2024-2025 Annual Conference

Full Conference Schedule

WednesdayThursdayFriday

*Subject to change*

Wednesday — November 6, 2024

8:30 am Pre-conference workshop registration opens


9:30 am – 4:30 pm Full-Day Workshop

  • Session 1A: College Counseling Institute (9-12)

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

  • Session 2A: Advocacy is Where It’s At! Using Data, School Counseling Programming, and Our School Counselor Superpowers, We Can Be Fierce Advocates for our Students and our Profession! (K-12)
  • Session 2B: Cutting Edge Strategies to Develop Independent Executive Function Skills (K-12)
  • Session 2C: Empowering People to Break the Bias Habit: Evidence-Based Approaches to Reduce Bias, Create Inclusion, and Promote Equity (K-12)
  • Session 2D: Putting Protocols in Place: Bullying Prevention, Traumatic Classroom Events, Soft Starts, Impact Statements, Check-Ins, and More (K-12)
  • Session 2E: School Counselor as Mental Health Consultant: Addressing Child Anxiety in Schools (6-12)
  • Session 2F: Alcohol, Vaping, and Cannabis…Oh My! Evidence-Based Prevention and Intervention Resources You Can Implement…Today! (K-12)
  • Session 2G: The ASCA National Model is Equity in Action (K-12)

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

  • Session 3A: Advanced Solution Focused Counseling-Theory and Practice (K-12)
  • Session 3B: Advocacy 101 and Beyond – School Counselor State Level Advocacy (K-12) (FREE)
  • Session 3C: Allyship in Action: Creating Safe Spaces for All Students Within Your Community (K-12)
  • Session 3D: Counseling 2.0: Integrating Computing in Your Counseling Program (K-12)
  • Session 3E: Educator Nervous System States Through the Lens of Applied Educational Neuroscience (K-12)
  • Session 3F: Engaging Students in Activity-Based Counseling (K-12)
  • Session 3G: It’s Never Too Early! Academic and Career Planning in Elementary (K-5)
  • Session 3H: “You Never Told Me That!” A Guide to Using the Tiers to Support Middle School Students (6-8)

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 7, 2024

7:00 am Registration Opens


7:00 – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast


7:30 am – 5:00 pm Exhibits Open 


7:45 am Sectionals – 1 


9:00 am General Session I 

Welcome: Stacy Eslick, WSCA Executive Director

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Lori Desautels


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 


Friday — November 8, 2024

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. William T. L. Cox