This fall has been busy in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Foundations. Students and faculty in the Counselor Education program attended and presented at both a national counseling conference and a state conference. Presentations received rave reviews at both conferences.
In October, ten doctoral students and two faculty members delivered presentations at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia.
On Friday, October 8, Dr. Joan Looby, as well as students Chiquita Holmes, Tinmuk Li, Kendra Blakely, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Abdullah Almutairi presented Cultural code switching among underrepresented groups: Implications for counseling and supervision.
Another presentation was also given that day, titled Moral disengagement: Implications of violence and bullying in higher education. The presenters for this were Chiquita Holmes, Dr. Looby, Kevin Merideth, Kimberly Gray, and Lindsay Donald.
Saturday, October 9, another group was able to present. Candice Chapman, Kendra Blakely, Dovie Barnes, Abdullah Almutairi, and Dr. Katherine Dooley presented Changing disability biases in clinical supervision.
In November, students and faculty members attended and delivered presentations at the 71st Annual Mississippi Counseling Association Conference held in Biloxi.
On Wednesday, November 3, Jada Johnson, Kimberly Gray, Dovie Barnes, Regina Alexander, and Harmanpreet Kaur presented The eight dimensions of wellness: Resetting for the new normal.
Bend, don’t break: Using therapeutic strategies to support resilience was also presented by Chiquita Holmes and Dr. Katherine Dooley.
On Thursday, three presentations were given by the group from MSU. First, Dr. E. Joan Looby, Chiquita Holmes, Tinmuk Li, Dovie Barnes, and Regina Alexander presented Life in Limbo: School counselors and children from mixed status families.
Next, Kendra Blakely, Kimberly Gray, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Jada Johnson presented Impact of parental incarceration on school aged children: How counselors can help.
Candice Chapman, Kevin Merideth, and Dr. Katherine Dooley also presented Utilizing clinical supervision to counteract disability biases.
On Friday, November 5, one last presentation was given by members of the counseling group. Chiquita Holmes, Dr. E. Joan Looby, Tinmuk Li, and Kendra Blakely presented Falling through the cracks: Strategies to support transitioning foster care youth.