Laura Keppis, a guidance counselor at PS 57 in Manhattan, does the calm down dance in the Using Second Step to Guide Social and Emotional Learning for Students workshop.

School counselors peruse educational materials at the vendor fair during the annual UFT Guidance Counselors Conference — titled School Counselors: A Guiding Light for Students — at UFT headquarters on March 12.

UFT Guidance Counselors Chapter Leader Rosemarie Thompson welcomes participants to the conference.

Guidance counselor Mildred Velasquez of the District 79 Referral Center listens during the breakfast welcome.

Chapter Leader Rosemarie Thompson (second from left) with guidance counselors (seated, from left) Monica Sampedro, Norma Feriz-Gordon and Shannon Tyler-Garces, and (standing, from left) Tania Alvarez and Cristaly Vascones.

Participants look amused during the workshop on The Art of Effective Communications for Guidance Professionals: Creating Win-Win Dynamics.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew thanks the participants for their contributions to fostering students’ social and emotional growth.

Prof. Carolyn Stone delivers the keynote address on ethical and legal issues facing counselors during the conference.

Prof. Terence Houlihan presents a workshop on the teenage brain during The Developing Adolescent: Implications for School Counselors session.

Kyri Kipriadis (standing), a guidance counselor and yoga instructor in Brooklyn, leads participants through a mindfulness exercise and shares tips and techniques during her workshop on Integrating Yoga and Mindfulness into Counseling Sessions.

Norbert Davidson (standing) presents information during Overview of Youth Gang-Related Activities workshop.

Joanna Ventura, a guidance counselor at PS 92 in Queens, is very focused during the workshop on Exploring the ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors Standards.

Chapter Leader Oliver Prince Jr. from Multicultural HS in Brooklyn stretches in his seat during the Healthy Coping Skills workshop.

Participants in The Developing Adolescent: Implications for School Counselors workshop.