Playing instruments during the Music Matters workshop at the 11th annual Guidance Counselors Conference on March 15 are (from left) Annette Rivera Cintron of PS 151 in Brooklyn; Cameala Comrie, a counselor in training at Brooklyn College; Alison Cochamiro of PS 199 in Queens; and Velarie Radetzky of PS 290 in Manhattan.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew speaks to conference participants about how he struggled as a young teacher — and how, if not for the support of his school’s guidance counselor, he might have left the profession.

Guidance Counselors Chapter Leader Rosemarie Thompson chats with members during a break in the conference.

Dr. Carolyn Stone, a professor of counselor education at the University of North Florida, delivers the conference’s keynote presentation on legal and ethical issues facing the profession.

Attendees pick up games and other materials at the Guidance Group table in the exhibit hall.

Michelle Regis Jones, a counselor in training at PS/IS 66 in Brooklyn, asks a question during a workshop on suicide prevention and intervention.

First-year guidance counselor Sunny Suh of the HS of American Studies at Lehman College in the Bronx chats with Bob Astrowsky, an assistant to the UFT president and the UFT’s liaison to the Guidance Counselors Chapter.

Guidance counselors Seneida Sosa (left) and Crystal Moss of MS 22 in the Bronx show off their super counselor shirts.

Participants listen to Dr. Carolyn Stone in the workshop on the Legal and Ethical Complications of Confidentiality.

Participants listen to welcoming remarks from UFT President Michael Mulgrew, Chapter Leader Rosemarie Thompson and Lois Herrera, the head of the Department of Education’s Office of Safety and Youth Development.