School Counselors Conference 2023
Hundreds of school counselors gathered at UFT headquarters on March 11 for their chapter’s 19th annual conference. Excited to be gathered fully in-person, they heard from UFT representatives and speakers in their field, had warm reunions and networked with colleagues.

Workshops, speakers, exhibitors and networking add up to a successful event.

Chapter Leader Rosemarie Thompson shares a hug with one of her members during a workshop.

Conference attendees laugh and applaud during UFT President Michael Mulgrew’s remarks.

Tables full of high school counselors engage in one of the day’s panel sessions.

Displaying a citation from Mayor Eric Adams in honor of the city’s counselors are (from left) UFT President Michael Mulgrew, Chapter Leader Rosemarie Thompson and City Council Member Rita Joseph.

Joining the morning meditation exercise are (from left) Heather Kean, a teacher at MS 50 in Brooklyn; graduate student Syl Inocent; and Jessica DeSanto, a school counselor at Franklin D. Roosevelt HS in Brooklyn.

Chapter members get materials from Carmine Russo (right) of The Guidance Group, a frequent conference sponsor, during the Exhibitors Fair.

Keynote Speaker ebony A. Innis of IncludeNYC, a nonprofit that serves young people with disabilities, addresses the crowd.

School counselor Lourdes Docteur-Bailey (right) of the Brooklyn Brownstone School picks up some materials to take back to her classroom from Puzzles for Us employee Jasmine Morris.

Latisha Alston, a school counselor at PS 48 in Queens, says it all with her shirt: “Girl you got this.”

Workshops, speakers, exhibitors and networking add up to a successful event.

Chapter Leader Rosemarie Thompson shares a hug with one of her members during a workshop.

Conference attendees laugh and applaud during UFT President Michael Mulgrew’s remarks.

Tables full of high school counselors engage in one of the day’s panel sessions.

Displaying a citation from Mayor Eric Adams in honor of the city’s counselors are (from left) UFT President Michael Mulgrew, Chapter Leader Rosemarie Thompson and City Council Member Rita Joseph.

Joining the morning meditation exercise are (from left) Heather Kean, a teacher at MS 50 in Brooklyn; graduate student Syl Inocent; and Jessica DeSanto, a school counselor at Franklin D. Roosevelt HS in Brooklyn.

Chapter members get materials from Carmine Russo (right) of The Guidance Group, a frequent conference sponsor, during the Exhibitors Fair.

Keynote Speaker ebony A. Innis of IncludeNYC, a nonprofit that serves young people with disabilities, addresses the crowd.

School counselor Lourdes Docteur-Bailey (right) of the Brooklyn Brownstone School picks up some materials to take back to her classroom from Puzzles for Us employee Jasmine Morris.

Latisha Alston, a school counselor at PS 48 in Queens, says it all with her shirt: “Girl you got this.”

Workshops, speakers, exhibitors and networking add up to a successful event.
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Chapter members get materials from Carmine Russo (right) of The Guidance Group, a frequent conference sponsor, during the Exhibitors Fair.

Keynote Speaker ebony A. Innis of IncludeNYC, a nonprofit that serves young people with disabilities, addresses the crowd.

School counselor Lourdes Docteur-Bailey (right) of the Brooklyn Brownstone School picks up some materials to take back to her classroom from Puzzles for Us employee Jasmine Morris.

Latisha Alston, a school counselor at PS 48 in Queens, says it all with her shirt: “Girl you got this.”

Workshops, speakers, exhibitors and networking add up to a successful event.

Chapter Leader Rosemarie Thompson shares a hug with one of her members during a workshop.

Conference attendees laugh and applaud during UFT President Michael Mulgrew’s remarks.

Tables full of high school counselors engage in one of the day’s panel sessions.

Displaying a citation from Mayor Eric Adams in honor of the city’s counselors are (from left) UFT President Michael Mulgrew, Chapter Leader Rosemarie Thompson and City Council Member Rita Joseph.

Joining the morning meditation exercise are (from left) Heather Kean, a teacher at MS 50 in Brooklyn; graduate student Syl Inocent; and Jessica DeSanto, a school counselor at Franklin D. Roosevelt HS in Brooklyn.

Chapter members get materials from Carmine Russo (right) of The Guidance Group, a frequent conference sponsor, during the Exhibitors Fair.

Keynote Speaker ebony A. Innis of IncludeNYC, a nonprofit that serves young people with disabilities, addresses the crowd.

School counselor Lourdes Docteur-Bailey (right) of the Brooklyn Brownstone School picks up some materials to take back to her classroom from Puzzles for Us employee Jasmine Morris.

Latisha Alston, a school counselor at PS 48 in Queens, says it all with her shirt: “Girl you got this.”

Workshops, speakers, exhibitors and networking add up to a successful event.

Chapter Leader Rosemarie Thompson shares a hug with one of her members during a workshop.

Conference attendees laugh and applaud during UFT President Michael Mulgrew’s remarks.

Tables full of high school counselors engage in one of the day’s panel sessions.

Displaying a citation from Mayor Eric Adams in honor of the city’s counselors are (from left) UFT President Michael Mulgrew, Chapter Leader Rosemarie Thompson and City Council Member Rita Joseph.

Joining the morning meditation exercise are (from left) Heather Kean, a teacher at MS 50 in Brooklyn; graduate student Syl Inocent; and Jessica DeSanto, a school counselor at Franklin D. Roosevelt HS in Brooklyn.

Chapter members get materials from Carmine Russo (right) of The Guidance Group, a frequent conference sponsor, during the Exhibitors Fair.

Keynote Speaker ebony A. Innis of IncludeNYC, a nonprofit that serves young people with disabilities, addresses the crowd.

School counselor Lourdes Docteur-Bailey (right) of the Brooklyn Brownstone School picks up some materials to take back to her classroom from Puzzles for Us employee Jasmine Morris.

Latisha Alston, a school counselor at PS 48 in Queens, says it all with her shirt: “Girl you got this.”

Workshops, speakers, exhibitors and networking add up to a successful event.