Northwest Region Virtual Drive-In Workshop
Host: Connie Thompson, Northwest Region VP
Friday, April 1, 2022
(Registration closes 4PM Tuesday, March 29th)
Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory
Members: Free * Non-Members: $45
6.0 Contact Hours
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Sign-in
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome / Agenda / Ice Breaker, Greetings from Hank Weddington, LRU, Dean of the College of Education and Human Services
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Greetings from Brittany Norman, NCSCA President and Greetings from NC SCOY Meredith Draughn, NBCT, B. Everett Jordan Elementary
9:00 AM - 10:25 AM "Promoting A Positive School Climate" with Dr. Neal Gray, Professor, Lenoir-Rhyne University and Susan Sigler, Adjunct Professor, Lenoir-Rhyne University
10:25 AM - 10:35 AM BREAK
10:35 AM - 11:30 AM "Strategies for Supporting LGBTQ Youth" with Michael Spivey, MA, LCMHC, NCC, Assistant Director of Counseling services, Lenoir-Rhyne University
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch Break - Provided
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM "How to Encourage and Track Self Regulation in Students" with Meredith Draughn, School Counselor B. Everett Jordan Elementary, NC SCOY
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM NC SC Diamond Award Presentation with Meredith Draughn & Christina Welch, NC SC Diamond Award Committee
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM BREAK
2:10 PM - 3:30 PM "Utilization of Trauma-Informed Language in the School" with Dr. Penny Lane Hamblin, Counselor Educator and Supervisor, Southern New Hampshire University
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Discussion / Evaluation
"North Carolina School Counselor Association (NCSCA) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6314. Programs that do not quality for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NCSCA is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs."