Workshop Description: 

Helping Students with Trauma and Emotional Dysregulation 

Counselors work daily with students who are unable to regulate their emotions. Trauma and ACE’s are a large part of this epidemic and based on brain research, this workshop will help counselors learn how to identify triggers, teach effective coping strategies, and help students go from debilitated to empowered.

15-Minute Counseling Techniques that Work: What You Didn’t Learn in Grad School

Feel like you don’t have enough time to do counseling? Participants will learn 15 counseling techniques that can be implemented in less than 15 minutes from when a student walks into your office. The program can be suited to elementary, middle, or high school counselors (or a combination of all) and participants will not only learn the strategies but will be doing them alongside Allison as she teaches how to implement them. Get out your Play-Doh! This hands-on, experiential program will revolutionize your counseling department and help kids leave feeling empowered.

Presenter Bio:

Allison Edward, LPC, RPT is an affiliate professor in the Human Development Counseling department at Vanderbilt University. She is the author of “Why Smart Kids Worry” and “Worry Says What?” and the creator of Anxiety Tracker an iPhone app that helps track anxiety. Allison received her graduate degree in Counseling from Vanderbilt University and is a National Certified Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor, and Registered Play Therapist. Allison has over 20 years experience working as an elementary teacher, school counselor, child/adolescent psychotherapist, and educational consultant to schools throughout the country. 

Collinsville High School

2201 S Morrison Ave,

Collinsville, IL 62234
Room:  Auditorium

Attendees will enter through the auditorium entrance and check in. 

Due to limited parking at Collinsville High School and a high number of registrants,  we are requesting attendees to park across the street from Collinsville High School (2201 S Morrison Collinsville, IL 62234) at Calvary Pentecostal Church (2118 S Morrison Ave Collinsville, IL 62234).  We have access to their full parking lot so you can park anywhere.  We are providing shuttles to transport attendees from the parking lot to the auditorium.