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PRE-CONFERENCE LEARNING INSTITUTES 

March 26–27 

ACA EDUCATION SESSIONS 

March 28–30 

EXPOSITION 

March 27–29

Welcome 

Letter from the President of ACA 

Brian S. Canfield 

ACA President 

PRE-CONFERENCE LEARNING 

INSTITUTES 

March 26–27 

Hear first-hand the most significant 

trends in professional counseling 

in daytime or evening sessions. 

Practical knowledge, strategies and 

intervention techniques will be 

examined in these preconference 

intensive workshops. 

ACA EDUCATION SESSIONS 

March 28–30 

At the ACA Education Sessions you’ll 

benefit from 90-minute, 60-minute 

and, back by popular demand, 

30-minute research/poster sessions 

in the Exposition Hall. 

EXPOSITION 

March 27–29 

Explore and experience the latest 

resources available from more than 

85 exhibitors. You’re guaranteed 

to find the services and tools you 

need to help you achieve 

groundbreaking results. 

Dear Friends: 

Aloha and welcome to the island of Oahu, known as “the gathering place.” 

This is a wonderful way to describe what we do every year—we come together 

under one roof to share our knowledge, enhance our skills, and rejuvenate 

our souls. 

Although we always evaluate the conference based on your feedback and 

make modifications that will add even more value to this one-of-a-kind educational 

and networking experience, this year you will see several rather substantial 

changes. 

First, we’ve added advanced-level programs to the education sessions so 

that even the most experienced attendees will find programs that will increase 

or expand their knowledge. 

Another significant new feature is the offering of free, individual, private 

consultation on ethics and licensure issues. Please go to the Professional Affairs 

booth in the Exposition to schedule your session with an ACA staff expert. If you 

are in a private practice or considering one, we have arranged for two successful 

private practitioners to provide personal consultation for a reduced fee. All 

of this takes place in the expanded ACA Career Center in the Exposition where 

you also can interview for actual jobs and practice your interviewing skills. 

You will notice that we’ve added more programs specifically for graduate 

students and new professionals, as well as an international panel discussion 

to hear from our special guests from Singapore, Taiwan, China, Philippines, 

Australia and other countries. 

An exciting new presentation for the general sessions, as well as a new, 

more attendee-friendly organization of this program book, are among the many 

changes made this year. 

On behalf of the ACA Governing Council and staff, I want to thank you 

for attending this conference and I encourage you to continue providing your 

feedback through the Touch Poll in the Exposition and all the session evaluations. 

This will enable us to continue refining the conference to meet your 

needs and remain relevant in the future. 

Please reach out to the First-timers you will see identified with a special 

badge ribbon, visit the Exposition and thank our corporate partners for their 

financial support, and most of all, enjoy the companionship of your professional 

colleagues while we are all gathered in one of the most beautiful places on 

the planet. 

Warmly, 

Brian S. Canfield, EdD 

ACA President 2007–2008 

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ACA Headquarters 

5999 Stevenson Avenue 

Alexandria, VA 22304-3300 

800-347-6647, x222 

www.counseling.org 

Brian S. Canfield, EdD 

ACA President 

Richard Yep 

Executive Director 

Carol Neiman 

Chief, Membership & 

Association Services 

Robin V. Hayes 

Director, Conference & 

Meeting Services 

Theresa Holmes 

Senior Meetings Coordinator 

Nancy Schelhorn Bennett 

Convention Services Consultant 

Using the Program Guide 

We’ve changed the design and layout of the Program Guide 

to assist you with locating activities more easily. 

All programs, including the pre-conference learning institutes, 

education sessions, ancillaries and special events, are now 

listed in date/time order. The Program Guide will provide 

you with important information to make your experience 

in Hawaii a success. 

• Read the Orientation section first. It includes maps to help you navigate 

more easily. 

• Education indices by presenter name and program title at the back of this guide 

direct you to the correct Program ID# and page in the Education section. 

• An index by program session track is available in the Education Sessions 

indices section. 

• Tickets for special events are available in the registration area while 

supplies last. 

Keep your name card with you at all times, but remember to remove it when 

walking outside the hotels and convention center. 

Hotel Information: 

Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort 

& Spa (ACA Headquarters Hotel) 

2005 Kalia Road 

Honolulu, Hawaii 96815 

808-949-4321 

Ala Moana Hotel 

410 Atkinson Drive 


808-955-4811 

Doubletree Alana Waikiki Hotel 

1956 Ala Moana Boulevard 


808-914-7275 

ACA will provide shuttle bus services from the hotels to the Hawaii Convention 

Center. Check the sign in the lobby of each hotel for schedule. 

Please Note: 

Every attempt was made to ensure complete and accurate information. Given 

the volume of detailed information, omissions or errors are possible. Thank 

you for your consideration. 

© 2008 American Counseling Association. All rights reserved. 

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Holiday Inn Waikiki 

1830 Ala Moana Boulevard 


808-955-1111 

Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki 

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Introduction 

Letter from the President...................................................1 

Welcome from Hawaii .....................................................2 

Using the Program Guide.................................................3 

Table of Contents .............................................................5 

Orientation 

General Conference Information ......................................7 

Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa ...................8 

Hawaii Convention Center...............................................9 

Downtown Honolulu and Waikiki .................................10 

About Us 

National Officers ............................................................11 

Governing Council.........................................................13 

Divisions and Regions....................................................14 

Branch Presidents...........................................................16 

Roster of ACA Presidents ................................................17 

Partners and Related Organizations................................18 

Professional Staff ............................................................19 

Pre-conference Learning Institutes 

Program and Credit Information .....................................20 

Pre-conference Learning Institutes at-a-Glance...............21 

Education Sessions 

Continuing Education Credits & ACA Academies ...........22 

ACA Academies ............................................................ 23 

Featured Session at-a-Glance .........................................36 

Day of Learning at-a-Glance ..........................................38 

Thursday, March 27 • 10:00 am–12:00 pm 

International Committee Meeting 

Friday, March 28 • 5:30 pm–6:30 pm 

ACA International Student Panel 

South Pacific 2 - Hilton 

A panel of graduate students from various countries 

will discuss perceptions of counseling based upon 

their cultural contexts and their educational experiences 

in U.S, graduate programs. The International 

Reception will be held after the panel discussion. 

Table of Contents 

Ancillary Event Organizations ............................40 

Daily Activities 

Tuesday and Wednesday Activities.................................41 

Thursday Activities .........................................................47 

Friday Activities..............................................................57 

Saturday Activities........................................................101 

Sunday Activities..........................................................145 

ACA Exposition 

Exposition Hall Map.....................................................166 

Exhibitor Directory.......................................................167 

Exhibitor Descriptions ..................................................168 

Awards 

2008 Awards Presentation Ad.......................................104 

Index 

Education Sessions Index .............................................175 

Presenter Index.............................................................206 

Counseling From Around the World 

Friday, March 28 • 6:30 pm–7:30 pm 

ACA International Reception 

Sea Pearl Rooms 3-6 

Come meet our International guest from the Pacific 

Rim, and many counselors from various countries. 

Enjoy good food and drinks in a Hawaiian setting! 


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INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN SERVICES 

An Introduction to Human Services, 6e 

Marianne R. Woodside, University of Tennessee, 

Knoxville 

Tricia McClam, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 

©2009 | ISBN-10: 0-495-50336-3 | ISBN-13: 978-0-495-50336-1 

Cases and Applications for An Introduction 

to Human Services, 6e 

Tricia McClam, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 

Marianne R. Woodside, University of Tennessee, 

Knoxville 

©2009 | ISBN-10: 0-495-50337-1 | ISBN-13: 978-0-495-50337-8 

COUNSELING THEORIES 

Theory and Practice of Counseling 

and Psychotherapy, 8e 

Gerald Corey, Professor Emeritus, California State 

University, Fullerton 

©2009 | ISBN-10: 0-495-10208-3 | ISBN-13: 978-0-495-10208-3 

CaseApproach to Counseling and 

Psychotherapy, 7e 



©2009 | ISBN-10: 0-495-55334-4 | ISBN-13: 978-0-495-55334-2 

The Art of Integrative Counseling, 2e 



©2009 | ISBN-10: 0-495-10214-8 | ISBN-13: 978-0-495-10214-4 

SKILLS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCESS 

Interviewing and Change Strategies for 

Helpers: Fundamental Skills and Cognitive- 

Behavioral Interventions, 6e 

Sherry Cormier, West Virginia University 

Paula S. Nurius, University of Washington 

Cynthia J. Osborn, Kent State University 

©2009 | ISBN-10: 0-495-41053-5 | ISBN-13: 978-0-495-41053-9 

Developing Helping Skills: 

A Step-By-Step Approach with DVD 

Valerie Chang, Indiana University, Emeritus 

Sheryn T. Scott, Azusa Pacific University 

Carol L. Decker, Indiana University 

©2009 | ISBN 10: 0-495-09258-4 | ISBN-13: 978-0-495-09258-2 

GROUP COUNSELING 

Group Counseling: Strategies and Skills, 6e 

Ed E. Jacobs, West Virginia University, Morgantown 

Robert L. Masson, West Virginia University, 

Morgantown 

Riley L. Harvill, Private Practice 

©2009 | ISBN-10: 0-495-55436-7 | ISBN-13: 978-0-495-55436-3 

ASSESSMENT AND TESTING 

Principles and Applications of Assessment 

in Counseling, 3e 

Susan C. Whiston, Indiana University 

©2009 | ISBN-10: 0-495-50197-2 | ISBN-13: 978-0-495-50197-8 


PRACTICUM/INTERNSHIP 

The Successful Internship: Personal, 

Professional, and Civic Development, 3e 

H. Frederick Sweitzer, University of Hartford 

Mary A. King, Fitchburg State College 

©2009 | ISBN-10: 0-495-38500-X | ISBN-13: 978-0-495-38500-4 

MARITAL, COUPLE, AND FAMILY COUN- 

SELING 

Theory and Practice of Family Therapy 

and Counseling 

James R. Bitter, East Tennessee State University 

©2009 | ISBN-10: 0-534-42178-4 | ISBN-13: 978-0-534-42178-6 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE 

Concepts of Chemical Dependency, 7e 

Harold E. Doweiko, Private Practice 

©2009 | ISBN-10: 0-495-50580-3 | ISBN-13: 978-0-495-50580-8 

CONSULTATION 

Psychological Consultation and 

Collaboration in School and Community 

Settings, 5e 

A. Michael Dougherty, Western Carolina University 

©2009 | ISBN-10: 0-495-50780-6 | ISBN-13: 978-0-495-50780-2 

Casebook of Psychological Consultation and 

Collaboration in School and Community Settings, 5e 

A. Michael Dougherty, Western Carolina University 

©2009 | ISBN-10: 0-495-50782-2 | ISBN-13: 978-0-495-50782-6 

CASE MANAGEMENT 

Fundamentals of Case Management 

Practice: Skills for the Human Services, 3e 

Nancy Summers, Harrisburg Area Community College 

©2009 | ISBN-10: 0-495-50147-6 | ISBN-13: 978-0-495-50147-3 

MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE 

Introduction to Working with Adult 

Survivors of Childhood Trauma: 

Techniques and Strategies 

Carolyn Knight, University of Maryland 

© 2009 | ISBN 10: 0-495-00618-1 | ISBN-13: 978-0-495-00618-3 

DEATH & DYING 

The Grief Assessment and Intervention Workbook: 

A Strengths Perspective 

Beth Pomeroy, University of Texas, Austin 

Renee Garcia, Private Practice 

© 2009 | ISBN 10: 0-495-00841-9 | ISBN-13: 978-0-495-00841-5

Badges 

Conference name cards must be visible to security and 

convention personnel for admission to all conference 

programs, ticketed events and the Exposition Hall. For 

your safety, no one will be allowed to enter without a 

proper badge. 

One-day badges are clearly marked and will be valid for 

admission on that day only. 

Replacement badges will cost $25.00 each and may 

be purchased at the registration desk in the Hawaii 

Convention Center. 

Conference Events 

The Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa is the 

ACA headquarters hotel. The other official ACA conference 

hotels are the Ala Moana Hotel, Doubletree Alana Waikiki 

Hotel, Holiday Inn Waikiki and Hawaii Prince Hotel 

Waikiki. Shuttle buses will be available throughout the day 

for pick-up and drop-off. The ACA Exposition Hall, registration, 

keynote sessions, learning institutes and education 

sessions will be held at the Hawaii Convention Center. 

ACA division functions, committee meetings, First-timers 

orientation and mentoring luncheon and the opening 

party will be held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach 

Resort & Spa. 

Message Center 

A message center is located in the registration area at 

the Hawaii Convention Center to help locate friends and 

colleagues. 

Special Needs 

We make every effort to ensure that all activities are accessible 

to persons with disabilities. ACA asks each person 

with disabilities to identify him or herself and provide us 

with the information necessary to make the event more, 

accessible and enjoyable, including any transportation 

needs, sign language interpreter, guides for the visually 

challenged or any other special needs. We will be providing 

special needs shuttle transportation only between ACA 

designated hotels and the convention center. Please check 

your hotel lobby for special needs shuttle schedules. Onsite 

assistance can be secured at the Registration Desk at the 

Hawaii Convention Center. 

General Conference Information 

Learning Institutes 

These intensive workshops are being held at the Hawaii 

Convention Center on Wednesday, March 26, and 

Thursday, March 27. 


90-minute and 60-minute education sessions are 

being held at the Hawaii Convention Center beginning 

Friday, March 28, through Sunday, March 30. 

Opening Session 

The opening session with Keynote Speaker Dr. Bradford 

Keeney will be held in the Kalakaua Ballroom at the 

Hawaii Convention Center on Friday, March 28, from 

9:00 am–10:30 am. 

Keynote Speaker 

Keynote speaker Dr. John Gottman is scheduled for 

Saturday, March 29, from 9:00 am–10:00 am in the 

Kalakaua Ballroom at the Hawaii Convention Center. 

Poster Sessions 

30-minute project/research poster sessions are held 

in the Hawaii Convention Center Exposition Hall on 

Friday, March 28, and Saturday, March 29. For detailed 

information, please refer to the Education section 

of this guide. 

Exposition 

All exposition activities will be held at the Hawaii 

Convention Center. The ACA Exposition Hall is open 

Thursday, March 27, from 5:00 pm–7:00 pm; Friday, 

March 28, from 11:00 am–5:00 pm, and Saturday, March 

29 from 10:30 am–5:00 pm. Please refer to the Exposition 

section of this guide. 

Ancillary Events 

The ancillary events for ACA divisions, regions, committee 

meetings, corporate partners and related organizations will 

be held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & 

Spa. Check the specific event in your program guide for 

location information. 


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Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa 

Coral Lounge 

Lehua Suite 

Rainbow Suite 


ACA Exposition Hall 

Hawaii Convention Center 


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Downtown Honolulu and Waikiki 


Brian S. Canfield 

ACA President 

ACA President-Elect 

Colleen R. Logan 

ACA President 

Colleen R. Logan is the vice president 

of academic affairs at the 

Argosy University Dallas Campus. 

She also serves as the associate 

dean of the College of Psychology 

and Behavioral Sciences for Argosy 

University. She began her career 

working with HIV infected individuals 

and their significant others at the Whitman-Walker 

Clinic in Washington, D.C. Following doctoral studies, 

she taught at the University of Houston-Victoria. While in 

Houston, Colleen built and maintained a successful private 

practice working with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender 

clients and their significant others prior to joining 

Argosy University in 2004. 

Service to the counseling profession has been central 

to Colleen’s life. She is past co-chair, president-elect, president 

and governing council representative of the Association 

of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in 

ACA National Officers 

Dr. Brian S. Canfield is professor of counseling at the University of San Diego. 

Brian began his career in higher education in 1979 as a program coordinator at 

Louisiana State University. After completing his doctoral studies, he returned to 

his native Louisiana and established a private practice in counseling. 

In 1989 he accepted a full-time faculty position at the University of 

Louisiana at Monroe. In addition to his work as a counselor educator, he has 

held concurrent administrative roles as clinical director, department chair and 

associate dean. 

He is a past president of the Louisiana Mental Health Counselors Association 

and a former board member and president of the International Association 

of Marriage and Family Counselors. He has organized numerous study-abroad 

programs in Mexico and the United Kingdom and has served as director of the 

UK-based IAMFC Northampton Summer Institute. He is a 2005 recipient of the 

Distinguished Leadership Award of the International Association of Marriage 

and Family Counselors. 

Brian received his BA in psychology and MA in counseling from Louisiana 

Tech University, and is a 1983 graduate of Texas A&M University at Commerce, 

where he received his doctor of education degree with a major in counseling 

and guidance and a program emphasis in marriage and family therapy. He is a 

licensed professional counselor, a licensed marriage and family therapist and a 

licensed psychologist. 

Brian is the father of four children. He and his wife Irene, who also is a 

licensed counselor, live in San Diego, California. 

Counseling. She also served as a member and co-chair of 

the national ethics committee. She has served as a member 

of the American Counseling Association’s executive committee 

and she has served as chair of the blue ribbon panel 

for the past two years. Colleen and Dr. Colleen Connolly 

were the cofounders of TAGLBIC, the Texas division of the 

Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues 

in Counseling. Along with others, Colleen contributed 

to the development of the ACA-endorsed competencies for 

working with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender clients 

and their significant others. 

Colleen has made numerous professional presentations 

about the devastating impact of homoprejudice, and 

the myriad issues related to providing affirmative counseling 

to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender clients and 

their significant others. She has authored or co-authored a 

number of articles as well as a book with Dr. Robert Barret 

regarding counseling issues related to working with sexual 

minority clients. 

In her spare time, Colleen enjoys time with her two 

children, Brendan and Shayna. 


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National Officers 

ACA Immediate Past President 

Marie A. Wakefield 

Marie A. Wakefield, a 30-year veteran 

educator, has worked as an elementary 

teacher, counselor, administrative 

specialist for guidance services, 

assistant principal and principal. 

She received her bachelor of science 

degree from Central State University, 

Wilberforce, Ohio, and her master of science degree in 

educational foundations and counseling from the University 

of Nevada, Las Vegas. Marie has been active in organizations 

that promote change for youth and young adults 

and in activities that have allowed her to work with people 

of all ages facing various challenges. She is currently the 

director of a mentoring program that addresses critical issues 

facing female teens in the 21st century. 

Marie has served in many counseling leadership roles 

as president, Nevada Counseling Association; chairperson, 

Western Region; representative Western Region Governing 

Council; president, Association for Adult Development and 

Aging; and membership co-chairperson, Association of 

Multicultural Counseling and Development. In addition, 

she has served on the ACA Strategic Planning, Financial 

Affairs, Nominations and Election and Executive Committees. 

Marie and her husband, Charles, have four children 

and nine grandchildren. She enjoys public speaking, reading 

and playing the piano. Marie is currently working on 

her doctorate in school counseling. 

Reach Out And Recruit 

(ROAR) a member today! 

Your endorsement is the 

best way to introduce 

other counseling professionals 

to the resources 

essential in advancing 

their success. Reach Out 

and Recruit a member 

today and be rewarded 

for your efforts. 

For more information visit the ACA 

Membership Booth, located in the Resource 

Center in the exhibit hall or log on to 

ww.counseling.org/ROAR. 


Treasurer 

David Capuzzi 

David Capuzzi, PhD, NCC, LPC, 

is an affiliate professor of counselor 

education, counseling psychology 

and rehabilitation services at Pennsylvania 

State University. He is 

professor emeritus at Portland State 

University. From 2004–2007, he 

served as Scholar in Residence at Johns Hopkins University. 

He is past president of the American Counseling 

Association. 

From 1980 to 1984, David was editor of The School 

Counselor. He has authored a number of textbook chapters 

and monographs on the topic of preventing 

adolescent suicide and is co-editor and co-author of nine 

textbooks used in counselor education programs and departments. 

These include Youth at Risk: A Prevention Resource 

for Counselors, Teachers, and Parents; Introduction 

to the Counseling Profession; Introduction to Group Work; 

Counseling and Psychotherapy: Theories and 

Interventions; Approaches to Group Work: A Handbook 

for Practitioners; Sexuality Issues in Counseling; Suicide 

Across the Life Span; Career Counseling: Foundations, 

Perspectives, and Applications; and Foundations of Addictions 

Counseling. He has authored or co-authored articles 

in a number of ACA-related journals. 

A frequent speaker and keynoter at professional 

conferences and institutes, David has also consulted with 

a variety of school districts and community agencies interested 

in initiating prevention and intervention strategies 

for adolescents at risk for suicide. He has facilitated the 

development of suicide prevention, crisis management 

and postvention programs in communities throughout the 

United States; provides training on the topics of youth at 

risk and grief and loss; and serves as an invited adjunct 

faculty member at other universities as time permits. He is 

the first recipient of ACA’s Kitty Cole Human Rights Award 

and a recipient of the Leona Tyler Award in Oregon. 

The College of New Jersey 

Preparing Exceptional Clinicians 

Graduate Programs in Counselor Education 

TCNJ offers programs in: 

Master of Arts in Counselor Education 

School Counseling 

SubstanceAbuseand Addiction Counseling 

Human Services Specialization 

Certificate Program 

Substance Awareness Coordinator 

Educational Specialist 

Marriageand Family Therapy 

For information and application 

visit: ww.tcnj.edu/graduatecounsel 

PO Box 7718 

Ewing, NJ 08628-0718 

609.771.2300 

graduate@tcnj.edu

ACA Governing Council 

The Governing Council is the national governing body of the American Counseling Association, providing long-range 

strategic leadership. Composed of nationally elected ACA officers, including the president, president-elect, immediate 

past president, appointed treasurer and one representative from each division and region, the Governing Council meets at 

least twice annually, with one meeting held in conjunction with the ACA Annual Conference. The association’s executive 

director and treasurer serve as ex-officio members without voting rights. Terms of office for Governing Council representatives 

are limited to three years. 

James Blundo ..................................................................................AMHCA Representative 

Loretta J. Bradley ................................................................................IAMFC Representative 

Kay T. Brawley .....................................................................................NECA Representative 

Brian S. Canfield.................................................................................................... President 

David Capuzzi .......................................................................................................Treasurer 

Maureen E. Colon ...............................................................................ACEG Representative 

James M. Devlin ................................................................................Student Representative 

Thelma Duffey .......................................................................................ACC Representative 

Kelly Duncan .......................................................................Midwest Region Representative 

Dennis Engels .................................................................................... NCDA Representative 

Bradley T. Erford...................................................................................AACE Representative 

Ned Farley......................................................................................ALGBTIC Representative 

David Fenell ..............................................................................................Process Observer 

Queen D. Fowler................................................................................AMCD Representative 

Nita Jones ............................................................................Southern Region Representative 

Kelley Romaine Kenney...............................................North Atlantic Region Representative 

Carolyn W. Kern ..................................................................................ACCA Representative 

George R. Leddick ..............................................................................ASGW Representative 

Don W. Locke ............................................................................................. Parliamentarian 

Colleen R. Logan............................................................................................President-Elect 

Vonda Long .........................................................................................AADA Representative 

Sandra I. Lopez-Baez ...............................................................................CSJ Representative 

Sally Murphy........................................................................................ASCA Representative 

Cynthia J. Osborn...............................................................................IAAOC Representative 

Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson .......................................................................ACES Representative 

Carolyn W. Rollins ...............................................................................ARCA Representative 

Laura Jo Severson..................................................................Western Region Representative 

Sonya Vassos .................................................................................C-AHEAD Representative 

Marie A. Wakefield ....................................................................... Immediate Past President 

Richard Yep..............................................................................................Executive Director 

J. Scott Young .................................................................................ASERVIC Representative 


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ACA Divisions and Regions 

There are 19 divisions and four regions within the American Counseling Association. These groups provide leadership, 

resources and information unique to specialized practice areas and/or principles of counseling. 

Association for Assessment 

in Counseling 

Donna M. Gibson, President 

Promotes the effective use of assessment 

within the counseling and education professions; 

addresses pressing assessment, testing 

and instrument concerns such as proper test use, counselor 

and educator test competencies, test selection and fair testing 

instrument access; develops, establishes and disseminates 

relevant assessment guidelines and standards. 

Association for Adult Development 

and Aging 

Carolyn A. Greer, President 

Shares information, training and advocacy 

related to adult development and aging 

issues, and addresses counseling concerns 

across the human life span. 

Association for Creativity in Counseling 

Marcheta Evans, President 

The Association for Creativity in Counseling is 

a forum for counselors, counselor educators 

and counselors-in-training to explore unique 

and diverse approaches to counseling. ACC’s 

goal is to promote greater awareness, advocacy and understanding 

of diverse and creative approaches to counseling. 

American College Counseling 

Association 

Richard D. Hanson, President 

Promotes college counseling and fosters 

student development in higher educational 

settings. 

Association for Counselors and 

Educators in Government 

Sharon G. Seesholtz, President 

Counsels clients and their families in local, 

state and federal government and militaryrelated 

agencies. 


Association for Counselor Education 

and Supervision 

Judith C. Durham, President 

Emphasizes the need for quality education 

and supervision of counselors for all work 

settings. 

Association for Lesbian, Gay, 

Bisexual and Transgendered Issues 


Phyllis Mogielski-Watson, President 

Educates counselors on issues related to 

lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered 

clients; fosters sensitivity to the unique needs of client 

identity development; and creates a nonthreatening counseling 

environment by aiding the reduction of stereotypical 

thinking and homoprejudice. 

Association for Multicultural 

Counseling and Development 

Cirecie A. West-Olatunji, President 

Provides leadership and strives to improve 

multicultural, ethnic and racial understanding 

in counseling programs and practices to 

foster, advance and sustain personal growth and improve 

educational opportunities for people from multicultural, 

ethnic and racial backgrounds. 

American Mental Health Counselors 


Gary G. Gintner, President 

Represents mental health counselors advocating 

for client-access to quality services 

within the health care industry, with special 

reference to the issues of public policy and managed care 

on the national and state levels. 

American Rehabilitation Counseling 


Patty Nunez, President 

Advocates for quality services and increased 

opportunities for people with disabilities 

throughout the life span and promotes 

excellence in rehabilitation counseling.

American School Counselor Association 

Eric Sparks, President 

Promotes professional school counseling; 

encourages interest in activities that affect 

personal, educational and career development 

of students; and works with parents, 

educators and community members to provide a positive 

learning environment. 

Association for Spiritual, Ethical and 

Religious Values in Counseling 

Michele Kielty Briggs, President 

ASERVIC is an organization of counselors 

and other human development professionals 

who are convinced that spiritual, ethical, 

religious and other human values are essential to the full 

development of the person and to the profession of 

counseling. 

Association for Specialists in 

Group Work 

Janice L. DeLucia-Waack, President 

Provides professional leadership in the field 

of group work, establishes standards for 

professional and ethical practice and 

supports research and the dissemination of knowledge. 

Counseling Association for Humanistic 

Education and Development 

Colette T. Dollarhide, President 

Supports a belief in reason, education and 

knowledge in the service of mankind; asserts 

that humanity is responsible for its own 

destiny; promotes meaningful and ethical lives; promotes 

tolerance, nurtures diversity and upholds human rights. 

Counselors for Social Justice 

Hugh C. Crethar, President 

CSJ is a community of counselors, counselor 

educators, graduate students, and school and 

community leaders who seek equity and an 

end to oppression and injustice affecting 

clients, students, counselors, families, communities, schools, 

workplaces, governments and other social and institutional 

systems. 

International Association of 

Addictions and Offender Counselors 

Simone F. Lambert, President 

IAAOC serves those who are interested in 

issues pertaining to addictions and/or criminal 

justice, especially the areas of prevention, 

treatment, education and advocacy. IAAOC supports 

research, training, education, certification and networking 

for counselors, counselor educators and students. 

ACA Divisions and Regions 

International Association of Marriage 

and Family Counselors 

Bret Hendricks, President 

Promotes excellence in the practice of 

couple and family counseling. Encourages 

systemic thinking and advocates for the 

worth and dignity of all families through dissemination of 

knowledge in systemic counseling practices. 

National Career Development 


Darrell Luzzo, President 

Supports career professionals working in 

many settings to facilitate the career development 

of all individuals across the life span. 

National Employment Counseling 


Carolyn K. Kalil, President 

Dedicated to helping people prepare for, 

enter, understand and progress in the world 

of work through legislative advocacy, 

establishing standards and guidelines, showcasing best 

practices and networking. Provides global career 

development facilitation training. 

Regions 

To encourage leadership development within ACA, four 

regions provide leadership training, professional development 

and continuing education for branch members, and 

work to develop and encourage opportunities for personal 

and professional growth. The regions offer training workshops 

in membership recruitment and retention, services to 

members, legislative involvement, conference planning, 

publications and communications, public affairs, budgeting, 

and finance. 

Midwest 

Region 

Kelly Collins, 

Chairperson 

North 

Atlantic 

Region 

Connie 

Matthews, 

Chairperson 

Southern 

Region 

Jeff Siskind, 

Chairperson 

Western 

Region 

Sharon Bowles, 

Chairperson 


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ACA Branch Presidents 

Branches are the grassroots network for ACA, providing local leadership, professional development, publications and 

recognition to members. Chartered by ACA, branches unite counselors in states, U.S. territories and foreign countries, 

regardless of specialized practice areas, in forwarding the common mission of the association. ACA has granted charters 

to 56 branches, which are governed locally by volunteer elected officers from within the branch membership. Some 

branches form local chapters within their jurisdiction. 

State/Territory/Country Branch President 

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerri Lynn Morrow 

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George R. Kirchner 

Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsay Kalish 

Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tammy Romines 

California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Borens 

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LaVerne Jordan 

Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pasquale Giordano, Jr. 

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig Williams 

District of Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Satterfield 

Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frankie Nielsen 

Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue Arbuckle 

Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reforming 

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael D’Andrea 

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linwood Vereen 

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Wickman 

Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janice Evans 

Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inactive 

Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Flax 

Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Loretta Resing 

Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cindy Nardini 

Latin America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inactive 

Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin O’Reilly 

Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathy Barrett 

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inactive 

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Rodriguez-Kitkowski 

Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Engstrom 

Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christy Broome 

Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randy DeMasters 

Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kerrie Wheeler 

Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Vasquez-Evans 

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shannon D. Smith 

New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inactive 

New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carla Hampton 

New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Crabb 

New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellen Gerard 

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Conroy 

North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LuAnn Wick 

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Cruikshanks 

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherry Bynum 

Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wendy Hoffman 

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul West 

Philippines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inactive 


State/Territory/Country Branch President 

Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nelson Vazquez Espejo 

Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inactive 

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Brothers 

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Pat Mueller 

Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anna Shelsky 

Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brenda Melton 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inactive 

Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inactive 

Virgin Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosamond Creighton 

Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa McDowell 

Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Myrna Muto 

West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Henderson 

Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Gillen 

Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Roth

1950s 

1952–53 Robert Shaffer 

1953–54 Donald E. Super (deceased) 

1954–55 Donald E. Kitch (deceased) 

1955–56 Mary (Corre) Foster (deceased) 

1956–57 Clifford P. Froehlich (deceased) 

1957–58 Frank M. Fletcher (deceased) 

1958–59 Walter F. Johnson (deceased) 

1959–60 Dugald S. Arbuckle 

1960s 

1960–61 Daniel D. Feder (deceased) 

1961–62 Edward C. Roeber (deceased) 

1962–63 C.C. Dunsmoor (deceased) 

1963–64 Willis E. Dugan (deceased) 

1964–65 Harold F. Cottingham (deceased) 

1965–66 C. Winfield Scott (deceased) 

1966–67 Kenneth B. Hoyt 

1967–68 Edmund G. Williamson (deceased) 

1968–69 Gail F. Farwell 

1969–70 Merle M. Ohlsen 

1970s 

1970–71 Ralph F. Berdie (deceased) 

1971–72 Garry R. Walz 

1972–73 Donna R. Chiles 

1973–74 Bruce Shertzer 

1974–75 S. Norman Feingold (deceased) 

1975–76 Thelma T. Daley 

1976–77 George M. Gazda 

1977–78 Norman C. Gysbers 

1978–79 Betty E. Knox 

1979–80 Mary F. Maples 

Roster of ACA Presidents 

1980s 

1980–81 Thomas J. Sweeney 

1981–82 Louise B. Forsyth (deceased) 

1982–83 Helen R. Washburn 

1983–84 Edwin L. Herr 

1984–85 Jean A. Thompson 

1985–86 Rose A. Cooper 

1986–87 David Capuzzi 

1987–88 Brooke B. Collison 

1988–89 Robert J. Nejedlo 

1989–90 Sunny Hansen 

1990s 

1990–91 Jane E. Myers 

1991–92 Marianne H. Mitchell 

1992–93 Lee J. Richmond 

1993–94 Beverly J. O’Bryant 

1994–95 Doris Rhea Coy 

1995–96 Joyce M. Breasure 

1996–97 Gail P. Robinson 

1997–98 Courtland C. Lee 

1998–99 Loretta J. Bradley 

1999–00 Donna Ford 

2000s 

2000–01 Judy Lewis 

2001–02 Jane Goodman 

2002–03 David Kaplan 

2003–04 Mark Pope 

2004–05 Samuel T. Gladding 

2005–06 Patricia Arredondo 

2006–07 Marie A. Wakefield 

2007–08 Brian S. Canfield 


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Partners and Related Organizations 

American Counseling Association Foundation 

Created in 1979, the ACA Foundation (ACAF) enhances 

the counseling profession by focusing its mission in many 

areas, such as encouraging the next generation of counselors, 

honoring outstanding educators and practitioners, 

publishing on cutting-edge topics, reaching out to elementary-age 

children through the Growing Happy and 

Confident Kids project and, most recently, aiding fellow 

counselors who have been affected by Hurricanes Katrina 

and Rita by creating the Counselors Care Fund. The ACA 

Foundation is supported by tax-deductible gifts from individuals, 

corporations and foundations, as well as ACA 

divisions and branches. For more information or to 

contribute, call 800-347-6647, x350, visit www.counseling.org/foundation 

or send an e-mail to acaf@counseling.org. 

ACA Insurance Trust, Inc. 

ACAIT is an independent corporation promoting and 

administering quality insurance coverage and services at 

competitive rates for ACA members and groups in the 

human development professions. Governed by a board of 

trustees comprised of professional counselors and insurance 

experts, and staffed by licensed insurance underwriters and 

agents, the ACA Professional Liability Insurance Program for 

students, professionals and multidiscipline groups of professionals 

combines essential benefits with features that anticipate 

your future needs. The program offers business owners 

package (BOP) for business owners and directors and officers 

liability (D&O) for nonprofit organizations. ACAIT offers 

auto, homeowners and a full line of group life and health 

insurance plans that include disability income plan, business 

overhead expense plan, term life, customized major medical, 

catastrophic major medical, short term major medical, 

hospital protection, accidental death and dismemberment, 

dental, long-term care and Medicare supplement insurance. 

For more information, contact ACA Insurance Trust at 

800-347-6647, x284 or www.acait.com. 

Council for Accreditation of Counseling and 

Related Educational Programs 

This independent council was created in 1981 to accredit 

the counseling profession’s graduate-level preparation 

programs. As a specialized accrediting body recognized by 

the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, CACREP 

promotes the development of preparation standards, provides 

rigorous and objective program review, and works with 

other credentialing organizations to ensure quality training 

in the counseling profession. For more information, 


contact CACREP at 703-535-5990 or write CACREP, 1001 

North Fairfax Street, Suite 510, Alexandria, VA 22314. 

Chi Sigma Iota 

The official honor society of the counseling profession, 

Chi Sigma Iota is an independent membership organization, 

that recognizes outstanding individual contributions 

to the profession and excellence in educational achievement. 

For more information, call Tom Sweeney, executive 

director, 910-334-4035, write 250 Ferguson Boulevard, 

UNC-Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412 or e-mail 

tjsweeney@ha.m.let.uncg.edu. 

National Board for Certified Counselors 

The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) is an 

independent, nonprofit, voluntary, nongovernmental 

corporation established to advance the credentialing of professional 

counselors. The organization monitors a national 

certification process, identifies counselors who have voluntarily 

obtained national certification; and administers a certification 

examination and specialty certifications for school, 

clinical mental health and addictions counselors. For more 

information, call 336-547-0607, write NBCC, 3 Terrace Way, 

Greensboro, NC 27403-3660 or visit www.nbcc.org. 

Meet ACA’s Keynote Speakers 

at Special Book Signings in the 

ACA Bookstore! 

Friday, March 28 • 10:30 am 

Bradford Keeney 

g 

American Shaman 

Shaking Medicine 

Bushman Shaman 

Improvisational Therapy 

Saturday, March 29 • 10:00 am 

John Gottman 

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work 

10 Lessons to Transform Your Marriage 

And Baby Makes Three 

Booth #602

EXECUTIVE OFFICE 

Richard K. Yep, Executive Director 

Stacy Shaver 

Marketing 

Debra Bass, Interim Director 

Internet Development 

Don Kenneally 

Graphics 

Martha Woolsey, Director 

Carlos Soto 

Media Sales 

Kathy Maguire, Director 

OPERATIONS 

Richard Mozier, Chief Financial Officer 

Cynthia Peay 

Dawn Townes 

Finance 

Carol Salerno 

Carol Adams 

Jacqueline DeMaio 

Carmen Sicilia 

Management Information Services 

Troy Hughes 

Mary Griffith 

Operations and Internal Audit 

Amy Crank, Director 

Member Services 

Jacki Walker, Director 

Sherry Edwards 

Karen Hall 

Terry Lawhorn 

Brenda McBroon 

Paula Pinkney 

Donna Nugent 

Richard K. Yep, Executive Director 

ACA Professional Staff 

The executive director serves as the executive officer of the association, hired and entrusted by 

the Governing Council to conduct the day-to-day business operations. Leading a team of experienced 

association management professionals, the executive director and national staff produce 

top quality benefits, products and services to meet the changing needs of ACA members. 

HUMAN RESOURCES AND 

OFFICE SERVICES 

Cindy Welch, Chief of Staff 

Jennifer Kukorlo 

Office Services 

Patrick Belle 

Bruce Addison 

Jacky Good 

MEMBERSHIP AND ASSOCIATION 

SERVICES 

Carol Neiman, Chief of Membership 

and Association Services 

Rae Ann Sites 

Counseling Today 

Jonathan Rollins, Editor-in-Chief 

Angela Kennedy 

Conference and Meetings Services 

Robin Hayes, Director 

Theresa Holmes 

Nancy Schelhorn Bennett 

Convention Center Services 

Consultant 

Leadership Services 

Holly Clubb, Director 

Member Programs 

Denise Williams, Director 

Professional Services and 

Special Projects 

Janice Macdonald, Director 

Jean Gaskins 

Publications 

Carolyn Baker, Director 

Mary Bonwich 

Catherine Brumley 

Marilyn Ellison-Pounsel 

Bonny Gaston 

Jennifer Isaacs 

Brendon MacBryde 

Camille McNamee 

PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS 

David Kaplan, Chief Professional Officer 

Jason Wilke 

Career Services 

Amy Reece Connelly 

Ethics and Professional Standards 

Larry Freeman, Director 

Professional Information/Library 

Victoria Cooper 

Professional Learning 

Debbie Beales 

Crystal Turner 

Professional Projects 

Martha McIntosh 

Public Policy and Legislation 

Scott Barstow, Director 

Christopher Campbell 

Peter Atlee 

Christie Lum 


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The newest titles in Counseling from Allyn & Bacon/Merrill Education! 

Stop by Booth #201 

and take a tour of Nancy 

Murdock’s new Theories 

text to be entered in a raffle 

for a chance to win one 

of two MP3 players! 

Continuing education credit is offered to attendees of the ACA’s 2008 Annual Conference 

and Pre-conference Learning Institutes. Earn 6.0 CE hours per full day session and 3.0 CE 

hours for evening sessions. Participants are required to sign in at the start of each session 

and attendance is monitored. To receive credit you must attend 100% of the session. CEs 

are approved by the American Psychological Association (APA), Commission on Rehabilitation 

Counselor Certification (CRCC), Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC), 

National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) and several state psychology and social 

work boards. 

Participation Requirement (Levels) 

ACA course descriptions include a participation level to help you select sessions best suited 

to your continuing education needs. 

Introductory: Suitable for all levels. Regardless of knowledge or skill level, participants will 

gain foundation knowledge required to enhance counseling skills. 

Advanced: Suitable for those who have substantial working knowledge and skills in content 

area. Participants will refine and expand current expertise. 

AVAILABLE FOR YOUR SUMMER AND FALL 2008 CLASSES! 

Introduction to Counseling 

Capuzzi and Gross Introduction to the Counseling Profession, 5/e 

©2009 (9780205591770) 

Gladding Counseling: A Comprehensive Profession, 6/e 

©2009 (9780132434560) 

Nugent and Jones Introduction to the Profession 

of Counseling, 5/e ©2009 (9780135144305) 

Theories of Counseling 

Murdock Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy: 

A Case Approach, 2/e ©2009 (9780132286527) 

Process, Skills, and Techniques 

Hackney and Cormier The Professional Counselor, 6/e 

©2009 (9780205608324) 

Parsons A Guide to Thinking and Acting Like an Expert 

©2009 (9780205569700) 

Seligman Conceptual Skills for Mental Health Professionals 

©2009 (9780132230452) 

Seligman Fundamental Skills for Mental Health Professionals 

©2009 (9780132292313) 

Young Learning the Art of Helping: Building Blocks 

and Techniques, 4/e ©2009 (9780132410298) 

Substance Abuse / Addictions Counseling 

Fisher and Harrison Substance Abuse: Information for School 

Counselors, Social Workers, Therapists, and Counselors, 4/e 

©2009 (9780205591763) 

Stevens and Smith Substance Abuse Counseling: 

Theory and Practice, 4/e ©2009 (9780132409032) 


Career Counseling 

Amundson, Harris-Bowlsbey, and Niles Essential Elements 

of Career Counseling: Processes and Techniques, 2/e 

©2009 (9780131582187) 

Colozzi Creating Careers with Confidence ©2009 (9780135157893) 

Group Counseling 

Brown Group Work in Counseling and Psychotherapy 

©2009 (9780205503285) 

Johnson and Johnson Joining Together: Group Theory 

and Group Skills, 10/e ©2009 (9780205578634) 

Marriage & Family Therapy 

Nichols and Schwartz The Essentials of Family Therapy, 4/e 

©2009 (9780205592166) 

Multicultural Counseling 

Lee, Burnhill, Butler, Hipolito-Delgado, Humphrey, 

Munoz, and Shin Elements of Culture in Counseling 

©2009 (9780205497621) 

Robinson-Wood Convergence of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: 

The Multiple Identities in Counseling, 3/e ©2009 (9780132337168) 


Kerr School Crisis Prevention and Intervention 

©2009 (9780131721760) 

Clinical Supervision 

Bernard and Goodyear Fundamentals of Clinical Supervision, 4/e 

©2009 (9780205591787) 

www.pearsonhighered.com/counseling

Wednesday, March 26 

Daytime Sessions 8:00 am–3:30 pm 

Challenges Facing Group Leaders: 

Understanding and Working with 

Difficult Group Members 

08001 Introductory 

Time to Roll Up Our Sleeves: Introducing 

the A-P-C Approach for Intervening in 

Economically Challenged Communities 

08002 Advanced 

Culturally Competent Counseling With 

Muslims in the United States Post-9/11 


Putting Theories Into Practice: Using 

Creative, Multisensory Techniques 

with the Theories to Increase Depth 

and Impact 


A Field Guide to Counseling towards 

Solutions: The Solution-focused School 


Obesity and Compulsive Overeating: 

The Addictions Treatment Model as a 

Recipe for Change 


Skill-building Hypnosis Training 


Love and Sex in Intimate Relationships: 

Sexual Counseling and Therapy 


Issues and Techniques in Counseling 

Athletes 



Evening Sessions 4:30 pm–7:45 pm 

Counseling for International Transitions 


Adoption Issues and Counseling Practice 


“If Only I Had Known...”: Lessons from 

the Field 


Preparing and Supporting African- 

American College Students 


Pre-conference Learning Institutes at-a-Glance 

Sex Therapy: Constructing an Experiential 

Course 


Yoga and Balance-ology—Holistic 

Modalities that Will Increase the 

Effectiveness of the Therapeutic Process 


Being Successful in Higher Education: 

Navigating Academic Opportunities 


The Use of Cooperative Games in 

Group Counseling: Applications Across 

Age Groups and Settings 


Creative Couples Counseling 


Thursday, March 27 

Daytime Sessions 8:00 am–3:30 pm 

Play Therapy: A Universal Language for 

Understanding and Helping Young 

Children from Diverse Cultures with 

Diverse Needs 


Using Meditation and Mindfulness 

to Increase Therapeutic Presence in 

Counseling 


Advanced Training in Using Group 

Techniques 


School Counselor Accountability: 

Contributing to School Improvement 


Psychopharmacology for the Nonmedical 

Mental Health Practitioner 


Multicultural Issues in Counseling: 

New Approaches to Diversity 


Spirituality and Wellness in Baby 

Boomers: A Minicourse for Experienced 

Counselors and Counselor Educators 


Tough Kids, Cool Counseling: 

Cognitive, Emotional and Constructivist 

Change Techniques 


Starting, Maintaining and Expanding a 

Successful Private Practice 


Dealing with the Powerless and 

Oppressed: Reality Therapy in the Hurry 

-up World of “Be Brief and Get over It” 



Evening Sessions 4:30 pm–7:45 pm 

Youth in Crisis: Understanding and 

Responding to Self-Injurious Behaviors 


After the Storm is Over: A Grief Perspective 

on Disaster Mental Health Work 


Promoting Strength and Recovery: 

Culturally Sensitive Family Counseling 

with Boys Who Have Been Sexually 

Abused 


Parenting Coordination—A 

High-Conflict Divorce Intervention: 

Mental Health Professionals in Family 

Court Systems 


Planning for Retirement and/or Closing 

a Practice in Two Months or 20 Years: 

What Counselors Need to Know 


Action Research in Counseling: Closing 

the Gap between Research and Practice 


It’s Hard to Love You Just the Way You 

Are: Replacing Anger with Acceptance 

Using Integrative Behavioral Couple 

Therapy 


Advanced Ethical Considerations in the 

Use of Evidenced-based Practices and 

in Crisis/Humanitarian Work 


The Power of Sand-tray Therapy: Creative 

Techniques for Therapeutic Disclosure, 

Trauma Counseling and Healing 


Integrating Creative Supervision Techniques: 

Applications and Perspectives 



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Continuing Education Credits & ACA Academies 

Two ways to earn while you learn! 

1ONE 2 TWO 

Continuing Education Credits 

At the education sessions you’ll benefit from a highly 

structured program in 90- and 60-minute segments and 

30-minute project/research poster sessions in the Exposition 

Hall. Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned pro, 

you’ll find all the tools you need to reach the next level of 

expertise. To ensure a high-quality education program, the 

ACA program selection committee, a working group of experienced 

professional counselors and educators, reviewed all 

submissions and selected more than 400 sessions for presentation 

at the 2008 ACA Annual Conference. 

Earn Continuing Education Credits 

One continuing education contact hour (CE) is earned for 

each hour of attendance at: 

• opening general session 

• keynote sessions 

• education sessions 

(90-minute, 60-minute, 30-minute poster sessions offered) 

• branch leadership workshops 

Return home with up to 35.0 CE credits, including preconference 

learning institutes! 

ACA Conference sessions are approved by: 

• National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) 

• Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification 

(CRCC) 

• American Psychological Association (APA) 

• NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals 

Several national and state-level psychology, social work 

and related certification/licensure boards also accept ACA 

CE credit. 

The ACA Annual Conference 2008 CE report form, included 

in the registration tote bag, must be completed and mailed 

to ACA with a $15 processing fee. Certificates will be 

mailed three to four weeks after receipt. You must attend 

100 percent of an education session to receive credit. For 

any inquiries regarding CE for this conference, please call 

800-374-6647, x229. 


ACA Academies 

First introduced at the 2006 conference, ACA academies 

are another way to demonstrate expertise in specific 

areas— and they are absolutely free with 15 tracks to 

choose from! 

Earn free, frameable certificates recognizing your 

advanced knowledge in specialty areas 

For each certificate, you must attend at least six full 

sessions within the track: 

• Addictions 

• Career Development/Employment Counseling 

• Child and Adolescent Counseling 

• College Counseling 

• Counseling Ethics 

• Counseling Education and Supervision 

• Couples, Marriage and Family Counseling 

• LGBT 

• Group Work 

• Human Development across the Lifespan 

• Mental Health/Private Practice 

• Multicultural Counseling 

• Rehabilitation Counseling and Disability Issues 

• School Counseling 

• Spirituality and Religious Values 

In addition, you must visit the Exposition Hall for at least 

30 minutes and attend the opening general session. An 

ACA academies application form and instructions will be 

in your tote bag. The Conference Program Guide will 

indicate which sessions are approved for each academy. 

You will receive your free certificate two to three weeks 

after we receive your form.

Addictions Academy 

Program ID #141 

Counseling African-American 

Substance Abusers: Examining the 

Role of Racial Identity and Treatment 

Motivation 


Teaching in the Addictions: Strategies 

for Increasing Empathy among Substance 

Abuse Counselors in Training 


2008 Research to Practice Carousel: 

Addictions and Offender Counseling 


When Talking Won’t Work: Implementing 

Experiential Activities with 

Addicted Clients 


Tools for the Mental Health Counselor: 

Identifying and Treating Co-occurring 

Substance Abuse Issues in Counseling 


Action-oriented Group Activities for 

the Dually Diagnosed 


Self-harm: Moving from Pathology to 

Compassionate Understanding 


Words for Warriors: Using Writing to 

Help Veterans Overcome Trauma and 

Addiction 


Counseling Adolescent Females with 

Substance Abuse Disorders 


From New Age to Neuroscience: 

Addicted Criminal Offenders Create 

New Narratives with Guided Imagery 

and Meditation Programs 


Motivational Interviewing: Successful 

Alcohol Screening and Brief Counseling 

Intervention for Alcohol-related 

Trauma 

Career Development/Employment 

Counseling Academy 


A Nation at Work 2008: The Latest, 

Best Facts on Change in the Workforce, 

Workplace and Family Systems 


More Than a Job! Helping Teenagers 

Find Success and Satisfaction in Their 

Careers 


The Resume’s Secret Identity: A Tool 

for Narrative Exploration in Multicultural 

Career Counseling 


Interactive Web Tools for the Person 

in Career Transition 


Snails, Gazelles and Elephants: 

Using Metaphor to Explore Life and 

Career Transitions 


Experiential Activities for Career 

Counseling Groups and Teaching 

Career Counseling Courses 


Cyber Career Counseling: Promises 

and Perils 


Current Perspectives on Career 

Transitions in Midlife 


Flat Profiles on the SII: An Investigation 

of Relationships Between 

Depression, Confidence and 

Vocational Identity 


Enhancing the Use of the DISCOVER 

in Career Counseling and Development 

for College Students: A Major 

Selection Process 


Aspire to Hire Education: Helping 

Students and Clients to Make 

Rational Career and Life Decisions 

ACA Academies 


A Celebration of Diversity: True Colors, 

Gender and Career Development 


Empowering Students to Become the 

Career Architects of Their Futures 


A Narrative Approach to Career 

Counseling: Applications to the 

Interpretation of the MBTI and SII 


Work, Career Development and 

Public Policy: Social, Political and 

Economic Implications 


Breathe in, Breathe out: Leisure 

Development and Planning throughout 

the Lifespan 


Enhancing Career Success by 

Focusing on Work Adjustment and 

Attachment Issues 


Career Counseling Issues and Interventions 

for Asian/Pacific Islander Premed 

and Business College Students 


Learning to Work in the Community 

while Working for the Community: 

Service-learning Pedagogy and 

Career Counselor Education 


NECA Panel of International Experts 

on Life-Work Issues 2008 


Career Assessment: A Conversation 

with David Campbell, Thomas 

Harrington, Arthur O’Shea and 

Charles Johansson 


Using the Cognitive Information 

Processing (CIP) Theory to Build the 

Foundation for a Student Advising 

Program 


Integrating Career Development Basics 

with Your Counseling/Counselor- 

Educator Program: Strategies and 

Materials for Success 


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ACA Academies 


Project Popoho Na Peà: A Statewide 

Approach to Create a Seamless 

Education and Career Planning 

System for Hawaii 


Depression in the Workplace 


Promoting Career Development with 

Students of Color 


Navigating the Arduous and (Sometimes) 

Mysterious Transition from 

Student to Faculty Member 


Moving Clients from Career “Stuck” 

to Career “Satisfied” Using a Motivational 

Interviewing Approach 


A Comparative Analysis of Employers’ 

Attitudes, Disability Status and the 

Placeability of Persons with Disabilities 

Program ID #SE2-A 

Gaining a Place at the Table: How 

Gay and Lesbian Couples Experience 

Career and Relationships 

Child and Adolescent 

Counseling Academy 


Helping Kids and Families Stay Safe: 

Workshops on Cyber-bullying and 

Online Safety 

Program #121 



Future Careers 


Dick and Jane Grew Up With MySpace: 

How Can Counselors Connect 

With YouTube, Blogs and Digital 

Native Clients? 


Counselor Knowledge and Perceptions 

of Cutting and Other Self-mutilating 

Behaviors among School-Age Children 


Ten Top Techniques for Counseling 

Difficult Youth 


Inside the AD/HD Mind: Newest 

Neurological Research and Evidencebased 

Interventions: Implications for 

Counselors 


Evidence-based Counseling Interventions 

for Children Traumatized by a 

Natural or Human-made Disaster 


Solution-focused Counseling in 

Schools: Practical Strategies for 

Doing What Works 


Counseling Children and Adolescents 

on Death and Dying: What to Say, 

How to Say It and Utilizing Expressive 

Therapy Tools 


Innovative Interventions for Children 

Who Have Witnessed Domestic 

Violence and Their Families 


Counseling the African-American 

Male Juvenile Offender 


Caught between Multiple Worlds: 

Counseling South-Asian and Muslim 

Teens 


Navigating Life after the Storm: Helping 

Adolescents with Chronic Illnesses 

Find Their Way after Medical Crises 


Adolescent Depression: A Closer 

Look at Change 


Antidepressant Medications and 

Youth: An Examination of Efficacy, 

Side Effects and Suicidality 


Cultural Competency and Creative Interventions 

with Traumatized Children 

Program ID # 359 

Bibliotherapy Practices: Contextualizing 

Latino/a Children’s Acculturation 

Experiences 



MySpace: A Tool for Counselors 

Working with Adolescents 


An Ethnographic Content Analysis of 

MySpace: Risks and Protective Factors 

of Adolescent Cybersocial Culture 


The Storyteller’s Companion: 

Counselors as Creative Advocates for 

Bereaved Children 


Using Projective Assessments as an 

Adjunct in Treatment Planning and 

Client Conceptualization 


Beyond Conventionality in Counseling: 

Exploring Diverse Spiritual and 

Religious Expressions in Children 

and Adolescents 


Engaging Urban Youth in the Transition 

to Adulthood: A Multicultural 

and Creative Process 


The Manifestation of Obsessive 

Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in the 

Classroom: Can You Recognize It? 


Children’s Chronic and Critical Illness 

in Social and Personal Context: What 

Counselors Should Know 


Digital Multimedia Sampling: The 

New Bibiliotherapy for Teens 


Can I Play? Using Play Therapy 

Techniques with Children and 

Adolescents with Disabilities 


Skill-based Therapeutic Relationship 

Interventions for Severely Troubled 

Youth—What Works and Why 


Moving beyond Discipline of 

Disruptive Behavior: Recognizing 

and Treating the Effects of Trauma 

on Adolescents

Program ID #SE2-E 

Gender Nonconforming Adolescents: 

Individual and School-based 

Interventions 

College Counseling Academy 


Lessons Learned by Virginia Tech: 

How to Prevent Harm and Safeguard 

Privacy and Freedom 


A Guide for College Counselors: 

Understanding, Predicting and Using 

Characteristics of Sexually Risky 

Students in Treatment 


That I May Serve: The Counseling 

Response to the Virginia Tech Tragedy 



of Relationships between Depression, 

Confidence and Vocational Identity 





Selection Process 


Suicide: Prevention, Ethics, Standards 

of Care and Liability 


Online Communities: What Counselors 

Need to Know 


In the Aftermath of the Virginia Tech 

Massacre: Responses and Experiences 

of Korean International Students in 

the U.S. 


Multicultural Sports Counseling 

Competencies for Counselors Working 

with the Athlete Population 


Counseling International Students in 

the United States 


Mentoring Partnership Project 


Self-Injury, Sexuality and Spirituality 

Among College-Aged Females 


Answering the Cry for Help: 

Effective Crisis Management on 

College Campuses 


Working with the Confusing Legal, 

Ethical and Treatment Issues concerning 

Suicidal and Violent Clients on a 

College Campus 



for Asian/Pacific Islander 

Premed and Business College Students 


Using Developmental and Attachment 

Theories to Improve College Freshman 

Retention 


A Model for Collaborative, Systemic 

Response to Crisis Events on School 

and College Campuses 


Inter-rater Reliability and Validity 

of the Triage Assessment System for 

Students in Learning Environments 

(TASSLE) 


The Strengths and Challenges of 

Online Learning for Domestic and 

International Counseling Students 

and Their Professors 





Program 


Aloha Adulthood: “Special” Counseling 

Challenges with Millennials 


Perceptions of Current and Prospective 

Kenyan International Students of the 

International Student Lifestyle in the U.S. 


Recovery High Schools and Collegiate 

Recovery Communities: An Emerging 

ACA Academies 

Professional Field for Counselors 


College Student Mental Health 

Promotion and Suicide Prevention: 

A Blueprint for Action 

Program ID #SE2-F 

Transitioning to College for Gay, 

Lesbian and Bisexual Students: 

Counseling Considerations 

Counseling Education and 

Supervision Academy 


Teaching Group Counseling as a 

Graduate Student: What Works and 

What We Will Never Do Again! 


Collaborative Ethnography as a 

Research Method 


Integrating a Variety of Techniques 

in Teaching Group Counseling to 

Facilitate Conceptual and Experiential 

Understanding 


Remediation in Counselor Education 

Programs for Student Counselors: 

Strategies for Remedial Practices 


Vanguards for Change: ACES and 

Social Justice 


Counselor Stereotypes’ Potential 

for Harm: Preparing Counselors for 

Diverse Cultural Contexts 


International and Domestic Immersion 

Experiences: A Diversity Application 

for Counselor Training and Professional 

Identity 



for Increasing Empathy among Substance 

Abuse Counselors-in-Training 


Planning and Implementing an 

Effective Departmental Response to 

Students in Crisis 


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ACA Academies 


Sexuality Counseling in Taiwan and 

the USA: International Social Justice 

Equity Issues for Counselors and 

Counselor Educators 


Transparent Counseling Pedagogy: 

A Strategy for Teaching Clinical 

Thinking 


Publishing in ACA-refereed Journals: 

Suggestions from the Council of Editors 


Using BARNGA as a Preliminary 

Teaching Tool in a Multicultural 

Counseling Course: Experiencing 

Culture Firsthand 


Putting the Pieces Together: Strategies 

for Improving Case Conceptualization 

Skills in Novice Clinical Mental 

Health Counselors 


The Political Is Personal: Advanced 

Feminist Theory and Techniques in 



Ecological Multidisciplinary Training 

and Supervision for Counseling Interns 

Who Work with Disenfranchised 

Clients 


The Graham Model of Bibliosupervision: 

Implications for Counselor 

Educators and Emerging Counselors 


Critical Incidents in Clinical Supervision: 

A View from the School, Community 

and Addictions Perspectives 


The Experiences of Faculty of Color 

Teaching Multicultural Competence: 

Qualitative Data and Personal 

Reflections 


Exploring Death Anxiety and Spirituality 

in Rehabilitation Counselors: 

Implications for Rehabilitation 

Counselor Education 


Incorporating Spirituality into 

Counseling Education: A Montage of 

Counselor Educators in the Field 


Podcasting: How to Use It 


LANGURE: A Model, Web-based 

Curriculum in Research Ethics 


Road to the American Professoriate 

in Counselor Education: The International 

Students Experience 


Is There a Book within You Waiting to 

Be Written? 


CACREP Standards Revision 2009: A 

Sneak Preview of the Final Proposal 


Competency-based Counselor Education: 

Integrating Treatment Planning, 

Assessment and Documentation Skills 

into the Curriculum 


Culture-centered Disaster Outreach: 

Working with AIDS Survivors in 

Southern Africa 


Clinical Applications of Mindfulness 

Meditation Practice 


Incorporating the Spirituality Competencies 

into Counselor Education: 

Tips for Teaching, Focusing on 

Competency Seven 


Counseling Education and Practice in 

Taiwan 


Reconnecting Science to Practice: 

An Innovative Model for Supporting 

a Counseling Research Identity 


Spotlighting the Elephant in the 

Room: Preparing Counselor Trainees 

to Broach Racial and Cultural Factors 

with Clients 



Couple’s Conflict Reconciliation 

Cycle: Development, Validation and 

Use of a New Integrative Counseling 

Model 


The Reflective Model of Triadic 

Supervision 


The Utility and Application of Mindfulness 

as a Counselor, Counselor- 

Educator and Counselor-in-Training 


Successful Publication in ACA Branch 

Journals: A Publication Venue Awaits 

You! 


Exploring Group Process and Outcome: 

Qualitative and Quantitative 

Design Considerations 


Global Citizenship: Cultivating International 

Opportunities in Counselor 

Education Programs 


Documentation Essentials for Professional 

Counselors and Supervisors 


Mentoring Women Faculty of Color 

in the Academy 


Using Nonacademic Criteria to 

Identify Good Candidates for 

Counselor Education Programs 




Service-learning Pedagogy and 

Career Counselor Education 


The Student-Counselor Educator Connection: 

Clarifying Your Research Ideas 


Adlerian Counseling Techniques: 

Beyond the Basics 


Teaching Advocacy: Putting Theory 

into Practice


Help, They’re Assigning Me Interns! 

A Practitioner’s Guide for Providing 

Effective Internship Site Supervision 


What I Wish I Had Known before I 

Started This Journey: Achieving a 

Balance between Doctoral Studies 

and Personal Wellness 


Students’ Thoughts and Perceptions 

about an Assessment Course: 

A Pre- and Post-Survey 


Integrating Career Development Basics 

with Your Counseling/Counselor- 

Educator Program: Strategies and 

Materials for Success 


Social Constructivism: Applications to 

Counseling and Psychotherapy 


Attending to Your Couple Relationship 

during Counselor Training 


Identified Training Needs for School 

Counseling Site Supervisors 


Transitioning to Being a New Faculty 

Member in Counselor Education: From 

Interview to Promotion and Tenure 




Student to Faculty Member 


Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy 

Practicum 


Relevance of American Buddhist 

Psychiatrist Mark Epstein to the 

Counseling Profession 


Qualitative Research: Applying 

Robust Methods and Illuminating the 

Human Context 

Program ID #SE1-D 

Tips for Publishing in the Journal of 

Creativity in Mental Health 


Introduction to Action Research for 

Counselors: A Social Justice Approach 

Program ID #SE3-C 

Preparing Counselors for Social 

Justice: A National Study of CACREPaccredited 


Programs 

Counseling Ethics Academy 


Lessons Learned from Virginia Tech: 


Privacy and Freedom 


Legal and Ethical Implications for 

Refusing to Counsel Homosexual 

Clients: Discrimination? 


“Top 10” Steps to Reduce the Risk 

of Lawsuits and Licensure Board 

Complaints 


HIPAA for Dummies, a Practitioner’s 

Guide 


Boundary Riders and Process 

Sentinels: Allies for Ethical Practice 


Development of a Scale to Assess Perceptions 

of Ethically Correct Behaviors 


Ethics Town Hall 


Suicide: Prevention, Ethics, Standard 

of Care and Liability 


FERPA and HIPAA for School 

Counselors: 2008 Update 



Curriculum in Research Ethics 


Counseling Ethics: Challenges and 

Case Examples from the World of 

Deaf-Blindness 


The Counselor and the Law 

ACA Academies 


Legal and Ethical School Crisis Issues: 

Implications for Professional Counselors 




Suicidal and Violent Clients on a 

College Campus 





Best Practices in Collecting and Utilizing 

Outcome Data in Clinical Settings 


Likeability as Double-edged Sword: 

New Research Sheds Light on the 

Dark Side of Counselors 

Couples, Marriage, and 

Family Counseling Academy 


Recognizing and Managing Maladaptive 

Coping Mechanisms in Families 

Facing Chronic Grief 


Where Has the Love Gone? 

An In-depth Analysis of the Demise of 

Relationships in the African-American 

Community 


Therapeutic Alliance Directions in 

Marriage, Couples, and Family 



The Aftermath of Seung-Hui Cho’s 

Murders at Virginia Tech: Multiculturally 

Competent Counseling for Asian- 

American Families 


The Effects of Frequent Combat 

Tours on Military Personnel and Their 

Families: How Counselors Can Help 


Building Biological Families: Helping 

Gay and Lesbian Couples Navigate 

the Intricacies of Assisted Reproductive 

Technology 


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ACA Academies 


Like Mother, Like Daughter: 

Links to Legacy. Influences of the 

Mother-Daughter Relationship and 

Implications for Counseling 


Exploration of the Inhibited Senses: 

A Masters and Johnson Approach 

towards Understanding Intimacy 

and Sexuality 


Is It All Talk? Assessing the Attitudes 

and Behaviors of Heterosexual Married 

Men Who Use Online Chat Rooms 


Cultural Implications for Assessing 

Child-Parent Attachment Styles: The 

Use of Filial Therapy as a Therapeutic 

Intervention 


Why Winning Women Choose Losers: 

A Review of the Motivations for Poor 

Relationship Selection and Steps to 

Avoid Them 


So, You Are Trying to Have a Baby: 

How Gestational Surrogacy Is 

Changing Societal Family Norms 


Couples Conflict Reconciliation Cycle: 

Development, Validation and Use of 

a New Integrative Counseling Model 


Family Counseling for All Families: 

Sexual Orientation Diversity in 

Family Counseling 


A Model for Working Effectively 

with Latino Families: A Case Example 

that Integrates an Ecological 

Perspective 


Back to the Future: Using Culturally 

Sensitive Genograms for Theory- 

Based Assessment and Intervention 


Social Constructivism: Applications to 

Counseling and Psychotherapy 


Attending to Your Couples Relationship 

during Counselor Training 


Couples Education and Couples 

Counseling: Who Participates and 

How Do They Benefit? 


From Sex to Intimacy to Soul Mating: 

Seven Steps to Lasting and Fulfilling 

Romantic Relationships 


Lesbian Couples: Stressors and 

Resilience at the Three-to Four-Year 

Relational Milestone 

Group Work Academy 




What We Will Never Do Again! 


Art Therapy for Non-art Therapists: 

Group Art Therapy Techniques for 

Work with Trauma, Addiction and 

Related Issues 





Understanding 


Practical and Usable Tools for Group 

Counseling with Reality Therapy: 

Advancing Group Development and 

Broadening Your Skills 




Career Counseling Courses 







Diversity-competent Group Work in 

Action: An Experiential Workshop 



Advanced Group Skills—Keeping 

Members Engaged Using Theories 

and Creative Techniques while 

Working with an Individual 


ASGW Fellows Symposium 



the Dually Diagnosed 



Qualitative and Quantitative Design 

Considerations 


Facilitating Group Interaction Online: 

Implications for Counselors and 

Counselor-Educators 


The Magic of “I” in Group Work: 

Building Cohesiveness and Safety in 

Groups through Communication 

Skills Training 


Client Marginalization in Court-mandated 

Group Therapy for Male Batterers 


Leading Counseling Work Groups: 

Positive Approaches for Serving as a 

Counselor-Manager 

Human Development Across 

the Lifespan Academy 


An Incredible Presentation: Cultural 

Tales that Provide Insight and Change 

Lives 


Teaching Stress Management 

and Prevention Skills to Students 

and Clients 


The Dynamic Trio: Patient, Physician, 

Counselor: Helping Elderly Patients 

and Their Physicians to Communicate 



Using Metaphor to Explore Life and 

Career Transitions


Neuroscience and Counseling: 

Integrating New Research into Your 

Practice from a Base of Wellness 


Best Counseling Practices in 

Developmental Transitions of Young 

Women with Attention Deficit 

Hyperactive Disorder 


Health and Wellness: Implications of 

the Obesity Crisis for Counselors 



Transitions in Midlife 


The Military Deployment Cycle 


The Power of the Positive: Positive 

Mental Health Activities in Traditional 

Treatments 

Program ID#332 

Assessment of Client Core Issues 


Maintaining Counselor Wellness— 

Lessons from the ACA Taskforce on 

Counselor Wellness and Impairment 


Ready for Action: Using the 

Community Readiness Research 

Model to Guide Services for 

LGBT Elders 


Breathe In, Breathe Out: Leisure 

Development and Planning throughout 

the Lifespan 


Wellness Research and Practice across 

Cultures: Comparisons of Wellness in 

China and the United States 


Understanding and Counseling 

Military Families 


What Victims of Violent Crimes Can 

Teach Us about Forgiveness 


Case Incidents in Counseling for 

International Transitions 


Counseling Older Adults to Improve 

Their Quality of Life 




Retention 


Counseling across Generations: 

Bridging the Baby Boomer, Generation 

X and Generation Y Gaps 


What I Wish I Knew Before I Started 

This Journey: Achieving a Balance 

between Doctoral Studies and 

Personal Wellness 


Working with Gifted Individuals: 

What Every Counselor Should Know 






Mysterious Transition from Student 

to Faculty Member 


Aging across the Lifespan: New Visions 


Working across the Lifespan to Prevent 

Alzheimer’s Dementia: An Emerging 

Opportunity for Wellness Counseling 




Romantic Relationships 


An Introduction to the MARI (Mandala 

Assessment Research Instrument) 

Program ID #SE1-B 

Relational Competencies: A Foundation 

for Creative Practice 






Morning Meditation 

ACA Academies 


On the Path to Wellness 


Yoga for Everyone 


Creativity as a Wellness Practice 


Mindfulness as an Approach 

to Wellness 

LGBT Academy 




Clients: Discrimination? 





Technology 


La Familia: Exploring Mexican- 

American Families, Experiences upon 

a Child Having Identified as Gay or 

Lesbian 


Ready for Action: Using the Community 

Readiness Research Model to 

Guide Services for LGBT Elders 




Changing Societal Family Norms 


Internalized Homonegativity and 

Emotional Expression in Lesbian 

Women 






Predictors of HIV Sexual Risk-taking 

Behavior among Gay Men and Men 

Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): 

What We Need to Know 


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ACA Academies 




Career and Relationships 


Intimate Partner Violence/Domestic 

Violence in LGBTQ Relationships: 

DV 101 For LGBTQ Competence 



Resilience at the Three-to Four-Year 



Of Women, Men and All of Us Inbetween: 

Transgender Grounded 

Theory Describes Counseling in 

Genderland 



Individual and School-Based 

Interventions 





Mental Health/Private 

Practice Academy 





Related Issues 


The Education and Gender Differences 

in Mental Health Among Native 

Americans 


How to Double Your Counseling 

Effectiveness through Client Feedback 

and Outcome Management 




Facing Chronic Grief 


Using Person-centered Therapy 

to Treat Women with a History of 

Childhood Sexual Abuse 



Tales that Provide Insight and 

Change Lives 


Virtual Reality Therapy: What Is It 

and Is It Effective? 


Teaching Stress Management 

and Prevention Skills to Students 

and Clients 



Guide 


Nurture the Nurturer: A Post-Katrina 

Intervention for Helping Professionals 

Suffering from Secondary Traumatic 

Stress 


Marketing and Advertising a Successful 

Private Practice 







When Words Are Not Enough— 

Enhancing Your Practice through Art 

and Creativity 





Health Counselors 








How to Say It, and Utilizing Expressive 

Therapy Tools 


Multicultural Adlerian Counseling: 

Brief, Integrative and Effective 



ICONS: A New Instrument to Measure 

Cognitions of Self-harming Clients 








Treatments 


Fibromyalgia: Mental Health Issues 

and Best Practices Treatment 


Addressing the Needs of Soldiers 

Returning from Iraq 



Look at Change 


Using Metaphors as a Creative Way 

to Help Clients Heal 


Tools for the Mental Health 

Counselor: Identifying and Treating 

Co-occurring Substance Abuse 

Issues in Counseling 


Relationships in the Counselor’s 

Life: Personal and Professional 

Interactions 


Screening and Treating PTSD with 

Military Members 








Child-Parent Attachment Styles: The 

Use of Filial Therapy as a Therapeutic 

Intervention 


Courage and Hope as Factors for 

Client Change: Important Cultural 

Implications and Considerations


What is Brain Injury? What Effects 

Does It Have? Why Should I be 

Interested? What Can I Do? 



Meditation Practice 





Helping Trauma Clients Find 

Meaning, Wisdom and a Renewed 

Sense of Self 


Readjustment Issues Facing Returning 

Combat Veterans 


Partial Hospitalization Program: An 

Alternative for Treatment of Chronic 

Mental Illness 


Using Narrative Therapy with Clients 

Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder 


Challenging the Asian Model Minority 

Myth: An Examination of Mental 

Health Issues within the Filipino- 

American Community 


Identifying and Managing the Personality-disordered 

Client in Everyday 

Counseling Practice 



Beyond the Basics 


The Bridge to “I Am”: Rapid Advance 

Psychotherapy 


Social Constructivism: Applications 

to Counseling and Psychotherapy 


Feminist Therapy: A Modality for 

Men, Too 




A Blueprint for Action 


An Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis 

and Its Applicability to Selected 

Psychological Disorders 


I Bask in Dreams of Suicide: Special 

Challenges in Counseling Clients Who 

Are Habitually Attracted to Death 



Practicum 





on Adolescents 


Animal-assisted Therapy Disaster 

Response with Hurricane Katrina 

Survivors 


Academy 



in Mental Health among Native 

Americans 


Counseling in Ireland: The Impact of 

the Celtic Tiger 


The Resume’s Secret Identity: 

A Tool for Narrative Exploration in 

Multicultural Career Counseling 


Adapting Bullying-prevention 

Programs to Different Cultures 


Where Has the Love Gone? 

An In-depth Analysis of the Demise of 


Community 





College Counseling for Equity: 

Training School Counselors to 

Close the College Acceptance and 

Access Gaps 

ACA Academies 


Counseling African-American 

Substance Abusers: Examining the 

Role of Racial Identity and Treatment 

Motivation 


Counselor Stereotypes’ Potential 

for Harm: Preparing Counselors for 

Diverse Cultural Contexts 


International and Domestic 

Immersion Experiences: A Diversity 

Application for Counselor Training 

and Professional Identity 


Meeting the Need for Bilingual 

Counselors 


Becoming a Counselor in a Foreign 

Country From the Perspective of a 

Solution-Focused Therapist 


CREATING NVWATIYI—The 

Cherokee Place of Good Medicine: 

Promoting Client, Community and 

Environmental Harmony Begins 

Within 




Competent Counseling for Asian- 

American Families 







Diversity-Competent Group Work in 

Action: An Experiential Workshop 



Brief, Integrative and Effective 



Male Juvenile Offender 




Teens 


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ACA Academies 







and Supervision for Counseling 

Interns Who Work with Disenfranchised 

Clients 


Social Justice Advocacy and Professional 

School Counselors: The ACA 

Advocacy Competencies as a Framework 

for Action 





Reflections 


Eastern Colors in Play—Toy, Play and 

Symbol in Asian Cultures 


La Familia: Exploring Mexican- 

American Families’ Experiences upon 

a Child Having Identified as Gay or 

Lesbian 


Separation-Individuation Theory: 

A Source of Conflict for Asian 

Adolescents 


Road to the American Professoriate in 

Counselor Education: The International 

Students’ Experience 


A Celebration of Diversity: True Colors, 

Gender and Career Development 




of Korean International Students in the U.S. 






Hans Z. Hoxter Forum: An Exploration 

of the Distortion of Aboriginal 

Self—Who Am I? 


AMCD Town Hall Meeting: Special 

Interest Groups Collaborate on Issues 

of Multicultural Importance 




Experiences 







The Schoolwide Cultural Competence 

Observation Checklist for 

Professional School Counselors: 

An Exploratory Study 


The Importance of the Journey: 

Acquiring Literacy for Cross-cultural 



Fostering Collaboration and Partnership 

on behalf of the Multiracial Population 




Southern Africa 


Counseling Education and Practice 

in Taiwan 


Wellness Research and Practice across 

Cultures: Comparisons of Wellness in 

China and the United States 


Spotlighting the Elephant in the Room: 

Preparing Counselor Trainees to 

Broach Racial and Cultural Factors 

with Clients 


College? Yes, You Can! 


Realizing the Revolutionary Potential 

of the Multicultural-Social Justice 

Perspective: Leaders Speaking Out 








Premed and Business College Students 


Acculturation Issues of High School 

Muslim Students in the United States 


Ending the Silence of the Latina/o 

Voice in Public Education: Family- 

School-Community Partnerships in 

Mexico and the U.S. 




and Creative Process 






A Model for Working Effectively with 

Latino Families: A Case Example that 

Integrates an Ecological Perspective 








American Community 


Mosaic of Counseling: Integrating 

Indigenous Healing and Ecological 




Sensitive Genograms for Theorybased 

Assessment and Intervention 



into Practice


The Counselor’s Role in Promoting 

Social Justice and Organizational 

Development: A Perspective 

from Hawaii 


Machismo and Marianismo: 

Misunderstood and Neglected Gender 

Variables in Latino Counseling 




Education and Career-planning 




Men, Too 



Kenyan International Students of 

the International Student Lifestyle in 

the U.S. 



Students of Color 


Facilitating School-based Services 

to Meet the Mental Health Needs of 

Diverse Children in the Schools 


The ACCESS Model of School 

Counseling: Social Justice, Equity and 

Success for Every Student 


Carl Rogers in South Africa: 

Multiculturalism and the Personcentered 

Approach 


Counseling Approaches to Working 

with Arab-American Clients: Clinical 

Vignettes 


Counseling Native Hawaiians and 

Relevant Practice Strategies for 

Persons in Other Groups 


Relevance of American-Buddhist 

Psychiatrist Mark Epstein to the 



Serenity in the Sand 


What We Must Do and Why We 

Can’t Wait: Practical Strategies to 

Transform the Counseling Profession 


Counselor Trainees’ Social Justice 

Awareness, Readiness and Initiatives 

Rehabilitation Counseling 

and Disability Issues Academy 









Navigating Life after the Storm: 

Helping Adolescents with Chronic 

Illnesses Find Their Way after 

Medical Crises 


Exploring Death Anxiety and 

Spirituality in Rehabilitation Counselors: 







and Best-practices Treatment 



Returning From Iraq 



Military Members 




Deaf-Blindness 


Challenging All Counselors to 

Promote the Dignity and Development 

of Persons with Disabilities: 

Counselors in Hawaii Speak Out 

ACA Academies 




Changing Attitudes in the Workplace 

towards People with Disabilities Using 

the Tilting-at-Windmills Curriculum 


Contemporary and Emerging Issues in 

Rehabilitation Counseling: Evidence 

from Practice and Research 





Words for Warriors: Using Writing 

to Help Veterans Overcome Trauma 

and Addiction 


Displaced with a Disability: 

One Person, Two Perspectives 


How Rehabilitation and Other 

Professional Counselors Do Good 

Work under Trying Conditions 



in Social and Personal Context: What 

Counselors Should Know 




Adolescents with Disabilities 


Working across the Lifespan to 

Prevent Alzheimer’s Dementia: An 

Emerging Opportunity for Wellness 



Rehabilitation Act of 1973: 

Section 504 


A Comparative Analysis of 

Employers’ Attitudes, Disability 

Status and the Placeability of Persons 

with Disabilities 


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ACA Academies 

School Counseling Academy 



Find Success and Satisfaction in 

Their Careers 


Adapting Bullying-prevention Programs 

to Different Cultures 


College Counseling for Equity: Training 

School Counselors to Close the 

College Acceptance and Access Gaps 


An Overview of the ASCA Standards 

and Competencies for Students and 

School Counselors 


Dick and Jane Grew Up with MySpace: 

How Can Counselors Connect 

With YouTube, Blogs and Digital 

Native Clients? 




Advancing Group Development and 

Broadening Your Skills 






Solutions-focused Counseling in 


Doing What Works 



Counseling South-Asian and Muslim Teens 


Social Justice Advocacy and 


The ACA Advocacy Competencies as 

a Framework for Action 



Students and Clients to Make Rational 

Career and Life Decisions 



Need to Know 



Counselors: 2008 Update 








Side Effects and Suicidality 



Career Architects of Their Futures 




Professional School Counselors: An 

Exploratory Study 


Legal and Ethical School Crisis 

Issues: Implications for Professional 

Counselors 




School Counselors: Using Data to 

Effect Change and Raise Student 

Achievement 






Muslim Students in the United States 





Mexico and the U.S. 




and College Campuses 




Classroom: Can You Recognize It? 



Issues for Rural School Counselors: 

What the Main Problems Are and 

How You Can Overcome Them 






Counseling Site Supervisors 


Facilitating School-based Services 

to Meet the Mental Health Needs of 

Diverse Children in the Schools 



New Bibiliotherapy for Teens 



Recovery Communities: An Emerging 

Professional Field for Counselors 


The ACCESS Model of School 

Counseling: Social Justice, Equity and 

Success for Every Student 


Rehabilitation Act of 1973: 

Section 504 




Interventions 

Spirituality and Religious 

Values Academy 


CREATING NVWATIYI-The Cherokee 

Place of Good Medicine: Promoting 

Client, Community and Environmental 

Harmony Begins Within 


Where East Meets West: Spiritual 

Principles for Emotional Well-being 





Counselor Education


Incorporating Spirituality into 

Counseling Education: A Montage of 

Counselor Educators in the Field 


Self-injury, Sexuality and Spirituality 

among College-aged Females 





Competency Seven 




Educator and Counselor-in-Training 





and Adolescents 



Psychotherapy 


Meeting the Needs of Religious and 

Spiritual Clients: Collaborating with 

Community Religious Leaders 


Preview of the National ASERVIC 

Conference: Snapshots of the 

“How To’s” of Implementing the Nine 

Spirituality Competencies 

ACA Academies 









ACA Membership at Its Best 


Is your membership up for renewal? 

Want to pay your membership ahead a year or two? 

Has your contact information changed? 

Have questions about your membership? 

Visit the ACA Membership Booth, located in the Resource Center in the exhibit 

hall, and we can fulfill all these requests plus more. 

Also, learn more about your ACA member benefits by attending the membership 

session “Got Goals? Get Going with ACA! Making the most of your ACA 

Membership” Friday, March 28, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, in Room 302B. 

Don’t forget to Reach Out And Recruit (ROAR) 

a potential member…you will be rewarded for your efforts! 


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Featured Sessions at-a-Glance 

Presidential 

Featured Sessions 

Friday, March 28 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 


The Effects of Frequent Combat Tours 

on Military Personnel and Their 


90-Minute Program, Advanced, 

Convention Center, Room 317A 

Saturday, March 29 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 


Screening and Treating PTSD 

with Military Members 


Convention Center, Room 323B 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 




a Counseling Research Identity 


Convention Center, Room 316C 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 


What Murder Leaves Behind: The 

Special Issues of Survivor-Victims and 

How Counselors Can Help or Hurt 



3:15 pm–4:45 pm 




Perspective: Leaders Speaking Out 

90-Minute Program, Convention 

Center, Room 317A 

Sunday, March 30 

7:30 am–8:30 am 


Best Practices in Collecting and 

Utilizing Outcome Data in Clinical 

Settings 



7:30 am–8:30 am 


Facilitating Group Interaction 

Online: Implications for Counselors 

and Counselor Educators 


Center, Room 304B 

8:45 am–10:15 am 




Community Religious Leaders 



10:30 am–11:30 am 


Client Marginalization in Court- 

mandated Group Therapy for 

Male Batterers 


Convention Center, Room 308 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 



Psychiatrist Mark Epstein for the 




UPDATES 

Look for updated information in the Program Guide Addendum. 

You will also find daily updated information in the Conference 

Daily Update, located in the Convention Center, 

near the ACA Registration area. 


For Graduate Students 

and New Professionals 

Only Sessions 


11:00 am–12:00 pm 


Is There Life after Graduate School? 


Center, Room 316C 


7:30 am–8:30 am 


Keeping the Boundaries from Bending 

or Breaking in Counselor Education: 

Professor/Student Relationships 



2:00 pm–3:00 pm 


How to Get through Your Dissertation 

(and Graduate) 




7:30 am–8:30 am 


Making the Most of Supervision 



ACA Author Sessions 


7:30 am–8:30 am 




Future Careers 

Richard T. Lapan 


Center, Room 307

11:00 am–12:00 pm 



Difficult Youth 

John and Rita Sommers-Flanagan 


Center, Room 307 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 



Schools: Practical Strategies for Doing 

What Works 

John J. Murphy 



3:45 pm–4:45 pm 



A View from the School, Community 

and Addictions Perspectives 

Lawrence Tyson, John Culbreth and 

Judith Harrington 




7:30 am–8:30 am 



Richard Halstead 



10:30 am–12:00 pm 




Hemla Singaravelu and Mark Pope 



2:00 pm–3:00 pm 


The Counselor and the Law: Top 10 

Steps to Reduce the Risk of Lawsuits 

and Licensure Board Complaints 

Anne Marie “Nancy” Wheeler 



3:15 pm–4:45 pm 




Nancy Arthur and Paul Pedersen 



Hawaii Counseling 

Association Featured Sessions 


7:30 am–8:30 am 


Promoting Unity and Vision in the 

Counseling Profession: A Perspective 

from Hawaii 




10:30 am–12:00 pm 


Challenging All Counselors to Promote 

the Dignity and Development of 

Persons with Disabilities: Counselors 

in Hawaii Speak Out 




8:45 am–10:15 am 




Development: A Perspective from 

Hawaii 



11:45 am–1:15 pm 


Counseling Native Hawaiians 

and Relevant Practice Strategies for 

Persons in Other Groups 



Featured Sessions at-a-Glance 

Pacific Rim Region 

Featured Sessions 


11:00 am–12:00 pm 



Country from the Perspective of a 

Solution-focused Therapist 



3:45 pm–4:45 pm 


Eastern Colors in Play—Toy, Play 

and Symbol in Asian Cultures 




2:00 pm–3:00 pm 



Practice in Taiwan 



3:15 pm–4:45 pm 


The Global Future of Professional 

Counseling: Collaboration for 

International Change 




10:30 am–11:30 am 


Career Development/Employment, 

Educational Requirements and the 

Licensure of Guidance Counselors 




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Day of Learning at-a-Glance 

ACC Day of Learning 


7:30 am–8:30 am 

Spirituality and Religious Values 

Academy; Multicultural Counseling 

Academy 





11:00 am–12:00 pm 

Human Development across the 

Lifespan Academy 


Relational Competencies: 

A Foundation for Creative Practice 



2:00 pm–3:00 pm 


Creativity across the Continuum— 

Expressive Therapies, Creativity 

and the Creative Arts 



3:15 pm–4:15 pm 





Creativity in Mental Health 



4:15 pm–4:45 pm 

Program ID # SE1-E 

Celebration of Creativity in 

Counseling with Sam Gladding 



ALGBTIC Day of Learning 


7:30 am–8:30 am 

LGBT Academy; Career Development/ 

Employment Counseling Academy 


Gaining a Place at the Table: 

How Gay and Lesbian Couples 

Experience Career and Relationships 



10:00 am–11:30 am 

LGBT Academy 




DV 101 for LGBTQ Competence 



11:30 am–12:00 pm 

LGBT Academy; Couples, Marriage, 

and Family Counseling Academy 



Resilience at the Three-to Four-year 




2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

LGBT Academy 


Of Women, Men and All of Us Inbetween: 

Transgender Grounded 


Genderland 



3:00 pm–4:00 pm 

LGBT Academy; Child and 

Adolescent Counseling Academy, 





Interventions 




4:00 pm–5:00 pm 

LGBT Academy; College Counseling 

Academy; Human Development 

across the Lifespan Academy 







CSJ Day of Learning 


7:30 am–8:30 am 





Counselors: A Social Justice Approach 



10:30 am–12:00 pm 

Multicultural Counseling Academy 


What We Must Do and Why We Can’t 

Wait: Practical Strategies to Transform 

the Counseling Profession 



2:00 pm–3:00 pm 







Programs 



3:15 pm–4:45 pm 


Program ID # SE3-D 


Awareness, Readiness and Initiatives 


Convention Center, Room 326

C-AHEAD Wellness Center 


7:30 am–8:45 am 


Lifespan Academy; Spirituality and 

Religious Values Academy 





10:00 am–11:00 am 








11:00 am–12:00 pm 








2:00 pm–3:15 pm 







Day of Learning at-a-Glance 

3:30 pm–4:45 pm 




Mindfulness as an Approach 

to Wellness 



UPDATES 

Look for updated information 

in the Program Guide 

Addendum. You will also 

find daily updated information 

in the Conference Daily 

Update, located in the 

Convention Center, near the 

ACA Registration area. 


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Ancillary Event Organizations 

Ancillary events by organization are listed in chronological order under the appropriate 

acronym. 

AACE – Association for Assessment in Counseling and Education 

AADA – Association for Adult Development and Aging 

ACA – American Counseling Association 

ACA Regions 

Midwest Region 

North Atlantic Region 

Southern Region 

Western Region 

ACAF – American Counseling Association Foundation 

ACAIT – ACA Insurance Trust, Inc. 

ACC – Association for Creativity in Counseling 

ACCA – American College Counseling Association 

ACEG – Association for Counselors and Educators in Government 

ACES – Association for Counselor Education and Supervision 

ALGBTIC – Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling 

AMCD – Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development 

ARCA – American Rehabilitation Counseling Association 

ASERVIC – Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling 

ASGW – Association for Specialists in Group Work 

CACREP – Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs 

C-AHEAD – Counseling Association for Humanistic Education and Development 

Chi Sigma Iota – Honor Society 

CSJ – Counselors for Social Justice 

IAAOC – International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors 

IAMFC – International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors 

NCDA – National Career Development Association 

NECA – National Employment Counseling Association 

University Events – University of Central Florida 

Divisions not holding ancillary events: 

AMHCA – American Mental Health Counselors Association 

ASCA – American School Counselor Association 


Tuesday at-a-Glance 

ACA Conference Events 

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Governing Council Meeting 

Wednesday at-a-Glance 


7:00 am – 6:00 pm Registration Open 

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Governing Council Meeting 

8:00 am – 5:00 pm NBFE Workshop 

8:00 am – 6:00 pm Preconference Bookstore 

8:00 am – 7:45 pm Preconference Learning Institutes 

ACA Division Events 

8:00 am – 6:00 pm ASGW Executive Board Meeting 

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm ACEG Annual Directors Board Meeting 

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm AMCD Conference Start-up Meeting 

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm ACC Board Meeting 

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm C-AHEAD Board Meeting 

Visit the Exposition 

More than 70 exhibitors are waiting to greet you with free gifts, 

special offers and the latest products! 

Thursday 

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm 

Grand Opening and Welcome 

Reception 

Friday 

11:00 am – 5:00 pm 

Saturday 

10:30 am – 5:00 pm 

Also in the Exposition: 

• Expanded ACA Career Center— 

free consultations and more! 

• ACA Bookstore and author 

book signings 

• Graduate Student Center 

• ACA Resource Center 

• Cyber Center 

Tuesday – Wednesday

TUESDAY – WEDNESDAY 

Tuesday, March 25 

Ancillary Event 

8:00 am–5:00 pm 

Governing Council Meeting 

Hilton, Coral 1 & 2 Ballroom 


ACA Conference Event 

7:00 am–6:00 pm 

ACA Conference Registration 

Convention Center 


8:00 am–5:00 pm 


Hilton, Coral Ballroom 1 & 2 

8:00 am–6:00 pm 

ASGW Executive Board Meeting 

Hilton, Hibiscus 2 

Special Credentialing Programs 

[Please see page 7] 

8:00 am–5:00 pm 

National Board of Forensic Evaluators 

Credentialing Workshop 




8:00 am–3:30 pm 


Challenges Facing Group Leaders: Understanding 

and Working With Difficult Group Members 

Gerald Corey, EdD 


This workshop focuses on the challenges of dealing with 

difficult behaviors in group and the challenges of addressing 

diversity issues. A variety of approaches will be used to 

assist participants in better appreciating the meaning of 

resistance in a counseling group. There will be short lectures, 

discussion based on questions raised by participants, 

viewing and discussion of a video, “Challenges Facing 


Group Leaders,” small group discussions, and role-playing 

on dealing with difficult group members. 

8:00 am–3:30 pm 


Time to Roll Up Our Sleeves: Introducing the 

A-P-C Approach for Intervening in Economically 

Challenged Communities 

Cyrus Marcellus Ellis, PhD 


This LI is designed to train counselor educators in a 

method designed to develop intervention strategies to 

assist economically depressed communities that could 

benefit from the discipline of counselor eduation. The 

Academic Presence in the Community, or A-P-C, method 

was developed and used in an economically challenged 

community in the Midwest that was in need of counselor 

ed services. You will learn from the inventor of the method 

and receive a detailed booklet on how to use the method, 

how to involve the university in helping economically 

challenged communities and how to develop cross-cultural 

skills in dealing with economically challenged communities. 

You will be eligible to receive a door prize! 

8:00 am–3:30 pm 


Culturally Competent Counseling with Muslims in 

the United States Post-9/11 

Farah A. Ibrahim, PhD, Allen Ivey, EdD, Mary Ivey, 

PhD, Hifumi Ohnishi, PhD, Michael Ingram, PhD 


This LI will provide you with the knowledge and skills 

necessary for culturally competent counseling with Muslims 

in our post-9/11 world. Key components: demographic, 

religious and cultural information; assessment of cultural 

and religious identity, worldview, acculturation level and 

trauma; videotape presenting cases; a focus on counseling 

traumatized Muslim refugees, especifically Iraqis; and information 

and skill building in spiritual empathy with Muslims. 

8:00 am–3:30 pm 


Putting Theories into Practice: Using Creative, 

Multisensory Techniques with the Theories to 

Increase Depth and Impact 

Ed E. Jacobs, PhD, Chris Schimmel, EdS, Tori Stone, PhD 


To truly be an effective counselor, you must drive the session 

with theory. This workshop is for those who want to 

learn how to put theories into practice. The workshop will 

not be on teaching the theories but rather on showing how 

theories can be used effectively with clients. You will get 

to see and practice four theories: Adlerian, Choice, Transtheoretical 

and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy.

8:00 am–3:30 pm 


A Field Guide to Counseling towards Solutions: 

The Solution-focused School 

Linda Metcalf, PhD 


This workshop will cover the basic tenets of solutionfocused 

therapy and provide an opportunity for school 

counselors, school psychologists, interventionists and 

private practitioners to learn a more effective way of 

enhancing the basic community landmark, the school, 

its students, staff and parents. Ideas for interventions that 

promote responsibility in at risk youth, motivate staff and 

create an atmosphere of respect will be presented, along 

with time to plan a real implementation! 

8:00 am–3:30 pm 


Obesity and Compulsive Overeating: The Addictions 

Treatment Model as a Recipe for Change 

Steven K. Nielsen, EdD, Perryman Mandy, PhD, Debra 

Jefferson, BA, Patricia Aronson, PhD, Jeanne Booth, PhD, 

Alaina Andersen, MEd 


Despite the number of weight loss programs emerging 

each year from the diet industry, research indicates that 

problems with overeating and obesity in the U.S. are 

spiraling out of control. Research has repeatedly demonstrated 

that compulsive eating patterns cannot be successfully 

addressed by simple food-restriction strategies. 

This workshop engages experts from several disciplines 

and examines the multiple causal factors associated with 

compulsive overeating. Further, it demonstrates how 

interventions common to substance abuse treatment can 

be retooled to effectively address addictive eating patterns 

and promote enduring lifestyle changes. 

8:00 am–3:30 pm 


Skill-building Hypnosis Training 

Richard K. Nongard, MA 


This course will take the mystery out of hypnosis and teach 

you how to use the skills you already possess to create 

effective hypnotic interventions that work. Understand 

why hypnosis is so effective for facilitating positive change, 

learn to integrate hypnotherapeutic strategies into traditional 

counseling modalities, and experience hands-on practical 

demonstrations of hypnotic phenomena. Have fun learning 

new skills to increase efficacy with your clients. 

8:00 am–3:30 pm 


Love and Sex in Intimate Relationships: 

Sexual Counseling and Therapy 

Stephen Southern, EdD 


This LI is designed for experienced counselors who would 

like to develop advanced, specialized skills in sexual 

counseling and therapy. Intimacy enhancement will serve 

as a unifying construct for exploring the psychology of 

love and the characteristics of human sexuality. We will 

review methods for removing roadblocks to intimacy and 

treating particular sexual and relational problems. The 

program will conclude with a review of ethical and 

professional issues in sexual counseling 

8:00 am–3:30 pm 


Issues and Techniques in Counseling Athletes 

Taunya Marie Tinsley, PhD, Kaye Cole, PhD 


Sports counseling is a process to assist individuals with 

maximizing their academic, athletic, social and personal 

development. This LI examines current counseling strategies 

used with participants of sport teams at the youth, 

high school, college and professional levels. Participants 

will explore current research in motivation and life skill 

development, psychosocial development and career 

maturity. This LI will be delivered via interactive group 

discussions, experiential learning, small group activities 

and by the use of technology. 


1:00 pm–5:00 pm 

ACEG Annual Directors Board Meeting 

Hilton, Sea Pearl 1 & 2 



4:30 pm–7:45 pm 


Counseling for International Transitions 

Nancy M. Arthur, PhD, Paul Pedersen, PhD, Natalee 

Popadiuk, PhD, Juris Draguns, PhD, Daya Sandhu, EdD, 

Dale Furbish, EdD, Alvin Leung, PhD 


The increasing mobility of people for education and 

work requires that counselors are knowledgeable about 

international transitions. This presentation will highlight 

theoretical and practical information about the nature of 

international transitions and illustrate recent advances 

in counseling. Case vignettes will be used to showcase 

issues and best practices for preparing people and helping 

them when they return home. You will consider how 

multicultural counseling competencies can be leveraged 

in counseling for international transitions. 


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WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY 

4:30 pm–7:45 pm 


Adoption Issues and Counseling Practice 

Amanda L. Baden, PhD, Muninder Ahluwalia, PhD, Elliotte 

Harrington, BA, Laura Thomas, BA, Jennifer Kuo, BA 


This LI will provide an advanced level of counseling training 

for effective clinical work with those who are part of 

the adoption triad (adopted persons, birth families and 

adoptive parents). The program will offer an overview of 

the literature on adoption and the empirical findings, clini- 

Cancelled 

cal practice guidelines for adoption sensitive counseling 

and training in working effectively with adoption issues 

in counseling practice via the use of case studies, lecture, 

discussion and video. 

4:30 pm–7:45 pm 


“If Only I Had Known...”: Lessons from the Field 

Diane M. Clark, PhD, Wanda Briggs, PhD, Brenda Callahan, 

PhD, Joseph Cooper, PhD, Susan Furr, PhD, Virginia 

Magnus, PhD, Barbara Scarboro, PhD 


Completion of the dissertation process for counselor 

education doctoral students signifies the end of one’s life 

as a student and the beginning of a new phase of life in 

academia. Those who enter into a career as a counseloreducator 

face numerous challenges to both their personal 

and professional identity. Utilizing a variety of presentation 

methods and experiential exercises, you will explore 

some of the challenges that are often inherent for first-and 

second-year assistant professors and be offered suggestions 

for navigating the issues that are unique to junior faculty. 

4:30 pm–7:45 pm 


Preparing and Supporting African-American 

College Students 

Douglas Guiffrida, PhD 


In this presentation, research that has explored the experiences 

of African-American college students who attend 

predominantly white colleges is presented for the purpose 

of assisting school and college counselors in effectively 

preparing and supporting their African-American college 

students. You will learn the ways in which families, 

friends, faculty and student organizations can become 

both assets and liabilities to African-American students. 


4:30 pm–7:45 pm 


Sex Therapy: Constructing an Experiential Course 

Richard P. Long, PhD 


Skill-building is the most challenging aspect of teaching the 

principles and practices of sex therapy to graduate students. 

This LI will help counseling educators design and develop a 

sex therapy course that goes beyond principles by requiring 

students to demonstrate that they can put a treatment plan 

into action. You will develop rubrics for assessing student 

strengths and growth areas when they encounter sex-related 

issues in a counseling session. A course syllabus will be provided, 

along with handouts designed to support the rubrics 

construction portion of the institute. 

4:30 pm–7:45 pm 


Yoga and Balance-ology—Holistic Modalities 

that Will Increase the Effectiveness of the 

Therapeutic Process 

Melisa M. Miner, MA 


Do you want to try some alternative strategies to assist 

clients but not sure what to use? Then this workshop is 

for you! You will learn about an eclectic mix of tools including 

intention-setting, five sensory techniques, breathing 

techniques and visualization. The session concludes 

with a Balance-ology and Yoga experiential session that 

will give you hands on experience to incorporate all of the 

techniques presented on a goal you would like to attain for 

yourself. You will end this wonderful session revitalized 

and destressed, and you’ll have a toolbox of alternative 

therapies to increase therapeutic effectiveness. Ms. Miner 

is the creator of Balance-ology, a certified Kripalu Yoga 

instructor and a certified Reiki I practitioner. 

4:30 pm–7:45 pm 


Being Successful in Higher Education: 

Navigating Academic Opportunities 

Louis V. Paradise, PhD 


A counselor educator, former program coordinator, department 

chair, dean, vice chancellor for academic and student 

affairs and provost will guide you through a “how to” 

primer for obtaining a faculty or administrative position at 

the university level and for being successful. Included are 

preparation/application, correct fit analysis, negotiation 

and promotion requirements, as well as strategies for 

enhancing your resume and job interview skills, all of 

which serve to distinguish excellence from mediocrity.

4:30 pm–7:45 pm 


The Use of Cooperative Games in Group Counseling: 

Applications Across Age Groups and Settings 

Sara Meghan Walter, MEd, Michelle Glover, MEd 


Counselors often wish to expand their repertoire of hands-on 

activities to enrich the group counseling experience. Cooperative 

games are activities for all ages that enhance and 

support the group process. They involve simple and easily 

mastered physical activities that are fun, nonthreatening 

and done in harmony with group members. You will learn 

and play four cooperative games and discuss how they can 

be applied to your specific settings. Come prepared for 

high-energy play! 

4:30 pm–7:45 pm 


Creative Couples Counseling 

Mark E. Young, PhD 


This is an experiential workshop where you will learn and 

practice four advanced couples counseling techniques and 

learn about four other creative techniques. The LI focuses 

on communication and conflict skills and is appropriate for 

counselors who work with couples, individuals or parents. 

The techniques are derived from recent innovations and 

advances in couples research and couples education. The 

leader is an experienced couples counselor who conducts 

couples education classes and brief couples counseling. 


5:00 pm–7:00 pm 

AMCD Conference Start-up Meeting 

Hilton, Tiare 

5:00 pm–9:00 pm 

ACC Board Meeting 

Hilton, Kahili 1 

6:00 pm–8:00 pm 

C-AHEAD Board Meeting 

Hilton, South Pacific Board Room 

UPDATES 

Look for updated information in the Program 

Guide Addendum. You will also find daily 

updated information in the Conference Daily 

Update, located in the Convention Center, near 

the ACA Registration area. 

ACA 8021 01/08 

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WEDNESDAY


7:30 am – 8:30 am 


More Than a Job! Helping Teenagers Find Success 

and Satisfaction in Their Future Careers 

presented by Richard Lapan 

Lapan will provide an easy-to-follow, step-by-step plan to help teenagers 

prepare for their future educational and career goals. His approach uses a 

series of exercises for teens and adults to do together that identify 

strengths and areas of concern, foster clear communication and interpersonal 

skills, enhance self-esteem, and increase resiliency and independence 

in adolescents so that they are able to work toward rewarding careers. 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm 


Ten Top Techniques for Counseling Difficult Youth 

presented by John Sommers-Flanagan and Rita Sommers-Flanagan 

This workshop will highlight techniques derived from the new book 

Tough Kids, Cool Counseling.Techniques to be demonstrated include: 

acknowledging reality, food and mood, generating behavioral alternatives, 

the hand-pushing game, interpersonal simulations, asset flooding, 

what’s good about you, cognitive storytelling, jokes and riddles to gain 

rapport and illustrate therapeutic concepts, neo-dissociation, and suicide 

intervention. 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 


Solution-Focused Counseling in Schools: Practical 

Strategies for Doing What Works 

presented by John Murphy 

Murphy will describe several practical strategies of solution-focused 

counseling from his new book including forming meaningful goals and 

cooperative relationships with so-called “resistant” students; developing 

creative interventions based on the client’s unique strengths, interests, 

and resources; asking change-focused questions; noticing and empowering 

small changes when they occur; and obtaining client feedback. 

3:45 pm – 4:45 pm 



A View From the School, Community, and 

Addictions Perspectives 

presented by Lawrence Tyson and John Culbreth 

In this session, the editors of Critical Incidents in Clinical Supervision will 

provide attendees with their view of the relevancy of this new book. 

They will also share their view of the process of editing a book with 

one central theme, and three different views of supervision. 


Hawaii Convention Center, Room 307 

Leaders in the field discuss their newly published ACA books in 

this highly informative series. 


7:30 am – 8:30 am 



presented by Richard Halstead 

The model presented in this session will help uncover the origin of 

clients’ core concerns, provide a means to address these concerns, and 

challenge counselors to move beyond intervention modalities informed 

by the diagnostic limitations of the DSM-IV-TR in order to develop 

more effective counseling plans. 

10:30 am – 12:00 pm 


Counseling International Students in the United States 

presented by Hemla Singaravelu and Mark Pope 

Issues that will be addressed in this session include adapting to an 

unfamiliar culture and educational system, family expectations, isolation 

and adjustment, USlegal system bureaucracy, career decision and 

management, sexual orientation, disability, financial obligations, and 

returning home.The specific needs of students from eastern and southern 

Asia, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, New Zealand, and 

the former USSR nations will also be discussed. 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm 


The Counselor and the Law: Top Ten Steps to Reduce 

the Riskof Lawsuits and Licensure Board Complaints 

presented by Anne Marie “Nancy”Wheeler 

The presenter, coauthor of the new book The Counselor and the Law, 

will discuss real-life scenarios that have led to lawsuits and licensure 

board complaints against counselors.Topics will include strategies for 

reducing liability, decision-making models, documentation, consultation, 

confidentiality, privilege and privacy, duty to warn/protect, informed 

consent, multiple relationships, reporting duties, school and institutional 

policies, and supervision. 

3:15 pm – 4:45 pm 


Case Incidents in Counseling for International 

Transitions 

presented by Nancy Arthur and Paul Pedersen 

This session will be based around the presenters’ new book, which 

offers 19 international case incidents, including worker, student, immigrant 

and refugee, and military and peacekeeping transitions. Arthur and 

Pedersen will discuss how the book challenges counselors to: (1) understand 

transition issues from different cultural contexts, (2) test the counselor’s 

own culturally learned assumptions, (3) articulate the strengths 

and weaknesses of a counseling response to social problems on a global 

scale, and (4) expand counselors’ repertoire of theoretical and practical 

knowledge about international transitions.

Thursday at-a-Glance 



8:00 am – 3:00 pm Pre-conference Bookstore 

8:00 am – 4:00 pm ACA/Red Cross Foundations of Disaster Mental 

Health Training 

8:00 am – 5:00 pm NBFE Workshop 

8:00 am – 7:45 pm Preconference Learning Institutes 

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Exposition Grand Opening and Welcome Reception 

ACA Bookstore and Author Book Signing 

ACA Career Center 

ACA Resource Center and Cyber Center 

ACA Graduate Student Center 

ACA Ancillary Events 

8:00 am – 12:00 pm ACA Governing Council 

10:00 am – 12:00 pm ACA International Committee Meeting 

10:00 am – 12:00 pm ACA Human Rights Round Table 

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ACA Region Chairs Meeting 

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm ACA 20/20 Delegate Meeting 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACA Branch Executives Meeting 

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm ACA Publications Committee Meeting 

Division & Affiliates Ancillary Events 

7:30 am – 5:30 pm ACEG Professional Development Institute 

8:00 am – 10:00 am AMCD Executive Council Annual and Business Meeting 

8:00 am – 1:30 pm ASGW Executive Board Meeting 

8:00 am – 5:00 pm ACCA 2007 –2008 Executive Council Meeting 

8:30 am – 4:30 pm IAMFC Executive Board Meeting 

8:30 am – 5:30 pm ARCA Board Meeting 

9:00 am – 3:00 pm NCDA Board of Directors Meeting 

9:00 am – 4:30 pm AACE Executive Council Meeting 

9:00 am – 4:30 pm AADA Board Meeting 

9:00 am – 5:00 pm ALGBTIC Board Meeting 

9:00 am – 5:00 pm ASERVIC Board Meeting 

10:00 am – 11:00 am C-AHEAD Editorial Board Meeting 

10:00 am – 12:00 pm ACC Business Meeting 

10:30 am – 12:00 pm CACREP Table Talk 

Thursday

Thursday 

Division & Affiliates Ancillary Events, continued 

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm ACEG Annual Awards Luncheon 

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm C-AHEAD Board Meeting 

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm NECA Life Works Institute II 

1:00 pm – 6:00 pm ASGW Group Techniques 

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm CACREP Team Member Orientation 

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Chi Sigma Iota Executive Council Meeting 

2:30 pm – 7:30 pm IAAOC Executive Committee Meeting 

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm ACES, NCDA Commission Workshop 

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm ASGW Executive Board Meeting 

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ASERVIC New Member Board Meeting 

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CSJ Board and Strategic Planning Meeting 

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm ACEG Membership Business Meeting 

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm NECA Board and General Membership Meeting 

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm AMCD Regional Representatives Meeting 

Film Festival 

Take a break to enjoy screenings of these enlightening videos and DVDs featuring masters in the field. 

All videos and DVDs are available for purchase in the ACA Bookstore in the Exhibit Hall. 

Friday, March 28 • 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. 

8:00 – 9:00 

Professional Counseling’s Living Legends • 

Ellis/Arredondo/Carlson/Glasser/ Krumboltz 

9:00 – 10:00 

Carl Rogers and the Person-Centered Approach • 

Rogers/Kirschenbaum 

10:00 – 11:30 

Counseling Gay and Lesbian Youth • McAuliffe and 

Associates 

11:30 – 12:00 

PARS: A Model for Learning Process Skills • 

Benshoff/Glass/Yarborough 

12:00 – 12:30 

Learning to Think Like a Supervisor • Borders/Benshoff 

12:30 – 2:00 

Latino Worldviews in Counseling • Arredondo/Carlson 

2:00 – 3:00 

Disaster Mental Health and Crisis Stabilization for 

Children • Baggerly 

3:00 – 5:00 

Face-Spirit: A New Model for Integrating Spirituality Into 

Counseling and Psychotherapy • Horton-Parker/Fawcett 

Located in Rom #305A 


5:00 – 6:00 

The Challenge of Counseling Teens • 

Sommers-Flanagan/Sommers-Flanagan 

Saturday, March 29 • 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. 

8:00 – 8:30 

Legal Liability in Clinical Supervision • Benshoff/Borders 

8:30 – 10:30 

A Teenage Mind is a Beautiful Mind • Glasser 

10:30 – 11:30 

Art Therapy Has Many Faces • Rubin 

11:30 – 12:30 

Role Induction in Counseling Supervision • Osborn 

12:30 – 1:30 

The Written Supervision Contract • Osborn 

1:30 – 2:30 

Play Therapy: Bouncing Into the Basics • Baggerly 

2:30 – 5:00 

Leading Groups With Adolescents • DeLucia- 

Waack/Segrist/Horne 

5:00 – 6:00 

Brief Integrative Adlerian Couples Therapy • Carlson


7:00 am–7:00 pm 




7:30 am–5:30 pm 

ACEG Professional Development Insitute 

Hilton, Lehua 

8:00 am–10:00 am 

AMCD Executive Council Annual Business Meeting 


8:00 am–12:00 pm 



8:00 am–1:30 pm 



8:00 am–5:00 pm 

ACCA 2007–2008 Executive Council Meeting 


Special Credentialing Programs 


8:00 am–4:00 pm 

ACA/Red Cross Foundations of Disaster Mental 

Health Training - Pre-registration required 


8:00 am–5:00 pm 

National Board of Forensic Evaluators 

Credentialing Workshop 


UPDATES 




Update, located in the Convention Center, 




8:00 am–3:30 pm 


Play Therapy: A Universal Language for 

Understanding and Helping Young Children 

from Diverse Cultures with Diverse Needs 

Sue Bratton, PhD, Angela Sheely, MA, Peggy Ceballos, 

MEd 


Play is a universal language that allows counselors to 

understand and help young children who have difficulty 

expressing themselves meaningfully through words alone. 

You will explore the dynamic and therapeutic use of play 

in counseling with young children within a humanistic, 

developmental and culturally-responsive framework. A 

strong research-based rationale will be presented in support 

of play therapy with diverse populations of children in 

a variety of school and community settings. Essential play 

therapy principles and skills will be taught and demonstrated 

through video demonstration and case examples of 

play sessions. 

8:00 am–3:30 pm 


Using Meditation and Mindfulness to Increase 

Therapeutic Presence in Counseling 

David Capuzzi, PhD, Mark Stauffer, PhD 


Effective counselors are able to be present and genuinely 

meet clients. This essential capacity to be present in the 

therapeutic relationship can be cultivated and enhanced. 

Techniques such as meditation and mindfulness increase 

your capacity to be present and allow you to embody core 

conditions of the counseling process, i.e., genuineness, 

warmth and unconditional positive regard. This experientially 

formated program presents approaches to teaching 

here-and-now awareness and enhancing therapeutic presence 

through demonstration and practice of meditation 

and mindfulness techniques. 

8:00 am–3:30 pm 


Advanced Training in Using Group Techniques 

Robert K. Conyne, PhD, Jeri Crowell, EdD 


Effective group leaders possess an organized, integrated 

system of knowledge and practice. This institute is for participants 

with advanced competencies in group leadership. You 

will be introduced to an ecologically driven model of group 

leadership (Conyne, Crowell, & Newmeyer, 2008) and you 

will work with critical incidents in exploring and applying the 

model. You will receive a packet describing it and a compendium 

of group techniques you can use in your own work. 


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8:00 am–3:30 pm 


School Counselor Accountability: 

Contributing to School Improvement 

Carol A. Dahir, EdD 


Twenty-first century schools expect school counseling programs 

to be accountable and promote student achievement. 

School counselors, supervisors, counselor educators 

and students can use data-informed practice to refine comprehensive 

school counseling programs and connect to the 

goals of school improvement. You will develop an action 

plan using readily available school data to support all 

students, especially the underserved and under-represented, 

to succeed. MEASURE demonstrates the impact of school 

counseling on indicators such as attendance, grades, test 

scores and post-secondary going rates. MEASURE connects 

positive student outcomes to the work of school counselors. 

8:00 am–3:30 pm 


Psychopharmacology for the Nonmedical 

Mental Health Practitioner 

Judith C. Durham, PhD 


Mental health practitioners are often required to perform 

numerous functions relating to pharmacotherapy management, 

including monitoring and evaluating the positive 

and negative effects of medication, informing and educating 

clients regarding medication usage and benefit, performing 

initial screening regarding the efficacy of medication, and 

collaborate with and support the recommendations of 

the prescribers. This workshop will provide you with the 

knowledge necessary to be psychopharmacologically 

informed mental healthcare providers. Names, categories, 

benefits, side effects, and dosage ranges of commonly 

prescribed psychotropic medications will be outlined with 

accompanying clinical examples. 

8:00 am–3:30 pm 


Multicultural Issues in Counseling: 

New Approaches to Diversity 

Courtland C. Lee, PhD, Jessica Diaz, MA, Roe Rodgers, 

MA, Samantha Sweeney, MA, Carlos Hipolito-Delgado, MEd 


The purpose of this institute is to explore advanced 

concepts for culturally competent counseling. You will be 

introduced to new approaches for promoting culturally 

competent counseling that will focus on the challenges 

and opportunities of counseling in the cross-cultural zone. 


8:00 am–3:30 pm 


Spirituality and Wellness in Baby Boomers: 

A Minicourse for Experienced Counselors 

and Counselor Educators 

Mary Finn Maples, PhD, Michele Humphries, MA, 

Olga Mesina, MA 


This program will address the many new areas of research 

and application, incorporating wellness and spirituality 

into counseling and teaching relationships, while utilizing 

the extensive experiences of the audience in their application 

of established competencies. The program will consist 

of three two-hour blocks in which audience participation 

will be essential, and you will be given opportunities to 

share your expertise with Baby Boomers throughout the 

program. Theoretical orientations, applications and recent 

assessments, as well as models and innovative approaches, 

will be included. Attention will also be given to the various 

cultures represented in the LI, taking advantage of their 

knowledge and skills throughout. 

8:00 am–3:30 pm 


Tough Kids, Cool Counseling: Cognitive, Emotional 

and Constructivist Change Techniques 

John Sommers-Flanagan, PhD 


Counseling teenagers can be immensely frustrating or 

splendidly gratifying. In this institute, you will sharpen 

your counseling skills by viewing, critiquing and discussing 

video clips from actual counseling sessions. These clips 

illustrate specific cognitive, emotional and constructivist 

counseling approaches with older teenagers. Strategies and 

techniques illustrated include acknowledging reality, informal 

assessment, the affect bridge, counselor spontaneity, 

early interpretations, role-reversals, asset flooding, externalizing 

language and more. Counselor counter-transference 

and multicultural issues will be highlighted and you will 

be engaged in learning activities. 

8:00 am–3:30 pm 


Starting, Maintaining and Expanding a Successful 


Robert J. Walsh, MA, Norman Dasenbrook, MS 


Private practice for many mental health providers has been 

an elusive goal. This is a “nuts and bolts” presentation that 

addresses setting up a practice with minimal investment, 

marketing and advertising, dealing with managed care, 

setting fees and general practice management. Materials 

will include examples of forms and marketing materials. 

Dasenbrook and Walsh are authors of ACA’s Web site area 

Private Practice Pointers and Counseling Today’s “Private 

Practice in Counseling.”

8:00 am–3:30 pm 


Dealing With the Powerless and Oppressed: 

Reality Therapy in the Hurry Up World of 

“Be Brief and Get Over It” 

Robert E. Wubbolding, EdD 


This institute provides advanced tools for dealing with 

clients who feel disillusioned, powerless or oppressed. 

Discussion of principles underlying the advanced use of 

the WDEP (wants, doing, evaluation, planning) system of 

reality therapy will illustrate the practicality of this multiculturally 

validated counseling method. Role-play simulations 

are the focus of this skill-based and research-centered 

workshop. You will gain specific add-on reality therapy 

tools immediately usable for helping clients gain a sense 

of personal empowerment. 


8:30 am–4:30 pm 

IAMFC Executive Board Meeting 

Hilton, Nautilus 1 

8:30 am–5:30 pm 

ARCA Board Meeting 

Hilton, Sea Pearl 6 

9:00 am –3:00 pm 

NCDA Board of Directors Meeting 


9:00 am–4:30 pm 

AACE Executive Council Meeting 


9:00 am–4:30 pm 

AADA Board Meeting 

Hilton, Ilima Board Room 

9:00 am–5:00 pm 

ALGBTIC Board Meeting 


9:00 am–5:00 pm 

ASERVIC Board Meeting 


10:00 am–11:00 am 

C-AHEAD Editorial Board Meeting 

Hilton, South Pacific 4 

10:00 am–12:00 pm 

ACA International Committee Meeting 


10:00 am–12:00 pm 

ACA Human Rights Round Table 


10:00 am–12:00 pm 

ACC Business Meeting 


10:30 am–12:00 pm 

CACREP Table Talk 


11:00 am–12:30 pm 

AMCD Mentor/Mentee Meeting 


12:00 pm–2:00 pm 

ACEG Annual Awards Luncheon 

Hilton, Kahali 2 

12:00 pm–2:00 pm 

NECA Life Works Institute II: Making Quality 

Connections for Students across the Lifespan: 

How to Evaluate Age-appropriate Career 

and Educational Planning Resources 


12:00 pm–5:00 pm 

C-AHEAD Board Meeting 

Hilton, Tiare 

1:00 pm–2:00 pm 

Region Chairs Meeting 


1:00 pm–5:00 pm 

ACA 20/20 Delegate Meeting 


1:00 pm–6:00 pm 

ASGW Group Techniques 


2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACA Branch Executives Meeting 

Hilton, Nautilus 


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2:00 pm–5:00 pm 

CACREP Team Member Orientation 


2:00 pm–5:00 pm 

Chi Sigma Iota Executive Council Meeting 


2:30 pm–3:30 pm 

ACA Publications Committee Meeting 


2:30 pm–7:30 pm 

IAAOC Executive Committee Meeting 


3:00 pm–6:00 pm 

ACES, NCDA Commission on the Future 

of Career Development 


3:00 pm–6:00 pm 



4:00 pm–5:00 pm 

ASERVIC New Member Board Meeting 


4:00 pm–6:00 pm 

CSJ Board and Strategic Planning Meeting 




4:30 pm–7:45 pm 


Youth in Crisis: Understanding and 

Responding to Self-injurious Behaviors 

Ken Fields, MA 


Why do some children and adolescents hurt themselves? 

What can be done about it? These are some of the questions 

that will be examined during this presentation. Answers 

to these questions will be put forth based on the results of 

actual experience over a six-year period of serving youth 

in crisis in Hawaii. 


4:30 pm–7:45 pm 


After the Storm is Over: A Grief Perspective 

on Disaster Mental Health Work 

Susan Furr, PhD, Kathryn Hunsucker, M.A, Geri Miller, PhD 


Disasters elicit current grief reactions and trigger “old 

wounds” of past loss. This workshop will focus on how you 

can work with grief in the context of disaster mental health 

work. You will receive a comprehensive review of disaster 

mental health counseling, related substance abuse issues, 

and practical approaches for grief counseling within disaster 

mental health work. You will learn to apply these principles 

through role-plays and case studies. 

4:30 pm–7:45 pm 


Promoting Strength and Recovery: 

Culturally Sensitive Family Counseling 

with Boys Who Have Been Sexually Abused 

Mark S. Kiselica, PhD 


The purpose of this workshop is to describe culturally sensitive 

family counseling interventions with boys who have 

been sexually abused, including the following: establishing 

safe boundaries in counseling and in the home; communicating 

trustworthiness; dealing with legal and child protection 

officials; preparing for family crises; addressing denial, 

shame and blame in the family; addressing anger toward 

the perpetrator; ameliorating feelings of vulnerability; 

and helping the survivor to find trust and intimacy in 

relationships once again. 

4:30 pm–7:45 pm 


Parenting Coordination—A High-Conflict Divorce 

Intervention: Mental Health Professionals in Family 

Court Systems 

Michelle A. Mitcham-Smith, PhD 


This institute will illustrate how mental health professionals 

as parenting coordinators (PCs) help high-conflict or 

chronically conflicted divorced or never-married parents 

re-align themselves as co-parents, learn conflict resolution 

strategies and communication skills, and how to remove 

the children from the middle of the conflict. The PC wears 

many hats—mediator, arbitrator and decision maker— 

which differs from the traditional counselor role. You will 

learn how PCs work with family law judges and the court 

system, and how to give expert testimony, write motions 

and interim reports for court-ordered parenting coordination 

cases. Implications for mental health professionals in 

dealing with high-conflict co-parents are addressed.

4:30 pm–7:45 pm 


Planning for Retirement and/or Closing a 

Practice in Two Months or 20 Years: 

What Counselors Need to Know 

Nancy Wheeler, Attorney; Harry G. Kasanow, CFP® 


Ms. Wheeler will address the need to plan for retirement 

and/or closing a practice, including setting up procedures 

for practice disposition in the event of the counselor’s disability 

or untimely death. Topics will include appointing a 

records custodian and leaving appropriate instructions; retention 

of records; notice to clients; licensure legal issues 

regarding dissolution of practice; financial planning; and 

finding appropriate resources. 

4:30 pm–7:45 pm 


Action Research in Counseling: Closing the Gap 

between Research and Practice 

Lonnie Rowell, PhD 


The session presents a model for counselors to use in conducting 

collaborative action research. The model has been 

in use as a part of the counselor training program at the 

University of San Diego since 1999. The originator of the 

model will present the methodology, as well as samples of 

more than 30 projects that have been completed using the 

model. Handouts will be included. Suitable for novice and 

advanced researchers, counselors and graduate students. 

4:30 pm–7:45 pm 


It’s Hard to Love You Just the Way You Are: 

Replacing Anger with Acceptance Using Integrative 

Behavioral Couple Therapy 

Kathleen Eldridge, PhD 


Distressed couples are often trapped in unsuccessful 

efforts to change one another. Integrative behavioral 

couple therapy shifts couples toward greater acceptance 

of inevitable differences between partners. Accepting 

couples tolerate or even embrace differences because of 

a deep understanding of the self, the partner and the relationship. 

Attendees will learn about theory, techniques 

and research related to IBCT practice with diverse couples. 

Opportunities will be provided to develop IBCT case 

formulations, practice acceptance-fostering techniques 

and explore issues of cultural competence. 

4:30 pm–7:45 pm 


Advanced Ethical Considerations in the Use 

of Evidenced-Based Practices and in Crisis/ 

Humanitarian Work 

Rita Sommers-Flanagan, PhD; John Sommers-Flanagan, PhD 


This institute will provide an overview of the fascinating 

diversity in ethical theories and approaches. We will work 

together to make direct application to two taxing ethical 

domains: evidence-based practices and crisis intervention 

work. Case examples and quandaries will be welcomed 

from the audience. You will be encouraged to construct an 

ethical decisionmaking model for future use, and you will 

receive handouts and extensive references. 

4:30 pm–7:45 pm 


The Power of Sand-tray Therapy: 

Creative Techniques for Therapeutic Disclosure, 

Trauma Counseling and Healing 

Jane M. Webber, PhD, J. Barry Mascari, EdD, Michael 

Dubi, EdD 


Sand tray therapy is a powerful experiential modality that 

promotes personal awareness, disclosure, and healing. 

Creations made in sand with miniature figures reflect the 

client’s perception of their world, and often evoke 

metaphors of cultural experiences or traumautic events 

and spontaneous therapeutic stories. You will experience 

the sand-tray process and learn to use sand-tray therapy 

with children, adolescents and adults with trauma; 

select and use diverse materials on a limited budget; 

and integrate sand-tray techniques into individual, family 

and school counseling settings. 

4:30 pm–7:45 pm 


Integrating Creative Supervision Techniques: 

Applications and Perspectives 

Kathy Ybanez, PhD; Montse Casado-Kehoe, PhD 


This institute will present an overall understanding of critical 

elements involved in supervision, including creative 

techniques for use with supervisees, such as the use of 

drawings, sand play and brief therapy techniques. Based 

on positive evaluations from attendees and students alike, 

a more experiential approach will be taken, with attendees 

learning and practicing specific techniques to be put 

into practice. Multicultural considerations in relation to 

creative supervision techniques will be discussed. 


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5:00 pm–7:00 pm 

Exposition Hall Activities 


Exposition Grand Opening and Welcome Reception 

The welcome mat is out for you, with plenty of food and 

entertainment as you stroll through the aisles to get a 

close-up look at the latest offerings on the market. 


If you have or strive for a career in counseling, then the 

Career Center is a place for you. The biggest draw each 

year is the traditional interviewing program, but other 

presentations and opportunities to consult with career 

advisors abound. 

Come by to see what resources we have or can recommend 

to support your career path in counseling. Onsite 

critiques of your resume or curriculum vitae, tips on job 

search and workshops designed for all stages of your counseling 

career are available any time the Exposition is open. 

New this year! Private consultation for private practice, 

career issues, licensure and ethics are available by appointment. 

(A reduced fee applies to private practice issues.) 

New Book Releases 

From ACA! 

• Active Interventions for Kids and Teens by Jeffrey 

Ashby, Terry Kottman, and Donald DeGraaf 

• Assessment in Counseling, Fourth Edition Albert Hood 

and Richard Johnson 

• Assessment of Client Core Issues Richard Halstead 

• Becoming a Counselor, Second Edition Samuel Gladding 

• Case Incidents in Counseling for International Transitions 

edited by Nancy Arthur and Paul Pedersen 

• Counseling for Social Justice, Second Edition edited by 

Courtland Lee 

• The Counselor and the Law, Fifth Edition by Anne 

Marie “Nancy” Wheeler and Burt Bertram 

• Critical Incidents in Clinical Supervision edited by 

Lawrence Tyson, John Culbreth, and Judith Harrington 

• Critical Incidents in Counseling Children edited by 

Suzanne (Hobson) Dugger and Laurie Carlson 

• Developing Clinical Skills in Suicide Assessment, 

Prevention, and Treatment by Jason McGlothlin 


ACA Graduate Student Center 

The Graduate Student Center is the perfect opportunity for 

grad students to relax and network with their peers, as well 

as with leaders in the counseling profession. You’ll have 

the chance to meet one-on-one with distinguished counselor 

educators, scholars and authors, some of whose 

books you’ve read and whose theories you’ve studied. 

Student ID required. 


The one-stop shop for information on ACA! Staff will be 

on hand to answer questions about ACA resources and 

membership. Find out what’s happening on federal and 

state policy issues affecting the profession. The ACA 

website is at your fingertips via a walk-up display with 

computer workstation. Check your e-mail at the Cyber 

Center without having to leave the action! 

ACA Bookstore 

Visit the ACA Bookstore in the Exposition Hall to see the 

impressive line of ACA publications, videos, DVDs, 

home-studies and LogoLine merchandise from the premier 

counseling resource provider. Take a moment to talk with 

leading authors at scheduled book signings and meet with 

the director of publications to discuss your manuscript 

ideas. The ACA Bookstore will be open during all 

Exposition hours. 

• Distance Counseling edited by James Malone, Randy 

Miller, and Garry Walz 

• Documentation in Counseling Records, Third Edition 

by Robert Mitchell 

• Girls’ and Women’s Wellness by Laura Hensley Choate 

• Group Career Counseling by K. Richard Pyle 

• A Handbook for Counseling International Students in 

the United States edited by Hemla Singaravelu and 

Mark Pope 

• Licensure Requirements for Professional Counselors 

2008 by the ACA Office of Professional Affairs 

• More Than a Job! Helping Your Teenagers Find Success 

and Satisfaction in Their Future Careers by Richard Lapan 

• Rehabilitation Counseling by Amos Sales 

• Solution-Focused Counseling in Schools, Second Edition 

by John Murphy 

• Special Populations in College Counseling edited by 

Joseph Lippincott and Ruth Lippincott 

• A Strength-Based Approach to Career Development 

Using Appreciative Inquiry by Donald Schutt, Jr. 

• Supervision Strategies for the First Practicum, 

Third Edition by Susan Allstetter Neufeldt 

• Tough Kids, Cool Counseling, Second Edition by John 

Sommers-Flanagan and Rita Sommers-Flanagan 

• Youth at Risk, Fifth Edition edited by David Capuzzi 

and Douglas Gross

5:30 pm–6:30 pm 

ACA Author Book Signings 

Convention Center, Exhibition Hall 

Be sure to attend one of the most popular events at the ACA 

conference—the ACA Author Book Signings! Attendees will 

have the opportunity to converse with some of the most influential 

and distinguished counselors in the field while they 

sign their latest publications. For graduate students and seasoned 

professionals alike, this experience is not to be missed. 

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5:30 pm–6:30 pm 

ACEG Membership Business Meeting 


5:30 pm–7:00 pm 

NECA Board and General Membership Meeting 

Hilton, NECA Suite 

6:30 pm–7:30 pm 

AMCD Regional Representatives Meeting 

Hilton, Tiare 

EVERY Day Can Be Paradise—If you have the right job! 

Being in a place you never want to leave… 

that’s Paradise. 


5:30 pm “Meet and Greet” Employer Presentations 

6–7:00 pm “Meet and Greet” Employer/Candidate Meetings 


10:30 am Career Center opens; Orientation for new 

candidates 

12:00 noon “Careers Over Lunch”—Informal group 

discussion (Amy Connelly) 

2:00 pm The Private Practice You Never Considered: 

Spiritual Counseling/Psychodrama 

(Connie Miller/SoulDrama) 

3:00 pm Opportunities at Walden University 

(CarinDlin) 

4:00 pm Leveling the Playing Field: Counselor 

Advocacy (Scott Barstow) 

Maybe your Paradise is found in a community center or on a college 

campus. Maybe it’s in a busy city, a public school, or a private office 

of a quiet suburb. 

Maybe you haven’t found it yet. 

Let ushelp you find your Paradise. Asyou enjoy the beautiful 

scenery of Blue Hawaii, plan to take a break from the blue skies and 

sandy beaches to spend some time in the Career Center. 

Career Center Schedule 


10:00 am The Private Practice You Never Considered: 

Forensic Mental Health Counseling 

(Dr. Norm Hoffman) 

12:00 noon “Careers Over Lunch”—Informal group 

discussion (Amy Connelly) 

2:00 pm Don’t Quit Your Day Job (Yet): Easing Into 

Private Practice (Walsh & Dasenbrook) 

3:15 pm For Counselor Educators: Introducing 

Students to Private Practice 

(Walsh & Dasenbrook) 

Located in the Exhibit Hall. 

Hours: TH, 5–7; FRI, 11:00–5; SAT, 10:30–5. 

Personal Consultation with Licensure/Ethics, Career Services, 

and Private Practice available by appointment. 


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PUT YOURSELF 

WHERE YOU SEE YOURSELF. 

You have a vision of your success.Walden University is determined to help you achieve it.To meet a variety of educational 

needs for psychology and counseling professionals, we offer more than 15 specializations in our online master’s, Ph.D., 

and post-doctoral certificate programs, including three new certificates in Online Teaching, Clinical Child Psychology, 

and Clinical Assessment. Walden is accredited and has nearly 40 years of experience in distance education. 

So we’re ready to help you achieve success—however you define it. Call or visit us online. 

VISIT US AT BOOTH #306 

AT THE ACA CONFERENCE 

IN HONOLULU, MARCH 26–30. 

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CONTACT US TODAY. 800-928-6396 WaldenU.edu 


Walden University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and 

a member of the North Central Association, www.ncahlc.org; 312-263-0456.

Friday at-a-Glance 



7:30 am – 5:00 pm Education Sessions 

9:00 am – 10:30 am Opening Keynote Session 

10:30 am – 5:00 pm Exposition Hall Opens 

ACA Book Store Opens 

ACA Career Center Opens 


Author Book Signing 

11:15 am – 4:30 pm Poster Sessions 


7:00 am – 8:30 am NECA Executive Committee Meeting 

7:30 am – 8:30 am ACCA Committee Meetings 

7:30 am – 8:30 am ACES State Presidents/Presidents-Elect Meeting 

7:30 am – 8:30 am ACES New Faculty Interest Network 

7:30 am – 8:30 am ACES International Counseling Interest Network 

7:30 am – 8:30 am AMCD First-timers Orientation 

7:30 am – 8:30 am ARCA Graduate Student Breakfast 

8:00 am – 11:00 am Chi Sigma Iota Leadership Training 

9:00 am – 12:00 pm AACE Executive Council Meeting 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm ACES School Counseling Interest Network 

11:00 am – 1:00 pm AADA Brunch 

11:00 am – 1:00 pm ALGBTIC Brunch 

11:00 am – 12:30 pm AMCD Mentor/Mentee Meeting 

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm ASERVIC Luncheon 

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm ASGW Luncheon 

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm IAMFC Luncheon 

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm NCDA Networking Luncheon 

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm AMCD Ethnic Concerns Vice-Presidents Meeting 

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ACCA Forum on College Counseling/ 

Resource and T-shirt Exchange 

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm AACE New Executive Council Meeting 

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Chi Sigma Iota Fellows –Intern Training Meeting 

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Chi Sigma Iota Chapter Advisors Meeting 

Friday

Friday 


1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Chi Sigma Iota Chapter Leaders Meeting 

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm AADA Committee Meeting 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACES Awards Committee Meeting 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACES Ethics and Professional Standards 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACES Membership Committee Meeting 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACES Graduate Student Committee Meeting 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACES Department Chairs Interest Network 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACES Product Development Committee Meeting 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACES Community Counseling Interest Network 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACES Multicultural Counseling Interest Network 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ASERVIC Graduate Student Meeting 

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm IAMFC Business Meeting 

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm ACCA Emerging Leader Training 

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm ASGW 2007–2008 Leadership Committee Meeting 

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm AADA Competencies Taskforce Meeting 

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ACES Social Justice and Human Rights Committee 

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm AMCD Latino/Latina Concerns Meeting 

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm AMCD Native-American Concerns Meeting 

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm AMCD African-American Concerns Meeting 

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm AMCD Asian American and Pacific Islander Concerns Meeting 

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ASERVIC Editorial Board Meeting 

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm ACES General Assembly 

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm IAMFC Family Journal Editorial Board Meeting 

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Chi Sigma Iota General Business Meeting 

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ACCA 2008–2009 Executive Council Meeting and 

Committee Meetings 

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ASGW Journal for Specialist in Group Work 

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm IAAOC Membership Meeting 

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm ACES Financial Investment Committee Meeting 

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm ACES Research Grants Committee 

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Chi Sigma Iota Awards Ceremony 

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm ACES Women’s Interest Group 

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm CSJ Membership and Awards Meeting 

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm ACCA Reception 

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm AACE, ASERVIC, C-AHEAD, IAAOC Joint Reception 

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm AMHCA, IAMFC Joint Reception

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Chi Sigma Iota Reception 

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm AMCD Past Presidents Meeting 

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm University of Central Florida Reception 

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm ARCA Reception 

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm AADA, ACEG, NECA, NCDA Joint Reception 

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm AMCD Past Presidents Awards Reception 

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CSJ, ACC, ACES, ASGW Joint Reception 


10:30 am – 12:00 pm ACA Region Officers Meeting 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm ACA Network for Jewish Interests 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm ACA Multiracial/Multiethnic Counseling Concerns 

Interest Network 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm ACA Traumatology Interest Network 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm ACA Women’s Interest Network 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm ACA Professional Standards Committee Meeting 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm ACA Sports Counseling Interest Network 

11:00 am – 1:30 pm ACA Public Policy and Legislation Committee Meeting 

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm ACA First-timers Orientation and Mentoring Luncheon 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACA Branch Leadership Workshop 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACA Branch Leadership Breakout I 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACA Branch Leadership Breakout II 

3:15 pm – 5:00 pm ACA Branch Awards Ceremony 

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm ACA International Student Panel 

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Capella University Reception 

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm ACA International Reception 

9:00 pm – 12:00 am ACA Opening Party 

Friday



7:00 am–5:00 pm 




7:00 am–8:30 am 

NECA Executive Committee Meeting 

Hilton, NECA Suite 

7:30 am–8:30 am 

ACCA Committee Meetings 

Hotel, Sea Pearl 1 & 2 

7:30 am–8:30 am 

ACES State Presidents/Presidents-Elect Meeting 

Hilton, ACES Suite 

7:30 am–8:30 am 

ACES New Faculty Interest Network 


7:30 am–8:30 am 

ACES International Counseling Interest Network 


7:30 am–8:30 am 

AMCD First Timers Orientation 


7:30 am–8:30 am 

ARCA Graduate Student Breakfast 

Hilton, Lehua 


7:30 am–8:30 am 

Child and Adolescent Counseling Academy 


Helping Kids and Families Stay Safe: Workshops on 

Cyber-bullying and Online Safety 

60-Minute Program, Advanced 


Kelly J. Duncan, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, 

SD; Holly J. Nikels, Gerta Bardhoshi, Michele Aurand 

It has been reported that 73 percent of teens are online five 

or more days a week. This “faceless phenomenon” has 

helped to create the need for the development of online 

safety plans for children and families. This program will 

assist counselors in providing this type of training to 

children and families in their communities. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 

AACE Sponsored Session 


Best Practices in Assessment: New ACA Ethics, 

Essential Position Statements and the Status 

of Testing Battles across the U.S. 

60-Minute Program, Convention Center, Room 313A 

Bradley T. Erford, Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore, 

MD; Lisa Jackson-Cherry, Wendi Schweiger, Kristi McCaskill 

Updates and discussion on testing turf battles in Maryland 

and Indiana will be provided. Participants will learn of 

assessment-related changes to the (2005) ACA Code of 

Ethics and receive copies of several essential AACE-involved 

position statements and publications, including ACA’s 

position statements on High Stakes Testing and Standards 

for Test User Qualifications, AACE/IAAOC Standards for 

Substance Abuse Assessment and Responsibilities of Users 

of Standardized Tests (RUST, 3rd ed). 

7:30 am–8:30 am 

Counseling Ethics Academy; College Counseling Academy 


Lessons Learned from Virginia Tech: How to Prevent 

Harm and Safeguard Privacy and Freedom 

60-Minute Program, Convention Center, Room 314 

Burt Bertram, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL; Anne 

Marie “Nancy” Wheeler 

Presenters will address the multiple and complex issues involved 

in dealing with potentially violent clients, including 

assessment of violence and balancing the client’s legal 

rights of confidentiality, privilege, privacy and personal 

freedom versus the duty to warn/protect (prevent harm to 

self or others). Presenters will also highlight special issues 

of concern in university, school and institutional settings, 

including how to lessen the risks of violence and liability 

in the event of an unfortunate incident. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 

Group Work Academy; Counseling Education and 



Teaching Group Counseling as a Graduate Student: 

What Works and What We Will Never Do Again! 



Amy McLeod, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA; 

Erin Mason 

Teaching a graduate-level group counseling course as a 

graduate student presents numerous challenges. The presenters 

share practical suggestions for successful instruction 

based on relevant research and their personal experience 

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This presentation focuses on teaching group counseling, 

but is essential for any graduate student who serves as a 

teaching assistant or instructor of record in a counseling 

program, regardless of the content of the course he or she 

teaches. This presentation highlights multicultural considerations 

in the classroom and in group work. Handouts 

will be provided. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 

Mental Health/Private Practice Academy 



Art Therapy for Non-Art Therapists: Group Art 

Therapy Techniques for Work With Trauma, 

Addiction, and Related Issues 

60-Minute Program, Convention Center, Room 313B 

Bonnie J. Erickson, University of Central Florida, Orlando, 

FL; Linda Robertson 

Expressive arts techniques are currently used effectively in 

many treatment settings. A basic understanding of art therapy 

and group therapy can enhance counseling skills with 

clients dealing with addiction, trauma and related issues. 

Attendees will participate in an art-therapy demonstration 

and learn procedures and techniques to design and implement 

creative interventions. A group therapy model using 

art therapy will be presented. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 

Counseling Education and Supervision Academy 


Collaborative Ethnography as a Research Method 



Judith Sutter, Argosy University, Arlington, VA; 

Carolina Walsh 

Counselors considering qualitative research for a thesis, 

dissertation, personal research or program evaluation, will 

find they are eminently qualified to conduct collaborative 

ethnographies. Similar to the client-centered theoretical 

perspective, this approach emphasizes equality between 

the researcher and the participants, thus moderating the 

authoritative power of the researcher and fostering a 

collaborative relationship. In addition, the focus is on 

the strengths of the participants and an understanding of 

their worldview. Software for qualitative data analysis will 

be demonstrated. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




The Education and Gender Differences in Mental 

Health among Native Americans 


Chung-Fan Ni, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; 

Felicia Wilkins-Turner 


This present study examined the effects of education 

and gender on mental health in Native Americans. The 

Cronbach’s alpha for the mental health indicator was 0.88. 

Behavioral adjustments, including smoking, alcohol consumption, 

and illicit drug usage, were also examined. A 2 

(gender) x3 (education) multivariate analysis of variance 

was computed. The results indicated that females had better 

mental health and less alcohol consumption. College 

graduates had significantly better mental health than those 

who achieved less than a high school diploma. Females 

drank significantly less than males across all educational 

levels. However, females drank more as their education increased. 

Discussion and implications were also considered. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 



Counseling in Ireland: The Impact of the Celtic Tiger 



Brenda J. Freeman, Northwest Nazarene University, 

Nampa, ID; Kenneth M. Coll 

The Irish creation story will serve as the backdrop for this 

discussion of counseling in Ireland. Participants will learn 

about trends in counseling in Ireland, professional training 

and credentialing, contemporary social issues and the 

impact of the Celtic tiger related to the field of counseling. 

Audience discussion will be encouraged. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




Integrating a Variety of Techniques in Teaching 

Group Counseling to Facilitate Conceptual and 

Experiential Understanding 



Jennifer A. Walker, Northeastern State University, 

Tahlequah, OK 

This presentation will be interactive in nature, and will 

integrate information about learning styles and the need 

for varied methods in teaching a group counseling course. 

Participants who are interested in learning about teaching 

methods that augment student learning in group counseling 

will be exposed to methods based upon the presenter’s 

experience, as well as participant group discussion. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 



How to Double Your Counseling Effectiveness 

through Client Feedback and Outcome Management 



John J. Murphy, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR

This session offers practical methods for improving your 

effectiveness through client feedback on the “fit” and outcomes 

of counseling, using two research-supported, paperand-pencil 

measures that take one minute at the start and 

end of every counseling session. Outcome management 

not only provides practitioners and agencies with valuable 

accountability data, but ignites the most powerful ingredient 

of counseling: client involvement. Client examples and 

“live” demonstrations are used to bring session content 

to life. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 


LGBT Academy 


Legal and Ethical Implications for Refusing to 

Counsel Homosexual Clients: Discrimination? 



Scott E. Hall, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH; 

Michelle E. Flaum 

Refusing to counsel homosexual clients has many legal 

and ethical implications. According to Hermann and 

Herlihy (2006), the ACA Code of Ethics (2005) supports 

their position that counselors who do not seek the knowledge, 

skills and sensitivity required in working with a 

diverse clientele are practicing discrimination. This presentation 

offers a counterpoint argument using the same standards 

in the ACA Code and Kitchner’s model for ethical 

decisionmaking. Participants will have the opportunity 

to exchange ideas and hear differing points of view 

about this important subject in the counseling profession, 

and will receive a copy of the rebuttal article written by 

the presenters. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 


Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling Academy 


Recognizing and Managing Maladaptive Coping 

Mechanisms in Families Facing Chronic Grief 

60-Minute Program, Convention Center, Room 323C 

Judy Green, Walsh University, North Canton, OH; 

Louisa Foss-Pierce 

There is evidence that chronic sorrow is increasing due to 

longer life expectancies and the fact that those stricken 

with catastrophic injuries, strokes, diseases, severe congenital 

anomalies, etc. are now living many years longer 

than in the past. Individuals facing this type of grief experience 

dissonance and may develop maladaptive coping 

mechanisms that impact not only that individual, but the 

family system as well. This experiential session will examine 

familial, relational and societal factors impeding a 

healthy grief process while also providing treatment and 

intervention approaches for working with maladaptive 

coping styles. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 

ASERVIC Sponsored Session 


Altruism: The Validity of Unselfish Caring as 

a Disposition for Counselors 



Edward H. Robinson, III, University of Central Florida, 

Orlando, FL; Sandra L. Robinson, Jennifer Curry, 

Jacqueline Swank, Tyson Kuch, Jonathan Ohrt, Sally Lewis 

Presenters will provide information regarding the research 

on effective counselors and common elements that may 

predict success. Specifically, altruism as a possible disposition 

for effective counselors will be discussed and the possibilities 

of using this and similar constructs in screening 

will be shared. Research suggesting the efficacy of the construct 

in counseling and methods of assessment will also 

be discussed. Specific information regarding validity and 

reliability of assessment instruments will be provided and 

participants will have the opportunity to pose questions and 

to discuss the implication of current research and practice. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 

IAMFC Sponsored Session 



Remediation in Counselor Education Programs 

for Student Counselors: Strategies and for 

Remedial Practices 



Charles R. McAdams, The College of William and Mary, 

Williamsburg, VA, Victoria Foster 

This presentation introduces participants to court-tested 

guidelines for ensuring the justness and fairness of remedial 

action for student counselors deficient in professional performance. 

Drawing from firsthand experience with a 

court-challenged student dismissal and subsequent examination 

of similar cases, the presenters will identify remedial 

practices the courts have viewed most favorably. Handouts 

will be provided and discussion will be encouraged. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 

NECA Sponsored Session 

Career Development/Employment Counseling Academy 


A Nation at Work 2008: The Latest, Best Facts 

on Change in the Workforce, Workplace and 

Family Systems 


Michael Lazarchick, One Stop Career Center, Burlington, NJ 

Learn the fundamental economic, demographic, policy 

and business facts about how the workforce and workplace 

are changing. Invaluable tables, listings for useful Internet 

sites and organization resources will be incorporated. The 

session is designed for counselors and workforce development 

professionals to reach a better understanding about 


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their own field and the world of work their students and 

clients face. It’s a must for counselors, administrators, program 

developers, grant writers and anyone interested in 

public policy. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 

Hawaii Counseling Association Featured Session 


Promoting Unity and Vision in the Counseling Profession: 

A Perspective from Hawaii 


Judy A. Daniels, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; 

Jamal F. Wassan, Elizabeth R. Glover, Elizabeth Foster 

Heckman, Paul Pedersen, Michael J. D’Andrea 

This conference program discusses the need to build unity 

and vision in the counseling profession. The presenters 

suggest that the profession’s future viability and relevance 

depends upon the unity and vision we build today. Counseloreducators, 

practitioners and graduate students discuss 

different aspects of this topic. Specific strategies that have 

been implemented to achieve these professional goals in 

Hawaii and around the country are discussed. Audience 

participation is encouraged. Handouts will be provided. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 


Spirituality and Religious Values Academy 




60-Minute Program, Hilton Hotel, Rainbow 1 & Patio 

Marcheta P. Evans, University of Texas at San Antonio, 

San Antonio, TX; Martha Atkins, Michelle Schuler, 

Michelle Holcomb, Katrina Cook, Albert Valadez, 

Michael Moyer, Sabina De-Vries 

This sunrise workshop will launch the day’s activities. 

Presenters will offer creative strategies for beginning your 

day with energy and equanimity. These include breathing 

techniques, stretching, body movement and other spiritually 

centering approaches. Using native resources of 

Hawaii, participants will connect with the rich heritage 

and beauty of the island. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 


The Integral Intake: A Structured Guide to 

Comprehensive Assessment, Treatment Planning 

and Integrative Counseling 



Andre Marquis, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 

This interactive program will focus on the clinical 

utility of the integral intake, especially how to use it to 

comprehensively assess clients in a culturally sensitive, 

nonpathologizing, holistic manner and subsequently tailor 

individualized, integrative treatment plans for diverse 


clients. Key aspects of the integral intake are its explicit 

attention to culture, spirituality, social systems and other 

dimensions of diversity and social injustices that other 

intake instruments fail to assess. The session will also address 

empirical research on the integral intake and its role 

in integral counseling and counselor education. Discussion 

of case examples will be used to illustrate empirical 

and theoretical aspects of integral assessment. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 

ACA Author Session 

Career Developemnt/Employment Counseling Academy 




More Than a Job! Helping Teenagers Find Success 

and Satisfaction in Their Future Careers 


Richard T. Lapan, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 

Motivating adolescents to become actively engaged in 

their own career development is not always easy, 

but it can be fun. In this session, the author of the new 

book More Than a Job! will provide an easy-to-follow, 

step-by-step plan to help teenagers prepare for their future 

educational and career goals. Lapan’s TEAM (Targets, 

Examples, Assessments, Mutual Actions) approach uses a 

series of exercises and activities for teens and adults to 

do together that identify strengths and areas of concern, 

foster clear communication and interpersonal skills, 

enhance self-esteem, and increase resiliency and independence 

in adolescents so that they are able to work 

toward successful and rewarding careers. For parents, 

school counselors and counselors in private practice who 

work with adolescents. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 


Integrating Evidence-based Practices into 

Community Corrections 



Nicole J. Pizzini, Sixth Judicial District Dept. of Correctional 

Services, Cedar Rapids, IA; Malinda Lamb 

The correctional system has seen a large increase in the 

presence of offenders with co-occurring disorders and has 

struggled to adequately address the needs of this population. 

This session will provide an overview of the system’s 

struggles, methods to increase success and innovative 

programs, in particular, its development of a communitybased 

residential correctional facility for individuals with 

co-occurring disorders. Benefits of attending include 

enhancement of programming development skills and 

knowledge about this population.

7:30 am–8:30 am 




The Resume’s Secret Identity: A Tool for Narrative 

Exploration in Multicultural Career Counseling 



Rebecca L. Toporek, San Francisco State University, 

San Francisco, CA 

Resume assistance is often sought by career counseling 

clients of diverse cultural and economic backgrounds. 

Many of these individuals may not be comfortable seeking 

personal counseling, yet have significant socio-emotional 

and family issues that affect their work life and potential 

employment. Because the resume is a tangible narrative 

tool, the counseling work can be framed around developing 

the resume, while at the same time addressing socioemotional 

and wellness issues. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




Adapting Bullying-prevention Programs 

to Different Cultures 



Richard Hazler, The Pennsylvania State University, 

University Park, PA; JoLynn Carney 

Attendees involved in bullying prevention programs will 

learn how program effectiveness and longevity are influenced 

by how effectively four key cultural variations in stakeholder 

groups are attended to during program development and 

implementation. Supporting research on cultural variations 

and critical bullying-prevention program characteristics, 

along with attendee and presenter experiences and case 

study applications, will be used to explore potential 

problems that can arise and adjustments that can be made. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 



Using Person Centered Therapy to Treat Women 

With a History of Childhood Sexual Abuse 


Nivischi Ngozi Edwards, University of Central Florida, 

Orlando, FL, Samir H. Patel, Tabitha Lynn Young 

Female clients often go to counseling with a history of 

childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and these women tend to 

have more life challenges. Person Centered Therapy is an 

effective core therapeutic approach to use when treating 

women with this issue. This presentation will provide and 

overview of CSA, an orientation to PCT and share a case 

illustration of the application of this approach. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 

Human Development Across the Lifespan Academy 



An Incredible Presentation: Cultural Tales that 

Provide Insight and Change Lives 



Christian Conte, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 

Storytelling has been an integral part of learning and 

development in every culture throughout the history of 

civilization. Brief tales have been, and can be, used as 

effective tools for facilitating personal growth. By harnessing 

the power of even brief stories, counselors can bring a 

new vantage point to their clinical work. The goal of this 

presentation is to convey awareness and appreciation for 

the role brief tales can play in counseling. In the foreground 

of this dynamic presentation is a fresh perspective 

on counseling; in the background is an opportunity for 

attendees to learn new counseling techniques with which 

they will be able to draw on universally human themes to 

establish contact with their clients. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 

Couples, Marriage and Family Counseling Academy 



Where Has the Love Gone? An In-depth Analysis of 

the Demise of Relationships in the African-American 

Community 



Tanisha Latrice Guy, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL; 

Aisha Lusk, Cynthia Anglin 

This presentation will focus on locating strengths and 

weaknesses of African-American relationships. Attention 

will be given historical content, educational attainment, 

spiritual belief systems, gender roles and cultural identity. 

To help increase awareness for counselors, educators, 

paraprofessionals, counselors in training and all individuals 

working with an African-American population. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 



Virtual Reality Therapy: What Is It and Is It Effective? 


Wesley J. Erwin, Minnesota State University Moorhead, 

Moorhead, MN 

Virtual reality therapy is the use of technology in order to 

simulate an environment that will assist a counselor in treating 

an individual’s anxiety, disorder or symptoms. 

Virtual reality therapy has been used to treat issues such as 

post-traumatic stress disorder and phobias/anxiety. Participants 

will hear about the applications for which virtual reality 

therapy has been used, research findings on the efficacy 

of this therapy and it’s implications for counseling. 


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8:00 am–11:00 am 

Chi Sigma Iota Leadership Training 

Hilton, Coral 2 

9:00 am–12:00 pm 

AACE Executive Council Meeting 


Opening Keynote Address 

9:00 am–10:30 am 

Bradford P. Keeney, PhD 


Kalakaua Ballroom 

1.5 CE Credits 

Bring an open mind to the keynote sessions this year 

and be prepared to hear from the man who has been 

called the following: 

• Anthropologist of the spirit 

• Shaman/healer 

• Renegade in the field 

• Mystical reporter, spiritual detective 

Bradford Keeney doesn’t like labels, primarily because 

he has spent his life looking beyond them, searching 

for wisdom in the far reaches of the world. Dr. Keeney 

has been a college professor, director of several family 

therapy doctoral programs, internationally renowned 

scholar, therapist and shaman who has worked at 

some of the most respected psychotherapy centers 

in the U.S. He is clinical director for the Center for 

Children and Families in Monroe, Louisiana, and a 

professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies. 

His creative approach to psychotherapy is presented 

in the clinical videotape series “Brief Therapy 

Inside Out.” He has authored several classics in 

family therapy including Aesthetics of Change, and 

Mind in Therapy, as well as titles for the popular 

press such as Everyday Soul. 

He is accepted as an elder shaman and spiritual 

teacher in numerous cultures, including the Japanese 

tradition of seiki jutsu. 


11:00 am–5:00 pm 






year is the traditional interviewing program, but other 

presentations and opportunities to consult with career 

advisors abound. 






New this year! Private consultation for private practice, 



Graduate Student Center 




the chance to meet one-on-one with distinguished counselor 



Student ID required. 





state policy issues affecting the profession. The ACA website 

is at your fingertips via a walk-up display with computer 

workstation. Check your e-mail at the Cyber Center 

without having to leave the action! 

ACA Bookstore 

Visit the ACA Bookstore in the Exposition Hall to see the 

impressive line of ACA publications, videos, DVDs, 

home-studies and LogoLine merchandise from the premier 


leading authors at scheduled book signings and meet with 

the director of publications to discuss your manuscript 

ideas. 

UPDATES 





near the ACA Registration area.


10:30 am–12:00 pm 

ACA Region Officers Meeting 


11:00 am–12:00 pm 

ACES School Counseling Interest Network 


11:00 am–12:00 pm 

ACA Network for Jewish Interests 


11:00 am–12:00 pm 

ACA Multi-racial/Multi-ethnic Counseling 

Concerns Interest Network 


11:00 am–12:00 pm 

ACA Traumatology Interest Network 


11:00 am–12:00 pm 

ACA Women’s Interest Network 


11:00 am–12:00 pm 

ACA Professional Standards Committee Meeting 


11:00 am–12:00 pm 

ACA Sports Counseling Interest Network 


11:00 am–1:00 pm 

AADA Brunch 


11:00 am–1:00 pm 

ALGBTIC Brunch 

Hilton, Lehua 

11:00 am–1:30 pm 

ACA Public Policy and Legislation Committee 

Meeting 



11:00 am–12:00 pm 

For Graduate Students and New Professionals Only 


Is There Life after Graduate School? 


Gerald Corey, California State University, Fullerton, CA 

Dr. Gerald Corey will share his thoughts and personal 

perspective with graduate students and new professionals 

about finding a meaningful professional life after graduation. 

Questions from the audience will be invited. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 


The Lyrics of Hurting and Healing: Finding Words 

That are Revealing 


Samuel T. Gladding, Wake Forest University, Winston- 

Salem, NC; Erin E. Binkley, Donna A. Henderson, 

Debbie Newsome 

People come to counseling for many reasons. Sometimes 

they explain their purposes for seeking help in articulate 

ways. At other times, they depend on the words of others, 

such as poets or song writers, to express their thoughts and 

feelings. This presentation will examine lyrics and how 

they convey a rainbow of emotions that clients and counselors 

may use or find useful in communicating. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 

ACEG Sponsored Session 



Interactive Web Tools for the Person in 

Career Transition 


Janet Wall, Sage Solutions, Rockville, MD 

Learn about some true hidden gems that will help you 

work with persons in career transition. These interactive 

tools will tailor information to meet specific needs of an 

individual. Make them part of your tool kit. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 


Keeping Up with the Counseling Profession: Current 

Issues on the National Level 


David M. Kaplan, American Counseling Association, 

Alexandria, VA 

ACA wants to help you stay up to date with current issues on 

the national level. ACA’s chief professional officer will discuss 

the proposed merger of CACREP specialties and new 

faculty requirements; the development of a national counseling 

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specialties; the future of professional counseling; national 

licensure portability efforts; the status of licensing efforts in 

California and Nevada; current legislation for Medicare; the 

CACREP-CORE merger; the new status of ACA as a United 

Nations nongovernmental organization; and other current 

seminal issues. Time will be allotted for participants to ask 

for updates on those issues they deem important. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 

Human Development across the Lifespan Academy 



Teaching Stress Management and Prevention 

Skills to Students and Clients 


Jeffrey A. Kottler, California State University, Fullerton, 

Fullerton, CA; Christine Tomasello, Khang Joseph Nguyen, 

L. Nicole Luck, Charles Chudabala, Daniel Templeton 

This multimedia program, illustrated with demonstrations, 

recorded sessions and many practical exercises, presents 

a number of stress reduction skills and strategies that are 

useful for a variety of client and student groups. Participants 

are helped to examine sources of stress in their own lives 

and encouraged to make new commitments to model 

healthier lifestyle patterns for their clients and students. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 

ACES Sponsored Session 




Vanguards for Change: ACES and Social Justice 


Catherine Y. Chang, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA; 

Hugh C. Crethar, Denise Pickering 

Over the past few years, ACES has dedicated a great deal 

of effort to social justice issues. For example, most recently, 

the social justice and human rights committee (SJHRC) 

performed a meta-analysis of literature on social justice. 

“Vanguards for Change: ACES and Social Justice” was the 

theme for our last conference, at which we held a Social 

Justice Summit. This was a gathering of individuals invested 

in social justice who came together to develop and 

share concrete exercises and strategies for how to infuse 

social justice in counselor education curriculum, counseling 

practice and supervision. This workshop will be a sharing 

from both the SJHR committee and the summit on infusing 

social justice into counseling curriculum and practice. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 




College Counseling for Equity: Training School 

Counselors to Close the College Acceptance 

and Access Gaps 

60-Minute Program, Advanced, Convention Center, Room 315 


Vivian V. Lee, The National Office for School Counselor 

Advocacy of the College Board, Washington, DC; Cheryl 

Holcomb-McCoy, Margo McCoy Howe 

Based on race and income, there are vast disparities among 

students in college attendance and completion. School 

counselors are in a pivotal position to challenge the barriers 

that keep low-income students and students of color from 

going to college. Nevertheless, many school counselors 

aren’t trained to implement college counseling with an equity 

focus. This Institute, designed for school counselors and 

school counselor educators, will cover the knowledge and 

skills necessary for effective equity-focused college counseling. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 

ASCA Sponsored Session 



An Overview of the ASCA Standards and 

Competencies for Students and School Counselors 


Eric Sparks, Wake County Public Schools, Raleigh, NC 

In 2006 ASCA began the processes of revising the standards 

for students and creating standards for school counselors. 

Two sets of standards evolved: (1) competencies for K–12 

students and (2) competencies for school counselors. 

Come learn about the new K–12 student competencies 

that are level specific with measurable outcomes, as well 

as the school counselor competencies that follow the 

structure of the ASCA national model and specify the 

skills that an exemplary school counselor should have. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 



“Top 10” Steps to Reduce the Risk of Lawsuits 

and Licensure Board Complaints 


Burt Bertram, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL; Anne 

Marie “Nancy” Wheeler 

Presenters will present real-life scenarios (de-identified 

to preserve privacy) which have led to lawsuits and 

licensure board complaints against counselors. Topics will 

include decisionmaking models, documentation, consultation, 

confidentiality, privilege and privacy (including 

subpoenas), duty to warn/protect, informed consent, multiple 

relationships, reporting duties, school and institutional 

policies, and supervision. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 




Dick and Jane Grew Up with MySpace: How Can 

Counselors Connect With YouTube, Blogs and 

Digital Native Clients? 


Convention Center, Room 321

Jane M. Webber, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ; 

J. Barry Mascari 

This presentation examines how students growing up with 

cell phones and the Internet have developed new rules and 

tools for communication and counseling. Students “e-communicate” 

via YouTube, MySpace and Facebook and spend 

more time text-messaging and blogging than talking face to 

face. Bored with slow-motion classes, digital natives develop 

culturally different cyberspace relationships. What do counselors 

need to know about e-culture’s benefits and dangers? 

Can counselors adapt traditional therapeutic techniques to 

stay connected to Dick and Jane? Join Dick and Jane on a 

powerful and humorous journey into their digital world. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 

AMCD Sponsored Session 


AMCD Leadership Development Session for Leaders 

and Want-to-Be Leaders 



Beverly J. O’Bryant, Coppin State University, Baltimore, 

MD; Cirecie West-Olatunji 

State Division leaders and want-to-be AMCD leaders 

should attend this AMCD Leadership Session. Participants 

will receive some general leadership information, as well 

as information on the AMCD Summer Leadership Institute 

to be held in July 2008. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 




Counseling African-American Substance Abusers: 

Examining the Role of Racial Identity and 

Treatment Motivation 



Vanessa Alleyne, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 

This presentation will address the role that racial identity 

and motivation for treatment may play in the experience of 

African-American substance abusers. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 



Therapeutic Alliance Directions in Marriage, 

Couples and Family Counseling 



Barbara A. Mahaffey, Ohio University-Chillicothe, 

Chillicothe, OH; Michael S. Lewis 

Therapeutic alliance is one of the most important factors 

in successful individual counseling and is regarded as an 

important variable in many types of couples, marital and 

family therapy. Counselors will receive a handout detailing 

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has been conducted and how to gain therapeutic alliances 

with the diverse and evolving facets of families and couples. 

Attendees will be asked to share their diverse experiences 

of misalliances and therapeutic relationships gained. This 

workshop is intended for advanced audiences with experience 

in working with couples or families in private practice 

or outpatient mental health settings. The audience will 

be asked to participate in a case presentation. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 



The Dynamic Trio: Patient, Physician, Counselor— 

Helping Elderly Patients and Their Physicians to 

Communicate 


Ceola K. Grant, Florida State University, College of 

Medicine, Tallahassee, FL; Gary R. McClain 

As managed care evolves, patients are increasingly being 

placed in the role of being their own advocate. This places 

the elderly—especially those from minority populations— 

increasingly at risk. This session will outline the challenges 

that elderly patients face in communicating with their physicians, 

illustrated with case studies of counselor-led interventions 

that have helped physicians to better understand the 

needs of elderly patients and patients to communicate more 

effectively with their physicians. Guidelines for practitioners 

and program administrators will be provided. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 




Counselor Stereotypes’ Potential for Harm: 

Preparing Counselors for Diverse Cultural Contexts 


Kyla Marie Sawyer-Kurian, North Carolina Central 

University, Durham, NC; Gwendolyn K. Newsome 

A stereotype has been defined as a preconceived and 

oversimplified notion of characteristics typical of a person 

or group, which is usually exaggerated and often offensive. 

Counselors are not immune to having these stereotypes or 

the illeffects of having them. Our multimedia presentation 

will address the effects of counselor stereotypes as well as 

offer ways to address them. We will also explore the ethical 

implications of leaving stereotypes unchecked. Results 

of research on counselor trainee stereotypes will also be 

shared. Suggestions and strategies based on Sue and 

Sue’s definition of cultural competence will be given 

to participants who are new counselors and who train, 

supervise or mentor counselor trainees. 


11:00 am–12:00 pm 




International and Domestic Immersion Experiences: 

A Diversity Application for Counselor Training and 

Professional Identity 


Susan Marie Lahey, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA 

Professional counselors seek continued growth within 

the realm of cultural competency and multicultural 

application. Immersion experiences promote personal 

opportunities to learn about underserved populations. This 

presentation will discuss the benefits of immersion experiences 

in international and domestic settings towards bestpractice, 

counselor training modalities and professional 

identity development. Additionally, immersion experiences 

will be examined through a family systems perspective. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 



Counselor Knowledge and Perceptions of Cutting 

and Other Self-mutilating Behaviors among Schoolage 

Children 


Kristin Rankin, Counseling Masters Students Association at 

New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM; Courtney 

Erickson 

The purpose of this session is to report on and discuss the 

results of an exploratory research study designed to determine 

the extent of people’s perceptions, knowledge and 

understanding of children who engage in cutting and other 

self-mutilating behaviors. Quantitative data collected from 

counselor/educator surveys will be presented, along with 

qualitative information obtained from counselor interviews 

to discuss the current status of cutting and other self-mutilating 

behaviors. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 




Relational Competencies: A Foundation for 

Creative Practice 


Thelma Duffey, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 

San Antonio, TX; Shane Haberstroh, Heather Trepal, Stella 

Kerl-McClain, Cathy Somody, Sue Clifford 

This workshop will provide an overview of research conducted 

on relational competencies, examining relational 

dynamics, responsible uses of power and growth-fostering 

connections within creative contexts. Using relational-cultural 

theory as a framework, ACC’s research explores counselor 

responses to negotiating relational connections and 

disconnections. Additionally, the presenters will use experiential 

techniques to demonstrate these principles in action.

11:00 am–12:00 pm 

IAAOC Sponsored Session 




Teaching in the Addictions: Strategies for 

Increasing Empathy among Substance Abuse 

Counselors in Training 



Pamela S. Lassiter, University of North Carolina at 

Charlotte, Charlotte, NC; Laura Veach 

Substance abusers are often seen as hopeless, worthless 

members of our society. Many counselors enter training 

programs with little or no understanding of the experiences 

of addicted or recovering clients. Counselors’ perceptions 

of addiction etiology influence the type of intervention 

selected in the counseling process. This session offers 

classroom strategies to counselor educators for increasing 

counselor awareness of biases and empathy with addicted 

populations. Attendees will be encouraged to share 

additional strategies. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 




HIPAA for Dummies, a Practitioner’s Guide 


Melissa N. Freeburg, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID; 

Ann M. McCaughan 

Are you, or have you ever thought of, being a private practitioner? 

Do you know how to uphold the Health Insurance 

Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in your counseling 

practice? Attendees of this presentation will receive 

the crucial points of how to comply with HIPAA rules to 

safeguard themselves as well as clients. Handouts will 

include essential references for all practicing counselors. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 




Ten Top Techniques for Counseling Difficult Youth 


John Sommers-Flanagan, University of Montana, Missoula, 

MT; Rita Sommers-Flanagan 

This workshop highlights 10 quick and easy techniques 

derived from the new ACA book, Tough Kids, Cool Counseling. 

The techniques to be discussed and demonstrated 

include acknowledging reality, food and mood, generating 

behavioral alternatives, the hand-pushing game, interpersonal 

simulations, asset flooding, what’s good about you, 

cognitive storytelling, jokes and riddles to gain rapport and 

illustrate therapeutic concepts, neodissociation and a brief, 

but essential, suicide intervention. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 




Snails, Gazelles and Elephants: Using Metaphor to 

Explore Life and Career Transitions 


Sue L. Motulsky, Division of Counseling & Psychology, 

Lesley University, Cambridge, MA 

Transitions occur more frequently than ever in our fastchanging 

world; managing those transitions creates challenges 

that bring increasing numbers of adults to career 

and professional counselors for assistance. Counselors can 

assist their clients more effectively by understanding the 

transition process and the common paths people use 

to progress through a transition. Metaphors and creative 

images can be used to assist individuals in understanding 

themselves and their progress in transition more clearly, 

and to facilitate the more conscious use of their strengths 

in the process. Case examples, theoretical context, 

practice applications and interventions will be presented. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 



Meeting the Need for Bilingual Counselors 



Yolanda E. Garcia, Northern Arizona University, Phoenix, 

AZ; Vanessa Berens, Annel Cordero 

Multicultural training is a key issue in the psychology profession 

today. Understanding how to better meet the needs 

of communities that are increasingly diverse both culturally 

and linguistically, especially in areas with large immigrant 

populations, is a challenge faced by the counseling profession. 

This presentation discusses (1) a survey of agencies 

across Arizona to ascertain the numbers of Spanish bilingual 

counselors compared with client requests for bilingual 

counseling and (2) a survey of training programs in the 

United States to assess the number and structure of bilingual 

counselor education training programs currently 

available. The importance of considering language issues 

in training and clinical work are discussed. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 



Nurture the Nurturer: A Post-Katrina Intervention 

for Helping Professionals Suffering from Secondary 

Traumatic Stress 


Laura R. Simpson, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS; 

Donna Starkey, Matthew Buckley 

During fall 2006, helping professionals who had been 

providing services to survivors of Hurricane Katrina were 

invited to participate in a self-care retreat. Two days of 

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primary job is to nurture others. At the conclusion of the 

retreat, participants and volunteers completed a survey 

and results indicated the helping professionals’ work 

with disaster victims had resulted in the emergence of a 

variety of symptoms of secondary traumatic stress. This 

session will educate participants on the concept of STS 

and outcomes of the survey will be provided, including 

symptom experiences of the participants, how the interventions 

benefited the clinicians and recommendations 

for practice. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 



A Guide for College Counselors: Understanding, 

Predicting and Using Characteristics of Sexually Risky 

Students in Treatment 


Eaves H. Susan, Weems Children and Youth, Meridian, 

MS; Carl J. Sheperis 

Unhealthy sexual behavior continues to increase among 

individuals in adolescence and extended adolescence 

despite education regarding its risks and consequences. 

Counselors, especially college counselors, are continually 

being faced with individuals reeling from such consequences. 

Based on research with over 800 college students, 

this program will present characteristics used to predict the 

typical sexually risky individual. Further, the information 

gained from this program can assist counselors in helping 

sexually risky individuals gain insight into their behavior 

and lessen and possibly even prevent continued decision 

making that leads to risky sexual outcomes. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 

Pacific Rim Region Featured Session 



Becoming a Counselor in a Foreign Country from the 

Perspective of a Solution-focused Therapist 


David Clare Blakely, Singapore Association for 

Counselling, Singapore 

The world is opening up and this gives us the opportunities 

to expand professionally and personally as counselors. 

David Blakely is a certified solution-focused therapist 

with 12 years’ experience as a counselor in Southeast Asia. 

In this workshop we will explore the process of deciding 

whether to work abroad, where to work and how to begin 

to adjust. We will explore these issues through the lens of 

solution focus brief therapy’s distinct five questions. 


11:00 am–12:00 pm 



Planning and Implementing an Effective 

Departmental Response to Students in Crisis 


Lisa Rene Jackson-Cherry, Marymount University, 

Arlington, VA; Brad Erford, Shannon Ingram, 

Julia S. Chibbard 

Personal crises are not limited to clients served by counselors 

in training. Often, students in counseling programs experience 

crises that challenge or block their professional and 

personal growth (e.g., suicide and death of a peer in the 

program) and these events can have an impact on individuals 

and the program. Programs should prepare a plan of 

action to address the concerns if a crisis would arise that 

would warrant a faculty and departmental response. This 

presentation will focus on actual crisis studies and offer 

participants a model to intervene and prevent additional 

crises within counseling programs, with considerations on 

university policies, state laws, HIPAA and FERPA regulations, 

and multicultural implications. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 


Got Goals? Get Going With ACA! 

Making the Most of Your ACA Membership 


Carol Neiman and Denise Williams, American Counseling 

Association, Alexandria, VA 

Take charge of meeting your career goals by utilizing your 

ACA membership to the fullest. This session will offer 

practical ideas on how you can use your membership in 

ACA as a strategy to advance your personal and professional 

goals. Learn a four-step process to get the most 

value from your ACA membership. 

11:15 am–11:45 am 

Chi Sigma Iota Research Award Winner 


Promoting Professional Counselors and 

Their Services 

30-Minute Project/Research Poster Session, Convention 

Center, Exhibit Hall, Booth PS1 

Michelle M. de la Paz, University of New Orleans, 

New Orleans, LA; Barbara Herlihy 

Only a few studies have been conducted on counselor 

advocacy, and none systematically surveyed professional 

counselors. A quantitative study was designed to obtain 

data reflecting counselors’ knowledge and interest in 

advocacy principles, perceived support and barriers to advocating 

for the profession. The survey will be distributed 

to participants’ e-mail addresses obtained from LPC boards 

from five geographic areas of the United States, using 

SurveyMonkey.com. Findings presented will include limitations, 

delimitations and implications to the profession.

11:15 am–11:45 am 



The Doctoral Student Mentorship Program 



Rachel Hoffman, Kent State University, Kent, OH; 

Brandy Kelly, Carmella Hill, Semone Danage, Stephanie 

Burns, Steve Rainey 

This poster presentation outlines the doctoral student mentorship 

program. The DSMP was developed by the Kappa 

Sigma Upsilon Chapter at Kent State University in conjunction 

with the Eta chapter at Youngstown State University 

with the intent of matching KSU doctoral students to YSU 

and KSU master’s-level students for mentorship purposes. 

The goal of the mentorship program is to foster interpersonal 

relationships and provide information regarding the 

experience of attending a doctoral program. 

11:15 am–11:45 am 


A Review of Web Sites Promoting 

Self-Destructive Behavior 

30-Minute Project/Research Poster Session, Advanced, 

Convention Center, Exhibit Hall, Booth PS3 

Jennifer Marshall, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, 

OH; Trey Fitch 

Online groups have gained tremendous popularity in 

recent years, several online groups have been identified 

that promote self-destructive behavior. Participants of this 

poster session will review multiple Web sites that promote 

self-destructive behavior. For example pro-anorexia (Pro- 

ANA), pro-bulimia (Pro-MIA), and pro-suicide sites will 

be discussed, as well as the implications of these sites. 

Handouts will be provided. 

11:15 am–11:45 am 


Teachers’ Perceptions and Expectations of 

School Counselors: Implications for Training 

and Program Planning 



Shunda L. Brown, University of North Florida, 

Jacksonville, FL; Andrea Guiden 

Based on research and practice in six urban schools, this 

session showcases quantitative and qualitative research 

findings of teachers’ understanding of the role and functions 

of school counselors. The presenter demonstrates how 

the dispositions of teachers may influence the delivery 

of school counseling and discusses implications for 

multicultural competence, training, supervision and 

program planning. Handouts of research findings and 

bibliography are provided. 

11:15 am–11:45 am 


Peer Mediation with a Solution-focused Twist 



Tom Keller, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN 

Do you currently have a peer mediation conflict resolution 

program in your school? Is it sometimes difficult for the 

disputants to arrive at mutually acceptable solutions? Does 

the process base success or failure on the resolution, 

without recognizing the effect of the process itself? This 

presentation will highlight the integration of solutionfocused 

techniques, including the use of scaling, the 

miracle question, and exceptions in the peer mediation 

process. 

11:15 am–11:45 am 


Individuals and Their Confidants’ Viewpoints 

on Self-harm: A Qualitative Analysis 

30-Minute Project/Research Poster Session, 


Luke M. Tse, Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH; 

Jillian S. Losee 

Using a qualitative research methodology, several female 

students and their identified confidants participated in a 

qualitative study via focused group discussions and semistructured 

interviews to ascertain differential perspectives 

on self-harm. Rationales for self-harming behaviors have 

been difficult to explain even by those who self-injure; it is 

significant to make emotional hurts tangible. While close 

relationships are helpful for the confidants to empathize, 

professional assistance is identified as most important in 

overcoming the behaviors. 

11:15 am–11:45 am 


Psychiatric Disabilities and Substance Abuse: 

Applications for Rehabilitation Professionals 



David DeLambo, University of Wisconsin-Stout, 

Menomonie, WI; Kananur V. Chandras, Debra Homa, 

Sunil V. Chandras, John Paul Eddy 

This presentation will focus on the array of rehabilitation 

counseling issues present when working with the coexisting 

disabilities of substance use and psychiatric disabilities. 

An emphasis will be placed on both the identification of 

and effective treatment modalities for working with this 

population. The audience will be presented with a model 

depicting the power of work in promoting sobriety and 

independence. 


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11:15 am–11:45 am 


Stress, Burnout and Vicarious Trauma: 

Counselors in Crisis 



Jeanmarie Keim, Counselor Education, University of New 

Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; David L. Olguin 

Burnout and vicarious trauma are common among counselors. 

This research study focused on the ties between 

stress, burnout, self-esteem, coping, demographic factors 

and vicarious trauma. Prevention techniques and strategies 

to overcome the debilitating effects of stress and trauma 

will be presented. 

11:15 am–11:45 am 


Intergenerational Differences in Physical Health 

and Depression among Latinos Living in Habitat for 

Humanity Housing 



Veronica L. Rodriguez, Arizona State University, Tempe, 

AZ; Marie-Christine Rutter 

Examining the generational differences in the Latino family 

structure sheds light on the heterogeneity between generations 

and is an important part of delivering culturally competent 

physical and mental health care. This poster proposal 

is based on research and has implications for practice. 

11:15 am–11:45 am 


Counseling Asian-American Students in 

K–12 School Settings 



Yih-Jiun Shen, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 

A South Korean immigrant who massacred 32 people and 

committed suicide at Virginia Tech University in April 2007, 

shockingly alerted the public about mental health concerns 

and related services for Asian-American students, often stigmatized 

as model minority. This program will disclose the 

counseling services with K-12 Asian American students via 

examining school counselors’ (1) self-perceived counseling 

competence, (2) comfort level of counseling the students from 

families with traditional Asian values and (3) challenges. 

11:15 am–11:45 am 

ASGW Sponsored Session 


Closing the Achievement Gap: A Structured 

Approach to Group Counseling 



Greg Brigman, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL; 

Linda Webb 


This poster session summarizes a study evaluating the 

impact of a group counseling intervention, Student Success 

Skills, on student academic and social performance. 

Twenty-five elementary and middle school counselors 

were trained to use a structured approach to small group 

counseling that focused on academic, social and self-management 

skills. Learn about the group intervention and 

the results, which indicated gains in reading and math 

on standardized tests as well as improved school success 

behavior as rated by teachers. 

11:15 am–11:45 am 


Working Smart: A Path to Publications 

and Presentations 



Angela M. Fuss, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; 

Joel F. Diambra 

Research and scholarship outcomes through facultystudent 

collaboration. 

11:15 am–11:45 am 


Science and Practice—Do They Really 

Belong Together? 



Robert Brammer, Central Washington University, 

Ellensburg, WA 

Counselors have longed championed the use of research, 

but this component of our training is often a peripheral 

element in many conceptual frameworks. This poster 

details the history of the scientist-practitioner identity 

and advocates the incorporation of a scientific counselor 

framework for professional and school counseling 

programs. 

11:15 am–11:45 am 


Gender, Education and Self-efficacy Related 

to Computer Use among Older Adults: Implications 

for Gerontological Counselors 



Adrianne L. Johnson, Mount Mary College, Milwaukee, WI 

Two trends are currently converging: the increase in the 

population of older adults in the United States and the 

growth of the information technology industry. Current 

literature does not fully address what individual factors 

and characteristics are contributing to and enhancing 

this convergence. Current research and implications for 

gerontological counselors are discussed, including better 

practice and future directions.

11:15 am–11:45 am 


The Client Evaluation of Counseling Inventory: 

Development of an Instrument Measuring Outcome 

in Counseling Training Clinics 



Melissa L. Frey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; 

Denise Beesley 

The study focused on exploring the construct validity 

(e.g., factor analysis, convergent and discriminant validity, 

test-retest reliability) of the Client Evaluation of Counseling 

Inventory (CEC; Pace, 1997), an instrument designed to 

measure client outcome in a counseling training clinic 

serving the community, particularly low-income and 

culturally diverse clients. Howard’s Phase Model of 

Change (Howard, Lueger, Maling, & Martinovich, 1993; 

Howard, Moras, Brill, Martinovich, & Lutz, 1996) was 

used as a theoretical framework from which to conceptualize 

the instrument. Findings provide support regarding 

the value of the CEC for measuring outcome in a 

counseling training clinic. 

11:15 am–11:45 am 


Critical Issues in Employment Counseling 

With Transgender Clients 



Robert C. Chope, San Francisco State University, 

San Francisco, CA, Laura Strom 

There are an estimated 19,000 transgender people in San 

Francisco and between 750,000 to 3 million nationwide. 

While their work experiences are reflected in many 

different job titles, they are often severely underemployed 

or unemployed, while also facing pernicious workplace 

discrimination. These factors lead to an intersection between 

employment choices, workplace atmosphere and 

mental health. In this session, participants will be educated 

about the demands that transgender people experience 

with their workplace choices and the clinical issues some 

of them face when making career decisions. Counselors 

interested in social justice issues should find this to be 

useful. New resources will made available from the print 

and online media. 

11:15 am–11:45 am 



Counselor Education Students’ Perceptions 

of Spiritual and Religious Issues in Counseling 



Linda A. Robertson, University of Central Florida, 

Orlando, FL, Gulnora Hundley, Bonnie J. Erickson 

Estimations of students’ needs for attaining the spiritual 

and religious competencies set forth by ASERVIC have 

been primarily based on speculation. A questionnaire 

corresponding to the competencies was developed to 

provide evidence-based support for identifying areas for 

remediation, informing curriculum development and 

evaluating the success of spiritual/religious coursework 

in counselor education. This discussion addresses the 

relevance of spiritual and religious issues in counseling, 

the competencies, the instrument’s development and the 

results from its administration. 

11:15 am–11:45 am 



Reflections on the Journey from Supervisee 

to Supervisor 



Allison Langfitt, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia; 

Jonathan Orr 

Participants will learn about student perceptions of 

university-based group supervision of counseling services. 

Individual and group interview data will be presented. 

Participants will be educated in what student counselors in 

training found beneficial and limiting in group supervision. 

Additional time will be spent reviewing cultural considerations 

in group supervision. Implications for students and 

instructors involved in group supervision will be discussed. 

11:15 am–11:45 am 



Exploring Relational Processes in Families of Gay Youth 



Gregory S. Meek, The College of William and Mary, 

Williamsburg, VA; Rick Gressaro 

This program will present the outcomes of a research study 

regarding gay youth and their families. Existing research, 

strategies to address advocacy, cycles of assistance and 

social justice will be presented. Handouts will be provided 

and discussion will be encouraged. 

11:15 am–11:45 am 


Measuring Rehabilitation Counselors’ Job 

Satisfaction and Intentions to Quit 



Allen Lewis, Virginia Commonwealth University, 

Richmond, VA; Carolyn E. Hawley, Amy Armstrong, 

Charlene Blankenship 

The results of a study investigating the relationship between 

job satisfaction and intentions to quit of counselors working 

in the public and private VR are presented. The sample 

includes 3,700 certified rehabilitation counselors across 16 

states. Research results, as well as implications will 


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be discussed. It is intended that the findings will provide 

insight into the employment experiences of counselors 

and contribute to recommendations and/or strategies for 

recruitment while enhancing sustained employment. 

12:00 pm–2:00 pm 

ASGW Luncheon 

Hilton, Hibiscus 1 & 2 

12:00 pm–2:00 pm 

IAMFC Luncheon 



12:00 pm–2:00 pm 

NCDA Networking Luncheon 


12:00 pm–2:00 pm 

First-timers Orientation and Mentoring Luncheon 

Hilton, Coral 4 Ballroom 

Meet others who are attending for the first time and mingle 

with experienced ACA attendees and leaders who will 

guide you through the conference and help to ensure that 

you get the most value out of this and future ACA conferences. 

Tickets are $40 per person. 

12:30 pm–2:30 pm 

AMCD Ethnic Concerns Vice-Presidents Meeting 

Hilton, Tiara 

1:00 pm–2:00 pm 

ACCA Forum on College Counseling/Resource 

and T-shirt Exchange 


1:00 pm–4:00 pm 

AACE New Executive Council Meeting 


1:30 pm–3:00 pm 

Chi Sigma Iota Fellows–Intern Training Meeting 


1:30 pm–3:00 pm 

Chi Sigma Iota Chapter Advisors Meeting 



1:30 pm–3:00 pm 

Chi Sigma Iota Chapter Leaders Meeting 


2:00 pm–2:30 pm 

AADA Committee Meeting 

Hilton, AADA Suite 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACES Awards Committee Meeting 


2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACES Ethics and Professional Standards 


2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACES Membership Committee Meeting 


2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACES Graduate Student Committee Meeting 


2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACES Department Chairs’ Interest Network 


2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACES Product Development Committee Meeting 


2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACES Community Counseling Interest Network 


2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACES Multicultural Counseling Interest Network 


2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ASERVIC Graduate Student Meeting 


2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACA Branch Leadership Workshops 

Hilton, Rainbow Room 

These workshops are designed for emerging leaders in the 

ACA branches, as well as leaders who want to learn about 

innovations in the counseling profession. Workshops are 

facilitated by region chairs and chair-elects. Attendees 

will earn 1.0 CE credit.


2:00 pm–2:30 pm 



Counseling Students’ Understanding 

of Professionalism 



Nikol Bowen, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; 

Darcy Haag Granello 

This poster will display the results of an attitudinal questionnaire 

to assess students’ perceptions of professional 

development, professionalism, professional competence 

and professional distress. Upon completion of this study 

the findings will be used to encourage counselor education 

programs to provide more opportunities for professional 

development to counselor trainees and to strengthen students’ 

understanding of professionalism. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 



Future Fest 



Leigh Falls, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX; 

Mary Nichter, Sarah Brand 

Counselors have to compete with other disciplines for 

limited internship and job placement opportunities. A 

career fair dedicated solely to counselors, Future Fest was 

organized for students and professionals, providing networking 

opportunities with each another and with potential 

employers. This event promotes greater awareness of 

area resources and highlights the benefits of hiring welltrained 

professional counselors. Information provided: how 

to organize a Future Fest, outcomes in the participants’ 

words and pictures of the two events. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Coping and Interaction among Hospice 

Nursing Staff: An Investigation of the Impact 

of Spirituality Programs 



Dana Cammilleri, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, 

MN; Leeann Jorgensen 

A significant, positive relationship has been found that 

suggests that the more vital one’s spiritual health is, the more 

numerous are one’s coping skills. Counselors may benefit 

from developing greater awareness of discomfort in discussing 

religious and spirit dimensions with clients. This 

research presentation suggests that spiritual counseling en- 

hances quality of life, assists in coping with stress and aids 

the ability of Hospice nurses to cope with death and dying. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Counseling At-Risk Students: Effective Strategies for 

Keeping Students in School 



Jason Kushner, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 

Little Rock, AR; Conni Sharp, Jose Maldonado 

Participants will learn the basic competencies for counseling 

at-risk students by implementing a truancy diversion 

program in their communities. This lively and timely 

presentation will guide counselors on the strategies and 

techniques for working with students and families in school, 

university, and community settings. A comprehensive 

handout on counseling at-risk students on truancy 

diversion will be provided. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Competency-based Community Assessment 

for Transition Planning with Students with 

Disabilities between Ages 18–21 



Orv Karan, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; 

Pamela DonAroma 

This poster session will introduce a unique form of transition 

assessment known as Competency-based community 

assessment, which has been designed specifically for students 

with developmental disabilities between ages of 

18-21. The session will present basic information about 

CBCA: what it is, what it does, what its relationship is to 

the Individuals with Disabilities Act, (i.e., IDEA), what its 

basic premises are, what steps are involved in conducting 

it and how has it been used. A variety of case studies will 

be described to demonstrate its remarkably easy multicultural/diversity 

applicability. Handouts describing the 

approach in detail, along with case study examples, 

will be available to interested participants. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


A Unique, Psychodynamically Framed Approach 

to Cancer Treatment: Biology Dictates Psychological 

Intervention 



Kristin Schaefer-Schiumo, Long Island University, C.W. 

Post Campus, Brookville, NY 

This presentation centers on an integration of psychoanalytic 

theory, current psychoimmunology and behavioral oncology 

research, and findings linking improved longevity among 

cancer survivors to prolonged psychological treatment. 


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Possible implications for best practice with respect to the 

psychological treatment of cancer survivors will be discussed. 

Audience members will be encouraged to participate 

through a case example discussion. Through this process, 

participants will receive necessary information about central 

aspects of the psychological intervention being introduced. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Art-therapy Interventions Applicable in School and 

Clinical Counseling Settings 



Cynthia S. Crawford, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 

The poster presentation will review child-centered and 

cognitive behavioral art-therapy techniques applicable in 

both school and clinical settings, as well as research outcomes 

of a 2007 qualitative case study of art therapy with 

an adolescent. The poster presentation will display copies 

of art products created by the adolescent participant during 

the art-therapy sessions. A question-and-answer session 


2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


The Correlation of Sociocultural Factors, 

Self-efficacy and Adolescent Depression—the 

Example of Amis Tribe in Taiwan 



Jen Yu Hen, National Hualien University of Education, 

Graduate Institute of Counseling, Taiwan, R.O.C. 

Exploring individuals’ social-cultural experience and ethnic 

identification are key to promote personal growth of the 

ethnic minorities. The present study aims to provide a 

multicultural perspective for the therapeutic intervention 

and outreach services with minority groups, helping people 

of ethnic minorities to re-address their cultural values 

in a modern context and achieve ethnic identification. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Wellness of International Students in Counselor 

Education Programs: Implication for Counselor 

Educators 



Kumlan Yu, University of Texas at San Antonio, 

San Antonio, TX; Mijin Chung 

The program is designed to discuss well-being of international 

students in counselor education programs. This 

workshop will utilize interview outcomes from international 

students in counseling programs, and provide open discussion 

topics including (1) unique issues of international 

students in counselor education programs, (2) integration 

of these issues with the Individual Self Model for Wellness 

(Ivey et al, 2005), (3) practical tips to promote these students’ 


well-being, and (4) implications for counselor educators. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Immersion or Tourism: Developing Cultural 

Immersion Training Abroad Designed to Facilitate 

Multicultural Counselor Competency 



Saundra Tomlinson-Clarke, Rutgers, The State University 

of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Darren Clarke 

Immersion through study abroad is distinguished from 

the “tourism curriculum.” A theoretical framework for 

developing immersion experiences abroad that facilitates 

counselor multicultural competencies is presented. Considerations 

for developing a collaborative educational 

partnership with a host country that support-meaningful 

immersion experiences are presented. Also presented 

are factors that are more likely to provide opportunities to 

engage in “lived experiences” that encourage students to 

challenge beliefs, to engage in self-reflective thinking and 

to develop cultural understanding. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Meaningful Connections: A Qualitative Program 

Evaluation of the Benefits of Reminiscence and Life 

Review for Older Adults 



Christy Roeber, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, 

WA; Jeff Penick 

This presentation highlights the benefits to older adults 

of participation in an intergenerational service learning 

program called Meaningful Connections. Small group 

processes and theoretical concepts from individual psychology 

and Erik Erikson’s developmental model were 

used to develop a program that brings together young 

adults and older adults to resist ageism and provide integrity. 

A qualitative research approach focuses on the benefits of 

life review and reminiscence for older adult participants. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Preliminary Validation of the Participants’ Model 

Rating Scale for Ethical Decisionmaking 



Jean M. LaFauci Schutt, George Washington University, 

Washington, DC 

Ethical decisionmaking is often complex and challenging 

for counselors. Although instruments have been devised 

and tested that assess counselors’ ethical decisionmaking 

abilities, no validation of a scale that assesses how a specific 

ethical decisionmaking model assists counselors in 

deciding on ethical actions has yet occurred. Garcia and 

colleagues (2004) have developed the Participants’ Model

Rating Scale, a scale that is used to evaluate how a specific 

ethical decisionmaking model (e.g., rational, integrative, 

transcultural) helps counselors in this process. This poster 

session provides initial evidence for the validation of 

this scale from a pilot research project that employed 

exploratory factor analysis. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Choosing an Online Doctorate: Five Things 

That All Counselors Should Know 



Angela J. Adams, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN 

Counselors faced with a glass ceiling seek a doctorate for 

career advancement and increased earning potential. 

Many counselors pursue online degrees as an alternative 

to traditional face-to-face programs. Among the many 

advantages of online instruction is a diversity of adult 

learners, staff and viewpoints, well suited for the counseling 

profession. This study synthesizes research in adult 

education, online instruction and counseling education to 

help counselors and their mentors navigate the proliferation 

of online degree programs. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Supervision Styles that Are Preferred by Supervisors 

and Supervisees: Case Studies 



Li-Ching Hung, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS; 

Cary Stacy Smith 

A qualitative study was conducted from three supervisors 

and six supervisees regarding the type of supervision style 

they prefer. Data from this study pointed out that most supervisors 

are willing to adjust their supervision style based 

on their supervisees’ readiness, personality, etc., in order to 

have the most effective supervision outcome, as well as to 

reduce novice supervisees’ negative feelings. This study 

suggests directions for future research and theoretical 

underpinnings regarding supervision style. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Redefining Nontraditional Students in Higher 

Education: Implications for Psychosocial Development 



Daniel Macari, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN 

What is a nontraditional student? Is being older an adequate 

definition or are the responsibilities outside of college 

often faced by older students the real determinant? In this 

study, nontraditional students are redefined in terms of 

the factors that preclude engagement in the college experience. 

These newly redefined students are assessed in terms 

of their psychosocial development and compared to stu- 

dents deemed fully traditional. The results show marked 

differences between these groups of students. Implications 

for student affairs professionals and potential university 

services based on the results are presented. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Challenges and Resiliency Factors of Families 

With Internationally Adopted Children 



JoLynne Reynolds, Regis University, Denver, CO 

Families with internationally adopted children face unique 

stressors. They often experience misunderstandings, stigma 

and prejudicial reactions from the community. This research 

poster session will provide information about 

their unique strengths and needs in order for counselors 

to better assist them in their growth and development. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


The Study of Spirituality, Work Value and 

Career Decisionmaking between Christian 

and Non-Christian College Students 



Huiling Peng, National Taipei College of Business, Taiwan, 

Taipei; Mei-Shu Chen 

Reevaluating human’s spirituality has been a trend in 

counseling in recent years. As one stream of purity under 

hi-tech and information development and thought, spirituality 

attaches importance to a high level of values more 

than to rational analysis or consideration of cost benefits. 

It is important that counselors understand the relationships 

among spirituality, work value and career decisionmaking. 

This study advocates that counselors shall value the spiritual 

aspect of career counseling to help clients find value 

and make career decisions. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Outcome Assessment of Mental Health Services 

to Intervene in Child Behavior Problems in a 

Preschool Setting 



Sarah Lam, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA 

With more parents joining the workforce, the demand for 

quality preschool education has been rising. Preschools 

provide a pivotal context to identify children at risk for 

mental health intervention. This presentation will provide a 

module for mental health intervention, drawing from current 

research and theory and implications from outcome assessment 

of service delivery. School counselors and mental 

health professionals will be provided with knowledge and 

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restore the mental well-being of preschoolers who act out 

their distress through aggressive or withdrawal behaviors. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 



Make Career Exploration Rigorous and Relevant 



Donald D. Hill, ASVAB Career Exploration Program, 

North Chicago, IL; Jennifer A. Smith 

Adding rigor and relevance to education is a hot topic. The 

Rigor/Relevance Framework, developed by staff of the 

International Center for Leadership in Education, provides 

an application model that challenges educators to add rigor 

and relevance to learning in multiple disciplines in an unpredictable 

world. This session will provide information on 

possible methods to apply this framework to the career 

development of high school students. Attendees will receive 

an example of how career development curriculum objectives 

can be determined from ASVAB Career Exploration 

Program materials using the rigor/relevance framework. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 

AADA Sponsored Session 


Aging Caregivers of Children with Disabilities 



Charlene M. Kampfe, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 

Teresa M. Kolodny 

This presentation will provide information regarding 

grandparents who are providing the parenting function 

for children with disabilities. The presentation will include 

information about the health conditions of grandparents 

and how these conditions might influence their abilities 

to continue to parent their disabled grandchildren. A 

discussion of potential resources for these grandparents 

will be included. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 

ARCA Sponsored Session 


Perceptions Surrounding the Racial Status of the 

Client: Impact on the Rehabilitation Counselor’s 

Professional Judgments and Service Delivery 



Reginald J. Alston, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 

Champaign, IL, Regine Rucker 

An analysis was conducted of perceptions by white, black 

and Latino rehabilitation counselors regarding their interpretations 

of racial and cultural behaviors of African-American 

and Latino clients. Findings suggest that practicing 

counselors are not always aware of how their cultural 

biases influence service decisionmaking when working 

with minority clients. 


2:00 pm–2:30 pm 



Substance Abuse and Aging: Addressing Complex 

Treatment Issues 



Wanda P. Briggs, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC; 

Virginia Magnus 

To adequately provide services to aging populations, counselors 

should be aware of the potential concerns related to 

substance use and abuse. The objectives of this session include 

a review of (1) the prevalence of substance abuse 

and dependence among older adults, (2) associated influences 

and risk factors that perpetuate or mask substance 

abuse problems and (3) counseling considerations. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 



Assessments that Work: Smart Options and 

Follow Your True Colors to the Work You Love! 



Carolyn Kalil, National Employment Counseling 

Association, Pacific Palisades, CA; Lisa Fulton 

Searching for a job or a short-term contract or opening 

your business—all become easier with assessments to help 

you with your journey. You will learn assessment tools 

based on Howard Gardner’s work with multiple intelligence 

theory and the colors-assessment correlation with 

personality types of Myers-Briggs. Participants will learn 

the unique attributes of helping clients navigate life transitions 

and devising strategies for life satisfaction. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 



Recognizing Client Spiritual Bypass in the 

Counseling Process: A Step in Helping Clients Move 

to Holistic/Integrated Lives 



Craig S. Cashwell, The University of North Carolina at 

Greensboro, Greensboro, NC; Harriet L. Glosoff 

Spiritual bypass is a phenomenon whereby people misuse 

or abuse their spiritual beliefs, practices and experiences 

to avoid psychological “work.” This interactive presentation 

is for counselors who have a working understanding 

of the ASERVIC competencies. Presenters will share results 

of their research and discuss ways to assess for the possibility 

of spiritual bypass so as not to unknowingly support 

clients in practices that may actually be leading them 

away from a holistic and integrated life.

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 



Creativity across the Continuum—Expressive 

Therapies, Creativity and the Creative Arts 


Samuel T. Gladding, Wake Forest University, Winston- 

Salem, NC; ACC Leadership 

This workshop will explore a myriad of ways that all 

counselors can use diverse and creative approaches in 

counseling and counselor education. Poetry, journaling, 

music, art, literature and other creative resources will be 

featured. Participants will engage in a number of experiential 

activities that are sure to revitalize their creative 

spirit. These activities can be adapted to a variety of 

professional settings. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 




Practical and Usable Tools for Group Counseling 

With Reality Therapy: Advancing Group Development 

and Broadening Your Skills 

90-Minute Program, Advanced, Convention Center, Room 316C 

Robert E. Wubbolding, Center for Reality Therapy, 

Cincinnati, OH 

Emphasizing ideas, advanced skills and techniques based 

on theory and research, a group counseling demonstration 

will illustrate the advanced use and practicality of the 

WDEP (wants, doing, self-evaluation, planning) system of 

reality therapy. Culture-centered “tonics” and “toxins” 

will be discussed, along with five basic universal human 

motivators and the uniqueness of clients’ worldviews as 

circumscribed by cultural experiences. Participants will 

learn to infuse multicultural competencies into group 

counseling using reality therapy. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 

NCDA Sponsored Session 




Experiential Activities for Career Counseling Groups 

and Teaching Career Counseling Courses 


Jane Goodman, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, 

Dennis Engels, Sunny Hansen 

Participate in and learn about experiential activities that 

enhance career counseling. Through a combination of 

experiential and didactic presentations, attendees will 

learn techniques to enliven and personalize their career 

classes and career counseling. Members of the ACES/NCDA 

Commission on the Preparation of Counselors for Career 

Counseling will engage participants in activities that 

stimulate student learning and client growth. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 



Sexuality Counseling in Taiwan and the USA: 

International Social Justice Equity Issues for 

Counselors and Counselor Educators 


Stuart Chen-Hayes, City University of New York Lehman 

College, Bronx, NY; Shuchu (Sharon) Chao, I-Chen 

(Wendy) Chien, Shih-Ting (Tiffany) Chou, Mei-Hsueh (Mei) 

Ho, Yu-Jen (Wayne) Hsu, Chao-Hu (Nicole) Huang, Yi-Pai 

(Cecilia) Huang, Chi-He (Louis) Su, Chia-Hui (Alice) Wu 

This presentation compares sexuality counseling in Taiwan 

and the United States. Participants were involved in the first 

sexuality counseling courses taught in Taiwan. Research 

and best-practice resources regarding language, culture, 

lifespan issues, preventing teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, parenting, 

sex education, LGBT issues, couples, sexual abuse 

and sex offender counseling will be discussed. Evidencebased 

prevention and intervention for all counselors will 

be addressed. Syllabi, student lesson plans/workshop outlines 

and resource lists will be shared. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 



Neuroscience and Counseling: Integrating New 

Research into Your Practice from a Base of Wellness 



Allen E. Ivey, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; 

Mary Bradford Ivey, Jane E. Myers 

Key concepts of neuroscience and the brain that have specific 

implications for the counseling field will be presented 

with a focus on practical issues that underlie our daily 

counseling practice, theory and research. Special attention 

will be paid to neuroplasticity—the fact that our brains 

continue to develop over our lifespan. Neuroscience 

research has revealed that a wellness approach can be 

especially helpful in development. Specific and concrete 

wellness assessment and treatment practices will receive 

major emphasis. Opportunity for discussion and questions. 

Handouts of PowerPoint slides will be made available. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 




for Children Traumatized by a Natural or 

Human-Made Disaster 

90-Minute Program, Advanced, Convention Center, Room 316B 

Eric J. Green, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; 

Jennifer Baggerly 

This presentation will enhance the knowledge and skills 

required to counsel children affected by a natural or 

human-made disaster. A PowerPoint presentation 


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interactive discussion, a video case presentation of a playtherapy 

session with a child traumatized by Hurricane 

Katrina and engagement in evidence-based interventions 

will provide the foundation for participants’ learning. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 




CREATING NVWATIYI—The Cherokee Place of Good 

Medicine: Promoting Client, Community and 

Environmental Harmony Begins Within 


Janet I. Wind Walker Jones, Center of Health & Whole 

Healing, Inc., Dallas, TX; Michael Tlanusta Garrett, 

Lynn M. Haley-Banez 

This teaching ceremony honors the indigenous people of 

this land, demonstrates one way to work with Indian people 

and offers attendees from multiple ethnic backgrounds 

a structure to share with and learn from one another, honoring 

and embracing their diversity. Storytelling and oral 

histories will be shared. In the spirit of Hawaiian Aloha, 

people from all directions will join in ceremony, sharing 

with and learning from one another. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 



Transparent Counseling Pedagogy: A Strategy for 

Teaching Clinical Thinking 


Colette T. Dollarhide, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 

OH; Alexandria T. Smith, Matthew E. Lemberger 

Transparent counseling pedagogy (TCP), a strategy for live 

demonstration of clinical thinking that involves the use of 

didactics, social construction of knowledge, monologue, 

dialogue and post-demonstration processing, allows students 

to confront realistic problems in the counseling 

profession and to learn from the experts and each other. 

The TCP strategy will be presented, along with student 

feedback and implications for practice; attendees will 

leave with the tools to practice TCP in their own classes. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 



Publishing in ACA-refereed Journals: Suggestions 

From the Council of Editors 


Mark Scholl, Long Island University, Brookville, NY; 

Dimiter Dimitrov, W. Bryce Hagedorn, A. Scott Mc- 

Gowan, Kaye Nelson, Spencer Niles, Cynthia Osborn, 

Mark Pope, Catherine Roland, Gargi Roysircar, Alan 

Schwitzer, Chris Sink, Steve Southern, Sheri Bauman, 

John West, Carolyn Baker 

This workshop is designed to promote writing, research 

and scholarship to increase the knowledge base of the pro- 


fession, to provide the skills needed for successful publishing 

in ACA refereed journals and to clarify and demystify 

the publication process. Guidelines, insights and practical 

tips on publishing will be offered by members of the ACA 

Council of Journal Editors as well as editors from related 

associations. A question-and-answer period will follow a 

formal overview of the publishing process. Participants 

will have the opportunity to ask questions, discuss article 

topic possibilities and express concerns. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 



Marketing and Advertising a Successful Private Practice 


Robert J. Walsh, R.J. Walsh and Associates, Western 

Springs, IL; Norman C. Dasenbrook 

This presentation on marketing and advertising a private 

practice will help the beginning counselor as well as the 

experienced clinician. Strategies will be shared that have 

been developed by the presenters through years of experience, 

trial and error, as well as success. Handouts and discussion 

will cover print material, websites, niche 

marketing, tapping good referral sources, starting out with 

little capital and taking a limited practice to the next level. 

In addition, working as a consultant to business and industry 

will be shared. Dasenbrook and Walsh are authors of 

the ACA websites “Private Practice Pointers” and Counseling 

Today’s column, “Private Practice in Counseling.” 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 



That I May Serve: The Counseling Response to the 

Virginia Tech Tragedy 


Gerard Lawson, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 

The tragedy at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007, demonstrated 

the importance of an immediate and comprehensive 

mental health response to a disaster. In this presentation 

the counseling faculty and administrators from Virginia 

Tech describe firsthand the planning and implementation 

of a community wide mental health intervention. This event 

was unlike anything experienced before in the United 

States, though the lessons learned from Virginia Tech may 

be useful to others in preparing for future emergencies. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Legislative Advocacy for Counselors: 

What’s Happening and How You Can Help 


Scott Barstow, American Counseling Association, 

Alexandria, VA; Chris Campbell, Peter Atlee 

Counselors’ ability to practice their profession is directly 

impacted by public policy, whether through state licensure 

laws, school system funding, mental health parity require-

ments or other issues. This session will provide attendees 

with an update on the major federal-level policy issues 

facing the counseling profession, and a brief orientation on 

how counselors can help advocate for the policy changes 

we need. To paraphrase Lincoln, government for the people 

(meaning a democracy) only works if it’s conducted 

by the people (meaning you!). The session will include 

question-and-answer time with ACA’s professional lobbyists. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 




The Aftermath of Seung-Hui Cho’s Murders at 

Virginia Tech: Multiculturally Competent Counseling 

for Asian American Families 


Bryan S. K. Kim, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI; 

Catherine Y. Chang, Devika Dibya Choudhuri, Anneliese 

A. Singh 

The mass murders by Seung-Hui Cho at Virginia Tech 

University have again forced the public to reconsider the 

model minority stereotypes about Asian-Americans and 

challenged it to learn about this group’s true experiences. 

In particular, the dynamics within Asian-American families 

have been identified as an important factor in understanding 

Cho’s actions. Therefore, the purpose of this presentation 

is to describe the current theories, research findings 

and practice implication for counseling Asian-American 

families. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 

Rehabilitation Counseling and Disability Issues Academy 




Best Counseling Practices in Developmental 

Transitions of Young Women with Attention 

Deficit Hyperactive Disorder 


R. William English, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 

FL; Pat Schwallie-Giddis, Susan D. N. Kelley 

ADHD is a pervasive problem that limits the achievement, 

adjustment and potential of persons, especially young 

women. This program emphasizes a best-practices model 

of three broad strategies and 16 specific counseling strategies 

for assisting young women with ADHD in three sequential 

age periods. Recommended counseling practices 

are offered, along a developmental age continuum from 

middle school through high school to post-secondary 

education/employment. Case illustration and discussion 

will be incorporated in this program, and participants will 

receive a 2007 best-practices published article. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 





Using BARNGA as a Preliminary Teaching Tool 

in a Multicultural Counseling Course: Experiencing 


90-Minute Program, Advanced, Convention Center, Room 323A 

Kimberly K. Asner-Self, Southern Illinois University, 

Carbondale, IL; Cindy Anderton, Maria Inosencia Amarante 

Counselor-educators teaching the social and cultural foundations 

course (multicultural or cross-cultural course) will 

be introduced to BARNGA, an intercultural simulation 

exercise. Participants will be encouraged to participate in 

the simulation exercise. Discussion will include how one 

might use the exercise pedagogically to develop counselorin-training 

multicultural competence and professional 

identity. It is expected that participants will be familiar 

and have experience with counselor education, pedagogy, 

professional identity development, group theory, the 

multicultural competencies and the ACA ethical code. 

Handouts will be available. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 



When Words Are Not Enough—Enhancing 

Your Practice through Art and Creativity 


Erika Leeuwenburgh, The Center 36, Waldwick, NJ; 

Lynn Marie Snyder 

This session is designed to enrich clinical skills by introducing 

the theory and practice of art in counseling. This 

nonverbal, creative means of self-expression leads to 

greater communication. Participants will utilize various art 

materials to experience the benefits associated with the 

process of creating and the wealth of meaning found from 

discussing the product. The workshop will provide specific 

techniques for counselors to implement in their own work 

with clients. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 

AMHCA Sponsored Session 




Putting the Pieces Together: Strategies for Improving 

Case Conceptualization Skills in Novice Clinical 

Mental Health Counselors 

90-Minute Program, Advanced, Convention Center, 

Room 317B 

Gail F. Mears, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; 

Linda L. Barclay 

Developing case conceptualizations that integrate assessment, 

diagnosis, theory and treatment planning for clients 

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emerging clinical mental health counselors. Specific training 

strategies for helping novice clinical mental health counselors 

develop and improve core case conceptualization skills in 

clinical mental health contexts will be examined and participant 

sharing of effective training strategies will be invited. A 

holistic approach that attends to clients’ subjective internal 

experience, behavior, biology, psychosocial development, 

and family, social and cultural contexts will be explored. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 

Presidential Featured Session 





The Effects of Frequent Combat Tours on 

Military Personnel and Their Families: 

How Counselors Can Help 


Room 317A 

David Fenell, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 

Colorado Springs, CO; Ruth Ann Fenell 

Frequent combat tours create significant psychological 

challenges for military families. The presenters, a recently 

retired army mental health officer and his professional 

school-counselor wife, have experienced the effects of 

multiple deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, including 

the deployments of their son—a marine officer, and daughter—a 

naval officer. This program will identify the most 

significant stressors warriors and their family members 

encounter as a result of multiple combat deployments and 

describe ways that professional school and community 

counselors may provide supportive counseling services to 

military families. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 




2008 Research to Practice Carousel: Addictions and 

Offender Counseling 


Simone F. Lambert, Virginia Tech, Falls Church, VA 

This session will focus on current issues facing addiction 

and offender counselors, with an emphasis on recent 

research and best practice recommendations. Graduate 

students will discuss research findings and treatment 

implications in a carousel format. Participants can explore 

further their specific areas of interest during the second 

half of the session. Networking opportunities for further 

research collaboration and refreshments will be provided. 


2:00 pm–3:30 pm 





Diversity-Competent Group Work in Action: 

An Experiential Workshop 


Carmen F. Salazar, Texas A&M University-Commerce, 

Commerce, TX; Niloufer Merchant, Linda M. Vasquez- 

Evans, Susan Bray, Tina Livingston, Lynn Banez 

Often, group workers may be committed to cultural 

awareness, sensitivity and diversity competence, but 

are unsure of how to put them into actual practice. In this 

experiential workshop, the ASGW Principles for Diversity- 

Competent Group Workers (1999) are translated into 

action. Program attendees will engage in exercises and 

activities that emphasize the use of group process to increase 

cultural self-awareness, and exemplify the impact 

of diversity on group dynamics. The presenters, members 

of the ASGW Human Rights and Diversity Committee, will 

demonstrate culturally appropriate intervention strategies, 

facilitate reflecting teams with participants, and provide 

participants with resources for diversity-competent 

group work. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 





Solution-focused Counseling in Schools: 

Practical Strategies for Doing What Works 


John J. Murphy, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR 

Solution-focused counseling is a practical, research-supported, 

culturally responsive approach to a wide range of 

problems from preschool through high school. Rapid solutions 

result from using students’ unique strengths, resources 

and feedback. This session describes several practical 

strategies of solution-focused counseling from the presenter’s 

new book, Solution-focused Counseling in Schools, 2nd 

Edition, such as forming meaningful goals and cooperative 

relationships with so-called “resistant” students; developing 

creative interventions based on the client’s unique strengths, 

interests, and other resources; asking change-focused questions; 

noticing and empowering small changes when they 

occur; and obtaining client feedback during every meeting. 

The session includes demonstrations and short exercises to 

bring the material to life.

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 



Health and Wellness: Implications of the 

Obesity Crisis for Counselors 


Judith R. Warchal, Alvernia College and The Center for 

Mental Health, Reading, PA; Peter A. Warchal 

Obesity has emerged as a serious behavioral health crisis. 

Individuals who are overweight and obese report significantly 

more depression, body dissatisfaction, anxiety and 

sexual problems. Counselors who work from a comprehensive 

health and wellness model need to address the relationship 

among disordered eating behaviors, emotional distress, 

lifestyle changes, stress and discrimination. Empirically validated 

and culturally competent counseling interventions for 

weight management and related issues will be presented. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 

LGBT Academy 



Building Biological Families: Helping Gay 

and Lesbian Couples Navigate the Intricacies 

of Assisted Reproductive Technology 


Judith A. Burnett, Stetson University, DeLand, FL 

There are a variety of reproductive health options for 

gay and lesbian couples who desire to become biological 

parents. Yet, there is controversy surrounding helping gay 

and lesbian couples build families through the use of thirdparty 

assisted reproductive technology (ART). This program 

will describe current ART alternatives for gay and lesbian 

couples, sociocultural and gender issues, ethical and legal 

considerations that influence access to reproductive 

options, and implications for counseling practice. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 



Like Mother, Like Daughter: Links to Legacy. 

Influences of the Mother-Daughter Relationship and 

Implications for Counseling 


Marcy J. Douglass, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, 

PA; Jacquelyn F. Douglass, Ariel Douglass-Devine 

Modeling the legacy of three generations of mothers and 

daughters, the presenters will afford participants opportunities 

to explore their own ideas and experiences with regard 

to the mother-daughter relationship. Professional literature 

suggests that young women are struggling in unique ways 

concerning self-esteem and identity development in contemporary 

society and that the mother-daughter relationship 

has tremendous influence on daughters. Research showing 

the contribution of the mother-daughter relationship on 

growing daughters will be highlighted. Didactic as well as 

experiential components and discussion will be used to in- 

crease counselors’ personal and professional awareness 

which 

will increase counseling fidelity for young women. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 



Cyber Career Counseling: Promises and Perils 


Lauren Pasquarella Daley, University of Florida Career 

Resource Center, Gainesville, FL; Gregg A. Henderschiedt 

As more clients become “cyber savvy,” counselors have 

wrestled with whether technology can be incorporated into 

good counseling practice. This workshop explores a brief 

overview to the literature on cybercounseling theory, as well 

as how it was put into practice last year in a career center at 

a major public university. The workshop will be interactive 

and participants who have utilized cybercounseling will be 

encouraged to share their experiences. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 




Counseling Children and Adolescents on Death 

and Dying: What to Say, How to Say It and Utilizing 

Expressive Therapy Tools 


Eileen Spinner, BJC Hospice and Collaborative 

Counseling, LLC, St. Louis, MO 

In today’s society our elderly population is increasing 

rapidly, and counseling children and adolescents on death 

and dying is a crucial issue. Through a guided imagery and 

presentation based on theory and practice the audience 

will gain a greater awareness of (1) dimensions of loss, 

(2) models/stages of grief when counseling children/adolescents, 

(3) grief as a process and multicultural factors 

and (4) useful literature and expressive therapy tools. 

Handouts, references and tools will be provided. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 




Multicultural Adlerian Counseling: Brief, Integrative 

and Effective 


Jon Carlson, Governors State University, University Park, IL 

Adlerian counseling as a multicultural approach will be 

briefly presented. The key concepts, strategies and techniques 

will be identified. The presentation will be highlighted 

by viewing (with discussion) of an actual counseling 

session. The four steps of treatment—engagement, assessment, 

insight and reorientation—will be easy to identify. 

The characteristics of Adlerian multicultural treatment (i.e., 

brief and time-limited, present and future-oriented, directive 

and integrative and eclectic) will be featured. 


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Where East Meets West: Spiritual Principles 

for Emotional Wellbeing 


Room 305B 

Linda M. Vanderbleek, Private Practice, Mims, FL; 

Leila Roach 

This presentation will provide counselors with practical 

strategies to infuse spiritual principles from Eastern and 

Western traditions into assessment and treatment, including 

identifying clients’ current spiritual strengths, conceptualizing 

cases utilizing spiritual principles, and identifying 

and expanding counseling theory and interventions to 

maximize spiritual strengths. 

2:00 pm–3:30 pm 



Boundary Riders and Process Sentinels: 

Allies for Ethical Practice 


Room 302B 

Nicola Barden, British Association for Counseling and 

Psychotherapy, Lutterworth, Great Britain; Lynne Gabriel 

Boundary riders and process sentinels are relational concepts 

that have great potential in a practitioner’s “ethical 

tool-kit.” This interactive session introduces these relational 

concepts, which are based on research, theory and practice. 

Key findings from the presenter’s empirical research into 

dual and multiple role relationships between clients and 

therapists are presented for discussion. In addition, a 

model for effective relational ethics is offered. The session 

is highly relevant to a range of practitioners, including 

counselors, psychotherapists, trainee practitioners, trainers, 

supervisors and supervisees. 

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2:30 pm–3:00 pm 

IAMFC Business Meeting 



2:30 pm–3:30 pm 

ACCA Emerging Leader Training 


2:30 pm–4:00 pm 

ASGW 2007–2008 Leadership and Committee 

Meeting 


2:30 pm–4:00 pm 

AADA Competencies Taskforce Meeting 


3:00 pm–4:00 pm 

ACES Social Justice and Human Rights Committee 


3:00 pm–4:00 pm 

AMCD Latino/Latina Concerns Meeting 


3:00 pm–4:00 pm 

AMCD Native-American Concerns Meeting 


3:00 pm–4:00 pm 

AMCD African-American Concerns Meeting 


3:00 pm–4:00 pm 

AMCD Asian American Pacific Islander 

Concerns Meeting 


3:00 pm–4:00 pm 

ASERVIC Editorial Board Meeting 


3:00 pm–5:00 pm 

ACES General Assembly 

Hilton, Lehua 

3:15 pm–5:00 pm 

ACA Brunch Awards Ceremony 

Hilton, Rainbow 3


3:00 pm–3:30 pm 



Reconnecting Science to Practice: An Innovative 

Model for Supporting a Counseling Research Identity 



James M. Devlin, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, 

TX; Robert L. Smith, Kristopher Garza 

Reformulating a research identity arrives at a time in the 

counseling profession when the incongruence between 

counseling and research has gained salient attention. 

This presentation will illustrate the creation and implementation 

of an innovative counseling research organization 

designed to foster the research productivity of graduate 

counseling students as well as faculty. The research 

organization known as the Counselor Education Research 

Consortium (CERC) is an interactive organization that is 

devoted to creating a positive and supportive research 

environment. Results illustrating the influence of CERC on 

its members will be presented through both quantitative 

and qualitative findings. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 



School Counseling: A Multidisciplinary 

Digital Advocacy Project 



Carrie A. Wachter, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 

This poster will report on a innovative project involving 

students creating commercials for the school counseling 

profession to be used as springboards both for crossdisciplinary 

conversation with teachers-in-training and 

principals-in-training and for development of school 

counselor identity. Examples of scripts designed and 

media created will be available. Implications of this 

project regarding professional identity development 

and school counselor visibility with other educational 

professionals will be discussed. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Computer-mediated Counseling: 

A Review of the Literature 



Kristopher M. Goodrich, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 

This poster presentation will provide a critical analysis of 

the current literature regarding computer-mediated counseling. 

The presenter will discuss the current research for 

both text- and video-based counseling; highlighted will be 

research that addresses client satisfaction, process and 

working alliance, outcome research and multiculturalism. 

Participants should leave with a greater understanding of 

what currently is and is not known about counseling via 

this modality. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 



Promoting Personal, Social and Academic 

Development in African-American High School 

Students through Group Work 



Sam Steen, The College of William and Mary, 

Williamsburg, VA; Norma Day-Vines 

This presentation illustrates a group counseling intervention 

designed to promote personal, social and academic 

development in African-American high school students. 

Specifically, achievement and ethnic identity development 

are targeted within the group counseling program. Described 

are the culturally relevant processing strategies, skills and 

activities used to encourage positive feelings about school 

and positive images about oneself. Additionally, pre 

and post assessment measures and outcomes, the ASCA 

National Standards, group resources, and the procedures 

used to replicate the intervention are provided. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Needs Assessment for Adolescent Mothers: 

Building Resiliency and Student Success towards 

High School Completion 



Valerie McGaha, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, OK; 

Aretha Marbley 

Given the primacy of social and personal relationships 

in high school, being pregnant or having a child is often 

difficult for adolescents. Many adolescents have difficulty 

with the demands of parenting and their newfound social 

role with peers. In addition, such demands may present 

thoughts and actions towards high school dropout. Thus, 

it is vital to understand the risk and protective factors for 

adolescent mothers. The present study examined the extent 

to which academic (e.g., school climate), personal 

(e.g., personal aspirations), and interactional (e.g., peer 

interaction, parental involvement) factors contribute to 

student success. 


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3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Dyscalculia, Assessment and Student Career Efficacy: 

Implications for College Counselors 



Adrianne L. Johnson, Mount Mary College, Milwaukee, 

WI; José M. Maldonado 

College students with multiple learning disabilities, including 

math disorder, face unique challenges regarding academic 

achievement and success. While standardized tests alone 

do not account for intrinsic factors that help to predict 

the potential of this population in academic success and 

vocational development, it was theorized that students 

with math disorder in addition to other learning disabilities 

have significantly lower ACT scores than learning disabled 

students with math disorder alone. Data were analyzed 

using a one-way ANOVA, between groups design. Results 

of the study and implications for school and college 

counselors are discussed. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


The Use of Counseling Approaches and Skills 

to Enhance Leadership Performance through 

Executive Coaching 



Elena Amalia Stanciu, Wake Forest University, Winston- 

Salem, NC 

Executive coaching is a practice that has proven effective 

in both the personal and professional lives of the coached 

individuals. Executive coaching is a fast-growing industry 

in which practitioners with a counseling background can 

successfully practice. This presentation will provide you 

with information on processes and structures within an 

organization, behaviors within an organization, and stages 

and the flow of a coaching session. There will be an emphasis 

on theoretical counseling approaches and concrete 

methods successfully used in executive coaching by counseling 

practitioners. Finally, implications for counselors 

who want to practice executive coaching will be discussed. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Hmong Women Issues: Identity and Mental Health 



Song E. Lee, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, 

CA; Juan Garcia 

This mixed-method research investigated perceptions, 

behaviors, and mental health issues of 38 Hmong women in 

California. Surveys and interviews were utilized to capture 

perceptions and reported behaviors of Hmong women. 

The Hopkins Symptoms Checklist-25 was utilized to measure 

anxiety and depression. Statistical data analysis yielded 

some associations among mental health, perceptions, 


behaviors and demographic variables. Utilizing the various 

data sets and interviews, a five-stage identity model was 

created to better visualize the different perceptions and behaviors 

of Hmong women as they acculturate into the culture 

of the United States. Research challenges and 

conducting research in the Hmong language will also 

be discussed. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Back from Iraq: Unique Counseling Implications of 

the Returning Soldier 



Jill L. Schontag, San Francisco State, San Francisco, CA 

This is a poster presentation on the unique counseling 

considerations of the returning Iraq war veteran. As civilian 

counselors, we will soon be working with this growing 

population and we need to be ready to meet the needs of 

these returning soldiers. The poster is based on the current 

research coming out of the Department of Veterans Affairs 

and a review of the recent professional literature. We will 

specifically focus on college and career implications for 

this culture so please bring your case studies and expertise 

of this population for learning and discussion. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


The Impact of Family and Friends in Women with 

Eating Disorders 



Jeremy J. Berry, Central Plains Center MHMR, Plainview, 

TX; Perry L. Collins, Cassondra J. Collins 

While numerous quantitative studies have considered 

many facets of eating disorders, many questions remain. 

Influence of family must be considered in relation to the 

eating disorders. In addition, as a child develops, friendships 

take on an increasing influential role in the child’s 

development of self-concept, esteem, identity, personality 

and ways of coping with stress. The purpose of this investigation 

is to explore aspects of these relationships and their 

connection with eating disorders. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


A Qualitative Study: Members’ Perceptions of Using 

Expressive Arts in Group 



Melissa Anne Odegard, Idaho State University and 

Psychological Assessment Specialists, Pocatello, ID; 

Rebecca L. Koltz 

Expressive art is a powerful form of communication. This 

poster presentation will highlight the results from interviews 

of six group members’ experiences integrating expressive

arts in their group process. Counselors working in group 

settings will benefit from how the utilization of nonverbal 

communication techniques, through art, can enhance the 

group process. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 



NCDA’s Role in Meeting the Career Needs of 

Culturally Diverse Populations 



Sherry L. Quan, Trustee-at-Large, Broken Arrow, OK; 

Marcia Jones 

Use of culturally appropriate processes impact career 

outcomes. Discover how NCDA addresses the challenge 

through integration of “Minimum Competencies for Culturally 

Appropriate Career Counseling and Development.” 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Bridging the Gap between Training and Practice 

with Grief Issues 



Tom Keller, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN; Lori L. Low 

A nationwide survey of practicing school counselors was 

conducted to determine the type of training and experiences 

they received in their master’s program regarding grief 

issues. An attempt was made to identify the gap between 

training and the current needs of those practicing school 

counselors. Where do you fall as a university and/or 

school counselor compared to others? 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Too Yellow to Be Happy? Self-efficacy and Decision 

Making in Asian College Students 



Chia-Wen Chen, Seattle University, Seattle, WA 

In college counseling settings, students of color are in need 

of services to help them succeed in college. This presentation 

focus group findings on the unique challenges Asian- 

American students have in feeling successful and satisfied 

in college. The recommendation of using strength-based 

group counseling, such as narrative counseling, is included 

in the session. Possible positive outcomes are 

suggested in the conclusion. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


A Predeparture Workshop: Seeking Work and Studyabroad 

Opportunities in Countries Undergoing 

Sociopolitical Change 



Laura J. Alarcon, San Francisco State University, 

San Francisco, CA 

Latin-American countries undergoing sociopolitical change 

could provide good career opportunities for students and 

employees because government agencies and nongovernmental 

organizations (NGO’s) implement social and 

economic programs that could offer jobs to locals and 

foreigners. This poster presentation will help career counselors 

develop a predeparture assessment for individuals 

who want to go to countries experiencing sociopolitical 

change. It also seeks to provide tools for career counselors 

who are interested in helping clients find work or study 

opportunities overseas. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Best Practices for CSI Chapters: Getting Started in 

Leadership 



Kristin Akins, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA; 

Matthew Files, Christy Lyons 

The presenters hope to increase awareness among 

counseling students and counselor educators about best 

practices of CSI chapters with regard to leadership development 

with this interactive poster session. The presentation 

will include results of a national survey of CSI chapters indicating 

innovative strategies for recruitment and leadership of 

CSI members representing a wide range of professional and 

cultural experiences. Strategies for CSI fundraising activities, 

scholarship, professional development and community 

service projects will also be presented. This presentation 

will benefit current CSI members, as well as those who are 

interested in bringing CSI to their campuses. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Impaired Professionals: Addiction as an 

Occupational Hazard 



Kelly A. Aissen, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 

Addiction is a disease that knows no boundaries of profession, 

SES, ethnicity, sex or age. Repercussions for an 

addicted professional were once career debilitating. 

Professional monitoring is mandated in most states today 

as professionals reintegrate into the workplace. The majority 

of addiction treatment centers utilize the 12-step model, 

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spiritual in nature. This research aims to legitimize the 

prevalent use of these modalities and to validate the intangible 

work done in practice. As researcher and clinician, 

what roles do spirituality practices, levels of surrender, 

and engagement in 12-step programming have with the 

success of Impaired professionals in recovery? 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 



Personality Characteristics of Asian-Indians 

in the United States 



Savita Abrahams, Texas A&M University-Commerce, 

Commerce, TX 

The Asian-Indian population is a consistently growing 

group in the United States. A national survey was conducted 

to examine the personality characteristics of Asian- 

Indians in the United States. Findings from the research 

reflected a unique composition of personality, compared 

to the general U.S. population. Results and implications 

will be presented. Handouts will be provided. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 



The Experiences of Expert Group Work Supervisors: 




Jane E. Atieno Okech, University of Vermont, Burlington, 

VT; Deborah J. Rubel 

Research regarding group work supervision has focused 

mostly on the experiences of supervisees. While this type 

of research is useful for informing the group work supervision 

process, description of supervisors’ experiences while 

conducting group work supervision would provide essential 

information regarding their feelings, thought processes and 

actions that could confirm and expand existing practices 

and models of group work supervision. Thus, the purpose 

of this study was to provide a systematic exploration of the 

experiences of expert group work supervisors during the 

supervision process. The findings of this study, implications 

for training of group workers, and further research are 

presented. Handouts will also be provided. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 



Parental Struggles and Strengths Related to 

Youth and Adolescent Health Issues: A Community 

Needs Assessment 



Ana I. Puig, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Silvia 

Echevarria-Doan, Kevin Tate, Adrienne Baggs, Jay Lee, 


Caronne Rush, Nushin Niroumand, Harmony Lenas, 

Katherine Williams, Erin Kelley-Soderholm 

Parenting children today is becoming increasingly 

challenging. Parenting practices play a key role in child 

and adolescent health behaviors. To design a successful 

preventive and interventive program related to parenting 

capacities in their community, presenters gathered relevant 

feedback from local families and professionals. We will 

specify efforts to conduct an assessment responsive to 

the wants and needs of targeted populations and present 

the actual research (significance, methodology, findings 

and implications). We will also discuss the research 

process itself. Team research efforts require careful 

coordination and collaboration; this is especially true 

in terms of qualitative analyses conducted as a group for 

increased reliability. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Empathy as a Predictor of Participation in Three 

Types of Bullying 



Jennifer Mundt, Central Washington University, 

Ellensburg, WA 

This presentation will describe recent research conducted 

with 6th to 12th-grade students on the topic of empathy 

and bullying. Different types of empathy (cognitive and 

affective) were assessed, along with students’ reported 

involvement in several types of bullying (physical, verbal 

and indirect). In light of the study’s findings, implications 

for bullying prevention programs will be highlighted. 

3:15 pm–4:15 pm 




Tips for Publishing in the Journal of Creativity in 

Mental Health 


Thelma Duffey, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 

San Antonio, TX; Cathy Somody, Sue Clifford, Maritza 

Lebron-Striker, Shane Haberstroh, Gerald Juhnke, Susan 

Kleinman, Stella Kerl-McClain, Jeanne Wright 

The JCMH editor, editorial assistants and members of the 

Editorial Review Board will answer questions on the peer 

review process for JCMH. Presenters will guide prospective 

authors on the steps involved in submitting a manuscript 

for potential publication. JCMH publishes creative works 

in the form of innovative and resourceful counseling 

approaches, practices and theory.


3:15 pm–5:00 pm 

ACA Branch Awards Ceremony 

Hilton, Rainbow 3 

The Awards portion of this two-part program features the 

best ideas, services, and benefits being offered through the 

hard work and dedication of professional counselors at the 

ACA Branch level. Join your colleagues and see some of 

the projects that are being spotlighted. You’ll pick up 

some great ideas while you network with your peers! 

3:30 pm–5:00 pm 

Chi Sigma Iota General Business Meeting 


3:30 pm–5:00 pm 

IAMFC Family Journal Editorial Board Meeting 


Education Session 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 


Organizational Crises: Assessing the Human Impact 


Room 316C 

Livia M. D’Andrea, University of Nevada, Reno, NV; 

Christian Conte, Rich Whitney 

Accurate assessment of affective, behavioral and 

cognitive reactions to critical incidents in the workplace 

is crucial to the long-term health of both employees and 

their organization. This presentation will focus on the 

psychometric methods used to evaluate the reliability and 

validity of the Triage Assessment Scale for Organizations. 

Controversies and challenges related to selecting emergency 

mental health interventions will also be discussed. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 





Current Perspectives on Career Transitions in Midlife 


Pamela E. Monk, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX; 

Wendy K. Killam, LeAnn Solomson 

Current perspectives on career transitions in midlife, as 

well as contributing factors to a successful career transition 

in midlife, will be discussed. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 






Steven Keihl, California National Guard, Sacramento, CA 

Discover the unique challenges of deployment that service 

members and their families are facing. Learn the official 

DOD deployment cycle that ALL military members 

experience when deployed. Discuss the common struggles 

and issues faced during each phase of this cycle. Most 

important, learn how to effectively intervene and counsel 

military service members and their families before, during 

and after a deployment. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 



Innovative Interventions for Children Who Have 

Witnessed Domestic Violence and Their Families 


Paula T. McWhirter, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 

This session will be a skills and tool training primer for those 

interested in beginning working with children (ages 6–12) at 

risk of exposure violence, particularly domestic violence. 

This session will provide a discussion of contextual issues, 

including a description of the effects on children of exposure 

to domestic violence, current trends in mental health 

intervention, available counseling materials and resources 

for work in the area, and realistic barriers/complications to 

intervention. An intervention program for work with children 

will be provided. The session is experiential and participants 

will directly practice specific therapeutic activities for children 

and their families for use in a variety of child settings. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 




Counseling the African-American Male Juvenile 

Offender 


Room 316B 

Don Martin, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH; 

Karen Guerrieri, Candice Davis 

This program will discuss and demonstrate intervention 

methods with African-American male juvenile offenders in 

an urban community in Ohio. Results from a five year clinical 

mental health project with over 2,000 adolescents will 

be shared including common indicators of black youth 

offenders. Video clips will be shared while examining the 

worldview of the black offender. In addition, interventions 

related to cognitive distortion, limited affective skills, impulse 

control and aggressive behavior will be discussed. 

The role of poverty, racism and underperforming school 

systems in the development of black youth will be examined. 


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3:45 pm–4:45 pm 


Towards a Wikipedia of Counseling: Ideas and 

Collaboration in the Internet Age 


Timothy D. Baker, School Board of Levy County, Bronson, FL 

“Wiki” is Hawaiian for “quick,” which is exactly what the 

creators of Wikipedia had in mind when they created a 

user-edited, Web-based encyclopedia. Wikipedia has impacted 

popular culture tremendously, primarily through 

how the public accesses scientific knowledge. Will the 

counseling profession ride the Wiki wave, or fall aside in 

its wake? This presentation describes development of a 

Wiki of counseling, including its potential advantages and 

shortcomings. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 


Secondary Occupational Distress (SOD): 

Best Practices Through Identification, Prevention, 

and Intervention 


Tara Jungersen, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 

Knoxville, TN; Shelley Goins 

This presentation will introduce the concept of secondary 

occupational distress (SOD), developed to describe the 

maladaptive coping mechanism counselors utilize to 

manage the variety of human emotional pain they encounter 

on a daily basis. Based on case examples, experiential activities 

and discussions about personal career experiences, 

attendees develop a better understanding of SOD, including 

ways to recognize prevent and relieve symptoms personally 

as well as with coworkers and colleagues. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 



ICONS: A New Instrument to Measure Cognitions 

of Self-harming Clients 


Room 323B 

Kelly Coker, Capella University, Willow Spring, NC; 

Kirsten Lancaster 

The rationale for, development of and use of an instrument 

to measure cognitive distortions among self-harming clients 

will be presented. The Identifying Cognitions on Non-Lethal 

Self-Harming (ICONS) instrument was developed by the 

presenters to measure thoughts related to self-harming 

behaviors. Most of the assessment measures related to 

self-harming behaviors identify their type and intensity. A 

key identified factor that leads to self-harming behavior is 

cognitive distortions, but this has not been specifically 

measured by any existing instrument. Data regarding the 

effectives of the ICONS in measuring cognitive distortions 

among self-harming clients will be presented and discussed. 


3:45 pm–4:45 pm 





Caught between Multiple Worlds: Counseling South- 

Asian and Muslim Teens 


Graciela Leon Orozco, San Francisco State University, 

San Francisco, CA; Ulash Thakore Dunlap 

As the population of the United States continues to diversify, 

school counselors are faced with the need to understand 

the cultural backgrounds of all children in order to facilitate 

their learning. What do school counselors need to know 

about South-Asian and Muslim teenagers? This interactive 

presentation focuses on the lives of South-Asian and 

Muslim teenagers: the identities forged by their parents’ 

cultural and religious backgrounds and the identities 

forged in the schools. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 




Navigating Life after the Storm: Helping 

Adolescents with Chronic Illnesses Find Their Way 

after Medical Crises 


Amanda J. Minor, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 

Carbondale, IL 

Help clinicians understand the emotional experiences of 

adolescents and young adults going through various phases 

of sometimes life-threatening chronic illnesses. These phases 

include the emotional understanding of the diagnoses, the 

emotional aspects of undergoing treatment, the disappointment 

of medical setback on emotional health, and ways 

clinicians can help this population finds direction and 

manage healthy emotional coping skills after treatment. Firsthand 

experience will be shared and handouts will be given. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 



Development of a Scale to Assess Perceptions 

of Ethically Correct Behaviors 


Edward S. Neukrug, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 

This workshop will summarize the literature regarding ethical 

complaints and violations made by counselors, review 

highlights of ACA’s ethical code, present a prototype of a 

rating scale that will ask members of ACA to rate whether 

a number of identified behaviors are ethical, have participants 

take the rating scale and provide feedback regarding 

its use, and discuss how ethical behavior is not always in 

sync with behaviors endorsed by ethical codes. It is hoped 

that the results of the survey will help drive the development 

and revision of future ethical codes.

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 


Why Is This Happening to Me? A Mystery Case 

Presentation Fusing Medicine and Counseling 


Stephanie T. Burns, NEOUCOM, Rootstown, OH 

The case of a 28-year-old female who was sent to the 

hospital for chronic, severe, resistant bilateral foot pain 

will be presented. The mystery case will highlight the 

multiple consultants involved in diagnosis and intervention, 

as well as the particular difficulties encountered by 

the counselor in treating and advocating for the client. A 

review of the psychological parameters will be discussed 

to demonstrate the collective learning gained from a 

challenging case. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 





The Political Is Personal: Advanced Feminist Theory 

and Techniques in Multicultural Counseling 


Joanne Jodry, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, 

NJ, Frances K. Trotman 

This advanced interactive session will target counselors 

who have a basic understanding of feminist theory and 

multiculturalism. There will be a discussion of the evolution 

of feminist theory, how it fits with the professional 

counselor identity and goals, and strategies that work in 

multicultural clinical settings. The participant will leave 

the session with a better understanding of how feminist 

theory can be integrated into the counseling profession 

and interact with varies modalities and theories. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 




Ecological Multidisciplinary Training and 

Supervision for Counseling Interns Who Work 

with Disenfranchised Clients 


Room 308 

F. Robert Wilson, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, 

OH; Cornelia R. Wilson 

Collaborative, multidisciplinary interventions are considered 

a best practice in mental health care. Training counselors 

in a multidisciplinary environment quickly builds trainee 

skill in ecologically grounded multidisciplinary practice. 

This program will present the training and supervision 

model used in a inner-city free clinic for acculturating 

novice mental health counseling interns to a multidisciplinary 

treatment environment. Special attention will be given 

to methods used to developing sensitivity to the special 

needs of disenfranchised, inner-city clients. Participants 

will collaborate in developing a supervision plan using 

case study materials. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 



The Graham Model of Bibliosupervision: Implications 

for Counselor-Educators and Emerging Counselors 


Mary Graham, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 

Indiana, PA 

Participants will be given an overview of the mechanisms 

of bibliotherapy and supervision and how the two disciplines 

can be blended to facilitate the growth and development 

of counselors. A model for counselor-educators to 

infuse these strategies throughout the supervision process 

will be provided. Specific bibliosupervision innovations 

and approaches for this infusion will be presented. According 

to Neswald-McCalip et al. (2003) the integration 

of creative modalities is acceptable and necessary in 

counselor education. A model of bibliosupervision provides 

counselor educators with a creative modality to implement 

with counselors in training and to equip emerging counselors 

with creative tools to use in practice. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 

ACCA Sponsored Session 




Flat Profiles on the SII: An Investigation of 

Relationships between Depression, Confidence and 

Vocational Identity 


Greta Davis, Career Development Alliance, Richardson, TX 

Approximately 20 percent of interest inventory profiles are 

flat and career counselors often have difficulty interpreting 

such profiles. Review of theoretical assumptions regarding 

flat profiles will be explored and strategies for interpreting 

flat profiles will be discussed. Original research regarding 

relationships between depression, confidence and vocational 

identity will be presented. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 





Experiential Activities with Addicted Clients 


W. Bryce Hagedorn, University of Central Florida, Orlando, 

FL; Simone Lambert, Gerald A. Juhnke, Joseph “Chip” 

Cooper, Shannon Rohr, Melissa Temme, Jacob Chiofalo 

Not surprisingly, clinical work with addicted clients poses 

no end of therapeutic challenges. Minimization, rationalization 

and denial plague this client population like no 

other. Similarly, most addicted clients, especially those at 


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the beginning of their recovery process, have little to no 

motivation to change. As a result, traditional talk therapy 

often proves ineffective and other modalities, especially 

those that are experiential and creative in nature, are 

necessary. Drawing from more than 50 years of combined 

clinical work, a panel of clinicians present their “best stuff” 

to work experientially and creatively with addicted clients. 

Attendees will leave with a bevy of effective exercises to 

use with their addicted (and other) clients. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 




Critical Incidents in Clinical Supervision: A View from 

the School, Community and Addictions Perspectives 


Lawrence Tyson, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL; 

John Culbreth, Judith Harrington 

In this session, the editors of Critical Incidents in Clinical 

Supervision: Addictions, Community and School Counseling 

will provide attendees with their view of the relevancy 

of this new book published by ACA. The editors will also 

share their view of the process of editing a book with one 

central theme and three different views of supervision. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 




Social Justice Advocacy and Professional School 

Counselors: The ACA Advocacy Competencies as a 

Framework for Action 


Lorraine DeKruyf, George Fox University, Portland, OR; 

Manivong Ratts 

How can professional school counselors respond to the 

many factors that contribute to less than an ideal learning 

environment for K–12 students? What can be done 

about the achievement gap between disadvantaged and 

advantaged students? Come explore the ACA advocacy 

competencies, and gain a micro and macro advocacy 

perspective. Leave with ideas and strategies on how you 

can promote access and equity for all students by acting 

with and on behalf of students. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 




Enhancing the Use of the DISCOVER in Career 

Counseling and Development for College Students: 

A Major Selection Process 


Room 319A 

Varunee Sangganjanavanich, University of Northern 


Colorado, Greeley, CO 

The DISCOVER is a widely used, computer-assisted career 

guidance program because of its applications to career 

counseling and development. The DISCOVER effectively 

contributes to a major selection process of college populations. 

Current practices and research in utilizing and enhancing 

the use of the DISCOVER with college students 

are provided. Implications to multicultural issues and 

culturally diverse populations are presented. Recommendations 

for its applications and limitations are discussed. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 




The Experiences of Faculty of Color Teaching 

Multicultural Competence: Qualitative Data and 

Personal Reflections 


Room 306B 

Muninder K. Ahluwalia, Montclair State University, 

Montclair, NJ; Amanda L. Baden 

This education session will provided advanced-level 

information on the experiences of faculty of color teaching 

multicultural counseling competence from both a research 

and practitioner perspective. The presenters will provide 

results from a qualitative study, as well as discuss their 

experiences as faculty of color at a predominantly white 

institution. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 





Exploring Death Anxiety and Spirituality in 

Rehabilitation Counselors: Implications for 

Rehabilitation Counselor Education 


Nathaniel Pirtle, Children’s Institute, Inc., Los Angeles, CA 

Death and spirituality are areas in rehabilitation counseling 

that have often been subverted within rehabilitation 

education. Death is a dimension that is very much a part 

of a rehabilitation counselor’s profession. Rehabilitation 

counselors may work with individuals who have either a 

terminal illness or a severe disability. For counselors, a fear 

of death can impede rehabilitation services towards a 

person with either a terminal illness or a severe disability. 

In this presentation, spirituality will be viewed as a construct 

that may alleviate death anxiety. Illuminating this relationship 

is justified by the negative effects death anxiety can 

have on the rehabilitation services provided to persons 

with disabilities

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 




Eastern Colors in Play—Toy, Play and Symbol 

in Asian Cultures 


Shu-Chen Kao, Association for Taiwan Play Therapy, 

National Changhua University of Education, Changhua; 

Ren-Mei Tseng, Miao-Jung Lin, Chiun-Ruei Tsai, Hung 

Hui-Chuan 

Play and creativity work attracts mental health professionals 

because it opens various routes to communicate with 

their clients. Cultural sensitivity is always crucial for helping 

professions. Working with clients from different cultures 

in their play and creativity communications, 

counselors need more awareness and knowledge. In this 

education session, the role of play in Eastern culture will 

be introduced. Participants can see and play with 

traditional Chinese toys and typical Eastern toys used in 

the play therapy. A study on Eastern and Western symbol 

comparison will be presented through a/v media. 

Attendees will learn important symbols from the Eastern 

cultures and how they may differ from the Western view. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 



Exploration of the Inhibited Senses: A Masters and 

Johnson Approach towards Understanding Intimacy 

and Sexuality 


Angela M. Ryckman, University of Missouri–Saint Louis, 

Saint Louis, MO 

Viagra and Therafim are two prescriptions often prescribed 

to those with sexual dysfunctions. However, the challenge 

is not only to alleviate the problem but to understand the 

origin. Therapists and counselors alike have the opportunity 

to provide such intervention. One such approach is the 

development of ”sensate focus”—a psycho-educational 

approach to sexual problems by Masters and Johnson. This 

presentation is designed to conceptualize “sensate focus” 

as a means of alleviating some sexual dysfunctions such as 

sexual inhibition, issues with desire, vaginal spasms and 

painful intercourse. Beginning practitioners and students 

will benefit greatly from the ES, as it addresses the great 

fear of intimacy with self and with others. 

3:45 pm–4:45 pm 

LGBT Academy 



La Familia: Exploring Mexican-American Families’ 

Experiences upon a Child Having Identified as Gay 

or Lesbian 


Room 305B 

Robert Keith Franklin, St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX 

As the field of counseling grows, so does our need for further 

knowledge of culture and its direct impact on our field 

and its interpretation of theories and family systems with 

regards to therapy. This session will do such and provide 

clinicians with newly formed information from the family 

perspective of Mexican-Americans and its impact on 

progress or lack of progress within a counseling session 

through empowerment, education and insight. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 



North Carolina CSI Day 



Adria E. Shipp, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, 

Greensboro, NC; Jane E. Myers 

The Upsilon Nu Chi chapter joined forces with the Mu 

Tau Beta chapter of Chi Sigma Iota to coordinate the first 

annual North Carolina CSI Day. Join us to find out the 

outcomes of this collaborative effort with the Licensed 

Professional Counselors Association of North Carolina. 

Marketing materials will be available as examples for 

similar types of projects; a webcast highlighting the outcomes 

of the conference will also be shown. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 



The Path to Being a Professional Counselor 



David K. Hollingsworth, Troy University-Phenix City, 

Phenix City, AL; Darryl G. Carter, Angelia Walton 

This is a replication of a recent study of graduate counseling 

students and their view of the path to being a professional. 

The study adds in the training specialty and specific realworld 

pressures to determine if self doubt is more due from 

these than from becoming a “counselor” in concept. The 

need to understand if undue pressure from demographic 

realities and academic specialties are present for more 

nontraditional-aged students is crucial to refining program 

delivery and student success. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Evaluating the Impact of Providing Counseling 

Services to Rural, Low-income High School Seniors 



Scott Schaefle, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, 

WA; Jennifer Cates 

Attendees will learn how to implement an experiential 

project based on the ASCA model into a school counseling 

class. The presenter will describe methods for preparing 

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high school seniors. The presenter will highlight specific 

guidance and individual student planning activities used to 

assist the high school students in the college application 

process. Attendees will learn about the evaluation process 

for examining the impact of the counseling interventions 

on college application submission rates. The presenter 

will also provide information on the counseling trainees’ 

perceptions about the educational value of the project. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Research Impacting the Clinical World: Fun and 

Funding for Evidence-based Practices 



Patricia Kyle, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR; 

Paul D. Murray 

This poster presentation will focus on community-based 

participatory research conducted to collaboratively collect, 

compile and analyze data to identify best practices that 

support evidence-based practices. It will also emphasize 

the steps needed to procure funding sources to meet the 

mandated needs. Data derived from community-based 

partnerships will be shared during the presentation. The 

end result is designed to be positive outcomes for clients 

through evidence-based practices being implemented in a 

manner that coincides with the needs of our clients. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 

Program #292 

Deliberate Self-harm in College Settings: 

Attitudes of Professionals Working in College 

Counseling Centers 



Terri Onstad, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 

Are we approaching clients with positive and empathetic 

attitudes? Are these clients getting the help they need in a 

college setting? 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Outreach Intervention Reduces Recidivism in 

Juvenile Delinquents 



Cherie Latre Barnes, Illinois Department of Corrections, 

Chicago, IL 

This anticipated research proposal examines the attitudes 

and beliefs of juvenile delinquents. The study will discuss 

what effects, if any, intervention programs have on juvenile 

delinquents. A discussion of Agnew et al’s general 

strain theory will be discussed. Providing outreach intervention 

programs to remove the negative stimuli as well as 

foster a sense of self-esteem and self-worth, and providing 

a start to forming a healthy relationship will be discussed. 


4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Emerging Issues in Counseling 



Wesley J. Erwin, Minnesota State University Moorhead, 

Moorhead, MN 

This presentation reports the results of a survey on emerging 

issues related to the work of community or mental health 

counselors. Participants were asked if they had been 

confronted with emerging issues related to technology; 

multicultural issues; war, terrorism and violence; and international/global 

factors; how competent they felt in working 

with these issues, and if they had received any training 

regarding these issues. 

A handout will be provided. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Gender Differences in Health Status of Latinos 

in a Habitat for Humanity Neighborhood: 

Community-based Research 



Marie-Christine Rutter, Arizona State University, Tempe, 

AZ; Veronica L. Rodriguez 

Understanding the specific mental and physical health experience 

of Latinos living in the United States is important 

for practitioners to develop accurate and culturally sensitive 

diagnoses and treatment plans. Gender differences 

will be examined to further address the specific needs of 

this community. This poster session is based on community 

research conducted in a Habitat for Humanity neighborhood 

in a large Southwestern metropolitan area. The study 

findings have direct implications for practice in medical, 

mental health and community settings. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Oh No, Divorcio in My Family! Impact of Acculturation 

on Latino/a Clients Considering Divorce 



Nely Meza, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, 

CA; Patricia Van Velsor 

When working with Latino couples who are divorcing 

or considering divorce, it is common sense to consider 

cultural beliefs and values. Less obvious is the need to 

assess the acculturation level of Latino couples. What are 

the particular beliefs and values related to various levels of 

acculturation? How can a counselor use knowledge of 

level of acculturation to design optimal treatment? These 

questions will be addressed using current knowledge and 

personal experience working with Latino couples.

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Generational Status and Spirituality as Predictors of 

Depression among Latinos 



Angela Zapata, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 

Depression, a disorder that can affect one’s ability to function 

and can potentially lead to death, affects many populations. 

Given the steady increase in the Latino population, 

much research is needed to help identify protective factors 

that may decrease the chances of Latinos developing 

depressive symptoms. This presentation examines the link 

between generational status and spirituality as predictors 

of depression among Latinos. Implications for professionals 


4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Which Family Therapy Approach Will Inform My 

Practice? Counseling Students’ Journeys through 

Application to Personal Lives 



Darren A. Wozny, Mississippi State University-Meridian 

Campus, Meridian, MS 

Is it reasonable to expect counseling students to learn eight 

family therapy approaches in a semester well enough to 

implement them? Not likely. Learning a family therapy approach’s 

idiosyncrasies requires prolonged personal application. 

The poster will present counseling students’ family 

therapy model application to their own personal difficulties. 

The format will be problem presentation, assessment 

(includes clinical questions), conceptualization, potential 

interventions, comparing family therapy approach to usual 

strategy, and self-evaluation of fit with student’s personality. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


A Qualitative Study of Supervisee Development: 

Implications for the Profession 



Kimberly J. Desmond, Indiana University of PA, Indiana, 

PA; Clarrice A. Rapisarda, Jill R. Nelson 

Results will be presented from research about students’ 

development from supervisee to supervisor. Benefits of 

attendance include an increase in awareness and knowledge 

of the developmental process of counselors as they become 

supervisors based on research data. What was helpful to students 

as they learned the supervisory role will be presented. 

The challenges the emerging supervisors faced will also be 

offered. In addition, information will be presented on facilitating 

the transition from supervisee to supervisor. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Clinical Coaching: An Innovative Model for Teaching 

a Mental Health Counseling Course Using a 

Multicultural Approach 



Rhonda Paul, The University of Phoenix, Southfield, MI 

This session will examine the practice style of coaching as 

a part of a project designed to the enhance the cultural 

competence of mental health counseling students enrolled 

in a clinical course utilizing seasoned practitioners as 

clinical coaches. Student experiences and other outcomes 

will be shared. Each participant will also receive references, 

along with a definition and overview of coaching. 

Handouts outlining specific coaching tools, strategies and 

interventions used in the project will be provided as well. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Could Virginia Tech Massacres Have Been Prevented? 

Strategies for Prevention and Counseling 



Kananur V. Chandras, Fort Valley State University, 

Fort Valley, GA; Sunil V. Chandras, David A. DeLambo, 

Debra Homa, John P. Eddy 

Counselors, faculty, administrators and parents are often 

faced with student violence and its consequences on campuses. 

In light of the Virginia Tech massacres, counselors, 

faculty and other personnel should be ready and able to 

meet crises and prevent when they occur on campuses. It 

is important to empower students to discover alternative 

ways of perceiving problems in order to handle them constructively 

and amicably. Colleges and university should 

develop nonviolent environments in which students and 

faculty can settle differences through discussion, mediation 

and compromise. Colleges and universities must encourage 

students with mental health problems to seek counseling 

early and follow up on their condition. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Dynamic Debriefs—How Do Counselor and 

Client Personality Types Influence Major and Career 

Choice Confidence? 



Kimberly N. Watts, University of the Incarnate Word, 

San Antonio, TX 

Ever given an incredible, dynamic and transformative 

MBTI debrief? Ever given a dud? Are we biased towards 

our own types? Inherently uncomfortable with our differences? 

Do we overcompensate? Come find out what our 

student clients said! We’ll discuss preliminary results of 

our survey to determine how client/college student and 


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counselor MBTI types affect debrief outcomes and perceptions 

from a client/student perspective. We hope it will 

increase your likelihood of having dynamic debriefs! 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 



Adolescent Brain Injury: 

Durability of Rehabilitation Gains 



Thomas D. Upton, Southern University-Carbondale, 

Carbondale, IL; Paola Premuda 

Brain injury is a common source of disability among 

adolescents and young adults. This study examines the 

durability of brain injury rehabilitation gains. Results 

indicate overall functioning had significantly improved, 

however, functioning post-brain injury rehabilitation may 

not generalize across all domains of community activity. 

Research implications are suggested. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 



ASVAB Career Exploration Crosswalk to the ASCA 

National Standards 



Donald D. Hill, ASVAB Career Exploration Program, 

North Chicago, IL; Jennifer A. Smith 

The ASCA national model provides a framework for developing 

effective school counseling programs. In order to 

smoothly integrate off-the-shelf products into a 

career development curriculum, school counselors need to 

determine which domains/competencies are addressed by 

the particular product. This session will provide information 

on how the ASVAB career exploration program (CEP) 

contributes to meeting national standards. Attendees will 

receive framework forms that can be used in curriculum 

planning for incorporating the ASVAB CEP into a comprehensive 

career development program. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 



Caring for Older Adult Family Members: 

Young Adults and Relationships 



Mark C. Gillen, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 

River Falls, WI 

A presentation on research findings related to the impact 

upon relationships of young adult family members who 

provide care for older adult family members. 


4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy for Social 

Phobia: A Preliminary Meta-analysis 



Gerald Parr, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; 

Loretta Bradley 

This program will present one of the first meta-analyses of 

studies using Cognitive-behavioral group therapy (CBGT) 

to treat social anxiety. Three of the four studies included 

in this analysis were of children or adolescents, and sessions 

occurred over a 12- to 16-week period. The effect of 

size was highly significant, adding credibility to group 

work as a cost-effective modality for the treatment of 

social anxiety. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 



The Importance of Assessment in Counseling: 

What Counselors Need to Know and How 

AACE Can Help 



Catherine Y. Chang, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 

GA; Amy L. McLeod 

Assessment is fundamental to effective and ethical 

counseling practices. This poster session will highlight 

the importance of assessment in counseling and provide 

information related to the Association for Assessment in 

Counseling and Education. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 



The Distance Credentialed Counselor: 

New, Advanced Online Training 



Kay Brawley, National Employment Counseling Association, 

Ponce Inlet, FL; Roger Gantzarow 

Practitioners will learn about the training in adapting 

traditional counseling best practices for delivery to clients 

via distance/online means. The DCC permits counselors in 

a variety of venues (career, school, clincal) to reach a 

greater number of clients who need help. Some clients 

seek distance counseling services for both practical/logistical 

and personal preference reasons.

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Hawaii’s Invisible Immigrants: A Qualitative Study 

of Shin-issei, Post-1965 Japanese Immigrants and 

Their Counseling Needs 



Judy A. Daniels, Department of Counselor Education, 

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI; Yoko Kitami 

Although Japanese-Americans are a diverse population 

with specific psychological and counseling needs, many 

counselors lack the necessary cultural competencies to effectively 

work with them. This research/poster presentation 

describes the results of a qualitative study that investigated 

the Shin-issei (“new first generation”) population that 

migrated to Hawaii since 1965. Dealing with one of the 

least-studied ethnic groups in Hawaii, the research findings 

and counseling implications are important for counselors to 

consider when working with immigrants in general and 

Shin-issei persons in particular. 


4:00 pm–5:00 pm 

ACCA 2008–2009 Executive Council Meeting and 



4:00 pm–5:00 pm 

ASGW Journal for Specialist in Group Work 


4:00 pm–5:00 pm 

ACA Author Book Signings 


Be sure to attend one of the most popular events at the 

ACA conference—the ACA Author Book Signings! Attendees 

will have the opportunity to converse with some of 

the most influential and distinguished counselors in the 

field while they sign their latest publications. For graduate 

students and seasoned professionals alike, this experience 

is not to be missed. 

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Education Session 

4:15 pm–4:45 pm 


Program ID # SE1-E 

Celebration of Creativity in Counseling with 

Sam Gladding 


ACC Leadership 

A longtime advocate for creativity in counseling, Sam 

Gladding will give context to its development and 

advancement within the field. The session will conclude 

with celebratory activities. 


4:30 pm–5:30 pm 

IAAOC Membership Meeting 


5:00 pm–6:00 pm 

ACES Financial Investment Committee Meeting 


5:00 pm–6:00 pm 

Chi Sigma Iota Awards Ceremony 


5:00 pm–6:00 pm 

ACES Research Grants Committee 

Hilton, Tiare 

5:00 pm–6:30 pm 

ACES Women’s Interest Group 


5:00 pm–7:00 pm 

CSJ Membership and Awards Meeting 


5:30 pm–6:30 pm 

ACA International Student Panel 


5:30 pm–7:00 pm 

ACCA Reception 



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5:30 pm–7:30 pm 

AACE, ASERVIC, C-AHEAD, IAAOC Joint Reception 

Hilton - South Pacific 3 

5:30 pm–7:30 pm 

AMHCA, IAMFC Joint Reception 

Hilton - South Pacific 1 & 2 

6:00 pm–7:00 pm 

Chi Sigma Iota Reception 

Hilton – Nautilus 1 

6:00 pm–7:00 pm 

AMCD Past Presidents’ Meeting 

Hilton - Nautilus 2 

6:00 pm–7:30 pm 

University of Central Florida Reception 

Hilton - Kahili 2 

6:00 pm–8:00 pm 

ARCA Reception 

Hilton - Sea Pearl 1 & 2 

6:00 pm–8:00 pm 

ASGW, ACC, ACES, CSJ Joint Reception 

Hilton – Rainbow Room & Patio 

Cirecie A. West-Olatunji 

President 

Francene Haymon 

President-elect 

Beverly O’Bryant 

Immediate Past-President 

Maritza Gallardo-Cooper 

VP Latino American Concerns 

Janet Windwalker Jones 

VP Native American Concerns 

Bryan Kim 

VP Asian American/PI Concerns 


6:30 pm–8:00 pm 

Capella University Reception 

Room Hibiscus 1 

7:00 pm–8:00 pm 

ACA International Reception 

Hilton - South Pacific 2 

7:00 pm–8:30 pm 

AADA, ACEG, NECA, NCDA Joint Reception 

Hilton - NECA Suite 

7:00 pm–9:00 pm 

AMCD Past Presidents’ Awards Reception 

Hilton - Lehua 

7:00 pm–9:00 pm 

CSJ, ACC, ACES, ASGW Joint Reception 

Hilton - Rainbow 1, 2, 3 & Patio 

9 pm–Midnight 

Opening Party 

Hilton – Coral Ballroom 

Experience true Aloha in a relaxed, tropical style! Before 

you know it, you’ll be dancing to live music, enjoying 

delicious island specialties, and greeting friends—old and 

new. It is the social event of the year for counselors— 

everyone attends! One ticket is included with each full 

registration. Additional tickets are $40 per person onsite, 

while supply lasts. 

AMCD is celebrating 35 years of cultural diversity, social justice, 

and 15 years of the Multicultural Counseling Competencies. 

Please stop by our exhibit booth (#101) to purchase exclusive AMCD anniversary products. 

Happy Anniversary, 

AMCD! 

www.amcdaca.org 

2007–08 AMCD EXECU TIVE OFFICERS 

Beatrice Tatem 

VP African American Concerns 

Dion Taylor 

Western Region Representative 

Karen Bibbins 

Midwest Region Representative 

Monica Hunter 

Southern Region Representative 

Mark Kenney 

North Atlantic Region Representative 

Queen Fowler 

Governing Council Representative

Saturday at-a-Glance 




9:00 am – 10:00 am Keynote Speaker 

10:00 am – 5:00 pm Exposition Hall Opens 

ACA Book Store Open 

ACA Career Center Open 

ACA Student Graduate Center 

11:00 am – 4:30 pm Poster Sessions 


7:00 am – 8:30 am AACE Breakfast and Business meeting 

7:00 am – 8:30 am ACCA Breakfast and Business Meeting 

7:00 am – 8:30 am C-AHEAD Members Breakfast 

7:00 am – 8:30 am IAAOC Breakfast 

7:30 am – 8:30 am AADA Graduate Student Breakfast 

8:00 am – 9:30 am Chi Sigma Iota Presidents and Chairs Committee 

Meeting 

9:30 am – 11:00 am Chi Sigma Iota Advocacy Committee Meeting 

10:30 am – 12:00 pm ASGW Past Presidents, Fellows, Branch Presidents 

and Graduate Students Brunch 

10:30 am – 12:00 pm Public Awareness and Support Committee 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm AADA Adultspan Journal Editorial Board Meeting 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm Rocky Mountain ACES 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm Southern ACES 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm North Atlantic ACES 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm North Central ACES 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm Western ACES 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm ASERVIC Town Hall Meeting 

11:00 am – 12:30 pm Chi Sigma Iota Chapter Development Committee 

Meeting 

11:00 am – 12:30 pm Chi Sigma Iota Regonial Chapter Facilitators 

Committee Meeting 

11:00 am – 1:00 pm ARCA Brunch and Business Meeting 

11:30 am – 12:30 pm ASERVIC Past Presidents Meeting 

11:30 am – 12:30 pm ASGW Fellows Symposium 

Saturday

Saturday 


12:00 pm – 2:00 pm ACES Luncheon 

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm AMCD Luncheon 

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm ASGW Fellows Committee Meeting 

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Chi Sigma Iota Fellows Mentoring Committee Meeting 

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm IAAOC Editorial Board Meeting 

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ACCA Journal Meeting 

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm ACES 2008–2009 Executive Council Meeting 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACES College Student Affairs Interest Network 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACES Mental Health Interest Network 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACES Advocacy Interest Network 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACES Doctoral Programs Interest Network 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACES Career Development Commission 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACES Technology Interest Network 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACES Rural Counseling Interest Network 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ARCA Creating a Student Organization and Student 

Task Force 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ASERVIC State Presidents Meeting 

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm ALGBTIC Annual Business Meeting 

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm AMCD Southern Region Business Meeting 

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm AMCD Midwest Region Business Meeting 

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm AMCD North Atlantic Region Business Meeting 

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm AMCD Western Region Business Meeting 

2:30 pm – 4:30 pm ACES CE&S Editorial Board Meeting 

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm ALGBTIC Graduate Student Meeting 

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm ASGW 2008–2009 Leadership Meeting 

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm AADA New Board Meeting 

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm AMCD JMCD Editorial Board Meeting 

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm AMCD Graduate Student Reception 

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm ASGW Welcome Graduate Student and New Professional 

Reception 

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm ALGBTIC Reception 

9:00 pm – 1:00 am AMCD Dance and Mixer


10:30 am – 11:30 am ACA Awards Committee Meeting 

10:30 am – 11:30 am ACA Human Rights Committee Meeting 

10:30 am – 11:30 am ACA Interprofessional Committee Meeting 

10:30 am – 12:00 pm ACA Public Awareness and Support Committee Meeting 

10:30 am – 12:30 pm ACA North Atlantic Region Business Meeting 

10:30 am – 12:30 pm ACA Western Region Business Meeting 

10:30 am – 5:00 pm ACA Ethics Committee Meeting 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm ACA Graduate Student Task Force 

11:00 pm – 12:00 pm ACA Task Force on Bibliometrics 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm ACA Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs 

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm ACA Midwest Region Business Meeting 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACA Past Presidents’ Social 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACA Council of Journal Editors Meeting 

2:00 pm – 4:30 pm ACA Southern Region Business Meeting 

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ACA Fellows 

4:00 pm – 6:30 pm ACA Foundation Luau 

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ACA JCD Editorial Board Meeting 

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm ACA VISTAS Contributors Reception (Invitation only) 

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm JCD Special Issue of Multiculturalism Author’s Reception 

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm ACA National Awards Reception 

9:00 pm – 11:00 pm ACA Presidential Leadership Reception 

Saturday

Celebrate! 

Glen Hubele National Graduate Student Award 

Amy McLeod 

Gilbert and Kathleen Wrenn Award for a 

Humanitarian and Caring Person 

Dr. Paul Ceasar 

David K. Brooks Mentor Award 

Dr. Pamela Paisley 

Ralph Berdie Memorial Research Award 

Dr. Kelly Wester 

Don Dinkmeyer Social Interest Award 

Dr. Kelley R. Kenney 

ACA Extended Research Award 

Dr. Arthur M. Horne 

Courtland C. Lee Multicultural Excellence 

Scholarship Award 

Amanda Blount 

Robert Rencken Emerging Professional 

Leader Award 

Dr. Angie Waliski 

ACA Research Award 

Danica Hays, Catherine Chang, and Scott Decker 

Arthur A. Hitchcock Distinguished Professional 

Service Award 

Dr. Bradley T. Erford. 

You are invited to attend the 

American Counseling Association 

National Awards Reception 

Saturday, March 29, 7:00-9:00 pm 

Coral 4 Ballroom, Sponsored by HPSO 

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ACA Professional Development Award 

Dr. Donna A. Henderson 

Carl Perkins Award 

Erik E. Schoen and Louise Sutherland 

ACA Federal Legislative Service Award 

Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) 

Counselor Educator Advocacy Award 

The Department of Counseling at Wake Forest 

Dr. Samuel T. Gladding, Dr. Laura Veach, Dr. Deborah W. 

Newsome, Dr. Donna Henderson 

State Branch Advocacy Award 

Louisiana Counseling Association 

2008 ACA Fellows 

Dr. L. DiAnne Borders, Dr. Loretta J. Bradley 

Dr. David Capuzzi, Dr. Robert C. Chope 

Dr. Jane Goodman, Dr. Norman S. Gysbers 

Dr. Courtland C. Lee, Dr. Theodore Remley 

Dr. F. Robert Wilson 

50TH Branch Anniversary Award 

The Tennessee Counseling Association 

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ACA Presidential Award Recipients for 2008 

Dr. Loretta Bradley, Dr. David Fenell 

Dr. Alan J. Hovestadt, Dr. Don W. Locke 

Nyrell Pattel, Dean Porter 

Dr. Robert L. Smith 

ACA Ethics Committee Student Competition


7:00 am–5:00 pm 




7:00 am–8:30 am 

AACE Breakfast and Business Meeting 


7:00 am–8:30 am 

ACCA Breakfast and Business Meeting 

Hilton, Lehua 

7:00 am–8:30 am 

C-AHEAD Members Breakfast 


7:00 am–8:30 am 

IAAOC Breakfast 


7:30 am–8:30 am 

AADA Graduate Student Breakfast 



7:30 am–8:30 am 



Keeping the Boundaries from Bending or Breaking in 

Counselor Education: Professor/Student Relationships 


Samuel T. Gladding, Wake Forest University, 

Winston-Salem, NC 

In counselor education programs, students and faculty 

share many common interests, such as a quest for knowledge 

and a dedication to something larger than themselves. 

These deep connections have a way of uniting, but they 

have the potential to be disruptive, too, if all involved do 

not pay attention to natural boundaries between professors 

and counselors-in-training. This presentation will focus on 

ways to preserve and protect important aspects of autonomy 

and yet promote productivity, closeness and respect 

for others during the counselor education process. The 

rights and responsibilities inherent to both students and 

professors will be addressed along with ways to deepen 

connections between learners and teachers. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 





The Power of the Positive: Positive Mental Health 

Activities in Traditional Treatments 


Gary G. Gintner, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 

Traditional treatment approaches usually focus upon problem 

management and symptoms reduction. This program 

reviews research that shows that adding a positive mental 

health focus (e.g., building on strengths and promoting 

well-being) can improve overall outcome, sustain remission 

and prevent relapse. Case examples and exercises are used 

to illustrate how positive mental health interventions can 

be implemented with clients. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 







Room 313A 

Vilia M. Tarvydas, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; 

Harriet L. Glosoff, R. Rocco Cottone 

Participants will contribute to enhancement of professional 

standards that govern rehabilitation counselors by engaging 

in dialogue about proposed revisions to the Code of 

Professional Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors. Sharing 

of ethical dilemmas will be encouraged, which will be 

useful for both practitioners and educators. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




Aspire to Hire Education: Helping Students and 

Clients to Make Rational Career and Life Decisions 


Janet E. Wall, Sage Solutions, Rockville, MD 

What does it take to motivate your students and clients 

to take education seriously and to realize how important 

education is to obtain a living wage? This presentation will 

give you some good ammunition to work with school personnel, 

students, parents, educators and policymakers to 

provide individuals with a reality check on what it takes to 

earn a living wage and have a decent career. The presentation 

will also provide some good tools through which you 

can help your students and clients find educational and 

career opportunities. 


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Suicide: Prevention, Ethics, Standard of Care and Liability 


Room 316B 

Pam J. Matthews, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 

This presentation explores the standards of care, ethics 

and liability for counselors dealing with young adults 

presenting with suicidal ideations on college campuses. 

The college counselor, seeking to enhance the quality of 

life for students, faculty and staff, faces mounting difficulties 

in providing the care and prevention necessary for students 

presenting with suicidal ideations. Discussion will include 

nationally recognized cases and the protection offered 

clients and counselors by state legislation or case law. 

This presentation challenges participants to review present 

procedures and consider a “standard-of-response” (Joffe, 

2003) for suicidal clients that may reduce suicide rates 

and decrease counselor and institution liability. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 





Incorporating Spirituality into Counseling Education: 

A Montage of Counselor Educators in the Field 


Rhonda R. Parmley, Colorado State University, Fort 

Collins, CO 

Results of a recent narrative study of counselor educators 

teaching classes on spirituality in civically-funded, 

CACREP-accredited counseling education programs will be 

presented, highlighting the following: (1) instructor backgrounds 

and qualifications, (2) pedagogical models unique 

to teaching spiritual competencies and (3) contextual and 

environmental facilitators and barriers to being able to 

teach and talk about spirituality in civically funded counselor 

education settings. Implications for CACREP-accredited 

counselor education and other mental health care 

training programs will be discussed. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




Fibromyalgia: Mental Health Issues and 

Best Practices Treatment 


Leslie E. Ellis, National Education Training Systems, Inc., 

Tampa, FL 

This seminar will acquaint attendees with the etiology, 

prognosis and effective treatment for clients with 

fibromyalgia. Addressing both physical and psychological 


components, attendees will learn how to successfully 

work with these clients, helping them return to functioning, 

successful lives. Both rehabilitation and mental health counselors 

will be able to master the keys to understanding this 

often confusing syndrome, and become comfortable with 

both group and individual approaches for effective treatment. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




Online Communities: What Counselors Need to Know 


Room 318 

Kimberly Vess Halbur, North Dakota State University, 

Fargo, ND; Duane Halbur 

This program will discuss research on the challenges inherent 

in online communities, as well as strategies counselors 

can utilize to integrate this knowledge into practice. Online 

communities such as Friendster, MySpace and Facebook 

pose unique challenges for K-16 education. At the conclusion 

of this presentation, counselors will (1) understand social 

networking websites, (2) identify the pros and cons of 

such sites (3) understand the safety and privacy concerns (4) 

use the aforementioned information to inform their practice 

and (5) understand the implications of social networking 

sites in diversity and cultural competence arenas. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




Addressing the Needs of Soldiers Returning from Iraq 


Larissa Patton, California State University, Fullerton, 

Fullerton, CA; Linda Kes, Thuy Nguyen 

With the current war in Iraq and the recent passage of the 

Veterans Benefits, Healthcare, and Information Act, it is becoming 

exceedingly important to develop an awareness of 

the specific counseling needs of military personnel and their 

families. This presentation will focus on adjustment issues 

for veterans returning from a war, as well as the effects on 

their families and their community. The presentation will 

discuss their special needs and address cultural issues that 

may affect the counseling process. Specific treatment recommendations, 

including those recommended by the Army, 

will be discussed. The audience will view taped interviews 

of war veterans sharing their struggles to return to civilian life. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 



Separation-Individuation Theory: A Source of 

Conflict for Asian Adolescents 


Ching-Chen Chen, National Hualien University of 

Education, Hualien, Taiwan; Chia-Liang Dai

Research shows that Asian culture affects the process of 

separation-individuation for Asian adolescents. Asian 

adolescents perceive parental behavior as being psychologically 

controlling. How might Asian adolescents behave 

when they enter the separation-individuation process? 

Are there differences between Asian and Western 

adolescents in this regard? 

7:30 am–8:30 am 



Podcasting: How to Use it 


Chadwick Royal, North Carolina Central University, 

Durham, NC; Edward E. Moody, William Lawrence, Kyla 

Kurian, Gwendolyn Newsome, Peggy Whiting 

Podcasting has many potential applications for counselors 

and counselor educators. The goal of the program is to 

provide instruction and examples of the use of podcasting. 

Participants will learn (1) step-by-step instructions on how 

to begin podcasting, (2) some ideas regarding how it can 

be used and (3) results of a preliminary qualitative study 

regarding the use of podcasting in distance education. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




FERPA and HIPAA for School Counselors: 2008 Update 


Room 324 

Louis V. Paradise, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, 

LA; Melissa Simon, Natalie J. Tompson, Betsy K. St. Pierre 

The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 

(FERPA) has, over the last 30 years, forced school counselors 

to re-examine how they collect and handle student records. 

Similarly, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability 

Act of 1996 (HIPAA) has presented similar challenges and 

concerns related to the safeguarding of information. Understanding 

the intricacy of these two federal acts and how 

they affect schools can be quite daunting. Using the most 

current research and government guidelines as well as recent 

case law, we will clarify and update FERPA and HIPAA 

requirements for school counselors with user-friendly materials. 

Requirements will be discussed in an interactive forum 

together with best practices guidelines. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 


Encountering the Kink Community: Understanding 

Sexual Practices outside of the Mainstream 


Michelle L. Manning, University of New Mexico, 

Albuquerque, NM; Heidi S. Deschamps 

Some counselors may know little about the alternative 

sexual activities practiced among members within the Kink 

Community. This presentation will provide participants 

with useful information about counseling members in this 

population. Presenters will review the wide variety of alternative 

sexual expression, including sadomasochism and 

polyamorous relationships; discuss supportive and nonsupportive 

counselor reactions; and present strategies for counseling. 

Each participant will receive an extensive resource 

list for counseling individuals in the kink community. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 



Is It All Talk? Assessing the Attitudes and Behaviors of 

Heterosexual Married Men Who Use Online Chat Rooms 


Room 323A 

Karin L. Smithson, Georgia State Univ./ Anxiety & Stress 

Mgt. Inst., Atlanta, GA; Brian J. Dew 

The Internet has become an increasingly used resource for 

sexual communication and behavior. This study presents 

data from 155 heterosexual married male participants 

using an online investigation, exploring sociodemographics 

and types and frequencies of online and face-to-face sexual 

activities. Relationships between various Internet-related 

sexual behaviors and marital satisfaction, marital sexual 

activity and disclosure to the wife are also examined. Implications 

for future research are presented. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




LANGURE: A Model, Web-based Curriculum 

in Research Ethics 


Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University, 

Greensboro, NC 

This interactive session will describe the conceptualization, 

development, and implementation of the LANGURE project. 

LANGURE, an acronym for Land-Grant University Research 

Ethics, is an interdisciplinary, interuniversity project 

funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF 05-532), 

intended to develop and disseminate Web-based learning 

platforms for teaching research ethics. LANGURE has 

particular relevance for counselor educators conducting 

and/or overseeing doctoral research, doctoral and master’s 

students who may be assisting with research, and other 

counseling professionals engaged in human subjects research. 

Practical examples of online teaching and learning 

will be highlighted, and detailed handouts, provided. 


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7:30 am–8:30 am 




Road to the American Professoriate in Counselor 

Education: The International Students Experience 


Roy Chen, The University of Texas–Pan American, 

Edinburg, TX; Leeza Ong, Song-Jae Jo 

The emergence of internationalization of counselor education 

and training adds a new domain of multiculturalism to 

academia and the profession in the United States. International 

scholars are often instrumental in facilitating the 

flow of knowledge and expertise exchange and in initiating 

collaborative research between American counselor 

educators and their foreign counterparts. The panelists will 

discuss and share their personal experiences of navigating 

and overcoming the cultural, institutional, and educational 

barriers during their doctoral studies. Specific recommendations 

for grooming international students as future leaders 

in counselor education will also be addressed. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 





A Celebration of Diversity: True Colors, Gender 

and Career Development 


Carolyn Kalil, National Employment Counseling 

Association, Pacific Palisades, CA; Bill Cooper, Sabra 

Sabio, Regina Smith 

This presentation will focus on the True Colors Assessment 

and its relationship to other type and temperament systems 

in assisting students and clients to capitalize on their inherent 

strengths regardless of gender or ethnicity. The goal is 

to provide practical ideas on how to determine core self, 

leadership styles and career direction. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




In the Aftermath of the Virginia Tech Massacre: 

Responses and Experiences of Korean International 

Students in the U.S. 


Yoo Jin Jang, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, Tarrell Awe 

Agahe Portman, Go Eun Na 

Although Korean international students might have experienced 

emotional and social distress due to the nationality 

of the perpetrator in the Virginia Tech shootings, their 

counseling needs have been invisible. This presentation 

is designed to increase the audience’s understanding of 

Korean students’ cultural heritage underlying their sense of 


collective responsibility for the tragedy. The interview data 

from Korean students and articles from newspapers will 

be presented, followed by discussion on multicultural 

counseling and advocacy strategies. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 


LGBT Academy 



Gaining a Place at the Table: How Gay and Lesbian 

Couples Experience Career and Relationships 


Room 306A 

Leslie W. O’Ryan, Western Illinois University, Moline, IL; 

William P. McFarland 

Gay and lesbian dual-career couples face unique struggles 

as they attempt to manage discrimination in the work place 

and in their relationship. Counselors need to understand 

the challenges these couples face. Based on findings from 

a phenomenological study, participants will become aware 

of the dynamics between relationship and careers for gay 

and lesbian dual-career couples. Counseling interventions 

that support a developmental process will be discussed. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




Introduction to Action Research for Counselors: 

A Social Justice Approach 


Tod S. Sloan, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR 

Participatory action research arose in sociology, psychology 

and education as a way of going beyond prediction and 

control to learn how community members can change a 

problematic system or way of doing things. Its principles 

are deep democracy, self-reflection, and dialogue. Action 

research is ideal for graduate theses and for community 

practice. We review principles and basic methods and 

conduct a brief action research exercise during the session. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 






Richard Halstead, St. Joseph College, West Hartford, CT 

A client’s presenting problems and accompanying symptoms 

are often reflections of deeper, problematic core issues. 

Understanding core issues and designing a counseling 

plan based on this framework enhances effectiveness in 

facilitating change and relapse prevention, especially with 

clients who present difficult treatment challenges. The 

model presented in this book helps uncover the origin of 

these core concerns, provides a means to address them

y deconstructing the client’s living story, and challenges 

counselors to move beyond intervention modalities informed 

by the diagnostic limitations of the DSM-IV-TR. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 


A Content Analysis of ACA Convention Programs 

for the Last 30 Years 


Andrew Helwig, University of Colorado at Denver, 

Denver, CO; Marsha Wiggins, Lisa Schmidt 

A content analysis of the convention programs sponsored 

by ACA for the last 30 years is being conducted. This presentation 

will identify the professional counseling trends 

and patterns discovered in the meta-analysis. Nearly 100 

variables were found to represent the nearly 15,000 programs 

offered by ACA at its annual conventions from 

1977 to 2006. Relevancy of programs’ content to ACA 

divisions was also identified, as well as number of program 

presenters, gender of those presenters and which day of 

the convention the program was offered. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




Adolescent Depression: A Closer Look at Change 


Room 319A 

John McCarthy, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 

Indiana, PA 

The ACA Code of Ethics calls for counselors to “use techniques/procedures/modalities 

that are grounded in theory 

and/or have an empirical or scientific foundation” (Section 

C.6.e). Two counseling approaches—cognitive-behavioral 

therapy (CBT) and interpersonal therapy (IPT)—have been 

found to have empirical support with adolescent depression. 

Through a case study approach, both approaches will be 

covered in discussing specific goals and elements of 

change. Participants are expected to have a foundational 

knowledge of both counseling approaches. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 



Using Metaphors as a Creative Way to Help 

Clients Heal 


Room 304B 

Nancy L.A. Forth, University of Central Missouri, 

Warrensburg, MO, Atsuko Seto 

As metaphors are creative in nature, counselors with various 

theoretical orientations are able to incorporate them into 

their work. Using appropriate metaphors to help clients 

express difficult issues and gain perspectives is essential to 

the change process. In this workshop, case examples using 

metaphors in counseling will be offered, along with ways 

in which counselors can foster their inner creativity to utilize 

metaphors in their clinical practice. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 





Identifying and Treating Co-occurring Substance 

Abuse Issues in Counseling 


Jacqueline Leibsohn, Seattle University, Seattle, WA 

Many clients enter therapy for a mental health issue that 

masks a co-occurring substance abuse problem. Mental 

health clinicians are on the front line when it comes to 

identifying and initiating the treatment of a substance abuse 

issue. This program focuses on learning the skills needed 

to (1) bring awareness of a substance abuse problem to the 

client and (2) initiate the early stages of substance abuse 

treatment in counseling. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 





Multicultural Sports Counseling Competencies for 

Counselors Working with the Athlete Population 


Taunya M. Tinsley, California University of Pennsylvania, 

California, PA 

The purpose of this presentation is to examine the multicultural 

sports counseling competencies among professional 

school counselors. Participants will be introduced 

to a foundation of research that connects the multicultural 

counseling competencies, school counseling, support 

services for student athletes and the athlete population. 

Research findings confirmed the importance of counseling 

professionals having formal training in providing counseling 

and support services specifically to high school and 

collegiate student athletes as well as professional athletes. 

7:30 am–8:45 am 







Mark Stauffer, Portland, OR 

There is no more beneficial way to begin the convention 

day than with meditation. The C-AHEAD Wellness Center 

traditionally begins its Wellness Program with a program 

that gives convention participants a place to relax and 

clear the mind, and in doing so, become more productive. 

This program is for beginners and advanced, and the 

process can be enhanced by dressing comfortably. 


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8:00 am–9:30 am 

Chi Sigma Iota Presidents and Chairs 



Keynote Speaker 

9:00 am–10:00 am 

John Gottman, PhD 


Kalakaua Ballroom 

1.0 CE Credit 

Why do some marriages succeed and others struggle? 

What is missing from most of the popular advice 

dispensed to parents today? 

How can you achieve better results with your clients 

who are struggling with relationship issues? 

Find answers, inspiration and techniques grounded in 

reality…and mathematics…at this keynote presentation 

by a world-renowned relationships expert. 

Dr. Gottman, who has been studying the patterns 

and intricacies of marriage, couples, and parent-child 

relationships for more than three decades, is best 

known for his work on marital stability and divorce 

prediction, involving the study of emotions, physiology 

and communication. His breakthrough research 

on marriage and parenting has earned him numerous 

awards. He is the author or co-author of 190 published 

academic articles and 40 books, including his 

most recent, And Baby Makes Three and Ten Lessons 

to Transform Your Marriage. 

Dr. Gottman has appeared on numerous TV 

programs, including Good Morning American, 20/20, 

and Oprah. An emeritus professor of psychology at 

the University of Washington, he founded what the 

media termed "The Love Lab," where much of his 

research on couples interactions was conducted. 

Dr. Gottman has important messages for counseling 

professionals…and we predict that you will not want 

to miss out! 



9:30 am–11:00 am 

Chi Sigma Iota Advocacy Committee Meetings 



10:00 am–11:00 am 







Michael C. Lazarchick, State of New Jersey, Westampton, NJ 

This C-AHEAD Wellness workshop will explore the 

interplay of body, mind and spirit. You will be entertained 

while exploring a variety of concepts that enhance understanding 

of the physical, mental and spiritual realms. 

Nutrition, manifestation, universal energy, stress reduction 

and mediation are among the topics addressed. A short 

lecture and discussion will be augmented by the experiential 

process. Dress comfortably, expect to have fun and 

take some big steps on the path to wellness. 

10:00 am–11:30 am 


LGBT Academy 


Intimate Partner Violence/Domestic Violence in 

LGBTQ Relationships: DV 101 for LGBTQ Competence 


Room 306A 

Lisa Gilmore, Center on Halsted, Chicago, IL 

LGBTQ-competent and affirming Counselors: Increase 

your knowledge and competence related to LGBTQ survivors 

and perpetrators of intimate partner violence/domestic 

violence. This education session will include “DV 

101” and the specifics of LGBTQ DV. An assessment tool 

will be provided. Barriers LGBTQ people encounter when 

attempting to access services will be presented, emphasizing 

the roles bias and social stigma play regarding sexual 

orientation and gender identity. Local and national LGBTQ 

antiviolence resources will be included.

10:30 am–12:00 pm 



Hans Z. Hoxter Forum: An Exploration of the 

Distortion of Aboriginal Self—Who am I? 


Nyrell Pattel 

This presentation will explore the depth of distortion 

created in Aboriginal people’s lives through the affect of 

cultural genocide and enculturation. The current level of 

substance abuse, violence and sexual abuse, which are at 

an overwhelming proportion in Aboriginal communities, is 

understood to be the negative effect of colonisation and 

long-term oppression. This has given rise to transgenerational 

trauma within the Aboriginal self. However, transgenerational 

trauma has created the “toxic parent,” that in 

turn has lead to “early maladaptive schemas” within the 

child. Upon becoming adults, these children become 

toxic parents themselves; it would require intensive therapeutic 

intervention to break this cycle of abuse. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 



Is There a Book within You Waiting to Be Written? 


Gerald Corey, California State University, Fullerton, CA; 

George Williams, Bob Wubbolding, Patrice Moulton, 

Michelle Muratori, Paul Pedersen, Dwight Webb, 

Kellie Kirksey 

A panel of invited authors shares the pains, joys, self-doubts, 

strategies, personal experiences and rewards of their 

experiences in writing. Writers are confronted with both 

internal and external obstacles. Panelists offer suggestions, 

such as identifying an area of interest; pinpointing a topic 

to explore; designing a proposal; gathering data; getting 

started and following through; finding and working effectively 

with a publisher; the review process; creating a 

schedule for writing; integrating teaching and practical 

experience with writing; working with colleagues; testing 

out ideas; developing a working draft; revising the draft; 

completing a project; and future revisions. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 




Antidepressant Medications and Youth: 

An Examination of Efficacy, Side Effects and Suicidality 


Room 313A 

John Sommers-Flanagan, University of Montana, 

Missoula, MT 

Despite a decade-old, swirling controversy over the efficacy 

and side effects of antidepressant medications for 

youth, including the introduction of black-box labels that 

warn of potential increased suicidality, millions of Ameri- 

can children and adolescents continue to be prescribed 

antidepressant medications. Consequently, it is crucial for 

counselors to be informed about antidepressant efficacy, 

side effects and potential for increasing suicidality, as well 

as race and gender issues. This presentation provides 

participants with clear information about the risks and 

benefits of antidepressant medications (as compared to 

counseling). The assessment, monitoring and intervention 

roles of professional counselors will be emphasized. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 



Relationships in the Counselor’s Life: Personal and 

Professional Interactions 


Room 314 

Jeffrey A. Kottler, California State University, Fullerton, 

Fullerton, CA; Gerald Monk 

Relationships form the basis for much of what counselors 

do. The effectiveness of any intervention or technique 

depends on the quality of relationships that counselors 

have been able to develop and maintain. Also critical are 

ways that these experiences are metabolized. This experiential 

session gives participants the opportunities to explore 

the most challenging—and meaningful—aspects of 

their personal and professional lives, making connections 

between these domains. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 



Legislative and Community Advocacy: 

Giving Professional Counseling a Voice 


Loretta Bradley, Texas Tech Counselor Education Program, 

Lubbock, TX; Jan Friese, Bret Hendricks, Charles Crews, 

Mary B. Ballard, Rachelle McGonagill 

This program will address the importance of advocacy for 

all counselors. Professional issues related to counselor 

identity will be discussed and strategies will be presented 

to facilitate legislative advocacy and leadership from 

professional counselors. Specific areas will be discussed, 

so that meaningful communication is presented to communities 

and legislators. Current legislative issues regarding 

couples, marriage, and family counseling will also be discussed. 

Handouts will be provided and group discussion 

will be encouraged. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 




AMCD Town Hall Meeting: Special Interest Groups 

Collaborate on Issues of Multicultural Importance 


Janet I. Wind Walker Jones, Native-American Interest 


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Group, Center for Health & Whole Healing, Eglin AFB, FL; 

Bryan S. K. Kim, Maritza I. Gallardo-Cooper, Beatrice 

Antly Tatem 

This program provides a forum to share concerns and give 

voice to ideas in shaping a unified agenda for AMCD. 

Mentoring, advocacy and ethnic cultural competency, 

the operationalization of multicultural counseling competencies 

and other initiatives will be addressed. Attendees 

will offer input, then break into discussion groups and 

develop recommendations to give the strategic planning 

committee and the governing council of AMCD for the upcoming 

Strategic Plan revision. This program is designed 

for participant input, and will not have handouts. The 

focus is on identifying collaborative ways to work across 

cultures, and to address specific needs of the African-, 

Asian-, Latino-, Native- and Euro-American communities 

within AMCD. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 



Maintaining Counselor Wellness—Lessons from 

the ACA Taskforce on Counselor Wellness and 

Impairment 


Gerard Lawson, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Counselor 

Wellness Task Force 

Witmer and Young posited that “well counselors are more 

likely to produce well clients” (1996, p. 151). Both counselors 

and clients are better served when counselors knows 

how to manage the challenges of their work and maintain 

their wellness. The Task Force on Counselor Wellness and 

Impairment presents its research, which illuminates the 

challenges to counselor wellness, and gives participants 

specific strategies for monitoring and maintaining wellness. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 



Cultural Competency and Creative Interventions 

with Traumatized Children 


Room 318 

Mercedes B. ter Maat, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. 

Lauderdale, FL; Cathy A. Malchiodi 

Creative arts therapies and expressive therapies provide 

the foundation for a variety of useful techniques often used 

by counselors with traumatized children. While counselors 

cannot possibly become prepared in every aspect of 

creative interventions, this presentation will address areas 

with which counselors should become familiar before 

embarking on their application in trauma work, with an 

emphasis on culturally sensitive practice. 


10:30 am–12:00 pm 





Screening and Treating PTSD with Military Members 


Room 323B 

Steven Keihl, California National Guard, Sacramento, CA 

“Support our troops” is a catchy phrase; follow-through is 

more complicated. This presentation will discuss both the 

myths and realities of PTSD with specific emphasis on 

combat-related PTSD. The presentation will also address 

the unique variables of the military culture and discuss 

methods of treatment that work in this setting. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 



CACREP Standards Revision 2009: A Sneak Preview 

of the Final Proposal 


Carol L. Bobby, CACREP, Alexandria, VA; Members of the 

CACREP Standards Revision Committee 

Members of the CACREP Standards Revision Committee 

will provide an overview of how the 2009 CACREP 

program accreditation standards were developed. Key 

changes from the 2001 to the 2009 standards will be identified 

and potential challenges for program implementation 

discussed. Counselors’ willingness to include new standards 

for emergency preparedness training and trauma response 

will also be examined. This program is the last opportunity 

for public discussion prior to the CACREP board’s adoption 

of the 2009 standards. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 




Advanced Group Skills—Keeping Members Engaged 

Using Theories and Creative Techniques While 



Room 325 

Ed E. Jacobs, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV; 

Chris Schimmel, Tori J. Stone 

This workshop will offer the experienced group leader different 

ways to involve the members when working with an 

individual in a group setting. The workshop will consist 

mostly of showing numerous creative ways to engage 

members while taking the working member deeper. We 

will show how to use counseling theories in many ways. 

We promise that participants will take away at least five 

new ideas that they can use in their next group.

10:30 am–12:00 pm 





Empowering Students to Become the Career 

Architects of Their Futures 


Room 324 

John W. Stine, San Diego MEPS, San Diego, CA 

This interactive presentation will focus on an integrated 

best business practice for working with counselors, teachers 

and students. The ASVAB career exploration program has 

enabled Yuma Union High School District to seamlessly 

integrate the CEP into the school’s curriculum. This presentation 

will highlight specific win-win strategies and how 

more 2,300 students identified their career goals this past 

school year. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 




Counseling Ethics: Challenges and Case Examples 

from the World of Deaf-Blindness 


Room 323C 

Christine A. Reid, Virginia Commonwealth University, 

Richmond, VA; Suzanne V. Ressa 

Although the number of people living with hearing and 

vision impairments grows daily, few counselors have considered 

ethical dilemmas related to such clients. Unique 

needs of this population can result in unanticipated ethical 

problems. Session participants will build on their ethical 

decisionmaking knowledge and experience to problemsolve 

ethical scenarios with this emerging new population. 

Resources and results of research with service providers 

who have extensive experience in deaf-blindness will 

be provided. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 




Cultural Implications for Assessing Child-Parent 

Attachment Styles: The Use of Filial Therapy as a 

Therapeutic Intervention 


Room 323A 

Erin Martin, Louisiana State University Health Sciences 

Center, New Orleans, LA; Kristy A. Brumfield, Sindy R. 

Crowe, Hope Bell 

This workshop will present research based upon the study 

of attachment disorders and the development of the parent-child 

relationship. Participants will learn how to assess 

and measure both the parent’s (adult’s) attachment style 

and the child’s attachment style (to the parent). A review of 

filial therapy will be demonstrated. The results of two filial 

therapy programs will also be studied to gain and assess 

cultural implications. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 



Why Winning Women Choose Losers: A Review of 

the Motivations for Poor Relationship Selection and 

Steps to Avoid Them 


John V. Farrar, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 

Everyone knows one or is one. The phenomena of capable 

girls and women choosing needy and dysfunctional men is 

ubiquitous in our society. Females who are well-educated, 

successfully employed and clearly attractive mysteriously 

compromise their lives and mortgage their futures by 

choosing badly. This research-based presentation will 

share the feedback of over 300 respondents regarding the 

reasons for their choices and provide preventative steps to 

result in healthier relationships. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 



Courage and Hope as Factors for Client Change: 

Important Cultural Implications and Considerations 


Room 317B 

Mark T. Blagen, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA; 

Julia Ruey-Ju Yang 

Participants will be encouraged to think deeply about the 

constructs of courage and hope in facilitating client change. 

Participants will be asked to role-play various cultural 

scenarios to highlight how cultural influences the discovery 

and use of courage and hope in the counseling process. 

Participants will also be asked to consider cultural influences 

such as power differentials, disability, acculturation 

process and cultural genocide influence in the use of 

developing courage and hope in clients. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 




Challenging All Counselors to Promote the Dignity 

and Development of Persons with Disabilities: 

Counselors in Hawaii Speak Out 


Brenda Y. Cartwright, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 

Honolulu, HI; Sandy C. Fonseca, Mimi S. Matsumori, 

Brian K. Kajiyama, Pina S. Lemusu 

The number of persons with disabilities has greatly increased 

in the United States over the past several decades. Despite 

the rising numbers, many counselors are ill-prepared to effectively 

work with persons with disabilities. This program 

is designed to increase counselors’ understanding of ways 


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in which they can effectively promote the dignity and development 

of persons with disabilities as school/university, 

career, community, marriage and family, mental health 

and private practice counselors. Audience participation is 

encouraged. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 




Bibliotherapy Practices: Contextualizing Latino/a 

Children’s Acculturation Experiences 


Laura J. Alarcon, San Francisco State University, 

San Francisco State, CA; Adelaida Santana Pellicier 

The practice of bibliotherapy with children has been 

defined as the use of children’s literature to explore 

children’s emotions and perceptions, as well as to provide 

a medium to resolve conflicting issues such as grief, bullying 

and self-esteem. This presentation is designed to provide 

counselors with increased knowledge of bibliotherapy 

practices and theories. The presenters will share with the 

audience bibliotherapy practices with Latino/a children 

while identifying key issues of acculturation for this growing 

population. The presentation will provide a forum for 

counselors to discuss the implementation of bibliotherapy 

with their clients or students. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 




What We Must Do and Why We Can’t Wait: Practical 

Strategies to Transform the Counseling Profession 


Patricia Arredondo, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 

WI; Derald Wing Sue, Judy A. Daniels, Thomas Parham, 

Michael J. D’Andrea, Beverly J. O’Bryant, Allen E. Ivey, 

Mary Bradford Ivey 

The counseling profession is undergoing major changes. 

Many of these changes are fostered by multicultural-social 

justice counseling advocates who have worked tirelessly 

over the past two decades to foster a transformation in 

our field. Collectively, these changes have resulted 

in new approaches to counselor education, counseling 

practices and research strategies. In this program, several 

nationally respected pioneers in the multicultural-social 

justice counseling movement discuss the various advocacy 

and organizational development strategies they have 

helped to implement to stimulate transformative changes 

in the profession. Comments and questions from the 

audience are encouraged. 


10:30 am–12:00 pm 



Multicultural Couneling Academy 


Counseling International Students in the United States 


Hemla Singaravelu, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO; 

Mark Pope 

This session is designed to introduce counselors who wish 

to work with international students in U.S. colleges and 

universities to the unique issues that are involved in such 

work. Issues that will be addressed include adapting to an 

unfamiliar culture and educational system, family expectations, 

isolation and adjustment, U.S. legal system bureaucracy, 

career decision and management, sexual orientation, 

disability, financial obligations, and returning home. 

The specific needs of students from eastern and southern 

Asia, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, 

New Zealand and the former USSR nations will also be 

discussed. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 



Competency-based Counselor Education: Integrating 

Treatment Planning, Assessment and Documentation 

Skills into the Curriculum 


Room 319B 

Diane Gehart, California State University, Northridge, 

Northridge, CA 

Moving towards measuring student learning outcomes 

and counselor competencies can be challenging. In this 

workshop, educators, supervisors and trainers will learn a 

well-developed training model for teaching assessment, 

treatment planning and documentation skills in traditionally 

academic courses. Participants will also learn how to 

use scoring rubrics and develop low-maintenance data 

collection strategies. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 

LGBT Academy 



Ready for Action: Using the Community Readiness 

Research Model to Guide Services for LGBT Elders 


Room 319A 

Laurie A. Carlson, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 

CO; Kelly S. Harper 

By the year 2030, approximately 4 million LGBT elders 

will be entering health care and assisted living facilities. 

The oppression these seniors are apt to experience will 

likely lead them to seek services from counselors and other 

mental health professionals. It is critical that mental health 

professionals clearly understand the nature of the challenges

facing this population. This session is designed to move 

beyond awareness and guide participants in the implementation 

of the community readiness research model. 

The session will utilize large group discussion, small group 

activities, video media and short didactic presentations to 

deliver information and guide participants through active 

planning based upon the information learned. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 



A Narrative Approach to Career Counseling: 

Applications to the Interpretation of the MBTI and SII 


Room 304B 

Varunee Sangganjanavanich, Career Services, University 

of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO; Amy Milkavich 

A potential challenge faced by counselors in the interpretation 

of the MBTI and SII arises when helping clients to 

construct meaning out of their results within the context of 

their life experiences. Narrative counseling empowers 

clients by allowing them to share about their career development 

and to construct future career options. Additionally, 

narrative techniques encourage and embrace diverse world 

views. Such multicultural perspectives add depth to the 

interpretation of the MBTI and SII, and create personalized 

meaning in the career counseling process. The postmodern 

narrative approach compliments the more traditional trait 

and type theories on which the MBTI and SII are based. 

Strategies and recommendations will be discussed. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 







Elizabeth Foster Heckman, University of Hawaii at 

Manoa, Honolulu, HI 

We will present the mentoring component of an innovative 

and sustainable teaching methods and strategies to ensure 

students with disabilities receive a quality higher education 

program designed to assist postsecondary faculty to better 

reach and teach their students with disabilities. Special 

emphasis on the role of counselor-advocates will be discussed. 

Student perspectives on mentoring will be shared. 

Central themes of survey results from the UH 

system and Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities will be 

examined. The importance of reciprocal aspects of mentoring 

relationships will be explored. Discussion forum topics 

will be presented to the audience in an interactive format. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 




Self-Injury, Sexuality and Spirituality Among 

College-Aged Females 


Room 309 

Joyce Wagner, Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY; 

Mark Rehfuss 

This presentation summarizes research examining young 

women’s self-injurious behaviors, sexuality maturity and 

spiritual development. Recent findings within the field of 

self-injury are explored, along with pertinent assessment 

and intervention information for those working with this 

population. Female sexuality and spiritual development 

are also examined, to demonstrate in particular, the moderating 

affects each may have on self-injurious behaviors. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 




The Schoolwide Cultural Competence Observation 

Checklist for Professional School Counselors: 



Room 305B 

Judith A. Nelson, Sam Houston State University, 

Huntsville, TX 

Learn to use the Schoolwide Cultural Competence 

Observation Checklist, an instrument designed for 

professional school counselors to asses the overall cultural 

competence of school settings. Take away ideas on the 

usefulness of this assessment tool in your strategic planning 

for equity for all students and in developing your 

comprehensive guidance program. Join in a lively discussion 

of the impact of school-wide cultural competence on 

students and their achievement. 

10:30 am–12:00 pm 


Starving to Be Thin: The Dangerous World of 

Internet Pro-Ana, Thinspiration Web Sites 


Jennifer R. Curry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 

LA; Heather Smith 

As technology continues to develop, new challenges 

emerge for counselors to consider in designing client 

interventions. One issue of relevance in working with 

anorexic clients is problematic Internet thinspiration 

websites that promote and foster anorexia. This session is 

designed to be interactive and will give practitioners concrete 

strategies for working with clients engaged in communication 

through thinspiration sites. 


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10:30 am–11:30 am 

ASGW Past Presidents, Fellows, Branch Presidents 

and Graduate Student Brunch 


10:30 am–11:30 am 

ACA Awards Committee Meeting 


10:30 am–11:30 am 

ACA Human Rights Committee Meeting 


10:30 am–11:30 am 

ACA Interprofessional Committee 


10:30 am–12:00 pm 

ACA Public Awareness and Support Committee 

Meeting 


10:30 am–12:30 pm 

ACA North Atlantic Region Business Meeting 


10:30 pm–12:30 pm 

ACA Western Region Business Meeting 


10:30 am–5:00 pm 

ACA Ethics Committee Meeting 

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10:30 am–12:00 noon 

Nyrell Pattel 


An Exploration of the Distortion of Aboriginal Self— 

Who Am I? 

This presentation will explore the depth of distortion created 

in Aboriginal people’s lives through the impact of cultural 

genocide and enculturation. 

The current level of substance abuse, violence and 

sexual abuse, which is at an overwhelming proportion in 

Aboriginal communities, are understood to be the negative 

effect of colonisation and long-term oppression. This has 

given rise to transgenerational trauma within the Aboriginal 

self. 

However, transgenerational trauma has created the 

“toxic parent,” which in turn has lead to “early maladaptive 

schemas” within the child. On becoming these children 

adults, become toxic parents themselves; it would require 

intensive therapeutic intervention to break this cycle of 

abuse. 

11:00 am–5:00 pm 






year is the traditional interviewing program, but other presentations 

and opportunities to consult with career advisors 

abound. 






New this year! Private consultations for private practice, 



Graduate Student Center 




the chance to meet one on one with distinguished counselor 



Student ID required.





state policy issues affecting the profession. The ACA Web 

site is at your fingertips via a walk-up display with computer 

workstation. Check your e-mail at the Cyber Center 

without having to leave the action! 

ACA Bookstore 

Visit the ACA Bookstore in the Exposition Hall to see the impressive 

line of ACA publications, videos, DVDs, homestudies 

and LogoLine merchandise from the premier 


leading authors at scheduled book signings and meet with the 

director of publications to discuss your manuscript ideas. The 

ACA Bookstore will be open during all exposition hours. 


11:00 am–12:00 pm 

AADA Adultspan Journal Editorial Board Meeting 

Hilton, Tiare 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 

Rocky Mountain ACES, Southern ACES, North 

Atlantic ACES, North Central ACES, Western ACES 


11:00 am–12:00 pm 

ASERVIC Town Hall Meeting 


11:00 am–12:00 pm 

ACA Graduate Student Task Force 


11:00 am–12:00 pm 

ACA Task Force on Bibliometrics 


11:00 am–12:00 pm 

ACA Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affair 


11:00 am–12:30 pm 

Chi Sigma Iota Chapter Development 



11:00 am–12:30 pm 

Chi Sigma Iota Regonial Chapter Facilitators 



11:00 am–1:00 pm 

ARCA Brunch and Business Meeting 

Hilton, Kahili 1 & 2 


11:00 am–11:30 am 



Wellness in the Counseling Profession 



Chelsie Rauh, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID; Nikki 

Freeburg, Ann McCaughan, Erin Binkley, Nicole Hill 

This presentation will provide information on professional 

counselor wellness in one specific northwestern state. The 

researchers promote the belief that wellness, while requiring 

balance, will unequivocally spike in the six different 

wellness areas based on region and environment. Presentation 

will include statistical results from the administration 

of the perceived wellness survey (PWS) to counselors at a 

state level conference. 

11:00 am–11:30 am 



Involvement in CSI and Professional Identity 



Kristopher M. Goodrich, Syracuse University, Syracuse, 

NY, Melissa Luke 

As the academic and professional honor society, Chi 

Sigma Iota promotes advocacy, leadership and professional 

identity of counselors. This poster reports results of 

a literature review on the relationship between counselorsin-training’s 

involvement in Chi Sigma Iota and their 

subsequent professional identity. The methodology of an 

ongoing study examining participants’ experience of Chi 

Sigma Iota leadership as master’s students and its impact 

on their identity as professional counselors and its emergent 

themes will be presented. 


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11:00 am–11:30 am 


CD-ROM Development and Effectiveness 

Appraisal: Teaching Group Facilitation Skills through 

Technology 



Duane A. Halbur, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, 

MN; Kimberly Vess Halbur 

This poster will (1) show the effectiveness of utilizing an 

interactive CD-ROM in the development of group skills 

(2) offer a rationale for utilizing interactive technology in 

counselor training and, (3) disseminate a sample CD-ROM 

that educators and students may use to teach and learn 

about group skills. 

11:00 am–11:30 am 


The Impact of Hurricanes on Students’ Academic 

Scores: Research Results on FCAT Scores after the 

2004 Hurricanes 



Jennifer N. Baggerly, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 

Natural disasters have deleterious effects on children. Research 

has revealed negative impacts on children’s mental 

health and behavior. Yet what is the impact of natural disasters 

on students’ academic scores? There is no published 

research to answer this question. However, the results of 

this research study will do so. School counselors need to 

respond accordingly. Implications for school counselors 


11:00 am–11:30 am 


Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Impact of Event 

Scale: Trauma Related to School Bullying 



JoLynn V. Carney, The Pennsylvania State University, 

University Park, PA, William Sterner 

Attendees concerned with bullying and its impact of 

people will gain an understanding of how the impact of 

event scale (IES) was used to assess trauma in middle 

school students. IES psychometrics were evaluated through 

confirmatory factor analysis to test the proposed two-factor 

model of intrusion and avoidance. 


11:00 am–11:30 am 


Exploring Demographic and Employment 

Characteristics of Employees with Self-reported 

Gambling Problems 



Margaret K. Glenn, West Virginia University, 

Morgantown, WV 

This study investigates the vocational patterns and 

demographics of employed individuals seeking help 

for gambling-related problems. It utilizes Chi-squared 

Automatic Interaction (CHAID) Technique analysis to 

assess 1,072 working-age individuals with gambling-related 

problems. Discussion centers on the use of the information 

for development of employer-based prevention 

and intervention efforts. 

11:00 am–11:30 am 


The Art of Phototherapy: Implications for Counselors 



Kristen M. Sockriter, University of Central Florida, 

Orlando, FL; Catherine Garcia 

Cameras are commonly integrated into various electronic 

devices. Therefore, phototherapy is a viable alternative to 

using other expressive art techniques. Common techniques 

of phototherapy, which represent the client/camera relationship, 

are described. In addition, ethical issues and 

implications of using phototherapy to address body-image 

issues of adolescents is discussed. 

11:00 am–11:30 am 


Gender Typicality and Atypicality: A Qualitative 

Study of Gender Identity, Gender Expression and 

Sexual Orientation 



Carol M. Doyle, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR; 

Margaret Eichler 

Gender roles and sexuality expectations within U.S. 

culture are proscribed and learned about at an early age. 

Violation of these roles and/or expectations often results in 

discrimination and harassment. Despite these obstacles, 

many persons in our society choose to live their lives not 

conforming to specific gender roles. This study describes 

the life experiences of gender typical and atypical individuals 

to allow a richer understanding of the varied expressions 

of gender and sexual orientation within our culture.

11:00 am–11:30 am 


Examining the Gender Role Concept of 

Marianismo and Its Relation to Acculturation 

in Mexican-American College Women 



Cynthia Eileen Guzman, New Mexico State University, 

Las Cruces, NM 

Marianismo is a Latina gender role phenomenon that encompasses 

self-sacrifice, passivity, caretaking, duty, honor, 

sexual morality and motherhood. An underinvestigation 

of gender role socialization in literature has produced 

far-reaching consequences for the mental health of Latinas. 

This presentation of our study attempts to augment the 

body of knowledge that elucidates the experiences of 

Latinas. Marianismo and its relationship to acculturation 

are examined in a sample of Mexican-American college 

women enrolled in colleges in the Southwest borderlands. 

11:00 am–11:30 am 


Academic Anxieties: Role of School Counselors 



Sachin Jain, University of Idaho, Coeur d’ Alene, ID 

The researchers investigated the relationship of metacognitive 

strategies, self-efficacy and resource management 

strategies with mathematics and test anxiety. Hierarchical 

regression analysis on the data from 232 8th-grade 

students showed (1) best predictors of students’ test anxiety 

were students’ scores on elaboration and self-efficacy and 

(2) best predictors of students’ mathematics anxiety were 

students’ scores on self-efficacy, rehearsal, elaboration and 

effort regulation. An explanation of strategies helpful in reducing 

students’ test and mathematics anxiety is included. 

11:00 am–11:30 am 


Thinking outside the Box: Getting Creative in Group 



Kimberly N. Watts, University of the Incarnate Word, 

San Antonio, TX; Sarah A. Ratliff 

Since humans first used drums and paints to tell their communal 

stories, we have utilized the creative arts to alter 

mood, create or maintain a sense of group unity, worship 

the divine and celebrate fellowship, and express the full 

array of human thoughts and feelings. This expression 

of the conscious and subconscious, the known light and 

unknown darkness, empowers group members who are 

less able to express themselves verbally and bridges 

multicultural differences. 

11:00 am–11:30 am 


An Ethics Audit: Tools and Tips to Maintain Ethical 

Practice in Counseling 



Michael M. Kocet, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, 

MA; Mary A. Hermann 

This session will provide participants with an ethics 

audit—a useful checklist designed to promote ethical reflection 

and sensitivity in counseling practice. Counselors 

need to be mindful of ways to maintain ethical practice 

that promotes client/student welfare and avoids malpractice. 

The ethics audit is a tool based on the core ethical 

principles, as well as ethical standards of ACA Code of 

Ethics (2005). Some of the issues addressed in the ethics 

audit include: informed consent, confidentiality/records, 

technology communication (i.e., e-mail, online counseling) 

and cultural and diversity considerations. This ethics presentation 

will provide hands-on information useful to counselors 

in most professional settings. 

11:00 am–11:30 am 


Doctoral Research Training of Counselor 

Education Faculty 



Jane E. Atieno Okech, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 

A survey about doctoral research training was given to 167 

counselor-educators teaching in programs accredited by the 

Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education 

Programs (CACREP). Respondents gave opinions about 

the quality and quantity of research course work, as well as 

suggestions on how to enhance research training in counselor 

education programs. Differences in amount, type and 

attitudes towards research were found according to programs 

that educators graduated from and year of graduation. 

11:00 am–11:30 am 


Contemporary Materials Used to Teach 

Career Development 



Debra Preston Russ, University of Alaska-Anchorage, 

Anchorage, AK 

Traditionally, textbooks have been used to teach career 

courses in higher education and past research studies have 

been successful in producing lists of such texts. A recent 

study has found that textbooks are just one tool used to 

teach career courses in today’s counselor education programs. 

Participants of this session will receive a handout 

of the study information including a list of contemporary 

teaching materials. 


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College Students and the Study-abroad Experience: 

Mental Health Implications for College Counselors 



Charles V. Lindsey, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 

Oshkosh, WI 

As mental health challenges on U.S. campuses continue to 

rise, the role of the college counselor becomes increasingly 

complex. Students with mental health issues who wish to 

study abroad pose a particular challenge to counseling professionals, 

and proper preparation and collaboration are 

paramount for a successful experience in such instances. Attendees 

will learn a best-practice protocol, and will receive 

resources and tools for addressing issues surrounding mental 

health and study abroad on their campuses. 

11:00 am–11:30 am 


Participatory Action Research Evaluation of a 

Collaborative Child and Family Domestic Violence 

Intervention 



Paula McWhirter, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 

This session will present outcome data lending support for 

a five-week group therapy intervention designed for children 

ages 6–12 who have witnessed domestic violence. 

The intervention is designed to address the specific needs 

of children and their mothers who present for services at 

domestic violence housing shelters, mental health hospitals 

and clinics, reporting previous domestic violence. This 

research paper/poster describes individual program components 

for the women, for the children and for the family, 

and then explains the program’s implementation and 

evaluation results. 

11:00 am–11:30 am 


Traversing Career Development and Multiculturalism 

among 8th–12th Grade Students 



David Olguin, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 

NM; Jeanmarie Keim 

This grant-funded project from the field examined school 

compliance with a legislative mandate for postsecondary 

transition career planning for students in grades 8–12th. 

This ASCA-based model emphasizes the establishment of a 

collaborative team consisting of students, parents, school 

officials and community/business partners so that students 

are provided with the needed resources (internal and external) 

to meet their postsecondary transition goals. Services 

once provided to students enrolled in special education 

are now being offered to students in regular education 


classes. Recipients will receive an ASCA-based model for 

delivering career development services to every student in 

grades 8–12th. Lower grades can also be targeted. 

11:00 am–11:30 am 


A Constant Comparative Method of Obsessive 

Cycles in Women with Eating Disorders 



Jeremy J. Berry, Central Plains Center MHMR, Plainview, 

TX; Perry Collins, Cassie Collins 

A phenomenological approach to the affects of obsessive 

cycles on woman with eating disorders. Research was done 

using a constant comparative method to provide understanding 

of the daily lived experiences of these woman. 

Such an understanding could have an emancipating effect 

on how women with eating disorders are viewed. Also, 

better insight would lead to more contextually sensitive 

treatment approaches in counseling. 

11:00 am–11:30 am 



Geriatric Psychiatric Issue or Substance Abuse Issue? 



Colleen A. Etzbach, Emporia State University, Emporia, 

KS; Sherry Almquist, Wendy K. Killam 

The baby boomers are aging and thus their living arrangements 

need to be evaluated, especially as they display 

signs of presenting mental health issues, behavioral disorders 

and cognitive decline. When individuals are being 

admitted to long-term residential facilities, it is imperative 

to evaluate whether various behaviors are the result of 

substance abuse/dependence, psychiatric issues and/or 

medical issues. Results of research conducted with various 

long-term residential facilities and assisted living programs 

regarding the types of evaluations conducted when admitting 

residents to the various facilities will be presented, as 

well as types of treatment utilized. 

11:00 am–11:30 am 



Experiential Group Techniques to Teach Leadership 

and Mentoring to High School Students 



Amy Nitza, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort 

Wayne, IN; Arthur Horne, Janice DeLucia-Waack 

An experiential ten hour group was added to an already 

effective training leadership training program for high 

school students. In addition to a three day leadership 

training, a treatment group also received ten hours of a 

psychoeducational group experience focused on self-esteem, 

communication skills, and relationships. Differences

etween the treatment condition and the already established 

training program were examined, using participant, 

self and observer ratings. Leadership skills and theoretical 

approach and attention were also examined. 

11:00 am–11:30 am 



Best Practices in Assessment and Evaluation of Deaf 

and Hard of Hearing Consumers 



Shawn Saladin, The University of Texas Pan American, 

Edinburg, TX; Sandra Hansmann 

Increasingly, rehabilitation and educational and employment 

settings require standardized assessments for screening, eligibility 

and placement. Deaf and hard of hearing consumers 

often do not perform well on measures used in these settings. 

Difficulties include deficits in literacy, knowledge, social 

behaviors compounded by test construction and bias. 

Accommodations are challenging, but options exist. 

11:00 am–11:30 am 



Using Music and Art in Couples Therapy: Techniques 

for Family Counselors 



Gordon Jones, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 

This program will present the use of art and music in couples, 

marriage, and family counseling. Descriptions of techniques 

will be displayed for participants. Techniques will be 

presented so that participants may utilize creative arts techniques 

in their practice. Handouts will be provided. 

11:00 am–11:30 am 



Working Ahead: NECA’s Global Career Development 

Facilitator (GCDF) Instructor Training 



Kay Brawley, National Employment Counseling 

Association, Ponce Inlet, FL; Michael Lazarchick 

NECA developed a new version of Working Ahead 

GCDF curriculum with the latest public policy information 

for instructor training. The curriculum 13 workforce 

development competency skills needed to operate a highperformance, 

customer-focused career center. The unique 

public policy competency links with the new community 

capacity-building component of the International CDF 

competencies with application to youth and adults. The 

theory-based curriculum focuses on Workforce Investment 

Act policies, assessment, internet use, ethical issues, NECA 

Registry and eligibility for CCE certification. 

11:00 am–12:00 pm 







Bernadine Craft, BOCES, Rock Springs, WY 

Yoga is for everyone regardless of age or physical condition. 

As a featured program of the C-AHEAD Wellness Center, 

this program will experientially introduce participants to the 

basic principles of hatha yoga that can easily be incorporated 

into everyday life, thereby reducing stress and enhancing 

wellness. Participants will experience a variety of breathing 

and relaxation techniques, stretching and limbering exercises, 

as well as some basic yoga postures, all of which have 

been designed to develop flexibility and promote physical 

and mental health. Come dressed comfortably and prepare 

to join with others in having fun while decreasing stress. 

11:30 am–12:00 pm 


LGBT Academy 



Lesbian Couples: Stressors and Resilience at the 

Three- to Four-Year Relational Milestone 


Colleen M. Connolly, Texas State University-San Marcos, 

San Marcos, TX 

This qualitative study highlights the stories of nine lesbian 

women who experienced a significant relational stressor at 

three to four years. Some women had one relationship that 

had a significant stressor at that stage; other women report 

disruption of three to four relationships at the three- to fouryear 

mark. This research uncovers a description of the multitude 

of stressors and describes the processes of resilience as 

each woman rebounded and re-engaged in relationships. 

11:30 am–12:30 pm 





Please see Ancillary listing for more information 

60-Minute Program, Hilton Hawaiian Village–Lehua Room 

Michael Garrett, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; 

Rita Chung, Burt Bertram 

The Association for Specialists in Group Work nominates its 

most prominent members to fellow status in recognition of 

their contributions to group work and ASGW. During this session, 

newly elected fellows will describe their experiences as 

group workers and their insights and observations regarding 

the evolving issues in group work. In addition, they will offer 

their recommendations for the continued development of 

group work. The session will feature interaction with the 

newly elected Fellows. All are welcome to attend. 


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11:30 am–12:30 pm 

ASERVIC Past Presidents Meeting 


11:30 am–12:30 pm 


Hilton, Lehua 

12:00 pm–2:00 pm 

ACES Luncheon 


12:00 pm–2:00 pm 

AMCD Luncheon 


12:30 pm–2:00 pm 

ASGW Fellows Committee Meeting 

Hilton, Lehua 

12:30 pm–2:00 pm 

Chi Sigma Iota Fellows Mentoring 



12:30 pm–2:30 pm 

ACA Midwest Region Business Meeting 


1:00 pm–2:00 pm 

IAAOC Editorial Board Meeting 


1:00 pm–2:30 pm 

ACCA Journal Meeting 


1:30 pm–2:30 pm 

ACES 2008–2009 Executive Council Meeting 


2:00 pm–4:30 pm 

ACA Southern Region Business Meeting 


2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACES College Student Affairs Interest Network 



2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACES Mental Health Interest Network 


2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACES Advocacy Interest Network 


2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACES Doctoral Programs Interest Network 


2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACES Career Development Commission 


2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACES Technology Interest Network 


2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACES Rural Counseling Interest Network 


2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ARCA Creating a Student Organization 

and Student Task Force 


2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ASERVIC State Presidents Meeting 

Hilton, Hibiscus 1 & 2 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACA Past President’s Social 

Hilton, Presidential Suite 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACA Council of Journal Editors Meeting 


UPDATES 





near the ACA Registration area.


2:00 pm–2:30 pm 



Warming Up to Finals: A Pinch of Prevention 

and a Spoonful of Wellness Help Make a Great Cup 

of Cocoa 



C. J. Priddy, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, 

KY; Aaron Kindsvatter, Jill Duba Onedera, Gretchen Light, 

Tammy Shaffer 

The Omega Kappa Upsilon Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota at 

Western Kentucky University developed a project to reach 

out to college students and inform them about counseling. 

With “Warming Up to Finals,” counseling students took 

the time to attend to college students’ needs during the 

most stressful time of the semester—finals. Counseling 

students served hot chocolate along with information 

about counseling services on campus and information on 

steps for achieving wellness. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 



Pass it On: Sharing Our Pride and Professional 

Identity 



Holly Seirup, Hofstra University, Hampstead, NY; 

Genevieve Weber, Laurie Johnson 

Sharing our pride and professional identity as counselors is 

an act of advocacy that needs to begin in graduate school. 

Hofstra University launched an initiative where members of 

Chi Sigma Iota present a program on various aspects of counseling 

to undergraduate students who serve as resident assistants. 

This opportunity allows for counselors-in-training to 

advocate for the profession by sharing who we are and what 

we do—a tradition we hope they carry into their careers. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Reducing the Overrepresentation of African American 

Youth in Juvenile Justice System: An Advocacy 

Model for School Counselors 



Fortune Shaw, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 

It is broadly recognized that minority youths are overrepresented 

in juvenile justice system. The presentation will 

provide attendees with information about the general 

process/procedure of juvenile justice system as well as the 

racial inequity and injustice in the process. A conceptual 

advocacy model aiming at reducing racial disparities in 

juvenile justice system will be provided. Discussion and 

implications will also be discussed. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Marital Conflict Tactics and Spousal Depressive 

Symptoms: An Examination of Interaction 

Effects Over Time 



Tina D. Du Rocher Schudlich, Western Washington 

University, Bellingham, WA 

This research clarifies the specific ways that marital conflict 

and spousal dysphoria interrelate and change over time. 

Questions of interest to be addressed are: Can changes in 

dysphoria predict changes in marital conflict styles? What 

aspects of marital conflict are most predictive of changes 

in dysphoria? Are there gender differences in these links? 

Clinical implications and recommendations for counselors 


2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Psychosocial Adaptation Process of Hispanic Stroke 

Survivors: Empowerment Approach to Enhance the 

Quality of Life 

30-Minute Project/Research Poster Session Convention 


Jungeun Lee, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; 

Mansoo Ko 

Many stroke survivors have psychological trauma such 

as depression and lack of motivation as well as physical 

damage to the brain. However, little attention has been 

paid to the psychosocial experiences related to the functional 

recovery. From the holistic perspective, therefore, 

counseling/psychotherapy services need to be integrated 

with physical recovery trainings in terms of developing a 

complete rehabilitation program. This program will discuss 

results of a qualitative research study focused on psychosocial 

aspects of stroke recovery from the holistic perspective 

that cares for the quality of life of stroke survivors. 

Implications for counseling practice will be addressed. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Deconstructing the Prison Crucible: 

Counseling Incarcerated Women 



Vanessa Alleyne, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 

Women in prison have the unenviable distinction of being 

the fastest-growing population behind bars in recent years. 

National data suggest that as many as 80 percent enter 

with substance abuse and other mental health difficulties, 

yet fewer than half receive necessary counseling and treatment 

services. Prisons appear to be ill-prepared to address 

the unique, burgeoning concerns of women, providing a 


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strong basis for professional counseling intervention. The 

session will describe a unique collaboration between a 

community agency, correctional facility and graduate 

counseling faculty and students that provided muchneeded 

data, empirically driven counseling and referrals 

for this greatly underserved population. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Gender Biases Related to How Menstrual Cycles 

Affect Women’s Mental Health: How Does This 

Impact the Counseling Process? 



Crystal J. Easton, Arkansas State University, 

State University, AR 

Counselors are supposed to understand the cultural context 

of gender, and the nature of biases and prejudices. How 

much emphasis do counselors place on understanding 

gender biases in themselves and others? Three groups were 

compared: women answering about themselves, women 

answering about other women and men answering about 

women. Results showed women said they were less affected 

(e.g., less moody) than did other women or men, who thought 

women were negatively impacted by menstrual cycles. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Culturally Sensitive Counseling with Suicidal 

Clients: What Counselors Should Know to Complete 

a Comprehensive Assessment 



Mary L. Bartlett, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, 

AL; Chieko Koyama 

In completing a comprehensive suicide assessment, cultural 

factors specific to the client must be considered in 

order to effectively gauge foreseeability. Demographics, 

warning signs, a comparison of various cultural groups, 

how other countries define and view the act of suicide, 

and a description of assessment tools appropriate to those 

cultures will be presented. PowerPoint slides will be used, 

extensive handouts will be distributed and a collegiate 

discussion will be facilitated. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


A Comparative Psychobiography: Condoleezza Rice 

and Hillary Clinton 



Trey Fitch, University of Cincinnati, Batavia, OH; 

Jennifer L. Marshall 

The presenters will outline a psychobiography of two 

highly influential figures, Condoleezza Rice and Hillary 

Clinton. Adlerian and cognitive-behavioral theory will be 

highlighted in this analysis. The principles of psychobiog- 


raphy will be discussed, the application of two theories to 

the two life histories will be outlined, and participants will 

be shown how to apply psychobiography to counseling 

and educational settings. Discussion will be encouraged 

and handouts will be provided. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Influences of Social Support on Loneliness in 

Caregivers of Persons with Parkinson’s Disease 



Emily B. Fazio, University of Denver, Denver, CO; 

Susan L. Bennett 

As the population of aging adults in the United States increases, 

Parkinson’s disease has become a more commonly 

diagnosed neurodegenerative disorder, affecting the lives 

of many patients and their families. This medical and psychological 

trend continues to place responsibility on both 

medical and mental health professionals to address the 

treatment needs of this population. The overall goal of this 

study was to better understand effective ways of treating 

and addressing symptoms and consequences of loneliness. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


The Spirituality in Supervision Model: An Emerging 

Model from a Metasynthesis of the Research 



Joffrey S. Suprina, Argosy University-Atlanta, Atlanta, GA 

Discover how to effectively incorporate spirituality into 

counselor supervision as encouraged by the ACA and 

CACREP spiritual competency guidelines. The spirituality 

in supervision model was developed out of a metasynthesis 

of research literature on spirituality in social science 

supervision. It incorporates steps such as assessment, 

intervention and integration to help supervisors promote 

spiritual competence in developing counselors. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Gate-keeping Practices of Counselor Preparation 

Programs: A Survey of CACREP-accredited 

Counseling Programs 



Kristin Schaefer-Schiumo, Long Island University, C.W. 

Post Campus, Brookville, NY; Kim H. Rodriguez 

As counselor-educators and supervisors of counselor 

trainees in their clinical practicum experiences, the presenters 

have had the unfortunate opportunity to recommend 

remediation and/or dismissal of students who were 

unable to "provide competent professional services" (ACES, 

2003). As a result, we became interested in how the other 

counselor preparation programs dealt with students who 

presented with emotional, psychological and/or behavioral

issues during the course of their training. In 2006, questionnaires 

were sent to 198 CACREP-accredited counselor 

education programs, of which 51 provided useable data. 

The results of this survey will be presented, as well as 

implications for future practice and procedures. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Suicide Prevention Training for Resident Assistants: 

Results of the Northwest Training Model 



Jackie Kibler, Northwest Missouri State University, 

Maryville, MO; April Haberyan 

This presentation will discuss the results of a suicide prevention 

training session provided to resident assistants. 

The suicide prevention training uses the Northwest model 

and provides an overview of suicide prevention, intervention, 

and postvention strategies. Participants will leave the 

presentation with an understanding of the effectiveness of 

this training model with resident assistants. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


Self-injurious Behavior: Developing a Deepened 

Understanding for Clinical Practice 



Jennifer Jude Alamia, Community Counseling Associates, 

San Antonio, TX 

Despite growing research interest on self-injurious behaviors, 

many clinicians lack a clear understanding of the phenomenon 

and how to affectively intervene. A deepened 

understanding of clients who self-injure is warranted. 

This session will provide counselors with an overview of 

self-injurious behaviors, conceptualizations of those who 

self-injure, and foundational skills for working with this 

population. A framework for initial clinical assessment 

and treatment will also be discussed. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 



Generations in the Workplace 



Sharon G. Seesholtz, Department of Veterans Affairs, 


The presentation introduces the listener to each of the four 

generations and events that shaped their characteristics 

and work patterns. The presentation enables people at all 

levels to find perspective and provides viewers with solution 

and practical tools to break down barriers and work 

more effectively with members of all generations. Interactive. 

Handouts provided. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 



Assessing Wellness among an Adolescent 

Clinical Population 



Joshua C. Watson, Mississippi State University-Meridian, 

Meridian, MS 

Adolescence is a challenging time marked by many psychological, 

behavioral, emotional and cognitive changes. An 

estimated one in ten children suffers from a mental disorder 

severe enough to cause some level of impairment in normal 

mental, emotional or behavioral functioning. According to 

Hartwig and Myers (2003) there appears to be some efficacy 

in assuming a holistic wellness perspective when counseling 

adolescent clients. This presentation examines the 

results of a recent study conducted with a sample of adolescent 

mental health clients to better understand the 

psychosocial factors influencing their mental health and 

wellness. Participants will learn practical interventions to 

use that are consistent with a holistic wellness model. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 



Crisis in the Curriculum: Crisis Preparation, Experiences 

and Self-efficacy of New Professional Counselors 



Carrie Ashford Wachter, Purdue University; Casey Barrio 

Nearly all counselors encounter crisis situations for which 

they are called upon to provide initial assessment, referral, 

intervention and/or debriefing. Although many counselors 

report feeling under-prepared for client crisis, there is little 

research regarding professional counselors’ crisis-related 

preparation and field experiences. During this poster session, 

results of an original research project regarding the 

crisis preparation, field experiences and self-efficacy of 

new professional counselors will be presented, along with 

suggestions for how to increase crisis competence and 

crisis intervention skills. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 



Understanding Factors that Contribute to Body 

Image Dissatisfaction in South American Women 



Adriana Baratelli, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; 

Jaime L. Jasser 

The presentation focuses on the need for culturally specific 

models of research and intervention related to body image 

in subcultures of the Hispanic/Latino population. Review 

of the literature related to body image in South American 

women will be presented, including research findings 


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examining sociocultural factors influencing body image 

in Venezuelan women. The presentation concludes with 

implications for researchers and practitioners when 

working with this population. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 



Centers of Career Development Excellence 

Program Accreditation 



Deneen A. Pennington, National Career Development 

Association, Broken Arrow, OK 

NCDA is entering into a collaboration with the Workforce 

Development Professionals Network (WDPN) and the 

Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE) to promote 

and manage the Centers for Career Development Excellence 

Accreditation Program (CoE). This quality credentialing 

processes has become an increasing part of the global 

business and service-industry landscape. As more and 

more organizations seek a competitive edge to improve 

their ability to access customers and funding, they are 

turning to credentialing (certifications and accreditations) 

as a way of demonstrating adherence to quality standards 

and of improving organizational performance. 

2:00 pm–2:30 pm 


The Impact of Marriage on Depression and 

Anxiety With Adults Who Have Experienced Early Life 

Stress or Traumas 



Dixie Dawn Meyer, University of Missouri, Saint Louis, 

MO; Joseph “Chip” B. Cooper 

This presentation will review a study measuring the group 

differences in anxiety and depression scores for married 

and nonmarried individuals with early life stress (ELS). 

Specifically, this study found that married individuals with 

ELS had lower anxiety and depression scores compared to 

nonmarried individuals with ELS. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 



How to Get through Your Dissertation (and Graduate) 


Mark Pope, University of Missouri, Saint Louis, MO; 

Matthew Lemberger, Kevin Glavin, Joseph Pangelinan, 

Sara Garrow Ruebelt, Stacy Henning 

Almost all doctoral students complete their doctoral studies 

with the writing of a dissertation. They face many daunting 

situations as part of that process—academic, personal and 

political. Mark Pope is a past ACA president, professor 

and chair of the Division of Counseling and Family Therapy 


at the University of Missouri-Saint Louis and 

has guided many doctoral students through these murky 

dissertation waters. Doctoral students and recent graduates 

at various stages in their dissertation process (including 

completed) will present their insights into how to succeed 

in and survive this arcane process. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 



The Importance of the Journey: Acquiring Literacy 

for Cross-Cultural Counseling 


Room 316A 

Courtland C. Lee, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 

The objective of this program is to use the metaphor of the 

journey as the basis for acquiring cross-cultural competency. 

A professional counselor from the United States and 

one from Great Britain will detail the promise and pitfalls 

of journeying into each other’s counseling cultures. They 

will share with participants the lessons learned about 

cross-cultural counseling from their respective journeys. 

They will also share a model of cross-cultural counseling 

with concepts that have been developed out of experiences 

from their journeys. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 


20/20: A Vision for the Future of Counseling: 

Phase One Outcome and Directions for Phase Two 


Samuel T. Gladding, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, 

NC; David Kaplan, Barry Mascari, Marie Wakefield, 

Patricia Arredondo 

The ACA-AASCB Summit 20/20: A Vision for the Future of 

Counseling has brought together delegates from almost 30 

counseling organizations to address issues critical to the 

counseling profession. These issues include presenting 

ourselves as one profession; improving public perception; 

licensure portability; expanding and promoting our research 

base; and promoting client welfare and advocacy. 

These issues represent long-standing challenges that seek 

resolution. Come learn about what has happened and the 

anticipated next steps. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 


Using the ABCs of School Testing to Improve 

Assessment Practice 


Janet E. Wall, Sage Solutions, Rockville, MD; Kelly J. Duncan 

Counselors, counselor-educators, and assessment professionals 

will learn about new products produced by the Joint 

Committee on Testing Practices that can be used to train 

teachers, parents, administrators and other counselors. 

Materials and resources will be available for distribution 

and the audience will be asked to identify the best means

of distribution to the counseling community. The materials 

are based on the best practices in educational assessment. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 



Fostering Collaboration and Partnership on 

Behalf of the Multiracial Population 


Room 313B 

Kelley Romaine Kenney, Kutztown University, Kutztown, 

PA; Mark Kenney 

This program will discuss the partnerships and collaborative 

efforts taking place among ACA, the Association of 

Multiethnic Americans (AMEA) and MAVIN Foundation 

on behalf of the multiracial population, and in an effort to 

improve and enhance the level of services being provided 

to this population. Information will be provided on how to 

get involved in the advocacy work being conducted by 

AMEA and MAVIN Foundation. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 




Work, Career Development and Public Policy: 

Social, Political and Economic Implications 


Darrell A. Luzzo, Strategic Partnership Englewood, CO, 

and Alexandria, VA; Spencer G. Niles, Scott H. Barstow 

The psychology of working is integrally connected to public 

policy; work, or lack of work, affects virtually everyone, 

including mental /physical health. As stakeholders strive to 

prepare a high-quality workforce in a global economy, critical 

public policy implications exist for educational reform, 

school-to-work transitions, mental and medical health, and 

unemployment. It is time for a collaborative interdisciplinary 

effort involving psychology, sociology and medicine 

(mental and medical wellness) that encourages research 

and translates macrolevel views to microlevel practical 

solutions to complex problems. This discussion sets the 

stage for an international dialogue focusing on public 

policy at the 2008 NCDA Conference in Washington, D.C. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 






Working with AIDS Survivors in Southern Africa 


Cirecie A. West-Olatunji, University of Florida, Gainesville, 

FL; Gargi Roysircar-Sodowsky, Rachel D. Goodman, 

Constance A. C. West, Michael Brooks 

Due to the significant unmet mental health needs around 

the world and especially in the AIDS-affected region of 

southern Africa, it is critical that counselors be prepared to 

provide culturally competent disaster outreach. Presenters 

will share the outcomes of incorporating critical consciousness 

theory into disaster mental health training. 

Deployed counselors demonstrated increased cultural 

competence when working with AIDS survivors in southern 

Africa. Implications for the counseling profession and 

future research are discussed. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 





Breathe In, Breathe Out: Leisure Development and 

Planning throughout the Lifespan 


Summer M. Reiner, SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY, 

Christine Moll 

Play is a learned skill. It begins in our cribs, and continues 

through our lives. If we are fortunate, it continues into our 

wisdom years! Children who actively participate in leisure 

activities tend to grow into confident, active and satisfied 

adults. We can help young people identify what they enjoy 

doing for play; we can help them turn those interests into 

productive careers. We can assist adults working 60+ hours 

a week and clueless about why they are stressed and experiencing 

health concerns. Leisure is like food: You have 

to taste different things to find your passion. Recreation is 

re-creation. This program reviews the research and will 

assess the leisure of participants and provide tools to help 

you help clients across the lifespan 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 



What Is Brain Injury? What Effects Does It Have? 

Why Should I Be Interested? What Can I Do? 


Robert J. Hamilton, Brain Injury Association of Texas, 

Austin, TX 

Brain injury is one of the most common afflictions, but 

it is also one of the most misunderstood and misdiagnosed. 

This presentation covers basic introduction, common 

sequelae, diagnostic procedures and specialists, ethical 

issues and multicultural considerations. Attendees will 

have a better understanding of the often-subtle physical, 

emotional and cognitive difficulties faced by the survivor, 

will have some tools for addressing these issues, and will 

receive extensive handout references. 


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2:00 pm–3:00 pm 



Enhancing Career Success by Focusing on Work 

Adjustment and Attachment Issues 


Edina L. Renfro-Michel, Montclair State University, 

Montclair, NJ; Larry D. Burlew 

This presentation focuses on helping clients to meet their 

career success goals. A practical day-by-day approach is 

suggested in achieving work success, and thinking about 

work success as career success is recommended. Career 

counseling is discussed in terms of examining work adjustment 

issues at all stages of organizational life, and the 

impact of attachment style on career success skills. An 

interactive format will allow participants to use the 

concepts presented in practical case studies. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 




Action-oriented Group Activities for the 

Dually Diagnosed 


Room 323C 

Debra Preston Russ, University of Alaska Anchorage, 

Anchorage, AK 

Group work is a common form of treatment for working 

with dually diagnosed clients seeking substance abuse 

recovery. Participants in this session will understand the 

professional literature and will also experience a variety of 

culturally diverse, action-oriented activities that address 

the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of dually diagnosed 

clients. These types of recreational activities will complement 

insight-based group designs. Participants will receive 

a handout that will include the presented group activities. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 




Clinical Applications of Mindfulness Meditation 

Practice 


Room 323A 

Susan Carol Varhely, Adams State College, Alamosa, CO; 

Amanda Salazar, Don T. Basse 

The relationship between mindfulness meditation practice 

and the practice of therapy will be explored. Drawing 

upon the principles of mindfulness, relevant research and 

recognized treatment models, participants will experience 

mindfulness practice and learn various ways to integrate 

mindfulness into their counseling. Implications for training 

and supervision will be addressed. 


2:00 pm–3:00 pm 



Answering the Cry for Help: Effective Crisis 

Management on College Campuses 


SaDohl K. Goldsmith, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, 

IA, Nykeisha N. Moore 

Crises affect higher education structural changes and 

holistically impair the welfare of faculty, administrators, 

and students. This presentation conceptualizes crisis management 

on college campuses as a way of integrating 

existing literature while being aware of the current pitfalls 

within the higher education designs of crisis management. 

Participants will learn about the variety of crises eminent 

on college and university campuses, and be able to apply 

effective strategies learned in this presentation within their 

own environment. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 



Changing Attitudes in the Workplace towards 

People with Disabilities Using the Tilting- 

at-Windmills Curriculum 


Heather L. Brostrand, University of Idaho Rehabilitation 

Counseling, Boise, ID 

Tilting at Windmills is a disability and diversity curriculum 

designed for changing attitudes of employers. This training 

program is used throughout the country by professionals 

who want to improve the employment opportunities for 

individuals with disabilities. This presentation will review 

findings from an empirical study of the Pick-a-Disability 

module’s effectiveness in changing attitudes toward people 

with disabilities. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 





into Counselor Education: Tips for Teaching, 

Focusing on Competency Seven 


Carman S. Gill, Argosy University DC, Arlington, VA; 

Stephanie F. Dailey, Holly Hartwig Moorhead 

Spiritual competence is essential for counselors to have 

and apply when working with clients within a holistic paradigm. 

ASERVIC’s Competencies for Integrating Spirituality 

Into Counseling outline necessary spiritual competencies 

for counselors; however, counselors-in-training still must 

be taught to apply these competencies to practice. Come 

learn and discuss practical, effective ways to teach spiritual 

assessment within counselor training curricula, corresponding 

to ASERVIC’s Competency seven.

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 


LGBT Academy 


Of Women, Men and All of Us In-Between: 

Transgender Grounded Theory Describes Counseling 

in Genderland 


Room 306A 

Stacee Reicherzer, Walden University, Austin, TX; 

Jason Patton 

Transgender counselors give voice to transgender client 

subjectivity as the source for best counseling practices in 

work with this community. In addition to an overview of 

the World Professional Association of Transgender Health 

(WPATH) Standards of Care, this will include protocols 

that have been developed directly from the stated needs 

of transgender clients and research participants. Sample assessment 

letters, as well as resource lists, will be provided. 

Case-specific counseling questions will be invited. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 



MySpace: A Tool for Counselors Working 

with Adolescents 


Adria E. Shipp, The University of North Carolina at 

Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 

MySpace is the fastest-growing social network Web site, 

frequently ranked among the top five most popular Internet 

sites. The purposes of this presentation are to further familiarize 

counselor educators with MySpace, to conceptualize 

adolescents’ MySpace use in the context of identity development, 

and to generate ideas for counseling practice. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 




Preparing Counselors for Social Justice: 

A National Study of CACREP-accredited Counselor 



Manivong J. Ratts, Seattle University, Seattle, WA 

This presentation highlights results obtained from a national 

study of social justice training efforts in CACREP-accredited 

counselor education programs. The study explores how 

graduate counseling students are being prepared to be 

change agents and advocates for social justice. Specifically, 

this presentation will identify the type of social justice 

principles, oppression issues (i.e., “isms”) covered, social 

justice advocacy strategies, and textbooks utilized by 

instructors who teach “Social and Cultural Diversity” 

designated CACREP courses. Implications and recommendations 

for how to infuse social justice into counselor 

training and supervision are discussed. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 




The Counselor and the Law: Top 10 Steps to Reduce 

the Risk of Lawsuits and Licensure Board Complaints 


Anne Marie “Nancy” Wheeler, Attorney- at-Law, Maryland 

and Washington, DC 

The presenter, co-author of the new book The Counselor 

and the Law, will present real-life scenarios (de-identified 

to preserve privacy), which have led to lawsuits and licensure 

board complaints against counselors. She will also 

provide practical suggestions to reduce the risk of liability. 

Topics will include decision-making models, documentation, 

consultation, confidentiality, privilege and privacy 

(including subpoenas), duty to warn/protect, informed 

consent, multiple relationships, reporting duties, school 

and institutional policies, and supervision. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 




Legal and Ethical School Crisis Issues: Implications 

for Professional Counselors 


Shannon Ray, Center for Psychological Studies/Nova 

Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Scott Poland, 

Donna Nguyen 

Counseling professionals working in the schools should 

be familiar with real-world issues that are faced in their 

school systems regarding crisis situations. Counseling 

professionals must also ensure that they are familiar with 

relevant state and national standards and ethics. This presentation 

provides a topic overview and discusses the outcomes 

of specific cases. Participants will leave with a clear 

understanding of legal and ethical school crisis issues and 

the ensuing implications for practice and training. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 



An Ethnographic Content Analysis of MySpace: 

Risks and Protective Factors of Adolescent 

Cybersocial Culture 


Stephanie Dyann Helsel, Gateway Rehabilitation Center, 

Pittsburgh, PA 

This session provides insight into the growing phenomena 

of Internet social network sites by illuminating a hidden 

or little-known aspect of adolescent culture. Learn what 

adolescents “talk” about when they perceive their conversation 

to be unregulated by adults and how being an 

active user of MySpace may be beneficial and potentially 

protective, as well as risky. Explore the forming influences, 

behavior and values that are being promoted by MySpace 


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participants in a discussion-oriented format. This session is 

useful for community counselors who work with families 

or adolescents and school counselors who want to be 

more culturally aware in their work with this population. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 





Counseling Education and Practice in Taiwan 


Chin-Yen Chen, Chinese Guidance & Counseling 

Association. National Changhua University of Education, 

Changhua; Li-Chu Hung, Feng-Tsu Liao, Wen-Hsiu Wang, 

Wei-Fang Lin 

In order to present the counseling education and practice 

in Taiwan, five members of the Chinese Counseling and 

Guidance Association (CGCA), who are also counseling 

educators and practice in Taiwan, will present three major 

subjects: (1) educational training programs in counseling 

discipline, (2) counseling practice and (3) supervision 

and ethical issues in counseling discipline. Dr. Liao will 

introduce the counseling training programs for both undergraduate 

and graduate levels, Dr. Wu will discuss the 

legislative issues on school counseling practices, Dr. Hung 

will present ethical dilemmas of secondary school counselors, 

and both Dr. Chen and Wang will discuss the issues 

regarding counseling supervision. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 


LGBT Academy 


So, You Are Trying to Have a Baby: How Gestational 

Surrogacy Is Changing Societal Family Norms 


Samuel Sanabria, ACA Ethics Committee, Sarasota, FL, 

The target audience for this presentation includes clinicians 

and counselor educators interested in marital and relationship 

counseling and LGBT issues. Attendees will be exposed 

to gestational surrogacy through a formal presentation 

followed by discussions. Topics will include a general and 

demographic overview of the gestational surrogacy process, 

and the social impact and therapeutic implications for 

egg donors, surrogate mothers and the intended parents, 

as well as extended family and society in general. 

2:00 pm–3:00 pm 

LGBT Academy 


Internalized Homonegativity and Emotional 

Expression in Lesbian Women 


Arleen C. Lewis, Western Washington University, 

Bellingham, WA; Max Lewis 

Internalized homonegativity has been demonstrated to have 


negative psychological consequences for individuals, 

particularly adolescents. The program will report results of a 

study that investigated the relationship between internalized 

homonegativity and emotional expression (including anger 

and depression) in a sample of lesbian women. Discussion 

will focus on how counselors can challenge the development 

of internalized homonegativity on behalf of clients. 

2:00 pm–3:15 pm 



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2:30 pm–3:30 pm 

ALGBTIC Annual Business Meeting 


2:30 pm–3:30 pm 

AMCD Southern Region Business Meeting 

AMCD Midwest Region Business Meeting 

AMCD North Atlantic Region Business Meeting 

AMCD Western Region Business Meeting 


2:30 pm–4:30 pm 

ACES CE&S Editorial Board Meeting 


3:00 pm–4:00 pm 

ACA Fellows 



3:00 pm–3:30 pm 



Perceptions of Counseling Faculty Competency 

and Professional Identity Based on Licensure and 

Participation in Practice 



Denita Hudson, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN; 

Jennifer Ricci, Flora Chandler, Sarah Warren 

This presentation will examine graduate student perceptions 

of counselor education faculty competencies, distinguishing 

between master’s and doctoral-level students. The advantages 

and disadvantages of educators continuing clinical practice 

and the value of educator certifications and licensure, as 

well as how these factors contribute to the student’s identity 

and expertise as a counselor, will be examined in detail. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 



“What Is a Counselor?”: The Creation of Television 

and Radio Public Service Announcements to Promote 

the Profession 



Lauren Sadlak, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, 

OH; Candice Davis, Karlyn Haff-Cunningham, Jeannine 

Hunter, Jake Protivnak, Victoria White Kress 

A public service announcement (PSA: radio and television), 

and a brochure developed to promote the counseling 

profession will be presented. The PSA and the brochure 

describe counselors’ unique role and contributions, and 

help to increase counselors’ market place recognition. 

The process of developing these materials, and unique 

community considerations related to developing such 

materials, will be addressed. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Supervision Experiences and Needs of New-Entrant 

Professional School Counselors: A Qualitative Study 



Shawn A. Bultsma, Grand Valley State University, 

Grand Rapids, MI 

Participants will be presented with the results of a qualitative 

study intended to expand the counseling profession’s 

understanding of the supervision experiences and perceived 

needs reported by new-entrant school counselors. A description 

of the methodology and findings of this study will 

also be provided. Discussion will include implications of 

these findings as they relate to the practice of supervision 

in the school counseling profession. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Three Counseling Interventions that Perpetuate 

Black Student Success 



Elizabeth C. White, Wayne Enrichment Center, 

Indianapolis, IN 

This engaging poster presentation will highlight three 

major factors influencing poor academic achievement of 

African-American students and three interventions which 

have been successful at countering these factors. Guidance 

and mental health counselors are essential agents of 

change in education, and this presentation will provide 

practical steps to advance the work of counselors in the 

school setting. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Evaluating the Effectiveness of Premarital Education 

and Counseling for Remarried Couples: A Case Study 



Rick Bruhn, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX; 

Susan Bajza 

This collective case study examined the benefits of premarital 

education and counseling for three couples entering 

into a blended family, using phenomenological qualitative 

methodology. The literature supporting the value of premarital 

counseling couples entering into a blended family 

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protocols for the approach. A detailed description of the 

phenomenological qualitative research process and the 

results collected from the interviews will be provided. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Considerations in Counseling Clients with Type 1 

and Type 2 Diabetes 



Chad M. Yates, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 

This poster session examines the special needs that diabetic 

clients face in therapy. Topics include how depression 

and anxiety affect diabetic clients differently than clients 

without diabetes; the session examines other psychological 

disorders that are found within populations of diabetics. It 

also includes how counseling can help clients develop 

coping skills, and teach skills that help with glycemic 

control and insulin treatment adherence. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional Collaboration: 

Benefits and Strategies 



Amanda G. Flora, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 

As counselors and counselor-educators struggle to establish 

a professional identity that incorporates social justice and 

diversity, cultivating relationships outside of our profession 

may facilitate this process. Benefits and strategies of 

interdisciplinary and interprofessional approaches will be 

highlighted and discussed in this presentation. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


The Impact of Disabilities on Counselor Attitudes: 

A Review of Research Findings and Innovative 

Training Strategies 



Lorraine J. Guth, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 

Indiana, PA 

The purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview 

of the literature regarding counselors’ attitudes toward 

people who have disabilities. A summary of previous research 

findings will be presented. In addition, findings from 

a current research project examining counseling students’ 

attitudes toward clients with apparent disabilities will be 

highlighted. Participants will learn about the types of 

stereotypes, assumptions and biases that are often activated 

when a client has a disability and will understand 

how the results of these studies apply to counselor education 

and supervision. 


3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Assessing the Impact of Working with Migrant and 

Low-Income Students on the Cultural Competency of 

Counselors-in-Training 



Jennifer Cates, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, 

WA; Scott Schaefle 

Attendees will learn how to partner with university outreach 

programs to design, implement and assess a semester-long 

experiential project for counselor trainees. The 

presenter will describe the process of preparing counseling 

students to work with migrant and low-income populations 

in an outreach format. The presenter will also discuss the 

specifics of preparing and implementing a college preparatory 

curriculum appropriate for this population. Finally, the 

attendees will learn about the impact of the activity on the 

cultural competency of counselors-in-training as compared 

with a control group using pre- and post-scores on the 

MAKSS-CE-R (Kim, Cartwright, Assay, & D’Andrea, 2003). 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Health Perceptions and Practices among Latinos: 

A Qualitative Exploration of the Meaning of Health 



Rhonda S. Casillas, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; 

Angela Zapata 

Exploring health perceptions and health care practices 

among the growing population of Latinos in the U.S., is 

essential to mental and physical health care practitioners, as 

these perceptions and practices may impact service utilization 

and health outcomes among Latinos. Therefore, research 

examining these perceptions and practices is vital for 

addressing health disparities. This poster presentation shares 

results from a qualitative study examining health perceptions 

and practices among Latinos living in the Southwest. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Exploring Mentoring Experiences of Diverse Women 




Rebecca George-Brown, University of South Carolina, 

Columbia, SC 

The purpose of this presentation is to provide understanding 

of the experiences of diverse women in the academy regarding 

their mentoring experiences during their doctoral 

studies. The research question was “what impact does 

the race of the mentor have on doctoral student choice to 

pursue the professoriate?” For the study, five female faculty 

members participated in individual, in-depth online interviews 

via instant messenger. Each interview transcript was

saved, thematically analyzed, and revealed four predominant 

themes, including (1) the mentoring relationship, (2) a 

holistic process, (3) qualities of a mentor and (4) transitional 

issues. Findings of the study revealed that participants 

found the connections most important. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Religion of Origin, Belonging and Sexual Orientation 



Anastasia Henning, University of Missouri, Saint Louis, MO 

The study that examined the relationship among religion of 

origin, belongingness, internalized heterosexism, religiosity, 

psychological well-being, and self-esteem is presented. 

Results will be related to LGB persons who choose to stay 

in their religion of origin. The results of this exploratory 

study will provide insight into those individuals who 

choose to stay in their religion of origin. Understanding 

choices could lead to effective interventions that promote 

greater psychological well-being in LGB people struggling 

with heterosexist religious traditions. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Evaluating Counseling Process and Client Outcomes 

Using the SCS, GAS, WAI and CRF-S Instruments 



Marlowe H. Smaby, University of Nevada, Reno, NV; 

Ireon LeBeauf, Cleborne Maddux 

The purpose of this session is to provide counselors with 

practical and reliable methods for assessing counseling 

process and outcomes for accountability and improvement. 

Attendees will learn how to use the Skilled 

Counseling Scale (SCS), Counseling Skills and Personal 

Development Scale-CRevised Form (CSPD-RF), Working 

Alliance Inventory (WAI), Counselor Response Form-Short 

Version (CRF-S) and Goal Attainment Scale (GAS). Each 

attendee will receive a manuscript that includes a summary 

of the results of a study on counseling process and 

outcomes (Smaby, et al.,in-press) and copies, scoring 

instructions and norms for all five instruments. 

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm 


Making the Transition from Traditional to Virtual 

Learning: Helpful Tips for Teaching Graduate 

Counseling Courses Online 



Kimberly Nelson, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN; 

Linda Beeler, Barbara V. Andrews 

Online counseling courses and programs continue to grow 

in popularity and availability. The content of an online 

counseling course is the same as a traditional counseling 

course, yet the learning experience is vastly different. How 

can faculty teach the content, address the unique needs of 

the virtual counseling student and build a sense of community 

in cyberspace? Join us to find out what is essential in 

making the transition from traditional to virtual instruction. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Commuter Campus Suicide Prevention Program 

Challenges: Engaging Nontraditional Students and 

College Faculty/Staff 



Darren A. Wozny, Mississippi State University-Meridian 

Campus, Meridian, MS; Joshua C. Watson, Julia Y. Porter 

The process of moving a commuter campus suicide prevention 

program from the grant pages to implementation 

is an arduous task fraught with challenges in engaging 

nontraditional students as well as college faculty/staff. 

The poster will present both successful and unsuccessful 

methods of engaging nontraditional students and campus 

faculty/staff in the primary activities (mental health 

promotion/clinical screening activities and gatekeeper 

training/suicide awareness workshops) of a commuter 

campus suicide prevention program. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Feeling Understood Online: Exploring the 

Experiences of Suicidal Adolescents Who Seek 

Help on the Internet 



Elaine Greidanus, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada 

This session presents research findings on suicidal adolescents’ 

experiences of seeking help. Many adolescents 

avoid traditional forms help, but are comfortable with 

Internet-based resources. This study explores adolescents’ 

experiences using an online support community. Online 

help-seeking represents one part of the overall help-seeking 

process for suicidal adolescents and understanding 

the role of the Internet is essential for understanding 

how modern adolescents experience being suicidal and 

recovering from being suicidal. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Successful Young Females: A Literature Review 

over the Issues Faced for Single and Married and 

Counseling Implications 



Jennifer L. Barnett, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, 

Temple, TX; Sandra Victorino 

This is a literature review of the struggles of successful 

women, whether single or married, including definitions of 

societal stereotypes given to those who choose a profes- 


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sional career and are unmarried. The focus is on single 

professionals and the careers which they are following 

along with issues, hardships and triumphs they face, despite 

the role that is expected of them. Married successful women 

who are not conforming to the traditional role of motherhood 

and the issues they face throughout societal norms of 

being a mother. Conclusions will address the limitations in 

research of successful young female women and issues they 

may face within the new trend of marrying after college. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Altruism: Measurement and Philosophical 

Considerations 



Tyson H. Kuch, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL; 

E. H. Mike Robinson, III 

This poster session is meant to articulate theories of altruism 

and the subsequent construction of a psychometrically 

sound scale of altruism for use in research as well as 

clinical and academic settings. Participants are welcomed 

to ask the presenters questions about their research and 

offer suggestions for continued research. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 



Drug Courts With a Twist 



Nicole J. Pizzini, 6th Judicial District Dept. of Correctional 

Services, Cedar Rapids, IA; Mindy R. Lamb 

Substance use related cases have been a large part of 

the criminal justice and corrections systems. Innovative 

programs, such as drug courts, have been instrumental in 

addressing drug-related cases. With an increasing population 

of offenders with mental health concerns, integrating 

mental health services into criminal justice and correctional 

interventions is essential to the success of this population. 

This program will provide an overview of a new treatment 

court focusing on substance use related cases involving individuals 

with mental health concerns, program development 

challenges and strategies to overcome these. Benefits 

of attending include enhanced program development skills 

and increased awareness of correctional programs. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 



How Technology Is Supporting the Mission of 

College and University Counselors 



Melanie Bullock, Dallas, TX 

Generational experiences and preferences, as well as the 

shift from traditional to virtual education venues foster the 


demand for counselors to incorporate technical programs. 

This session will share the results of a new study that 

examined how technology is being utilized to support the 

mission of college/university counselors across the country. 

Results include online counseling, podcasts, virtual 

libraries and marketing strategies. Guidelines and 

resources to help counselors use technology to enhance 

their connection to today’s students will be included. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 



Intimate Partner Violence on College Campuses 



Carol Klose-Smith, Winona State University, Winona, MN; 

Darcie Davis-Gage 

During the past 25 years, awareness of relationship violence 

has increased substantially. Recent research suggests 

that 30–60 percent of college students have experienced 

some form of physical violence in a dating relationship at 

least once. Several predictors have been found; however, 

the most powerful predictors of relationship violence are 

associated with the dynamics of the relationship. This poster 

session will review research information on relationship 

violence that occurs on college campuses in order to assist 

in the conceptualization and detection of relationship violence. 

Additionally, this session will review the cycle of violence 

and the role of power, and provide recommendations 

for programming efforts on college campuses. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 



Research Strategies: Training Graduate Students to 

Conduct Outcome Research in Couples, Marriage 

and Family Counseling 



Bret Hendricks, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; 

Charles Bradley 

This program will present strategies for graduate students 

conducting research with couples and families. Research 

models will be presented and current areas of couples and 

family research will be discussed. Publication guidelines 

will be presented and strategies for publication will be 

discussed. Handouts will be provided. 

3:00 pm–3:30 pm 


Successful Transition from High School to Higher 

Education: What Determines Success? 



Erin D. Klingenberg, Valley City State University, Valley 

City, ND 

The transitional process from high school to college can be

challenging. The researcher includes the analysis of interviews 

conducted with first-year students and connects the 

findings to the retention efforts at the university. Prevention 

is the key; roles and action for counselors, counselor-educators 

and student affair professionals and high school 

personnel that help prepare high school students for postgraduation 

are discussed. 

3:00 pm–4:00 pm 


LGBT Academy 




Gender Nonconforming Adolescents: Individual and 

School-based Interventions 


Joy Whitman, DePaul University, Chicago, IL; Cyndy Boyd 

This program provides an introduction to the salient issues 

unique to gender nonconforming adolescents. Participants 

will gain a thorough understanding of the relevant terms 

and identities subsumed under the umbrella of transgender, 

current research on the experiences of transgender adolescents, 

and effective counseling strategies for individuals 

and their families. Intervention in the schools, through the 

use of programming for students and staff, consultation 

with school personnel, and policy creation/implementation, 

will be emphasized. 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 




Reconnecting Science to Practice: An Innovative 

Model for Supporting a Counseling Research Identity 


Room 316C 

James M. Devlin, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, 

TX; Robert L. Smith, Stephen Southern 

Reformulating a research identity arrives at a time in the 

counseling profession when the incongruence between 

counseling and research has gained salient attention. The 

current presentation will present the creation and implementation 

of an innovative counseling research model. 

Presenters will provide audience members with the tools 

necessary to collaborate, create and implement such a 

research organization within their own research setting. 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 



Self-Harm: Moving from Pathology to 

Compassionate Understanding 


Patricia E. Robertson, East Tennessee State University, 

Johnson City, TN 

In this presentation you will receive specific information 

about self-harm—what it is and is not. We will also talk 

about how the pathologizing of self-harm gets in the way 

of therapeutic intervention. The participants will be invited 

to share their experiences and ask colleagues to bring a 

collective wisdom in discussing ways to work most effectively 

with particular clients. We will keep in mind 

throughout the presentation how diversity of ethnicity, 

gender, affectional orientation and religion might impact 

self-harming behaviors, as well as the interventions we use. 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 




Wellness Research and Practice Across Cultures: 

Comparisons of Wellness in China and the United 

States 


Jane E. Myers, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 

Greensboro, NC; Patrick Siu Ying Lau, Raymond Mow 

Chiu Chan 

Results of studies of wellness in the United States and 

China reveal interesting similarities and differences between 

the two countries and cultures. The presenters will 

report on the development and validation of the Chinese 

adaptation of the Five Factor Wellness Inventory and will 

provide the results of field testing with Chinese student 

and professional groups. These results will be compared 

to wellness assessments in the United States, and cultural 

issues in wellness assessment and counseling will be 

described. Issues related to culture, language and multicultural 

counseling competence will be highlighted. 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 





Preparing Counselor Trainees to Broach Racial and 

Cultural Factors with Clients 


Room 314 

Norma L. Day-Vines, Virginia Tech, Falls Church, VA; 

Sam Steen, Beverly L. Booker, Kristy Arnold 

Within the last two decades increased attention has been 

devoted to the identification of counseling models that 

help counselors address racial and cultural factors during 

treatment. An emerging body of research seems to suggest 

that the counselor’s consideration of racial and cultural 

factors in the lives and experiences of clients enhances 

counselor credibility, the depth of client disclosure, a willingness 

to return for follow-up sessions and counseling 

outcomes. This multimedia presentation provides a set of 

detailed instructional strategies that counselor educators 

can use to prepare counselor trainees to broach racial and 

cultural factors with their clients during treatment. 


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3:15 pm–4:45 pm 



Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Rehabilitation 

Counseling: Evidence from Practice and Research 


John J. Benshoff, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 

Carbondale, IL; Patty Nunez, Christine A. Reid 

This presentation will address contemporary and emerging 

professional issues for rehabilitation counselors, based on 

research conducted by the Commission on Rehabilitation 

Counselor Certification. These include counselor competencies 

and their perceptions regarding ethical issues and 

future directions of the profession. The presentation will 

also cover advances in credentialing and certification 

processes and licensing, as well as professional identity 

and advocacy. 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 






Room 313B 

Linda M. Vanderbleek, Private Practice, Mims, FL; Emily 

Kaplowitz, Meghan Calfee, Treasa Nelson, Fabiola Garcia, 

Noelia Leite 

Traditionally, students with academic and economic 

disadvantages have received academic interventions to 

address high dropout and school failure rates. This program 

describes a successful counseling intervention to 

help students overcome cognitive, emotional, behavioral 

and interpersonal barriers to academic success and higher 

education attainment. The program will also describe the 

unique cultural issues of providing the program in the 

richly diverse South Florida community. 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 

ASCA Sponsored Session 



School Counselors: Using Data to Effect Change 

and Raise Student Achievement 


Eric Sparks, Wake County Public Schools, Raleigh, NC 

This session focuses on the management and accountability 

sections of the ASCA National Model ® . School counselors 

will learn how to collect different types of data 

to create action plans and results reports and use these 

tools to improve student achievement and advocate for 

the profession. 


3:15 pm–4:45 pm 


Counseling Developmentally Disabled Clients: 

A Practical Approach 


Room 318 

Barbara B. Hebert, Southeastern Louisiana University, 

Hammond, LA; June M. Williams 

When faced with a client who is developmentally disabled, 

many counselors feel "de-skilled" or ill-prepared. This interactive 

and experiential presentation will share research 

highlights regarding developmentally disabled clients, as 

well as an overview regarding the efficacy of play therapy 

with this population. Participants will be encouraged to 

participate in activities that have been useful in counseling 

this population. 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 



The Storyteller’s Companion: Counselors as Creative 

Advocates for Bereaved Children 


Room 323B 

Peggy P. Whiting, North Carolina Central University, 

Durham, NC; Laura S. Wheat, Loretta Bradley, 

Crystal Burwell 

This session addresses the conceptual models and best 

practices for responding to bereaved children at the 

elementary and middle school levels. This presentation 

proposes contemporary models of companioning (Wolfelt), 

continuing bonds (Klass) and constructivism (Neimeyer) 

as alternative ways of framing the grief of children. This 

interactive session aims to give counselors already working 

with children in a variety of settings the ability to recognize 

and creatively intervene with best practices in experiences 

of bereavement. 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 





Understanding and Counseling Military Families 


Room 321 

Lynn K. Hall, Western New Mexico University, 

Silver City, NM 

This session will assist mental health practitioners, marriage 

and family therapists and school counselors to better 

understand the military culture. It will be a chance for 

counselors to learn about and understand the life, strengths 

and stresses of military life, including the concept of honor 

and sacrifice, why people join the military, the concerns of 

frequent moves and deployments, and stresses on the 

marriage and the children, as well as the constant issues of 

change, transitions, grief and loss.

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 



What Victims of Violent Crimes Can Teach 

Us about Forgiveness 


Kathryn A. Oden, Texas A&M University-Commerce, 

Commerce, TX; Rochelle Moss 

Many victims of violent crimes find tremendous benefit in 

forgiving the people who have committed these crimes. 

Though the process of forgiveness can be beneficial, we 

often have difficulty forgiving less severe offenses, real or 

perceived, by others in our lives. This presentation, which 

includes a video of an actual victim-offender mediation, 

will explore what we can learn about forgiveness from 

these crime victims and how to appropriately utilize this 

often overlooked option with clients. 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 



What Murder Leaves Behind: The Special Issues of 

Survivor-Victims and How Counselors Can Help or Hurt 


Room 323A 

Robert S. Fink, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 

This presentation explores the special issues of murder 

survivor-victims and the trauma specific strategies/ perspectives 

that address them. Five murder trauma reactions 

are examined. Trauma-specific strategies include affect 

moderation, narrative construction, bearing witness, 

psycho education and worldview reconstruction. Special 

attention is directed to counselor counter-transference 

reactions, client secondary injury and cultural variations 

of mourning. Discussion, clinical examples, a videotaped 

interview with a survivor-family and murderer, and 

survivor poetry illuminate these issues. 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 




Couple’s Conflict Reconciliation Cycle: 

Development, Validation and Use of a New 

Integrative Counseling Model 


Room 308 

Shawn Patrick, Texas State University-San Marcos, 

San Marcos, TX; John Beckenbach 

This model was developed by integration of key family 

therapy approaches to create an overall picture of the 

development of a couple’s “us.” The examination of relational 

conflict, particularly conflict occurring in marriage, 

has been a primary focus in social science research for 

decades because of its long-established strong relation to 

marital satisfaction. However, little is understood about 

the processes and factors that moderate negative cyclical 

conflict patterns. This model attempts to explain factors 

that influence conflict patterns and proposes therapeutic 

methods to aid couples in maintaining intimacy in the face 

of distress. The model will also be discussed as a training 

tool for students of couples and family therapy. 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 



The Reflective Model of Triadic Supervision 


Room 317B 

Tracy Stinchfield, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 

IL, David Kleist, Nicole Hill 

CACREP (2001) standards allow for supervision of counselors 

in training via individual and triadic methods, though they 

offer no guidelines for triadic supervision. This presentation 

will offer one model, the Reflective Model of Triadic 

Supervision, using demonstrations. In addition, the presenters 

will share research findings of master’s-level counseling 

students’ experiences with the RMTS. 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 




Realizing the Revolutionary Potential of the Multicultural-Social 

Justice Perspective: Leaders Speaking Out 


Patricia Arredondo, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 

WI; Derald Wing Sue, Judy A. Daniels, Thomas Parham, 

Michael J. D’ Andrea, Allen Ivey, Mary Bradford Ivey, 

Beverly J. O’Bryant, Madonna G. Constantine 

Several internationally respected pioneers in the multicultural-social 

justice counseling movement discuss the 

tremendous impact of this movement on the counseling 

and education professions. Future strategies for building a 

new kind of unity and vision in these professions are also 

presented. Specific attention is directed to the specific 

challenges counselors face and roles they can play in helping 

to transform our contemporary society as well as our 

profession. Audience participation is encouraged. 


3:15 pm–4:45 pm 




Counselor Trainees’ Social Justice Awareness, 

Readiness and Initiatives 


Room 326 

Danica G. Hays, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA; 

Catherine Y. Chang, Michael P. Chaney 

Although the social justice movement has been labeled the 

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social justice among counseling professionals into action. 

This presentation will highlight findings from a mixed 

methodological study that explored 206 counselor 

trainees’ social justice knowledge, attitudes and behaviors. 

Presenters will describe identified benefits and challenges 

of social justice work, trainees’ readiness for social action, 

and current social initiatives within their work settings. 


3:15 pm–4:45 pm 



Using Projective Assessments as an Adjunct in 

Treatment Planning and Client Conceptualization 


Room 306B 

Jill K. Bryant, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN 

This program is designed to facilitate the use of projective 

assessments with children and adolescents. Attendees 

should have some experience with projective drawings 

and/or sentence completion. The focus will be on developing 

a protocol of projective assessments to use in addition 

to objective assessments and client/student history. 

Attendees will learn how to use projective assessments to 

assist in client conceptualization, treatment planning and 

treatment goals. 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 





Case Incidents in Counseling for International 

Transitions 


Nancy Arthur, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB; 

Paul Pedersen 

This session is based on the new book Case Incidents in 

Counseling for International Transitions, edited by Nancy 

Arthur and Paul Pedersen, which offers 19 international 

case incidents, including worker, student, immigrant and 

refugee, and military and peacekeeping transitions. Each 

incident is reviewed by two expert counselors who analyze 

what was done and what could have been done differently. 

Arthur and Pedersen will discuss how the book challenges 

counselors to (1) understand transition issues from different 

cultural contexts, (2) test the counselor’s own culturally 

learned assumptions against the culturally learned assumptions 

of colleagues around the world, (3) articulate the 

strengths and weaknesses of a counseling response to 

social problems on a global scale and (4) expand counselors’ 

repertoire of theoretical and practical knowledge 

about international transitions. 


3:15 pm–4:45 pm 





as a Counselor, Counselor-Educator and 

Counselor-in-Training 


Room 319B 

Tracy M. Fabian, University of Wisconsin Superior, 

Superior, WI; Victoria L. Frye, Dawn M. Fitzgerald 

Mindfulness teaches individuals to control their minds 

rather than allowing their minds to control them. After 

becoming proficient in the skills of mindfulness, clients 

“allow experiences to be” rather than attempting to cling 

to, suppress or avoid their experiences. Counselors who 

are mindful fully direct their attention in session to their 

client with suspension of judgment. This session will discuss 

the utility of mindfulness for counselors, counselor- 

educators and counselors-in-training. 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 




Working with the Confusing Legal, Ethical and 

Treatment Issues concerning Suicidal and Violent 

Clients on a College Campus 


Room 319A 

Perry C. Francis, EMU-College of Education Clinical 

Suite-Counseling Clinic, Ypsilanti, MI 

Review and application of pertinent legal/ethical issues 

applied to the college setting and suicidal/violent clients. 

Attention given to the issues of FERPA and interaction with 

college administration. A decision-making tree that includes 

treatment options and interventions will be presented and 

applied to a case study. 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 


How Counselors Can Deal with the Impact 

and Research Needs of Evidence-based Practice 


Room 304B 

Patricia Kyle, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR; 

Paul D. Murray, J. Fraser Pierson 

Increasingly counselors are required to prove they are 

utilizing evidence-based interventions in their work with 

clients in order to obtain funding. However, counselors typically 

do not apply research to their clinical practices, due to 

low comfort level with research or biases against manualized 

treatment approaches, which appear to remove the creativity 

from the counseling process. This interactive presentation 

will focus on how counselors can have evidence-based 

practice (EBP) work for them rather than against them.

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 



The Global Future of Professional Counseling: 

Collaboration for International Social Change 


Courtland Lee, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; 

Wen-Hsiu Wang, David Clare Blakely, Chin-Yen Chen 

Come and join a great international meeting of the minds. 

Courtland Lee will be moderating this exceptional panel. 

We will be exploring counseling aboard and discussing the 

future of counseling globally. In addition, discussions will 

focus on how counselors can join together and impact the 

social environment internationally. You will leave this 

panel with a better understanding of the social conditions 

abroad (specifically the Asian Pacific Rim) and the importance 

of the counseling profession collaborating to enforce 

international social change. 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 






for Asian/Pacific Islander Premed and Business 

College Students 


Manisha Lakhotia, University of California, Berkeley, 

Berkeley, CA; Rebecca Dora Christensen 

This presentation will focus on issues that Asian/Pacific 

Islander college students may face, including parent expectations, 

acculturation and identity issues, conflicting 

cultural values and occupational discrimination that 

impact their decisions to pursue careers in medicine and 

business. This is an interactive workshop where participants 

will also have the opportunity to share their best 

practices and engage in case studies to learn effective 

interventions for working with this population. 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 


Rehabilitative Counseling and the Super-maximum 

Inmate: Implications for Counselor Educators and 

Correctional Counselors 


Room 305B 

Maria Inosencia Amarante, Southern Illinois University 

Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 

This session will present the findings of a qualitative 

research project of 10 super-maximum inmates (all male, 

five African-Americans, three Latinos, one Asian-American, 

and one Pacific Islander) addressing the salient factors 

associated with rehabilitative counseling treatment and 

inmate populations, inmate-specific multicultural competencies 

and career counseling considerations for counselor 

education programs. Active participation strongly encouraged. 

Handouts will be available. 

3:15 pm–4:45 pm 



Helping Trauma Clients Find Meaning, Wisdom 

and a Renewed Sense of Self 


Barbara Abernathy, Florida Atlantic University, 

Boca Raton, FL 

It is not the extreme nature of the event that defines a 

stressful experience as traumatic, but the internal experience 

of it. Terror is the definitive response to trauma, characterized 

by internal disorganization, shattered assumptions, 

and feelings of self-annihilation—everything that makes life 

intelligible, meaningful and coherent. What can we learn 

about how survivors make meaning, find wisdom and 

positively transform their sense of self? What do counselors 

working with trauma populations need to know? 

3:30 pm–4:45 pm 




Mindfulness as an Approach to Wellness 


Mark Stauffer, Portland, OR 

This C-AHEAD program can assist participants learn and 

practice a powerful tool for promoting wellness. Research 

suggests that mindfulness has many therapeutic benefits. 

It can increase one’s ability to be open, accepting and 

present in the moment. The goal of this workshop is to 

provide participants the opportunity to gain an understanding 

of the techniques and to leave with an understanding 

of how to apply it to both personal and professional 

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3:30 pm–4:30 pm 

ALGBTIC Graduate Student Meeting 


3:30 pm–5:00 pm 

ASGW 2008 - 2009 Leadership Meeting 


4:00 pm–5:00 pm 

AADA New Board Meeting 


4:00 pm–5:00 pm 

ACA JCD Editorial Board Meeting 


4:00 pm–6:30 pm 

The ACA Foundation Luau 

Hilton, Rainbow Room & Patio 

Experience a classic taste of Hawaii with traditional Native 

Hawaiian food as we honor supporters and donors. Learn 

about new and ongoing programs supported by your 

foundation, the only organization specifically dedicated to 

supporting ACA and the counseling profession. This distinguished 

event is open to all. Donations to the ACA Foundation 

are encouraged but not required. 


4:00 pm–4:30 pm 



Nontenured, Assistant Professors as ACA 

Division Presidents: The New Look of Leadership 




Donna M. Gibson, University of South Carolina, 

Columbia, SC; Leah McCallum 

The researchers applied phenomenological inquiry to 

explore the lived experiences of six nontenured assistant 

professors who are serving as presidents-elect/presidents 

of American Counseling Association divisions. The participants 

described the reasons they serve and shared these 

experiences while faced with traditional pressures of 

scholarship in the tenure and promotion process. Themes 

from the research will be presented with implications 

for counselor education programs and professional 

organizations. 


4:00 pm–4:30 pm 



Professional Identity Development in 

Counseling Students 



Kirsti Reeve, Oakland University, Rochester, MI; 

Lisa Hawley, Garbette Garraway 

A cohort of counseling students at a CACREP-accredited 

university in Michigan was surveyed to assess professional 

identity development. This poster will report on students’ 

level of membership in professional organizations, reasons 

given for nonparticipation, use of electronic resources, 

reasons for deciding to study counseling and students’ 

understanding of counseling as a distinct profession. 

The implications arising from these findings on counselor 

education and professional identity will be discussed. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


The Effects of a Character Education Program on 

Students’ Academic Achievement in East Africa 



B. Grant Hayes, University of Central Florida, Orlando, 

FL; Sally Lewis 

This poster will share and discuss the results of a research 

study focusing on the effects of a responsibility-based 

character education program on middle school academic 

achievement at an international school in East Africa. 

The presenter will share the literature, the method and 

the results of the study, as well as the implications for 

school counselors. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Researching the Use of Research Groups 



Louis V. Paradise, University of New Orleans, 

New Orleans, LA; Jessica Fournier, Allyson L. Shulman 

Research groups are rarely used in counselor education. 

However, groups emphasizing a more interpersonal 

approach to teaching research methodology can produce 

an effective research skill set as well as provide an aspect 

of interest in doing research. Both qualitative and quantities 

research groups were impaneled and met regularly over 

the course of an academic semester. The findings will 

focus on an evaluation of these groups and what was 

learned from a qualitative comparison of these research 

group experiences.

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Online Teaching: Implications for Students 




James F. Stewart, Coppin State University, Baltimore, MD 

As more colleges and universities move towards online 

teaching, it is important that the impact on students with 

disabilities be examined. The current research examines 

grades and withdrawal rates for online and traditional 

courses for the 2006–2007 school year. Is there any statistically 

significant difference between the success rates of 

students with and without disabilities in online courses? 

This research will look to answer just that. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


A Review of Play Therapy in Chronic Pain Patients 



Rebekah Ruth Pender, St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, 

TX; Cindy Michele Trevino 

While most chronic pain programs have utilized music 

and art therapy, play therapy with chronic pain patients 

has been over looked. Presenters will engage in discussion 

regarding play therapy and chronic pain during the session 

and will provide case examples for reference. During this 

time presenters will also address the multicultural aspects 

of both play therapy and chronic pain issues faced by 

therapists and clients. The presenters will provide handouts 

containing a copy of the PowerPoint presentation 

and a list of resources through which more information 

may be obtained. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Public Perception of Professional Counseling: 

Do They Know Who We Are and What We Can Do? 



Andrea Cooper, Argosy University, Washington, DC/ 

Arlington, VA 

The researcher will present survey data describing whether 

there is congruence between professional counseling’s 

self-described competencies and the public’s perception of 

professional counselors. CACREP core competencies potentially 

form the basis for a unified professional identity, 

but what really does the public know about us? Does 

the public think it should have a counselor to call on when 

the need arises? Where would it look first for professional 

therapeutic services? 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Causal Attributions for Illness: 

Multicultural Perspectives 



Brenda Y. Cartwright, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 

Honolulu, HI 

Culturally based beliefs systems are not simply of scholarly 

interest, but are also real facts that help to shape the 

decisions and health-related behaviors of individuals faced 

with illnesses or different physical/mental conditions. This 

session is designed to explore how understanding differing 

cultural belief systems can serve as an important tool when 

considering health-related behaviors and healthy lifestyle 

issues in a culturally diverse society. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Mental Health Treatment Issues for African-Americans: 

The Barriers and Supports to Receiving Care 



Juleen K. Buser, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 

Trevor J. Buser 

Research has shown that African-Americans seek treatment 

at disparate rates compared to whites. This presentation 

will present data on the potential reasons for this disparity, 

including inequalities in clinical care, attitudes toward 

mental illness and mental health care in the African-American 

community, and the availability of education on these 

issues. Also, the unique coping resources of African-Americans 

will be discussed, including the benefits of spiritual 

and social supports. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Adventure-based Counseling: Lessening Racial 

Effect on Group Cohesion 



Joseph Scott Glass, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 

This presentation will discuss the effect of participation 

in a low-element challenge course on the perceived level 

of group cohesion among adolescents of various races between 

the ages of 11 and 14. The goal of the study was to 

determine if various racial groups perceive the group’s level 

of group cohesion differently. In addition, discussion will 

cover the use of challenge courses in therapy, what we 

know and what we hope to learn through future research. 


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4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


How to Develop a Successful Doctoral Orientation 

Program 



Tara Jungersen, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 

Knoxville, TN; Joel Diambra 

Doctoral program orientation is often the “first impression” 

on incoming students, making it vital in a doctoral student’s 

academic and career development. A well-organized, comprehensive 

doctoral program orientation requires a strong 

theoretical framework and a structured plan to provide the 

best possible academic and research experience for the 

students. This mixed-methods research study identifies 

the needs of incoming doctoral students, as well as the 

counselor education faculty and staff. Strategies created in 

response to survey findings provide ideas for orientation 

practice that spans the new students’ interview process 

through fall matriculation. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 



Building Networks among Addiction and Offender 

Counselors: Developing IAAOC State Chapters 



Simone F. Lambert, Virginia Tech, Falls Church, VA; 

Joseph “Chip” Cooper 

The International Association of Addiction and Offender 

Counselors seeks to meet the needs of the professional 

counselors and the clients they serve who are struggling 

with addiction and offender issues. Attendees will meet 

with the IAAOC president, membership chair, and other 

executive board members to learn strategies to establish, 

develop and sustain vital IAAOC state chapters. Potential 

chapter members and leaders will be surveyed as to what 

types of services and networking would be helpful for 

them at the state level and how IAAOC can assist in 

providing such meaningful opportunities and support. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Do as I Say, Not as I Do: The Impact of Site 

Supervisor Behavior on Counseling Practicum 

and Internship Students’ Learning 



Whitney S. Locke, The University of Tennessee, 

Knoxville, TN 

This poster session presents findings of a qualitative study 

that examined the effects of site supervisor behavior on 

school and mental health practicum and internship students’ 

learning. The theoretical framework for this study is Social 

Learning Theory (Bandura, 1977). This theory focuses on 


the learning that occurs within a social context and considers 

that people learn from one another through observational 

learning, imitation and modeling. The study focused 

on counselor trainee learning that resulted from behaviors 

modeled by their site supervisors and the decisions trainees 

made about whether they would or would not incorporate 

these behaviors in their own practice. Results indicated both 

positive and negative observed behaviors. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


I Didn’t Go to Graduate School for Research! 

Assessing and Bridging the Research and Practice 

Gap through a Student-Led Team 



Meghan Bridget Ozment, Pepperdine University, Malibu, 

CA; Susan R. Hall 

This presentation offers self-reflection activities and data 

about a team approach to bridge the gap between research 

and practice in counselor education. The session includes 

methods to (1) assess students’ research beliefs, (2) incorporate 

Research Training Environment theory (Gelso,1993) 

and (3) enhance discussion about integrating research into 

practice, including linking students with opportunities for 

research participation. Qualitative and quantitative data 

regarding a student-led research and practice team in a 

master’s program will also be shared. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Integrating Counseling Theory with Student 

Development Theory: A New Approach for Student 

Affairs Professionals 



Daniel Macari, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN; 

Nona Wilson, William Lepkowski 

The presentation shows how counseling theory (personcentered) 

and student development theory (Chickering’s 

Vectors of Development) can be integrated to work effectively 

with students in student affairs practice. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


The Effects of Personality Type Preferences on 

the Advancement and Graduation of Undergraduate 

Students in Higher Education 



Pamela I. Ehlers, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 

Personality typing has been used in numerous research 

studies aimed at identifying personality preferences that 

correlate with specific fields of work and study. This research 

study focuses on possible relationships between 

personality type preferences and career choice, academic

achievement, and success in the students chosen program 

of study. Participants will learn about the relationship between 

personality typing, learning styles and study habits 

for diverse groups of undergraduate students at a midwestern 

Division I university. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


The Truth About No-Suicide Contracts: 

What Outpatient Clients Report as Useful 

Interventions During Suicidal Episodes 



Mary L. Bartlett, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL 

The debate over the use of no-suicide contracts continues. 

As a result of outpatient research data collected, which 

reveals the perceived lack of effectiveness of no-suicide 

contracts, we can now make better clinical decisions 

about the care of suicidal clients. No-suicide contracts 

and other interventions were evaluated by once-suicidal 

clients, and the resulting data has significant implications 

on what counseling students are taught and how practitioners 

treat suicidal clients. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Suicide Assessment with Addicted and Diverse 

Clients: An Evidence-based Training Model 



Gerald Juhnke, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 

San Antonio, TX, Kenneth M. Coll, Elias Zambrano, Scott 

Peters, Maritza Lebron-Striker 

Suicide is a leading cause of death among Americans. Yet 

few counselors receive more than a 1/2 day’s training specific 

to suicide. Our suicide assessment training presentation 

is designed to enhance your suicide assessment 

knowledge and skills within an active and engaging format. 

This evidence-based suicide assessment training is 

founded upon practical best practices and is especially relevant 

for professionals who counsel persons who abuse 

substances or are addicted. If you work in private practice, 

community mental health settings, schools, corrections, 

hospitals or any institution where clients may present with 

suicidal ideation, this program is a must-attend. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 





Acculturation Issues of High School Muslim 

Students in the United States 



Shifa Podikunju-Hussain, University of Florida, 

Gainesville, FL 

This study is a dissertation study on the acculturation 

issues of Muslim students, particularly in the high school 

setting. Muslim high school students face bicultural issues 

due to both cultural and religious differences. Results from 

the study are presented and discussed. Implications for 

school counseling and multicultural counseling are also 

discussed. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 



Career/Life Transitions for Counselors: 

A Reality Checklist for Retiring and Rewiring 



Judith M. Hoppin, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 

Retirement is such a outdated concept! Many individuals 

just rewire their career. See how a counseling professional 

applied career and transition models to the practical and 

emotional aspects of this significant life change. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Confused by Living between Two Cultures?: 

Focus Group Findings to Increase Self-efficacy 

in College Students of Color 



Chia-Wen Chen, Seattle University, Seattle, WA 

In college counseling settings, students of color are in 

need of services to help them succeed in college life. 

This presentation focuses on group findings on the unique 

challenges Asian-American students have in feeling 

successful and satisfied in college. Recommendations 

are included in the session and possible positive outcomes 

are suggested. 

4:00 pm–4:30 pm 


Healing the Spirit: Counseling Children 

Living with Cancer 



Honoré France-Rodriguez, University of Victoria, Victoria, 

BC, Canada 

This presentation provides personal experience of a father, 

who, as a counselor educator, sought out ways that he 

could be supportive with his teenage daughter living with 

bone cancer, but helpful to other parents and professionals 

in the same situation. Strategies such as healing presence, 

therapeutic touch and Tonglen meditation are just some of 

the strategies that will be discussed, along with some ideas 

for lessening the psychological and spiritual burden of the 

child and parents. 


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4:00 pm–5:00 pm 


LGBT Academy 




Transitioning to College for Gay, Lesbian and 

Bisexual Students: Counseling Considerations 


Matthew J. Snyder, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 

West Chester, PA; Lynn S. Zubernis, Vickie Ann McCoy 

Gay, lesbian and bisexual college students confront unique 

developmental challenges when transitioning to college. Our 

combined 15 years of working with GLB college students 

provide a basis for this presentation, which is also supported 

by research. Attendees will learn the specific challenges facing 

GLB students when they come to college, including the 

impact of the wider societal and cultural attitudes toward 

sexual minorities, as well as the unique effects of individual 

campus environment on the adjustment of GLB students to 

college life. This presentation will focus on effective ways of 

working with GLB students in both individual and group 

counseling, and will include case examples and the opportunity 

to discuss individual cases. 


4:30 pm–5:30 pm 

ACA VISTAS Contributors Reception 

(Invitation only) 


4:30 pm–6:30 pm 

ACA Foundation Luau 

Hilton, Rainbow Room 

4:30 pm–6:00 pm 

AMCD JMCD Editorial Board Meeting 


5:00 pm–6:30 pm 

AMCD Graduate Student Reception 


6:30 pm–8:30 pm 

ASGW “Welcoming Graduate Students and 

New Professionals” Reception 

Hilton, ASGW Suite 

6:30 pm–8:30 pm 

JCD Special Issue of Multiculturalism 

Author’s Reception 



7:00 pm–8:30 pm 

ALGBTIC Reception 


7:00 pm–9:00 pm 

ACA National Awards Ceremony 

(Sponsored by the ACA Foundation) 


Join your colleagues in celebration of distinguished counseling 

professionals who are making an impact. Get inspired 

as we recognize outstanding contributions by these ACA 

award winners and ACA Foundation benefactors. Cohosted 

by the ACA Awards Committee. Admission is free, but 

contributions to the ACA Foundation will be welcome. 

9:00 pm–11:00 pm 

ACA Presidential Leadership Reception 


9:00 pm–1:00 am 

AMCD Dance and Mixer 


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Sunday at-a-Glance 




Division Meetings 

7:00 am – 8:00 am ASERVIC Catholic Mass 

7:00 am – 8:30 am ACES Graduate Student Breakfast 

8:00 am – 9:00 am ASERVIC Interfaith Service 

9:00 am – 10:00 am ACES Clinic Directors Interest Network 

9:00 am – 10:00 am ACES 2009 Conference Committee Meeting 

10:00 am – 11:00 am AMCD General Business Meeting 

10:00 am – 6:00 pm ACES 2007–2008 Executive Council Meeting 

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm AMCD Executive Council Luncheon Debriefing 


8:00 am – 9:00 am ACA Nominations and Election Committee Meeting 

9:00 am – 11:00 am ACA Cyber-Technology Committee Meeting 

10:00 am – 12:00 pm ACA Treasurer’s Workshop 

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm ACA General Membership Meeting 

Sunday

SUNDAY 


7:00 am–1:00 pm 



7:00 am–8:00 am 

ASERVIC Catholic Mass 

Hilton, South Pacific 1 & 2 


7:00 am–8:30 am 

ACES Graduate Student Breakfast 

Hilton, Kahili Suite 


7:30 am–8:30 am 




Beyond Conventionality in Counseling: Exploring 

Diverse Spiritual and Religious Expressions in 

Children and Adolescents 


Room 316C 

Michele Kielty Briggs, James Madison University, 

Harrisonburg, VA; Simone Lambert 

The session will explore issues of the level to which children 

and adolescents are capable of addressing spiritual 

and religious concerns; how they attempt to reconcile the 

lessons they learn at home, religious institutions and 

schools; ways in which counselors in a variety of settings 

can engage in the spiritual, religious and/or moral lives of 

children and adolescents; how beliefs and values of adults 

interact with those of children; and counselor ethics, obligations 

and best practices for addressing diverse spiritual, 

moral and religious beliefs, expressions, questions, and 

practices of children and adolescents. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 



LGBT Academy 


Family Counseling for All Families: Sexual Orientation 

Diversity in Family Counseling 


Room 316A 


Bret Hendricks, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; 

Jill Dubas 

This program addresses issues of sexual diversity in 

family counseling. Strategies for family counseling will 

be addressed and innovative techniques will be discussed 

and demonstrated. Adult and child counseling models 

will be presented to use in school and community 

settings. Discussion will be encouraged and handouts 

will be provided 

7:30 am–8:30 am 



Making the Most of Supervision 


Patricia Arredondo, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 

Supervision is a key component to becoming a competent 

professional counselor, yet students and new professionals 

are often unsure about how to get the most out of this 

experience. Dr. Arredondo will focus on how graduate 

students and new professionals can maximize the supervisor-supervisee 

relationship and utilizing competency-based 

supervision to promote the best supervision experience 

possible, both during their graduate training and in post 

graduate supervision. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 








Jean Heinl, VA Western NY Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY 

This session will address the readjustment issues effecting 

most combat veterans returning to civilian life. The issues 

that will be explored include the impact of postcombat 

stress on the individual and on significant interpersonal 

relationships, substance abuse concerns, PTSD, “combat 

vs. civilian brain” and vocational challenges. Much of the 

information being presented will be based upon a review 

of the literature as well as interactions with veterans from 

the VA Western NY Healthcare System at Buffalo. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 



Successful Publication in ACA Branch Journals: 

A Publication Venue Awaits You! 


Room 316B 

Ken Norem, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, 

CO; Sandy Magnuson, Tammy Davis, Debbie Grant, Mark 

Gillen, Paul Parsons, Tracy Leinbaugh, Sondra Medina 

This session will feature a panel of ACA branch journal editors. 

Information related to author guidelines and submis-

sion procedures will be followed with general suggestions 

regarding preparation of manuscripts for successful review. 

You will leave with valuable information about professional 

writing and a connection with several journal editors. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 





Exploring Group Process and Outcome: Qualitative 

and Quantitative Design Considerations 


Room 313B 

H. George McMahon, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 

GA; Jonathon Orr, Martyn Whittingham 

Presenters will generate discussion regarding participants’ 

interests in group research and provide information regarding 

research designs for studying group process and 

outcomes. Both qualitative and quantitative designs will be 

discussed with a focus on advantages and disadvantages 

for each. Goals of presentations are to offer participants 

ideas that will assist them in developing rigorous high 

quality research designs. Participants will be invited to 

share research interests, with the goal of developing their 

planned research designs. Presenters will offer design suggestions 

and conduct discussion that will generate recommendations 

for conducting high-quality group process and 

outcome research. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 


How to Renew Your Counselor Identity 


Peggy Dupey, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 

Reno, NV; Allison Bussa, Rich Whitney 

The strategies shared during this session have broad applications, 

and will be relevant for many conference attendees. 

Professional identity and development is essential in both 

the education of and continued growth of professional 

counselors. Before renewal or future projection one must 

look at how their past and their current work culture impact 

their current position. This session will offer methods 

to look at professional identity in a holistic perspective. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




Ending the Silence of the Latina/o Voice in 

Public Education: Family-School-Community 

Partnerships in Mexico and the U.S. 


Room 318 

Kylie Dotson-Blake, East Carolina University, Greenville, 

NC; Victoria Foster 

This presentation explores family-school-community partnerships 

involving Mexican immigrant parents. A reader’s 

theater model serves as the method to present the findings 

of a qualitative dissertation utilizing critical race and 

Latina/o critical theory to examine the role of families, 

school professionals and community service providers in 

Mexico and the U.S. Selected vignettes will be presented. 

Interactive dialogue with the audience will unite the collective 

theoretical wisdom of the audience with the experiences 

of our clients, promoting an inclusive process of 

reflection and engagement. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




Engaging Urban Youth in the Transition to Adulthood: 

A Multicultural and Creative Process 


Room 323B 

Rebecca L. Toporek, San Francisco State University, 

San Francisco, CA; Laura Alarcón 

Engaging urban youth in the transition-to-adulthood 

process requires creative approaches that integrate their 

familial, community and cultural context. This workshop 

will present practices that address school to work or 

school to college transitions and discuss the complexities 

in developing partnerships with schools, employers, counselor 

training programs and community agencies. Participants 

will engage in a creative visioning activity and 

identify challenges and strategies for meeting the needs of 

these youth and their communities. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




Words for Warriors: Using Writing to Help 

Veterans Overcome Trauma and Addiction 


Room 321 

Laura Reed Goodson, Words for Warriors, Charlotte, NC 

Narrative therapy and stories written by veterans can be a 

powerful resource for substance abuse and trauma counseling. 

Many veterans use writing to help them survive 

their war experience, yet many counselors do not actively 

integrate these narratives or narrative therapy into treatment. 

This session can show you how to transform words 

into tools for healing and connect you with other ways in 

which creativity can promote healing for veterans and 

their families. 


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Opportunities in Counselor Education Programs 


Keith M. Davis, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 

This session will discuss the importance of global citizenship 

in the development of cultural competence in counseling 

students and counselor educators. Specifically, the 

presenters will outline how to work within a university 

structure to gain support for internationalism, including the 

planning and implementation of overseas counseling and 

educational opportunities. Implications for working with 

diverse populations will be addressed. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 



Counseling Older Adults to Improve Their 

Quality of Life 


Room 324 

James H. Cook, McKendree University, Lebanon, IL; 

Candace Ball, Joanne Kraenzle Schneider 

Older adults struggle with physical decline, chronic illness 

and shrinking social networks. Consequently, these life 

issues may negatively affect their quality of life. This presentation 

will highlight our research efforts to identify issues 

that affect quality of life and promote healthy living habits. 

Through audience discussion we will generate new ideas 

to facilitate physical and emotional wellness in older adults. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 







George Taylor Williams, The Citadel, Charleston, SC; 

Joseph R. Morris, Joseph D. Wehrman, Barbara Melton 

Good record keeping is essential for professional counselors 

who work in a variety of settings. Record keeping serves 

both the client and you, the counselor and/or supervisor, 

by demonstrating that treatment occurred and that the 

evaluation and counseling treatment plan were consistent 

with the standards of the profession. This presentation will 

provide guidelines for keeping good records and questions 

will be welcomed from audience participants. Handouts 



7:30 am–8:30 am 



Partial Hospitalization Program: An Alternative for 

Treatment of Chronic Mental Illness 


Steven P. Farmer, University of Texas at San Antonio, 

San Antonio, TX; Sonia P. Dimas 

Clients with schizophrenia, bipolar, major depression and 

other chronic mental disorders often present a challenge for 

therapists. The purpose of this workshop is to give counselors 

information about partial hospitalization programs (PHP) as a 

treatment option and how it fits between psychiatric hospitalization 

and outpatient care. Attendees will learn how a PHP 

operates, who qualifies for treatment, how to make a referral 

and how this program can make a difference in a client’s life. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




A Model for Working Effectively With Latino 

Families: A Case Example That Integrates 

an Ecological Perspective 


Room 308 

Olga L. Mejia, California State University, Fullerton, CA 

The primary goal of this presentation is to discuss the 

importance of integrating a social ecology perspective in 

counseling Latino families. Counselors will benefit from 

this presentation by gaining insight into a culturally sensitive 

model that effectively integrates an ecological perspective. 

A detailed case study discussion of a 13-year-old 

Mexican-American adolescent and his family will illustrate 

the use of the model. The presentation draws from family 

and multicultural counseling theories. Attendees will also 

receive recommendations for working with the Latino 

community and a sample list of resources. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




Mentoring Women Faculty of Color in the Academy 


Room 317B 

Diane Estrada, University of Colorado Denver & Health 

Sciences Center, Denver, CO; Carmen Braun Williams 

The presenters focus on women faculty of color in the 

academy and present several barriers that contribute to the 

relatively low numbers. The use of mentoring programs is 

discussed as a faculty recruitment strategy that has demonstrated 

success for the retention of women faculty of 

color. Finally, a case study is presented that analyzes the 

mentoring relationship of two women faculty of color at a 

research comprehensive university. Recommendations are 

made on mentoring women faculty of color.

7:30 am–8:30 am 



Using Nonacademic Criteria to Identify Good 

Candidates for Counselor Education Programs 


Room 317A 

Mary S. Nichter, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, 

TX; Judith A. Nelson 

The results of a mixed-method research study designed to 

investigate nonacademic admission criteria used to identify 

good candidates applying to counselor education programs 

will be presented in this session. Based on results of 

the study, guidelines and a checklist of personal qualities 

and dispositions desired of good candidates will be shared 

with session participants. Suggestions for using the checklist 

as an additional evaluation instrument to screen applicants 

to counselor education programs will be discussed. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




Learning to Work in the Community while 

Working for the Community: Service-learning 

Pedagogy and Career Counselor Education 


Ximena Elizabeth Mejia, University of Vermont, Burlington, 

VT; Justin S. Tauscher, Jane Okech 

This presentation is essential for counselor educators interested 

in providing a meaningful and lasting prepracticum 

experience in their career counseling-based courses. The 

session will offer a review of the research literature on 

service-learning, including specific examples from the field 

of counselor education. Presenters will offer their experiences 

integrating service-learning pedagogy into a career counseling 

course sharing their reflections on student experiences, 

the process of developing the course, and benefits 

of using this educational methodology. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 



Displaced With a Disability: One Person, 

Two Perspectives 


James S. Bethea, St. John’s University, Queens, NY, 

This enlightening, interview-based session chronicles the 

life of a quadriplegic vocational rehabilitation counselor 

who was displaced as a result of Hurricane Katrina. A dialogue 

will evolve regarding the individual’s perspectives as 

a consumer and service provider. Implications for rehabilitation 

counselors as well as rehabilitation counselor educators 

will be discussed. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 



Using Narrative Therapy with Clients Diagnosed 

with Bipolar Disorder 


Room 326 

Evadne E. Ngazimbi, University of Central Florida, 

Orlando, FL; M. Ann Shillingford, Samir H. Patel 

Narrative Therapy is a postmodern social constructionist 

approach based on the construct that there is more than 

one “truth.” The use of narrative therapy (NT) with clients 

diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BD) is discussed, including 

the rationale for using the approach, the tenets of NT, 

empirical support for its use and types of clients with 

whom NT has been used successfully. A case example is 

presented, showing the application of narrative therapy. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




Using Developmental and Attachment Theories to 

Improve College Freshman Retention 


Suzanne C. Griffith, University of Wisconsin, Superior, WI; 

Tracy M. Fabian, Jenice Kienzle 

Traditional college-age freshman start their college experience 

full of excitement and anxiety. College staff and 

faculty can work with this energy, student developmental 

needs and desired learning outcomes to fashion a year that 

enhances development and learning. To do so, it is important 

to understand this age group and the diverse student 

body entering college today. This session will discuss steps 

taken to work across disciplines and staff to fashion a better 

experience, and the data that we have to date. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




A Model for Collaborative, Systemic Response 

to Crisis Events on School and College Campuses 


Room 319A 

Stephanie G. Puleo, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, 

AL; Charlotte Daughhetee, Melanie J. Drake Wallace 

Recent well-publicized tragedies affecting schools and 

communities in the United States illustrate the need for 

counselors to be well-prepared to respond to similar crises, 

should any occur locally. This presentation will familiarize 

participants with a systemic model of crisis intervention 

based on family systems theory, government and agency 

recommendations, and personal experiences in the aftermath 

of tornadoes; Hurricanes Ivan, Katrina and Rita; the 

Birmingham abortion clinic bombing; and student deaths 

through vehicular accidents or violence. 


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Best Practices in Collecting and Utilizing Outcome 

Data in Clinical Settings 


Room 306B 

F. Robert Wilson, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 

The focus in clinical practice has shifted from a practitioner 

or input-oriented focus to a consumer or outcomeoriented 

focus. Practitioners are now required to collect 

outcome data to document treatment effectiveness. 

This program will review best practices in outcome assessment 

in clinical practice settings. A range of assessment 

approaches will be reviewed, including both simple, 

unstandardized approaches and more sophisticated, 

standardized approaches. Throughout the presentation, 

emphasis will be placed on integrating outcome assessment 

with the counseling dialogue so as not to disrupt 

the flow of the counseling intervention. Ethical issues and 

multicultural considerations will be discussed. 

7:30 am–8:30 am 




Facilitating Group Interaction Online: Implications 

for Counselors and Counselor Educators 


Scott A. Wickman, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 

IL; Cynthia Campbell 

Online formats are rapidly becoming media of choice 

for clients and counselors-in-training. In this session, 

we present results of an analysis of group counseling 

students interacting online had to modify communication 

norms to be more effectively “heard,” with implications 

for online counseling and education. In this presentation, 

we provide a set of guidelines for managing online interactions 

among groups. 


8:00 am–9:00 am 

ASERVIC Interfaith Service 

Hilton, South Pacific 1 & 2 

8:00 am–9:00 am 

ACA Nominations and Election Committee Meeting 




8:45 am–10:15 am 



Key Concepts and Issues in Counseling Research 


Danica G. Hays, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA; 

Richard S. Balkin, Carl J. Sheperis, Catherine Y. Chang 

This presentation serves as an introductory guide for counselor 

educators and trainees to research methodology in 

the counseling profession. An overview of quantitative and 

qualitative research designs as independent as well as interdependent 

forms of inquiry will be presented. Presenters 

will highlight key methodological concepts for each 

type of design, as well as common pitfalls in counseling 

research. Additionally, practical strategies for becoming a 

successful researcher in the counseling profession will be 

outlined. Handouts will be provided. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 




The Manifestation of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 

in the Classroom: Can You Recognize It? 


Room 316A 

Mary Ballard, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, 

LA, Terry Pertuit 

Counselors working with children and adolescents are 

often challenged to address classroom behavior problems 

and learning difficulties. However, many of the problems 

exhibited by students are often OCD symptoms in disguise. 

Children and adolescents who suffer from OCD often do so 

in silence. Afraid others will judge them as “crazy,” many 

hide their symptoms and live secret lives of incredible pain. 

Using real-life examples, the presenters will help you learn 

how to recognize the symptoms of OCD in the classroom. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 




NECA Panel of International Experts on 

Life Work Issues 2008 


First half: Robert Chope, San Francisco State University, 

San Francisco, CA; second half: Sue Pressman, Pressman 

Consulting 

Evolving postmodern approaches to employment counseling 

include an exploration of the influence of the family on 

a client’s career path. Assessing family influence is a challenging 

endeavor, considering the revolutionary changes in

the structure of the family. Still, a variety of measures exist 

that will be demonstrated. Dr. Pressman will build on 

Dr. Chope’s presentation by sharing her experiences of 

working with the U.S. Departments of Defense, Treasury 

and other federal agencies with an interest in workforce 

issues and career management. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 




The Student-Counselor Educator Connection: 

Clarifying Your Research Ideas 


Darryl P. Plunkett, Western Michigan University, 

Kalamazoo, MI; Melodie H. Frick, Judith C. Durham, 

Harriet L. Glosoff 

Doctoral students typically find that selecting a focus for 

their dissertation is much more challenging and complex 

than they anticipated. This program is designed for doctoral 

students at any stage of thinking about their dissertations. 

Counselor-educators will consult with small groups of 

participants to provide feedback and share ideas related to 

dissertation topics and research methodology. Doctoral 

students who participated in this program at the past three 

ACA conferences were very positive about its benefits. 

Please note, you do not need to be an ACES member to 

participate. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 




How Rehabilitation and Other Professional 

Counselors Do Good Work under Trying Conditions 


Room 316B 

Daniel Smith, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY; Timothy 

Janikowski, James Donnelly, Anne Bartone 

The Good Work ® research project developed by Howard 

Gardner was used as a model. A qualitative multiple case 

study research design was used to examine the practices of 

outstanding gatekeepers, practitioners and graduate students 

in selected rehabilitation counseling specialties who best 

exemplify highest levels of ethically sound, technically 

proficient, and satisfying practice. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 




Challenging the Asian Model Minority Myth: 

An Examination of Mental Health Issues Within the 

Filipino-American Community 


Erick Garcia Aragon, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, 

IL; Maria Joy Ferrera, Judy Patacsil 

Filipino-American youth face culturally informed challenges 

that go unrecognized by many mental health care 

professionals. Filipinos are the fastest growing Asian-American 

subgroup in the United States. Statistics have shown 

that Filipino-American youth have a high incidence of 

suicidal ideation and depression. This session is an interdisciplinary 

panel discussion on the psychological and 

mental health issues facing the Filipino-American community. 

Personal experiences, research and the video documentary 

Silent Sacrifices: Voices of the Filipino Family 

will be presented to reveal the mental health issues that 

affect this community. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 



Mosaic of Counseling: Integrating Indigenous 

Healing and Ecological Counseling 


Room 315 

Mei Tang, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; 

Dustin Faulkner, Patricia F. Stewart-Hopkins, 

Charles Roberts, William O’Connell, Kathryn A. Russ 

The presentation will illustrate a variety of indigenous 

healing practices from different cultures and demonstrate 

how integrating indigenous healing practice with ecological 

counseling approaches can enhance counseling effectiveness. 

The participants will learn to critically evaluate 

the benefits and challenges of integrating indigenous 

counseling practices towards healing from the ecological 

counseling perspective. Some examples of indigenous 

healing practices will be demonstrated throughout the 

presentation. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 



Counseling across Generations: Bridging the Baby 

Boomer, Generation X, and Generation Y Gap 


Sue Fleschner, Western Kentucky University, Bowling 

Green, KY 

Professional counselors, practitioners and consultants have 

much to gain from a discussion on the topic of counseling 

across generations, a topic that extends the concept of 

working with a diverse population. This presentation will 

explore, compare and contrast characteristics of baby 

boomers, Generation X and Generation Y; describe the 

typical challenges and conflicts for these generations; 

and identify interventions and strategies for bridging the 

generational gap in therapeutic and consultative settings. 


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The Magic of “I” in Group Work: Building 

Cohesiveness and Safety in Groups through 

Communication Skills Training 


Room 323B 

Kent B. Provost, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 

M-Mindfulness and A-Awareness in G-Groups through I-”I” 

statements to develop C-Cohesiveness. Participants will 

learn the power of the acronym “MAGIC” for use in groups. 

Presentation Goals: empowerment strategies promoting 

group ownership, intervention strategies promoting “I” 

statements, encouragement strategies promoting “risk-taking.” 

In our society it is possible to be falsely joined with 

others. This experiential presentation creatively explores 

the magic of “I” statements, promoting group cohesiveness 

and growth. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 

LGBT Academy 


Predictors of HIV Sexual Risk-taking Behavior among 

Gay Men and Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): 

What We Need to Know 


Room 321 

Leslie E. Kooyman, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 

Participants will gain an understanding of the sexual risktaking 

behavior of gay men and men who have sex with 

men (MSM). Results of the presenter’s survey research 

study (n = 576) will be discussed. A review of the literature 

on sexual risk-taking and the racial/ethnic differences 

within this marginalized population will be presented. 

Participants will have the opportunity to engage in an 

interactive discussion on counseling and teaching implications 

of these findings and the literature. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 



Likeability as Double-edged Sword: New Research 

Sheds Light on the Dark Side of Counselors 


Room 324 

Michelle E. Flaum, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, 

Scott E. Hall 

Most counselors are warm, friendly, and empathic—in a 

word, likeable. These are skills that serve people well in 

life, and serve counselors and clients well in the counseling 

relationship. When counselors are competent and likeable, 

the outcome is typically fruitful; however, when counselors 

do wrong, and are likeable, the implications for clients can 

be grave, for clients are less likely to take action when they 

like their counselors. This presentation shares stunning 


results of a study undertaken to understand the dark side 

of counseling—the world of incompetence, unethical 

behavior and wrong-doing. In addition to learning study 

outcomes, participants will explore their own likeability 

and its implications in multiple settings. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 




Client in Everyday Counseling Practice 


Room 323C 

Len Sperry, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 

Clients with personality disorders can present significant 

challenges in counseling practice, whether in agency, 

school or private practice settings. While it is possible— 

and difficult—to “modify” personality dynamics in shortterm 

counseling, it is more realistic—and easier—to 

“manage” them. This presentation provides a strategy 

for rapidly identifying personality disorders and an effective, 

proven method for managing a client’s problematic 

affects, behaviors and cognitions without necessarily 

modifying personality structure. Case materials illustrate 

this approach. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 




Back to the Future: Using Culturally Sensitive 

Genograms for Theory-based Assessment 

and Intervention 


Room 323A 

Sherri Muchnick, Capella University, San Marcos, CA; 

Ron Muchnick 

This workshop presents a culturally sensitive clinical 

assessment technique used to gather history, join with 

clients and plan theory-based treatment strategies. 

Genograms consider the cultural context of the family 

and highlight repetitive patterns, relationship dynamics 

and family strengths; it is a graphic way of organizing the 

mass of information gathered during an individual or 

family assessment. Through live interview demonstrations 

and case examples that emphasize cultural perspective 

and diverse family forms, attendees will learn to conduct a 

theory-based genogram interview, create a culturally 

sensitive genogram using standard methods and 

symbols and develop treatment plans from a variety of 

therapy models.

8:45 am–10:15 am 




Adlerian Counseling Techniques: Beyond the Basics 


Richard E. Watts, Sam Houston State University, 

Huntsville, TX; Todd F. Lewis, Paul Peluso 

Counseling theory textbooks are often long on discussion 

of theory and short on discussion of techniques. This 

presentation provides attendees with in-depth information 

about selected counseling techniques that are original to 

Adlerian counseling and psychotherapy. Via discussion, 

case studies, presenter demonstration and in-session 

practice of selected Adlerian techniques, participants will 

develop an understanding of the use and application of 

Adlerian techniques beyond the typically cursory, and all 

too often inaccurate, information provided in secondary 

source textbooks. In addition, strengths and potential 

limitations of using the techniques with diverse client 

populations will be discussed. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 




Teaching Advocacy: Putting Theory into Practice 


Joseph Stewart-Sicking, Loyola College of Maryland, 

Columbia, MD; Ellen P. Cook 

Advocacy is a crucial competency for counseling that can 

be difficult to integrate systematically. This presentation 

will provide a framework for integrating advocacy and 

social justice across counseling theory and practice. We 

will explore strategies for teaching this framework to adult 

learners via experiential learning, and share data from 

student experiences to show its strengths and challenges. 

This exploration will help attendees translate their values 

about advocacy and social justice into concrete actions 

with students and supervisees. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 




The Counselor’s Role in Promoting Social Justice 

and Organizational Development: A Perspective 

from Hawaii 



Elizabeth Foster Heckman, Dana Comstock, Michael J. 

D’ Andrea 

Multicultural counseling advocates often find themselves in 

challenging and difficult positions when they try to advocate 

for organizational changes in their work settings that focus 

on social justice issues. A panel of experts will discuss theories 

and practical strategies that deal with and ameliorate in- 

justices in organizations. Examples will demonstrate how to 

advocate for democratic principles of justice and inclusion 

and fight against hierarchies of power that most organizations 

promote. Common strategies used to deter social justice 

initiatives include workplace mobbing, retaliation, hostile 

environment, threats and relational disconnection that impede 

the psychological well-being of workers. Pro-active 

strategies will be discussed. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 



Inter-rater Reliability and Validity of the Triage 

Assessment System for Students in Learning 

Environments (TASSLE) 


Rick A. Myer, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA; Richard 

K. James, Patrice Moulton, N. Dewaine Rice, Pam Cogdal 

TASSLE is a rating system to assist university staff in making 

decisions and taking action with students who are disruptive 

to the learning environment. TASSLE allows staff to use their 

senses to make an onsite, here-and-now, real-time assessment 

of a student who is in crisis. TASSLE requires minimal 

writing, takes less than five minutes to complete and can 

be filled out immediately following an incident. Inter-rater 

reliability and validity data will be reported on TASSLE. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 



The Strengths and Challenges of Online Learning 

for Domestic and International Counseling Students 

and Their Professors 


Mark C. Rehfuss, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA; 

Agatha Parks-Savage 

The presentation will explore the online education experiences 

of both domestic and international counseling students 

and their professors. An exploratory study using subjective 

and objective measures assessed the strengths and weaknesses 

of online learning for counseling students from 

around the nation and the world. The specific experiences of 

international students studying from their home country will 

be highlighted with live audio and video discussion. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 



Career Assessment: A Conversation with David 

Campbell, Thomas Harrington, Arthur O’Shea and 

Charles Johansson 


Thomas F. Harrington, Northeastern University, Boston, 

MA; David P. Campbell, Arthur J. O’Shea, Kathleen R. 

Boggs, Charles Johansson 

The panelists in this discussion forum will share their 


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broad knowledge of career assessment and how the field 

has changed over time. They will also share their expertise 

in assessing different multicultural groups who need 

appropriate career planning tools. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 



Help, They’re Assigning Me Interns! A Practitioner’s 

Guide for Providing Effective Internship Site 

Supervision 


W. Matthew Shurts, Montclair State University, Montclair, 

NJ; Derick J. Williams 

Counselors are often asked to serve as site supervisors for 

master’s-level interns. Unfortunately, many counselors have 

never received formal training regarding clinical supervision. 

This can result in site supervisors overseeing interns 

without a clear sense of intentionality. The purpose of this 

interactive session is to provide a framework for attendees’ 

clinical supervision with master’s-level interns. We will 

address (1) the multiple foci and roles of supervisors; (2) 

potential interventions in and formats for supervision; (3) 

common ethical issues involving supervision; and (4) how 

to begin developing your own personal supervisory style. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 



Counseling Adolescent Females with Substance 

Abuse Disorders 


Mary A. Bemker, Capella University/Children Have 

Options in Choosing Experiences, Louisville, KY 

This workshop will focus on the unique characteristics of 

adolescent females as they relate to substance abuse 

prevention and intervention strategies. Focus will be 

placed on the unique characteristics of adolescents and 

substance use disorders, gender as it relates to counseling 

intervention, and risk and resiliency factors for adolescent 

females as they compare to other treatment populations. 

Multicultural issues will also be included in this workshop. 

Strategies for prevention and intervention will be included 

that are appropriate for school, community and private 

practice settings. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 




Using the Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) 

Theory to Build the Foundation for a Student 

Advising Program 


Conquaya James, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; 

Marcia Jones 


Due to a shortage of career counselors and funding, many 

career centers are sacrificing customer service. Attendees 

will learn how to use the cognitive information processing 

theory (CIP) developed at Florida State University to facilitate 

the delivery of career services through a peer advising 

program. Attendees will learn how peer advisors can use 

career theory to help individuals understand and manage 

career decision making. Attendees will also learn about 

the peer advising program developed at Georgia State 

University, will participate in a sample activity used for 

training peer advisors and will have an opportunity to ask 

questions at the end of the presentation. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 



Issues for Rural School Counselors: What the Main 

Problems Are and How You Can Overcome Them 


Christine Rojas Cook, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 

Fairbanks, AK 

School counselors in rural locations deal with many challenges 

due specifically to the geographic and demographic 

characteristics of their populations. School counselors both 

new and experienced need to know how to address these 

issues. The presentation will discuss data collected from 

rural school counselors in the state of Alaska describing 

their main concerns and barriers, what they have done to 

overcome these issues, and what counselor educators 

could do to help address their needs. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 




The Bridge to “I Am”: Rapid Advance Psychotherapy 


Room 309 

Ellie Izzo, Vicarious Trauma Recovery Center, Scottsdale, 

AZ; Vicki Carpel Miller 

Although brief psychotherapy has become a very popular 

form of treatment for emotional disorders, rapid advance 

psychotherapy (RAP) is currently the only model of brief 

treatment that directly incorporates a spiritually based 

strategy into a standardized, five-session approach. RAP 

bridges to the healing, powerful spiritual perspective, 

called the “I Am” by (1) revealing the history; (2) recognizing 

the impasse; (3) releasing the past; (4) responding to 

fear; and (5) reconnecting to the spirit. Once the client has 

effected an unobstructed connection to the Higher Self or 

the “I Am,” he/she is empowered to face the challenges of 

living with courage, peace and hope.

8:45 am–10:15 am 


Engaging Men in Sex Offender Treatment: 

Understanding the Unique Qualities Men Bring to 

the Mandated Helping Relationship 


Room 305B 

Robert Scholz, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA; 

Charles Flinton 

Participants will learn key strategies for how to account 

for and respond more effectively to the unique qualities 

that men bring to the sex offender treatment relationship. 

Videotaped interviews with male sex offenders in treatment 

will be utilized to enhance participants’ understanding 

of key concepts. 

8:45 am–10:15 am 





Spiritual Clients: Collaborating with Community 

Religious Leaders 


Room 302B 

Jill Duba Onedera, Western Kentucky University, 

Bowling Green, KY; Neresa B. Minatrea, Aaron Kindsvatter, 

Constance Priddy 

It is very clear that religion plays an important role in the 

lives of many Americans. Further, mental health professionals 

are ethically bound to be competent in exploring 

and working with clients from various faith backgrounds. 

Such competence can be increased by establishing collaborative 

relationships with religious leaders in the community. 

Benefits to such relationships will be reviewed and 

specific direction for facilitating collaboration efforts between 

mental health professionals and faith communities 



9:00 am–10:00 am 

ACES Clinic Directors Interest Network 


9:00 am–10:00 am 

ACES 2009 Conference Committee 


9:00 am–11:00 am 

ACA Cyber-Technology Committee Meeting 


10:00 am–11:00 am 

AMCD General Business Meeting 


10:00 am–12:00 pm 

ACA Treasurer’s Workshop 

Hilton, Lehua 

10:00 am–6:00 pm 

ACES 2007–2008 Executive Council Meeting 



10:30 am–11:30 am 


How You Can Use and Contribute to ACA’s 

New Online Resource System 


Garry R. Walz, Counseling Outfitters, Dexter, MI; Jeanne 

C. Bleuer, David Kaplan 

This program will show you how, as an ACA member, 

you can access rich information resources such as VISTAS 

papers, ACA Professional Counseling Digests, ERIC/CASS 

Digests, Counseling Today articles, ACA policy resolutions 

and much more! Included in the handouts will be tips 

on how to conduct effective information searches and 

suggestions for making your own contributions to the 

database of resources. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 





What I Wish I Knew before I Started This Journey: 

Achieving a Balance between Doctoral Studies and 

Personal Wellness 


Victoria Anne Sardi, The George Washington University, 


In the phase of life one enters a doctoral program, students 

contend with multiple responsibilities such as marriage, 

raising a family, buying a house and working full time. 

Navigating a doctoral program is a challenge requiring the 

development of strategies to cope with the process. The 

Perceived Stress Scale will be administered to determine 

the impact life circumstances have on participants’ stress 

levels. Panelists will share lessons learned and resources 

for achieving balance and wellness. 


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Students’ Thoughts and Perceptions about an 

Assessment Course: A Pre- and Post-Survey 


Room 313A 

Donna M. Gibson, University of South Carolina, 

Columbia, SC, Leah McCallum 

The majority of counseling students often perceive a required 

assessment course as intimidating and something to fear. 

The presenters will discuss a recent study that involved a 

pre- and post- survey of students’ perceptions and thoughts 

about their assessment course. Interventions to address the 

students’ concerns will be discussed and participants will 

be encouraged to co-construct with the presenters interventions 

for future instruction of counseling assessment. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 





Integrating Career Development Basics with 

Your Counseling/Counselor-Educator Program: 

Strategies and Materials for Success 


Edward A. Colozzi, Career Development and Counseling 

Services, Winchester, MA; Pat Schwallie-Giddis 

Are you wanting to effectively cover the “basics” of career 

development in your work setting? There is research, theory, 

guidelines and creative materials that help you do a 

better job with students’ career exploration in ways that 

promote student learning and success, increase retention 

and meet the huge demand most persons have regarding 

their career/life decisions across life roles. This dynamic 

and fun workshop offers some easy strategies and materials 

that inspire counselors/counselor-educators to provide 

simple and effective career development interventions 

for use in schools, colleges, agencies and private practice 

settings. Graduate students are welcome too! 

10:30 am–11:30 am 




Machismo and Marianismo: Misunderstood 

and Neglected Gender Variables in Latino Counseling 


G. Miguel Arciniega, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; 

Zoila G. Tovar-Blank, Maritza Gallardo-Cooper, Angela 

Zapata, Tom Anderson 

Gender role socialization impacts at all levels of human 

development and are important variables to consider in 

counseling. With Latinos, machismo and marianismo are 

linked to gender characteristics but little is known about 


the impact of these constructs on counseling processes. 

Based on recent empirical data, the session will provide 

new understandings of these constructs, address stereotypical 

biases, provide new methods of assessment and 

incorporate effective and strength-based gender role 

interventions for Latino clients. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 




Children’s Chronic and Critical Illness in Social and 

Personal Context: What Counselors Should Know 


Barbara Abernathy, Pediatric Oncology Support Team, 

West Palm Beach, FL 

Children with diverse chronic and critical illnesses have 

several things in common—school absences, disrupted 

routines, anxiety about medical procedures and doctor 

visits, fears about losing friends and strain on family/support 

system. However, a comparison of two populations—children 

with AIDS/HIV and children with cancer—reveals 

striking social and personal differences that have implications 

for counselors working with any chronically or critically 

ill child. Relevant strategies and skills will be offered. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 





Social Constructivism: Applications to Counseling 

and Psychotherapy 


Robert Rocco Cottone, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 

St. Louis, MO 

This program summarizes the social constructivism movement 

in counseling, which directs that social consensual 

processes are crucial to the development of human understanding. 

This program challenges participants to accept an 

interpersonal rather than intrapsychic way of defining problems 

and solutions. It provides information to guide counseling 

practice according to social constructivism tenets, 

which are outlined. Applicable techniques are defined. A 

case scenario is presented. Case discussion and audience 

participation will be encouraged. Handouts will be provided. 

Social constructivism represents a new framework 

for addressing problems in individual, couples or family 

counseling. Counselor education implications are outlined. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 


I’ll See You on the Dark Side of the Moon?: 

Music Therapy Techniques for Self-care 


Leah G. Oswanski, Carol Simon Cancer Center, 

Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ

Do you enjoy music, but are not sure how to really use 

it for self-care? Come to this experiential workshop and 

learn music therapy techniques for relaxation and stress 

management, including self-directed guided imagery to 

music, toning/chanting and using art and writing to enhance 

your music listening experiences. No musical experience 

necessary, just a willingness to try! Participants will come 

away with a “tool bag” including song selections and facilitation 

instructions. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 




Project Popoho Na Peà: A Statewide Approach to 

Create a Seamless Education and Career Planning 



Dirk Soma, Kuder, Inc., Adel, IA 

Learn how Project Popoho Na Peà, a community-based 

initiative to bring education- and career-planning services 

to Hawaiian youth and adults, has expanded over the past 

year to serve Hawaiians, Alaskan Natives, and American 

Indians across the nation. Now in a pilot program in the 

state of Hawaii, Project Popoho Na Pe’a is having a dynamic 

impact on youth and adults seeking to get on the right 

pathway for educational and career success. Attendees 

will receive a framework to incorporate the model into 

their own communities. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 




Feminist Therapy: A Modality for Men, Too 


Susan R. Seem, SUNY College at Brockport, Brockport, 

NY; Thomas J. Hernandez 

Feminist therapy is grounded in the philosophical principles 

of social justice and social change and addresses oppression 

as a major source of pathology. Originally developed as a 

therapeutic modality for women, feminist therapy currently 

addresses work with other oppressed groups. Further-more, 

it is an effective modality for working with issues of privilege, 

issues typically experienced by men. This program 

will provide a brief overview of the history of feminist therapy, 

a discussion of the tenets and strategies of feminist therapy, 

and its applicability for work with males. Case studies will 

be presented for discussion. Participants will be given 

handouts about relevant readings, tenets and strategies. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 







Susannah M. Wood, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 

Gifted clients present multiple challenges to the counselors 

with whom they are working. This session will inform 

counselors and service-providers about the psychological 

traits and development of gifted individuals, including 

those from diverse cultures and lived experiences; common 

counseling concerns and presenting problems of gifted 

clients; current research-based suggested best practices and 

outcomes; and implications for counselor education and 

training of counselors working with this unique population. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 





During Counselor Training 


Kirsten W. Murray, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 

Indiana, PA; David Kleist 

The implications of counselor training reach beyond the 

classroom for counseling students. A grounded theory was 

developed to explain the experience and process of the 

impact of counselor training on counseling students’ 

couple relationships. Research found experiences of 

awareness, change, support and gratitude to be essential 

to the impact of counselor training on students’ couple 

relationships. The unique ways in which research participants 

moved through these experiences will also be 

discussed. Please join the discussion of research results 

and implications for graduate students, supervisors and 

counselor-educators. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 



Depression in the Workplace 


Andrew A. Cox, Troy University, Phenix City, AL; 

Kathryn M. Ness, Robert F. Carlson 

An overview of depression within the work sector will be 

presented. Common workplace problems, symptomatology 

and costs associated with depression will be presented. 

Implications of depression to diverse and multicultural 

populations will be addressed. A framework for intervention 

with depressed employees within this setting will be presented. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 



Couples Education and Couples Counseling: 

Who Participates and How Do they Benefit? 


Room 323A 

Mark Young, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL; 

Isaac Bert, Andrew Daire 


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Couples counseling and couples education are alternative 

treatments for dissatisfied and distressed couples. The two 

treatments are compared, along with the results of a threeyear, 

federally funded study of the effectiveness of brief 

integrative couples counseling (Young & Long, 1998) and 

a 16-hour marriage education treatment. Participants will 

learn the bases of both approaches and two relationship 

enhancing techniques. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 




Client Marginalization in Court-mandated Group 

Therapy for Male Batterers 


Room 308 

Pierre Choucroun, UTSA, Austin, TX; Gwen Louden Gerber 

Mandated treatment of male domestic violence offenders is 

often the topic of heated discussion in mental health because 

of rates of recidivism and the complexity of domestic 

violence. This presentation will examine current practices 

in mandated domestic violence treatment, with a critical 

emphasis on the practices which are state-funded. This presentation 

will seek to increase counselor awareness of potentially 

marginalizing models currently used by mandated 

programs, and also will introduce creative forms of treatment. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 




Identified Training Needs for School Counseling 

Site Supervisors 


Room 317B 

Lorraine DeKruyf, George Fox University, Portland, OR 

This presentation highlights results obtained from a 2007 

study of school counseling site supervisors. The purpose 

of this study was to explore the supervision training levels 

and training needs of site supervisors of master’s-level 

school counseling interns. Results of this research will be 

shared, and implications and recommendations for school 

counselor educators regarding site supervisor training 

needs will be discussed. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 



Transitioning to Being a New Faculty Member 

in Counselor Education: From Interview to 

Promotion and Tenure 


Room 317A 

Kelly Wester, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 

NC; Heather Trepal, Cynthia Briggs, Kerry Sebera, Shawn 

Spurgeon, Kathy Ybanez 


Entering into academia as a new counselor educator can 

have its trials and tribulations, as well as its rewards. New 

faculty members typically need to navigate the political 

waters of a new setting, as well as balance the three required 

aspects of being an educator: teaching, service and 

research. This presentation is designed for a panel of new 

counselor-educators, at varying stages of their career, to 

discuss what their needs were as new faculty. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 







Room 306A 

Camille Helkowski, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, 

IL; Jake Livengood 

Students nearing the end of college often believe they are 

on a road to nowhere—a belief that hinders their ability to 

transition to adulthood. Recognition of and response to 

Millennial issues that keep students stuck and miserable, 

and that can be critical to counseling effectiveness will be 

detailed. Intervention strategies offering a balanced blend 

of challenge and support will be discussed. Leadership 

necessary to create a practical, systemic, transitional 

model will also be addressed. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 




Perceptions of Current and Prospective Kenyan 

International Students of the International Student 

Lifestyle in the U.S. 


Wairimu Wanjau Mutai, Loyola College in Maryland, 

Columbia, MD 

This Q Sort study explored the perceptions of current and 

prospective Kenyan international students of the international 

student lifestyle in the U.S. The focus was on perceptions 

of the acculturation process, culture shock and 

other issues related to migration. The study included the 

process of becoming an international student and challenges 

faced by students. These include general living, 

academic, socio-cultural and personal/psychological 

adjustments. Implications of findings for international 

students’ service providers are also included. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 




Promoting Career Development with Students of Color 


Room 326

Lisa E. Danylchuk, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 

Cambridge, MA; Kyle Miller, Kori Tamerler 

The goal of this session is to promote awareness of multicultural 

and economic issues in student achievement and to 

provide counselors with information about successful career 

development endeavors. In this 60-minute session participants 

will learn about research findings relevant to both 

explicit and implicit career development education. The 

information presented will be tailored towards counselors 

who work with low-income urban students of color in an 

educational setting; presenters will assume a working knowledge 

of risk factors and issues relevant to this population. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 





Navigating the Arduous and (Sometimes) Mysterious 

Transition from Student to Faculty Member 


Brett Zyromski, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 

Doctoral students — come equip yourselves with detailed, 

practical organizational and strategic tools to focus your 

studies towards successfully navigating your future job 

application and interview processes. Participants will leave 

the session feeling confident in their ability to create a 

purposeful, intentional educational plan and job search 

strategy, complete with their own CD-ROM portfolio. Each 

participant will receive handouts, a resource CD-ROM that 

imitates the CD-ROM portfolio mentioned earlier, and 

contact information for further consultation. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 




Facilitating School-based Services to Meet 

the Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children 

in the Schools 


Patricia Van Velsor, San Francisco State University, 

San Francisco, CA; Ulash Thakore-Dunlap 

School counselors are committed to helping diverse 

children learn. Yet, school counselors struggle to meet the 

needs of students with mental health issues due to heavy 

workloads, high student-to-counselor ratios, fragmented 

programs and lack of expertise. This interactive presentation 

will discuss the barriers faced by school counselors 

in providing mental health services and how one schoolbased 

agency in San Francisco is successfully working 

inside the schools to support the educational achievement 

of all students. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 




Digital Multimedia Sampling: The New Bibiliotherapy 

for Teens 


Room 304B 

Timothy D. Baker, School Board of Levy County, Bronson, FL 

Program guide summary impact, relevance and innovation 

are keys to effective counseling with at-risk teens. Digital 

video sampling, an easy-to-learn technique which empowers 

school counselors to develop highly engaging media 

content, meets these criteria. Participants will learn how to 

use common computer capabilities to produce high-quality 

video samples likely to engage at-risk teens effectively. 

School counselors and other counselors thus will achieve 

another resource for use with hard-to-counsel youth. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 




Career Development/Employment, Educational 

Requirements and the Licensure of Guidance 

Counselors 

Rose Maria I. Llanes, Philippine Association for Counselor 

Education, Tandang Sora, Quezon City, Philippines 

The presenter will be discussing issues that effect the counseling 

profession in the Philippines. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 


The Counselor and the Disaster Response 

Team—An Emerging Role 


Julie Uhernik, Tri-County Health Department, Denver, CO 

Counselors are integral members of an emergency or disaster 

response team. Learn how counselors can integrate 

skills and mental health theory in a collaborative, multidisciplinary 

approach to the emerging field of emergency 

/disaster mental health. Recent events such as Hurricane 

Katrina and 9/11 have highlighted the importance of counselor 

and mental health response in disasters. Core competencies 

essential for all health care professionals include 

mental health under Emergency Support Function (ESF)#8 

as identified and included in the National Preparedness 

Goal. This program will discuss counselor role, agency collaboration, 

review of trauma prevention models including 

psychological first aid and resiliency and best practices. 


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Recovery High Schools and Collegiate Recovery 

Communities: An Emerging Professional Field for 

Counselors 


Andrew J. Finch, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 

“Recovery schools” are an emerging counseling professional 

field. The number of recovery high school and college 

programs has nearly tripled in the last five years, and new 

counseling jobs are being created every year. Not only do 

these schools provide job opportunities, they also represent 

a referral source. Participants will learn about how recovery 

schools fit into the addiction treatment continuum 

of care; career options in recovery high schools and 

collegiate recovery communities; and how the need for 

expanded continuing care services for high school and 

college students provides an opportunity to help launch 

new programs. Participants will learn of resources to assist 

with working for, starting or advocating for new programs. 

10:30 am–11:30 am 




Can I Play? Using Play Therapy Techniques With 

Children and Adolescents With Disabilities 


Dawn C. Brislin, The Pennsylvania State University, 

State College, PA 

Play is an integral part to development in children and can 

often be symbolic and abstract in nature. Opportunities for 

the use of play therapy with children abound and are well 

supported empirically as an alternative to traditional models 

of counseling. Given the benefits for growth and selfexploration, 

play therapy can be a successful alternative 

or addition to the counseling process for children with a 

disability. This presentation identifies specific benefits for 

using play therapy with children with a disability, and 

offers guidelines for appropriate modifications of play 

therapy for children with disability as well as implications 

for rehabilitation counselors. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 




The ACCESS Model of School Counseling: 

Social Justice, Equity and Success for Every Student 


Room 316C 

Judy Lewis, Governors State University, University Park, 

IL; Stuart Chen-Hayes, Anita P. Jackson 

This presentation addresses a new model of social justice 

in school counseling. It uses the ACCESS questionnaire as 


a research-based tool developed to help school counselors 

assess school counseling programs in four areas: professional 

identity, equity, school counseling program development 

and multicultural/social justice competencies. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 




Preview of the National ASERVIC Conference: 

Snapshots of the “How To’s” of Implementing the 

Nine Spirituality Competencies 


W. Bryce Hagedorn, University of Central Florida, Orlando, 

FL; Michele Kielty Briggs, Edward H. Robinson, Lisa Jackson-Cherry, 

Linda Roberson, Jennifer Curry, Carmen Gill, 

Judy Miranti, Cheri Smith, Mark Young, Marsha Wiggins-Frame 

This panel discussion of clinicians and educators will offer 

spiritual and/or religious interventions that can be implemented 

with clients regardless of the presenting issue. The 

intent is to offer a preview of the first ASERVIC Conference 

on Spirituality in Counseling: Illuminating the Path for 

Training and Practice, which is an experiential and participatory 

conference that focuses on the spirituality competencies. 

The conference occurs this summer in North 

Carolina and will help practitioners and educators integrate 

these competencies into the counseling process, 

regardless of theoretical orientation, religious/spiritual 

background or work setting. Attendees will leave with a 

bevy of effective exercises to use with their clients. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 




Aging Across the Lifespan: New Visions 


Carolyn A. Greer, Educational Consultant, Austin, TX; 

Vonda Long, Larry Burlew, Marie Bracki 

Whether one is just beginning adulthood or entering the 

latter years of their adult life, there are many transitions 

that take place. These transitions cross the various dimensions 

of our lives. With a panel of presenters, this program 

will look at four different areas: baby boomers’ impact 

upon society and the changing perspectives on aging; 

how career development develops, grows, changes and 

reinvents throughout the aging process; can professional 

women retire or is there life after work; and creative 

caregiving for all populations. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 





College Student Mental Health Promotion and 

Suicide Prevention: A Blueprint for Action


Laurie Davidson, Suicide Prevention Resource Center, 

Newton, MA; Morton M. Silverman 

As campuses report sharp increases in demand for counseling 

services, more young people from all socioeconomic 

backgrounds are attending college. Counseling services staff 

are pressed to meet this increased demand, but treatment 

alone will not address these problems. A comprehensive 

approach is needed, involving multiple stakeholders working 

together to address institutional problems. This workshop 

will summarize what we know about student mental health 

problems and recommend a comprehensive, campuswide 

approach to promoting mental health and preventing suicidal 

behavior. Participants will identify key stakeholders, conduct 

a problem/needs analysis and identify evidence-based 

strategies to address campus mental health issues. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 


Critical Incident Response: A Guide for Preparation 

and Reaction to Critical Incidents 


Ashley Neal Callicutt, DHS, Federal Law Enforcement 

Training Center, Artesia, NM; Dorie Jones 

In light of recent tragedies such as the massacre at Virginia 

Tech, communities need to be prepared to react to “critical 

incidents.” Participants will learn the primary elements 

of critical incident response including (1) how to set up a 

response team (2) the typical cognitive, emotional, and 

behavioral reactions of victims of critical incidents; and 

(3) how to use specific critical incident response techniques 

such as defusing and debriefing. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 



An Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis and Its 

Applicability to Selected Psychological Disorders 


Mary Louise Holt, Texas A&M, Corpus Christi, TX; Yvonne 

Quintanilla, Kathleen Jones-Trebatoski 

This presentation will introduce participants to principles 

of induction, suggestion and uses of hypnosis in a clinical 

practice. History, myths and ethics of clinical hypnosis will 

also be discussed. Participants will have the opportunity to 

experience hypnosis and practice induction procedures. 

Self-hypnosis will also be introduced. The handouts will 

include sample induction procedures and scripts for use 

with a variety of psychological problems. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 



From New Age to Neuroscience: Addicted Criminal 

Offenders Create New Narratives with Guided 

Imagery and Meditation Programs 


Pamela C. Smithbell, Addiction Treatment Services, 

Traverse City, MI 

Drug dependant, incarcerated, criminal offenders can 

sometimes resist the counseling process. Skeptical clients 

can be enticed to try a variety of relaxation techniques if 

they are given empirical evidence that brain structure can 

be repaired by such interventions. After breath work and 

progressive relaxation, the facilitator can begin the guided 

imagery. In the client-created scenario, he is free to choose 

goals, strengths and symbols from his own culture. A participatory 

demonstration follows. This program is densely 

packed with counseling theory and research. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 



Carl Rogers in South Africa: Multiculturalism and the 

Person-centered Approach 


Howard Kirschenbaum, University of Rochester, 

Rochester, NY 

In 1982–1986, Carl Rogers and Ruth Sanford worked intensively 

in South Africa, disseminating the person-centered 

approach and developing a cadre of facilitators in 

cross-cultural communication. Their visits provide a good 

case study for examining multicultural issues associated 

with the person-centered approach. Contrary to some 

critics, the presenter will describe how person-centered 

emphases on empathy, positive regard congruence, and 

nondirectiveness make this approach inherently multiculturally 

sensitive, yet must be applied with multicultural 

competence to be effective. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 



Counseling Approaches to Working with Arab- 

American Clients: Clinical Vignettes 


Sylvia Nassar-McMillan, North Carolina State University, 

Raleigh, NC 

Arab-Americans are increasingly misunderstood within the 

post-9/11 climate. Culturally competent counselors across 

various settings need to be aware of diverse counseling 

issues, treatment goals and interventions relevant to this 

group. Our program provides basic demographic and 

theoretical information and utilizes clinical vignettes to 

demonstrate aspects of effective clinical practice. Vignettes 

include family, couple and adolescent issues. Audience 

discussion and participation will be facilitated in response 

to each vignette. Handouts will be provided. 


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Working across the Lifespan to Prevent Alzheimer’s 

Dementia: An Emerging Opportunity for Wellness 



Kathryn Z. Douthit, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 

Alzheimer’s dementia, a disorder associated with advancing 

age, appears to be related to many conditions that 

occur earlier in life. For example, factors such as stress, 

depression, inactivity, lack of intellectual stimulation and 

cardiovascular disease appear to predispose individuals to 

the devastating cognitive impairment of Alzheimer’s disease. 

Tragically, many of the correlates of dementia are of 

particular concern in African-American and Latino communities 

and among those living in poverty. This presentation 

reviews the range of conditions related to Alzheimer’s 

dementia and describes how counselors working across 

the lifespan are well positioned to promote preventive 

brain-healthy practices among clients. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 




Rehabilitation Act of 1973: Section 504 


Fallon K. Dodson, Norfolk Public Schools, Norfolk, VA; 

Duncan Hubbell 

The purpose of this presentation is to provide school counselors 

and counseling candidates with critical information 

pertaining to 504 eligibility, plan development and enforcement 

as stated by federal law. Questions and case issues 

will be addressed in open dialogue as we strive to learn 

from each other. The role of the school counselor as a collaborator 

with other school professionals will be described. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 



I Bask in Dreams of Suicide: Special Challenges 

in Counseling Clients Who Are Habitually Attracted 

to Death 


Robert S. Fink, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 

Chronically suicidal clients require a broader range of 

clinical help beyond acute suicide crisis management or 

therapy as usual. For clients suffering from emotional dysregulation, 

tenuous social relations and support, frustrated 

vital needs, and intense affective pain, suicidal preoccupations 

provide self-soothing. This presentation provides 

counseling strategies specifically designed to address these 

issues and reduce suicide risk. These considerations are 

illuminated with clinical examples, and material drawn 

from the chronically suicidal life of Vincent van Gogh. 


11:45 am–1:15 pm 




From Sex to Intimacy to Soul Mating: Seven Steps to 

Lasting and Fulfilling Romantic Relationships 


Luisa De La Lama, Argosy University Sarasota, St. Petersburg, 

FL; Luis De La Lama 

Integrates current theories and research in sexuality, intimacy, 

development across the life span and spirituality 

into a holistic and developmental seven-stage soul mating 

model. Based on the perennial philosophy, this model 

provides a useful framework for counselors to conceptualize 

relationship problems, and expedite intervention and 

homework planning. It provides clear tasks for couples to 

enhance their intimate relationships, leading them from sex 

to intimacy to joint meaning-making, transformation and 

spiritual growth. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 




Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy Practicum 


Beverly J. Riddle, Marion County Health Department, 

Indianapolis, IN; Billie J. Howard 

Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy is a very “user friendly,” 

treatment modality that empowers the counselor to help 

clients by giving them more behavioral options and helping 

them to improve their thinking skills. The theory of REBT 

defines and teaches (1) How thinking-feeling and behaving 

relate, (2) How to help clients identify when they are engaging 

in irrational thinking, (3) how to help the client learn rational 

thinking skills, (4) How to empower the client to adopt effective 

ways to manage their emotions and 5) how the counselor 

can teach the client the art of cognitive disputation. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 



Leading Counseling Work Groups: Positive 

Approaches for Serving as a Counselor-Manager 


Richard Ponton, Ocean Twp Human Services Department, 

Oakhurst, NJ 

By choice or by chance, counselors take on leadership 

roles in counseling work groups. You may be a department 

supervisor, a program manager or the CEO. You may work 

in a school, a university or a public or private institution. 

If you are a counselor-manager, this interactive and upbeat 

workshop will provide a management framework consistent 

with your professional identity and practical management 

strategies built on the theories of positive psychology.

11:45 am–1:15 pm 




Counseling Native Hawaiians and Relevant Practice 

Strategies for Persons in Other Groups 



Kiaka Gaughen, Jamee M. Miller, Kehaulani Santiago 

This conference program focuses on the types of counseling 

and other helping strategies that have proven to be 

effective in fostering the healthy development of Native 

Hawaiians. Attention is directed to the ways in which 

counselors can modify their helping interventions to complement 

a Native Hawaiian worldview. The relevance of 

using these culturally respectful interventions for persons 

in other groups is also explored. Audience participation 

encouraged. Handouts will be provided. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 



Skill-based Therapeutic Relationship Interventions 

for Severely Troubled Youth—What Works and Why 


Room 306A 

Jeff Cochran, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; 

Nancy H. Cochran, Marinn Pierce 

This presentation addresses therapeutic relationships as 

critical core interventions for children and adolescents 

with severe behavioral and emotional difficulties. We provide 

examples from child-centered play therapy (CCPT) 

and person-centered approache, as well as examples from 

other therapeutic interactions, and counselor facilitation in 

key family and caregiver relationships. Case examples 

from recent research in CCPT for school-related goals and 

a play therapy-influenced, person-centered approach for 

highly aggressive boys are provided. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 




Moving beyond Discipline of Disruptive Behavior: 

Recognizing and Treating the Effects of Trauma on 

Adolescents 


Room 327 

Harriet A. Bachner, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, 

KS; James F. Orwig 

This program addresses the following issues through lecture, 

case illustrations, and small group discussion: (1) alternative 

ways of viewing adolescent disruptive behavior; (2) 

the benefit of viewing disruptive behavior as clues to trauma 

symptoms and attachment difficulties; (3) the role of the 

mental health counselor and family therapist in collaborating 

with the school, families, and students in finding ways 

to help disruptive students adapt to classRoom expectations; 

(4) the findings from neuroscience about trauma: and (5) 

applying neuroscience findings to counseling adolescents 

and families to help them succeed in school 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 



Moving Clients from Career “Stuck” to Career 

“Satisfied” Using a Motivational Interviewing Approach 


Rachel Eddins, University of Houston, Houston, TX; 

Susan Hlavac 

Beyond helping clients gather information about themselves 

and careers, counselors can assist clients in resolving their 

career "stuckness" through resolving ambivalence towards 

career decision making. In this session, the motivational 

interviewing (MI) model of Miller and Rollnick will be presented 

as an effective intervention in resolving a client’s 

ambivalence (getting unstuck) and enabling clients to make 

a decision and move towards change (career satisfaction). 

Common forms of ambivalence present in career counseling 

will be discussed, with case examples. Participants 

will have the opportunity to practice MI tools through 

role-play. This program is appropriate for all counselors 

and the skills are relevant for anyone wishing to change. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 





Relevance of American Buddhist Psychiatrist Mark 

Epstein for the Counseling Profession 


Room 319B 

Robert Anthony Ross, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, China; 

Shu-Chung Chen 

The writings of American-Buddhist psychiatrist Mark Epstein 

are important for our counseling profession. Metaphors 

employed, such as “soft eyes” and "the big blue sky of 

the mind," help to elucidate psychotherapeutic paths to 

personal healing, ongoing recovery and profound inner 

transformation. Participants will learn from a unique 

graduate-level, transcultural, bilingual, collaborative pilot 

course offered recently in Taiwan on how to infuse these 

paths into one’s personal and professional life. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 



Motivational Interviewing: Successful Alcohol 

Screening and Brief Counseling Intervention for 

Alcohol-related Trauma 


Elizabeth A. Hodges, University of North Carolina, 

Greensboro, NC; Metoka L. Welch, Laura Veach, 


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The use of motivational interviewing as a part of alcohol 

screening and brief interventions is a successful way to reduce 

incidents of risky drinking behavior. This presentation 

will address major concepts of motivational interviewing 

and brief counseling interventions related to alcohol use, 

results of a pilot study that used this type of screening and 

brief intervention in a hospital trauma unit, and the general 

usefulness of this information within all counseling settings. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 



An Introduction to the MARI (Mandala Assessment 

Research Instrument) 


Michele Lee Takei, Mari Creative Resources, Raleigh, NC; 

Chris Brewer 

The MARI is a highly effective and positive tool for mental 

health professionals. It is the only tool that reveals a visual 

representation of the client’s psyche. Subjects choose 

symbols that they like and do not like. They are then 

directed to find the color that “goes with” each chosen 

symbol. These symbol and color combinations are placed 

appropriately on the Great Round, a map of life’s developmental 

stages. The MARI works because there is a remarkable 

connection between what is going on the client’s life 

and the symbols and colors s/he chooses. It works, too, 

because the psyche cannot tolerate self-deception. The 

MARI enables the client and therapist to see the changes, 

which further reinforces positive growth. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 



Qualitative Research: Applying Robust Methods and 

Illuminating the Human Context 


Room 304B 

Lisa Lopez Levers, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA; 

Kailla Edger, Jane Cebula, Renee Anderson, Lauren Kuhn, 

Laurie Kephart Gunton, Jodi Sindlinger 

Presenters describe qualitative research methods and their 

relevance to counselor education and human context. 

The session draws on research theory and application, 

offering instruction on the following research strategies: 

action research, case study, content analysis, dramaturgy, 

ethnographic research, focus groups, grounded theory, historiography, 

oral traditions, phenomenological research and 

rapid appraisal methods. The discussants define such qualitatively 

oriented constructs as naturalistic settings, participant 

observation and trustworthiness, also offering perspectives on 

data management, coding, analysis and software. 


11:45 am–1:15 pm 




A Comparative Analysis of Employers’ Attitudes, 

Disability Status and the Placeability of Persons 



Room 304A 

Felix Reg Albritton, Professional Consulting Associates, 

Inc., Tallahassee, FL; Deborah J. Ebener 

This session explores the relationship between employers’ 

attitudes, disability status and the placeability of persons 

with disabilities. This research study utilized vocational information 

on the job applicant and videotaped vignettes of 

employers’ interviews with an applicant with and without 

a physical disability. Results are discussed in terms of the 

implications for vocational assessment and job placement 

practices, and strategies to counsel and empower persons 

with disabilities seeking employment. 

11:45 am–1:15 pm 



Animal-assisted Therapy Disaster Response with 

Hurricane Katrina Survivors 


Cynthia Kay Chandler, University of North Texas, 

Denton, TX 

This presentation describes animal-assisted therapy disaster 

response (AAT-DR) for displaced Hurricane Katrina survivors 

at north Texas shelters. AAT-DR was especially effective in 

this tragedy and, in many instances, observed to be clinically 

superior to non-animal assisted mental health intervention 

in initiating client participation in interactions, relieving 

client tension and anxiety, facilitating client sharing of 

emotional responses, facilitating client sharing of personal 

tragedy and providing appropriate comfort and nurturance. 


12:00 pm–2:00 pm 

AMCD Executive Council Luncheon Debriefing 


1:00 pm–3:00 pm 

ACA Annual Membership Meeting 

Hilton, South Pacific 1 & 2

Thursday 

ACA Bookstore Booth 602 


March 27 • 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm 

c Nancy Arthur and Paul Pedersen, Case Incidents in Counseling for International 

Transitions 

c Richard Lapan, More Than a Job! Helping Your Teenagers Find Success and 

Satisfaction in Their Future Careers 

c Hemla Singaravelu and Mark Pope, A Handbook for Counseling International 

Students in the United States 

c Larry Tyson and John Culbreth, Critical Incidents in Clinical Supervision: Addictions, 

Community, and School Counseling 

c Robert Walsh and Norman Dasenbrook, The Complete Guide to Private Practice 

for Mental HealthProfessionals 

c Garry Walz, Distance Counseling and VISTAS 2006 

March 28 • 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm 

c David Capuzzi, Youthat Risk, FifthEdition 

c Suzanne (Hobson) Dugger and Laurie Carlson, Critical Incidents in Counseling Children 

c Richard Halstead, Assessment of Client Core Issues 

c Courtland Lee, Counseling for Social Justice, Second Edition, Multicultural Issues in 

Counseling, Third Edition, and Journeys to Professional Excellence 

c John Murphy, Solution-Focused Counseling in Schools, Second Edition 

c Daya Singh Sandhu, Counseling Employees, Violence in American Schools, Elementary 

School Counseling in the New Millennium, Empowering Women for Equity, and 

Counseling for Prejudice Prevention and Reduction 

c John Sommers-Flanagan and Rita Sommers-Flanagan, ToughKids, Cool Counseling: 

User-Friendly Approaches With Challenging Youth, Second Edition and Don’t Divorce 

Us! Kids’ Advice to Divorcing Parents 

c Anne Marie “Nancy” Wheeler and Burt Bertram, The Counselor and the Law: A Guide 

to Legal and Ethical Practice, Fifth Edition 

Friday ACA Author Book Signings! 


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Company Booth 

ACA Bookstore ...............................................In Expo Hall 

ACA Human Rights Committee....................................204 

ACA Insurance Trust ....................................................605 

ACC - Association for Creativity in Counseling ...........104 

ACCA - American College Counseling Association .....103 

ACES - Association for Counselor Education & 

Supervision ...............................................................105 

Addicted.com..............................................................222 

Alcoholics Anonymous................................................813 

ALGBTIC - Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & 

Transgender Issues in Counseling ..............................107 

American Association of State Counseling Boards........205 

American Mental Health Counselors Association.........315 

American Psychological Association............................618 

ASERVIC - Association for Spiritual, Ethical and 

Religious Values in Counseling ...........102 Division Row 

Association Book Exhibit .............................................303 

AMCD - Association for Multicultural Counseling 

& Development ........................................................101 

ASVAB Career Exploration/USMEPCOM......................407 

Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning .............................502/504 

California Southern University.....................................506 

Capella University .......................................................401 

Career Development Network .....................................216 

Castlewood Treatment Center for Eating Disorders.......503 

Center for Brain Injury Education (CBIE) ......................307 

Center For Reality Therapy ..........................................501 

Comex Systems, Inc.....................................................507 

Counselors for Social Justice........................................106 

CPH and Associates.....................................................317 

Duquesne University ...................................................208 

EdITS (Educational & Industrial Testing Service) ...........218 

Excelsior College .........................................................616 

Feelings Family LLC.....................................................402 

Florida Atlantic University ...........................................321 

Governors State University ..........................................522 

Hawaii Counselors Association....................................715 

Exhibitor Directory 

Company Booth 

Healthcare Providers Service Organization..................607 

International Institute of Souldrama..............................711 

Kuder...........................................................................221 

Love Publishing Company ...........................................508 

Mari Creative Resources ..............................................311 

Marywood University ..................................................206 

National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)...........612 

National Board of Forensic Evaluators, Inc. .................422 

Nova Southeastern University......................................821 

Pearson Education .......................................................201 

Pearson........................................................................203 

Reckitt Benckiser .........................................................202 

Regent University ........................................................505 

Remuda Ranch Programs.............................................521 

Routledge..................................................404, 406 & 408 

Routledge Journals.......................................................403 

Sage Publications, Inc...........................................712/714 

Saint Mary’s University ................................................421 

Sam Houston State University......................................717 

SOS Help For Parents/Parents Press .............................207 

St. Cloud State University ............................................313 

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services 

(SAMHSA)..................................................................322 

The Gottman Institute ..................................................405 

U.S. Army Accessions Support Brigade .................302/304 

University of Central Florida........................................601 

University of the Rockies .............................................301 

Vicarious Trauma/Rapid Advance Psychotherapy.........622 

Visit Charlotte ..............................................................713 

Walden University................................................306/308 

Walsh and Dasenbrook Consulting..............................212 

Wiley...........................................................................614 


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Exhibitor Descriptions 

ACA Bookstore 

Booth located in Exhibit 

Hall near entrance 


Alexandria, VA 22304 

800-347-6647 • Fax: 703-823-0252 


Visit the American Counseling 

Association Bookstore to purchase 

the latest publications, DVDs, homestudies, 

and ACA logo accessories at 

special discounts for all attendees. 

New releases include The Counselor 

and the Law, Fifth Edition, Case Incidents 

in Counseling for International 

Transitions, A Handbook for Counseling 

International Students in the U.S., 

More Than a Job! Helping Your 

Teenagers Find Success and Satisfaction 

in Their Future Careers, Critical 

Incidents in Clinical Supervision, and 

Youth at Risk, Fifth Edition. 

ACA Human Rights Committee 

Booth 204 

1 University Parkway 

University Park, IL 60466 

708-534-4507 • Fax: 708-235-2245 

ACA Insurance Trust, Inc. 

Booth 605 



703-823-9800 • Fax: 703-823-5267 

www.ACAIT.com 

ACAIT promotes quality insurance 

products at competitive rates that are 

specifically designed for counselors 

and human development practitioners. 

The Trust also provides information 

to counselors on ways to avoid legal 

difficulty in counseling practice. 

Visitors to the booth are welcome to 

receive free information or have 

questions answered by available staff. 

Addicted.com 

Booth 222 

497 N. Clovis Avenue, #310 

Clovis, CA 93611 

866-233-4283 • Fax: 559-472-7300 

Addicted.com provides addiction 

recovery resources and tools for 

addicts, family members and friends 

throughout the Internet community. 

We provide help to our visitors 

through online tools such as our Zip 

Code Locator to find treatment centers, 

counselors and psychologists. 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

Booth 813 

475 Riverside Drive, 11th Floor 

New York, NY 10115 

212-870-3400 • Fax: 212-870-3003 

www.aa.org 

Alcoholics Anonymous: A fellowship 

of sober alcoholics, whose recovery 

is based on Twelve Steps; no dues or 

fees, self-supporting through own 

contributions, no outside funds; 

unaffiliated; primary purpose: to carry 

the A.A. message to the alcoholic 

who still suffers. 

American Association of State 

Counseling Boards (AASCB) 

Booth 205 



703-823-9800 • Fax: 703-823-0252 

www.aascb.org 

The American Association of State 

Counseling Boards (AASCB), is the 

organization of state boards that 

regulate the practice of counseling. 

AASCB is the resource for information 

about counselor licensing and 

regulation, test development, and 

standards for licensing. The National 

Credential Registry was established 

to facilitate professional mobility of 

licensed counselors. Stop by to learn 

about the development of the National 

Credential Registry Book! 

American College Counseling 

Association (ACCA) 

Booth 103 



800-347-6647 • Fax: 703-823-0252 

The American College Counseling 

Association is composed of a wide 

variety of professionals working in 

higher education, including colleges, 

universities, community and techni- 


cal college settings, whose professional 

identity is counseling and 

whose purpose is fostering students’ 

development. 

American Mental Health 

Counselors Association 

(AMHCA) 

Booth 315 

801 N. Fairfax Street, Suite 309 


703-548-6002 • Fax: 703-548-4775 

www.amhca.org 

The American Mental Health 

Counselors Association (AMHCA) 

works exclusively for licensed mental 

health counselors by advocating for 

legislation that expands, enhances 

and protects the right to practice, promotes 

mental health awareness, and 

builds the profession of mental health 

counseling nationally. For more information 

please call 800-326-2642. 

American Psychological 


Booth 618 

750 First Street, NE 

Washington, DC 20002 

202-336-5500 • Fax: 202-336-5500 

www.apa.org 

American Psychological Association 

is the premier source for information 

in psychology. APA delivers this information 

through its expansive collection 

of books, journals, newsletters, 

electronic products and its Web site. 

American School Counselor 

Association (ASCA) 

Booth 100 

1101 King Street, Suite 625 


703-683-2722 • Fax: 703-683-1619 

www.schoolcounselor.org 

The American School Counselor 

Association (ASCA) supports school 

counselors’ efforts to help students 

focus on academic, personal/social 

and career development. ASCA 

provides professional development, 

publications and other resources, 

research and advocacy to more than

23,000 professional school counselors 

around the globe 

PLATINUM SPONSOR 

Argosy University 

Booth 214 

20 South Clark Street, Suite 2800 

Chicago, IL 60603 

312-279-3814 • Fax: 312-424-7282 

www.argosy.edu 

Argosy University provides masters, 

doctoral and undergraduate degree 

programs in various fields including 

counseling, psychology, education, 

business, and the health sciences. 

We have 18 locations across the 

county. Come visit us at Booth 214 

or visit us online. 

Association Book Exhibit 

Booth 303 

9423 Old Mt. Vernon Road 


703-619-5030 

Fax: 703-619-5053 

www.bookexhibit.com 

A combined exhibit of current titles 

from leading scholarly/professional 

publishers. Free catalog available. 

Association for Counselor 

Education and Supervision 

(ACES) 

Booth 105 



800-347-6647 • Fax: 703-823-0252 

www.acesonline.net 

The ACES booth will showcase our 

books and video products. We also 

will have membership applications 

and graduate student information. 

Learn more about our Web site, 

member services, and opportunities 

to become involved in ACES activities. 

Association for Creativity 

in Counseling (ACC) 

Booth 104 



800-347-6647 • Fax: 703-823-0252 

The Association for Creativity in 

Counseling became ACA’s 19th 

division in 2004. ACC’s mission 

includes promoting greater awareness, 

advocacy, and understanding 

of creativity among members of the 

counseling profession and advancing 

creative, diverse, and relational 

approaches to services. 

Association for Lesbian, 

Gay, Bisexual and Transgender 

Issues in Counseling 

(ALGBTIC) 

Booth 107 



800-347-6647 • Fax: 703-823-0252 

www.aglbic.org 

Information regarding the division’s 

membership, journal and ALGBTICsponsored 

events will be available. 

Association for Multicultural 

Counseling & Development 

(AMCD) 

Booth 101 



800-347-6647 • Fax: 703-823-0252 

This year, AMCD will be celebrating 

its 35th anniversary. Signature items 

will be sold at the AMCD booth, and 

later on the Web site, to commemorate 

our anniversary. Please stop by 

Booth 101, to purchase exclusive 

AMCD anniversary products. 

Association for Spiritual, 

Ethical and Religious Values 

in Counseling (ASERVIC) 

Booth 102 



800-347-6647 • Fax: 703-823-0252 


ASVAB Career Exploration 

Program (USMEPCOM) 

Booth 407 

2834 Green Bay Road 

North Chicago, IL 60064 

847-688-3680 • Fax: 847-688-4579 

www.asvabprogram.com 

The ASVAB Career Exploration 

Program assists high school and 

postsecondary students with career 

decisions. This free program includes 

a multi-aptitude test battery and interest 

inventory. Students explore career 

information matching their interests, 

abilities, and preferences. 

GRADUATE STUDENT CENTER 

SPONSOR 

Brooks/Cole Cengage 

Learning 

Booth 502 & 504 

10 Davis Drive 

Belmont, CA 94002 

650-595-2350 • Fax: 650-595-0260 

www.cengage.com 

Brooks/Cole, a part of Cengage 

Learning, is “Your Helping Hand in 

the Helping Professions.” We have 

assembled—in one portfolio—all 

the critical content, technology and 

expertise you need for Counseling. 

Visit us at Booths 502 & 504 to review 

our newly published titles and 

latest offerings. 

California Southern University 

Booth 506 

1840 East 17th Street, #240 

Santa Ana, CA 92705 

714-882-7814 • Fax: 714-480-0834 

www.calsouthern.edu 

California Southern University meets 

the educational needs of working 

adults unable to attend traditional 

universities. We offer BA, MA, MS 

and Doctoral degree programs in the 

School of Behavioral Sciences, with 

tuition as low as $140 per credit. 


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LANYARD SPONSOR 

Capella University 

Booth 401 

225 S. 6th Street, 9th Floor 

Minneapolis, MN 55402 

888-CAPELLA • Fax: 612-977-5054 

www.capella.edu 

Capella University is accredited and 

fully online serving the needs of 

working adults. Capella takes a 

holistic approach to Mental Health 

Services by offering both counseling 

and psychology specializations. 

Capella is the first and only online 

university offering CACREP-accredited 

counseling specializations 

Career Development Network 

Booth 216 

PO Box 611930 

San Jose, CA 95161 

408-272-3085 • Fax: 408-272-8851 

www.careernetwork.org 

The Network is a nonprofit association 

of career practitioners who work 

with adults in job and career transition. 

We publish a newsletter and 

journal and offer training and certification 

workshops for career coaches, 

career counselors, and career development 

facilitators. 

Castlewood Treatment Center 

for Eating Disorders 

Booth 503 

800 Holland Road 

Ballwin, MO 63021 

636-386-6611 • Fax: 636-386-6622 

www.castlewoodtc.com 

Castlewood Treatment Center is 

nationally known for specializing in 

treatment of anorexia, bulimia, and 

compulsive overeating in a sanctuarylike 

setting. We provide a full continuum 

of care; including our residential 

program, stepdown program and 

intensive outpatient program. In addition, 

we offer specialized psychiatric 

care and in-house nutritionist. Many 

clients come to Castlewood initially 

because, unlike other treatment 

centers, we specialize in traumaresolution 

therapies, and utilize 

Internal Family System therapy. 

Castlewood provides an individualized 

treatment approach tailored to meet 

the needs of each client. 

Center for Brain Injury 

Education (CBIE) 

Booth 307 

214 Perkins Road 

Aubrey, TX 75227 

940-365-9933 

Center for Brain Injury Education is 

a nonprofit (501(c)3) corporation 

established to fill gaps in the existing 

assortment of Federal, State and 

private organizations by bringing 

together educational resources from 

diverse sources and making them 

available free of charge. 

Center for Reality Therapy 

Booth 501 

7672 Montgomery Road #383 

Cincinnati, OH 45236 

513-561-1911 • Fax: 513-561-3568 

www.realitytherapywub.com 

The Center for Reality Therapy provides 

in-service programs to schools, 

agencies and businesses. These programs 

focus on how to implement 

reality therapy and choice theory in 

counseling, classrooms, offices, work 

places and at home. Applications are 

made to schools, addictions, recovery, 

group homes, personal growth, 

parenting and other interpersonal 

relationships. 

Comex Systems Inc. 

Booth 507 

5 Cold Hill Road South, Suite 24 

Mendham, NJ 07945 

800-543-6959 • Fax: 973-543-9644 

www.comexsystems.com 

Comex Systems, Inc. produces and 

distributes DVDs and study guides to 

prepare students for standardized 

tests (GED, SAT, CLEP, ASVAB, etc.) 

as well as for basic skills. Come see 

our CLEP General reviews on iPod. 


Counseling Outfitters 

Booth 305 

PO Box 1208 

Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1208 

734-433-1315 • Fax: 734-433-1315 

(call first) 

www.counselingoutfitters.com 

Counseling Outfitters offers many of 

the products and services previously 

provided by the ERIC/CASS Clearinghouse, 

including publications, programs 

and workshops, and assistance 

in using technology to develop innovative 

ways to acquire and use information. 

It is currently working with 

ACA to produce an ACA database of 

counseling resources that includes all 

VISTAS articles and a new series of 

ACA Professional Counseling Digests. 

Counselors for Social Justice 

(CSJ) 

Booth 106 



800-347-6647 • Fax: 703-823-0252 

CPH & Associates 

Booth 317 

711 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 205 

Chicago, IL 60605 

800-875-1911 • Fax: 312-987-0902 

www.cphins.com 

CPH and Associates is a leading 

provider of Professional Liability Insurance 

for the mental health field. 

Now add General Liability and Property 

coverage with the CPH TOP. 

Apply online and SAVE five percent 

off your professional liability 

premium. 

Duquesne University 

Counselor Education and 

Supervision Program 

Booth 208 

600 Forbes Avenue 

Pittsburgh, PA 15282 

www.education.duq.edu/counselored 

412-396-5567 • Fax: 412-396-1340

EdITS Publishing 

Booth 218 

PO Box 7234 

San Diego, CA 92167 

619-222-1666 • Fax: 619-226-1666 

www.edits.net 

A leader in career guidance for over 

40 years, EdITS features the COPSystem 

career assessments which link 

interests, abilities and values to the 

most current occupational information. 

Excelsior College 

Booth 616 

7 Columbia Cr. 

Albany, NY 12203 

518-464-8543 • Fax: 518-464-8777 

www.excelsior.edu 

Regionally accredited, Excelsior 

College serves distance learners, 

particularly in the military, with 

degree programs in business, health 

sciences, nursing, liberal arts, and 

technology. In addition to its own 

exams and online courses, Excelsior 

accepts credits from military training 

and from other institutions. 

Feelings Family LLC 

Booth 402 

1255 NW Remarkable 

Bend, OR 97701 

941-521-6705 • Fax: 541-389-4644 

Feelingsfamily.com 

Feelings Family LLC invites you and 

your clients to embrace your feelings. 

To assist in this we offer a set of 14inch 

organic cotton dolls. Come by 

our booth and try them out. Our dolls 

love hugs! 

Florida Atlantic University 

Booth 321 

777 Glades Road 

Boca Raton, FL 33431 

561-297-3602 • Fax: 561-297-2309 

www.coe.fau.edu/counsel 

Department of Counselor Education, 

Florida Atlantic University 

FAU’s Department of Counselor 

Education offers graduate programs in 

school, mental health and rehabilitation 

counseling. The master’s degree 

programs in School and Mental 

Health Counseling are fully accredited 

by CACREP while the Rehabilitation 

Counseling track is CORE 

accredited. The department also 

offers a Ph.D. program in counseling 

as well as Ed.S. and certification 

programs of study. 

Governors State University 

Booth 522 

1 University Parkway 

University Park, IL 60466 

708-534-4841 • Fax: 708-235-2245 

www.govst.edu 

Providing information about our 

Graduate Program in Counseling. 

Governors State University has 

CACREP-Accredited sequences in 

Community Counseling, Marriage 

and Family Counseling, and School 

Counseling. We are a public, upperdivision 

University specializing in 

graduate degrees and we are located 

just outside of Chicago. 

Hawaii Counselors Association 

Booth 715 

P. O. Box 161302 


808-391-0508 

The Hawaii Counselors Association 

(HCA) is designed to promote the 

professional development of counselors 

in Hawaii and to foster a 

greater awareness of the role counselors 

play in fostering the mental 

health of the people of Hawaii. HCA 

sponsors professional development 

workshops, community-based interventions, 

and legislative lobbying 

activities to support the profession in 

the State of Hawaii. Contact: Dr. 

Michael D’Andrea, HCA President, 

808-391-0508. 

DIAMOND SPONSOR 

Healthcare Providers Service 

Organization 

Booth 607 

159 East County Line Road 

Hatboro, PA 19040 

800-982-9491 • Fax: 800-739-8818 

www.hpso.com 


Healthcare Providers Service Organization 

is the #1 provider of individual 

professional liability insurance 

throughout the country, with over 1 

million healthcare professionals insured. 

International Institute of 

Souldrama 

Booth 711 

620 Shore Road 

Spring Lake Heights, NJ 07712 

732-974-1978 

www.souldrama.com 

Souldrama : Seven Doorways to 

Spiritual Transformation 

What is soul? And how do we live a 

soulful life? People everywhere are 

searching for well-being: for meaning, 

purpose, fulfillment, health and 

happiness. For life to be good, we 

need to feel useful and appreciated. 

And we long for great relationships - 

to love and to be loved. Behind all of 

these human desires is the creative 

impulse of soul. It moves through 

each of us and through the world we 

create. And when we can understand, 

love and respond to soul, we find 

meaning in all of our experiences, 

even the difficult ones. Visit Booth 

711 so you can join us on the journey 

forward to self discovery and remove 

the blocks that are stopping you and 

your clients from moving forward. 

Kuder, Inc. 

Booth 811 

302 Visions Parkway 

Adel, IA 50003 

800-314-8972 • Fax: 515-993-5422 

www.kuder.com 

Kuder is the industry’s leading 

provider of comprehensive, Internetbased 

educational and career planning 

tools for all ages. Kuder’s innovative 

technology combines research-based 

assessment with portfolio development, 

educational and occupational 

exploration, and database management 

into a customizable, Internetbased 

system. Additionally, Kuder 

offers an online curriculum series and 

professional development training. 


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Love Publishing Company 

Booth 508 

9101 East Kenyon Avenue, Suite 2200 

Denver, CO 80237 

303-221-7333 • Fax: 303-221-7444 

www.lovepublishing.com 

New books for group work, couples 

therapy, counseling children and 

counseling the adolescent. New 

books this year include Multicultural 

Practice & Evaluation: A Case 

Approach to Evidence-Based Practice 

giving counseling dialogues for role 

play, practice theories and methods. 

New is Family Systems within Educational 

& Community Contexts, for 

understanding children who are at 

risk or have special needs. It includes 

strategies, methods, exercises, case 

studies, and interventions. 

MARI Creative Resources 

Booth 311 

2532 Albermarle Avenue 

Raleigh, NC 27610 

918-821-4222 • 918-834-9108 

Maricreativeresources.com 

The MARI (Mandala Assessment Research 

Instrument) is the best psychological 

assessment available today. 

Using symbols and colors, it reveals 

a visual picture of the person’s 

psyche. It is a positive, transpersonal 

and Jungian based instrument that 

makes short-term therapy a real and 

viable option. 

Marywood University 

Booth 206 

2300 Adams Avenue 

Scranton, PA 18509 

570-348-6221 • Fax: 570-961-4745 

www.marywood.edu 

Marywood University offers several 

programs in both Psychology and 

Counseling. Whatever be the needs— 

Clinical Psychology, School Psychology, 

Child/Clinical School Psychology, 

Mental Health Counseling, Elementary 

and Secondary School Counselingand 

Psy-D, Marywood has the program 

one could look for. Marywood 

also offers students high-quality training 

in assessment techniques and 

treatment interventions in state-of-theart 

facilities 

National Board for Certified 

Counselors (NBCC) 

Booth 422 

3 Terrace Way, Suite D 

Greensboro, NC 27403 

336-547-0607 • Fax: 336-547-0017 

www.nbcc.org 

NBCC welcomes visitors to Booth 

612 in the Hawaii Convention Center. 

Stop by to check out our latest 

materials, pick up ribbons for your 

name badge and enter the drawing 

for some cool prizes. 

National Board of Forensic 

Evaluators (NBFE) 

Booth 422 

600 N Clyde Morris Blvd. 

Daytona Beach, FL 32114 

386-677-3995 • Fax: 386-673-0130 

TheHoffmanInstitute.com 

The National Board of Forensic 

Evaluators is a division of Hoffman 

Institute, LLC (HI). HI was established 

in 2005 to promote and serve the 

continuing education needs of licensed 

mental health professional. 

HI provides the opportunity to obtain 

specialized certification training to 

forensic mental health evaluators. 

The training program focuses on 

becoming an expert court witness, 

and preparing forensic mental health 

reports. 

WATER BOTTLE SPONSOR 

Nova Southeastern University 

Booth 721 

3301 College Avenue 

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314 

800-541-6682 • Fax: 954-262-3893 

www.cps.nova.edu 

Nova Southeastern University 

Located on a beautiful 300-acre 

campus in Fort Lauderdale, NSU has 

more than 26,000 students and is the 

largest independent institution of 

higher education in Florida. NSU’s 

Center for Psychological Studies offers 

mental health counseling, school 


guidance and counseling, clinical 

psychopharmacology, school psychology, 

and clinical psychology. 

Pearson Education 

Booth 201 

One Lake Street 

Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 

www.pearsoned.com 

Pearson Allyn & Bacon and Pearson 

Merrill are now together under one 

roof! These two companies have been 

providing pre-service and in-service 

counselors with the leading text 

books and research for decades. Stop 

by the booth and check out the latest 

publications in the areas of theories, 

skills, career, multicultural, group, 

addictions counseling and more. 

Pearson 

Booth 203 

5601 Green Valley Drive 

Bloomington, MN 55437 

952-681-3000 • Fax: 952-681-3298 

www.pearsonassessments.com 

Pearson is pleased to provide assessment 

instruments tailored to meet 

your counseling needs. We offer a 

comprehensive array of assessment 

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Richmond, VA 23235 

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Regent University School of 

Psychology and Counseling 

Booth 505 

1000 Regent University Drive, 

CRB 154 

Virginia Beach, VA 23464 

757-226-4498 • Fax: 757-226-4839 

www.regent.edu/counseling 

Regent University School of Psychology 

& Counseling offers an online Doctoral 

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& Supervision (Ph.D.), a CACREP 

accredited M.A. in Counseling, and 

an M.A. in Human Services Counseling. 

An APA accredited Doctoral 

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Remuda Ranch 

Booth 521 

One East Apache Street 

Wickenburg, AZ 858390 

928-684-4501 • Fax: 928-684-4507 

www.remudaranch.com 

Eating disorder treatment program 

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Routledge 

Booth 404, 406 & 408 

270 Madison Avenue 

New York, NY 10016 

212-216-7837 • Fax: 212-564-7854 

www.routledgementalhealth.com 

Routledge is a premiere publisher of 

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et al, eds., Counseling Troubled Boys; 

Nicholas Ladany, et al, Practicing 

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Andre Marquis, The Integral Intake. 

Routledge Journals 

Booth 403 

325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800 

Philadelphia, PA 19106 

215-625-8900 • Fax: 215-625-2940 

www.informaworld.com 

Routledge Journals is a leading 

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social sciences, behavioral sciences, 

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Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 

The American Journal of Family 

Therapy, and Eating Disorders. 

SAGE Publications 

Booth 712 & 714 

2455 Teller Road 

Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 

800-818-7243 • Fax: 805-499-0871 

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SAGE Publications—an independent 

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Sam Houston State University 

Booth 717 

Box 2119 

Huntsville, TX 77341-4277 

936-294-4658 • Fax: 936-294-4277 

http://www.shsu.edu/~edu_elc/counseling/index.html 

The Ph.D. program in Counselor 

Education at Sam Houston State 

University is developed with working 

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Education and how we might help 

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Booth 207 

1403 Mt. Ayr Circle 

Bowling Green, KY 42103 

270-843-1245 • Fax: 270-846-2700 

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SOS is a cognitive therapy program 

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St. Cloud State University 

Booth 313 

720 4th Avenue South 

B210 Education Bldg., Dept. of 

Educational Leadership & Community 

Psychology 

St. Cloud, MN 56301 

320-308-4177 • Fax: 320-308-3216 

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St. Mary’s University 

Booth 421 

One Camino Santa Maria 

San Antonio, TX 78228 

210-436-3226 • Fax: 210-431-6886 

www.stmarytx.edu 

St. Mary’s University is a Catholic 

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Substance Abuse & Mental 

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Booth 322 

14116 Chelmsford Road 

Rockville, MD 20852 

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www.samhsa.gov 

SAMHSA is a public health agency 

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Human Services. The agency is responsible 

for improving the accountability, 

capacity and effectiveness of 

the nation’s substance abuse prevention, 

addictions treatment, and mental 

health services delivery system. 

The Gottman Institute 

Booth 405 

PO Box 15644 

Seattle, WA 98115 

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The Gottman Institute offers resources 

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U.S. Army Mission Support Battalion 

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Fort Knox, KY 40121 

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University of Central Florida– 


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4000 Central Florida Boulevard 

Orlando, FL 32816 

407-823-2401 • Fax: 407-823-3859 

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The Counselor Education Program at 

the UCF offers CACREP-accredited 

graduate counseling programs and a 

Ph.D. in Counselor Education, which 

is designed for experienced counselors 

interested in developing their 

competencies as researchers, educators, 

and supervisors. 

University of the Rockies 

Booth 301 

555 E. Pikes Peak Avenue 

Colorado Springs, CO 80903 

www.cospp.edu 

Graduate school offering PsyD 

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Vicarious Trauma Recovery 

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Scottsdale, AZ 85258 

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500 South College Street, Suite 300 

Charlotte, NC 28202 

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650 South Exeter Street 

Baltimore, MD 21202 

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Walsh & Dasenbrook 

Consulting 

Booth 212 

822 W. Hillgrove 

Western Springs, IL 60558 

708-246-4277 • Fax: 708-246-7271 

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Addictions 


Addictions and Offender Counseling, 


A Constant Comparative Method of 

Obsessive Cycles in Women with 

Eating Disorders, Program ID #387 


the Dually Diagnosed, Program 

ID #430 




Working with an Individual, 





Related Issues, Program ID #106 

Building Networks among Addiction 

and Offender Counselors: Developing 

IAAOC State Chapters, Program 

ID #511 

Counseling Adolescent Females 

with Substance Abuse Disorders, 


Counseling African-American Substance 

Abusers: Examining the Role 

of Racial Identity and Treatment 

Motivation, Program ID #141 


Counseling Incarcerated Women, 


Drug Courts with a Twist, Program 

ID #465 


Characteristics of Employees 

with Self-reported Gambling 

Problems, Program ID #375 



New Narratives with Guided 

Imagery and Meditation Programs, 


Geriatric Psychiatric Issue or 

Substance Abuse Issue?, 


Impaired Professionals: Addiction as 

an Occupational Hazard, Program 

ID #253 

Integrating Evidence-based Practices 

into Community Corrections, 




Intervention for Alcohol-related 

Trauma, Program ID #629 

Psychiatric Disabilities and Substance 

Abuse: Applications for Rehabilitation 

Professionals, Program 

ID #165 


Recovery Communities: 

An Emerging Professional Field for 

Counselors, Program ID #606 

Relevance of American-Buddhist Psychiatrist 

Mark Epstein for the Counseling 

Profession, Program ID #628 

Self-harm: Moving from Pathology 

to Compassionate Understanding, 


Substance Abuse and Aging: Addressing 

Complex Treatment Issues, 


Suicide Assessment with Addicted 

and Diverse Clients: An Evidencebased 

Training Model, Program 

ID #517 


for Increasing Empathy among 

Substance Abuse Counselors-in- 

Training, Program ID #148 


Psychotherapy, Program ID #577 


Building Cohesiveness and Safety in 

Groups through Communication 

Skills Training, Program ID #560 


Identifying and Treating Cooccurring 

Substance Abuse Issues 

in Counseling, Program ID #337 

When Talking Won't Work: Implementing 


Addicted Clients, Program ID #277 


Help Veterans Overcome Trauma 

and Addiction, Program ID #533 

Assessment, Testing and Program 

Evaluation, Program ID # 

A Celebration of Diversity: True 

Colors, Gender and Career Development, 




Interpretation of the MBTI and SII, 


Education Sessions Index 


Best Facts on Change in the Work 

Force, Workplace and Family 

Systems, Program ID #116 


Considerations, Program 

ID #464 

Altruism: The Validity of Unselfish 

Caring as a Disposition for Counselors, 


Assessing the Impact of Working with 

Migrant and Low-income Students 

on the Cultural Competency of 

Counselors-in-Training, Program 

ID #455 

Assessing Wellness among an 

Adolescent Clinical Population, 


Assessment of Client Core Issues, 


Assessments that Work: Smart Options 

and Follow Your True Colors 

to the Work You Love!, Program 

ID #205 

ASVAB Career Exploration Crosswalk 

to the ASCA National Standards, 


Best Practices in Assessment: New 

ACA Ethics, Essential Position 

Statements and the Status of Testing 

Battles across the U.S., Program 

ID #103 



Settings, Program ID #546 




Charles Johansson, Program ID 

#571 


Appraisal: Teaching 

Group Facilitation Skills through 

Technology, Program ID #372 

Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the 

Impact of Event Scale: Trauma 

Related to School Bullying, 



Career Architect of Their Future, 





Selection Process, Program ID #281 


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Evaluating the Impact of Providing 

Counseling Services to Rural, 

Low-income High School Seniors, 


How Counselors Can Deal with the 

Impact and Research Needs of 

Evidence-based Practice, Program 

ID #495 

How to Develop a Successful Doctoral 

Orientation Program, Program 

ID #510 

ICONS: A New Instrument to 

Measure Cognitions of Self-harming 

Clients, Program ID #268 

Inter-rater Reliability and Validity of 

the Triage Assessment System for 


(TASSLE), Program ID #569 

Key Concepts and Issues in Counseling 

Research, Program ID #552 

Make Career Exploration Rigorous 

and Relevant, Program ID #201 


on Life-Work Issues 2008, Program 

ID #554 

Organizational Crises: Assessing the 

Human Impact, Program ID #260 

Outcome Assessment of Mental 

Health Services to Intervene in 

Child Behavior Problems in a 

Preschool Setting, Program ID #200 

Personality Characteristics of Asian 

Indians in the United States, 





System for Hawaii, Program ID #588 

Research Impacting the Clinical 

World: Fun and Funding for Evidence-based 

Practices, Program 

ID #291 


About an Assessment Course: A 

Pre- and Post- Survey, Program 

ID #582 



Training Model, Program ID 

#517 

The Importance of Assessment in 

Counseling: What Counselors Need 

to Know and How AACE Can Help, 


The Integral Intake: A Structured 

Guide to Comprehensive Assessment, 

Treatment Planning, and 

Integrative Counseling, Program 

ID #120 

Using the ABCs of School Testing 

to Improve Assessment Practice, 


Wellness Research and Practice 

across Cultures: Comparisons of 

Wellness in China and the United 

States, Program ID #473 

Why Is This Happening to Me? A 

Mystery Case Presentation Fusing 

Medicine and Counseling, 


Working Ahead: NECA's Global 

Career Development Facilitator 

(GCDF) Instructor Training, 


Best Practice 

“Top 10” Steps to Reduce the Risk of 

Lawsuits and Licensure Board Complaints, 







and College Campuses, Program 

ID #545 

A Qualitative Study of Supervisee 

Development: Implications for the 


A Unique Psychodynamically Framed 

Approach to Cancer Treatment: 

Biology Dictates Psychological 

Intervention, Program ID #188 

Academic Anxieties: Role of School 



Returning from Iraq, Program 

ID #320 



Psychological Disorders, Program 

ID #613 

An Introduction to the MARI 

(Mandala Assessment Research 

Instrument), Program ID #630 

Animal-Assisted Therapy Disaster 


Survivors, Program ID #633 



Transitions of Young 


Hyperactive Disorder, Program 

ID #219 

Best Practices for CSI Chapters: 

Getting Started in Leadership, 


Best Practices in Assessment: New 

ACA Ethics, Essential Position 



ID #103 







and Adolescents, Program ID #524 




Charles Johansson, Program 

ID #571 


the Dignity and Development 


Counselors in Hawaii Speak Out, 



mandated Group Therapy for Male 

Batterers, Program ID #594 



A Blueprint for Action, Program 

ID #611 

College Students and the Studyabroad 

Experience: Mental Health 

Implications for College Counselors, 


Competency-based Counselor 

Education: Integrating Treatment 

Planning, Assessment and Documentation 

Skills into the Curriculum, 


Confused by Living between Two 

Cultures?: Focus Group Findings 

to Increase Self-efficacy in College 

Students of Color, Program ID #520 

Could the Virginia Tech Massacres 

Have Been Prevented? Strategies for 

Prevention and Counseling, 

Program ID #302



X and Generation Y Gap, 






Critical Incident Response: A Guide 

for Preparation and Reaction to 

Critical Incidents, Program ID #612 

Culturally Sensitive Counseling with 

Suicidal Clients: What Counselors 

Should Know to Complete a Comprehensive 

Assessment, Program 

ID #402 




Deliberate Self-harm in College 

Settings: Attitudes of Professionals 

Working in College Counseling 

Centers, Program ID #292 

Development of a Scale to Assess 

Perceptions of Ethically Correct 

Behaviors, Program ID #271 

Dick and Jane Grew Up with 

MySpace: How Can Counselors 

Connect With YouTube, Blogs 

and Digital Native Clients?, Program 

ID #139 


Action: An Experiential Workshop, 



Counselors and Supervisors, 



ID #465 




Clients, Program ID # 274 


Career Architects of Their Futures, 


Engaging Men in Sex Offender 

Treatment: Understanding the 

Unique Qualities Men Bring to the 

Mandated Helping Relationship, 



for Children Traumatized by 

a Natural or Human-made Disaster, 




Career Counseling Courses, 


Facilitating School-based Services to 

Meet the Mental Health Needs of 

Diverse Children in the Schools, 



on behalf of the Multiracial 

Population, Program ID #423 

Gender, Education and Self-efficacy 

Related to Computer Use Among 

Older Adults: Implications for 

Gerontological Counselors, 


Hmong Women Issues: Identity and 

Mental Health, Program ID #244 

How Counselors Can Deal with 

the Impact and Research Needs of 


ID #495 

How Technology Is Supporting the 

Mission of College and University 




and Outcome Management, 


How to Renew Your Counselor 

Identity, Program ID #530 




Immersion or Tourism: Developing 

Cultural Immersion Training Abroad 

Designed to Facilitate Multicultural 

Counselor Competency, Program 

ID #192 





in Career Transition, Program ID 

#132 


Experiences: A Diversity 


and Professional Identity, Program 

ID #145 



DV 101 for LGBTQ Competence, 





Dark Side of Counselors, Program 

ID #563 



Counselor Wellness and Impairment, 


Meeting the Need for Bilingual Counselors, 



Spiritual Clients: Collaborating 

with Community Religious Leaders, 




Counseling, Program ID #558 



Intervention for Alcoholrelated 


Needs Assessment for Adolescent 

Mothers: Building Resiliency 

and Student Success towards 

High School Completion, Program 

ID #240 



Practice from a Base of Wellness, 





Stress, Program ID #153 

Of Women, Men and All of Us In- 

between: Transgender Grounded 


Genderland, Program ID #SE2-D 

Online Teaching: Implications for 

Students with Disabilities, 





Programs, Program ID #SE3-C 



“How To’s” of Implementing the 

Nine Spirituality Competencies, 







177





Health Counselors, Program ID #222 



Facing Chronic Grief, Program ID 

#113 

Recognizing Client Spiritual Bypass 

in the Counseling Process: A Step in 

Helping Clients Move to Holistic/ 

Integrated Lives, Program ID #206 

Relationships in the Counselor's Life: 

Personal and Professional Interactions, 





ID #291 

Secondary Occupational Distress 

(SOD): Best Practices through 

Identification, Prevention and 


Self-injurious Behavior: Developing 

a Deepened Understanding for 

Clinical Practice, Program ID #410 


among College-aged Females, 


Serenity in the Sand, Program ID 

#SE1-A 



Youth—What Works and Why, 




Training Model, Program 

ID #517 


of Care and Liability, Program 

ID #316 

Teaching Stress Management and 

Prevention Skills to Students and 




The Client Evaluation of Counseling 

Inventory: Development of an 

Instrument Measuring Outcome 

in Counseling Training Clinics, 


The Counselor and the Disaster 

Response Team—An Emerging 

Role, Program ID #605 

The Experiences of Expert Group 

Work Supervisors: An Exploratory 

Study, Program ID #255 



Educators and Emerging Counselors, 







Treatment Planning and 


ID #120 

The Lyrics of Hurting and Healing: 

Finding Words that Are Revealing, 




Treatments, Program ID #313 

The Storyteller’s Companion: Counselors 

as Creative Advocates for Bereaved 

Children, Program ID #479 

The Truth about No-Suicide Contracts: 

What Outpatient Clients Report as 

Useful Interventions during Suicidal 

Episodes, Program ID #516 



Educator, and Counselor-in-Training, 


Too Yellow to Be Happy? Self-efficacy 

and Decision Making in Asian 

College Students, Program ID #250 



Thinking, Program ID #213 

Traversing Career Development and 

Multiculturalism among 8th–12th 

Grade Students, Program ID #386 



Retention, Program ID #544 


to Help Clients Heal, Program ID 

#336 


Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, 


Using the ABCs of School Testing to 

Improve Assessment Practice, 






Program, Program ID #574 

When Words Are Not Enough—Enhancing 

Your Practice through Art 

and Creativity, Program ID #221 


Principles for Emotional Wellbeing, 



and Presentations, Program 

ID #170 


Social Justice, Program ID #135 

Career Development/ 

Employment Counseling 





Attitudes, Disability Status and 

the Placeability of Persons with 

Disabilities, Program ID #632 









A Predeparture Workshop: Seeking 

Work and Study-abroad Opportunities 

in Countries undergoing Socio- 

Political Change, Program ID #251 


Challenges with Millennials, 




Rational Career and Life Decisions, 


Assessments that Work: Smart Options 

and Follow Your True Colors 

to the Work You Love!, Program 

ID #205 

Back from Iraq: Unique Counseling 

Implications of the Returning 

Soldier, Program ID #245 

Breathe In, Breathe Out: Leisure Development 

and Planning throughout 

the Lifespan, Program ID #426




Charles Johansson, Program ID #571 



Premed and Business College 

Students, Program ID #497 


A Reality Checklist for Retiring and 

Rewiring, Program ID #519 

Centers of Career Development 

Excellence Program Accreditation, 



towards People with Disabilities 

Using the Tilting-at-Windmills 

Curriculum, Program ID #433 

Contemporary Materials Used to 

Teach Career Development, 


Critical Issues in Employment 

Counseling with Transgender 



Transitions in Midlife, Program 

ID #261 


and Perils, Program ID #231 

Depression in the Workplace, 


Dynamic Debriefs—How Do Counselor 

and Client Personality Types 

Influence Major and Career Choice 

Confidence?, Program ID #304 



and Creative Process, Program 

ID #532 

Enhancing Career Success by Focusing 

on Work Adjustment and Attachment 

Issues, Program ID #428 










of Relationships between 

Depression, Confidence and Vocational 




Career and Relationships, 




ID #253 

Integrating Career Development 

Basics with Your Counseling/Counselor-Educator 

Program: Strategies 

and Materials for Success, Program 

ID #583 


in Career Transition, Program ID #132 



Service-Learning Pedagogy and 

Career Counselor Education, 




Their Future Careers, Program ID #121 

Moving Clients from Career “Stuck” 

to Career “Satisfied” Using a Motivational 

Interviewing Approach, 


NCDA’s Role in Meeting the Career 

Needs of Culturally Diverse Populations, 




ID #554 








Using Metaphor to Explore Life 

and Career Transitions, Program 

ID #151 

Successful Young Females: A Literature 

Review over the Issues Faced 

for Single and Married and Counseling 

Implications, Program ID 

#463 

The Distance Credentialed Counselor 

(DCC): New Advanced Online 


The Effects of Personality Type 

Preferences on the Advancement 

and Graduation of Undergraduate 

Students in Higher Education, 



The Resume’s Secret Identity: A Tool 

for Narrative Exploration in Multicultural 

Career Counseling, 


The Study of Spirituality, Work Value 

and Career Decision-Making between 

Christian and Non-Christian 


The Write Start—Career Education 

and Developmental Writing—Linked 

Courses to Achieve Career and 

Educational Goals, Program ID #409 









Public Policy; Social, Political and 

Economic Implications, Program 

ID #424 

Working Ahead: NECA's Global 

Career Development Facilitator 

(GCDF) Instructor Training, 


Child and Adolescent 



Latino Families: A Case Example 


Perspective, Program ID #538 


Muslims Students in the United 



Programs to Different Cultures, 



Look at Change, Program ID #334 

Adventure-based Counseling: 

Lessening Racial Effect on Group 

Cohesion, Program ID #509 

An Ethnographic Content Analysis 

of MySpace: Risks and Protective 

Factors of Adolescent Cyber-Social 

Culture, Program ID #440 





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Side Effects and Suicidality, 









ID #219 







Experiences, Program ID #359 

Can I Play? Using Play Therapy Techniques 

with Children and Adolescents 

with Disabilities, Program 

ID #607 

Challenges and Resiliency Factors 

of Families with Internationally 

Adopted Children, Program ID #198 




American Community, Program 

ID #557 


in Social and Personal Context: 

What Counselors Should Know, 


Closing the Achievement Gap: 

A Structured Approach to Group 


Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy 

for Social Phobia: A Preliminary 

Meta-analysis, Program ID #308 

College? Yes, You Can!, Program 

ID #476 

Confirmatory Factor Analysis of 

the Impact of Event Scale: Trauma 

Related to School Bullying, 


Counseling Asian-American Students 

in K–12 School Settings, Program 

ID #168 

Counseling At-risk Students: Effective 

Strategies for Keeping Students in 

School, Program ID #186 



How to Say It and Utilizing 

Expressive Therapy Tools, Program 

ID #232 

Counseling the African-American Male 

Juvenile Offender, Program ID #264 



Behaviors among School Age 


Cultural Competency and Creative 

Interventions with Traumatized 




Connect With YouTube, Blogs 

and Digital Native Clients?, 


Digital Multimedia Sampling: 

The New Bibiliotherapy for Teens, 







for Children Traumatized by a 

Natural or Human-made Disaster, 


Feeling Understood Online: Exploring 

the Experiences of Suicidal 

Adolescents Who Seek Help on the 

Internet, Program ID #462 

Healing the Spirit: Counseling 

Children Living with Cancer, 



Workshops on Cyberbullying and 

Online Safety, Program ID #102 


Challenges in Counseling Clients 

Who Are Habitually Attracted to 

Death, Program ID #620 

Innovative Interventions for Children 


Violence and Their Families, 



Implications for Professional 


Like Mother, Like Daughter: Links 

to Legacy. Influences of the Mother- 

Daughter Relationship and Implications 

for Counseling, Program ID 

#230 




Their Future Careers, Program ID 

#121 




on Adolescents, Program ID #626 


Working with Adolescents, 





Medical Crises, Program ID #270 


Mothers: Building Resiliency and 

Student Success towards High 

School Completion, Program 

ID #240 

Outcome Assessment of Mental 

Health Services to Intervene in 

Child Behavior Problems in a 

Preschool Setting, Program ID #200 

Participatory Action Research Evaluation 

of a Collaborative Child and 

Family Domestic Violence Intervention, 


Promoting Personal, Social and 

Academic Development in African- 

American High School Students 

through Group Work, Program 

ID #239 

Self-injurious Behavior: Developing 

a Deepened Understanding for 








Changing Societal Family Norms, 




Doing What Works, Program ID 

#227 

Starving to Be Thin: The Dangerous 

World of Internet Pro-Ana, Thinspiration 

Web sites, Program ID #369 

Suicide Prevention Training for 

Resident Assistants: Results of 

the Northwest Training Model, 

Program ID #408


Difficult Youth, Program ID #150 



Competent Counseling 

for Asian-American Families, 


The Correlation of Sociocultural 

Factors, Self-efficacy and Adolescent 

Depression—the Example of Amis 

Tribe in Taiwan, Program ID #190 

The Effects of a Character Education 

Program on Students’ Academic 

Achievement in East Africa, 


The Impact of Hurricanes on Students’ 

Academic Scores: Research 

Results on FCAT Scores after the 

2004 Hurricanes, Program ID #373 


Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in 

the Classroom: Can You Recognize 

It?, Program ID #553 


as Creative Advocates for 

Bereaved Children, Program ID #479 

Three Counseling Interventions that 

Perpetuate Black Student Success, 


Using Music and Art in Couples 

Therapy: Techniques for Family 




Client Conceptualization, Program 

ID #489 

What is Brain Injury? What Effects 

Does It Have? Why Should I be Interested? 

What Can I Do?, Program 

ID #427 


Special Issues of Survivor-Victims 

and How Counselors Can Help or 

Hurt, Program ID # 483 

What Victims of Violent Crimes 

Can Teach Us about Forgiveness, 



Enhancing Your Practice through 

Art and Creativity, Program ID #221 


What Every Counselor Should 

Know, Program ID #590 

College Counseling 


Understanding, Predicting and 

Using Characteristics of Sexually 

Risky Students in Treatment, 





ID #545 


Work- and Study-Abroad Opportunities 

in Countries Undergoing 

Sociopolitical Change, Program 

ID #251 

A Review of Web sites Promoting 

Self-destructive Behavior, Program 

ID #161 












ID #557 



A Blueprint for Action, Program 

ID #611 

College Students and the Study- 

Abroad Experience: Mental Health 



Commuter Campus Suicide Prevention 

Program Challenges: Engaging 

Nontraditional Students and 

College Faculty/Staff, Program ID 

#461 

Confused by Living Between Two 

Cultures? : Focus Group Findings 



Could the Virginia Tech Massacres 

Have Been Prevented? Strategies for 

Prevention and Counseling, 



the United States, Program ID #361 











Dynamic Debriefs—How Do Counselor 

and Client Personality Types 

Influence Major and Career Choice 

Confidence?, Program ID #304 

Dyscalculia, Assessment and Student 

Career Efficacy: Implications for 

College Counselors, Program ID 

#242 


to Adulthood: A Multicultural and 

Creative Process, Program ID #532 





Examining the Gender Role Concept 

of Marianismo and Its Relation to 

Acculturation in Mexican-American 

College Women, Program ID #378 


of Relationships between 

Depression, Confidence and Vocational 










the U.S., Program ID #330 

Individuals and Their Confidants’ 

Viewpoints on Self-harm: A Qualitative 

Analysis, Program ID #164 

Integrating Counseling Theory with 

Student Development Theory: A 

New Approach for Student Affairs 

Professionals, Program ID #514 





Intimate Partner Violence on College 

Campuses, Program ID #467 


181



Competencies for Counselors 

Working with the Athlete 



Need to Know, Program ID #319 


Kenyan International Students 

of the International Student Lifestyle 

in the U.S., Program ID # 598 


Recovery Communities: An 

Emerging Professional Field for 


Redefining Nontraditional Students 

in Higher Education: Implications 

for Psychosocial Development, 


Self-injury, Sexuality and Spirituality 

Among College-aged Females, 


Successful Transition from High 

School to Higher Education: 

What Determines Success?, 


Suicide Prevention Training for 

Resident Assistants: Results of 

the Northwest Training Model, 



of Care and Liability, Program ID 

#316 




The Effects of Personality Type 

Preferences on the Advancement 

and Graduation of Undergraduate 




and Career Decision Making Between 








Counseling Considerations, 










Ethical, and Treatment Issues Concerning 

Suicidal and Violent Clients 

on a College Campus, Program 

ID #493 


Ethical and Treatment Issues Concerning 



ID #493 


Supervision 

Top 10 Steps to Reduce the Risk 


Complaints, Program ID #138 




Action-oriented Group Activities 

for the Dually Diagnosed, Program 

ID #430 


Beyond the Basics, Program ID #566 

Aging across the Lifespan: 

New Visions, Program ID #610 


Considerations, Program 

ID #464 

AMCD Leadership Development 

Session for Leaders and Want-to-Be 

Leaders, Program ID #140 



School Counselors, Program ID #137 




Counselors-in-Training, Program 

ID #455 


during Counselor Training, 



Sensitive Genograms for Theory- 

Based Assessment and Intervention, 


Bridging the Gap Between Training 

and Practice with Grief Issues, 



CACREP Standards Revision 2009: 

A Sneak Preview of the Final 

Proposal, Program ID #350 


Appraisal: Teaching Group 

Facilitation Skills through Technology, 


Choosing an Online Doctorate: Five 

Things that All Counselors Should 



Meditation Practice, Program ID 

#431 

Clinical Coaching: An Innovative 

Model for Teaching a Mental 

Health Counseling Course Using a 

Multicultural Approach, Program 

ID #301 



College Acceptance and Access 

Gaps, Program ID #136 

Commuter Campus Suicide Prevention 

Program Challenges: Engaging 

Nontraditional Students and 

College Faculty/Staff, Program ID 

#461 




Skills Into the Curriculum, 


Contemporary Materials Used 

to Teach Career Development, 


Counseling Student’s Understanding 

of Professionalism, Program ID #183 

Counselor Education Students’ 

Perceptions of Spiritual and 

Religious Issues in Counseling, 


Counselor Stereotypes Potential for 

Harm: Preparing Counselors for 

Diverse Cultural Contexts, 



Cycle: Development, Validation 

and Use of a New Integrative Counseling 

Model, Program ID #484 



Implications and Considerations, 

Program ID #356

Crisis in the Curriculum: Crisis 

Preperation, Experiences and 

Self-efficacy of New Professional 



A View from the School, 

Community and Addictions 

Perspectives, Program ID #279 





ID #402 



Southern Africa, Program ID #425 



Do as I Say, Not as I Do: The Impact 

of Site Supervisor Behavior on 

Counseling Practicum and Internship 

Students’ Learning, Program 

ID #512 

Doctoral Research Training of 

Counselor Education Faculty, 









Evaluating Counseling Process and 

Client Outcomes Using the SCS, 

GAS, WAI and CRF-S Instruments, 










Future Fest, Program ID #184 

Gate-keeping Practices of Counselor 

Preparation Programs: A Survey of 

CACREP-accredited Counseling 

Programs, Program ID #407 

Help, They’re Assigning Me Interns! 


Effective Internship Site Supervision, 




ID #510 





How You Can Use and Contribute 

to ACA’s New Online Resource 

System, Program ID #580 

I Didn’t Go to Graduate School for 

Research! Assessing and Bridging 

the Research and Practice Gap 

Through a Student-Led Team, 



Counseling Site Supervisors, 


Incorporating Spirituality into Counseling 

Education: A Montage of 

Counselor Educators in the Field, 



Into Counselor Education: 


Competency Seven, Program ID 

#434 




Understanding, Program ID #110 


Basics with Your Counseling/Counselor 

Educator Program: Strategies 


ID #583 

Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional 

Collaboration: Benefits and Strategies, 






ID #145 

Involvement in CSI and Professional 


Is There a Book within You Waiting 

to Be Written?, Program ID #342 



How You Can Overcome Them, 



Curriculum in Research Ethics, 





Service-Learning Pedagogy and 

Career Counselor Education, 




Clients: Discrimination?, 


Making the Transition from Traditional 

to Virtual Learning: Helpful Tips for 

Teaching Graduate Counseling 

Courses Online, Program ID #460 



Working with the Athlete Population, 


Nontenured, Assistant Professors as 

ACA Division Presidents: The New 

Look of Leadership in Counseling, 


North Carolina CSI Day, Program 

ID #288 


Need to Know, Program 

ID #319 

Parental Struggles and Strengths 

Related to Youth and Adolescent 

Health Issues: A Community Needs 

Assessment, Program ID #256 

Pass It On: Sharing Our Pride and 

Professional Identity, Program ID 

#395 

Peer Mediation With a Solution- 

Focused Twist, Program ID #163 

Perceptions of Counseling Faculty 

Competency and Professional Identity-based 

on Licensure and Participation 

in Practice, Program ID #447 

Podcasting: How to Use it, Program 

ID #322 

Preparing Counselors for Social Justice: 

A National Study of CACREPaccredited 


Programs, Program ID #SE3-C 

Promoting Professional Counselors 

and Their Services, Program ID 

#159 



Skills in Novice Clinical 

Mental Health Counselors, Program 

ID #222 


183


Qualitative Research: Applying Robust 

Methods and Illuminating the 

Human Context, Program ID #631 



a Counseling Research Identity, 






Reflections on the Journey from 

Supervisee to Supervisor, Program 

ID #178 

Rehabilitative Counseling and the 

Super-maximum Inmate: Implications 

for Counselor Educators and 

Correctional Counselors, Program 

ID #498 


Psychiatrist Mark Epstein for the 

Counseling Profession, Program 

ID #628 



Strategies and for Remedial Practices, 


Research Strategies: Training Graduate 

Students to Conduct Outcome 

Research in Couples, Marriage and 

Family Counseling, Program ID #468 

Researching the Use of Research 

Groups, Program ID #503 

Road to the American Professoriate 

in Counselor Education: The 

International Students’ Experience, 



Digital Advocacy Project, 


Science and Practice. Do They Really 

Belong Together?, Program ID #171 





Sexuality Counseling in Taiwan 

and the USA: International Social 

Justice Equity Issues for Counselors 

and Counselor Educators, Program 

ID #209 


to Counseling and Psychotherapy, 





with Clients, Program ID #474 


Counselors in Crisis, Program 

ID #166 


about an Assessment Course: 

A Pre- and Post- Survey, Program 

ID #582 


Journals: A Publication Venue 

Awaits You!, Program ID #528 

Supervision Experiences and Needs 

of New-entrant Professional School 

Counselors: A Qualitative Study, 


Supervision Styles that Are Preferred 

by Supervisors and Supervisees: 

Case Studies, Program ID #196 

Teachers’ Perceptions and Expectations 

of School Counselors: Implications 

for Training and Program 

Planning, Program ID #162 


into Practice, Program ID #567 



What We Will Never Do Again!, 



for Increasing Empathy among 

Substance Abuse Counselors-in- 



Social Justice, Equity and 

Success for Every Student, Program 

ID #608 



Instrument Measuring Outcome in 

Counseling Training Clinics, 





The Doctoral Student Mentorship 









Reflections, Program ID #282 





The Impact of Disabilities on 

Counselor Attitudes: A Review of 

Research Findings and Innovative 

Training Strategies, Program 

ID #454 


Building Cohesiveness and Safety 

in Groups through Communication 


The Path to Being a Professional 

Counselor, Program ID #289 


Supervision, Program ID #485 

The Spirituality in Supervision 

Model: An Emerging Model from 

a Metasynthesis of the Research, 





and their Professors, Program 

ID #570 

The Student-Counselor Educator 

Connection: Clarifying Your Research 

Ideas, Program ID #555 











Substance Abuse Issues in 


Toward a Wikipedia of Counseling: 

Ideas and Collaboration in the 

Internet Age, Program ID #265 


Member in Counselor Education: 

From Interview to Promotion and 

Tenure, Program ID #596 






Counseling Course: Experiencing

Culture Firsthand, Program 

ID #220 

Using Nonacademic Criteria to Identify 

Good Candidates for Counselor 

Education Programs, Program 

ID #540 

Using Person-centered Therapy to 

Treat Women with a History of 

Childhood Sexual Abuse, Program 

ID #125 

Using the ABCs of School Testing to 

Improve Assessment Practice, 




Warming Up to Finals: A Pinch of 

Prevention and a Spoonful of Wellness 

Help Make a Great Cup of 

Cocoa, Program ID #394 

Wellness in the Counseling Profession, 


Wellness of International Students 

in Counselor-Education Programs: 

Implication for Counselor Educators, 


What I Wish I Knew before I Started 


between Doctoral Studies and Personal 

Wellness, Program ID #581 

Which Family Therapy Approach 

Will Inform My Practice? Counseling 

Students’ Journeys through Application 

to Personal Lives, Program 

ID #299 

Counseling Leadership and 

Administration 

“What Is a Counselor?”: The Creation 

of Television and Radio Public 

Service Announcements to Promote 

the Profession, Program ID #448 




AMCD Leadership Development 

Session for Leaders and Want-to-Be 

Leaders, Program ID #140 



School Counselors, Program ID #137 

Answering the Cry for Help: Effective 

Crisis Management on College 


Choosing an Online Doctorate: Five 

Things that All Counselors Should 


Counseling Students’ Understanding 













Positive Approaches for Serving as 

a Counselor-Manager, Program ID 

#623 


What's Happening and How You 

Can Help, Program ID #217 




in the Academy, Program ID #539 

Nontenured, Assistant Professors as 





ID #288 


Professional Identity, Program 

ID #395 


Competency and Professional 

Identity Based on Licensure and 

Participation in Practice, Program 

ID #447 


Effective Departmental Response to 

Students in Crisis, Program ID #157 

Professional Identity Development 

in Counseling Students, Program 

ID #501 



#159 



from Hawaii, Program ID #117 










Reducing the Over-representation of 

African-American Youth in the 

Juvenile Justice System: An Advocacy 

Model for School Counselors, 




Strategies and for Remedial Practices, 


Science and Practice: Do They Really 


That I May Serve: The Counseling Response 

to the Virginia Tech Tragedy, 





Counselor, Program ID #289 







Counseling Theory 

A Comparative Psychobiography: 

Condoleezza Rice and Hillary 

Clinton, Program ID #404 

















Change Lives, Program ID #126 

Carl Rogers in South Africa: Multiculturalism 

and the Person-centered 

Approach, Program ID #615 


185






Meditation Practice, Program ID 

#431 




Competency-based Counselor Education: 

Integrating Treatment Planning, 

Assessment and Documentation 



Couples Conflict Reconciliation 








Enhancing Career Success by Focusing 

on Work Adjustment and Attachment 



Men, Too, Program ID #589 






Integrating Counseling Theory with 

Student Development Theory: A 

New Approach for Student Affairs 



Brief, Integrative and Effective, 






Peer Mediation With a Solutionfocused 

Twist, Program ID #163 



Advancing Group Development 

and Broadening Your Skills, 



Practicum, Program ID #622 




Military Members, Program ID #349 




The Art of Phototherapy: Implications 

for Counselors, Program ID #376 








Multicultural Counseling, Program 

ID #273 

Towards a Wikipedia of Counseling: 

Ideas and Collaboration in the 

Internet Age, Program ID #265 




Couples, Marriage, and 





ID #545 





A Unique, Psychodynamically Framed 






Factors of Adolescent Cybersocial 







Assessment and Intervention, 





Technology, Program ID 

#229 










With Arab American Clients: 

Clinical Vignettes, Program ID #616 




Couples Conflict Reconciliation 






How Do they Benefit?, Program 

ID #593 



School-Community Partnerships 

in Mexico and the U.S., Program 

ID #531 

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Premarital 

Education and Counseling 

for Remarried Couples: A Case 





and Sexuality, Program ID #286 

Exploring Relational Processes in 

Families of Gay Youth, Program 

ID #180 



Family Counseling, Program ID 

#525 



Romantic Relationships, Program 

ID #621 





Hawaii’s Invisible Immigrants: A 

Qualitative Study of Shin-issei, 

Post-1965 Japanese Immigrants and 

Their Counseling Needs, Program 

ID #311









Is It All Talk? Assessing the Attitudes 


Men Who Use Online Chat 

Rooms, Program ID #325 

La Familia: Exploring Mexican-American 

Families’ Experiences upon a 

Child Having Identified as Gay or 

Lesbian, Program ID #286 


Giving Professional Counseling a 

Voice, Program ID #345 


Resilience at the Three- to Four-Year 

Relational Milestone, Program ID 

#SE2-C 


and Neglected Gender 

Variables in Latino Counseling, 


Marital Conflict Tactics and Spousal 

Depressive Symptoms: An Examination 

of Interaction Effects Over 

Time, Program ID #398 

Oh No, Divorcio in My Family! 

Impact of Acculturation on Latino/a 

Clients Considering Divorce, 




Research in Couples, Marriage 

and Family Counseling, Program 

ID #468 


How Gestational Surrogacy is 








Competent Counseling for 

Asian-American Families, Program 

ID #218 



Families: How Counselors Can 

Help, Program ID #223 

The Impact of Family and Friends 

on Women with Eating Disorders, 


The Impact of Marriage on Depression 

and Anxiety with Adults Who 

Have Experienced Early Life Stress 

or Traumas, Program ID #416 

The Military Deployment Cycle, 


Therapeutic Alliance Directions in 

Marriage, Couples, and Family 








Hurt, Program ID #483 




Where Has the Love Gone? An 

In-depth Analysis of the Demise of 


Community, Program ID #127 

Which Family Therapy Approach 

Will Inform My Practice? Counseling 

Students’ Journeys through 

Application to Personal Lives, 



A Review of the Motivations for 

Poor Relationship Selection and 

Steps to Avoid Them, Program 

ID #355 

Creativity in Counseling 

A Qualitative Study: Members’ 

Perceptions of Using Expressive 

Arts in Group, Program ID #247 

A Review of Play Therapy in Chronic 

Pain Patients, Program ID #505 





Art Therapy Interventions Applicable 

in School and Clinical Counseling 




Adolescents with Disabilities, 



Celebration of Creativity in Counseling 

with Sam Gladding, Program 

ID #SE1-E 


on Death and Dying: What to 

Say, How to Say It and Utilizing 


ID #232 

Counseling Developmentally Disabled 

Clients: A Practical Approach, 


Creativity Across the Continuum— 

Expressive Therapies, Creativity 

and the Creative Arts, Program 

ID #SE1-C 

Creativity as a Wellness Practice, 






Child-Parent Attachment Styles: 

The Use of Filial Therapy as a 

Therapeutic Intervention, Program 

ID #354 




I’ll See You on the Dark Side of the 

Moon?: Music Therapy Techniques 

for Self-care, Program ID #587 

Innovative Interventions For Children 


Violence and Their Families, 







for Creative Practice, 



#SE1-A 





The Art of Phototherapy: Implications 

for Counselors, Program ID #376 


Implications for Counselor- 




187






as Creative Advocates for 

Bereaved Children, Program ID #479 

Thinking outside the Box: Getting 

Creative in Group, Program ID 

#380 

Tips for Publishing in the Journal 

of Creativity in Mental Health, 



to Help Clients Heal, Program 

ID #336 







ID #489 

When Talking Won't Work: Implementing 




Enhancing Your Practice Through 

Art and Creativity, Program ID #221 




Diagnosis and Treatment 





Understanding, Predicting and 

Using Characteristics of Sexually 

Risky Students in Treatment, 





ID # 613 















ID #301 







With Arab-American Clients: 

Clinical Vignettes, Program ID #616 





ID #354 

Depression in the Workplace, 



and Best Practices Treatment, 


Geriatric Psychiatric Issue or Substance 

Abuse Issue?, Program ID #388 


the Obesity Crisis for Counselors, 


How Counselors Can Deal with the 

Impact and Research Needs of 


ID #495 







Counseling Practice, Program ID 

#564 



ID #253 

Influences of Social Support on Loneliness 

in Caregivers of Persons 

with Parkinson’s Disease, Program 

ID #405 



Intervention for Alcohol- 

Related Trauma, Program ID #629 


Moving beyond Discipline of Disruptive 

Behavior: Recognizing and 

Treating the Effects of Trauma on 

Adolescents, Program ID #626 





Mental Illness, Program ID #537 




Health Counselors, Program ID #222 



Facing Chronic Grief, Program 

ID #113 

Relationships in the Counselor’s Life: 



Research Impacting the Clinical World: 

Fun and Funding for Evidencebased 

Practices, Program ID #291 



Teaching Stress Management and 

Prevention Skills to Students and 





The Spirituality in Supervision Model: 

An Emerging Model from 

a Metasynthesis of the Research, 




Substance Abuse Issues in 



and Is It Effective?, Program ID #128 

What Is Brain Injury? What Effects 

Does It Have? Why Should I Be 

Interested? What Can I Do?, 








Program ID #234

Why Is This Happening to Me? A 

Mystery Case Presentation Fusing 

Medicine and Counseling, Program 

ID #272 




on a College Campus, Program ID 

#493 

Ethics and Legal Issues 

Top 10 Steps to Reduce the Risk 


Complaints, Program ID #138 

An Ethics Audit: Tools and Tips to 

Maintain Ethical Practice in Counseling, 






Best Practices in Assessment: 

New ACA Ethics, Essential Position 



ID #103 


Allies for Ethical Practice, 





Technology, Program ID #229 



Deaf-Blindness, Program ID #353 



Diverse Cultural Contexts, Program 

ID #144 








ID #402 







Ethics Town Hall, Program ID #314 

FERPA and HIPAA for School Counselors: 

2008 Update, Program 

ID #323 





HIPAA for Dummies, A Practitioner’s 

Guide, Program ID #149 



Work under Trying Conditions, 












Positive Approaches for Serving 

as a Counselor-Manager, Program 

ID #623 



Clients: Discrimination?, Program 

ID #112 




Lessons Learned by Virginia Tech: 


Privacy and Freedom, 


Likeability as a Double-edged Sword: 



ID #563 


Lessons from the ACA Taskforce 

on Counselor Wellness and 

Impairment, Program ID #347 


Needs of Culturally Diverse 

Populations, Program ID #248 

Preliminary Validation of the Participants’ 

Model Rating Scale for 

Ethical Decision Making, Program 

ID #194 



Education Session Index 

Strategies and for Remedial 

Practices, Program ID #115 






of Care and Liability, Program ID 

#316 

The Counselor and the Law: Top 10 

Steps to Reduce the Risk of Lawsuits 

and Licensure Board Complaints, 






Using Nonacademic Criteria to 

Identify Good Candidates for 

Counselor Education Programs, 

Program ID 540 

Working With the Confusing Legal, 




ID #493 

Gerontological Counseling 

Aging across the Lifespan: New 

Visions, Program ID #610 

Aging Caregivers of Children with 




How to Say It and Utilizing 


ID #232 


Their Quality of Life, Program 

ID #535 

Gender, Education and Self-efficacy 

Related to Computer Use among 

Older Adults: Implications for 

Gerontological Counselors, 


Geriatric Psychiatric Issue or 

Substance Abuse Issue?, Program 

ID #388 

Meaningful Connections: A Qualitative 

Program Evaluation of the 

Benefits of Reminiscence and 

Life Review for Older Adults, 



189


Psychosocial Adaptation Process of 

Hispanic Stroke Survivors: Empowerment 

Approach to Enhance the 

Quality of Life, Program ID #399 



Guide Services for LGBT Elders, 


Substance Abuse and Aging: 

Addressing Complex Treatment 




and Their Physicians to Communicate, 



Prevent Alzheimer's Dementia: An 



Graduate Student Issues 

Altruism: Measurement and 

Philosophical Considerations, 






Research Method, Program ID #107 

Could Virginia Tech Massacres 

Have Been Prevented? Strategies 

for Prevention and Counseling, 




Diverse Cultural Contexts, 






Exploring Mentoring Experiences of 

Diverse Women in the Academy, 


Global Citizenship: Cultivating 

International Opportunities in 





ID #510 

How to Get through Your Dissertation 

(and Graduate), Program 

ID #418 




through a Student-led Team, 


Is There Life after Graduate School?, 


Keeping the Boundaries from 

Bending or Breaking in Counselor 

Education: Professor/Student 

Relationships, Program ID #312 

Making the Most of Supervision, 



Mysterious Transition 

from Student to Faculty Member, 




ID #319 

Stress, Burnout and Vicarious 

Trauma: Counselors in Crisis, 




What We Will Never Do Again!, 


The Impact of Disabilities on 

Counselor Attitudes: A Review of 

Research Findings and Innovative 

Training Strategies, Program ID #454 








Wellness of International Students in 

Counselor Education Programs: 

Implication for Counselor-Educators, 




between Doctoral Studies and 

Personal Wellness, Program ID #581 


and Presentations, Program ID #170 

Group Work 

A Qualitative Study: Members’ 

Perceptions of Using Expressive 

Arts in Group, Program ID #247 



the Dually Diagnosed, Program ID 

#430 






Adventure-based Counseling: 

Lessening Racial Effect on Group 

Cohesion, Program ID #509 





ASGW Fellows Symposium, Program 

ID #393 



Facilitation Skills through Technology, 


Closing the Achievement Gap: A 

Structured Approach to Group 







ID #535 




Experiential Group Techniques to 

Teach Leadership and Mentoring 

to High School Students, Program 

ID #389 



Design Considerations, Program ID 

#529 



Counselor-Educators, Program 

ID #547 



New Narratives with Guided Imagery 

and Meditation Programs, 


Integrating a Variety of Techniques in 

Teaching Group Counseling to Facilitate 

Conceptual and Experiential 

Understanding, Program ID #110

Mindfulness as an Approach to 

Wellness, Program ID #SE4-E 

Morning Meditation, Program ID 

#SE4-A 

On the Path to Wellness, Program 

ID #SE4-B 




Paws and Effect: Utilizing Animalassisted 

Therapy to Facilitate Social 

Skills Development in a Children’s 

Therapy Group, Program ID #257 










ID #239 


Graduate Student: What Works 

and What We Will Never Do 

Again!, Program ID #105 





Building Cohesiveness and Safety 

in Groups through Communication 


Thinking outside the Box: Getting 

Creative in Group, Program ID 

#380 







Culture Firsthand, Program ID #220 




Yoga for Everyone, Program ID #SE4-C 

Human Development Across 

the Lifespan 




Aging across the Lifespan: 

New Visions, Program ID #610 







Assessment of Client Core Issues, 






Breathe In, Breathe Out: Leisure Development 

and Planning throughout 

the Lifespan, Program ID #426 


A Reality Checklist for Retiring and 

Rewiring, Program ID #519 

Caring for Older Adult Family 

Members: Young Adults and 

Relationships, Program ID #307 


International Transitions, Program 

ID #491 


Counseling South-Asian and 

Muslim Teens, Program ID #269 

Considerations in Counseling Clients 

with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes, 








Persons in Other Groups, Program 

ID #624 




Transitions in Midlife, Program 

ID #261 




ID #621 






Gender Typicality and Atypicality: 

A Qualitative Study of Gender 

Identity, Gender Expression and 

Sexual Orientation, Program ID 

#377 

Generations in the Workplace, 


Helping Trauma Clients Find Meaning, 

Wisdom and a Renewed 

Sense of Self, Program ID #499 






Competency Seven, Program ID#434 



Women, Program ID #445 







Benefits of Reminiscence and Life 

Review for Older Adults, Program 

ID #193 

Mindfulness as an Approach to Wellness, 



#SE4-A 






ID #SE4-B 


in the Counseling Process: A Step 

in Helping Clients Move to 

Holistic/Integrated Lives, 



for Creative Practice, Program 

ID #SE1-B 


Using Metaphor to Explore Life 

and Career Transitions, Program 

ID #151 


191


Substance Abuse and Aging: Addressing 

Complex Treatment Issues, 



School to Higher Education: What 

Determines Success?, Program 

ID #469 

Teaching Stress Management and Prevention 

Skills to Students and 


The Impact of Family and Friends in 

Women with Eating Disorders, 


















between Doctoral Studies and Personal 

Wellness, Program ID #581 







Steps to Avoid Them, Program 

ID #355 

Working Across the Lifespan to 








International Issues 




Country from the Perspective of 

a Solution-focused Therapist, 


College Students and the Study 

Abroad Experience: Mental Health 




With Arab-American Clients: Clinical 

Vignettes, Program ID #616 

Counseling Education and Practice in 

Taiwan, Program ID #443 

Counseling in Ireland: The Impact of 

the Celtic Tiger, Program ID #109 




Eastern Colors in Play—Toy, Play and 

Symbol in Asian Cultures, Program 

ID #284 




Mexico and the U.S., Program ID 

#531 



Education Programs, Program ID 

#534 

Hawaii’s Invisible Immigrants: 

A Qualitative Study of Shin-issei, 



ID #311 




Counselor Competency, Program ID 

#192 




the U.S., Program ID #330 





ID #145 







in the U.S., Program ID #598 



Students Experience, 



Separation-Individuation Theory: A 

Source of Conflict for Asian Adolescents, 



the USA: International Social 


and Counselor-Educators, Program 

ID #209 







and Their Professors, Program 

ID #570 

Understanding Factors that Contribute 

to Body Image Dissatisfaction 

in South American Women, 





Culture Firsthand, Program ID#220 





LGBT Issues 




Technology, Program ID 

#229 


with Transgender Clients, 




ID #180 










Interventions, Program ID #SE2-E

Gender Typicality and Atypicality: A 

Qualitative Study of Gender Identity, 

Gender Expression and Sexual 

Orientation, Program ID #377 















ID #112 



Relational Milestone, Program ID 

#SE2-C 

Of Women, Men and All of Us In- 

between: Transgender Grounded 






What We Need to Know, Program 

ID #561 



Guide Services for LGBT Elders, 


Religion of Origin, Belonging and 


#458 








ID #273 





Military Issues 


Work- and Stud-abroad Opportunities 

in Countries undergoing Socio- 

Political Change, Program ID #251 



ID #320 





Combat Veterans, Program ID #527 





Families: How Counselors Can 

Help, Program ID #223 




Military Families, Program ID #480 




Multicultural/Diversity Issues 



the Placeability of Persons With 














Muslim Students in the United 


AMCD Town Hall Meeting: Special 

Interest Groups Collaborate on 

Issues of Multicultural Importance, 









Change Lives, Program ID #126 



Rational Career and Life Decisions, 





Counselors in Training, Program 

ID #455 









Latino/a Children's Acculturation 



with David Campbell, Thomas Harrington, 

Arthur O’Shea and Charles 

Johansson, Program ID #571 





Carl Rogers in South Africa: Multiculturalism 

and the Person-centered 



International Transitions, Program 

ID #491 


Counseling South-Asian and 

Muslim Teens, Program ID #269 

Causal Attributions for Illness: Multicultural 

Perspectives, Program 

ID #507 








ID #557 





193




in Social and Personal Context: 

What Counselors Should Know, 









ID #301 




ID #476 

Competency-based Community 

Assessment for Transition Planning 

With Students with Disabilities 

between the Ages of 18-21, 



Cultures?: Focus Group Findings 












with Arab-American Clients: Clinical 

Vignettes, Program ID# 616 

Counseling Asian American Students 

in K-12 School Settings, Program 

ID #168 

Counseling Developmentally 

Disabled Clients: A Practical 



the United States, Program ID #361 



Diverse Cultural Contexts, Program 

ID #144 


Awareness, Readiness and Initiatives, 


CREATING NVWATIYI—The Cherokee 

Place of Good Medicine: 


Environmental Harmony begins 

Within, Program ID #212 


with Transgender Clients, 









ID #354 





ID #402 




Displaced with a Disability: One 

Person, Two Perspectives, Program 

ID #542 








Emerging Issues in Counseling, 


Encountering the Kink Community: 

Understanding Sexual Practices 

outside of the Mainstream, 


Engaging Men in Sex Offender 

Treatment: Understanding the 

Unique Qualities Men Bring to the 

Mandated Helping Relationship, 




and Creative Process, Program 

ID #532 








College Women, Program 

ID #378 





Counselor Education, Program 

ID #283 












Men, Too, Program ID #589 

Gender Biases Related to How 

Menstrual Cycles Affect Women’s 

Mental Health: How Does This 

Impact the Counseling Process?, 


Gender Differences in Health Status 

of Latinos in a Habitat for Humanity 

Neighborhood: Community-based 



Individual and School-based Interventions, 


Gender Typicality and Atypicality: 

A Qualitative Study of Gender 

Identity, Gender Expression 

and Sexual Orientation, Program 

ID #377 

Generational Status and Spirituality 

as Predictors of Depression among 

Latinos, Program ID #297 

Global Citizenship: Cultivating 

International Opportunities in 



Hawaii’s Invisible Immigrants: A 

Qualitative Study of Shin-issei, 



ID #311 

Health Perceptions and Practices 

among Latinos: A Qualitative Exploration 

of the Meaning of Health, 






Mental Health, Program ID #244




Counselor Competency, Program 

ID #192 



of Korean International Students 



Into Counselor Education: 


Competency Seven, Program ID #434 

Intergenerational Differences in Physical 

Health and Depression among 

Latinos Living in Habitat for Humanity 

Housing, Program ID #167 








ID #145 












ID #112 



Relational Milestone, Program 

ID #SE2-C 

Like Mother, Like Daughter: Links to 

Legacy. Influences of the Mother- 


for Counseling, Program ID 

#230 







Benefits of Reminiscence and Life 

Review for Older Adults, Program 

ID #193 





Community Religious Leaders, Program 

ID #579 

Mental Health Treatment Issues for 

African-Americans: The Barriers 

and Supports to Receiving Care, 


Mentoring Partnership Project, 







Multicultural Sports Counseling Competencies 

for Counselors Working 

with the Athlete Population, 







Needs of Culturally Diverse 

Populations, Program ID #248 

Oh No, Divorcio in My Family! 

Impact of Acculturation on Latino/a 

Clients Considering Divorce, 



Students with Disabilities, Program 

ID #504 









Perceptions Surrounding the Racial 

Status of the Client: Impact on the 

Rehabilitation Counselor’s Professional 

Judgments and Service 

Delivery, Program ID #203 

Personality Characteristics of Asian- 




Effective Departmental Response 

to Students in Crisis, Program ID 

#157 











ID #561 






ID #113 





ID #498 



Students Experience, 


Separation-Individuation Theory: 

A Source of Conflict for Asian 

Adolescents, Program ID #321 







Advocacy Competencies as a 

Framework for Action, Program 

ID #280 










ID #608 





ID #218 


195


The Correlation of Sociocultural 

Factors, Self-efficacy and Adolescent 

Depression—The Example of 

Amis Tribe in Taiwan, Program 

ID #190 





in Mental Health among 

Native Americans, Program ID #108 




Reflections, Program ID #282 

The Impact of Disabilities on Counselor 

Attitudes: A Review of Research 

Findings and Innovative Training 

Strategies, Program ID #454 









ID #273 

The Resume’s Secret Identity: 

A Tool for Narrative Exploration in 

Multicultural Career Counseling, 





An Exploratory Study, Program ID 

#368 


An Emerging Model from a Metasynthesis 

of the Research, Program 

ID #406 





















Culture Firsthand, Program ID #220 





Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, 


Wellness of International Students in 

Counselor Education Programs: 

Implication for Counselor Educators, 








Transform the Counseling Profession, 


Where Has the Love Gone? An Indepth 

Analysis of the Demise of Relationships 

in the African-American 

Community, Program ID #127 










Persons in Other Groups, Program 

ID #624 



Perspective: Leaders Speaking Out, 


Offender/Correction 













ID #511 


Male Juvenile Offender, Program 

ID #264 





ID #465 

Engaging Men in Sex Offender Treatment: 

Understanding the Unique 

Qualities Men Bring to the Mandated 

Helping Relationship, 










Outreach Intervention Reduces 

Recidivism in Juvenile Delinquents, 



African-American Youth in Juvenile 

Justice System: An Advocacy Model 

for School Counselors, Program 

ID #396 





ID #498 


A Unique Psychodynamically framed 




Action-oriented Group Activities 

for the Dually Diagnosed, Program 

ID #430 



ID #320 


Beyond the Basics, Program ID #566









ID #613 




Challenges of Caring for Older 

Adults: Solutions from an Adlerian 






Gender Role Stress in Men: 

The Effects of Values, Perception, 

Expected Outcomes and Male 

Norm Conformity, Program ID #429 


Wisdom, and a Renewed Sense of 

Self, Program ID #499 


Guide, Program ID #149 










Counseling Practice, Program ID 

#564 




Marketing and Advertising a Successful 

Private Practice, Program ID#215 


Brief, Integrative and Effective, 





Self-injurious Behavior: Developing a 

Deepened Understanding for Clinical 

Practice, Program ID #410 


Counselors in Crisis, Program ID 

#166 



and Their Physicians to Communicate, 


The Manifestation of Obsessive Compulsive 

Disorder (OCD) in the 

Classroom: Can You Recognize It?, 


The Use of Counseling Approaches 

and Skills to Enhance Leadership 

Performance through Executive 

Coaching, Program ID #243 


Identifying and Treating Cooccurring 

Substance Abuse Issues 

in Counseling, Program ID #337 


To Help Clients Heal, Program ID 

#336 


Does It Have? Why Should I Be 










Steps to Avoid Them, Program ID 

#355 




Professional Issues 





20/20: A Vision for the Future of 

Counseling: Phase One Outcome 

and Directions for Phase Two, 

Program ID 420 




A Content Analysis of ACA Convention 

Programs for the Last 30 Years, 








Allies for Ethical Practice, 





ID #511 

CACREP Standards Revision 2009: A 

Sneak Preview of the Final Proposal, 


Computer-mediated Counseling: A 

Review of the Literature, Program 

ID #238 



from Practice and Research, 


Counseling Student’s Understanding 














Education Faculty, Program 

ID #382 











Counselors: 2008 Update, Program 

ID #323 







197


Generations in the Workplace, 


Got Goals? Get Going With ACA! 

Making the Most of Your ACA 

Membership, Program ID #158 

Help, They're Assigning Me Interns! 


Effective Internship Site Supervision, 








How You Can Use and Contribute to 

ACA’s New Online Resource 

System, Program ID #580 




through a Student-led Team, 





I’ll See You on the Dark Side of the 

Moon?: Music Therapy Techniques 

for Self-care, Program ID #587 

Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional 

Collaboration: Benefits and 

Strategies, Program ID #453 







Keeping Up with the Counseling 

Profession: Current Issues on the 

National Level, Program ID #133 


What's Happening, and How You 

Can Help, Program ID #217 


Giving Professional Counseling a 

Voice, Program ID #345 




ID #563 



Counselor Wellness and Impairment, 






Community Religious Leaders, 






Student to Faculty Member, 



ID #288 




Stress, Program ID # 153 


Professional Identity, Program ID 

#395 


Competency and Professional 

Identity-based on Licensure and 

Participation in Practice, Program 

ID #447 

Planning and Implementing an Effective 

Departmental Response to Students 

in Crisis, Program ID #157 

Professional Identity Development 

in Counseling Students, Program ID 

#501 



#159 



from Hawaii, Program ID #117 

Public Perception of Professional 

Counseling: Do They Know Who 

We Are and What We Can Do?, 



Suggestions from the Council of 

Editors, Program ID #214 



Perspective: Leaders Speaking Out, 







Super-maximum Inmate: Implica- 


tions for Counselor Educators and 


ID #498 


for Creative Practice, Program 

ID #SE1-B 

Relationships in the Counselor’s Life: 









Self-harm: Moving from Pathology to 

Compassionate Understanding, 






Stress, Burnout and Vicarious 

Trauma: Counselors in Crisis, 



Journals: A Publication Venue 

Awaits You!, Program ID #528 

Successful Young Females: A Literature 

Review over the Issues Faced 

by Single and Married and Counseling 

Implications, Program ID 

#463 





That I May Serve: The Counseling 

Response to the Virginia Tech 

Tragedy, Program ID #216 







Hawaii, Program ID #568 



The Impact of Family and Friends on 




Counselor, Program ID #289

The Use of Counseling Approaches 

and Skills to Enhance Leadership 

Performance through Executive 

Coaching, Program ID #243 

Tips for Publishing in the Journal 

of Creativity in Mental Health, 



Member in Counselor Education: 

From Interview to Promotion and 

Tenure, Program ID #596 




#540 







Wellness of International Students 

in Counselor Education Programs: 

Implication for Counselor-Educators, 





ID #424 

Psychopharmacology 






and Disability Issues 



the Placeability of Persons with 


A Review of Play Therapy in Chronic 

Pain Patients, Program ID #505 

Adolescent Brain Injury: Durability 

of Rehabilitation Gains, Program 

ID #305 





ID #219 

Best Practices in Assessment and 

Evaluation of Deaf and Hard of 

Hearing Consumers, Program ID 

#390 



Adolescents with Disabilities, 



the Dignity and Development 


Counselors in Hawaii Speak Out, 






Competency Based Community 

Assessment for Transition Planning 

with Students with Disabilities between 

the Ages of 18–21, Program 

ID #187 






from Practice and Research, 




Deaf-Blindness, Program ID #353 

Displaced with a Disability: One 

Person, Two Perspectives, Program 

ID #542 

Dyscalculia, Assessment and Student 

Career Efficacy: Implications for 

College Counselors, Program ID 

#242 

Ethics Town Hall, Program ID #314 




Counselor Education, Program 

ID #283 



with Self-reported Gambling 



and Best-Practices Treatment, 



the Obesity Crisis for Counselors, 




Wisdom and a Renewed Sense 

of Self, Program ID #499 



Work under Trying Conditions, 









Illnesses Find Their Way After 




ID #504 

Perceptions Surrounding the Racial 

Status of the Client: Impact on the 

Rehabilitation Counselor’s Professional 

Judgments and Service 

Delivery, Program ID #203 

Psychiatric Disabilities and Substance 

Abuse: Applications for Rehabilitation 


Psychosocial Adaptation Process of 

Hispanic Stroke Survivors: Empowerment 

Approach to Enhance the 

Quality of Life, Program ID #399 


in Mental Health among 

Native Americans, Program ID #108 

The Impact of Disabilities on Counselor 

Attitudes: A Review of Research 

Findings and Innovative 

Training Strategies, Program ID #454 


Does It Have? Why Should I be 



Research 






the Placeability of Persons With 


A Content Analysis of ACA Convention 

Programs for the Last 30 Years, 



199




ID #161 










Answering the Cry for Help: Effective 

Crisis Management on College 


Art Therapy Interventions Applicable 

in School and Clinical Counseling 




Career and Life Decisions, 


Attending to Your Couples Relationship 



Caregiver Burden and Coping Responses 

among Female Caregivers 

for PLWHA in Kenya, Program 

ID #339 

Caring for Older Adult Family 

Members: Young Adults and Relationships, 


Causal Attributions for Illness: 

Multicultural Perspectives, Program 

ID #507 








ID #238 


Impact of Event Scale: Trauma Related 

to School Bullying, Program 

ID #374 




Contemporary Materials Used to 

Teach Career Development, 



Nursing Staff: An Investigation 

of the Impact of Spirituality 








ID #535 


of Spiritual and Religious 

Issues in Counseling, Program 

ID #177 



How Do they Benefit?, Program 

ID #593 

Crisis in the Curriculum: Crisis Preparation, 

Experiences and Self-efficacy 

of New Professional 






ID #354 







Do as I Say, Not as I Do: The Impact 

of Site Supervisor Behavior on 

Counseling Practicum and Internship 

Students’ Learning, Program 

ID #512 


Education Faculty, Program 

ID #382 






Mexico and the U.S., Program 

ID #531 

Evaluating Counseling Process and 

Client Outcomes Using the SCS, 

GAS, WAI and CRF-S Instruments, 


Evaluating the Effectiveness of Premarital 

Education and Counseling 

for Remarried Couples: A Case 




of Marianismo and its Relation to 


College Women, Program ID 

#378 



With Self-Reported Gambling, 




Design Considerations, Program 

ID #529 












Gender Differences in Health Status 

of Latinos in a Habitat for Humanity 

Neighborhood: Communitybased 





Health Perceptions and Practices 

among Latinos: A Qualitative Exploration 

of the Meaning of Health, 




How Counselors Can Deal with 

the Impact and Research Needs of 


ID #495 



ID #510 

I Didn't Go to Graduate School for 



Through a Student-led Team, 





Intergenerational Differences in Physical 

Health and Depression among 

Latinos Living in Habitat for Hu-

manity Housing, Program ID #167 




Introduction to Action Research 

for Counselors: A Social Justice 

Approach, Program ID #SE3-A 






Like Mother, Like Daughter: Links to 

Legacy. Influences of the Mother- 


for Counseling, Program 

ID #230 

Marital Conflict Tactics and Spousal 

Depressive Symptoms: An Examination 

of Interaction Effects over 

Time, Program ID #398 





Intervention for Alcoholrelated 




ID #554 

Nontenured Assistant Professors as 






ID #504 



Outreach Intervention Reduces Recidivism 

in Juvenile Delinquents, 










Personality Characteristics of Asian 




Behavior Among Gay Men and 

Men Who Have Sex with Men 

(MSM): What We Need to Know, 


Preliminary Validation of the Participants’ 

Model Rating Scale for 

Ethical Decision Making, Program 

ID #194 



Public Perception of Professional 

Counseling: Do They Know Who 

We Are and What We Can Do?, 



Suggestions From the Council of 

Editors, Program ID #214 

Qualitative Research: Applying Robust 

Methods and Illuminating the 

Human Context, Program ID #631 


in the Counseling Process: A Step in 

Helping Clients Move to 

Holistic/Integrated Lives, Program 

ID #206 





Redefining Nontraditional Students 

in Higher Education: Implications 

for Psychosocial Development, 


Rehabilitation Act of 1973: Section 

504, Program ID #618 




ID #291 



Research in Couples, Marriage 

and Family Counseling, Program 

ID #468 






Snails, Gazelles and Elephants: Using 

Metaphor to Explore Life and 

Career Transitions, Program ID #151 






Supervision Styles that Are Preferred 

by Supervisors and Supervisees: 

Case Studies, Program ID #196 



Instrument Measuring Outcome 

in Counseling Training Clinics, 





The Impact of Family and Friends in 








Supervision, Program ID #485 

The Role of Belonging and Academic 

Self-efficacy among African-American 

Male High School Students: 

Strategies for Success, Program 

ID #397 




and their Professors, Program 

ID #570 

The Student-Counselor Educator 

Connection: Clarifying Your Research 

Ideas, Program ID #555 

The Truth About No-Suicide Contracts: 





Creativity in Mental Health, 







Theories to Improve College 

Freshman Retention, Program 

ID #544 




#540 


and Presentations, Program 

ID #170 


201






ID #545 




Programs to Different Cultures, 





and Competencies for Students 

and School Counselors, Program 

ID #137 






Career and Life Decisions, 





Counselors in Training, Program 

ID #455 




ASVAB Career Exploration Crosswalk 

to the ASCA National Standards, 






ID #219 




Bridging the Gap between Training 

and Practice with Grief Issues, 




Teens, Program ID #269 

Children’s Chronic and Critical 

Illness in Social and Personal 

Context: What Counselors Should 




College Acceptance and Access 

Gaps, Program ID #136 


ID #476 


Impact of Event Scale: Trauma Related 

to School Bullying, Program 

ID #374 

Counseling Asian-American Students 

in K–12 School Settings, Program 

ID #168 






How to Say It, and Utilizing Expressive 

Therapy Tools, Program 

ID #232 



Behaviors among School-age 






Dick and Jane Grew Up with My- 

Space: How Can Counselors 

Connect with YouTube, Blogs and 

Digital Native Clients?, Program 

ID #139 


New Bibiliotherapy for Teens, 


Empathy as a Predictor of Participation 

in Three Types of Bullying, 




School-Community Partnerships 

in Mexico and the U.S., Program 

ID #531 





Experiential Group Techniques to 

Teach Leadership and Mentoring 

to High School Students, Program 

ID #389 







Counselors: 2008 Update, Program 

ID #323 



Interventions, Program ID #SE2-E 

Healing the Spirit: Counseling 

Children Living with Cancer, 












Counseling Practice, Program 

ID #564 

Inside the AD/HD Mind: Newest 

Neurological Research and 

Evidence-based Interventions: 

Implications for Counselors, 



Basics with Your Counseling/Counselor 

Educator Program: Strategies 


ID #583 












Their Future Careers, Program 

ID #121 



Working with the Athlete Population, 

Program ID #338


Mothers: Building Resiliency and 

Student Success towards High 

School Completion, Program 

ID #240 



ID #319 





Peer Mediation with a Solutionfocused 

Twist, Program ID #163 










ID #239 




ID #113 






African-American Youth in the 

Juvenile Justice System: An Advocacy 

Model for School Counselors, 


Rehabilitation Act of 1973: Section 

504, Program ID #618 




School Counselors: Using Data to 

Effect Change and Raise Student 

Achievement, Program ID #477 

Self-injurious Behavior: Developing a 

Deepened Understanding for 




Youth What Works and Why, 






ID #280 



Doing What Works, Program 

ID #227 


School to Higher Education: What 

Determines Success?, Program 

ID #469 





Teachers’ Perceptions and Expectations 

of School Counselors: Implications 

for Training and Program 

Planning, Program ID #162 




ID #608 





ID #218 

The Effects of a Character Education 

Program on Students’ Academic 

Achievement in East Africa, 


The Effects of Personality Type Preferences 

on the Advancement and 

Graduation of Undergraduate 







The Impact of Hurricanes on Students’ 

Academic Scores: Research 

Results on FCAT Scores after the 

2004 Hurricanes, Program ID #373 



Classroom: Can You Recognize It?, 





An Exploratory Study, Program 

ID #368 

Three Counseling Interventions That 





Multiculturalism among 8th-12th 



Military Families, Program ID #480 




ID #489 

Using the ABCs of School Testing 

to Improve Assessment Practice, 





Sexuality 

Encountering the Kink Community: 

Understanding Sexual Practices 

Outside of the Mainstream, 





and Sexuality, Program ID #286 




ID #621 

Is it All Talk? Assessing the Attitudes 


Men Who Use Online Chat 

Rooms, Program ID #325 





Of Women, Men and All of Us in 

Between: Transgender Grounded 







ID #561 


among College-Aged Females, 



the USA: International Social Justice 

Equity Issues for Counselors and 


203


Counselor Educators, Program 

ID #209 







the Dignity and Development of 

Persons with Disabilities: Counselors 

in Hawaii Speak Out, Program ID #357 

Client Marginalization in Courtmandated 

Group Therapy for Male 



Cultures? : Focus Group Findings to 

Increase Self-efficacy in College 



Awareness, Readiness and Initiatives, 




ID #180 


on Behalf of the Multiracial 



Individual and School-based Interventions, 




Education Programs, Program ID #534 



of Korean International 

Students in U.S., Program ID #330 


Counselors: A Social Justice 

Approach, Program ID #SE3-A 


Giving Professional Counseling 

a Voice, Program ID #345 


Justice: A National Study of 

CACREP-accredited Counselor 

Education Programs, Program 

ID #SE3-C 


African-American Youth in Juvenile 

Justice System: An Advocacy Model 

for School Counselors, Program 

ID #396 

Sexuality Counseling in Taiwan 

and the USA: International Social 


and Counselor-Educators, Program 

ID #209 





ID #280 






ID #608 




Hawaii, Program ID #568 





ID #120 




ID #273 








Transform the Counseling Profession, 





ID #424 

Spirituality/Religion 


Muslims Students in the United 














Nursing Staff: An Investigation 

of the Impact of Spirituality Programs, 



of Spiritual and Religious 

Issues in Counseling, Program 

ID #177 

CREATING NVWATIYI—The Cherokee 

Place of Good Medicine: 


Environmental Harmony Begins 

Within, Program ID #212 






College Women, Program ID 

#378 




ID #621 





Wisdom and a Renewed Sense 

of Self, Program ID #499 



ID #253 

Incorporating Spirituality into Counseling 

Education: A Montage of 

Counselor Educators in the Field, 





Competency Seven, Program 

ID #434 



Community Religious Leaders, 



#SE4-A 


ID #SE4-B



“How To’s” of Implementing the 

Nine Spirituality Competencies, 



in the Counseling Process: 

A Step in Helping Clients Move to 

Holistic/Integrated Lives, 


Religion of Origin, Belonging and 


#458 


among College-aged Females, 



#SE1-A 







ID #120 


An Emerging Model from a Metasynthesis 

of the Research, Program 

ID #406 


and Career Decision Making Between 





Educator and Counselor-in-Training, 






Technology in Counseling 







ID #161 



Facilitation Skills through Technol- 

ogy, Program ID #372 



ID #238 





Connect with YouTube, Blogs and 

Digital Native Clients?, Program 

ID #139 











Counselor-Educators, Program 

ID #547 













in Career Transition, Program 

ID #132 





Working with Adolescents, Program 

ID #436 

Podcasting: How to Use it, Program 

ID #322 

Professional Identity Development in 

Counseling Students, Program 

ID #501 



Starving to Be Thin: The Dangerous 

World of Internet Pro-Ana, Thinspiration 

Websites, Program ID #369 




and Their Professors, Program 

ID #570 

Toward a Wikipedia of Counseling: 

Ideas and Collaboration in the Internet 

Age, Program ID #265 


and Is It Effective?, Program ID #128 

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Presenter Index 

A 

Abernathy, Barbara, ID #499; ID 

#585 

Abrahams, Savita, ID #254 

Adams, Angela J., ID #195 

Ahluwalia, Muninder K., ID #282 

Aissen, Kelly A., ID #253 

Akins, Kristin, ID #252 

Alamia, Jennifer Jude, ID #410 

Alarcón, Laura J., ID #251; ID #359; 

ID #532 

Albritton, Felix Reg, ID #632 

Alleyne, Vanessa, ID #141; ID #400 

Almquist, Sherry, ID #388 

Alston, Reginald J., ID #203 

Amarante, Maria Inosencia, ID #220; 

ID #498 

Anderson, Renee, ID #631 

Anderson, Tom, ID #584 

Anderton, Cindy, ID #220 

Andrews, Barbara V, ID #460 

Anglin, Cynthia, ID #127 

Antly Tatem, Beatrice, ID #346 

Aragon, Erick Garcia, ID #557 

Arciniega, G. Miguel, ID #584 

Arnold, Kristy, ID #474 

Arredondo, Patricia, ID # 420; 

ID #486; ID #526; ID #SE3-B 

Arthur, Nancy M., ID #08011; 

ID #491 

Asner-Self, Kimberly K., ID #220 

Atkins, Martha, ID #SE1-A 

Atlee, Peter, ID #217 

Aurand, Michele, ID #102 

B 

Bachner, Harriet A., ID #626 

Baden, Amanda L., ID #08012; 

ID #282 

Baggerly, Jennifer N., ID #211; 

ID #373 

Baggs, Adrienne, ID #256 

Bajza, Susan, ID #451 

Baker, Carolyn, ID #214 

Baker, Timothy D., ID #265; ID #603 

Balkin, Richard S., ID #552 

Ball, Candace, ID #535 

Ballard, Mary B., ID #345; ID #553 

Banez, Lynn, ID #226 

Baratelli, Adriana, ID #414 

Barclay, Linda L., ID #222 

Barden, Nicola, ID #235 

Bardhoshi, Gerta, ID #102 

Barnes, Cherie Latre, ID #293 

Barnett, Jennifer L., ID #463 

Barrio Miton, Casey, ID #413 

Barstow, Scott H., ID #217; ID #424 

Bartlett, Mary L., ID #402; ID #516 

Bartone, Anne, ID #556 

Basse, Don T., ID #431 

Bauman, Sheri, ID # 14 

Beckenbach, John, ID #484 

Beeler, Linda, ID #460 

Beesley, Denise, ID #173 

Bell, Hope, ID #354 

Bemker, Mary A., ID #573 

Bennett, Susan L., ID #405 

Benshoff, John J., ID #475 

Berens, Vanessa, ID #152 

Berry, Jeremy J., ID #246; ID #387 

Bertram, Burt, ID #104; ID #138; 

ID #393 

Bethea, James S., ID #542 

Binkley, Erin E., ID #131; ID #370 

Blagen, Mark T., ID #356 

Blakely, David Clare, ID #155; 

ID #496 

Bleuer, Jeanne C., ID #580 

Bobby, Carol L., ID #350 

Boggs, Kathleen R, ID #571 

Booker, Beverly L, ID #474 

Bowen, Nikol, ID #183 

Boyd, Cyndy, ID #SE2-E 

Boyle, Cynthia, ID #257 

Bracki, Marie, ID #610 

Bradley, Charles, ID #468 

Bradley, Loretta, ID #308; ID #345; 

ID #479 

Brammer, Robert, ID #171 

Brand, Sarah, ID #184 

Bratton, Sue, ID #08020 

Braun Williams, Carmen, ID #539 

Brawley, Kay, ID #310; ID #392 

Bray, Susan, ID #226 

Brewer, Chris, ID #630 

Briggs, Cynthia, ID #596 

Briggs, Michele Kielty, ID #524; 

ID #609 

Briggs, Wanda P., ID #204 

Brigman, Greg, ID #169 

Brislin, Dawn C., ID #607 

Brooks , Michael, ID #425 

Brostrand, Heather L., ID #433 

Brown, Shunda L., ID #162 

Bruhn, Rick, ID #451 

Brumfield, Kristy A., ID #354 

Bryant, Jill K., ID #489 

Buckley, Matthew, ID #153 

Bullock , Melanie, ID #466 

Bultsma, Shawn A., ID # 49 


Burlew, Larry D., ID #428; ID #610 

Burnett, Judith A., ID #229 

Burt, Isaac, ID #593 

Burns, Stephanie T., ID #160; 

ID #272 

Burwell, Crystal, ID #479 

Buser, Juleen K., ID #508 

Buser, Trevor J., ID #508 

Bussa, Allison, ID #530 

C 

Calfee, Meghan, ID #476 

Callicutt, Ashley Neal, ID #612 

Cammilleri, Dana, ID #185 

Campbell, Chris, ID #217 

Campbell, Cynthia, ID #547 

Campbell, David P., ID #571 

Capuzzi, David, ID #08021 

Carlson, Jon, ID #233 

Carlson, Laurie A., ID #363 

Carlson, Robert F., ID #592 

Carney, JoLynn V., ID #124; ID #374 

Carpel Miller, Vicki, ID #577 

Carter, Darryl G., ID #289 

Cartwright, Brenda Y., ID #357; 

ID #507 

Cashwell, Craig S., ID #206 

Casillas, Rhonda S., ID #456 

Cates, Jennifer, ID # 290; ID #455 

Cebula, Jane, ID #631 

Chan, Raymond Mow Chiu, 

ID #473 

Chandler, Cynthia Kay, ID # 633 

Chandler, Flora, ID #447 

Chandras, Kananur V., ID #165; 

ID #302 

Chandras, Sunil V., ID #165; ID #302 

Chaney, Michael P., ID #SE3-D 

Chang, Catherine Y., ID #135; 

ID #218; ID #309; ID #552; 

ID #SE3-D 

Chao, Shuchu (Sharon), ID #209 

Chen, Chia-Wen, ID #250; ID #520 

Chen, Ching-Chen, ID #321 

Chen, Chin-Yen, ID #443; ID #496 

Chen, Mei-Shu, ID #199 

Chen, Roy, ID #327 

Chen, Shu-Chung, ID #628 

Chen-Hayes, Stuart, ID #209; 

ID #608 

Chibbaro, Julias, ID #157 

Chien, I-Chen (Wendy), ID #209 

Chiofalo, Jacob, ID #277 

Chope, Robert C., ID #175; ID #554 

Chou, Shih-Ting (Tiffany), ID #209

Choucroun, Pierre, ID #594 

Choudhuri, Devika Dibya, ID #218 

Christensen, Rebecca Dora, ID #497 

Chudabala, Charles, ID #134 

Chung , Rita, ID #393 

Chung, Mijin, ID #191 

Clark, Diane M., ID #08013 

Clarke, Darren, ID #192 

Clifford, Sue, ID #SE1-B; ID #SE1-D 

Cochran, Jeff, ID #625 

Cochran, Nancy H., ID #625 

Coker, Kelly, ID #268 

Coll, Kenneth M., ID #109; ID #517 

Collins, Cassondra J., ID #246; 

ID #387 

Collins, Perry L., ID #246; ID #387 

Colozzi, Edward A., ID #583 

Comstock, Dana, ID #568 

Connolly, Colleen M., ID #SE2-C 

Constantine, Madonna G., ID #486 

Conte, Christian, ID #126; ID #260 

Conyne, Robert K., ID #08022 

Cook, Christine Rojas, ID #575 

Cook, Ellen P., ID #567 

Cook, James H., ID #535 

Cook, Katrina, ID #SE1-A 

Cooper, Andrea, ID #506 

Cooper, Bill, ID #328 

Cooper, Joseph “Chip” B., ID #277; 

ID #416; ID #511 

Cordero, Annel, ID #152 

Corey, Gerald, ID #08001; ID #130; 

ID #342 

Cornell, Marisa G., ID #534 

Cottone, Robert Rocco, ID #314; 

ID #586 

Cox, Andrew A., ID #592 

Craft, Bernadine, ID #SE4-C 

Crawford, Cynthia S., ID #189 

Crethar, Hugh C., ID #135 

Crews, Charles, ID #345 

Crowe, Sindy R, ID #354 

Culbreth, John, ID #279 

Curry, Jennifer, ID #114; ID #369; 

ID #609 

D 

D’ Andrea, Michael J., ID #117; 

ID #486; ID #568; ID #SE3-B 

Dahir, Carol A., ID #08023 

Dai, Chia-Liang, ID #321 

Dailey, Stephanie F., ID #434 

Daire, Andrew, ID #593 

Daley, Lauren Pasquarella, ID #231 

Danage, Semone, ID #160 

D'Andrea, Livia M., ID #260 

Daniels, Judy A., ID #117; ID #311; 

ID #486; ID #568; ID #624; 

ID #SE3-B 

Danylchuk, Lisa E., ID #599 

Dasenbrook, Norman C., ID #215 

Daughhetee, Charlotte, ID #545 

Davidson, Laurie, ID #611 

Davis, Candice, ID #264; ID #448 

Davis, Greta, ID #276 

Davis, Keith M., ID #534 

Davis, Tammy, ID #528 

Davis-Gage, Darcie, ID #467 

Day-Vines, Norma L., ID #239; 

ID #474 

De La Lama, Luis, ID #621 

De La Lama, Luisa, ID #621 

de la Paz, Michelle M., ID #159 

DeKruyf, Lorraine, ID #280; ID #595 

DeLambo, David A., ID #165; 

ID #302 

DeLucia-Waack, Janice, ID #389 

Denita, Denita, ID #447 

Deschamps, Heidi S., ID #324 

Desmond, Kimberly J., ID #300 

Devlin, James M., ID # 236; ID #471 

De-Vries, Sabina, ID #SE1-A 

Dew, Brian J., ID #325 

Diambra, Joel F., ID #170; ID #510 

Dimas, Sonia P., ID #537 

Dimitrov, Dimiter, ID #214 

Dodson, Fallon K., ID #618 

Dollarhide, Colette T., ID #213 

DonAroma, Pamela, ID #187 

Donnelly, James, ID #556 

Dotson-Blake, Kylie, ID #531 

Douglass, Jacquelyn F., ID #230 

Douglass, Marcy J., ID #230 

Douglass-Devine, Ariel, ID #230 

Douthit, Kathryn Z., ID #617 

Doyle, Carol M., ID #377 

Du Rocher Schudlich, Tina D., 

ID #398 

Duffey, Thelma, ID #SE1-B; ID #SE1-D 

Duncan, Kelly J., ID #102; ID #422 

Dupey, Peggy, ID #530 

Durham, Judith C., ID #08024; 

ID #555 

E 

Easton, Crystal J., ID #401 

Ebener, Deborah J., ID #632 

Echevarria-Doan, Silvia, ID #256 

Eddins, Rachel, ID #627 

Eddy, John Paul, ID #165; ID #302 


Edger, Kailla, ID #631 

Edwards, Nivischi Ngozi, ID #125 

Ehlers, Pamela I., ID #515 

Eichler, Margaret, ID #377 

Eldridge, Kathleen A., ID #08036 

Ellis, Cyrus Marcellus, ID #08002 

Ellis, Leslie E., ID #318 

Engels, Dennis, ID #208 

English, R. William, ID #219 

Erford, Bradley T., ID #103, ID #157 

Erickson, Bonnie J., ID #106; ID #177 

Erickson, Courtney, ID #146 

Erwin, Wesley J., ID #128; ID #294 

Estrada, Diane, ID #539 

Etzbach, Colleen A., ID #388 

Evans, Marcheta P., ID #SE1-A 

F 

Fabian, Tracy M., ID #492; ID #544 

Falls, Leigh, ID #184 

Farmer, Steven P., ID #537 

Farrar , John V., ID #355 

Faulkner, Dustin, ID #558 

Fazio, Emily B., ID #405 

Fenell, David, ID #223 

Fenell, Ruth Ann, ID #223 

Ferrera, Maria Joy, ID #557 

Fields, Ken, ID #08030 

Files, Matthew, ID #252 

Finch, Andrew J., ID #606 

Fink, Robert S., ID #483; ID #620 

Fitch, Trey, ID #161; ID #404 

Fitzgerald, Dawn M, ID #492 

Flaum, Michelle E., ID #112; ID #563 

Fleschner, Sue, ID #559 

Flinton, Charles, ID #578 

Flora, Amanda G., ID #453 

Fonseca, Sandy C., ID #357 

Forth, Nancy L.A., ID #336 

Foss-Pierce, Louisa, ID #113 

Foster Heckman, Elizabeth, ID #117; 

ID #366; ID #568 

Foster, Victoria, ID #115; ID #531 

Fournier, Jessica, ID #503 

Foust, Gretchen E., ID #156 

France-Rodriguez, Honorè, ID #521 

Francis, Perry C., ID #493 

Franklin, Robert Keith, ID #286 

Freeburg, Melissa N., ID #149 

Freeburg, Nikki, ID #370 

Freeman, Brenda J., ID #109 

Frey, Melissa L., ID #173 

Frick, Melodie H., ID #555 

Friese, Jan, ID #345 

Frye, Victoria L., ID #492 


207


Fulton, Lisa, ID #205 

Furr, Susan, ID #08031 

Fuss, Angela M., ID #170 

G 

Gabriel, Lynne, ID #235 

Gallardo-Cooper, Maritza I., ID #346; 

ID #584 

Gantzarow, Roger, ID #310 

Garcia, Catherine, ID #376 

Garcia, Fabiola, ID #476 

Garcia, Juan, ID #244 

Garcia, Yolanda E., ID #152 

Garraway, Garbette, ID #501 

Garrett , Michael Tlanusta, ID #212; 

ID #393 

Garza, Kristopher, ID #236 

Gaughen, Kiaka, ID #624 

Gehart, Diane, ID #362 

Genco, Jessica, ID #409 

George-Brown, Rebecca, ID #457 

Gerber, Gwen Louden, ID #594 

Gibson, Donna M., ID #500; ID #582 

Gill, Carman S., ID #434; ID #609 

Gillen, Mark C., ID #307; ID #528 

Gilmore, Lisa, ID #SE2-B 

Gintner, Gary G., ID #313 

Gladding, Samual T., ID #131; 

ID #312; ID #420; ID #SE1-C 

Glass, Joseph Scott, ID #509 

Glavin , Kevin, ID #418 

Glenn, Margaret K., ID #375 

Glosoff, Harriet L., ID #206; ID 

#314; ID #555 

Glover, Elizabeth R., ID #117 

Goins, Shelley, ID #267 

Goldsmith, SaDohl K., ID #432 

Goodman, Jane, ID #208 

Goodman, Rachel D., ID #425 

Goodrich, Kristopher M., ID #238; 

ID #371 

Goodson, Laura Reed, ID #533 

Graham, Mary, ID #275 

Grant, Ceola K., ID #143 

Grant, Debbie, ID #528 

Green, Eric J., ID #211 

Green, Judy, ID #113 

Greer, Carolyn A., ID #610 

Greidanus, Elaine, ID #462 

Gressard, Rick, ID #180 

Griffith, Suzanne C., ID #544 

Guerrieri, Karen, ID #264 

Guiffrida, Douglas, ID #08014 

Guth, Lorraine J., ID #454 

Guy, Tanisha Latrice, ID #127 

Guzman, Cynthia Eileen, ID # 78 

H 

Haag Granello, Darcy Haag, ID #183 

Haberstroh, Shane, ID #SE1-B; 

ID #SE1-D 

Haberyan, April, ID #408 

Haff-Cunningham, Karlyn, ID #448 

Hagedorn, W. Bryce, ID #214; 

ID #277; ID #609 

Halbur, Duane A., ID #319; ID #372 

Haley-Banez, Lynn M., ID #212 

Hall, Lynn K., ID #480 

Hall, Scott E., ID #112; ID #563 

Hall, Susan R., ID #513 

Halstead, Richard, ID #332 

Hamilton, Robert J., ID #427 

Hansen, Sunny, ID #208 

Hansmann, Sandra, ID #390 

Harper, Kelly S., ID #363 

Harrington, Judith, ID #279 

Harrington, Thomas F., ID #571 

Hawley, Lisa, ID #501 

Hayes, B. Grant, ID #502 

Hays, Danica G., ID #552; ID #SE3-D 

Hazler, Richard, ID #124 

Hebert, Barbara B., ID #478 

Heinl , Jean, ID #527 

Helkowski, Camille, ID #597 

Helsel, Stephanie Dyann, ID #440 

Helwig, Andrew, ID #333 

Hen, Jen Yu, ID #190 

Henderschiedt, Gregg A., ID #231 

Henderson, Donna A., ID #131 

Hendricks, Bret, ID #345; ID #468; 

ID #525 

Henning, Anastasia, ID #418; ID #458 

Herlihy, Barbara, ID #159 

Hermann, Mary A., ID #381 

Hernandez, Thomas J., ID #589 

Hill, Carmella, ID #160 

Hill, Donald D., ID #201; ID #306 

Hill, Nicole, ID #370; ID # 485 

Hlavac, Susan, ID #627 

Ho, Mei-Hsueh (Mei), ID #209 

Hodges, Elizabeth A., ID #629 

Hoffman, Rachel, ID 160 

Holcomb, Michelle, ID #SE1-A 

Holcomb-McCoy, Cheryl, ID #136 

Hollingsworth, David K., ID #289 

Holt, Mary Louise, ID #613 

Homa, Debra, ID #165; ID #302 

Hoppin, Judith M., ID #519 

Horne, Arthur, ID # 389 

Howard, Billie J., ID #622 


Howe, Margo McCoy, ID #136 

Hsu , Yu-Jen (Wayne), ID #209 

Huang, Chao-Hu (Nicole), ID #209 

Huang, Yi-Pai (Cecilia), ID #209 

Hubbell, Duncan, ID #618 

Hui-Chuan, Hung, ID #284 

Hung, Li-Ching, ID #196 

Hung, Li-Chu, ID #443 

Hunter, Jeannine, ID #448 

I 

Ibrahim, Farah A., ID #08003 

Ingram, Shannon, ID #157 

Ivey, Allen E., ID # 10; ID #486; 

ID #SE3-B 

Ivey, Mary Bradford, ID #210; 

ID #486; ID #SE3-B 

Izzo, Ellie, ID #577 

J 

Jackson, Anita P., ID #608 

Jackson-Cherry, Lisa Rene, ID #103; 

ID #157; ID #609 

Jacobs, Ed E., ID #08004; ID #351 

Jain, Sachin, ID #379 

James, Conquaya, ID #57 

James, Richard K., ID #569 

Jang, Yoo Jin, ID #330 

Janikowski, Timothy, ID #556 

Jasser, Jaime L., ID #414 

Jo, Song-Jae, ID #327 

Jodry, Joanne, ID #273 

Johansson, Charles, ID #571 

Johnson , Laurie, ID #395 

Johnson, Adrianne L., ID #172; 

ID #242 

Jones, Dorie, ID #612 

Jones, Gordon, ID #391; ID #468 

Jones, Marcia, ID #248; ID #574 

Jones-Trebatoski, Kathleen, ID #613 

Jorgensen, Leeann, ID #185 

Juhnke, Gerald A., ID #277; ID #517; 

ID #SE1-D 

Jungersen, Tara, ID #267; ID #510 

K 

Kajiyama , Brian K., ID #357 

Kalil, Carolyn, ID #205; ID #328 

Kao, Shu-Chen, ID #284 

Kaplan, David M., ID #133; ID #420; 

ID #580 

Kaplowitz, Emily, ID #476 

Karan, Orv, ID #187 

Keihl, Steven, ID #262; ID #349

Keim, Jeanmarie, ID #166; ID #386 

Keller, Tom, ID #163; ID #249 

Kelley, Susan D. N., ID #219 

Kelley-Soderholm, Erin, ID #256 

Kelly, Brandy, ID #160 

Kempfe, Charlene M., ID #202 

Kenney, Kelley Romaine, ID #423 

Kenney, Mark, ID #423 

Kes, Linda, ID #320 

Kibler, Jackie, ID #408 

Kienzle, Jenice, ID #544 

Killam, Wendy K., ID #261; ID #388 

Kim, Bryan S. K., ID #218; ID #346 

Kindsvatter, Aaron, ID #394; ID #579 

Kirksey, Kellie, ID #342 

Kirschenbaum, Howard, ID #615 

Kiselica, Mark S., ID #08032 

Kitami, Yoko, ID #311 

Kleinman, Susan, ID #SE1-D 

Kleist, David, ID #485; ID #591 

Klingenberg, Erin D., ID #469 

Klose-Smith, Carol, ID #467 

Ko, Mansoo, ID 399 

Kocet, Michael M., ID #381 

Kolodny, Teresa M., ID #202 

Koltz, Rebecca L., ID #247 

Kooyman, Leslie E., ID #561 

Kottler, Jeffrey A., ID #134; ID #344 

Koyama, Chieko, ID #402 

Kress, Victoria White, ID #448 

Kuch, Tyson H., ID #114; ID #464 

Kuhn, Lauren, ID #631 

Kushner, Jason, ID #186 

Kyle, Patricia, ID #291; ID #495 

L 

LaFauci Schutt, Jean M., ID #194 

Lahey, Susan Marie, ID #145 

Lakhotia, Manisha, ID #497 

Lam, Sarah, ID #200 

Lamb, Malinda R., ID #122; ID #465 

Lambert, Simone F., ID #225; 

ID #277; ID #511; ID #524 

Lancaster, Kirsten, ID #268 

Langfitt, Allison, ID #178 

Lapan, Richard T., ID #121 

Lassiter, Pamela S., ID #148 

Lau, Patrick Siu Ying, ID #473 

Lawson, Gerard, ID #216; ID #347 

Lazarchick, Michael C., ID #116; 

ID #392; ID #SE4-B 

LeBeauf, Ireon, ID #459 

Lebron-Striker, Maritza, ID #517; 

ID #SE1-D 

Lee, Courtland C., ID 08025; 

ID #419 

Lee, Jay, ID #256 

Lee, Jungeun, ID #399 

Lee, Song E., ID #244 

Lee, Vivian V., ID #136 

Leeuwenburgh, Erika, ID #221 

Leibsohn, Jacqueline, ID #337 

Leinbaugh, Tracy, ID #528 

Leite, Noelia, ID #476 

Lemberger, Matthew E., ID #213; 

ID #418 

Lemusu, Pina S., ID #357 

Lenas, Harmony, ID #256 

Lepkowski, William, ID #514 

Levers, Lisa Lopez, ID #631 

Lewis, Allen, ID #181 

Lewis, Arleen C., ID #445 

Lewis, Judy, ID #608 

Lewis, Max, ID #445 

Lewis, Michael S., ID #142 

Lewis, Sally, ID #114; ID #502 

Lewis, Todd F., ID #566 

Liao, Feng-Tsu, ID #443 

Light, Gretchen, ID #394 

Liles, Robin Guill, ID #326 

Lin, Wei-Fang ID #443 

Lin, Miao-Jung, ID #284 

Lindsey, Charles V., ID #384 

Livengood, Jake, ID #597 

Livingston, Tina, ID #226 

Locke, Whitney S., ID #512 

Long, Richard P., ID #08015 

Long, Vonda, ID #610 

Losee, Jillian S., ID #164 

Low, Lori L., ID #249 

Luck, L. Nicole, ID #134 

Luke, Melissa, ID #371 

Lusk, Aisha, ID #127 

Luzzo, Darrell A., ID #424 

Lyons, Christy, ID #252 

M 

Macari, Daniel, ID #197; ID #514 

Maddux, Cleborne, ID #459 

Magnus, Virginia, ID #204 

Magnuson, Sandy, ID #528 

Mahaffey, Barbara A., ID #142 

Malchiodi, Cathy A., ID #348; 

ID #SE4-D 

Maldonado, José M., ID #186; 

ID #242 

Manning, Michelle L., ID #324 

Maples, Mary Finn, ID #08026 

Marbley, Aretha, ID #240; ID #468 

Marquis, Andre, ID #120 


Marshall, Jennifer L., ID #161; 

ID #404 

Martin, Don, ID #264 

Martin, Erin, ID #354 

Mascari, J. Barry, ID #139; ID #420 

Mason, Erin, ID #105 

Matsumori, Mimi S., ID #357 

Matthews, Pam J., ID #316 

McAdams, Charles R., ID #115 

McCallum, Leah, ID #500; ID #582 

McCarthy, John, ID #334 

McCaskill, Kristi, ID #103 

McCaughan, Ann M., ID #149; 

ID #370 

McClain, Gary R., ID #143 

McCoy, Vickie Ann, ID #SE2-F 

McFarland, William P., ID #SE2-A 

McGaha, Valerie, ID #240 

McGonagill, Rachelle, ID #345 

McGowan, A. Scott, ID #214 

McLeod, Amy L., ID # 105; ID #309 

McMahon, H. George, ID #529 

McWhirter, Paula T., ID #263; 

ID #385 

Mears, Gail F., ID #222 

Medina, Sondra, ID #528 

Meek, Gregory S., ID #180 

Mejia, Olga L., ID #538 

Mejia, Ximena Elizabeth, ID #541 

Merchant, Niloufer, ID #226 

Metcalf, Linda, ID #08005 

Meyer, Dixie Dawn, ID #416 

Meza, Nely, ID #296 

Milkavich, Amy, ID #365 

Miller, Jamee M., ID #624 

Miller, Kyle, ID #599 

Minatrea, Neresa B., ID #579 

Miner, Melisa M., ID #08016 

Minor, Amanda J., ID #270 

Miranti, Judy, ID #609 

Mitcham-Smith, Michelle A., 

ID #08033 

Moll, Christine, ID #426 

Monk, Gerald, ID #344 

Monk, Pamela E., ID #261 

Moody, Edward E., ID #322 

Moore, Nykeisha N., ID #432 

Moorhead, Holly Hartwig, ID #434 

Morris, Joseph R., ID #536 

Moss, Rochelle, ID #481 

Motulsky, Sue L., ID #151 

Moulton, Patrice, ID #342; ID #569 

Moyer, Michael, ID #SE1-A 

Muchnick, Ron, ID #565 

Muchnick, Sherri, ID #565 


209


Mundt, Jennifer, ID #258 

Muratori, Michelle, ID #342 

Muro, Joel Hart, ID #442 

Murphy, John J., ID #111; ID #227 

Murray, Kirsten W., ID #591 

Murray, Paul D., ID #291; ID #495 

Myer, Rick A., ID #569 

Myers, Jane E., ID #210; ID #288; 

ID #473 

N 

Na, Go Eun, ID #330 

Nassar-McMillan, Sylvia, ID #616 

Neiman, Carol, ID #158 

Nelson, Jill R, ID 300 

Nelson, Judith A., ID #368; ID #540 

Nelson, Kaye, ID #214 

Nelson, Kimberly, ID #460 

Nelson, Treasa, ID #476 

Ness, Kathryn M., ID #592 

Neukrug, Edward S., ID #271 

Newsome, Debbie, ID #131; 

ID #629 

Newsome, Gwendolyn K., ID #144; 

ID #322 

Ngazimbi, Evadne E., ID #543 

Nguyen, Donna, ID #439 

Nguyen, Khang Joseph, ID #134 

Nguyen, Thuy, ID #320 

Ni, Chung-Fan, ID #108 

Nichter, Mary S., ID #184; ID #540 

Nielsen, Steven K., ID #08006 

Nikels, Holly J., ID #102 

Niles, Spenser G., ID #214; ID #424 

Niroumand, Nushin, ID #256 

Nitza, Amy, ID #389 

Nongard, Richard K., ID #08007 

Noonan, Brigid, ID #229 

Norem, Ken, ID #528 

Nunez, Patty, ID #475 

O 

O’Bryant, Beverly J., ID #140; 

ID #486; ID #SE3-B 

O'Connell, William, ID #558 

Odegard, Melissa Anne, ID #247 

Oden, Kathryn A., ID #481 

Ohrt, Jonathan, ID #114 

Okech, Jane E. Atieno, ID #255; 

ID #382; ID #541 

Olguin, David L., ID #166; ID #386 

Onedera, Jill Duba, ID #394; 

ID #525; ID #579 

Ong, Leeza, ID #327 

Onstad, Terri, ID #292 

Orozco, Graciela Leon, ID #269 

Orr, Jonathan, ID #178; ID #529 

Orwig, James F., ID #626 

O'Ryan, Leslie W., ID #SE2-A 

Osborn, Cynthia, ID #214 

O'Shea, Arthur J, ID #571 

Oswanski, Leah G., ID #587 

Ozment, Meghan Bridget, ID #513 

P 

Pangelinan, Joseph, ID #418 

Paradise, Louis V, ID #08017; 

ID #323; ID #503 

Parham, Thomas, ID #486; ID #SE3-B 

Parks-Savage, Agatha, ID #570 

Parmley, Rhonda R., ID #317 

Parr, Gerald, ID #308 

Parsons, Paul, ID #528 

Patacsil, Judy, ID #557 

Patel, Samir H., ID #125, ID #543 

Patrick, Shawn, ID #484 

Pattel, Nyrell, ID #341 

Patton, Jason, ID #SE2-D 

Patton, Larissa, ID #320 

Paul, Rhonda, ID #301 

Pedersen, Paul, ID #117; ID #342; 

ID #491 

Pender, Rebekah Ruth, ID #505 

Peng, Huiling, ID 199 

Penick, Jeff, ID #193 

Pennington, Deneen A., ID #415 

Pertuit, Terry, ID #553 

Peters, Scott, ID #517 

Pickering, Denise, ID #135 

Pierce, Marinn, ID #625 

Pirtle, Nathaniel, ID #283 

Pizzini, Nicole J., ID #122; ID #465 

Plunkett, Darryl P., ID #555 

Podikunju-Hussain, Shifa, ID #518 

Poland, Scott, ID #439 

Ponton, Richard, ID #623 

Pope, Mark, ID #214; ID #361; 

ID #418 

Porter, Julia Y., ID #461 

Portman, Tarrell Awe Agahe, ID #330 

Premuda, Paola, ID #305 

Pressman, Sue, ID #554 

Priddy, Constance J., ID #394; 

ID #579 

Protivnak, Jake, ID #448 

Provost, Kent B., ID #560 

Puig, Ana I., ID #256 

Puleo, Stephanie G., ID #545 


Q 

Quan, Sherry L., ID #248 

Quintanilla, Yvonne, ID #613 

R 

Rainey, Steve, ID #160 

Rankin, Kristin, ID #146 

Rapisarda, Clarrice A., ID #300 

Ratliff, Sarah A., ID #380 

Ratts , Manivong J., ID #280; 

ID #SE3-C 

Rauh, Chelsie, ID #370 

Ray, Shannon, ID #439 

Reeve, Kirsti, ID #501 

Rehfuss, Mark C., ID #367; ID #570 

Reicherzer, Stacee, ID #SE2-D 

Reid, Christine A., ID #353; ID #475 

Reiner, Summer M., ID #426 

Renfro-Michel, Edina L., ID #428 

Ressa, Suzanne V., ID #353 

Reynolds, JoLynne, ID #198 

Ricci, Jennifer, ID #447 

Rice, N. Dewaine, ID #569 

Riddle, Beverly J., ID #622 

Roach, Leila, ID #234 

Roberson, Linda, ID #609 

Roberts, Charles, ID #558 

Robertson, Linda A., ID #106; 

ID #177 

Robertson, Patricia E., ID #472 

Robinson, Charnetta C., ID #503 

Robinson, III, E. H., ID #114; 

ID #464; ID #609 

Robinson, Sandra L., ID #114 

Rodriguez, Kim H., ID #407 

Rodriguez, Veronica L., ID #167; 

ID #295 

Roeber, Christy, ID #193 

Rohr, Shannon, ID #277 

Roland, Catherine, ID #214 

Ross, Robert Anthony, ID #628 

Rowell, Lonnie, ID #08035 

Royal, Chadwick, ID #322 

Roysircar, Gargi, ID #214 

Rubel, Deborah J., ID #255 

Rucker, Regine, ID #203 

Ruebelt , Sara Garrow, ID #418 

Rush, Caronne, ID #256 

Russ, Debra Preston, ID #383; ID #430 

Russ, Kathryn A., ID #558 

Rutter, Marie-Christine, ID #167; 

ID #295 

Ryckman, Angela M., ID #286

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Sabio, Sabra, ID #328 

Sadlak, Lauren, ID #448 

Saladin, Shawn, ID #390 

Salazar, Amanda, ID #431 

Salazar, Carmen F., ID #226 

Sanabria, Samuel, ID #444 

Sangganjanavanich, Varunee, 

ID #281; ID #365 

Santana Pellicier, Adelaida, ID #359 

Santiago, Kehaulani, ID #624 

Sardi, Victoria Anne, ID #581 

Sawyer-Kurian, Kyla Marie, ID #144; 

ID #322 

Schaefer-Schiumo, Kristin, ID #188; 

ID #407 

Schaefle, Scott, ID #290; ID #455 

Schimmel, Chris, ID #351 

Schmidt, Lisa, ID #333 

Scholl, Mark, ID #214 

Scholz, Robert, ID #578 

Schontag, Jill L., ID #245 

Schuler, Michelle, ID #SE1-A 

Schwallie-Giddis, Pat L., ID #219; 

ID #583 

Schweiger, Wendi, ID #103 

Schwitzer, Alan, ID #214 

Sebera, Kerry, ID #596 

Seem, Susan R., ID #589 

Seesholtz, Sharon G., ID #411 

Seirup, Holly, ID #395 

Seto, Atsuko, ID #336 

Shaffer, Tammy, ID #394 

Sharp, Conni, ID #186 

Shaw, Fortune, ID #396 

Shen, Yih-Jiun, ID #168 

Sheperis, Carl J., ID #154; ID #552 

Shillingford, M. Ann, ID #543 

Shipp, Adria E., ID #288; ID #436 

Shulman, Allyson L., ID #503 

Shurts, W. Matthew, ID #572 

Silverman, Morton M., ID #611 

Simon, Melissa, ID #323 

Simpson, Laura R., ID #153 

Sindlinger, Jodi, ID #631 

Singaravelu, Hemla, ID #361 

Singh, Anneliese A., ID #218 

Sink, Chris, ID #214 

Sivo, Stephen, ID #464 

Sloan, Tod, ID #SE3-A 

Smaby, Marlowe H., ID #459 

Smith, Alexandria T., ID #213 

Smith, Cary Stacy, ID #196 

Smith, Cheri, ID #609 

Smith, Daniel, ID #556 

Smith, Heather, ID #369 

Smith, Jennifer A., ID #201; ID #306 

Smith, Regina, ID #328 

Smith, Robert L., ID #471 

Smithbell, Pamela C., ID #614 

Smithson, Karin L., ID #325 

Snyder, Lynn Marie, ID #221 

Snyder, Matthew J., ID #SE2-F 

Sockriter, Kristen M., ID #376 

Solmensox, Le Ann, ID #261 

Soma, Dirk, ID #588 

Sommers-Flanagan, John, ID #08027; 

ID #150; ID #343 

Sommers-Flanagan, Rita, ID #08037; 

ID #150 

Somody, Cathy, ID #SE1-D 

Southern, Stephen, ID #08008; 

ID #214; ID #471 

Sparks, Eric, ID #137; ID #477 

Sperry, Len, ID #564 

Spinner, Eileen, ID #232 

Spurgeon, Shawn, ID #596 

St. Pierre, Betsy K., ID #323 

Stanciu, Elena Amalia, ID #243 

Starkey, Donna, ID #153 

Stauffer, Mark, ID #SE4-A; ID #SE4-E 

Steen, Sam, ID #239; ID #474 

Sterner, William, ID #374 

Stewart, James F., ID #504 

Stewart-Hopkins, Patricia F., ID #558 

Stewart-Sicking, Joseph, ID #567 

Stinchfield, Tracy, ID #485 

Stine, John W., ID #352 

Stone, Tori J, ID #351 

Strom, Laura, ID #175 

Su, Chi-He (Louis), ID #209 

Suprina, Joffrey S., ID #406 

Susan, Eaves H., ID #154 

Sutter, Judith, ID #107 

Swank, Jacqueline, ID #114 

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Takei, Michele Lee, ID #630 

Tamerler, Kori, ID #599 

Tang, Mei, ID #558 

Tarvydas, Vilia M., ID #314 

Tate, Kevin, ID #256 

Temme, Melissa, ID #277 

Templeton, Daniel, ID #134 

ter Maat, Mercedes B., ID #348 

Thakore Dunlap, Ulash, ID #269; 

ID #601 

Tinsley, Taunya Marie, ID #08009; 

ID #338 

Tomasello, Christine, ID #134 


Tomlinson-Clarke, Saundra, ID #192 

Tompson, Natalie J., ID #323 

Toporek, Rebecca L., ID #123; 

ID #532 

Tovar-Blank, Zoila G., ID #584 

Trepal, Heather, ID #596; ID #SE1-B 

Trevino, Cindy Michele, ID #505 

Trotman, Frances K., ID #273 

Tsai, Chiun-Ruei, ID #284 

Tse, Luke M., ID #164 

Tseng, Ren-Mei, ID #284 

Tyson, Lawrence, ID #279 

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Uhernik, Julie, ID #605 

Upton, Thomas D., ID #305 

V 

Valadez, Albert, ID #SE1-A 

Van Velsor, Patricia, ID #296; 

ID #601 

Vanderbleek, Linda M., ID #234; 

ID #476 

Varhely, Susan Carol, ID #431 

Vasquez-Evans, Linda M., ID #226 

Veach, Laura, ID #148; ID #629 

Vess Halbur, Kimberly, ID #319; 

ID #372 

Victorino, Sandra, ID #463 

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Wachter, Carrie Ashford, ID #237; 

ID #413 

Wagner, Joyce, ID #367 

Wakefield, Marie, ID #420 

Walker, Jennifer A., ID #110 

Wall, Janet E., ID #132; ID #315; 

ID #422 

Wallace, Melanie J. Drake, ID #545 

Walsh, Carolina, ID #107 

Walsh, Robert J., ID #08028; ID #215 

Walter, Sara Meghan, ID #08018 

Walton, Angelia, ID #289 

Walz, Garry R., ID #580 

Wang, Wen-Hsiu, ID #443; ID #496 

Wanjau Mutai, Wairimu, ID #598 

Warchal, Judith R., ID #228 

Warchal, Peter A., ID #228 

Warren, Sarah, ID #447 

Wassan, Jamal F., ID #117 

Watson, Joshua C., ID #412; ID #461 

Watts, Kimberly N., ID #304; 

ID #380 


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Watts, Richard E., ID #566 

Webb, Dwight, ID #342 

Webb, Linda, ID #169 

Webber, Jane M., ID #08038; ID #139 

Weber, Genevieve, ID #395 

Wehrman, Joseph D., ID #536 

Welch, Metoka L., ID #629 

West, Constance A. C., ID #425 

West, John, ID #214 

Wester, Kelly, ID #596 

West-Olatunji, Cirecie A., ID #425 

Wheat, Laura S., ID #479 

Wheeler, Anne Marie “Nancy”, 

ID #08034; ID #104; ID #138; 

ID #438 

White, Elizabeth C., ID #450 

Whiting, Peggy P., ID #322; ID #479 

Whitman, Joy, ID #SE2-E 

Whitney, Rich, ID #260; ID #530 

Whittingham, Martyn, ID #529 

Wickman, Scott A., ID #547 

Wilkins-Turner, Felicia, ID #108 

Williams, Denise, ID #158 

Williams, Derick J., ID #572 

Williams, George Taylor, ID #342; 

ID #536 

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Williams, Katherine, ID #256 

Wilson, Cornelia R., ID #274 

Wilson, F. Robert, ID #274; ID #546 

Wilson, Nona, ID #514 

Wind Walker Jones, Janet I., ID #212; 

ID #346 

Wing Sue, Derald, ID #486; ID #SE3-B 

Wood, Susannah M., ID #590 

Wozny, Darren A., ID #299; ID #461 

Wright, Jeanne, ID #SE1-D 

Wu, Chia-Hui (Alice), ID #209 

Wubbolding, Robert E., ID #08029; 

ID #207; ID #342 

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Yang, Julia Ruey-Ju, ID #356 

Yates, Chad M., ID #452 

Ybanez, Kathy, ID #08039; ID #596 

Young, Mark E., ID #08019; ID #593; 

ID #609 

Young, Tabitha Lynn, ID #125 

Yu, Kumlan, ID #191 

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