Developing a Curriculum for My Building: Skills and Knowledge for Students’ Success-Middle Level Counselors
2023-03-22 16:00 - 17:00 UTC
A well-designed school counseling curriculum helps us become even more efficient and effective in meeting the needs of all our students. Using Tier 1 universal interventions and your school’s goals, the school counseling curriculum supports every student’s academic, college and career readiness, and social-emotional development.
This workshop will give you some of the tools you need to help you to build your school counseling curriculum for the next school year. The session will focus on:

getting acquainted with the NYSSCA School Counseling Curriculum repository.
exploring predesigned lessons that you can choose to use.
identifying student and school needs to support curriculum development for your building, and,
discussing how to develop a scope and sequence to organize your lessons.

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Developing a Curriculum for My Building: Skills and Knowledge for Students’ Success-High School Counselors
2023-03-23 16:00 - 17:00

Marijuana Edibles Workshop
2023-03-28 16:00 - 17:00
Marijuana Edibles Workshop– March 28th- 4:00-5:00 PM REGISTER HERE
-Edible use among middle school and high school children, signs and symptoms.

Fentanyl Workshop
2023-04-04 16:00 - 17:00
Fentanyl Workshop-April 4th- 4:00-5:00 PM REGISTER HERE
-Fentanyl use among middle school and high school children, Signs and symptoms, Narcan use for overdose.

IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP-WEBINAR-MHANYS
2023-04-18 19:30 - 20:30
Do you feel alert and happy today? Do you feel foggy and grumpy? Are you having trouble concentrating during the day? Sleep is an important part of your daily routine—you spend about one-third of your time doing it. Sleep affects almost every type of tissue and system in the body – from the brain, heart, and lungs to metabolism, immune function, mood, and disease resistance. Your mood, ability to concentrate, and other aspects of your mental health are also impacted by your sleep. Join us on April 18, 2023, at 7:30 pm to learn why sleep is important to your mental health and how it may affect the mental health of your youth.
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Counselor Burnout-Webinar
2023-04-25 16:00 - 17:00
Counselor Burnout-April 25th- 4:00-5:00 PM REGISTER HERE
-Preventing school counselors from experiencing feelings of burnout, identifying relevant factors of burnout, tips to avoid school counselor burnout, and relaxation techniques and exercises.

WORKSHOP SERIES FOR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS: Implementing the New School Counseling Regs-SCHOOL COUNSELING REGULATIONS 101
2023-04-26 09:30 - 10:15
School Counseling Regulations 101
Building principals will unpack each of the basic components on the NYSED amended school counseling regulations that went into effect in 2019 and discuss the opportunities and challenges to implementation with fidelity. The session will the expectations of NYSED and tips, suggestions, and tools to support your building’s comprehensive school counseling program. Q and A time will follow the session.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR WORKSHOP-Nassau Counselors' Association
2023-04-28 09:00 - 11:00
MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR WORKSHOP

Nassau Counselors’ Association is pleased to announce its first, IN PERSON, workshop, focusing on Middle School Counselors!
April 28, 2023, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
New York Institute of Technology
Please follow this link for more details and Registration
We look forward to seeing you!

Feel free to contact Corrine Tumbarello at tumbarello@baldwinschools.org with any questions.

WORKSHOP SERIES FOR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS: MANDATES MATTER: HOW THE SCHOOL COUNSELING REGULATIONS IMPACT YOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY
2023-05-10 09:30 - 10:15
MANDATES MATTER: HOW THE SCHOOL COUNSELING REGULATIONS IMPACT YOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY
As a result of the amended school counseling regulations, how are these changes impacting your school building and school community? What differences are you seeing? From the Individual Progress Review (IPR) to the school counseling curriculum requirement, are the students, families, and the teachers and staff in the school building aware of the program expectations? This session will focus on exploring the Tier 1 needs of all students and working with your school counselors to use important school data to connect school counseling activities and lessons to the goals of school improvement.
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What I Wish I Knew as a New School Counselor-Webinar
2023-05-11 19:00 - 20:00
the NYSSCA Graduate Student Liaison (Cory Sussman) and members of the NYSSCA Board will be hosting a webinar on “What I Wish I Knew as a New School Counselor”.
The goal of this webinar is to help you be better prepared for your first years as a new School Counselor. Our team of panelists will discuss various topics that new counselors may not have had a lot of exposure to in the classroom or even in their Internships/Practicums, but should be prepared to know in their full time role as a counselor.
Topics we hope to cover include: -Understanding NYS graduation requirements and diploma types -Understanding tenure -How to get involved at your school and other opportunities -The role of a counselor in IEP and 504 meetings -The working dynamic between counselors, teachers, administrators, and other staff members And more!
OPEN TO ALL-REGISTER HERE.

WORKSHOP SERIES FOR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS: TAKING OWNERSHIP: REFLECT, REFINE, REVISE YOUR ANNUAL SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM PLAN
2023-05-17 09:30 - 10:15
TAKING OWNERSHIP: REFLECT, REFINE, REVISE YOUR ANNUAL SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM PLAN
NYSED requires that each school building develop a comprehensive program, update it annually, and post it on your school’s website. Building principals, with their school counselors, can review the components of the comprehensive program and gather input from students, the school community, and the district Advisory Council to guide the annual update and revision.
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Enhancing School Counselors' Abilities to Aid Students with Autism Spectrum Challenges
2023-09-27 16:00 - 17:00
We are proud to announce a webinar entitled “Enhancing School Counselors’ Abilities to Aid Students with Autism Spectrum Challenges” on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 4 PM. Register HERE to receive your zoom link.

NYSSCA Elementary Counselors Welcome Back
2023-09-28 20:00 - 21:00
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Elementary School Counselors Welcome Back Check In
Thursday, September 28th, 8:00 PM
Open to All. Registration Required. Click HERE to Register.

Webinar on Depressive Disorders in Youths-Identifying a Great Pretender
2023-10-04 16:00 - 17:00
We are proud to announce a webinar entitled “Webinar on Depressive Disorders in Youths-Identifying a Great Pretender” on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 4 PM.
Register HERE to receive your zoom link.

Motivating Counselors to Motivate Students Webinar
2023-11-01 16:00 - 17:00
Motivating Counselors to Motivate Students Webinar

Join us and David “Dee-1” Augustine for this exciting webinar.
Register HERE to save your ‘seat’
Dee-1’s Biography Linked HERE.

Professional Development Event for Long Island School Counselors
2023-11-07 08:00 - 12:00
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Post-High School Transitions: A Panel Discussion
2023-11-08 19:30 - 20:30
Join MHANYS School Mental Health Resource and Training Center on Wednesday November 8th from 7:30pm – 8:30pm for: “Post-High School Transitions: A Panel Discussion”
Join us for this conversation about supporting youth as they transition out of high school. We’ll discuss what parents and families can do to help prepare their students, what skills can help students succeed after high school, and how we can continue to support their mental health and well-being.

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NYSSCA Webinar-Work On A Wild Team 1.24.24-Register NOW
2024-01-24 16:00 - 17:00
Dear School Counselors,
We are proud to present Chris Heeter from the Wild Institute’s webinar entitled “Work on a Wild Team” on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 4 PM. Don’t miss this one! Some of our Board Members were able to hear Chris speak at ASCA Leadership Development and we are eager to share her message with Counselors throughout the state.
Register HERE to receive your zoom link.
Chris Heeter’s Biography
The Wild Institute Information

Competition and Burnout: How parents can help with academic stress,competition, and burnout
2024-01-30 19:30 - 20:30
MHANYS Webinar
Join MHANYS School Mental Health Resource and Training Center on Tuesday January 30th from 7:30pm – 8:30pm for: “Competition and Burnout: How parents can help with academic stress, competition, and burnout”
This session will discuss academic stress and burnout in adolescents and cover strategies and skills parents can use to help support their children.
We will review how parents can help support their teens to balance their workload while maintaining and building healthy habits and supporting their mental wellbeing.

NYSSCA HEOP/EOP Overview Webinar-3.15.24
2024-03-15 09:00 - 10:30
NYSSCA HEOP/EOP Overview Webinar-3.15.24 Register NOW!

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NCAA Eligibility Center: Best Practices for High School Counselors
2024-03-18 16:00 - 17:00
Topics to be addressed
Join NCAA Eligibility Center staff as we discuss topics to best support student-athletes as they navigate the initial-eligibility process. We will discuss topics like the core-course review process and best practices for school counselors- including how to help student-athletes with recruiting. Time will be allocated for staff to answer your school specific questions.
Monday, March 18 at 4:00 pm
Guest Speakers
Matt Harris – Assistant Director of High School Review
Matt Harris has worked at the NCAA National Office (IN) since January 2014. Matt holds a bachelor’s degree (2002) in Telecommunication Arts and a Master’s Degree (2011) in Effective Teaching and Leadership from Butler University (IN).
Kaylen Overway — Assistant Director of High School Review
Kaylen is a member of the team responsible for the review of high school accounts and programs according to NCAA legislation and has been with the NCAA since 2018. Kaylen is a former high school teacher and holds a BS in secondary education and MS in school counseling, both from Butler University.
This is a free webinar, open to all,
but you must register HERE to get your Zoom Link

Presentation and Q&A on New York State Graduation Requirements for High School Counselors
2024-04-08 15:00 - 16:00
Presentation and Q&A on New York State Graduation Requirements
for New High School Counselors
All counselors looking for the latest info & a refresher are also invited
Topics to be addressed

Latest graduation requirements
Diploma Types
Multiple (+1) Pathways
Appeals and Safety Nets
Endorsements and Seals
Transfer Students

Tuesday, April 9 at 3:00 pm
with special guest
Melissa L. Montague
Associate in Instructional Services
New York State Education Department,
Office of Curriculum & Instruction
Hosted by Donna Craig, NYSSCA VP Secondary
This is a free webinar, open to all,
but you must register HERE to get your Zoom Link

Please feel free to forward this information to colleagues!
www.NYSSCA.org

Federal & NYS Child Labor Laws Presentation
2024-06-13 16:00 - 17:00
OPEN TO ALL COUNSELORS:

On Thursday, June 13th at 4 p.m. NYSSCA will be hosting a presentation provided by the US Dept of Labor & the NYS Department of Labor regarding Child Labor Laws that affect all of our working age students. As we approach summer vacation, many of our kids are looking to secure a job.
Get some tips for your students and learn about their rights and what jobs are allowed for which ages.
This is a free webinar open to all but REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Comp Camp 2024
2024-07-23 08:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-26 08:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-29 08:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-02 08:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-06 08:00 - 16:00

Student Anxiety & Stress Webinar
2024-10-10 18:00 - 19:00
Student Anxiety & Stress Webinar 10.10.24
Open to All
Registration Required-Click HERE to Register

Suicide Prevention Webinar
2024-10-24 16:00 - 17:00
Gabe Lopez is a psychotherapist at a group private practice in Midtown Manhattan, offering in-person and virtual sessions. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from St. John’s University and a master’s in social work from New York University. Gabe has extensive experience in crisis intervention, having volunteered for various suicide prevention hotlines and facilitated related trainings. He has also completed post-graduate training in areas such as shame, AEDP, EMDR, and substance use disorders. Gabe is dedicated to providing specialized and compassionate care to his clients.
