About this Event
We are pleased to announce the upcoming Virginia College Counseling Centers Conference, scheduled to take place on May 15, 2026 at Virginia Commonwealth University.
As advocates for mental health awareness and wellness, we are excited to bring together practitioners from the various Virginia Universities and Colleges to share insights, experiences, and innovative approaches in the field of mental health.
Agenda
🕑: 08:15 AM - 09:00 AM
Breakfast
🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Holding the Frame While Honoring Neurodiversity
Info: Holding the Frame While Honoring Neurodiversity: Neuro-Affirming
Practice in Interpersonal Process Group
SGA Senate Chambers (1st Floor)
🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Meeting Students Where They Are
Info: Meeting Students Where They Are: Reimagining Campus Mental Health Through an
Embedded Residential Counseling Model
Virginia Rooms A-B (2nd Floor)
🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Cultural Competency When Working with Student Athletes
Info: Cultural Competency When Working with Student Athletes Virginia Rooms C-D (2nd Floor)
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Developing an ADHD Psychological Testing Service in a UCS
Info: Developing an ADHD Psychological Testing Service in a University Counseling Center
Virginia Rooms C-D (2nd Floor)
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Building a Grief-Sensitive Campus
Info: Building a Grief-Sensitive Campus: Developing a Culturally Conscious Bereavement
Services Program at Hampton University
Virginia Rooms A-B (2nd Floor)
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Training Without Burning Out
Info: Training Without Burning Out: Supervisory Practices that Support Trainee Wellness,
Risk Management, and Fair Evaluation
SGA Senate Chambers (1st Floor)
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch & Round Table Discussions
Info: Lunch & Round Table Discussions
Commonwealth Ballroom
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Elevate the Everyday! Create a Well-Being Committee for Your Team
Info: Elevate the Everyday! Create a Well-Being Committee for Your Team
SGA Senate Chambers (1st Floor)
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Collective Care for Stress and Trauma
Info: Collective Care for Stress and Trauma: Virginia Tech’s Implementation of the
Community Resiliency Model to Heal Ourselves and Our Campus
Virginia Rooms C-D (2nd Floor)
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
The Complexity Embedded in the Fear of Failure Among Black College Students
Info: The Complexity Embedded in the Fear of Failure Among Black College Students,
Workshop/Presentation, Clinical Staff (including trainees/interns)
Virginia Rooms A-B (2nd Floor)
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Refreshment Break
Info: Refreshment Break
Commonwealth Ballroom
🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:30 PM
“I Did My Research”
Info: “I Did My Research”: Social Media Authority, Misinformation, and
Power Struggles in College Counseling
Virginia Rooms C-D (2nd Floor)
🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:30 PM
Treating Black Women with Eating Disorders
Info: Treating Black Women with Eating Disorders
SGA Senate Chambers (1st Floor)
🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:30 PM
The Connection Hub
Info: The Connection Hub: Exploration of a Transition Program That Supports the
Mental Health of First-Generation College Students
Virginia Rooms A-B (2nd Floor)
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Avenue, Richmond, United States
USD 85.00 to USD 110.00
