*Subject to change*
Wednesday — November 1, 2023
8:30 am Pre-conference workshop registration opens
9:30 am – 4:30 pm Full-Day Workshop
- Session 1A: DPI’s New School Counselor Orientation (K-12)
9:30 am – 12:30 pm Morning Half-day Workshops
- Session 2A: Affirming LGBTQ+ Individuals at the Elementary Level (K-5)
- Session 2B:
Championing Inclusive Schools: ADL’s No Place for Hate Initiative (K-12)CANCELLED - Session 2C: Diving into Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Impacting Students’ Mindsets and Mental Health (K-12)
- Session 2D: Navigating Emotional Jigsaw Puzzles of Microaggressions: Steps for School Counselors to Create a Beloved Community (K-12)
- Session 2E: School Refusal and Anxiety: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Family Accommodation (K-12)
- Session 2F: Joy: An Inside Job (K-5)
- Session 2G: Section 504: From Child Find to Placement and Everything In Between (K-12)
1:30 – 4:30 pm Afternoon Half-day Workshops
- Session 3A: Career-Connected Learning Unleashed (K-12)
- Session 3B: Decolonizing Mindfulness: An Exploration of Utilizing Mindfulness as Interven with Disenfranchised Students (K-12)
- Session 3C: Forgiveness as Resilience (K-12)
- Session 3D: Increasing Group Counseling Effectiveness Through Group Theory and Experiential Activities (K-12)
- Session 3E: Constructive Dialogue Institute: Facilitating Dialogue in Student (and Adult) Programming and Conversations (9-12)
- Session 3F: Elementary Counselor Tackle the Tiers (K-5)
- Session 3G: Julia Cook Tricks of the Trade (K-5)
- Afternoon on the Hill (K-PS) (FREE)
2:00 – 6:00 pm Exhibit Setup
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 2, 2023
7:00 am Registration Opens
7:00 am – 5:00 pm Exhibits Open
7:00 – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
7:45 am Sectionals – 1 – NEW! Our early bird sectional has been shifted back to make more time for you in the morning!
9:00 am General Session I – NEW! Our opening general session now begins at 9:00 instead of 8:30!
Welcome: Stacy Eslick, WSCA Executive Director
Keynote Speaker: Principal Kafele
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
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
2:20 – 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)
Friday — November 3, 2023
7:30 – 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 Brunch
12:00 – 1:00 pm General Session II
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mylien Duong
