NCSCA Annual Conference
Advancing the Profession of School Counseling:
Our Challenge, Our Promise, Our Future
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Pre-Conference Professional Development Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Learning Institute (Pre-registration is required to attend)
Ethical and Legal Challenges in School Counseling
School counselors are faced with numerous daily challenges related to their ethical, legal, and professional responsibilities to students, parents, guardians, teachers, and school administrators. In this workshop, the presenter, who is both a lawyer and a former school counselor, will review major challenges and will provide detailed suggestions for practicing in a manner that serves students well and avoids problems for counselors. Issues that will be covered include obtaining legal advice, managing potentially suicidal or violent students, counseling children of divorce, keeping appropriate counseling records, dealing with confidentiality concerns, reporting suspected child abuse, and responding to complaining parents or guardians.
Theodore Remley, Jr.,J.D., Ph.D
Guilford C 8:30-Noon 3.5 CEUs Members $10 Non members $45
Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act
Everything School Counselors Should Know
Starting with a Section 504 Self Assessment, this session will examine the fundamental purpose of Section 504 in the context of other major federal laws including the IDEA, NCLB and the ADA Restoration Act of 2008. Participants will learn about common mistakes made by Section 504 teams. Special terminology such as “disabled person,” “major life activities,” and “substantial limitation, etc., will be defined and applied to the Section 504 referral, evaluation and placement process. The keys to writing successful accommodations will be examined. Other special topics covered include discipline and procedural due process. Participants will have an opportunity to engage the speaker with questions and dialogue. The session will conclude with an examination statement-by-statement review of the self-assessment.
James F. McKethan, LLC
Guilford C 1-4 p.m. 3.0 CEUs Members $10 Non members $45
CFNC “Bridges Transitions” Training
Imagine one free site where students (K-12) explore careers, discover interests and abilities through free assessments, tour colleges, maintain a four year high school planner, apply to college, find financial aid and so much more. Its all hear at CFNC.org! Find lesson plans, track students usage/data and guide students to informed choices concerning courses, colleges, and careers. Your job is challenging- join CFNC for an update on tools that help!
Participants will be transported to UNC Greensboro computer lab
Meet at registration desk to depart
Limited to first 25 registrants
Amy Samek, College Foundation of North Carolina
UNC-G 1-4 p.m. 3.0 CEUs Free to first 25 registrants
Pre-Conference Professional Development Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Administrators and School Counselors Collaborating to Increase Student Achievement
Given that professional school counselors have a positive impact on student achievement through programs and services that are part of a developmental, comprehensive school counseling program, collaboration between administrators and school counselors is critical. This discussion will include valuable information regarding ASCA’s National Model, school counselor training and skills, and how school counselors affect student achievement. Our panel of administrators available to answer questions:
Primary Facilitator: Elizabeth S. Younce, Principal, Smokey Mountain Elementary
Panel: Eric Sparks, Director of Counselors, Wake County Schools
Dr. Dana Griffin, Assistant Professor of School Counseling, UNC Chapel Hill
Dr. Marrius Pettiford, Director of Support Services, Alamance Burlington School System
Elizabeth Britt, School Counselor, Clyde Erwin Elementary School, Onslow County
Linda Kopec, Principal, Summersill Elementary, Onslow County
1-4 p.m. 3.0 CEUs Free to participants Pre registration is required
Pre-Conference Opening Session
Unleashing the Potential of Youth: Voices from the Field
Anne Cortés, Program Director, National Conference for Community and Justice - Piedmont Triad
4:30-6 p.m. Guilford B 1.5 CEUs
