2022-2023 Annual Conference

Full Conference Schedule

WednesdayThursdayFriday

*Subject to change*

Wednesday — November 2, 2022

8:30 am Pre-conference workshop registration opens


9:30 am – 4:30 pm Full Day Workshop

  • Session 1A: Resilience – More Than a Buzzword (K-12)
  • Session 1B: DPI’s New School Counselor Orientation (K-12)

9:30 am – 12:30 pm Morning Half-day Workshops

  • Session 2A: Anxiety Disorders in Children: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Family Accommodation (K-12)
  • Session 2B: Student Success Skills for SEL Success (6-12)
  • Session 2C: ASCA Model, Thinking About RAMPing? (K-12)
  • Session 2D: Legal Literacy and Ethical Practice in the Complex World of School Counseling (K-12)
  • Session 2E: Exploring Executive Function Skill Development for PK-3 (PK-3)
  • Session 2F: Journey to Anti-racist School Counseling (K-12)
  • Session 2G: Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Supporting and Affirming Trans and Nonbinary Students in Turbulent Times (K-12)

1:30 – 4:30 pm Afternoon Half-day Workshops

  • Session 3A: The Best Plan You Hope to Never Use: Building a Crisis Plan (6-12)
  • Session 3B: Ready for Success with Student Success Skills (PK-5)
  • *Session 3C: Legal and Ethical Advocacy for Marginalized Youth (K-12) **This session runs from 1:00 pm-4:00 pm**
  • Session 3D: Exploring Executive Function Skill Development for Grades 4-12 (4-12)
  • Session 3E: Creating Inclusive School Environments and Building Antiracist Practices (K-12)
  • Session 3F: An Indigenous Perspective on Equity and Opportunity in Wisconsin Public Education (K-12)
  • Session 3G: Incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Your School Counseling Program (K-12)
  • Afternoon on the Hill (K-PS) (FREE)

2:00 – 6:00 pm Exhibit Setup 


5:00 – 7:00 pm Counselors of Color Meet-Up


5:30 – 6:00 pm WSCA Directors Meeting 


7:00 – 9:00 pm Welcome to WSCA Social: Networking and Registration Pick Up Social at the Conference Center Foyer

Registration Open | Cash Beverage Bar | Raffle Drawings (Must be Present to Win)


Thursday — November 3, 2022

7:00 am Registration Opens


7:00 am – 5:00 pm Exhibits Open 


7:00 – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast


7:15 am Early Bird Sectionals – 1 

WSCA Board Listening Session – All Members Welcome!

New Conference Attendee Meet-Up


8:30 am General Session I 

Welcome: Stacy Eslick, WSCA Executive Director

Keynote Speaker: Molly Hudgens


10:30 – 11:30 am Sectionals – 2


10:30 am – 12:00 pm Sectionals – 2i: Intensive


11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch


11:40 am – 12:00 pm 20 Minute Sectionals


11:40 am – 12:50 pm Lunch & Learn Opportunities, Book Study


12:30 – 12:50 pm 20 Minute Sectionals


1:00 – 2:00 pm Sectionals – 3


12:50 – 2:20 pm Sectionals – 3i – Intensive


2:30 – 3:30 pm Sectionals – 4


2:30 – 3:50 pm Sectionals – 4i – Intensive


3:30 – 4:00 pm Nutrition Break


4:00 – 5:00 pm Sectionals – 5


5:00 – 7:00 pm WSCA Social: WSCA & Exhibitor Social and Networking at the Volcano Lounge & Lanes or Redd’s Piano Bar

Cash Beverage Bar | Hors d’oeuvres | Raffle Drawings (Must be Present to Win)


7:00 – 8:00 pm Graduate Student Meet-Up


7:00 – 8:00 pm Counselor Educators Meet-Up


8:30 – 10:00 pm Current & Past WSCA Leaders Meet-Up


Friday — November 4, 2022

7:15 – 11:00 am Exhibits and Registration Open 


7:30 – 8:15 am Special Interest Groups (SIGs)


8:00 – 9:30 am Sectionals – 6i – Intensive


8:30 – 9:30 am Sectionals – 6


9:45 – 10:45 am Sectionals – 7


11:00 am The Wellness Compass Initiative Brunch 


12:00 – 1:00 pm General Session II

Keynote Speaker: Dr. John W Hodge