Program receive academic, therapeutic, vocational, and residential support. Students live in apartments with other students in the program, and problems often arise between roommates. These problems, which include difficulties in respecting others' need for privacy and keeping common areas clean, can be addressed through video self-modeling. After creating short videos of the students engaged in desired behaviors, students watch these videos and receive this intervention with minimal continuing involvement of program staff. The process of using video self-modeling to improve the residential skills of students will be examined, and the efficacy of these efforts will be presented. Problems encountered along the way and identified solutions will also be included, so participants may be able to avoid these difficulties in their own efforts.


Presenters: Irene Summers-Temple, M.A., Nicole Hindes, & Tywan Martin

Title: Serving First Generation College Students and More

This presentation will provide an overview of the Groups Program at Indiana University and the many services provided to students. Groups emphasizes student retention and empowerment. The presentation will also focus on how school counselors can best help get students involved in the Groups program.


Presenters: Christina Rhodes, M.S. & Victor Newsome, M.S.

Title: Encouraging Minority Students to Excel and Achieve in AP and Honors Courses

The Cohort Program at North Central High School encourages minority students who have previously not taken any honors courses at the middle school level to take at least one honors course per semester while in high school. This more rigorous curriculum better prepares them for success at the college level. The program provides these students with a support system from peers and staff, in addition to additional opportunities for academic support and exposure to post-secondary opportunities.

  2:45-3:00 Break
13 3:00-4:30

Presenters: Amanda Burlesson, M.A. & Alishea Hawkins, M.A.

Title: Helping Turn College Dreams into a Reality for Foster Care Alumni

The Guardian Scholars program assists foster care alumni who wish to pursue higher education at Ball State University or Ivy Tech (East Central Region). This program offers a wide range of needed support services and referrals. The presentation will focus on four areas that affect these students: the barriers foster youth face when pursuing higher education; details about the Guardian Scholars program and the services provided; lessons learned from working with these students and the importance of linkages to social services; and marketing strategies to increase the access and success of foster care alumni in higher education.


Presenter: Heather Maritano, M.S.W.

Title: The Intake Process With a Child Client

This session is designed to help clinicians who work with children and families more effectively conduct the beginning phases of treatment. Legal, ethical and structural issues will be addressed and guidelines given for best practice. A significant influence in the treatment of children is the working relationship with parents and yet this is an area often mismanaged for a variety of reasons, most of which are avoidable. We will identify ways to enhance the working relationship with parents in the service of our child client.

 


Presenter: Julie Baumgart, M.A.

Title: Elementary Classroom Guidance: A Few of My Favorite Things

Classroom Guidance is an incredible opportunity to connect with all students in the school setting. When used effectively, classroom guidance can reduce many of the issues that often take a great deal of our time. Leave this session with ready-to-use classroom guidance activities at a variety of elementary grade levels. (Some could be easily adapted for use in middle school.) We'll even have a chance to try them out! If you attended last year, same format--different lessons!

 

  4:30-4:45 Break
14 4:45-5:45

Presenter: Rebecca Jimenez, M.Div.

Title: A Path with Heart

While connecting youth to services, resources, and programs, often forgotten or unacknowledged aspects of being a service provider are the other connections—the deep ones between ourselves, our clients, the world – and the crucial need for self care and reflection. This interactive presentation is an invitation to look at discouragement and stress, joy and reward, all integral to this  profession, and will explore a path with heart that can be life-giving and hopeful.

(Please note, the previously scheduled yoga presentation has been cancelled; 4/23/08)


Presenter: Thomas Huberty, Ph.D.

Title: Dilemmas in Ethics and Special Education Law

School personnel are often confronted with requirements of special education law that require careful consideration of the interface among ethics, professional/best practice, and legal requirements.  In general, best practice is consonant with appropriate ethical and legal practice, but often events occur that are difficult to resolve when two or more of these areas appear to conflict with one another.  This presentation will address the conflicts and interface among ethics, professional/best practice, and disability law requirements, with primary emphasis on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Action of 2004 (IDEA; 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq.).  Discussion will focus on particular areas where legal requirements, ethics, and best practice may conflict, including assessment and intervention, maintenance of records and protocols, informed consent, confidentiality, and school system issues.  The session will focus on comparing legal, ethical, and best practice requirements and their congruence and divergence and how to address conflicts when they arise.


 

Presenter: Phyllis Garrison, J.D.

Title: Professional Ethics and Liability Issues for Mental Health Providers

This presentation will involve a discussion of basic ethical concerns for mental health providers. This will include how they have presented themselves in licensure matters before the Indiana Psychology Board and in case law, primarily in Indiana but in other areas of the country as well.

Munger Advanced Workshops: Thursday June 19, 2008

Session
Time
Description
  7:30-8:10 Registration and Light Breakfast
  8:10-8:25 Morning Gathering with Catherine Gray, Director
15 8:30-noon

Presenter: Timothy Davis, Ph.D.

Title: Process-Focused Assessment;  Developing Meaningful Diagnoses that Drive Treatment

Traditional mental health diagnosis is often an administrative "have to" that usually adds little to the counselor's true understanding of the client. Rarely does traditional diagnosis provide the counselor with substantive direction for counseling treatment. This presentation will challenge the traditional notion of diagnosis by offering an interpersonal and process-focused assessment model. The presenter will invite counselors to begin thinking about how to develop diagnoses that can actually provide meaningful direction for their work with clients. This presentation will contain both didactic and experiential components.


Presenter: Dace West, M.A.

Title: F.I.R.S.T. Workshop: Finding Inner Resiliency for Secondary Trauma

Feeling a little drained or burned out from the emotional stress of working with those you serve? Come to this interactive workshop to learn more about compassion fatigue and gain new skills to apply in your work. You will leave this workshop with a better understanding of the professional and personal impact of secondary trauma and specific skills and tools to help you return to work feeling more resilient, revitalized, and effective in your job.


Presenters: Scott Gillie, M.S. & Matt Dever

Title: Two Essential Online Tools for Improving School-based Guidance and Career Development Services

Part one of this hands-on workshop will guide participants through the Indiana Career Information System (ICIS), a comprehensive career information delivery system made available by the Indiana University Center for P-16 Research and Collaboration. Part two of the workshop will introduce the Universal Encouragement Program (UEP), an online guidance assessment and reporting system made available by Encouragement Service’s Career and Postsecondary Encouragement Network. Collectively, these two free online services present extraordinary possibilities for improving career development and guidance services.

  Noon-1:15 Lunch Break
16 1:15-4:45

Presenter: Heather Maritano, M.S.W.

Title: Introduction to Play Therapy

This presentation will provide the historical and theoretical development of play therapy. Participants will be able to answer the questions "What is play therapy and why should I use it?" We will explore play from a developmental perspective and identify play therapy as a developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive approach to therapy with children and families. In this presentation you will come to: understand the developmental importance of play; recognize play as the natural language of expression for children; learn the history and development of play therapy theories; and distinguish between play and play therapy.

 


 

Presenters: Denise Hyble, M.S., & Rick Hancock, M.A.

Title: What Is Gestalt Anyways?

Too often our perceptions of the world and of ourselves are incomplete. We get locked into our thoughts and lose touch with the bodies that ground us and the emotions that enliven us. For the last fifty years, Gestalt has offered a way of re-establishing mind-body connections by heightening our awareness of the present moment, experimenting with new behaviors, and sharpening awareness of our thoughts, emotions and body sensations. This presentation will focus on deepening those mind-body connections. In this half-day presentation, participants will learn fundamental Gestalt concepts such as the six basic interpersonal contact styles, the paradoxical theory of change, figure/ground theory, phenomenology and the Cycle of Experience - a model for understanding human growth. Participants will have the opportunity to deepen their learning through experiential exercises.


Presenter: Matt Fleck, M.S.

Title: Evidence-Based School Counseling: What Does the Research Say?

School counselors want to reach all of their kids - but time and other resources force us to search for the most efficient and most effective use of our time. Where should we focus our energy to be most effective? Join us as we search and discover what the research says are the most effective programs and practices for school counselors..


Presenters: Scott Gillie, M.S. & Matt Dever

Title: Two Essential Online Tools for Improving School-based Guidance and Career Development Services (REPEAT WORKSHOP from Morning Session)

Part one of this hands-on workshop will guide participants through the Indiana Career Information System (ICIS), a comprehensive career information delivery system made available by the Indiana University Center for P-16 Research and Collaboration. Part two of the workshop will introduce the Universal Encouragement Program (UEP), an online guidance assessment and reporting system made available by Encouragement Service’s Career and Postsecondary Encouragement Network. Collectively, these two free online services present extraordinary possibilities for improving career development and guidance services.

  4:50-5:20 Closing Ceremony
 
   
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