9:00 – 10:00 a.m. EST Establishing and Growing a Qualitative Research Team for Counselor Educators Using the Conceptual Mapping Task (CMT)
The Conceptual Mapping Task (CMT) is a qualitative counseling research tool. In this session, the presenter will demonstrate the CMT and describe how he recruited and chaired a group of dissertation students using this research methodology. This presentation is for counselor educators looking to expand their vitae through doing research.
10:15 – 11:15 a.m. EST Neurodivergent Students in Counselor Education Programs: Effective Teaching and Gatekeeping for Counselor Educators
As counselor educators we are tasked with equipping counselors-in-training with skills and knowledge to help people with trauma, mental health disorders, relationships issues, and more. It is increasingly likely that counselor educators have and will continue to encounter students who are neurodivergent and may require additional skills training, specific accommodations, and further mentoring. Counselor educators may also encounter neurodivergent students who are not appropriate for the counseling profession and effective gatekeeping must be in place. This presentation will discuss practical ways to engage neurodivergent students, the importance of gatekeeping, and ways of adapting teaching and skills development in counselor education courses.
11:30 – 12:20 p.m. EST Using Narrative Therapy with the Discrimination Model in Supervising Diverse Counselors-in-Training and Counselors
The presenter will describe the Narrative Therapy and Discrimination Model of supervision which she uses with supervisees. She will share a case example in which she used it successfully with a student in advanced practicum. The counseling profession is becoming more diverse. Thus there is a need to use supervision models for diverse supervisees.
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. EST After Graduation, Then What?: Intentional and Ethical Shepherding of Newly Licensed Counselors
This session will inspire and equip clinical supervisors to be more intentional in their support of newly licensed counselors, who may be struggling to develop their post-graduate counselor identity, handle increasingly difficult ethical dilemmas, manage various financial challenges that are common in the profession, and generally avoid counselor burnout.
2:45 – 3:45 p.m. EST Remediating the Gatekeeper: Effectively Building Psychological Capital in CITs for Counseling Identity Development
This presentation will explore (1) teaching models that impede and enhance counseling identity (CI) development, (2) how educators and supervisors can intentionally create psychological safety for students to enhance the construct of psychological capital, and (3) how to offer developmental feedback while empowering and motivating CITs in their growth.
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. EST Student Perspectives on CREATE(ing) Hope for Counselors-in-Training
This program explores the role hope plays in the development of the practicum/internship student. Two recent CMHC graduates share their experiences of how the CREATE supervision model enhances a sense of hope in the student experience.