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Breakout Sessions

**Times and sessions are subject to change**

Friday, February 18, 2022

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM - Keynote Speaker Dr. Thema Bryant

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

The Elephant in the Room: Working with Masculinity in Counseling College Men

Why Make Things? The Benefits of Engaging with a Regular Creative Practice

Navigating Existential Catapults: Awareness, Self-Care, and Difficult Transitions. Caring for the Counselor, Caring for the Client.

College Women and Intimate Partner Violence: What it is and what it means

When College Students Who Are Social Justice Leaders seek Counseling: A Paradigm for Therapeutic Support for Student Leaders

Reintegration Outreach Programming: Strategies for Engaging Students on a Rural Mid-Sized Campus and Beyond

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM - ACCA Business Lunch

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Alcohol, Drugs, and Consequences: Rethinking Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention Programming in Collegiate Settings

Short-term Group Counseling Techniques

Developing and Sustaining an Embedded Counselor Program

Diversity Dialogues: A Group Intervention in Engaging Conversations around Diversity and Inclusion.

Raising Awareness and Supporting the Unique Mental Health Needs of Black Students at PWIs

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Bringing Men Together for Sexual Health: Addressing Sexuality Concerns of College-Age Men

Building a Culturally Diverse and Inclusive College Counseling Center

Stalking: The Problem Lurking on College Campuses

Cultural Humility in the COVID era

Stronger Together: Supporting Generation Z College Students through Relational-Cultural Therapy

Trauma-Informed Wellness Practices for Student Residence Life Leaders

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM - Poster Presentations

Saturday, February 29, 2022

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Dungeons & Dragons & Therapy: An Experiential Role-Playing Group to Connect, Empower, and Act as One's Ideal Self

Lessons Learned from the Pandemic: Acuity, Access and Adapting to Changing Needs

It's Okay to Be W.E.I.R.D!

Suicidality and Rural College Campuses: Bridging the Resource Gap to Support Student Mental Health

Do You Want To Advocate For Social Justice? Start By Learning Your History!

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Exploring BIPOC Identities: Unpacking Racial Trauma & Fostering Mental Wellness on College Campuses

Supervising staff and trainees after their patient has died by suicide

Culturally Responsive Counseling: Practical Counseling Applications for Addressing the Impact of Acculturative Stress and Identity Change on International Student Mental Health

Developmental trauma and rejection sensitivity: implications for college relationships

Strategies for College Counselors When Working with Multiracial Clients

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

College counselor burnout: Research and implication

Applying Improv and Role Playing Games in Counselor Supervision

Revolutionizing a practicum/internship model in the wake of COVID-19: Applications of technology, tele-health, and stepped care at a university/college counseling center

Rethinking a College Counseling Service Model: Integrating Quick Access with Diverse Treatment Options

Advancing College Student Wellbeing Through Addressing The Social Determinants of Health

How College Counseling Centers and Training Clinics Can Pave the Way for the Future of Telemental Health

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Let's Get Critical: Reevaluating the Conversation around Self-Care

Creative Approaches to College Counselor Self-Care

Walk It Like You Talk It: A culture change towards challenging the stigma

Are My Clients Going To Find Out I'm A Fraud: Examining Imposter Phenomenon

Barriers to Completing degrees among Ph.D. students

Creating A Culture of Care: Implementing a Integrative Wellbeing Model for Mental Health Support on a College Campus

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

An Evidence-Based Digital Tool to Foster Student Connections to Reduce Loneliness

Scaling hybrid care to better support minoritized students: Addressing mental health equity gaps on campus

Eating Disorders and College Students: Best Practices to Support Complex Students and Navigate On-Campus Treatment Challenges

Strategic Implementation of Mental Health Training on College Campuses

Breaking the cycle of crisis care: What to do when you're caught between outpatient and the ER

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