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• Pre-Institute Learning Sessions
  
• 50+ Breakout Sessions
  
• Exhibit Hall
  
• TASL & CEU credits available
  
• Lunch provided on Monday and Tuesday
  
• Door prizes

These Pre-Institute sessions are FREE with your paid
Institute registration ($120) and are being held on
Sunday, February 5, 2012 from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Choose one of the following!

1. The Michigan Model Curriculum Training for School Counselors
(Sponsored by: TDOE Office of Coordinated School Health)

Dr. Rebecca Johns-Wommack ­- Executive Director, Coordinated School Health
Mark A. Bloodworth -­ HIV Education Consultant, Coordinated School Health
Dr. Gloria Hamilton ­- T.A.L.K.S. Cadre Director, MTSU-Psychology Department

About This Session: Come join in one of the most comprehensive training events you will ever experience. The Michigan Model comprehensive curriculum facilitates skills-based learning through lessons that include a variety of teaching and learning techniques, skill development and practice, and building positive lifestyle behaviors in students and families. The Michigan Model for Health is organized into six strands: Social & Emotional Health, Nutrition & Physical Activity, Safety, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs, Personal Health and Wellness, and HIV Education. This curriculum aligns to the personal/social domain of the Tennessee Comprehensive Model for School Counseling as well as HIV Education Standards required by the Tennessee Department of Education.

The target audience for this session is any school counselor K-12 who is currently teaching any or all of the six component areas (Social & Emotional Health, Nutrition & Physical Activity, Safety, Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs, Personal Health & Wellness, and HIV Education) covered in the Michigan Model Curriculum.

2.  Battling the Blues: Helping Children and Teens with Anxiety and Depression - Kim "Tip" Frank, Ed.S., LPC

About This Session: Kim "Tip" Frank, longtime educator and therapist, has had the privilege of helping hundreds of kids, formerly as a teacher, and more recently, as a counselor/therapist. Tip works in the public school setting and also maintains a private counseling practice. He has authored and coauthored numerous books on topics including ADD/ADHD, anxiety disorders, depression, social skills, grief, divorce and separation, and he presents nationally on these topics. Tip's presentations will address many of these issues, emphasizing childhood and adolescent depression, how to identify and address mood and behavioral disorders, and how and when to make referrals to professionals in the community.

3. Principals as Partners ­ Counselors as Collaborators - Dr. Carol Dahir, Ed.D.

About This Session: Collaboration and partnership is no longer an option in helping every student succeed as we Race to the Top. This hands-on workshop will guide principals, school counselors, and district supervisors to develop collaborative goals that result in improved academic, career and personal-social student development and discuss the elements of "good practice" and their relationship to student outcomes.

Dr. Carol Dahir, Ed.D., is professor and the chair of the School Counseling Department  at the New York Institute of Technology. Dr. Dahir works extensively with state departments of education, school systems, school counselor associations, and national organizations on developing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive school counseling programs. Carol is also the coauthor of ASCA's Sharing the Vision: The National Standards for School Counseling Programs and Vision into Action: Implementing the National Standards.

Monday, February 6th (Opening Morning Session)

Guarding Kids Against High Tech Trouble
Russ Sabella

Speaker bio: Dr. Russell Sabella is Past President of the American School Counselor Association and is a Professor of Counseling at Florida Gulf Coast University. He has written and spoken extensively on emerging technology's threats to young people. And, through his Technology Boot Camp for Counselors workshops, has trained thousands of school counselors and other educators on how to appropriately use technology to advance their professional work. Dr. Sabella is the author of GuardingKids.com and numerous other books and articles.

About This Session: What are the top three online safety issues among youth today? To what degree are youth really at risk? And, most importantly, what can counselors, educators, parents, kids, and other stake holders do to reduce the risk and leverage technology for success? Dr. Sabella covers the answers to these questions and overviews a five point plan with lots of resources.

Monday, February 6th (Luncheon Speaker)

Focus on Process, Not Endpoints
Dr. Ryan R. Otter

Speaker bio: Ryan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Middle Tennessee State University.  He is also the founder of The College Game Project, a multi-media repository for students, counselors, administrators, teachers, and parents focused on explaining the reality of college in the 21st century and providing practical advice for true college success, and author of How to Win at the Game of College: Practical Advice from a College Professor.

About This Session: The theme of Ryan's address will be "Focus on Process, Not Endpoints." Designed for a broad audience, this presentation was created based on Ryan's personal experiences as a student and professor and focuses on the lessons learned along the way.   Specifically, he encourages counselors and administrators, at all levels of education, to help students understand the process involved in making good decisions, not just the result of making a decision. By focusing on process rather than endpoints students learn how to problem solve and have a greater vested interest in their own future.

Tuesday, February 7th (Closing Session and Luncheon)

New Evaluation Standards Panel Discussion
Speakers: Panel members to be announced.

About This Session: This will be an interactive session addressing the new state evaluation standards and their impact on school counselors.

50+ Informative Breakout Sessions
for Counselors and Administrators!

Click here to download Session Descriptions

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Monday, February 6, 2012

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

TASL credits for administrators and CEU credits (NBCC) for counselors will be available for attending the institute. Details will be provided on site.

Join us at the beautiful
Embassy Suites Murfreesboro Hotel
and Convention Center!
1200 Conference Center Blvd
Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Reserve your hotel room today!
Limited Availability
615-890-4464 or 1-800-EMBASSY

The Embassy Suites Hotel has a conference rate of $130 plus tax, which remains valid for reservations made on or before January 22, 2012.

Price includes full breakfast and evening
managers reception.

Please Note:

1. Click here to go to the Embassy Suites Murfreesboro web page.
2. Enter your check in/check out dates (ie.. 2/5/12 to 2/7/12)
3. Then look down the page on the right for a section called Special Accounts. Enter SCA in the Group Code box.
4. Then enter your number of rooms, guests per room, etc.
5. Then click the Continue button near the bottom of the page. You should then be taken to a page that shows the $130 per night rate.