Conference Resources

Counselor Education Innovation (CEI) Virtual Conference

(formerly the Counselor Education and Distance Learning (CEDL) Conference)

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📂 Conference Materials

  • 📅 Schedule-at-a-Glance

    9:30 – 10:20 AM 

    * Keynote: Dr. Donna Sheperis — Intersection of Mental Health and Technology 

    Time (EST) 

    Room A 

    Room B 

    Room C 

    10:30 – 11:20 AM  

    Are Counselor Educators Prepared to Teach Trauma and Dissociation? Trauma Education Competency in Counselor Education – Youn Suh Moh 

    Digital Delivery with Confidence – Nicole Arcuri-Sanders 

    * The Future of Counselor Education: Moving Beyond Delivery Methods Toward Outcomes and Human Impact – Eric Beeson 

    11:30 – 12:20 PM 

    ** - Rethinking Self-Care for Clinicians: ACEs & Secondary Trauma – Erica Randall Lacey 

    * Innovations in Supervision Training: Integrating Skills, Case Application, and Creative Interventions – Laura Rea 

    ** Ethics in AI – Donna Sheperis 

    12:30 – 1:20 PM 

    ** AI, Anxiety, and Authenticity: Preparing Tech-Native Students for Real Human Connection – Kirsten LaMantia 

    * Residency Reimagined: Designing Immersive Experiences for Online Counseling Students – Rachel Jacoby 

    Session C3 – Presenter 

    1:30 – 2:20 PM 

    * Integrating Conversation-Based AI into Counselor Education and Clinical Skills Training – Carlos Castaneda 

    ** Trauma Informed Counselor Education Practices: Preparing the Next Generation of Trauma Therapists – Laura Dawson-Fend 

    Session C4 – Presenter 

    2:30 – 3:20 PM 

    Behavioral addictions training: A new imperative for counselor education – Amanda Giordano 

    * ChatGPT's Performance as Simulated Clients in Clinical Counseling – Xihe Tian 

    ** Integrative neurotherapy: An introduction to the role of neuroscience in counseling – G. Michael Russo 

    3:30 – 4:20 PM  

    * A Conceptual Model for Preparing Counselors to Work With Military Families Through Tech-Enabled Training – Erin Malcom 

    ** Preserving humanism in the age of AI – Ye (Agnes) Luo 

    Session C6 – Presenter 

    4:30 – 5:20 PM

    * SimCare AI: Innovative Uses of Artificial Intelligence in Counselor Education                         

     

                                        * - Will be recorded, ** - Ethics 

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