MC Counseling Professional Development

Innovations in Counseling: Working With Minority Populations As part of its series “Innovations in Counseling: Working With Minority Populations,” the NBCC Foundation invites you to a no-cost * webinar Thursday, September  26, 2013, 2 p.m.–3 p.m. Eastern Time/ 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Central Time/ 12 p.m.-1 p.m. Mountain Time/11 a.m.-12 p.m. Pacific Time . This training is funded by the NBCC Minority Fellowship Program grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Session 2- — From Shaming to Sharing: Using Personal Privilege to Promote Cultural Empowerment and Advocacy. Presented by Dr. Michael Kocet of Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, this session will: Explore various forms of cultural privilege.  Identify the power dynamics of cultural privilege. Address emotional reactions to the power play of cultural privilege such as denial, anger, hostility, guilt, resistance, etc. Identify ways

Effectively Implement the New DSM-5® in Your Practice Wednesday, October 30, 2013 in GREENBELT, MD Speaker: LINDA L BARCLAY, PH.D., LPCC-S, LICDC, NCC Early Registration: $189.99 Traumatic Attachment and Affect Dysregulation with Janina Fisher, Ph.D. Monday, November 04, 2013 in ELLICOTT CITY, MD Speaker: JANINA FISHER, PHD Early Registration: $189.99 ** Early Registration Prices Available Until 10/15/2013 ** Smart But Scattered: Executive Dysfunction at Home and at School Tuesday, November 05, 2013 in TOWSON, MD Speaker: RICHARD GUARE, PH.D., D-BCBA Early Registration: $189.99 ** Early Registration Prices Available Until 10/16/2013 ** Visual Processing Therapy: Strategies for Helping Children with Learning Disabilities, Sensory Processing Disorder, ADHD, Autism and Acquired Brain Injury Wednesday, November 06, 2013 in TOWSON, MD Speaker: DR. RICK J. MORRIS, O.D., P.A. Early Registration: $189.99 ** Early Registration Prices Available Until 10/17/2013 **