Depression intervention to be topic of conferenceJanuary 26, 2004
“Depression-On the Rise? Intervention Strategies” is the name of the Counseling Update 2004 conference being sponsored by the Study Council at Syracuse University and SU’s School of Education, Jan. 30 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. The session will be held at Drumlins Country Club.
Counseling Update is an annual conference attended by members of more than 50 school districts. Co-sponsors include Central New York Counselors, SU’s School of Social Work, the New York Counseling Association and the New York State School Counseling Association.
The keynote speaker will be Mary A. Connery, director of staff development for the Fairport Central Schools. Her topic will be “Caution – Counselors at Work: Maintaining Balance and Joy.” Other presentation topics will include “Grief and Depression in Children,” “Building Resiliency to Help Prevent and Treat Depressed Teens,” “When the Child in My Office is a Child with Asperger Syndrome,” “Depression Intervention: A Discussion,” “Self-Injury-Sacrificing Part of the Body for the Sake of the Whole” and “Professional Job Stress: Applying What We Know About Burnout to School Counselor Practice.”
The planning committee for the conference includes: Chair Katie Bombard from the Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District; Joan Cawley from Cicero-North Syracuse Central School District; Deborah J. Howe-Tennant from Ithaca Central School District; Janna Scarborough, assistant professor of counseling and human services at the School of Education; Sandy Trento, director of professional and organizational relations in the Professional Development Office in the School of Education; Sharon View from Liverpool Central School District; and Wil Whittico from Cicero-North Syracuse.
Faculty members from the School of Education who are participating in the conference include: Nan S. Songer, director of the Early Childhood Direction Center; and Counseling and Human Services’ Adele Baruch-Runyon, instructor, Janna Scarborough, assistant professor, and Kevin Wilkersin, instructor.
More information about the conference and registration details are available on the School of Education’s Web site, http://soeweb.syr.edu/. Student discounts are available. Call the Office of Professional Development at 443-4696 for more registration information.
Roy Gutterman, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, was quoted by Roll Call for the article “Campus Notebook: Unattended gun in Capitol bathroom need not…
Roy Gutterman, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, had an op-ed published in the Washington Post, “Why individuals, not governments, should safeguard free speech.” Gutterman…
Professor of Supply Chain Management and wine industry expert Burak Kazaz says along with exacting a heavy human toll, West Coast wildfires will also affect the flavor of your favorite California wine. Smoke from devastating wildfires isn’t only filling the…
David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by Bloomberg for the article “Biden Succeeds in Uniting Climate People and Labor People — For Now.” Popp, who specializes in environmental economics, says that…
Tracey Reichert Schimpff, director of clinical services at Falk College, was a guest on Bridge Street for the segment “How To Juggle Working And Parenting – Successfully!” Schimpff, who works specifically in the department of marriage and family therapy, says…
If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.
