ISCA Fall Conference 2014 (co-sponsored by the ICA) Best Western Coeur d’Alene Plus, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Thursday, October 2 7:30-8:30 Registration: Breakfast on Your Own 8:30-8:50 Hayden Room General Session; Announcements; Introductions; Pres. Remarks 9:00-10:15 Breakout Session 1 1A Sherman Buckets of Success Brooke Winston, LPC.NCC Synopsis: An up-beat approach to shining a light on the very best in your students, staff, parents as well as YOURSELF! How often do you fill the buckets of others, how often do you take away from those very buckets as well? What if you could learn as well as teach others to ‘fill people up’ in everyday conversations, and in doing so create a climate that has higher rates of success, productivity, and positivity? Come and see for yourself, how YOU can begin to cultivate a culture that stems from showcasing the positive attributes of others as well as yourself! Learning Objectives: Understand ‘The Bucket Philosophy’ Identify ways to make a positive impact while dealing with others Become familiar with 5 strategies for Increasing Positive Emotions Explore how Google Surveys can help you gain knowledge and fill buckets
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ISCA Fall Conference 2014 (co-sponsored by the ICA)Best Western Coeur d’Alene Plus,
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Thursday, October 2
7:30-8:30 Registration: Breakfast on Your Own8:30-8:50 Hayden Room General Session; Announcements; Introductions; Pres. Remarks
Synopsis: An up-beat approach to shining a light on the very best in your students, staff, parents as well as YOURSELF! How often do you fill the buckets of others, how often do you take away from those very buckets as well? What if you could learn as well as teach others to ‘fill people up’ in everyday conversations, and in doing so create a climate that has higher rates of success, productivity, and positivity? Come and see for yourself, how YOU can begin to cultivate a culture that stems from showcasing the positive attributes of others as well as yourself!
Learning Objectives: Understand ‘The Bucket Philosophy’ Identify ways to make a positive impact while dealing with others Become familiar with 5 strategies for Increasing Positive Emotions Explore how Google Surveys can help you gain knowledge and fill buckets
1B Cataldo "Working with the Body, Breath, and Mind to Find Emotional Balance" Sara Morrow, PhD
Synopsis: Program description as you would want it to appear. This should include a clear summary, including the information, techniques, theory or research to be presented. Limit to 40 words.
Emotional and behavioral difficulties are linked to the function of the nervous system. Teaching students how to calm the nervous system by regulating the breath and working with the physical body provides them tools for emotional stability and effective coping.
Learning Objectives: What the audience can expect to learn (3 or 4 bulleted items).- Become familiar with the science showing the therapeutic effects of mind/body
techniques (yoga, breathing, mindfulness).- Learn breathing techniques to calm and to energize.- Understand how to use body posture and movement to shift mood.- Demystify meditation and understand the healing effects of mindfulness.
Method of the presentation: (panel, lecture, demonstration, Q & A, etc)
Lecture w/ Power Point presentation, as well as demonstration and audience participation in gentle movement and breathing practices.
Audio Visual Requests:Projector
Please submit a brief biography.Dr. Sara Morrow is a licensed psychologist who specializes in working with children and
families. She is also a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200) and created a therapeutic yoga program for people of all ages. Mind Balance Yoga classes incorporate the science of psychology with the wisdom of yoga, teaching students how to balance their nervous system to reduce emotional distress, learn to cope effectively, and develop mindfulness and greater compassion towards self and others.
1C Garnet Career & College Readiness Resources - GEAR UP Idaho:Amy Kernin-Laye; Heather Nyby
Title of Program: Career & College Readiness Resources - GEAR UP Idaho
Synopsis: Program description as you would want it to appear. This should include a clear summary, including the information, techniques, theory or research to be presented. Limit to 40 words.
GEAR UP staff will highlight successful and engaging strategies for college and career activities and events. Participants will learn about available tools and resources that will assist them in supporting a college readiness pathway for all students and their families.
Learning Objectives: What the audience can expect to learn (3 or 4 bulleted items).
• Ideas for college and career readiness activities and events• Ways to engage students about going to college• Websites and resources available at no cost
1D Syringa State and Federal Aid Overview Joy LaRue
State and Federal Aid Overview
Synopsis: This presentation will cover the scholarships opportunities available to students from the State of Idaho and changes from previous years. I will also offer some information and tips on the FAFSA process.
Learning Objectives: • State of Idaho Scholarship opportunities • Changes to state scholarships• FAFSA process• What to expect for 2015-16
Method of the presentation: (panel, lecture, demonstration, Q & A, etc)
Audio Visual Requests: I am developing a PowerPoint presentation so if possible, the ability to present PowerPoint.
Please submit a brief biography:Joy has over fourteen years of student services experience, primarily in academic advising and financial aid. Joy began her professional experience at the University of Idaho and the University of Arizona, where she earned in a master’s degree in Higher Education. Upon returning to Idaho in 2006, she served at Idaho State University in the Academic Advising office. After a few years, she moved on to the College of Western Idaho, where she served for five years as a manager specializing primarily in scholarships and work study programs. Joy recently began working as the Scholarships Program Manager at the State Board of Education in July 2014.
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:45 Breakout Session 22A Cataldo & Hayden (set up for lunch)
2B Garnet How to give your students the edge in the scholarship hunt:James O Smyth
: How to give your students the edge in the scholarship hunt
Synopsis: Program description as you would want it to appear. This should include a clear summary, including the information, techniques, theory or research to be presented. Limit to 40 words.
Hunting for scholarships is an important part of helping your students prepare for their future and it can be hard to find an effective way to do it. Experience scholarship search technology that leaves traditional searching in the dust.
Learning Objectives: What the audience can expect to learn (3 or 4 bulleted items).
- What students experience using Scholar Box compared to other scholarship searches.- How to use Scholar Box's student tools.- Tips on how to get your students to use Scholar Box.
Method of the presentation: Lecture/DemonstrationAudio Visual Requests:We will have a power point to put up on a projector and need access to the internet.
James Smyth founded Scholar Box nearly two years ago with a goal to simplify the scholarship process for counselors, students, and parents. Since then, he has worked hand in hand with high school counselors across the country to develop Scholar Box and its tools. In his spare time, James enjoys playing basketball and watching Disney movies with his wife and four kids.
2C Sherman It Starts Now: Incorporating the Career and College Standards at the Elementary l Level. Addy Wissell, Ph.D., et al, Leah Lorimer,Kristine Spruill, Justine Brown, Kristina Grundmanis
It Starts Now: Incorporating the Career and College Standards at the Elementary l Level.
Synopsis: School counselors at the elementary level often struggle to incorporate the career component of the ASCA model. This part of the program is not "optional," and we have to get creative! This presentation will share practical ideas that counselors can implement quickly and independently. Participants will be invited to share their experiences and ideas.
Learning Objectives: • Participants will experience a variety of strategies and activities.• Participants will leave with a number of activities and ideas to implement into their school counseling program this year!
Method of the presentation: (panel, lecture, demonstration, Q & A, etc)Presentation and audience participation
Audio Visual Requests: Projector and screen needed
2D Syringa Idaho State Department of Education Advanced Opportunities:Jennifer Caprile
Title of Program: Idaho State Department of Education Advanced Opportunities
Synopsis: This session will address legislative and process guidance regarding the 8 in 6, Dual Credit for Early Completers and Master Advancement Programs as well as the new Fast Forward program that provides up to $200 for juniors and $400 for seniors to access for dual credits, college credit bearing examinations or professional-technical examinations.
Learning Objectives: Session attendees will leave with the following:• Updates on 2014 legislative changes that affect the state Advanced Opportunity programs.• Summary of each of the four different Advanced Opportunity programs that are available to Idaho public school and public charter school students.• Reimbursement process of all the program funds.
11:45-1:30 Hayden/Cataldo Rooms Lunch Keynote speaker: Jim Sporleder, “Catching KidsBeforeThey Fall” Lunch sponsored by the “Kootenai Alliance for Children and Families”
Catching Kids Before They Fall
Synopsis: The keynote will use research to show that traditional methods for discipline have lost their impact. Participants will be introduced to a new approach that is backed by evidence-based research. A PPT presentation
Learning Objectives: • Participants will learn that many of the disruptive behaviors we see in our schools are students impacted by trauma and toxic stress.• Participants will learn that the foundational core of implementing a “Trauma Informed Model” is caring adult relationships.• Educators will see that they play a major role in helping students change their life path to one that will bring them fulfillment and purpose.• Participants will learn basic strategies to help a student de-escalate and begin to learn how to self-regulate and stay connected with their learning and with their teacher.
1:30-2:45 Breakout Session 33A Sherman Catching Kids Before They Fall Part1 Jim Sporleder
Jim Sporleder will use research to show that traditional methods for discipline have lost their impact. Participants will be introduced to a new approach that is backed by evidence-based research. A PPT presentation. Question and answer at the end of the presentation.
3B Syringa Counseling the Student Athlete Jodi Hickenlooper, LPC
Counseling the Student Athlete
Synopsis:
Student athletes face stressors beyond the regular academic demands of school. Through discussion and case studies we will explore implications and strategies for working with student athletes as well as ways to partner with others to support this population.
Learning Objectives:
• Understand the unique considerations of working with student athletes
• Identify ways to support and guide student athletes• Discover ways to partner with others to support these students
Method of the presentation: Lecture and Case Studies
3C Cataldo Advocacy – The Key to Program Survival Thomas V. Trotter, Ph.D., Kathleen M. Trotter, Ed.S., Michael S. Dunn, MAC Candidate, Justine A. Brown, MAC Candidate
Advocacy – The Key to Program Survival
Synopsis: Unfortunately, when school systems fall on financial hard times, school counseling programs are all too often seen as expendable. This presentation is designed to maximize a program’s survivability by taking every aspect of the counseling program into account in order to keep it out of harm’s way.
Learning Objectives: Participants will learn that …
• Advocacy is not one-dimensional/narrowly defined but rather includes multiple aspects - seven, to be exact - each of which plays a critical role in survivability.• Public Relations is just one consideration in taking a more comprehensive approach to Advocacy, to which there is a scientific …• Selected aspects of Advocacy also serve an important purpose in the program development, implementation, and monitoring processes.
Method of the presentation: This presentation is a team effort in which each person will deliver on selected topics in Advocacy coupled by brief exercises and a self-assessment of PR/PI effectiveness. Dr. Tom Trotter is the Clinical Placement Coordinator for Gonzaga University’s Counselor Education Program. He is also Professor Emeritus of Counseling & School Psychology from the University of Idaho. In addition to teaching, he is an active consultant to schools and school systems, author, and is actively engaged in research activities related to validating the 7Cs Model of Comprehensive School Counseling.
Kathleen M. Trotter, Ed.S. is a recently retired high school counselor (and school psychologist) with experiences across the grade levels. She is a past president of ISCA and a partner in research activities focused on validating the 7Cs Model.
Michael S. Dunn is an advanced graduate student Gonzaga University’s School Counselor Education Program. He also serves as a research assistant engaged in validating the 7Cs Model. He is a counselor intern at Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane, WA. Michael graduated from Harvard University in 2011 where he was a member of the swim team; he continues his love of the sport through coaching locally.
Justine A. Brown is an advanced graduate student in Gonzaga University’s School Counselor Education Program. She also serves as a research assistant engaged in validating the 7Cs Model.
She is a counselor intern at Garwood Elementary in North Idaho. Justine graduated from the University of Idaho in 2012 with degrees in psychology and secondary education. She is employed by Coeur d’Alene School District where she works in a before and after school program for elementary aged students.
3D Garnet Idaho State Department of Education Advanced Opportunities:Jennifer Caprile
Synopsis: This session will address legislative and process guidance regarding the 8 in 6, Dual Credit for Early Completers and Master Advancement Programs as well as the new Fast Forward program that provides up to $200 for juniors and $400 for seniors to access for dual credits, college credit bearing examinations or professional-technical examinations.
Learning Objectives: Session attendees will leave with the following:• Updates on 2014 legislative changes that affect the state Advanced Opportunity programs.• Summary of each of the four different Advanced Opportunity programs that are available to Idaho public school and public charter school students.• Reimbursement process of all the program funds.
2:15-4:15 3E Hayden Weaving a Tapestry of Support – A View of PsychosocialRehabilitation for Children Tracey Sutton, LCSW, ACSW
Synopsis: Program description as you would want it to appear. This should include a clear summary, including the information, techniques, theory or research to be presented. Limit to 40 words.
• Psychosocial rehabilitation for children experiencing serious emotional disturbance teaches critical skills to improve daily functioning. Natural supports and community resources are woven together as scaffolding for goals and strategies of a developmentally and culturally sensitive system of care. This presentation will provide a valuable overview of this community based service.
Learning Objectives: What the audience can expect to learn (3 or 4 bulleted items).
1. Participants will gain awareness of the unique qualities and challenges of psycho-social rehabilitation for children. The workshop will include a discussion of culturally sensitive and developmentally appropriate goals, treatment strategies and facilitation of a collaborative approach to support families. The core principles and values for working with children as presented by the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association will provide the framework for this learning objective.2. Participants will learn practical ways to integrate attachment theory and a strengths- focused approach to support caregivers in providing an emotionally responsive environment that will enhance the child's self-esteem and confidence on their trajectory toward greater resiliency.3. Participants will identify the skills necessary for youth to thrive in their living, learning and social environments, as well as the community resources available to help in the acquisition of those skills.
Method of the presentation: (panel, lecture, demonstration, Q & A, etc)
• The proposed 2-hour presentation will be comprised of the following: a 10-minute welcome and introductions, 20-minute opening experiential activity designed to facilitate an initial group discussion regarding identifying community resources critical for the support of children and families. This will be followed by a 60-minute PowerPoint presentation, another 20-minute experiential activity will facilitate the discussion of sociocultural considerations for working with children, followed by 10-minute question and answer period and closing.
2:45-3:00 Break and Poster Presentations in the Hall
3:00-4:15 Breakout Session 4
4A Sherman Catching Kids Before They Fall 2 Jim Sporleder
Jim Sporleder will use research to show that traditional methods for discipline have lost their impact. Participants will be introduced to a new approach that is backed by evidence-based research. A PPT presentation. Question and answer at the end of the presentation.
4B Cataldo LearningExpress Library: Free College and Career Readiness ToolGina Persichini
Title of Program: LearningExpress Library: Free College and Career Readiness Tool
Synopsis: Learn how students can use this easy, online tool to prepare for college entrance exams, AP exams, and career licensing and certifications. It also contains Math, grammar, and popular software tutorials for students looking for extra help or new challenges. LearningExpress Library is available free to all Idaho residents through LiLI.org and your nearby library. Join this session to see how easy it is to login, and view the wide variety of content available for you and your students. Please bring your own device if you’d like to follow along on your own during the presentation.
Learning Objectives: • Scope of content available for students to support efforts to graduate, go on to college, or prepare for the career of their choice,• How to access LearningExpress Library from any computer with Internet access, and• How to create a login to get started right away.
Method of the presentation: Lecture with live, online demonstration.
Biography:
Gina Persichini is the Networking Consultant at the Idaho Commission for Libraries. Having received her Master’s Degree from the University of South Florida School of Library and Information Science in 1995, Gina started as a trainer teaching librarians to incorporate online resources with library services. After six years with Florida’s multi-type library cooperatives, Gina relocated to Idaho in 2001 to join the Idaho Commission for Libraries. As Networking Consultant, Gina is focused on resource sharing and developing statewide library programs. She coordinates Libraries Linking Idaho (LiLI), a collaborative web-based service for Idahoans.
4C Syringa Suicide Prevention Matt McCarter, Director Student Engagement & Postsecondary Readiness, SDE; Kim Kane, MPA, is the Program Director for the Idaho Lives Project
Youth Suicide Prevention in Idaho- the Idaho Lives Project
Synopsis: The Idaho Lives Project exists to prevent youth suicide in Idaho and is funded by SAMHSA’s Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act grant. The project is founded upon Dr. Thomas Joiner’s interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide and represents a partnership between the SDE
and SPAN Idaho. This workshop will provide an overview of the strategies being implemented as part of this project and include a discussion around indicators of suicide ideation in students, related risk factors, interventions and primary prevention activities. Participants will leave with an increased understanding of suicide prevention and information on how to participate in the Idaho Lives Project.
Learning Objectives: What the audience can expect to learn (3 or 4 bulleted items).• Recent data on Idaho youth suicide completion rates and suicide ideation.• A new theoretical understanding of why youth die by suicide.• ‘Upstream’ strategies to prevent youth suicide and related risk behaviors.• How schools and their surrounding communities can participate in the Idaho Lives Project through local training, program implementation and support from Idaho and national trainers.
Kim Kane, MPA, is the Program Director for the Idaho Lives Project which fosters connectedness and resilience throughout Idaho school communities to prevent youth suicide. She is a member and co-founder of the Idaho Governor’s Council on Suicide Prevention and the former Executive Director of the Suicide Prevention Action Network of Idaho (SPAN Idaho). Ms. Kane is a certified trainer with the QPR Institute for the QPR (Question, Persuade & Refer) suicide prevention program, and is trained in the Certified Psychological Autopsy Program from the American Association of Suicidology. Ms. Kane holds a bachelor’s degree in political science, and a master’s degree in public administration, both from Kansas State University. She lives in her home town of Boise with her husband and two sons.
4D Garnet Collaborative Counselor Training Initiative (CCTI) - Providing Opportunities for Counselors & Students State Wide: Dr. Sherawn Reberry; Mr. Jeff Simmons
Title of Program: Collaborative Counselor Training Initiative (CCTI) - Providing Opportunities for Counselors & Students State Wide
Synopsis: Idaho Digital Learning is a statewide partner with all Idaho schools helping to provide advanced opportunities to their students in addition, professional development for all staff. Attend and
learn how IDLA can help schools support students through their journey to career and college readiness. You will hear more about the Collaborative Counselor Training Initiative and how you can get involved! The session will highlight tools provided within the CCTI training to help support counselors promoting a college and career ready culture within the school.
Program description as you would want it to appear. This should include a clear summary, including the information, techniques, theory or research to be presented. Limit to 40 words. Learning Objectives: What the audience can expect to learn (3 or 4 bulleted items).• Information about CCTI for Counselors• Best Practices for supporting students in a collaborative culture for career and college readiness• Professional Development Opportunities for CounselorsMethod of the presentation: (panel, lecture, demonstration, Q & A, etc)• Lecture• Q & A
Dr. Sherawn Reberry is currently the Director of Education Programs for the Idaho Digital Learning Academy. She has worked as an elementary principal, classroom teacher, university instructor, technology integrator, professional development director and the Title I Director for the State of Idaho. Sherawn enjoys her family of two daughters and husband-she has recently perfected her Wii tennis game.Jeff Simmons is the Instructional Manager for Idaho Digital Learning. Jeff has served as a teacher and administrator in the field of online learning since 2002. Prior to working full-time at IDLA, Jeff taught Social Studies and English at two different alternative high schools. He has a B.A. in Social Studies and English Education from Northwest Nazarene University and an M.A. in Education Leadership from the University of Idaho. Jeff lives in Nampa, Idaho with his wife, son, three dogs, and one cranky cat.
Dinner on your Own
Fall Conference 2014Best Western Coeur d’Alene Plus,
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Friday, October 3
7:30-8:30 Registration and Breakfast on your own
9:00-10:00 Hayden Room Keynote speaker: Mark de St. Aubin
Mark de St. Aubin, LCSW, FT has 28 years of social work experience in a variety of practice settings including positions with the Veteran’s Administration, pediatric rehab, geriatric home care and hospice, long term care facilities, consulting/supervision and teaching. For the past 20 years he has been a faculty member of the College of Social Work at the University of Utah instructing in the areas of social work practice in health, mental health, and grief and loss. His current teaching and research interests include the psychosocial needs and care of the dying and bereaved, social work's role in medical settings, mindfulness practice and social work supervision. He recently obtained the ADEC ‘Fellow’ credential in Thanatology (study of Death, Dying and Bereavement) and has a private practice of grief counseling. A resident of Salt Lake City, Utah for the past 27 years, Mark currently lives with his wife and 2 teenage daughters and enjoys hiking, gardening and musical performance.
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:30 Breakout Session 55A Syringa Grief and Loss Mark & Lorene de St. Aubin
The breakout will cover issues in health, mental health, and grief and loss, care of the dying and bereaved, social work's role in medical settings, mindfulness practice.
5B Cataldo Self Care through Yoga & Meditation Laura Sferra, LCPC, RYT
Self Care through Yoga & Meditation
Synopsis: This program will offer a description and brief research review of the benefits of yoga and meditation. There will be an experiential practice of yoga for the office and ideas on application with students.
Learning Objectives:
o Benefits of yoga and meditation
o Experiential: Yoga in the officeo Simple practices for your students
Method of the presentation: Lecture, demonstration and participation.
5C Garnet Human being vs. human doing: The power of rapport;Patti Davenport
Human being vs. human doing: The power of rapport
Synopsis: Program description as you would want it to appear. This should include a clear summary, including the information, techniques, theory or research to be presented. Limit to 40 words. Imagine students, not parents, asking for academic support and seeking you out for college, career and personal development. These practical, tangible strategies help ensure healthy, appropriate relationships between students and educators that result in improved scores, engagement, and motivation.
Learning Objectives: What the audience can expect to learn (3 or 4 bulleted items) Understanding the primary influences on students lives Practical, proven strategies for a team approach to reducing referrals, bullying and suspensions Impact of non-contingent vs. contingent interactions Strategies to build powerful rapport that causes students to want to work harder and challenge less
5D Sherman Career & College Readiness Resources - GEAR UP Idaho:Amy Kernin-Laye; Heather Nyby
Title of Program: Career & College Readiness Resources - GEAR UP Idaho
Synopsis: Program description as you would want it to appear. This should include a clear summary, including the information, techniques, theory or research to be presented. Limit to 40 words.
GEAR UP staff will highlight successful and engaging strategies for college and career activities and events. Participants will learn about available tools and resources that will assist them in supporting a college readiness pathway for all students and their families.
Learning Objectives: What the audience can expect to learn (3 or 4 bulleted items).
• Ideas for college and career readiness activities and events• Ways to engage students about going to college• Websites and resources available at no cost
11:45-1:30 Hayden Room Awards Luncheon and Networking
1:30-2:45 Breakout Session 6
6A Garnet Narrative Therapy in School Settings Cassie Coleman-Heppler, LCSW
Narrative Therapy in School SettingsSynopsis: Program description as you would want it to appear. This should include a clear summary, including the information, techniques, theory or research to be presented. Limit to 40 words. Narrative therapy is a collaborative approach to counseling that places people as the experts of their own lives. A narrative approach views problems as separate from people and assumes people as having many skills, abilities, values, commitments, beliefs and competencies that will assist them to change their relationship with the problems influencing their lives. The focus is not on ‘experts’ solving problems. It is on people co-discovering through conversations, the hopeful, preferred, and previously unrecognized and hidden possibilities contained within themselves and unseen story-lines. To this end, those interested in narrative practices collaborate with people in ‘re-authoring’ the stories of their lives and reframing the problem using externalizing conversations.Learning Objectives: What the audience can expect to learn (3 or 4 bulleted items).• Basic understanding of Narrative Therapy practice/theory/research• How to apply externalizing exercises into practice• Re-authoring conversations. Method of the presentation: (panel, lecture, demonstration, Q & A)
6B Sherman Judicious Discipline: Living and Learning in a Democratic SchoolPaul Gathercoal
Judicious Discipline: Living and Learning in a Democratic School
Synopsis: Program description as you would want it to appear. This should include a clear summary, including the information, techniques, theory or research to be presented. Limit to 40 words.
How can I develop democratic approaches for school discipline and classroom management? The paradigm shift is sound and simple. Students need models from which to learn, and they need to practice responsible citizenship if they are to live it.
Learning Objectives: What the audience can expect to learn (3 or 4 bulleted items).
This proposed presentation will illustrate the effect Judicious Discipline has on students' character development as measured by, (1) the growth in their abilities to resolve conflicts peacefully; their social development, (2) demonstrated understanding of citizenship rights and responsibilities, and (3) their ability to engage in learning.
6C Cataldo IDLA: Advanced Opportunities- Providing Opportunities forStudents State Wide; Brad Patzer; Dr. Sherawn Reberry
Title of Program: Advanced Opportunities- Providing Opportunities for Students State Wide
Synopsis: Idaho Digital Learning is a statewide partner with all Idaho schools helping them provide advanced opportunities to their students. Attend and learn how IDLA can help schools support, 8-in-6, Dual Credit for Early Completers, the Mastery Advancement Program, and the new 200-400 program. Additionally you will learn about IDLA’s iPath and CCTI programs will also be discussed.
Program description as you would want it to appear. This should include a clear summary, including the information, techniques, theory or research to be presented. Limit to 40 words.
Learning Objectives: What the audience can expect to learn (3 or 4 bulleted items).• Information about Advanced Opportunities for Idaho Students• Best Practices for supporting students in Advanced Opportunities programs• Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers and Counselors
6D Syringa Be True: Be Balanced: To Self; To Family & To Others:Mark & Lorene de St. Aubin; Roger & Connie Holyoak
This is a panel discussion that focuses on the theme of the conference “Strengthen Self: Strengthen Others”. Discussion on different areas of living a whole life of loving and serving others, while maintaining life’s major focuses.
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-4:15 Breakout Session 77A Sherman Chronic Stress: Biopsychology, Health Effects, Interventions, and Self-Care; Steve Gajewski
Title of Program:
Chronic Stress: Biopsychology, Health Effects, Interventions, and Self-Care
Synopsis: Program description as you would want it to appear. This should include a clear summary, including the information, techniques, theory or research to be presented. Limit to 40 words. Chronic stress is linked to all leading causes of death and is an insidious contributor to depression, anxiety and underperformance. This presentation will address the biopsychosocial mechanisms and impacts of stress, interventions, and self-care for the school counselor. Learning Objectives: What the audience can expect to learn (3 or 4 bulleted items).
• Basic biopsychology of stress• Research findings re stress, health, and human performance• Assessment, including self-assessment• Implications for practice: calming others and self-care for the school counselor
Method of the presentation: (panel, lecture, demonstration, Q & A, etc)7B Garnet Prevention through Connection; Mindy Meyer
Prevention through Connection
Healthy connections are another layer of prevention that is often overlooked. Idaho Drug Free Youth has made building positive connections a staple in our programs. In this presentation, we will take a closer look at how positive peer influence can enhance your prevention efforts.
Learning Objectives: What the audience can expect to learn (3 or 4 bulleted items).• The impact of positive connections• How to do add a program like this to your schoolMethod of the presentation: (panel, lecture, demonstration, Q & A, etc)• Lecture/demonstration
7C Cataldo “Greet and Chat with Members of the Idaho Department of Education”GEAR UP Idaho: Amy Kernin-Laye; Heather Nyby; Advanced Opportunities: Jennifer Caprile; State scholarships; Joy LaRue, Matt McCarter, Director
This breakout has a focus “Meet & Chat” with the SDE; GEAR UP Idaho; SDE; Advanced Opportunities; Amy Kernin-Laye; Heather Nyby; Jennifer Caprile. This is a question and answer discussion to cover concerns that Idaho counselors have with members of the Idaho State Department of Education staff. The SDE staff members want to find out how they can best serve the counselors in Idaho.
7D Syringa ASVAB Dr. Steve Cook
Thank you for your support of the Idaho School Counselor Association (ISCA) 2014 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Conference. We will see you next October in Boise. Remember as you take care of yourself in all areas of your life, you are better prepared to take care of others!
