43rd Annual F.E. Woodall Spring Conference for the Helping Professions April. 4, 2025

43rd Annual F.E. Woodall Spring Conference for the Helping Professions April 4, 2025

Conference Details

The 43rd Annual Woodall Conference will be held in-person in Ewing Hall on the campus of Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi.

About the Woodall Conference

The annual F. E. Woodall Conference, hosted by Delta State University’s Robert E. Smith School of Nursing and Health Sciences, serves both students and professionals by providing essential information, support, and networking opportunities to helping professionals in the region. The conference offers professionals in a variety of helping fields the opportunity to attend interesting and informative workshops at a nominal cost. The conference began in 1981, under the direction of Dr. Fred E. Woodall, a previous and highly admired professor.

Keynote speakers have included seven American Counseling Association Presidents, an international innovator/inventor, and other nationally recognized leaders in the field of counseling. Students and professionals spend the day selecting from over 30 peer-reviewed, continuing education content sessions. Presenters are often faculty and students from Delta State and other universities as well as leading professionals in the field. Advanced students have the opportunity to present with their faculty members.

Our Delta Sigma Upsilon Honor Society, Chi Sigma Iota, will benefit from the funding of the conference and will be able to do service for the community, attend national conferences, and attend other continuing education opportunities!

Registration

If you are a presenter, a DSU Site Supervisor, or a DSU student, please wait to register until you receive a code via email.

If you would like to use a check, money order, or cash for pre-registration, please complete the physical copy of the conference registration. We are no longer accepting Purchase Orders (PO).

To ensure receipt of check and issuance of an online code to register, checks must be postmarked by February 5, 2025. Please make checks out to: DSU – CSI. Please mail your registration form and check, cash, or money order to the following address:

DSU Counselor Education
Attn: Darla Poole
DSU Box 3142
1003 W. Sunflower Ave.
Cleveland, MS 38733.

Contact Information

Conference Coordinator:
Darla Poole
E: woodallconference@dlokoko.com
P: (662) 846-4364

Dr. Jonathan Barlow

Associate Director of Data Science Academic Institute, Mississippi State University

Keynote Speaker

Jonathan Barlow is Associate Director of the MSU Data Science Academic Institute and an Assistant Teaching Professor. With a background in industry and university research, Barlow has more than 25 years of experience in software development, data modeling, data-intensive applications, and data analysis. Barlow received his Ph.D. from Saint Louis University. His data science research interests involve natural language processing and the philosophy of artificial intelligence. Barlow will be joining us to discuss the productive and ethical integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the helping professions.

Dr. Carl Sheperis, NCC, CCMHC, MAC, ACS

Vice Provost & Dean of Graduate Studies, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Carl J. Sheperis, Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies at Kutztown University, is a recognized expert in the application of artificial intelligence to the health professions. He has delivered keynote addresses at several conferences on this topic and serves on the AI working group for the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). Dr. Sheperis has published articles on AI in healthcare in the National Academy of Medicine and the Journal of Technology in Counselor Education and Supervision.

With over 25 years of experience in pediatric and family mental health, Dr. Sheperis has served as an expert to various media outlets, reaching over 50,000,000 readers. He has held leadership positions in counseling, including serving as the editor-in-chief for the Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, President of the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC), and Associate Editor for the Journal of Counseling and Development.

Dr. Sheperis has authored several textbooks and published entries in various academic journals and reference volumes. He has received numerous awards, including the Outstanding Counselor Educator by the Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision, the Counselor Education Advocacy Award, and the David K. Brooks Jr. Distinguished Mentor Award from the American Counseling Association (ACA). Throughout his career, Dr. Sheperis has been awarded over $90,000,000 in sponsored research funding and contract services.

Location

Ewing Hall, Delta State University
Cleveland, MS, 38733
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Agenda

6 Available CEUs

Schedule of Sessions

8:30 - 9 AM | Check-In – Jacob Conference Center (JCC)

Complimentary Coffee and Water
DSU Chi Sigma Iota Fundraiser (everything is $1.00!)

9 - 10:10 AM | Welcome & First Keynote Session – Jacob Conference Center (JCC)

Welcome from President Ennis and Faculty
Meet the Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Barlow
Innovating Counseling and the Helping Professions Through Artificial Intelligence

10:20 - 11:20 AM | 8 Breakout Sessions

JCC: LPC Board: Practice, Supervision, and Regulation of the Counseling Profession
118: Exploring Internal Family Systems Through the Lens of Inside Out 2
149: Concurring the Impact of Parental Narcissism!
209: Navigating Uncharted Territory: Supporting First-Generational College Students
225: Building Resilience in Our Schools and Communities
309: The Impact of Social Media Across Generations
315: Creative Interventions in Supervision (In-Person & Telehealth)
334: Healing the Trauma of the Inner Child Through Redecision Therapy

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 8 Breakout Sessions

JCC: Pathologizing or Empowering? Approaching BDSM and Kink in Therapy
118: Site Supervision in 60 Minutes: Everything You Need to Know About Being a Site Supervisor with Delta State University
149: Counselors Breaking the Deafening Silence: See How they Hear
209: CTRL+ALT+HEAL
225: Recognizing Trauma, ACEs, and Cultural Stigma: Crisis Planning and Guidance to Proactively Create a Trauma-Informed Environment and Address Suicide in K-12 Schools
309: It’s Giving…Cultural Competence: Cultivating Cultural Humility Through the ORCA Stance
315: Boundary Issues in Rural Practice Settings: Ethical Ways to Prevent and Manage Dual Relationships
334: DSU Clinical Mental Health Internship Students Flash Talk

12:35 - 1:35 PM | Lunch on your own

For dining recommendations, visit: http://www.visitclevelandms.com/dining.

1:40 - 2:40 PM | Second Keynote Session – Jacob Conference Center (JCC)

Meet the Speaker: Dr. Carl Sheperis
Innovating Counseling and the Helping Professions Through Artificial Intelligence

2:50 - 3:50 PM | 8 Breakout Sessions

JCC: Beyond the Label: Breaking the BPD Stigma
118: Ableism, Disableism, and Becoming an Inclusive Practitioner
149: You are Enough: Strategies for Treating Body Image in BIPOC Youth
209: Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in School Counseling
225: Transforming School Culture and Climate: Empowering School Counselors to be Agents of Change
309: Working with Your Clients Through Conflict & Forgiveness
315: Human Trafficking & Implications for Helping Professions
334: DSU Clinical Mental Health Internship Students Flash Talk

4 - 5 PM | 8 Breakout Sessions

JCC: Peak Potential: Discovering the Best in You
118: Caregiver Strain and People with Cancer
149: The Benefits of Narrative Therapy for Adolescents: Empowering Youth through Storytelling
209: Understanding Suicide Amongst Law Enforcement Officers
225: Stop the Hate: Utilizing Art Therapy & Cinematherapy to Address Bullying in Elementary School Children
309: Problem Identification and Diagnosis: I am Not My Label!
315: Mind/Body Applications for Mental Health
334: Therapeutic Alliance: Within Supervision

Exhibitors – 3rd Floor, Ewing

Continuing Education Information

Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC) & Nationally Certified Counselors (NCC)

Delta State University Counselor Education department, event sponsor, is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider. DSU – Counselor Education is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors to offer continuing education for National Certified Counselors. We adhere to NBCC Continuing Education Guidelines, Provider #4306.
- up to 6 NBCC CEs offered

Social Workers

Social Work contact hours are in the review process by DSU Social Work Department. The Social Work Department of Delta State University, SWCU1202, is an approved provider for continuing education by the Mississippi Board of Examiners and Marriage & Family Therapists.
- up to 6 SW CEs offered
- Attention: The state’s additional fee of $25 for social work certificates is included in your registration fee.

School Counselors & Other School Helping Professionals interested in MDE/Education CEUs

DSU Continuing Education Department is an approved provider for MS Department of Education CEUs. MDE CEUs have been approved.
- up to .6 MDE CEUs offered
- Attention: An additional fee of $15 for school certificates is included in your registration fee.

Please contact your licensing board if you have questions about the type of continuing education offered. If you have any questions about about this conference, please email woodallconference@dlokoko.com.

For those that would like to use a check, money order, or cash for pre-registration, please contact Darla Poole at woodallconference@dlokoko.com. These options are available also! To ensure receipt of check and issuance of an online code to register, mail checks by February 5, 2025.
Make checks out to: DSU – CSI.
Mailing Address: DSU Counselor Ed, Attn: Darla Poole, DSU Box 3142, 1003 W. Sunflower Ave., Cleveland, MS 38733