Students and Faculty attend ACA Conference in Hawaii

UF students and faculty made the long journey to Honolulu, Hawaii to participate in the 2014 American Counseling Association (ACA) annual conference. Five students and two faculty presented at the conference, an outstanding achievement due to only 16% of submitted proposals being accepted for presentations. Students who presented at the conference included Rachel Henesy, Nadine Isaac, Emi Lenes, Melanie Varney, and Jillian Vella. Emi presented a research study that she recently completed on sexuality and mental health. Melanie, Rachel, Nadine, and Jillian presented on steps counselor educators can take to promote research with African American clients. Additionally, Rachel and Melanie both presented presentations on their theses topics. Nadine also revealed her talent through her singing performance at the ACA 2nd annual talent show and received a standing ovation for her tribute to counselors who work with children.