Calendar of Events

LPCANC Current Meetings & Events

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Please contact your LPCANC Office at 919.414.4817 should you need assistance.

Click here for a registration form which may be e-mailed to lpcanc@bluestarservices.net or faxed to 919.278.2647


Saturday, May 12	(Region 2) The Role of Mind, Body, and Spirit in Treating Chronic Illness and Disability 10:00 am - 11:00 am LeChris Health Systems, 1405 S Glenburnie Rd # A, New Bern, NC 28562-2603 1 hour Lunch: On your own after meeting Cost: Free to members, $10 for non-members Presenter Dr. Mark Stebnicki Program Description Achieving optimal mental, emotional, social, interpersonal, and physical well-being for individuals that have experienced chronic health conditions, life-threatening illnesses, and extraordinary stressful and traumatic events requires integrative approaches that cultivate resiliency of the mind, body, and spirit. Besides traditional psychotherapeutic approaches, many individuals with anxiety, depression, substance abuse, trauma, and stress-related conditions have transformed their lives using the therapeutic approaches of deep cleansing breathe work, relaxation, meditation, and visualization. The presenter will demonstrate these techniques, and provide guidelines for its use. Participants will also experience some of these approaches for use in psychotherapeutic settings. Participant Objectives Achieving optimal mental, emotional, social, interpersonal, and physical well-being for individuals that have experienced chronic health conditions, life-threatening illnesses, and extraordinary stressful and traumatic events requires integrative approaches that cultivate resiliency of the mind, body, and spirits. RSVP Please contact Maggie Minsk, by email (margaretannminsk@yahoo.com) or 252-288-2724 by Wednesday May 9th, 2012, to ask questions or confirm attendance. Please consider bringing a non-member LPC to hear about our association! All LPCs and counseling students are welcome to join us. Our regional meetings are a great way to stay connected with your professional association, network with other LPCs in your region, and earn a contact hour toward your CEU's!

Friday, May 18	(Region 3) Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Total Wine and More, 4421 Six Forks Road Suite 111, Raleigh NC 27609 1.5 hours Lunch: On your own after meeting or bring a bag lunch Cost: Free to members, $10 for non-members Presenter Gary Peterson MD (Psychiatrist) Program Description This program introduces the participant to the short history of EMDR, describes the basic procedure and explains how there has been a meteoric rise in the popularity and proven efficaciousness of this novel psychotherapy. Participant Objectives Participants will be introduced to EMDR. RSVP Susan Intemann by email spintemannlpc@gmail.com or phone 919-271-4412. Please consider bringing a non-member LPC to hear about our association! All LPCs and counseling students are welcome to join us. Our regional meetings are a great way to stay connected with your professional association, network with other LPCs in your region, and earn a contact hour toward your CEU's!

Friday, June 15	(Region 3) Fundamentals of Emotion-Focused Therapy with Couples 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (presentation 12:30 - 1:30) Sagebrush, 566 Arbor Hill Rd, Kernersville, NC 27284 1 hour Lunch: On your own after meeting Cost: Free to members, $10 for non-members Presenter Chris Rodriguez, MA, LMFT, AAMFT Program Description Emotion-focused therapy is an empirically supported model of counseling with couples. In this presentation, participants will receive an overview of Emotion-Focused Couples therapy as developed by Dr. Sue Johnson. Participants will gain conceptual and theoretical precepts of the model including: relational definitions of emotion, the role of attachment, and the (9) nine-step therapeutic process. This workshop will serve as a primer on the EFT approach to couples counseling which is informed by attachment, experiential and family systems theories. Additionally, emphasis will be directed to conceptualizing distressed couples in terms of patterns and interactional cycles as well as ethical implications of working with couples. Participant Objectives This workshop will serve as a primer on the EFT approach to couples counseling which is informed by attachment, experiential and family systems theories. Additionally, emphasis will be directed to conceptualizing distressed couples in terms of patterns and interactional cycles as well as ethical implications of working with couples. RSVP Please contact Shannon Warden, swarden@gardner-webb.edu, by Wednesday, June 13, to ask questions or confirm attendance. Please consider bringing a non-member LPC to hear about our association! All LPCs and counseling students are welcome to join us. Our regional meetings are a great way to stay connected with your professional association, network with other LPCs in your region, and earn a contact hour toward your CEU's!

Friday, June 22	(Region 3) Veterans/Returning From War 10:30 am - noon Location: TBD 1.5 hours Lunch: On your own after meeting Cost: Free to members, $10 for non-members Presenter William H (Bill) Butler MA LPC Program Description TBA RSVP Susan Intemann by email spintemannlpc@gmail.com or phone 919-271-4412. Please consider bringing a non-member LPC to hear about our association! All LPCs and counseling students are welcome to join us. Our regional meetings are a great way to stay connected with your professional association, network with other LPCs in your region, and earn a contact hour toward your CEU's!

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Professional Development Committee
Your opportunity to give and receive professional development through continuing education, networking, and community developmentï¿½

The LPCANC Executive Board established the professional development committee (PDC) to enhance the organizationï¿½s involvement with LPCs throughout the state. The committeeï¿½s purpose is threefold:

To provide continuing education workshops and networking opportunities
To promote a sense of professional identity among LPCs and the community at large
To develop a sense of community among LPCs by encouraging and facilitating regional activities

The PDC is responsible for the organizational structure, the policies and procedures, the recruitment of regional committees and contact persons, and the facilitation of regional workshops.

Professional Development Through Regional Workshops. The PDC facilitates a variety of three-hour workshops throughout the eight LPCANC regions in North Carolina. These workshops offer continuing education credit to participants.

Developing a Sense of Community. The LPCANC Board wants to promote a sense of community and cooperation among LPCs in the state by developing professional ties within regions. The workshops provide an opportunity for LPCs to meet, share common interests and concerns and participate in the learning experience.

At the regional level, committees and contact persons are recruited to help provide professional development programs and networking opportunities. They also provide peer support, a forum for discussion of regional needs and concerns, and LPCANC information distribution.

The PDC Needs Your Help

LPCs are needed as presenters, regional contact persons, and regional committee members.
The Professional Development Committee needs your help in offering continuing education and networking opportunities. If we are going to promote a stronger sense of professional identity between LPCs and the community and if we are going to develop a stronger sense of community among LPCs by encouraging and facilitating regional activities, then we must have your time, your interest, your expertise, and your talent to make it happen. These goals canï¿½t be accomplished without you.

Volunteers for Regional Committees: Regional committee members are responsible for contacting LPCs within their region and for hosting informal gatherings where LPCs can meet and share. The PDC works with regional committees to plan and promote these networking activities.

Volunteers for Contact Persons: The PDC needs some contact persons within each region to help offer continuing education workshops. These individuals help with the planning and execution of workshops by 1) searching for and recommending suitable facilities 2) making arrangements for a continental breakfast service and 3) serving as the PDCï¿½s representative in their region. The contact person would also be a member of the regional committee.

Presenters: The PDC is interested in hearing from any LPC who would like to present on a specific topic at a regional workshop. If you have a topic which would serve to enhance the professional development of LPCs, please click here for a presenter application

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