CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

BREAKFAST
7:30 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.
Pistachio's, Student Union

WELCOME
Barbara Ricotta
Associate Vice President for Campus Life
9:15 A.M.
Norton 112 (Woldman Theater)

 CCNY CONFERENCE KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Students Tethered to Technology: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Dr. Linda  Young
9:30 A.M. – 10:15 A.M. 
Norton 112 (Woldman Theater)

BREAK
10:15 A.M. – 10:30 A.M.
Norton 112

CAMPUS CONNECT: A COMPREHENSIVE SUICIDE PREVENTION

In this presentation we will discuss the goals and objectives for a comprehensive suicide intervention model.  We will present an overview of Syracuse University's model which includes gatekeeper training, life skills development, campus awareness initiatives, and policies/procedures/protocols surrounding mental health concerns. We will also discuss the challenges that participants face surrounding implementation and evaluation of suicide prevention initiatives on their campuses. 

CAN WE TALK ABOUT RACE OR RACISM IN THE U.S. WITH BROKEN ENGLISH?

This presentation will demonstrate how both racist behavior of individuals and systematic racism are experienced by Asian international students in the university setting. Their stories will provide insight into how oppression is perpetuated by individuals through the university system and reinforced by a pervasive fear of foreigners and also how the students chose to resist racism and with what consequences. The objective of the presentation is to enhance multicultural awareness and knowledge by working through fear and prejudice against foreign students.

REFLECTIONS OF FIRST YEAR THERAPISTS: IMPORTANT LESSONS LEARNED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE JOURNEY

The intention of this presentation is to highlight the thread of universality amongst new professionals in the field of college mental health through the sharing of reflections of lessons learned during the first year as counselors. The presentation also focuses on providing a forum for new professionals to connect as well as provide experienced clinicians the opportunity to reflect upon valuable lessons discovered early in one's career and develop an understanding of the experience unfolding for new colleagues.

USING YOGA TO PROMOTE STUDENT WELLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH

Practicing yoga encourages wellness in areas such as healing and maintenance of health. This session will describe the yoga program at SUNY Potsdam which includes unique features such as a credit-bearing Yoga Internship and Yoga on the Mountain. We will examine how yoga can be utilized from a philosophical and mindfulness approach, as well as a physical discipline, and explore how to address student needs and promote mental health using yoga. Attendees will have the opportunity to practice several modified yoga techniques in order to gain a personal understanding of yoga's benefits. Questions and discussion will end the session.

LUNCH
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m
Pistachio's, Student Union
&
 SUNY Directors Meeting: Tiffin Room (adjacent to Pistachio's)

CONTRIBUTING TO STUDENT PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS THROUGH OUTCOMES-BASED PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT AT THE BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE

The Buffalo State Counseling Center engages in outcomes-based planning and assessment as part of a comprehensive process in Student Affairs. The Center has identified core outcomes and developed methods to assess them. The workshop will include examples of outcomes, methods of measurement and obstacles encountered. It will have practical emphasis, giving participants the opportunity to work on outcome statements, and learn specific, relevant qualitative and quantitative procedures. Results of our process will be presented. 

HOW TO USE FOCUS GROUPS TO ASSESS SERVICES - DO YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY THINK?

We always wonder if our services are well perceived by our clientele. We ask them to fill out client satisfaction surveys. We may even use clinical scales wherein we chart progress on a regular basis. But to assess the impact of the center on campus and the relevance of publications and the service itself we need to use other tools. We need to ask the 'student on the street,' the non-client. What does he or she think of the posters that we use to describe the group that we are starting?  What do students think of that brochure we just spent $1000 producing? Do they want information on the web or on paper? Do students want peer counselors, or other forms of intervention? What do students think of your location? Focus groups are an effective way for leaders, directors and others to get this information.  Attendees are asked to bring questions about their services, programs they'd like to formulate into focus group questions. Or, experiences they have had using focus groups.  

INNOVATIVE INTERVENTIONS

The focus of this panel discussion will address creative interventions and outreach strategies.  Specific examples of imaginative and practical outreach services will be provided. The Panel, from diverse small colleges, will highlight the impact of the institutional culture on programming and services.  Expectations and perceptions of the college community will be discussed.  We will also address challenges and benefits of interdisciplinary programming. Individuals attending the workshop are invited to share their creative and practical interventions. 

WHEN YOU GO YOUR WAY AND I GO MINE: CONCLUDING THE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP

As clinicians, we are charged with the responsibility of structuring a healing relationship. Whether the therapy is a single session or lasts over many years, eventually our clients will graduate or leave school and in so doing bring the clinical alliance to a close. Just as we are challenged to find ways that facilitate our clients' abilities to trust us and the clinical process; we are equally challenged to facilitate the end of this experience. How do conclude therapy in a meaningful way that honors the psychological work and personal connection created? How do we reinforce whatever lasting lessons, insights and awareness’s that our students will take and utilize in the rest of their lives beyond this therapy experience? How do we acknowledge the loss and gain of therapy in one last hour together? Panelists will draw on observations and examples from their own clinical experiences. Workshop participants will be encouraged to share their experiences and beliefs about therapy. 

BREAK
2:30 P.M. – 2:45 P.M
Norton 218 

CONVERSATION ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION PROGRAMS

This round table discussion is for new and seasoned sexual assault prevention program professionals.  It will help attendees hear and share information about who is doing what in programs across the state on campuses.  Participants are asked to bring materials they use in their programs including teaching tools, handouts, etc. 

DO YOU PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH? DOES OUR PROFESSION? THE IMPORTANCE OF PRACTITIONER SELF CARE FOR EFFECTIVE AND ETHICAL THERAPY

This is an interactive Workshop addressing Self-Care as a necessary function of our therapeutic role. Workshop will explore: 1. The Barriers to obtaining Self Care:  2. How it affects the therapy process.  3. What does Self-Care for the Professional look like?  

THE EVOLUTION OF A SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM

Five years of balancing clinical demands and growing a suicide prevention program has led to a multifaceted approach to harm reduction.  This workshop will expose you to the developing creative process used to address suicide prevention at Ithaca College. A time-line of specific programming events, lessons learned and obstacles yet to overcome will be addressed, so that we might support and encourage one another in this important work.   

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: BLENDING TRADITIONAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES WITH EXPERIENTIAL THERAPY INTERVENTION

 Participants in this workshop will experience and process fun, interactive initiatives that are useful in group and individual contacts. These activities create a place where growth can occur, and will help counselors to address a multitude of issues, some of which include personal development, relationships, student retention and navigating the college experience. 

THE ZEN OF COLLEGE COUNSELING: MINDFULNESS-BASED APPROACHES TO COUNSELING CENTER GOALS

This session will provide a panel and audience discussion of various Mindfulness-based interventions that the presenters and session participants have implemented at their respective Counseling Centers and/or on their campus to facilitate student mental health and well-being. Panel members and participants will be engaging in discussion regarding how Mindfulness-based approaches are similar and distinct from other counseling and outreach approaches; methods, suggestions and obstacles to incorporating mindfulness-based strategies or programs; student responses to these approaches; ideas about future research, interventions and use of mindfulness principles in supplementing our present approaches.    

SUNY DIRECTOR’S MEETING
4:15 P.M. – 5:15 P.M.
Center for the Arts B51

   RECEPTION & ART EXHIBIT
5:00 P. M. – 6:00 P. M.
Center for the Arts, 2nd floor Art Gallery

DINNER
6:00 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. 
Center for the Arts, 2nd floor Art Gallery

BREAKFAST
7:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.
Pistachio's (Student Union)

DIRECTOR’S BREAKFAST MEETING
7:30 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.
Tiffin Room (adjacent to Pistachio's)

 ENGAGING THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY IN SUICIDE PREVENTION

This is an overview of how a wellness promotion approach addresses risk factors to disrupt the process of developing emotional distress or suicidal behavior. This approach also seeks to strengthen protective factors which contribute to emotional well-being.  Particular attention will be paid to how collaboration efforts with faculty, student support staff and student stakeholders resulted in innovative, engaging, learning opportunities for a larger portion of the campus community than would be possible by focusing solely on students who sought or were referred for counseling. 

"I HEAR VOICES!" CASE STUDIES OF THREE ASIAN –INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

This presentation focuses on three case studies that depict Asian international students' experiences of hearing voices while studying in the U.S. Each case will be examined using the overarching framework of multicultural counseling and contextualizing students' experiences in a culturally sensitive way.  Descriptions of culturally sensitive interventions will be provided. In addition, discussion will include the difficulty involved in appropriate diagnosis and treatment and micro and macro level barriers to effective multicultural counseling for this population.   

REVIEWING CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE 3PS: PROCESSES, PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES

This is a facilitated discussion on present clinical administrative procedures, protocols and processes in participants' Counseling Centers. The session intends to provide a forum for clinical administrators e.g. clinical coordinators, assistant or associate directors, to share and learn from each other with the focus of improving their standard and delivery of care. Issues discussed will include intake scheduling, triaging walk-ins, responding to crisis, session limit, use of groups, managing student after psychiatric hospitalization and termination protocol. 

SELF-INJURY, SEXUAL SELF-CONCEPT, AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT: INSIGHTS, INTERACTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR COLLEGE-AGED FEMALES

Results of a study seeking to investigate possible interactions between self-injurious behavior, sexual self-concept and spiritual development among college-aged females are summarized. The presentation walks the participant through:

1.  An outline of the three variables explored,
2.  The methods and tools used,
3.  The Quantitative and qualitative results,
4.  Implications of the findings as they pertain to theory, research, and clinical practice,
5.  Limitations of the research and avenues for further research 

THE WELLNESS INITIATIVE AT COLGATE UNIVERSITY: HELPING STUDENTS FIND A HEALTHY BALANCE

The Wellness Initiative at Colgate University is a campus-wide commitment that encourages the development of healthy behaviors and attitudes, helping students make the most of their learning opportunities at Colgate and in the future. This work shop will recap the evolution of this Initiative, highlight programmatic and environmental approaches undertaken to date, review marketing approaches, and discuss anticipated technology and assessment strategies as the program evolves.

BREAK
10:30 A.M. – 10:45 A.M.
Location: Norton 218

This documentary by Travis Mathews tells the story of seven gay men who have struggled (or continue to struggle) with body image issues and eating disorders. Mathews explores several reoccurring and interconnecting themes, including the impact of culture, family, self-identity, and internalized homophobia. After watching the feature-length film, participants will be encouraged to share their reactions. During this discussion, the presenters will share their knowledge of eating disorder treatment and gay/lesbian issues. We will also talk about how such films can be used for training purposes.  

MINDFUL MOMENTS: PROMOTING STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS VIA COLLEGE RADIO

Interested in meeting the mental health needs of your students in a fun, creative and collaborative way?  How about a radio talk show?  An overview of Mindful Moments, a college radio talk show aired by 88.9FM, SUNY Oswego since the spring of 2002, is presented.  This session discusses the rationale, creation, production and promotion of the student-centered college radio talk show.  

MULTICULTURAL AWARENESS

Through a combination of interactive exercises and facilitated discussion, participants will have the opportunity to explore differences across race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and other unique social identity groups. This workshop is designed to

1. Enhance awareness of one's own cultural background, assumptions, biases, as well as privileges affecting one's world view;

2. Increase understanding of important multicultural constructs such as acculturation, identity development, and oppression;

3. Increase your ability to develop appropriate intervention strategies.  

OUTREACH OR OUCH-REACH: IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY MAY NOT COME

The presentation will track the increase in requests for individual outreach and staff response in developing procedures and programs to address the needs of targeted groups at a small school (@ 2200). Outcomes will be examined from efforts with residence life student staff, athletes, grieving students, and other groups. We invite participants to engage in an open discussion about innovative programming, maintaining a vital presence, technology usage, and information management.   

BOXED LUNCH & DEPARTURE
(Submit NBCC forms for signature)
12:00 NOON
Pick up at Norton 218