I recently received confirmation that I will be speaking at the Kentucky School Counselors Association conference in Lexington, KY, on Feb 23, 2017. The topic of my presentation will be “Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse – Role of a School Counselor”. I am looking forward to this opportunity to speak to another group of school counselors on this topic, which is based on my second book.
This is an important topic for school counselors and I look for every opportunity I can get to speak at conferences like this. I am glad to see that more and more school counselor organizations are coming to the realization that this is an important topic and that school counselors can learn something from these presentations. The last presentation I had made in front of school counselors was in November 2016 at the West Virginia Counseling Association conference in Daniels, WV. It was very well attended and there were a lot of interesting and engaging conversations.
As always, I strongly believe that almost everyone in our society has a responsibility when it comes to prevention of child sexual abuse. Children can use all the help they can get. We all need to keep our eyes and ears open to look for opportunities to help. It’s even more important for folks who are in contact with children on a daily basis. That is why presentations like this are critical for professionals such as school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, teachers and others who come in contact with children on a regular basis.