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Sustainable School Wellness: Starting with the School Counselor and Reaching Students
Sustainable School Wellness: Starting with the School Counselor and Reaching Students
Bethani Cogburn, Doctoral Candidate
Date: Friday, April 14th
Date: Friday, April 14th
Time: 1pm-3pm
Time: 1pm-3pm
Place: Zoom
Place: Zoom
As mental health rates rise among students and burnout increases among school staff, it is now more important than ever for school counselors to serve as leaders of sustainable school wellness. The only way that school counselors can sustainably serve in this capacity is to first attend to and prioritize their own wellness. In the first half of this workshop, we will discuss the nervous system and models of wellness, learn about strategies for being a wellness leader, and engage in experiential wellness activities. In the second half of this workshop, we will engage in discussion and experiential learning around tools and techniques that can be embedded in the comprehensive school counseling program to address whole school wellness.
Speaker Bio
Speaker Bio
Bethani Cogburn is a third-year doctoral candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision at UNC Charlotte. She was an urban secondary school counselor for six years, working with a range of populations and programs, from Title I to public Montessori. Throughout this time, she developed a passion for nature-supported education, mindful movement, and creative expression as avenues for social-emotional learning and wellness in schools. Since beginning her doctoral career, Bethani has had a spectrum of teaching, research, and supervision experiences. For the past few semesters, she has been working as a graduate research assistant with low-income engineering college students; this has given her the opportunity to publish her first paper on cultural wealth and present at the International Conference for Urban Education in Mexico this past year. She has had teaching experiences in the professional school counseling, group counseling, and multicultural counseling courses. For her dissertation project, she plans to explore low-income engineering college students' experiences of ecowellness.
Hidden in Plain Sight: Identifying and Supporting the Needs of Students Impacted by Homelessness
Hidden in Plain Sight: Identifying and Supporting the Needs of Students Impacted by Homelessness
Dr. Ami Waller, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., NCC
Date: March 27th
Date: March 27th
Time: 12pm-2pm
Time: 12pm-2pm
Place: Zoom
Place: Zoom
This presentation will address the types of homelessness and present specific strategies for identifying students who are homeless, and supporting their academic, personal, social-emotional, and postsecondary needs.
Speaker Bio
Speaker Bio
Dr. Waller is an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at East Carolina University. Prior to becoming a counselor educator, Dr. Waller served as a high school counselor in Charlottesville, VA where she supported the academic, personal, social-emotional, and post-secondary development of students. In addition, she has professional experience working in community agency settings as a counselor for adolescents at-risk of out-of-home placement and a case manager for adolescents in foster care.
Dr. Waller is passionate about educating and training future generations of culturally responsive school counselors. She has examined through research the efficacy of school counselors supporting students experiencing homelessness, multicultural counseling and social justice advocacy, and child-centered play therapy. Moreover, Dr. Waller has presented at national, regional, and state conferences and has publications in several flagship journals such as Counselor Education and Supervision, Professional School Counselor, Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, and International Journal of Play Therapy.
The Urban School Counseling Collaborative presents a Speaker Series. On Friday, November 11 , 2022 from 12-1:30 PM, we will host a Zoom session:
"Found in Translation"
"Found in Translation"
Language is at the center of counseling. Aside from basic communication, language helps to establish and build trusting relationships between client and counselor. It assists counselors in understanding cultural influence in the client's thoughts and experiences. With the raising demand for bilingual counselors, it is vital to prepare new professionals beyond learning a new language or understanding cultural differences. In this presentation, Dr. Vazquez will explore the preparation of bilingual counselors and discuss the impact of personal cultural beliefs within the counseling session.
Costs:
$10 to attend
$20 to attend + receive certification of contact hours
Free for UNCC students!
Dr. Maylee Vasquez, Ph.D., NCC
Speaker Bio
Speaker Bio
Dr. Vazquez is currently an Assistant Professor at North Carolina A & T University. She is a graduate of the Counselor Education & Supervision Program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Vazquez is a Licensed Professional School Counselor (K-12), Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, and National Certified Counselor in the state of North Carolina. Dr. Vazquez has a certification in College Counseling and Student Affairs. A former NBCC Minority Fellow, her research interests include equity access in education, Latinx family functioning and community development, and ethnic and minority issues. She is currently interested in exploring facets of burnout and promoting best practices.
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