BC PSCA Annual Conference
Conversations Among Us: Reconnect, Share, Recharge
May 1 – 3, 2024 in person
Gabriola, BC
Join your fellow PSCA members for a three day annual conference focused on connection, learning between and among peers, and an opportunity to rejuvenate in a beautiful, oceanfront location.
Note: The conference will be fully in-person this year, with the exception of the AGM, which will have a virtual option for PSCA members who are not attending the conference. A zoom link and further details regarding the AGM on Thursday May 2 will be sent out closer to the date.
Venue & Accommodation
Conference Location
The Haven Centre for Transformational Learning
240 Davis Rd
Gabriola, BC
VOR 1X1
Recommended Accommodation
The Haven Centre for Transformational Learning
240 Davis Rd
Gabriola, BC
VOR 1X1
Accommodation is booked separately and paid for directly with the Haven via their website (link below) or over the phone.
There will be a hold on rooms at the Haven for PSCA participants until Saturday March 30.
Registration & Pricing
Registration deadline: Sunday April 21, 2024.
Member Pricing: please check if your PSCA membership (Individual or Institutional) is up-to-date before registering. To double check, head to your Account page and click on the Subscriptions tab to see your active registrations. You will need to be logged into your account with an active membership to access member pricing. Membership questions can be directed to membership@bcpsca.com. The 2024 membership year begins April 1, 2024.
Payment: you will be directed to PayPay to complete payment. You will be able to use a credit card and do not have to have a PayPal account to register.
Full Conference Registration
In person for all conference events May 1, 2, 3, 2024
PSCA Member: $300
Non-Member: $390
Single Day Only
Thursday, May 2, 2024
PSCA Member: $150
Non-Member: $200
Schedule
10:00 – 11:00am:
PSCA Executive Members Meeting
11:00am – 1:00pm
Arrive, check in for conference, store bags (Haven check in starts at 4pm)
12:00 – 1:00pm
Lunch
1:30 – 2:30pm
Conference Opening, Elder Welcome, Icebreaker
2:30 – 3:30pm
Sense of Belonging Workshop by Mark Zhang
3:30 – 4:00pm
Break and snacks
4:00 – 5:30pm
Making the Implicit Explicit: Supporting Post-Secondary Students from An
Anti-Racism Informed Lens by Ya-Chun B. Chi and Betty Yeung
5:30 – 6:00pm
Break, check-in to your room at the Haven
6:00 – 7:00pm
Dinner
7:00pm onwards
Hospitality suite, hot tub, etc.
7:00 – 8:00am:
Morning Movement Meditation by Elfi Dillon-Shaw (optional)
8:00 – 9:00am
Breakfast
9:00 – 10:30am
A Weight Neutral Approach to Health and Wellness by Aleigha Russell
10:30 – 10:45am
Break and snacks
10:45am – 12:00pm
PSCA Conversation Cafe
12:00 – 1:30pm
Lunch (food from 12:00 to 1:00)
1:30 – 2:30pm
PSCA AGM
2:30 – 4:00pm
Journey to the Heart of Nature: Post-Secondary Counselling Inside-Out by Art
Phipps and Gemma Armstrong
4:00 – 4:30pm
Break and snacks
4:30 – 5:00pm
Healthy Trades: Fostering Mental Health, Wellness and Respect in Trades Education by Sierra Gale
6:00 – 7:00pm
Dinner
7:00pm onwards
Hospitality suite, hot tub, etc.
8:00 – 9:00am:
Breakfast, check-out from room, store bags
9:00 – 10:00am
Reflective and Restorative Writing Workshop by Marie Abbott
10:00 – 10:15am
Break and snacks
10:15 – 11:45am
Neuroscience and Satir in the Sand Tray (NSST): Using Figurines in the Sand Tray to Invite Students to Externalize Their Internal Worlds by Shyann Vosper and Susan Butland
11:45am – 12:00pm
Ode to PSCA and Conference Closing
12:00 – 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm
Departure
Workshops & Presenters
Sense of Belonging Workshop – Mark Zhang, Thompson Rivers University
Making the Implicit Explicit: Supporting Post-Secondary Students from An Anti-Racism Informed Lens – Ya-Chun B. Chi, University of the Fraser Valley and Betty Yeung, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
A Weight Neutral Approach to Health and Wellness – Aleigha Russell, University of Victoria
PSCA Conversation Cafe: Connect with your colleagues about themes, challenges, best practices in post-secondary counselling – Facilitated by Laura Paetkau, Camosun College
PSCA Annual General Meeting
Journey to the Heart of Nature: Post-Secondary Counselling Inside-Out – Art Phipps and Gemma Armstrong, Vancouver Island University
Healthy Trades: Fostering Mental Health, Wellness and Respect in Trades Education – Sierra Gale, current Masters in Counselling Student at City University and Healthy Students Liaison for the Trades, North Island College
Reflective and Restorative Writing Workshop – Marie Abbott, Camosun College
Neuroscience and Satir in the Sand Tray (NSST): Using Figurines in the Sand Tray to Invite Students to Externalize Their Internal Worlds – Shyann Vosper and Susan Butland, Thompson Rivers University
And more… including an optional morning movement meditation class, hospitality suite, hot tub on the deck, and the Ode to PSCA!