MC Counseling Professional Development

PESI CE Seminars Present: LGBTQ Youth: Clinical Strategies to Support Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Wednesday, May 10, 2017- Towson, MD  Thursday, May 11, 2017- Columbia, MD  Friday, May 12, 2017- Bowie, MD Recently, the LGBTQ community has been in the national spotlight for challenging issues like which bathroom a transgender person should use, increased youth suicide rates, and the Pulse nightclub tragedy. No wonder youth in our communities are scared to be open about who they are. As a clinician, how are you supposed to help an LGBTQ youth when their parents are just not on board? Also as a clinician, do you know what type of treatment techniques to suggest when a transgender youth wants to prolong hitting puberty? These are the types of questions clinicians struggle with. Join expert and author, Deb Coolhart, Ph.D., LMFT as she draws on her nearly 20 years of working with LGBTQ youth. Deb will show you effective clinical strategies for: Coming out Bully

MCDA 2017 Annual Conference  "Bring Joy into Career Development" DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel 5485 Twin Knolls Road Columbia, Maryland 21045 Thursday, April 27: 2:00 pm - 9:00 pm Friday, April 28: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm The annual MCDA conference is  THE  place to be to stay on the cutting edge of your profession, network with colleagues, and earn NBCC-approved CEUs!  In response to your feedback, we've added workshop sessions on Thursday afternoon, followed by a networking reception, dinner and a keynote presentation by Jenn Long. New in 2017  are four sessions specifically designed to help private career development practitioners launch and/or grow their businesses. David Reile, PhD is joined by Barbara Suddarth, PhD to kick off Friday's program as our keynoters. A full day of different workshops and Round Table sessions from which to choose follows. Continental breakfast and lunch are included. For more information, go to: MCDA Conferenc