UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The College of Education's Counselor Education Program was well-represented at the annual conference of The Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), held recently in Chicago. Program faculty and doctoral students presented on a variety of topics and were a strong presence in all levels of activities, including full sessions, posters, roundtables and leadership meetings.
At the conference, Julia A. Bryan, associate professor of education (counselor education), won the Locke-Paisley Outstanding Mentor Award, and doctoral candidate Kevin Duquette won a CE&S mentoring award.
Conference participation included:
Education sessions
Katie Kostohryz, assistant professor of education (counselor education); and Kirsten LaMantia: Preconference Session, Counseling Theory/Practice and the Counseling Relations, "Transitioning In and Out of a University Training Clinic: The Counseling Interns’ Perspective."
Katie Kostohryz, assistant professor of education (counselor education); Fallon Calandriello, cocurricular programs coordinator in Student Affairs; and graduate students Lindsey Fullmer and Aubrey Daniels: "Building Training Clinics for the Future: How Assessments and Technology Pave the Way."
Julia Bryan, associate professor of education (counselor education); Heather Trepal; Michelle Mitcham; Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy; Anneliese Singh; Selma Yznaga; Thelma Duffey; and Catharina Chang: "Courageous Conversations with Diverse Women in Leadership."
Julia Bryan, associate professor of education (counselor education); and Anita Young: "Examining the Factor Structure: Operationalizing School Counselor Leadership Practices."
Richard Hazler, professor of education (counselor education); and graduate student Qu Chen: "Rethinking Empathy-Improving the Cultural Aspects of Counselor Empathy."
Diandra Prescod, assistant professor of education (counselor education); and graduate student Latoya Haynes-Thoby: "The Impact of Trauma on Vocational Identity."
Carlos Zalaquett, professor of education (counselor education); and graduate student So Rin Kim: "Neuroscience Myths Among Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, and Psychology Undergraduate Students."
Graduate student Kellie Forziat; and Jennifer Lange: "Understanding the Impact of the Opioid Epidemic: SWOT Analysis Results."
Roundtable sessions
Graduate students Mary Edwin and Ying Yang: "International Counselor Identity Development – Same or Different?"
Graduate student Angelica Galvan; Tony Michael; and Mark Loftis: "Using Attachment Theory to Teach Patterns of Relating in Counselor Education."
JoLynn Carney, associate professor of education (counselor education); Richard Hazler, professor of education (counselor education); and graduate student Hyunhee Kim: "How Social Skills and School Connectedness Influence Adolescents’ Mental Health Problems."
Graduate students Qu Chen and Angeline Felber: "Should Novice Counselors Work with Persons with Borderline Personality Disorder?"
Graduate student Kellie Forziat; and Kristin Vincenzes: "Service Members and Veterans in Higher Education."
Editor's note: Contributors are not listed in authorship order. Titles and institution affiliations are listed only for Penn State faculty, staff and students.