Events
- Annual Convention
- Great Teaching Round-up
- Leading from the middle
- fall conference for faculty leaders
- The Texas Network
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Events: 2012 Counseling and Student Personnel Services Schedule
Counseling and Student Personnel Services Summary
Friday, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
"Staying Alive! Staying Alive! Tips on Staying Healthy and Fit as an Aging Educator"
Speaker: Alberto Cordova, Director of the Motor Development Laboratory, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Saturday, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
"Student Behavior in the Classroom: Normal or Crossing the Line?"
Speaker: Becky Hauri. ADA Counselor, Houston Community College–Southwest
Friday, March 2nd, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
"Staying Alive! Staying Alive! Tips on Staying Healthy and Fit as an Aging Educator"
Speaker: Alberto Cordova, Director of the Motor Development Laboratory, The University of Texas at San Antonio
As we age our body changes because of biological and environmental factors. This presentation will enlighten us as to what we are to expect concerning these various changes such as life expectancy, physical changes, and regression of movement, balance and flexibility and how certain exercises and movement patterns can slow the aging process. There is a definite association between lack of exercise and cognitive decline. Let’s discover how we can age gracefully and use the knowledge and research that has been developed over the years to keep us ageless in the Golden Years!
Biography:
Alberto Cordova received his BS in Exercise and Sport Studies from Tarleton State University, and his MS and PhD in Kinesiology/Motor Neuroscience from Texas A&M University. Dr. Cordova's primary research interest is in exploring the cognitive level of action processing in children. His work aims to explore the preception and action dynamics inolved in action processing. Dr. Cordova's goal is to gain insight into the developmental nature of visual representation in planning reaching movements.
Saturday, March 3rd, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
"Student Behavior in the Classroom: Normal or Crossing the Line?"
Speaker: Becky Hauri. ADA Counselor, Houston Community College–Southwest
With the increased violence on campus, many faculty members are appropriately concerned about disruptive behavior in the classroom. Ninety-two percent of the counseling centers across the nation report an increase in serious student mental health issues. Currently in Houston the number of psychiatric diagnoses is twice the national average (Houston Chronicle). Texas still ranks last in per capita funding for people with mental illness according to a report by the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI). When classrooms absorb these disturbed students, their acting out presents in the classroom. This presentation will help faculty members to identify abnormal student behavior, to set classroom boundaries, and to take action when confronted with an angry or troubled student who is acting out. If you have ever had a student in your classroom whose behavior was inappropriate, distracting or disturbing, this presentation is for you.
Biography:
Becky Hauri, a licensed psychologist, has been a Disability Support Services Counselor with Houston Community College since 1996. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Houston in Counseling Psychology and both a M.A. in Counseling Psychology and B.A. in Education from Western Michigan University. Dr. Hauri’s interest areas include relaxation/meditation and solution focused therapy, which she uses daily in facilitating student accommodation needs. She has been as counselor as well as a professor at HCC. She co-created Crisis Invention modules to train counselors and staff throughout the HCC system. She counseled Hurricane Katrina victims as a Red Cross volunteer. Dr.Hauri has presented programs on Crisis Debriefing at local, state, national and international conferences. She is well versed in the Americans with Disabilities Act as it applies to campus operations. Her varied experiences include working with psychiatric disorders as well as substance abuse issues. With such a diversified background, Dr.Hauri serves the college well in dealing with disruptive classroom behaviors and diffusing potential legal issues.
Counseling and Student Personnel Services Section Chair:
Marge Lapham, Houston Community College–Northwest