This seminar series is a year-long extension of NACAC’s Guiding the Way to Inclusion, DEI-focused conference and furthers NACAC’s mission to support counseling professionals in their work to make a postsecondary education accessible to an ever-changing, diverse body of students.
The basics:
- Intended audience: Secondary counseling and postsecondary admission professionals looking to expand their knowledge in issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in college admission counseling.
- Format: Live (via Zoom) and/or on-demand.
- If you register for a seminar BEFORE it is held, you may join and participate in the live seminar held via Zoom.
- If you register for a seminar AFTER it is held, you may watch the seminar recording on-demand.
- All seminar registrations include access to the seminar recording and any shared resources for six months.
- Cost: $50-$125 per seminar.
- Cost is dependent on NACAC membership status.
- A 20 percent discount is available for offices of four or more participants registering for the same course.
- Estimated completion time: 90 minutes per seminar.
- Participants have six months to access and complete the seminar(s) in NACAC Learn.
- Upon completion: A completion certificate for each seminar.
Seminar descriptions and registration:
Each seminar in this series covers a timely topic that directly impacts the work of secondary and postsecondary college admission counseling professionals. In addition, you will also gain access to helpful resources that you can use immediately in your daily work.
A major Supreme Court decision, a rise in Asian hate and violence, COVID-19 stress, and racial trauma: These have all contributed to the mental health challenges faced by young people today, especially those who are marginalized. Rather than ignore these trends, let’s ensure that we take care of the basics and address the mental health crisis of the often unseen and underserved Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander adolescents. Even when AAPI students look like they are doing well academically, they can mask underlying issues of anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. This session will explore specific mental health stressors, review compelling data, and offer practical resources and actionable tools that secondary schools, CBOs, and colleges can use to better support and advocate for the mental health of AAPI students. In addition, this session will address the particular needs of AAPI LGBTQ+ youth, including suicidal ideation and risk of suicide. There’s important work each of us can do to improve the mental health of AAPI and marginalized teens, and this seminar will help equip participants for that work.
Alyson Tom has worked in education for over 20 years. She is the Director of College Counseling & Academic Advising at Pinewood School (CA). Previously, she was the Associate Director of College Counseling at Castilleja School (CA), a College Counselor at Episcopal High School (TX), and a Senior Assistant Director of Admission at Rice University. She is Co-Leader of the NACAC Asian American & Pacific Islander SIG and has served as faculty at NACAC Guiding the Way to Inclusion. Alyson often presents on topics focused on equity, inclusion, and support for marginalized students. In recognition of her contributions to DEI initiatives beyond the institutional level, Alyson was honored as the 2023 recipient of the DEIB Champion Award by the Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools.
Brandon Mack is the founder/owner of B.Mack Strategies, LLC, a consulting firm dedicated to unapologetic equity in college admissions, equity/inclusion/diversity training & education, and dialogue/meeting facilitation services. He is also the Director of College Programs at To The Top Education Group. He has been in the field of higher education for the past 15 years. He was an Associate Director of Admission at Rice University where he headed up international recruitment and chaired admission committees. He was the Interim Director of Operations for the International Association for College Admission Counseling. He is currently in his second year as a faculty lead for the NACAC Guiding the Way to Inclusion conference and he was a faculty member of NACAC’s Anti-Racism Institute.
PLEASE NOTE: All requests to switch cohorts, extend course access (by one month) or changes to course registrations will be subject to a $50 processing fee per person/per course. No refunds will be processed.
Cost:
Price to attend an upcoming seminar or access it on-demand:
- $50 for NACAC Title I/public school members*
- $75 for NACAC members*
- $125 for nonmembers
A 20 percent discount is available for offices of four or more participants registering for the same course.
*Unsure if you are a NACAC member? You may be eligible through your school or organization’s membership. Contact customer service for more information.
Questions?
For questions about this course, please email customerservice@nacacnet.org.
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5242. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NACAC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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