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2020 Kansas Counselor's Conference

Welcome to the 2020 Kansas Counselor’s Conference "Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Success" sponsored by the Kansas Counseling Association & Kansas School Counselor’s Association!

10:15am CDT

Solution Focused Brief Therapy KingsStephen N. Finzo, Psy.D. Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Perpetrator Trauma: Realigning Reactions to Multicultural Conversations Big Blue/Fort RileyPaul • Amy Cain Breathe In, Breathe Out. Techniques for Incorporating Mindfulness McDowellJana Restorative Practices and School Climate: Alternatives to Punitive Discipline Konza PrairieSarah Lancaster Staff Wellness: Feed Your Teachers Or They Will Eat Your Students AlcoveCoree Mueller, MS School Counseling • Lyndsey Brown, MS School Counseling • Adam Melichar

11:20am CDT

Neurological Underpinnings, Personal Benefits, and Clinical Applications of Consistent Mindfulness and Meditation Practice KingsValerie Blue Ribbon Task Force on Bullying Recommendations TuttleKent Reed Strategies for Successful Supervision of School Counselors McDowellTana Arnold, LPCC Survival Tips for the Beginning Counselor AlcoveBecky • Cebrail “Leave your problems at the door…” A philosophy we can have no more. Teaching your staff to be trauma informed. Flint HillsChelcie Heitman, MS School Counseling • Annie Diederich MS Education Administration

2:00pm CDT

Vicarious Trauma ad Provider Care McDowellStephen N. Finzo, Psy.D. Doctorate in Clinical Psychology CHOOSE to LAUGH for the HEALTH of it! TuttleKris Burkholder Using Guided Imagery to Identify Client Strengths and Supports Konza PrairieTimothy Erin Rush • Sarah Lancaster CBT from an Adlerian and Faith Perspective Flint HillsTim LEGO-Based Play Therapy: Therapeutic Interventions with the World's Most Popular Toy! Big Blue/Fort RileyNicole Carleton, MS, PLPC, NCC Activating Students' Compassion to Improve School Climate AlcoveSandy Austin

8:45am CDT

Teamwork makes the Dreamwork – collaboration of the elementary school counselor with school staff AlcoveMallori Lethem, MA Counseling • Tisha Halfert, MS Counseling Psychology Parental Alienation: Turning a Child’s Mind Against a Loving Parent KingsCheryl Mefferd, BSN, RN “We Need to Talk”-Collaboration and Communication Between School Counselors and Community Mental Health Professionals TuttleMary H. Guindon, PhD • Jeff Hernandez, Professional School Counselor • Casi Wetzel, Professional School Counselor • Ben Wire, MA, LCPC, LMAC • Emily

11:15am CDT

High stress girl living in a high stress world: Addressing anxiety in school-aged girls. TuttleAshton Lane, MNU Counseling Graduate Student • Andrew Secor Implementing Restorative Practices in the School Setting Konza PrairieSarah Lancaster Leading Together: Building Adult Community in Schools Flint HillsMary Kaye Siebert, PhD • Jessica Lane Project Linus McDowellAmy Shreffler Raymond- Juris Doctorate • Michele O' Malley- Juris Doctorate

1:30pm CDT

Mind Full or Mindful: Being Present in the Moment KingsReade Dowda • Elliot • Kenton L. Olliff, PhD, LCPC, LCAC, NCC • Jodi Hill, MS Community Mental Health Counseling "Can I REALLY do this?" Managing Successful Transitions to College - exploring familial and individual's development through the transition process. TuttleChristina Dunn Carpenter, PhD Educational Leadership When Educators Breathe, Students Bloom McDowellJeanine Long, MA Guidance and Counseling, LCPC Backpack to Briefcase: Resources to help your students become career ready Konza PrairieErica Hart, M.S. Ed Career Day at the Middle School Big Blue/Fort RileyJean Ryan