Celebrating Our Past, Inspiring the Future
By NCSCA | September 2017
The 50th annual NC School Counselor Association Conference is coming up November 8-10 at the beautiful Sheraton Hotel and Koury Convention Center in Greensboro! With summer breaks coming to an end, and school starting back up, this is a quick reminder of the need for quality professional development to make sure we are all on top of our game to serve our students.
The NCSCA conference is designed to support school counselors in their efforts to implement best practices and proven strategies. Plan to enjoy a great conference that offers sessions covering all major content areas of school counseling!
Four excellent preconference sessions are planned for Wednesday afternoon. They are offered for a small, additional fee. The preconference sessions will be followed by the preconference keynote (open to all attendees at the conference), at which Dan St. Romain from San Antonio, Tex., will be our featured speaker. You don’t want to miss Dan, so make sure you make arrive by Wednesday afternoon!
On Thursday, we will begin the day with an exciting opening session featuring Tara Brown, a great lunch, a full day of tremendous breakout sessions and an evening reception.
We start off Friday morning with self-care sessions (Zumba, fun run/walk), followed by five excellent Core Skills Building Workshops, each offered twice this year:
There are five easy ways to Register:
Are planning to attend the NCSCA 2017 Conference? Please consider volunteering 1-2 hours of your time.
Volunteering provides individuals the opportunity not only to give back to the field, but to network with other school counselors, exchange and explore ideas about standard practices, and gain up-to-date knowledge about the latest developments in the field of school counseling.
There are a variety of volunteer opportunities:
The NCSCA conference is designed to support school counselors in their efforts to implement best practices and proven strategies. Plan to enjoy a great conference that offers sessions covering all major content areas of school counseling!
Four excellent preconference sessions are planned for Wednesday afternoon. They are offered for a small, additional fee. The preconference sessions will be followed by the preconference keynote (open to all attendees at the conference), at which Dan St. Romain from San Antonio, Tex., will be our featured speaker. You don’t want to miss Dan, so make sure you make arrive by Wednesday afternoon!
On Thursday, we will begin the day with an exciting opening session featuring Tara Brown, a great lunch, a full day of tremendous breakout sessions and an evening reception.
We start off Friday morning with self-care sessions (Zumba, fun run/walk), followed by five excellent Core Skills Building Workshops, each offered twice this year:
- Guarding Kids Against High-Tech Trouble – Dr. Russell Sabella
- Self-Care for Counselors – Ginger Robinson Bennett
- Teaching Growth Mindset in Schools: Mindset Matters – Lisa King Coleman
- Technology Toolbox for School Counselors – Andrea Burston
- Gang Signs and Solutions - Daryl Macaluso
There are five easy ways to Register:
- Online Registration by following the links from the registration section on the conference webpage
- Fax in the Registration Form to (423) 899-4547
- Scan/email the Registration Form to registrations@ncyi.org
- Phone: (866) 318-6294
- Mail: use the address on the Registration Form
Connect, Grow, Serve: Volunteer
Are planning to attend the NCSCA 2017 Conference? Please consider volunteering 1-2 hours of your time.
Volunteering provides individuals the opportunity not only to give back to the field, but to network with other school counselors, exchange and explore ideas about standard practices, and gain up-to-date knowledge about the latest developments in the field of school counseling.
There are a variety of volunteer opportunities:
- Wednesday morning pre-conference and Wednesday afternoon opening session
- Wednesday – Friday registration table
- Thursday individual breakout sessions, graduate student poster, auction, and welcoming fellow conference participants