*Subject to change*
Wednesday — November 5, 2025
8:30 am Pre-conference workshop registration opens
9:30 am – 4:30 pm Full-Day Workshops
- 1A: Building Connections: Using Motivational Interviewing to Support Student Success through School Connectedness (Middle, High)
- 1B: Supporting Students with a Suicide Prevention Framework and Best Practices (K-12)
9:30 am – 12:30 pm Morning Half-day Workshops
- 2A: Counselors’ Toolkit: Games for Teaching Character & Building an Inclusive School Culture (Elem.)
- 2B: Emerging School Counselor Cohort (K-12; Must Be Registered Cohort Member)
- 2C: Get to Work: Using Employability Skills to Shape Behavior (Middle, High)
- 2D: High School MTMDSS: Every Tier, Every Domain, Every Student (High)
- 2E: Mindfulness Across All Tiers (Elem.)
- 2F: Understanding 504: A School Counselor’s Guide (K-12)
1:30 – 4:30 pm Afternoon Half-day Workshops
- 3A: Alcohol, Vaping, and Cannabis…Oh My! Evidence-Based Resources You Can Implement…Today! (Middle, High)
- 3B: Beyond Toughness: Helping Boys Build Healthier Connections (Middle, High)
- 3C: Counseling in Technicolor: Using Data to Evolve Traditions (Elem., Middle)
- 3D: Executive Functioning: What’s the Support? (Elem.)
- 3E: Leading the Way: Counselor-Led Career Readiness Professional Learning Communities (K-12)
- 3F: Taking it to the Next Level: Solution Focused Counseling Theory and Practice (K-12)
- AOH: Afternoon on the Hill (K-12; FREE; 1:00 – 6:00 pm)
2:00 – 4:00 pm Exhibit Setup
4:00 – 6:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open
5:00 – 7:00 pm Counselors of Color Meetup
6:00 – 6:30 pm WSCA Directors Meeting
7:00 – 9:00 pm Welcome to WSCA Social: Networking and Registration Pick Up Social at the Conference Center Foyer
Conference Registration Open | Cash Beverage Bar | Raffle Drawings (Must be Present to Win)
Thursday — November 6, 2025
6:15 am Walking Club
7:00 am Conference Registration Opens
7:00 am – 5:00 pm Exhibits Open (Africa West)
- Coffee *Sponsored by SecureFutures
- Professional Headshots *Sponsored by Minnesota Private Colleges
- Exhibitor Scavenger Hunt
7:00 – 8:00 am Light Continental Breakfast (Exhibit Hall)
7:00 – 7:45 am Dedicated Exhibit Hall Time
7:45 – 8:45 am Sectionals – 1
9:00 am-10:15 am General Session (Africa East)
- Professional Recognition Ceremony *Sponsored by WI Air National Guard
- Keynote Speaker: Fareedah Shaheed *Sponsored by the Wisconsin Technical College System
10:30 – 11:30 am Sectionals – 2
10:30 am–12:00 pm Sectionals – 2i: Intensive
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Fajita Fiesta Lunch (Africa East)
11:40 am–12:00 pm Lunch & Learn – 20 Minute Sectionals
12:15 – 12:45 pm Dedicated Exhibit Hall Time
1:00 – 2:00 pm Sectionals – 3
12:45 – 2:15 pm Sectionals – 3i – Intensive
2:30 – 3:30 pm Sectionals – 4
2:15 – 3:30 pm Sectionals – 4i – Intensive *75 Minute Intensive
3:30 – 4:00 pm Nutrition Break & Dedicated Exhibit Hall Time *Sponsored by Rogers Behavioral Health
4:00 – 5:00 pm Sectionals – 5
5:00 – 7:00 pm WSCA Social (Volcano Lounge or Cinco Niños)
- Social Photobooths Available *Sponsored by Granite Hills Hospital
- Free Games at Volcano Lounge
- Live Music at Cinco Ninos
6:30 – 8:00 pm Graduate Student Meetup
7:30 – 10:00 pm Current & Past WSCA Leaders Meetup
Friday — November 7, 2025
6:45 – 7:30 am Sunrise Yoga (Africa Foyer)
7:00 am Walking Club
7:30 – 11:00 am Exhibits and Registration Open
7:30 – 8:15 am WSCA Townhall
8:30 – 9:30 am Sectionals – 6
8:00 – 9:30 am Sectionals – 6i – Intensive
9:30 – 10:00 am Dedicated Exhibit Hall Time
10:00 – 11:00 am Sectionals – 7
11:00 am – 1:00 pm Closing Session (Africa East)
- Wellness Compass Initiative Brunch
- Professional Recognition Ceremony
- Keynote Speaker: Gerry Brooks
