{"id":981,"date":"2012-03-21T08:54:43","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T15:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/education\/2012\/03\/21\/981\/"},"modified":"2012-03-21T08:54:43","modified_gmt":"2012-03-21T15:54:43","slug":"981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/education\/2012\/03\/21\/981\/","title":{"rendered":"CES Represents at CASP"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Counseling and School Psychology faculty along with five doctoral students and ten\u00a0Ed.S. students\u00a0will be presenting\u00a0at the\u00a0California Association of School Psychologists<\/a> (CASP) spring\u00a0conference\u00a0from March 21st to the 23rd.<\/p>\n

Two of our own Doctoral student, Stephanie\u00a0Domzalski and Courtney\u00a0Matz, are co-chairs of the conference.<\/p>\n

With faculty, the CSP group accounts for 14 workshops, papers and posters. Way to represent the CES!<\/p>\n

Here is a list of the presentations from the CSP group at CASP:<\/p>\n

Strategies for Individual Counseling with LGBTQ Students<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kelly S. Kennedy, Ph.D.
\nAssistant Professor<\/p>\n

School-based mental health professionals have the opportunity to support LGBTQ students during a potentially stressful time of life. By becoming more knowledgeable about LGBTQ identity development, by recognizing the phenomena of oppression, discrimination, and homophobia\/biphobia\/transphobia, and by viewing students as whole people comprised of many characteristics (with sexuality and gender identity being one part), school psychologists can better support LGBTQ students. Listening, validating, and normalizing experiences are critical, along with helping students navigate the disclosure process and ensuring that students stay safe from others and themselves. Most of all, professionals can instill a sense of hope that students will successfully navigate the challenges of adolescence, and will feel happy and confident in themselves. Unfortunately, few school psychology training programs fully prepare practitioners to conduct counseling with LGBTQ students. The primary goal of this workshop is to supplement practitioners\u2019 counseling skills and prior knowledge of the LGBTQ population in ways that enable them to gain the competency needed to provide competent counseling services for LGBTQ students.<\/p>\n

A Solution Focused Approach to Counseling and Mental Health Interventions <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael Hass, Ph.D.
\nProfessor<\/p>\n

Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is a flexible approach to counseling that focuses on building solutions from clients\u2019 resources and strengths. It is collaborative, positive and future orientated. This workshop will introduce participants to SFBT and the interviewing skills necessary to establish rapport, collaboratively establish specific goals, identify client strengths and resources, and develop out-of-session tasks.<\/p>\n

Participants will:<\/p>\n