Our ODU school counseling community turned OUT for VSCA 2025- our state conference located in Hampton. We presented conference sessions, volunteered, and connected with old and new Monarchs. Our current graduate students were busy: attended the Career Cafe, where they networked with hiring school district leaders; presented on a panel “So You Want to Get a PhD?”; and presented at the conference’s first-annual “Smackdown.” In this high energy session, we each presented a quick tool, strategy, or resource- to a ballroom full of practicing school counselors. And had a great time doing it! VSCA- we can’t wait for next year!!
 

VSCA 2025

ODU school counseling students at the Virginia School Counselor Association.

Counseling students, faculty, and alumni at the Virginia School Counselor Association.

The audience gathered for a conference panel session listening to the panelists speak.

 Round tables of attendees gathering for a conference session listening to different speakers.

Dr. Emily Goodman-Scott attending the Virginia School Counselor Association with ODU school counseling students.

Counseling students, faculty, and alumni having a great time at VSCA 2025. School counseling students participated by speaking as panelists in a conference session.

ODU counseling students in front of a Virginia School Counselor Association backdrop.
ODU counseling students, faculty, and alumni in front of a Virginia School Counselor Association Backdrop.
A collage of four images of a conference panel session. The first image is of the audience listening to the speakers and the remaining three images are close up of various panelists speaking
A collage of four images of a conference session in a large room with many round tables of attendees. In each of the four images, a different speaker is standing and giving a brief talk while the room listens.
A collage of four photos in which Dr. Emily Goodman-Scott is posed with ODU school counseling students.
A collage of four photos, three of which are of ODU school counseling students, faculty, or alumni posing for a photo and one of school counseling students speaking as panelists in a conference session.

ODU school counseling students at the Virginia School Counselor Association.

Counseling students, faculty, and alumni at the Virginia School Counselor Association.

The audience gathered for a conference panel session listening to the panelists speak.

 Round tables of attendees gathering for a conference session listening to different speakers.

Dr. Emily Goodman-Scott attending the Virginia School Counselor Association with ODU school counseling students.

Counseling students, faculty, and alumni having a great time at VSCA 2025. School counseling students participated by speaking as panelists in a conference session.