Jeanette B. Spires Professional Presentations

National Association for College Admission Counseling, annual conferences

• 1986-1995:  “A Working Model for Difficult College Counseling Cases” 3 hr. CEU granting workshop (with Jane McClure)
• 1996-97  “Advanced Assessment for College Counseling” 3hr. CEU granting (with Jane McClure)
• 1998: “Test Interpretation for College Admission Staff” 3 hr. CEU granting(with Jane McClure and Jane Webber)
• 2000: “Negotiating Your Way In”, panel member
• 2005: “Developmental Issues in College Counseling,”  3 hr.CEU granting workshop (with Jane McClure and Linda Shapiro)
• 2006: “Counseling Skills for the College Advisor,” 3 hr. CEU granting workshop (with Jane Webber and Linda Shapiro)
• 2007: “Games for College Counseling,” panel member (w/ Jane Webber and others)

Higher Education Consultants Association, annual conference

• 2010; “The Confused Transfer” with Marsha Ray

National Association of School Psychologists, national conferences:

• 1988:  “Focusing Assessment on College Selection”
• 1992:  “Leaving Home:  School Psychologists as Consultants for Post-Secondary Placement”  (CEU granting Skills Workshop with Jane McClure)
• 1995:  “Consultation Skills for Post-Secondary Transition”

VIP Psychologists Group, Elk Grove, Illinois

• 1994: “Boarding Schools and Therapeutic Placements”
• 1995: “Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Neurological Indicators Edition”
• 1997:  “Autism vs. Asperger’s”

Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling

• 1991, 1992  “Counseling the Marginal Student”  Regional Seminars
• 1992 annual conference:  “The Transfer Maze: Mixed Messages”
• 1996 annual conference: “Boarding Schools: A Unique Alternative”
• 1999 annual conference: “Negotiating by Parents…” panel member
• 2004 Regional Seminar, NIU, “Non-traditional Education”
• 2005 annual conference, “Where Have You Gone, Joe Cool?”
• 2007 Regional Seminar:  “Independent Counseling” and “Depression on the College Campus”

Orton Dyslexia Society, Illinois state conference

• 1993:  “The Person, not the Program”
• 1995:  “The Kid Behind the Numbers: College Choices”

Illinois Learning Disabilities Association, state conference

• 1993:  “The Person, not the Program”

Wisconsin Association for College Admission Counseling, state conference

• 1991:  “Non-traditional Approaches in College Counseling”
• 1997:  “Creative Techniques for College Counseling”

Kentucky Association of School and College Admissions Counselors

• 1999:  “What the ACT Really Measures”

The College Board Mid-Atlantic and Southern Region  (with Jane Weber Runte)

• 1999 and 2001: “The Use and Misuse of Test Interpretation in College Admission”

Family Institute of Northwestern University: Summer Enrichment Series

• 1997:  “Educational Placements for Families in Crisis”
• 2004:  “Knowing When Your Client Would Benefit from Out-of-Home Placement”

Association of Educational Therapists

• 2000:  “Residential Placement: Helping Families Make Sound Decisions” (wrote CEU course)
• 2010:  “Helping Families Understand Residential Options”

Small Boarding Schools Association, Massachusetts national conference

• 2004:  “What Do You Know and How Can You Tell It”

Teens-at-Risk, regional presentation, Naperville, IL

• 2010:  “Concerns in Transition from Treatment Programs”