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Resiliency Conference: Motivating, Engaging, & Supporting Students in Today’s World

Start
10 Feb 2021
7:30 AM
End
11 Feb 2021
4:00 PM
Location
Online
Registered
150 registrants

Registration

Non- WySCA Member – $80.00
Non-WySCA Members sign up here. Includes PTSB and CEU credits as well as access to the sessions for a 1 year period.
Presenter – $45.00
If you are presenting and will be attending the conference
Retired/Student – $30.00
Students & Retired WySCA members
WAO Members
Must have registration code. Thursday only. CEU and PTSB credits not available.
WYSCA Board Members
WYSCA & WAO Board Members register here. You must have a the code to register.
WySCA Member Conference Registration + Membership Renewal – $90.00
$60 for Conference + $30 for membership renewal
WySCA Members – $60.00
Includes PTBS and CEU Credit as well as access to the sessions for 1 year.
WySCA Non-Member Conference Registration + Membership – $110.00
$80 for Conference + $30 for membership

Registration is closed

WySCA and WAO Partner Together to Bring you the 2021 WySCA and PEAK Professional Development Conference

Resiliency Conference

Motivating, Engaging, & Supporting Students in Today’s World

Wednesday February 10th 8:45 am-4:00pm
Thursday February 11th 8:00am-4:00pm
* See schedule details for the WySCA and WAO portions of this conference

Where: Virtual Platform

Wednesday Keynote Speaker Kathleen Ellison, MA, MS, PSC, NCC

Resiliency

Katie is the Project Director for the Safer Homes Collaborative at the Missouri Institute of Mental Health at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The Safer Homes Collaborative brings together the gun-owning community and suicide prevention community to promote lethal means reduction strategies to prevent the tragedy of suicide. Katie has a Bachelor’s Degree in Family and Human Development, a Master’s Degree in Psychology, and a second Master’s Degree in Professional School Counseling. Katie likes to joke that she is a recovering probation officer, after transitioning to work further upstream in community and school prevention and intervention program development; ranging from juvenile delinquency & substance misuse to suicide. She holds several certifications in the field of Suicidology. Katie uses her personal journey with mental health challenges, a suicide attempt, hospitalizations, a multitude of therapists, and her experience as a mother to inform and inspire others to prevent the tragedy of suicide. To that end, she created the training Suicide Lifeguard in partnership with the Missouri Institute of Mental Health, to train medical and behavioral health professionals in advanced skills to recognize, respond, manage and treat patients who struggle with suicide. Recently, Katie shared part of her personal and professional story about suicide on the podcast Last Day.

Griffith, Karen
Thursday Keynote Speaker Karen Griffith, Ph.D., LPC*
Building Resiliency in Students *Sponsored by Gear Up

Karen Griffith, Ph.D., LPC, is a Professional School Counselor, retired, with 35 years in public education and eight years as a faculty member in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services at the University of Georgia. She has authored three books and served as lead author for the ASCA National Model Implementation Guide for the American School Counseling Association.

Dr. Griffith has been an active member of the Georgia School Counselor Association and the American School Counseling Association. She was recognized at the state level as Counselor of the Year and Writer of the Year and was among the finalists for ASCA’s School Counselor of the Year. She currently serves ASCA as a Lead RAMP Team Captain and Certified ASCA Trainer. As of 2020, she has been in 23 states delivering trainings and workshops.

Wednesday February 10, 2021

Time:	Schedule At a Glance
8:30-8:55 am	Exhibit Hall - Visit Sponsors and Partners of Education
8:55-9:00 am	Welcome & Opening Remarks - WySCA Co-Presidents, Amy Mason, MA & Kara Miller, MA
Breakout Sessions
9:00-9:45 am	DWS Apprenticeship/Internship Grants Sharon Geissler, BS - Workforce Development Training Fund Program Lead Lukas Cramer, MPP - Apprenticeship State Expansion Program
	Mandatory Supporters; Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect across Wyoming Sara Serelson, MS & Nicole Neider, BS
	A New Tool to Help Wyoming Youth Succeed Beth Young, MS
	Ethics and Distance School Counseling Amanda DeDiego, PhD & Ffion Davies
	Middle School Counseling Groups: The Power of Connection Carolyn Normington, MS, LPC, NCC, NBforPTS in Counseling
9:45-10:00 am	Exhibit Hall - Visit Sponsors and Partners of Education
10:00-10:45 am	Truly Holding Onto the Silver Linings of the COVID Crisis Joel Stanton, BA
	It's Possible: RAMPing as a Solitary Counselor Scharen Collingwood, MS
	Current Roles & Future Opportunities in Wyoming School Counseling Lindsey Nichols, PhD, LCPC (MT), NCC & Paul Maddox, PhD & Colby Clinton Gull, EdD
	When Sticker Charts Don't Work Koral Hueller, MSW, LCSW, ACSW & Cassandra Vincelett, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, RYT
	From ACES to Resilience Wendy Gautner, MS & Monika Yount, MSED
11:00 am-12:00 pm	Building Suicide Resistant Schools I: Building Resiliency from Tragedy Katie Ellison, MS, MAC, NCC Keynote sponsored by Wyoming Children’s Justice Program
Breakout Sessions
12:00-12:45 pm	Programs of Study and You! Dr. Michelle Aldrich, PhD
	Mandatory Supporters; Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect Across Wyoming Sara Serelson MS & Nicole Neider BS
	Healthy Relationship Education Initiative: Preparing students to be READY4Life! Jackie Parker, BA & Kelsey Giroux, MA
	Building Suicide Resistant Schools II: Best Practices for a Comprehensive, System-wide Approach. Katie Ellison, MS, MAC, NCC Keynote sponsored by Wyoming Children’s Justice Program
12:45-1:00 pm	Exhibit Hall - Visit Sponsors and Partners of Education
1:00-1:45 pm	Stars are Born out of Space Tornadoes Debra Hibbard, BS
	The Jason Flatt Act Amendment: The Push to Provide Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training to all Wyoming Students Grades 6-12 Dan Cossaboon, MA, Doctor of Psychology
	Hathaway Scholarship Program Bradley Barker, BA & Madison Lacey, BS
	Design a Lesson Like a Boss Lindsey Lundvall, MS
	WY Home Matters: Building Family & Community Resilience Cari Cuffney, MS, Jacqueline Herb & Kelly Merritt
1:45-2:00 pm	Exhibit Hall- Visit Sponsors and Partners of Education
2:00-2:45 pm	PTSB School Counselor Licensing Q&A Brendan O'Connor, MA & Nish Goicolea, PhD Education
	Teaming Up with your School Psych Brittany Marlow, MS & Jessie Jensen, EdS
	Overcoming Barriers and Reaping Benefits in Clinical School Counselor Supervision Suzanne Scott, MACC, LPC, NBCT
	Promoting Resiliency Through Play-Based and Expressive Techniques within a Comprehensive School Counseling Program Paul Maddox II, PhD, EdS, MA & Lindsey Salisbury LPC, RPT, NCC
	Navigating the Mental Health Continuum of Care Dr. Caroline Fenkel, LCSW, PhD & Laura Sebulsky, MS, MBSR
2:45-3:00 pm	Exhibit Hall- Visit Sponsors and Partners of Education
3:00-4:00 pm	WYSCA Business Meeting
4:00-4:30 pm	Exhibit Hall- Visit Sponsors and Partners of Education
7:00 pm	Movie Night! Join us for Indieflix Upstanders Sponsored by Hathaway

Thursday February 11th, 2021

TIME:	At A Glance Schedule
7:30-7:50 am	Exhibit Hall - Visit Sponsors and Partners of Education
7:50-8:00 am	WYSCA Welcome & Opening Remarks - WySCA Co-Presidents, Amy Mason, MA & Kara Miller, MA
8:00-8:45 am	Grade Level Collaboration
	Elementary: Facilitated By Suzanne Scott Middle School: Facilitated By Cristina Jensen High School: Facilitated by Loyce Ellingrod K-12: Facilitated by Lisa Schuldies
8:50-9:00 am	Welcome WAO President, Shannon Henshaw, Director of Enrollment Services, Gillette College
Breakout Sessions
9:00-9:45 am	Wyoming's Largest Untapped Talent Pool: Preparing Students with Disabilities for the Workforce Jessica McCombs, MSW and Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
	Food Insecurity in Higher Education Troy Archuleta, MPA
	The Jason Flatt Act Amendment: The Push to Provide Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training to all Wyoming Students Grades 6-12 Dan Cossaboon, MA, Doctor of Psychology
	Working with LGBTQ+ Youth Brandy Edlund, MS LPC, & Lisa Finkey, JD
	"Foolproof Approach to Embracing Challenges - A Dialogue" Sara Axelson, EdD in Adult Learning, MPA
9:45-10:00 am	Exhibit Hall - Visit Sponsors and Partners of Education
10:00-11:30 am	Building Resiliency in Students Karen Griffith, PhD, LPC Keynote sponsored by Gear Up
11:30am-12:30 pm	LIVE College Updates Updates from the WY community colleges and UW
12:30-1:00 pm	Exhibit Hall - Visit Sponsors and Partners of Education
Breakout Sessions
1:00-1:45 pm	Programs of Study and You! Dr. Michelle Aldrich, PhD
	College and Career Readiness Using the ACT and ACT WorkKeys Sean Corcoran, BS
	Advising College Bound Student-Athletes Anthony Gliffe, MS
	Building Resiliency Activities and Strategies Karen Griffith, Ph.D., LPC - Keynote Sponsored by Gear Up
	Financial Aid for High Schoolers: Addressing Special Populations & Circumstances on the FAFSA Kristin Young, MPA
1:45-2:00 pm	Exhibit Hall - Visit Sponsors and Partners of Education
2:00-2:55 pm	DWS Apprenticeship/Internship Grants Sharon Geissler, BS & Lukas Cramer, MPP
	Youth Services at the Department of Workforce Services Christina West, BA
	Hathaway Scholarship Program Bradley Barker, BA & Madison Lacey, BS
	WAO Round Table Shannon Henshaw, WAO President
	Working with At-Risk Students Karen Griffith, Ph.D., LPC - Keynote Sponsored by Gear UP
3:00-4:00 pm	WAO Meeting
4:00-4:30 pm	Exhibit Hall - Visit Sponsors and Partners of Education

*You must attend both days to receive CEU and PTSB Credit

*Sessions will be available for CEU Credit after the conference

*You must attend on February 10th & 11th to receive PTSB Credit