October 12-13, 2023 | Pines Manor
2085 Lincoln Hwy. | Edison, NJ 08817
We look forward to having you join us at the New Jersey School Counselor Association Conference!
Improving Academics through Evidence Based SEL
Lead Presenter: Anthony Giudice
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| Social Emotional Learning (SEL) has been one of the most prioritized subjects in school districts across the country and remains so today. Many people agree that SEL skills are important, but do they really make a difference in the classroom, or does SEL take away traditional subjects? Far from a distraction, SEL actually increases academic success! Join us as we dispel myths and examine data supporting SEL and its positive impact on academics. |
Title: Promoting Equity through Your School Counseling Program
Lead Presenter: TaRael Kee
Description: School counselors must prepare to engage with students from varying demographic backgrounds. Students have so many needs and educators simply cannot meet them without preparation. As school and community leaders we must develop our ability to communicate effectively with the people that we serve. In this workshop, we will use data-based strategies like the ASCA National Model and MTSS to build effective programs for our students and our schools.
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Lead Presenter: Sarah Whipp
Description: Research has shown the collaboration between school counselors and administrators can have a lasting impact. This program will review suggested ways in which this partnership can be used to improve school counselor role ambiguity and student postsecondary outcomes. Through intentional goal setting and utilizing a recurring check-in meeting process, the two roles can collaborate effectively to achieve shared goals and improve graduation rates.
Title: School Counselors Advocating with Legal Muscle to Support Trauma-Informed Schools
Lead Presenter: Carolyn Stone
Description: School counselors can be powerful strategists and formidable advocates when applying legal muscle to problems that impact youth who are victims of trauma. Intervening on behalf of students is infinitely easier if there is a law that provides leverage. This session focuses on the legal rights of students who have experienced trauma such as domestic violence, abuse, homelessness, foster care, sex trafficking, and bullying.
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Lead Presenter: Elizabeth Clemens
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Lead Presenter: Brianna Drew
Description: Social Emotional Learning is an essential part of our educational system. It fosters the social, emotional, and academic needs of each student while spanning across a variety of grade levels. The following presentation will focus on innovate ways this program can be implemented; both in and out of the classroom setting. Additionally, it will highlight the profound impact and leadership capabilities our School Counselor professionals possess.
Title: Grieve, Heal, Grow
Lead Presenter: Caitlin Fabrocini
Description: Comfort Zone Camp is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization providing free bereavement camp weekends in NJ for kids 7-17. Their motto is Grieve, Heal, Grow. We will highlight the process, activities, and supports needed to help students to grieve, heal, and grow in the camp “bubble” and in the school building. School counselors will learn applicable activities to use in group and individual school counseling sessions related to student’s grief.
Title Neurodiverse Affirming School Counseling
Lead Presenter: Mati Sicherer
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| This presentation will give attendees a deeper understanding of the concept of neurodiversity and how it intersects with the role of the school counselor. It will also provide practical and useful ways to incorporate neurodiverse-affirming practices into our day-to-day interactions with our students. |
Title: Promoting Equity through Your School Counseling Program
Lead Presenter: Tarael Kee
Description: School counselors must prepare to engage with students from varying demographic backgrounds. Students have so many needs and educators simply cannot meet them without preparation. As school and community leaders we must develop our ability to communicate effectively with the people that we serve. In this workshop, we will use data-based strategies like the ASCA National Model and MTSS to build effective programs for our students and our schools.
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Title: The Simplest Way to Advocate Using Your Calendar Data
Lead Presenter: Brianna Drew
Description: In this session, you will learn why time documentation and analysis support data-driven school counseling programs. How to document your services and how you spend time. as a school counselor, ways to explain and share data about your school counseling program; and how to use the data to advocate and improve your program impact and outcomes.
Title: Stakeholder Engagement in School Initiatives (DuBose)
Lead Presenter: Michael DuBose
Description: This presentation will share the overlapping spheres of influence theory to increase stakeholder (school-family-community) engagement; employ positive communication to strengthen stakeholder trust; and increase stakeholders support and resources. Overall, the presentation will assist school counselors to strengthen stakeholder involvement to install higher levels of student attendance, academic excellence, and ultimately graduation rates.
Title: Bigfutrue: Guiding All Students to Own their Future
Lead Presenter: Dianna Frank
Description: This presentation will share the overlapping spheres of influence theory to increase stakeholder (school-family-community) engagement; employ positive communication to strengthen stakeholder trust; and increase stakeholders support and resources. Overall, the presentation will assist school counselors to strengthen stakeholder involvement to install higher levels of student attendance, academic excellence, and ultimately graduation rates.
Title: Building Community Connections: A Night of Family SEL Engagemen
Lead Presenter: Ashley Cicchino
Description: This Presentation aims to enhance your understanding and application of SEL practices within the context of family and community engagement. Participants will gain valuable tools, resources and ideas for rolling out events that strengthen community partnerships as well as opportunities to collaborate with other districts. Furthermore, we will showcase a successful model of our community SEL event, offering a how to guide to implementation.
Creating Caring Connections
Lead Presenter: Lindsay Perine
This session will provide the why behind keeping connections, different ways to stay connected to students (synchronous and asynchronous), and how to implement these strategies at your school. We will address how to involve key stakeholders as collaborators in this process and discuss how to deep dive into collecting SEL data and utilizing these results to drive future instruction in building a comprehensive school counseling program.
Title: Effective School Counselor intervention for student discipline issues
Lead Presenter: Simone Sabatini
Description: Disruptive student behavior is one of the most serious, ongoing problems confronting school systems today (Diliberti, Jackson, & Kemp, 2017). Research suggests such behavior negatively affects classroom learning and school climate (Kremer, Flower, Huang & Vaughn, 2018). Attend this session to learn about various school counselor interventions that effectively decrease discipline issues.
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| Grief, Loss and Trauma: Counselors creating a “Good Mourning Community” |
Lead Presenter: Jennifer Dixon
Description: As counselors it is imperative that we understand how Adverse Childhood Experiences affect students. The good news is that there are so many ways to create a “Good Mourning” community within your school. You will learn simple techniques and tangible strategies to help students return to the classroom, talk about grief and empower the most vulnerable in your community to share their stories, helping them to find acceptance and connection to heal.
Title: Is a College Degree the ONLY Ticket to Success?
Lead Presenter: Steve Coyle
Description: For years we have been telling students to go to college to get a great career. In fact, we are pushing students into college at a 70% clip. However, almost 70% of careers available today do not require a college degree. Skilled trades are in high demand and can provide students with a great career and great pay! Come join Dr. Coyle to learn what those careers are and how you can reach more of your students. You will also learn how to get industry involved in your schools and how to get more buy in with parents. See what UTI is doing to get girls involved in STEM careers. Finally, learn how students can make school more affordable to avoid debt after graduation.
Title: Resilience: Why Prevention Education and Personal Safety Matters
Lead Presenter: Beth Dudjak
Description: Discover a variety of tools to support your school’s unique needs while educating and empowering students with strategies to recognize and respond appropriately to abuse, bullying, digital dangers and more! School Counselors will learn the latest research and best-practice guidelines for implementing child-focused prevention to help overcome barriers to student success and why a comprehensive, evidence-based/trauma-informed curriculum matters.
National Center for Youth Issues
ATTN: NJSCA
P.O. Box 22185
Chattanooga, TN 37422-2185
