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Counseling and Human Services at the 2015 ACES Conference

The Syracuse University School of Education’s Counseling and Human Services is well represented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision 2015 Conference, October 7-11 in Philadelphia. Faculty and students are presenting exciting and cutting-edge research projects, receiving prestegious awards, and leading the future of the ACES and the conference.

Leadership and Service Activities

  • Melissa Luke – NARACES President
  • Derek Seward – NARACES President-Elect
  • Melissa Luke & Nicole R. Hill – Conference Exhibitor and Sponsor Committee Co-Chairs

Awards and Recognitions

  • Dr. Janine M. Bernard- Recipient of the ACES Legacy Award
  • Dr. Nicole R. Hill – Recipient of the Outstanding Mentor Award
  • Jaime H. Castillo – Recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award
  • Michele Lopez – Emerging Leader
  • Jaime H. Castillo – Emerging Leader

Social Events and Receptions

Graduate Student Reception (sponsored by Syracuse University)
Thursday, October 8, 5:30-6:30pm
Salon C and D

SOE CHS Reception
Saturday, October 10, 7:00-9:00pm
Pennsylvania 6 Kitchen & Bar
3rd Floor, 114 South 12th Street

Educational and Professional Events

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

  • Mentoring in Writing and Publication: Hands on Help Toward Publishing
    Edina Renfro-Michel, Jane Webber, Michael Hannon, Harriet Glosoff, & Derek X. Seward
    9:00 to 10:50 am in Room 415
  • A Structured and Systemic Model for Literature Reviews: Cultivating Success for Emergent Scholars
    Michele Lopez
    4:30 to 5:20 pm in Room 405
  • Privacy, Security, and Encryption: Challenges and Strategies for Ensuring HIPAA Compliance – Presentation, Panel, and Refreshments
    Nicole R. Hill, Laurie Kerns, Linwood G. Vereen, Derek X. Seward, Michele Rivas, & Harvey Peters
    6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in Salon A

Thursday, October 8, 2015

  • CSI Chapter Leader Training
    Philip Clark, Julia Whisenhunt, Linwood G. Vereen, & Matthew Glowiak
    11:00 to 11:50 am in Room 410
  • The Power of Metaphor: Creatively Using Metaphoric Stories to Facilitate Counselor Development
    Jason Duffy, Steve Kassirer, Laura Thompson, & Michelle Saltis
    1:30 to 2:20 pm in Room 403
  • Scaffolding Layers of Stigma in HIV/AIDS: An Ecological Framework for Working with HIV-Positive Clients
    Steven Kassirer & Jason Duffy
    1:30 to 2:20 pm in Salon A
  • Narrative Pedagogy in the Counselor Education Classroom
    Laura Harrawood, Michael Mariska, & Nicole R. Hill
    2:30 to 3:20 pm in Room 411
  • Embracing Size as Human Diversity: Deconstructing Weight Based Stigma in Counselor Education
    Cara Levine
    4:30 to 5:20 pm in Salon B

Friday, October 9, 2015

  • Eight Discursive Strategies Identified within Email Supervision: Implications for the Supervisory Alliance and Counselor Development
    Melissa Luke & Cynthia Gordon
    11:00 to 11:30 am in Franklin Hall A
  • Why Counselor Education? Factors that Influence Students’ Choice to Pursue Doctoral Programs in Our Profession
    Chris Pisarik & Laura Thompson
    11:00 to 11:30 am in Room 304
  • Author Book Signing for “Group Work Experts Share Their Favorite Supervision Activities”
    Melissa Luke & Kristopher Goodrich (Editors) and SU Contributors Including Derek Seward, Jason Duffy, Nicole R. Hill, Claudette A. Brown-Smythe, Sarah Spiegelhoff, Alan Miller, Jaime Castillo, Seydem Hancioglu, Allison Hrovat, Cara Levine, Michele Lopez, Walter Benedict, and Afton Kechter
    12:00 to 2:00 pm at ASGW Exhibitor Booth in Franklin Hall A
  • A Group Supervisory Method for Promoting Leadership Identity for School Counselors
    Seydem Hancioglu
    12:00 to 12:50 pm in Salon B
  • Constructive Clinical Supervision
    Douglas Guiffrida, Jason Duffy, & Erin Halligan
    12:00 to 12:50 pm in Salon B
  • Multicultural Course Pedagogy: Experiences of Master’s Level Students of Color
    Derek Seward & Kelly Belmontes
    12:30 to 1:00 pm in Franklin Hall A
  • Fostering Cultural Conversations through Safety and Engaged Pedagogy
    Ahram Lee & Michele Lopez
    2:30 to 3:20 pm in Salon B
  • Integrating Mindfulness into Counselor Education Courses
    Jason Duffy, Doug Guiffrida, Eugenia Araneda, & Serina Tetenov
    2:30 to 3:20 pm in Room| 302
  • Trends in the Training of Professional School Counselors: Counselor Educators Share Their Best Practices
    Alan Miller, Andrea Dixon, Diana Gruman, Melissa Luke, & Sam Steen
    3:30 to 4:20 pm in Room 310
  • Leadership & Supervision Models for School Counselor Training
    Theresa Coogan & Katie Kozak
    4:30 to 5:20 pm in Salon B
  • Accreditation, Professional Identity Development, and Professional Competence: A Discriminant Analysis
    Jaime Castillo & Kara Hurt-Avila
    5:15 to 5:45 pm in Franklin Hall A
  • African American Males in Counselor Education: Courageous Conversations
    Shon Smith, Michael Brooks, Kent Butler, Keith Dempsey, & Linwood G. Vereen
    5:15 to 5:45 pm in Franklin Hall A

Saturday, October 10, 2015

  • Ethical Decision-Making Approaches in School Counseling
    Melissa Luke, Kristopher Goodrich, & Dennis Gilbride
    8:45 to 9:15 am in Franklin Hall A
  • A Psychoeducation Group for the Giving and Receiving of Feedback for Masters Level Counseling Students
    Steven Kassirer, Cara Levine, & Seydem Hancioglu
    9:00 to 9:50 am in Room 307
  • Solution-Focused Supervision: Theory and Practice with Counselors-in-Training
    Jaime Castillo & Jason Duffy
    10:00 to 10:50 am in Room 310
  • Cultivating Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: A Phenomenological Study of Counselors’ Lived Experiences Counseling Disability
    Michele Lopez
    11:00 to 11:50 am in Room 409
  • Incorporating Integrated Care into Counselor Education Curriculum
    Sarah Spiegelhoff, Alison Phillips Sheesley, Jessica Cole, Claudette Brown-Smythe, & Lisa Hooper
    11:00 to 11:50 am in Salon A
  • Culturally Relevant Practice: Research Mentorship Experiences of Doctoral Students
    Alyse Anekstein & Linwood G. Vereen
    11:00 to 11:50 am in Room 305
  • Broaching the Topic of LGBTQ Competencies with Conservative Counseling Students
    Holly Wagner, Kirsten LaMantia, Jennifer Gess, Nicole R. Hill, & Chad Yates
    1:30 to 2:00 pm in Franklin Hall A
  • Exploring Grief as a Fundamental Issue for Counselors: Implications for Counselor Educators
    Claudette A. Brown-Smythe & Sarah Spiegelhoff
    4:30 to 5:20 pm in Room 304

Sunday, October 11, 2015

  • Intersectionality in Group Supervision: A Feminist Approach to Engaged and Transformative Pedagogy
    Michele Lopez
    8:00 to 8:50 am in Salon A
  • Sacred Leaders: Familial and Professional Experience of Post-Tenured Women in Academia
    Hailey N. Martinez & Nicole R. Hill
    8:00 to 9:20 am in Room 301
  • Are We “My Brother’s Keeper”? Brothers’ Affirmative Response through Autoethnographic Research
    Robert Colbert, Erik Hines, Deryl Bailey, S. Kent Butler, Linwood G. Vereen, & Sam Steen
    8:00 to 8:50 am in Room 307
  • Cultivating Leadership in the Classroom: Fostering Programmatic and Professional Excellence
    Nicole R. Hill, Linwood G. Vereen & Tracy A. Stinchfield
    11:00 to 11:50 am in Room 304
  • Interprofessional Collaboration: Building Skills that Reflect the Realities of Professionalism
    Carrie Alexander-Albritton & Linwood G. Vereen
    11:00 to 11:50 am in Room 408