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D.R.I.V.E. Symposium Registration and Agenda

Below please find the schedule for the D.R.I.V.E. Symposium. Please use the link below to register for the event.  Individual meeting links can be found under each session. 

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Opening Session: 9:00am - 9:45am

Keynote Address

Welcome to 2025 D.R.I.V.E. Symposium 

Session 1: 10:00am - 10:50am

Program Options

Program Title

Presenter

Session 1A

In Their Own Words: Client Perspectives on Therapist Political Attunement 

Session 1B

Incorporating Culturally Competent Care into Mental Health Care with Indigenous People: A Bridge of Culture and Wellness

Courtney Laroque

Session 1C

Counseling Advocacy and Interventions for Pre-pubescent Trans Youth

Tiffany Jensen

Session 2: 11:00am - 11:50am

Program Options

Program Title

Presenter

Session 2A

Subject to policy changes: Training future advocates and supporting our clients

Session 2B

Advocacy, Awareness, and Cultural Identity of the Elderly Population

Jill Balesteros-Bowman

Session 2C

Providing Culturally Responsive Suicide Counseling Care for Clients of Color

Gideon Litherland

Lunch Break 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Session 3: 1:00pm - 1:50pm

Session 3A

Dismantling White Privilege: An Examination of Obstacles to Race-Related Discussions

Session  3B

Sexual Health in Counseling: Does Comfort Predict Counselor Competency?

Katherine Boldt, LPC & Elon Slutsky, LPC

Session 3C

Tailor-Making Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Group Programs for a Global Citizenry

Daniel Brandys

Session 4: 2:00pm - 2:50pm

Program Options

Program Title

Presenter

Session 4A

Supervising the Sojourner: A guided journey with all selves

Matin Firas, Michelle Lin, Alisa Wang, Qianyi Cai, and Fanzhou Yu-Lewis

Session 4C

Baldwinism and the Installation of Hope 

Justin Cabrera

Closing Session: 2:500pm - 3:00pm