Students in our program are very active at professional conferences. Students are regularly involved in the Washington Mental Health Counseling Association, the Washington School Counselor Association, the Western Psychological Association, and the American Counseling Association (ACA). For example, at the 2009 ACA conference, faculty and students made the following presentations:

• Needs Assessment of Rural Prenatal and Postpartum Mental
  Health Services: Results of a Service Provider Survey
  Jennifer Cates, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
• Low-income and Latina/o High School Seniors: Where Are
  They Headed Next Year and Why?
  Jennifer Cates, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
• Ethics for Religious Leaders Who Counsel
  Robyn Brammer, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
• The Mediating Effect of Spiritual Well-being on the
  Relationship between Intolerance of Uncertainty and
  Trait Anxiety
  Kathryn Suzanne Rau, Central Washington University, Ellensburg,
  WA, Robyn Brammer
• Factors that Influence College Readiness and Expectations
  among Rural, Low Income High School Seniors
  Scott Schaefle, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
• Incorporating Contemporary Issues into School
  Counseling Classes
  Scott Schaefle, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
• Needs Assessment of Rural Prenatal and Postpartum
  Mental Health Services: Results of a Consumer Survey
  Amara Zee, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
• Internal Restlessness, Sensation Seeking Behavior,
  Stimulant Use and Misuse, and Psychological Distress in
  College Students
  Liane Pereira, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA

Want to see some conference pictures? Here they are!