The Florida School Counselor Association is grateful for the support of these Sponsors of
the FSCA Annual Convention!

Universal Technical Institute
Educational Representative
tshull@uticorp.com
602.885.7067
www.uti.edu 

UTI is a nationally accredited, post-secondary, educational institution that trains professionals to assume rewarding careers in the transportation industry. We partner with leading industry manufacturers, such as BMW, Toyota, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Harley-Davidson, Porsche, and many more. Each year, we place over 90% of our graduates in the transportation industry. In the last 25 years, Universal Technical Institute has changed the lives of over 100,000 graduates from 10 campuses nation-wide.

Nova Southeastern University
Carlos Perez
perez@nova.edu
954.262.5702
www.nova.edu

Located on a beautiful 300-acre campus in Fort Lauderdale, NSU is the 6th largest independent institution in the nation. The Center of Psychological Studies offers programs in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville. The center offers two APA-accredited doctoral programs in clinical psychology and master’s degree programs in the area of counseling (online), mental health counseling, school counseling, clinical psychopharmacology, and a specialist (Psy.S.) program in school psychology. Most programs accommodate the working professional. For more information, call 1-800-541-6682, ext.27563 or 954-262-7563, email gradschool@nova.edu, or visit www.cps.nova.edu.

The Salon Professional Academy
Sherry Haimbaugh
President
sherry@tspainverness.com
352.302.6972
www.tspainverness.com

The Academy trains for the top salons and spas to ensure students’ success after school. The Academy makes the privately held salon a primary target for placement after graduation, and has many successful spa salon and hair studio owners who serve on our advisory board and recruit from our school. The Academy has contacts for placement with more than 700 KRS salons and 7,000 Redken Club 5th Avenue salons in 50 states. The Academy has sister schools in 19 states. The original located in Iowa has a 30-year history of training excellence.

FSCA Requests That You to Take a Moment to Introduce Yourself to Each of These Wonderful Exhibitors:

ACT, Inc.
Ginger Green
Consultant, Assessment Services
ginger.green@act.org
850.878.2729
www.act.org

ACT, Inc. is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides more than a hundred assessment, research, information, and program management services in the broad areas of education and workforce development. Each year, we serve millions of people in elementary and secondary schools, colleges, universities, professional associations, businesses, and government agencies, both nationally and internationally. ACT has offices across the United States and throughout the world. Though designed to meet a wide array of needs, all ACT programs and services have one guiding purpose: helping people achieve education and workplace success.

Army ROTC
Bob Quint
Lieutenant Colonel
rquint@aa.ufl.edu
352.392.1395 x 216

Army ROTC is an elective curriculum taken along with required college classes. It provides students the tools, training and experiences to help them succeed in any environment. Students have normal college experiences like everyone else on campus, but when they graduate they are officers in the Army. Army ROTC is one of the Nation's top leadership programs. Students can:
* Get help with college tuition with an Army ROTC scholarship
* Gain experience not found anywhere else
* Gain the respect of peers and future employers
* Train to become a leader and manager

ASVAB Career Exploration Program
Dan Correll, LPC
Program Manager
daniel.w.correll@mepcom.army.mil
813-932-0079 x 1303

ASVAB’s New Career Exploration Program. Here’s a cost-free, comprehensive career exploration and planning program that presents a full-spectrum of career opportunities to high school students, regardless of their gender, ethnicity, or ability level. The new Career Exploration program empowers students to explore the world of work, matching their aptitudes and interests to career decisions.

Bridges Transitions
Regional Manager
phemphill@bridges.com
865-966-9815
www.bridges.com 

Bridges Transitions is a leading provider of powerful online career planning solutions, assessments and college entrance exam preparation resources, addressing needs of K-12 students. Bridges has 25+ years of expertise delivering innovation and leadership in education and career planning products – ensuring our clients receive the finest products with an exemplary level of service.

Challenge Software
Brad Chapin
Owner of Challenge Software
brad.chapin@cpschallenge.com
www.cpschallenge.com 

This unique tool is an interactive web-based program designed to be used with 8-13 year-olds who struggle with self-regulation, behavior problems, and social skills. The program is based on fundamental Cognitive-Behavioral principles. It uses common everyday scenarios combined with games to illustrate the relationship between thoughts and emotional/behavioral consequences. The goals of the program are to engage children quickly and to increase emotion regulation and responsibility for emotional responses by empowering children and teaching them how to identify and challenge unhealthy thinking on their own. The program utilizes pre and post-assessment data to show outcomes.

FACTS.org
Melissa Benson
Field Training Coordinator
Melissa.Benson@fldoe.org
813.974.3175
www.FACTS.org

FACTS.org is Florida’s official student advising Web site brought to you by the Florida Department of Education. Middle school and High School students use the site to create an electronic Personal Education Plan (ePEP) for high school and explore endless career possibilities. High School students can research and apply online to Florida colleges, universities and vocational programs and even locate options to pay for college including Florida’s Bright Futures Scholarships. FACTS.org is an amazing resource of information for all students, parents, and guidance counselors working to help each student plan for individual success!

Florida Department of Education
Zelda Rogers
Program Director
zelda.rogers@fldoe.org
800-342-9271
www.fldoe.org 

See us about Florida's Career Information Delivery System that includes Florida CHOICES and K-12 career planning programs and materials. Get information about the middle school career course and pick-up a copy of the DOE Products Catalog.

Florida National Guard
Education Liaison
david.f.sparks@us.army.mil
904-708-2313
www.1-800-go-guard.com

The Florida Army National Guard provides young men and women the opportunity to serve not only their country, but their community as well in time of crises. We pay 100% of their college tuition to any public college in the state. We also offer the G.I. Bill to help offset books, or dorm room expenses. We offer a wide range of career fields from which young men and women may choose.

National Center for Youth Issues
Todd Wood
Director of Outreach
Twood@ncyi.org
(423) 899-5714

The National Center for Youth Issues is a leading provider of supplemental guidance resources. The Center offers materials that address bullying prevention, relational aggression, conflict resolution, substance abuse, character education, testing, self mutilation, grief, and other issues that address the social and emotional well-being of children. More than 30,000 schools nationwide use the Center’s resources.

Rising Star Education
Jack Currier
Director of Sales and Marketing
jack@risingstareducation.com
888-900-4090
www.risingstareducation.com

Home to Auto-B-Good, Rising Star Education offers character building and educational videos and books for your school. Auto-B-Good, winner of 5 Emmy® Awards, is a 3-D animated character development series that will captivate, entertain, and educate students. Stop by our booth and receive a FREE DVD.

The Salon Professional Academy
Sherry Haimbaugh
President
sherry@tspainverness.com
352.302.6972.
www.tspainverness.com 

The Academy trains for the top salons and spas to ensure students’ success after school. The Academy makes the privately held salon a primary target for placement after graduation, and has many successful spa salon and hair studio owners who serve on our advisory board and recruit from our school. The Academy has contacts for placement with more than 700 KRS salons and 7,000 Redken Club 5th Avenue salons in 50 states. The Academy has sister schools in 19 states. The original located in Iowa has a 30-year history of training excellence.

Sweat Monkey
Scott Fore
Scott@TreeTopllc.com
863-860-0900
www.SweatMonkey.org 

SweatMonkey®, a revolutionary web-based resource for engaging students in their communities and careers, has announced publication of a dramatically expanded web site, www.sweatmonkey.org. Originally introduced in 2006 as the product of a high school student's quest to find and evaluate volunteer opportunities so he could serve to satisfy a graduation requirement, SweatMonkey® has grown to become a web2.0 community around all students enabling them to become engaged with all facets of an ever-changing world and make informed decisions affecting their lives and the communities where they reside.

YouthLight, Inc.
Deedra Voelker
Marketing Director
dvoelker@youthlightbooks.com
800-209-9774
www.youthlightbooks.com 

Youthlight is an educational support company dedicated to providing counselors, educators and other professionals with useful materials to help maximize their effectiveness with youth. YouthLight provides exciting books, games and other products relating to topics such as Relational Aggression, Anger Management, Grief & Loss, Character Education, Mentoring, Social Skills, Magic Counseling Tools and many, many more!

Why Try
Christian Moore
866 949 8791
christian@whytry.org
www.whytry.org 

WhyTry teaches critical social and emotional principals to youth (K-12) using a series of ten pictures (visual analogies) which each teach a principal, such as resisting peer-pressure, or that decisions have consequences. The visual components are then reinforced by music and physical activities. The major learning styles—visual, auditory, and body-kinesthetic—are all addressed. The WhyTry Program is now in use in over 5,000 schools, mental health facilities, and correctional facilities in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK. It has now been demonstrated in a variety of research settings to reduce truancy, improve academic success, and increase graduation rates.

Please Read the Material Provided to You From Each of These Firms Supporting the FSCA Convention:

Channing Bete Company
Steve Livesay
Account Executive
slivesay@channing-bete.com
1-954-483-3339
www.channing-bete.com 

Channing Bete Company is a leader in providing research-based and easy-to-use print and electronic education resources that are reassuring and informative for students, parents and school staff and that help maximize a child's chance of school success. For over half a century, we've helped schools foster communities that support parental involvement, academic achievement and social, emotional and personal development

Independent Colleges & Universities of Florida
Jennifer Mock
Communication Specialist
jmock@icuf.org
850-681-3188
www.icuf.org 

The Independent Colleges & Universities of Florida (ICUF) is a diverse association of 28 private, not-for-profit, educational institutions all based in Florida and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools (SACS). We serve more than 120,000 students at over 180 sites around Florida. We offer programs at the main campuses, at satellite sites in communities and at community colleges.