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Embassy Suites and Hampton Roads Convention Center
1700 Coliseum Drive
Hampton, VA 23666
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Harmony SEL is a social and emotional learning program for Pre-K-6 grade students, accessible online and at no cost. Harmony fosters knowledge, skills, and attitudes boys and girls need to develop healthy identities, create meaningful relationships, and engage productively by providing SEL learning resources, tools, and strategies.
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Pre-Conference sessions are not included in the conference registration fee. Additional fee applies. See registration section below.
Wednesday, March 2nd | 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SPEAKER BIO: Andrea Burston is a former high school computer/technology teacher turned elementary school counselor. She is the school counselor for Wake County Public Schools working at JY Joyner IB Magnet Elementary School in Raleigh, NC. Andrea is also the writer of the jyjcounselor blog where she shares her enjoyment of her career as well as many counselor ideas with school counselors from all over the world. She loves using technology and is always looking for new and innovative ways to integrate technology into her school counseling program. Andrea has presented at various conferences and workshops on using technology in counseling programs.
ABOUT THIS SESSION: Learn how to use digital resources such as Google, online storage and online communication tools to simplify your comprehensive school counseling program, to instruct students as well as design technology enriched learning experiences for all students. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) to become familiar with digital learning competencies and engage in interactive activities.
Wednesday, March 2nd | 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SPEAKER BIO: Dr. Emily Goodman-Scott is an Associate Professor in Counselor Education and the School Counseling Coordinator at Old Dominion University, in Virginia. As a previous school counselor and special education teacher, Dr. Goodman-Scott has been in education for nearly 15 years. She was a 2018 recipient of the Top 40 Under 40 award for her region, is the former president/chair of the Virginia School Counselor Association, and enjoys speaking at national conferences, invited state association workshops, and school districts trainings. Dr. Goodman-Scott is the lead editor of the 2019 book A School Counselor’s Guide to Multitiered Systems of Support, and has co-authored the I Can series of children’s social stories.
ABOUT THIS SESSION: Is MTSS (PBIS/RTI) currently implemented in your school? Is your school considering implementation? Would you like to learn more? MTSS is widely implemented throughout the country and school counselors are often an integral part of implementation. Come to this session to discover the alignment between MTSS and Comprehensive School Counseling Programs (e.g., the ASCA National Model), gaining strategies to maximize your efforts. Work smarter, not harder. The presenter will share school-based examples for implementation and alignment.
Wednesday, March 2nd | 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SPEAKER BIO: Joy Dudley is the Victim Services Director for Freekind (formerly Virginia Beach Justice Initiative). In 2014, she became a volunteer advocate for victims of human trafficking after attending Freekind’s Victim Advocacy Training. While serving as a victim advocate, she co-wrote and assisted in piloting Freekind’s Offramps jail program, which has reached over 350 incarcerated women to date in five city and regional jails. She also previously served Freekind as its first case manager and subsequently developed the organization’s current case management program and policies. Freekind’s case management program has identified and served approximately 250 unique survivors of commercial sexual exploitation.
A strong advocate for justice, Deanna Longjohn joined the team in 2021 to run the award-winning Prevention Project™ program, coming from Richmond Justice Initiative to work with the merged organization. Deanna holds a master’s degree in human rights law from Regent University School of Law. Her career in the anti-trafficking movement has included working for the Center for Global Justice and Richmond Justice Initiative; an internship with International Justice Mission; and volunteer work with the Safe House Project, Samaritan House, and Freekind. Deanna currently lives in Norfolk, Virginia with her husband and dog.
ABOUT THIS SESSION: Freekind’s Youth Service Training equips counselors, teachers, social workers, and others with the tools needed to recognize human trafficking, understand the stages of grooming and risk factors, and know how to best intercept situations and prevent future ones. We believe that equipping youth support personnel is making an investment in the most important safety net for students within schools and youth programs.
These trainings are delivered interactively and contain PowerPoint, video, and powerful relevant case studies, implemented in sessions ranging from 1.5 hours-3 hours. Freekind’s trainings are highly-rated and include resources from the U.S. Department of Education that are intended to address and help schools respond to human trafficking, recognize the problem, and take the appropriate course of action. Alongside a small group of professionals from around Virginia, Freekind was requested as a subject matter expert to consult and collaborate with the Virginia Department of Education to create the Guidelines for Training on the Prevention of Trafficking of Children. Freekind’s Youth Service Training meets and exceeds the standards recommended by the Department of Education. While Freekind has strong roots and partnership with our state’s Department of Education, our Youth Service Training is applicable to states across the nation.
Thursday, March 3rd | 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
SPEAKER BIO: Chase Mielke is an award-winning educator, writer, and speaker focusing on preventing educator burnout and increasing student engagement. He has been awarded multiple honors, including being a Michigan Teacher of the Year nominee and a Allegan County “Outstanding People for Education” recipient. For his work minimizing the achievement gap with at-risk high schoolers, his Positive Psychology program received a Michigan Association of School Administrator’s “Winner’s Circle Award.” The program teaches concepts of positive emotion, engagement, meaning, and accomplishment to hundreds of students each year, especially at-risk high schoolers. Consistently, students reduce failure rates by at least 50% each year.
In addition to modeling excellence as an educator, his writing has been featured on WeAreTeachers, Huffpost, Edutopia, and EdPost. As an engaging, nationally recognized speaker, he has traveled across the nation to speak with students and educators on topics of resilience, mindset, applied neuroscience, and positive psychology.
ABOUT THIS SESSION: Join Chase as he presents The Burnout Cure. Chase was moments away from quitting teaching — a career he loved. He was burned out, bitter, and beaten by the external challenges of modern education. But he didn’t quit. He doubled-down, using the same science of well-being he had taught his students for over a decade.
In this engaging, humorous, and heartfelt talk, Chase shares his experience as a veteran educator and provides key insights on how the science of small, positive moments creates thriving adults, learners, and communities. Your audience will be empowered to take care of themselves, so they can better take care of the young adults who need them.
Learning Outcomes:
Chase will also be presenting a breakout session.
Friday, March 4th | 12:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.
SPEAKER BIO: Robert Jamison is currently the Coordinator of School Counseling Services at the Virginia Beach City Public Schools. He has numerous years of experience as a School Counselor and also as a School Counseling Department Chair. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Virginia as well as his Master of Science in Education in School Counseling and his Education Specialist degrees from Old Dominion University. Mr. Jamison supports school counselors across the state of Virginia as a member of the Board of Directors for the Virginia School Counselor Association. And, he recently served on the Virginia Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, established by Governor McAuliffe in Executive Order 69. Mr. Jamison has spoken at numerous state and national conferences. Whether conducting professional development activities or supporting students and families, Mr. Jamison enjoys working and collaborating with all stakeholders.
ABOUT THIS SESSION: Join Robert as he presents How Do You View the World? A Discussion of Diversity and Equity. The goal of this introspective session is for participants to think about diversity and equity through a more expansive lens. The presenter will review common terms used in schools, classrooms and organizations and how these terms relate to our behaviors. The session will also review things to consider when working with staff and students, and personal stories related to these topics will be shared. Participants will be asked to participate in individual, small and large group activities throughout the presentation.
SPEAKER BIO: Lisa is a former secondary school counselor, Past-President of the Wisconsin School Counselor Association and has served on ASCA’s Board of Directors. Currently, she is an adjunct instructor at Lakeland University training the next generation of school counselors. She has given a TEDx Talk and is a best-selling author of Be An Inclusion Ally: ABCs of LGBTQ+. With a Diversity & Inclusion Certification from Cornell University, Lisa is an international presenter and has keynoted numerous conferences both virtually and in person. She uses humor and engagement to help everyone Save Lives!
ABOUT THIS SESSION: Join Lisa as she presents 3 Ways To Be An Inclusion Ally for the LGBTQ+ Population. Pronouns, bathrooms and support plans, oh my! As school counselors, we need to have the courage, the heart and the brains to effectively support ALL of our students. In addition to the LGBTQ+ population, we also need to understand intersectionality. Race, religion, and neurodivergency can all be part of the equation. Let’s pull back the curtain and be the Wizard to save lives!
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ABOUT THIS SESSION: Join Lisa as she presents Supporting our Transgender, Transgender Non-conforming, and Non-Binary Friends! Some of these terms might be new to you, some might not. Whether you are a rural, urban or suburban school counselor, I promise you these terms are on their way to your space. Lisa will provide you with free resources and plans to implement the next day. From the Trevor Project to Pronouns, let’s keep this population alive and help them to Thrive! Not sure what to say when a student comes out to you? Not sure how to support a parent/caregiver of a TNC child? Join us and learn from an LGBTQ+ Subject Matter Expert, Best-Selling author who has given a TEDx Talk on this topic. Oh, and we’ll have fun!
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1:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Registration & Information Center Open
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Pre-Conference Sessions
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Exhibits Open
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
“Meet and Greet” Welcome Reception
(Embassy Suites Manager’s Reception)
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Registration & Information Center Open
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Exhibits Open
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
(available in the Exhibit Area)
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Opening Session with Featured Speaker and Keynote Speaker
Chase Mielke
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Transition Break
10:15 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.
Breakout Session 1
11:05 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.
Break with Exhibitors
11:35 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.
Breakout Session 2
12:25 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.
Box Lunch
(available in the Exhibit Area)
1:25 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Breakout Session 3
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Graduate Student Career Cafe
2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Break with Exhibitors
2:45 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.
Breakout Session 4
3:35 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
Transition Break
3:50 p.m. – 4:40 p.m.
Breakout Session 5
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Networking Social
(Embassy Suites Manager’s Reception)
8:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Evening Activity
7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Registration & Information Center Open
7:30 p.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Exhibits Open
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
(available in the Exhibit Area)
8:30 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
Breakout Session 6
9:20 a.m. – 9:35 a.m.
Transition Break
9:35 a.m. – 10:25 a.m.
Breakout Session 7
10:25 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Morning Break & Exhibit Area – Last Chance!
11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
Breakout Session 8
11:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Transition Break
12:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.
Awards Luncheon & Closing Keynote Speaker
Robert Jamison
You can save $60 on your conference registration by becoming a member of the VSCA for only $40 annually! Before registering for the conference, please visit the VSCA website and become a member or renew your annual membership to save. Under the membership menu, click the “JOIN” link…or, you can now join when you register for the conference. Membership runs for one year from date of joining or renewal.
For questions about VSCA membership please contact, Lauren White at vscamembershipchair@gmail.com.
Current Members: Please make sure that your membership is good through March 4, 2022. If you choose to bundle your membership with conference registration, then another year will be added to your current membership.
New Members: If you choose to bundle your membership with your conference registration, your membership will last one year from the date you submit payment. If you choose to join by visiting the VSCA website and then pay for your conference registration separately, your membership will begin the date you submit payment.
Do you need help justifying this conference to your Supervisor? Vying for a good funding source can be challenging sometimes. We have created a letter for you (Modeled from ASCA) to customize according to your needs to support your efforts to attend the 2022 VSCA Conference!
Sessions run concurrently. You may only attend one.
Session 1: Andrea Burston – Digital Learning
Session 2: Emily Goodman-Scott – MTSS and School Counseling
Session 3: Joy Dudley & Deanna Longjohn – FreeKind: Human Trafficking Identification, Readiness, and Early Intervention
STANDARD REGISTRATION
Professional Member*: $50
Student / Retiree / Emeritus Member*: $40
Non-Member: $75
EARLY REGISTRATION***
(by January 15, 2022)
Professional Member*
– Conference: $150
– With Membership**: $190
Student / Retiree / Emeritus Member*
– Conference: $100
– With Membership**: $120
Non-Member
– Conference: $210
STANDARD REGISTRATION
(between Jan. 16 – Feb. 24, 2022)
Professional Member*
– Conference: $170
– With Membership**: $210
Student / Retiree / Emeritus Member*
– Conference: $120
– With Membership**: $140
Non-Member
– Conference: $230
ONSITE REGISTRATION
(after February 24, 2022)
Professional Member*
– Conference: $190
– With Membership**: $230
Student / Retiree / Emeritus Member*
– Conference: $140
– With Membership**: $160
Non-Member
– Conference: $250
EARLY REGISTRATION***
(by January 15, 2022)
Thursday Only
– Conference: $110
– With Membership**: $150
Friday Only
– Conference: $110
– With Membership**: $150
STANDARD REGISTRATION
(between Jan. 16 – Feb. 24, 2022)
Thursday Only
– Conference: $130
– With Membership**: $170
Friday Only
– Conference: $130
– With Membership**: $170
ONSITE REGISTRATION
(after February 24, 2022)
Thursday Only
– Conference: $150
– With Membership**: $190
Friday Only
– Conference: $150
– With Membership**: $190
*To receive the Member Price your VSCA membership must be good through March 4, 2022.
**To take advantage of the discounted Member prices, renew your membership on the VSCA website or bundle your membership with your conference registration. Professional Members are $40 annually and Student/Retired Emeritus Members are $20 annually.
***To qualify for the Early Registration Rate, your registration form AND payment (copy of your purchase order, check, or credit card) must be received or postmarked by the Early Registration cutoff date.
REGISTRATIONS CAN NOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PAYMENT. PLEASE SEND PAYMENT AND REGISTRATION FORM(S) TOGETHER.
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*Purchase orders must be made payable to National Center for Youth Issues.
*Checks must be made payable to National Center for Youth Issues.
EMAIL: registrations@ncyi.org
FAX: (423) 899-4547
PHONE: (866) 318-6294
MAIL: National Center for Youth Issues, ATTN: VSCA
P.O. Box 22185
Chattanooga, TN 37422-2185
The Attendee will receive an email confirmation to the email address provided when their registration is processed. (Make sure to check Junk/Spam folders.) Please allow ample time for processing.
The sponsors of the conference receive registrant contact information.
The online registration portal is now closed, but we will be accepting on-site registration at the event. Please bring the Registration Form (see below to download) with your method of payment to the conference.
PLEASE NOTE: If we are forced to cancel the VSCA Conference because of a “force majeure” event, such as a government restriction on large gatherings that cover the intended size of the conference, then we will issue full refunds of the registrations. Otherwise, our normal cancellation policy will be upheld: There will be no refunds after February 2, 2022. All cancellations before February 2, 2022 will be refunded less a $25 handling fee. The conference is not responsible for and cannot give refunds due to problems beyond its control such as weather or school closings. There will be no refunds if you register as a Non-Member and then later become a member. Please become a Member or renew your membership before registering for the conference.
On social distancing and other health and safety measures, the regulations/guidelines that apply to hotels and conference centers are still unfolding and being developed. The VSCA Conference will conform to all necessary regulations/guidelines that are in place as of the date of the conference.
1700 Coliseum Drive
Hampton, VA 23666
The Embassy Suites, the Conference’s host hotel, has a conference rate of $136, plus tax. This rate is valid while rooms are available. The price includes full, cook-to-order breakfast and evening Manager’s Reception.
TO MAKE HOTEL RESERVATIONS:
HOST HOTEL:
1700 Coliseum Drive
Hampton, VA 23666
The Embassy Suites, the Conference’s host hotel, has a conference rate of $136, plus tax. This rate is valid while rooms are available. The price includes full, cook-to-order breakfast and evening Manager’s Reception.
TO MAKE HOTEL RESERVATIONS:
OVERFLOW HOTEL:
1999 Power Plant Pkwy
Hampton, VA 23666
The Hilton Garden Inn has a conference rate of $110 per night, plus tax, which remains valid for reservations made by February 20, 2022, while rooms are available. The price includes two breakfast coupons per room, per night.
TO MAKE HOTEL RESERVATIONS:
OVERFLOW HOTEL:
1999 Power Plant Pkwy
Hampton, VA 23666
The Hilton Garden Inn has a conference rate of $110 per night, plus tax, which remains valid for reservations made by February 20, 2022, while rooms are available. The price includes two breakfast coupons per room, per night.
TO MAKE HOTEL RESERVATIONS:
In the evening, make sure you take time to relax and enjoy the surrounding area. Visit the Peninsula Town Center, less than a mile from the Embassy Suites! At the Town Center, enjoy shopping at the Loft, Yankee Candle, Sephora, Forever 21, Barnes & Noble, and many more. You can sit back and relax at the many restaurants, such as Abuelo’s, Avenue Blue, Outback and My Pi, along with others. The Peninsula Town Center has a premium movie theater with leather recliners and gourmet food, so you can finally watch that movie you have been wanting to see.
Click here to see all the fun you can have at the Peninsula Town Center.
We hope this conference will educate and equip you to do your job well, and we also hope you will take advantage of the wonderful ways you can relax and be refreshed!
