| Presentation Proposal - NACADA Annual Conference |
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Conference Year:
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2026
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Title:
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Breaking "The Way Things Are": Advising Strategies Rooted in Transformative Theory |
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Lead Presenter:
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Gates Breedlove-Koepke |
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Date:
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December 31, 1969 Time: 6:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
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Abstract:
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Frontline advisors often meet students at pivotal moments when confusion, conflict, or transition raises questions about identity and possibility. This session shows how advisors can turn these moments into opportunities for creative thinking instead of letting students fall back on "safe" choices shaped by habit or institutional pressure. Drawing on Transformative Learning Theory and System Justification Theory, we will explore why students retreat from exploration and how advisors can shift conversations toward curiosity, agency, and self-authorship. Because limiting narratives often reflect inherited or identity-based assumptions, advisors benefit from tools that help students examine what they believe is available to them. Participants will learn a practical three-step coaching model: Recognize, Reframe, Rebuild Possibility. Advisors will leave with specific prompts, conversational strategies, and micro-interventions that help students imagine and pursue new academic futures. |
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Handouts
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Note: Handouts (if offered for this session) are accessible via the conference app. |
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