LPCANC 11th Annual Conference: Growing, Caring Healing, Practicing: Professional Counseling

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM - (Subject to Change)

Friday, October 17, 2008
7:00 AM - 5:15 PM Registration
7:00 AM - 5:15 PM Exhibits Open
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Welcome & Keynote: Chris Greene, LPC, Chair of the NCBLPC and the Chair-Elect of the American Association of State Counseling Boards

9:15 AM - 10:45 AM Breakout Sessions I

• Keeping up with the Science by Increasing your Therapeutic Methods with Biofeedback and Self Regulation Techniques of the Quick Reflex – Elizabeth L. Stroebel, PHD, BCIA-C - Click here for details.
• Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN): Best Practice and Cutting Edge Assessment in NC – Christopher Townsend, LPC, LCAS, CCS, NCC - Click here for details.
• What to do When an Eating Disordered Client Crosses Your Threshold – Amy McMillan, M.Ed, LPC and Renee Avis, MA, LPC - Click here for details.
• NAMI: Providing Support, Education and Advocacy – Kathy Smith, NAMI Wake President - Click here for details.and
  Recovery International: Cognitive Self-Help Tools – Tracy Hollister, MA Member and Trained Leader - Click here for details.
• Collaboration with Others and the Impact On Treatment - Mary Whitfield-Williams, LPC - Click here for details.

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Morning Break
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Breakout Sessions II

• Collaboration with Physicians to Enhance Mental Health Referrals and Outcomes – Joseph Kertesz, MA, LPC - Click here for details.
• Supporting People with Intellectual Disabilities at Risk of Unlawful Behavior – Marc Goldman, MS, LPA - Click here for details.
• Integrating Primary Care and Behavioral Health in Primary Care Settings – A Team Approach – James W. Hunt, LPC - Click here for details.
• Stepfamilies: Unveiling the Mystery and Dispelling the Myths – Ka Rae’ N. Carey, MS, LPC, NCC – Click here for details.
• Straight Spouses – Helping Clients When Their Wife/Husband “Comes Out” - Anita A. Neuer, LPC-SC, CRC, NCC- Click here for details.

12:45 PM – 2:00 PM Lunch and Presentations:
Rep. Verla Insko, Chair of the Mental Health Reform Committee & Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
Beth Powell, AMHCA Lobbyist - Federal Legislative Update

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Breakout Sessions III

• Counseling Adolescents (Part I) – Jackie E. Perry, MS, LPC, NCC- Click here for details.
• On-the-Brink: How to Work with Difficult Couples and Families – Beverly Rodgers, PhD and Tom Rodgers, PhD. - Click here for details.
• Clinical Supervision of Addiction Counselors – Thomas J. Brady, MD, MBA - Click here for details.
• When Physicians Can’t Heal Themselves: A Model for Dealing with Physician Impairment – Joseph P. Jordan, PhD – Click here for details.
• The Art and Science of the Implementation of Evidenced Based Practices – Paul Savery, Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Coordinator, DMHDDSAS - Click here for details.

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Afternoon Break
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM Breakout Sessions IV

• Counseling Adolescents (Part II) – Jackie E. Perry, MS, LPC, NCC- Click here for details.
• Returning Home From War – Is your Practice Ready To Meet The Challenges? – Harold D. McMillion, Ed.D, LPC, NCC, CCMHC, ACS - Click here for details.
• Healing and Hope for Adolescents with Substance Abuse Problems: An Introduction to the Seven Challenges Program – Emily Townes, LPC - Click here for details.
• Telling Wanna-Be from Gonna-Be: Assessing Gang Risk in Our Communities and Schools – George L. Vergolias, Psy.D. - Click here for details.
• Developing your Professional Career Path - Suzanne Walker, MS, LPC Details to come.

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM President’s Reception

Saturday, October 18, 2008
7:30 AM – 12:00 PM Registration
7:30 AM - 5:45 PM Exhibits Open
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast & LPCANC Business Meeting

7:45 AM – 8:30 AM Early Bird Session: Guided Imagery – Vivian Willard, LPC

8:45 AM - 12:00 PM General Session 1: Reel Therapy: Ethical and Professional Issues for Therapists – Michael Kahn, LPC, JD - Click here for details.

8:45 AM – 12:00 PM General Session 2: What Do You Want, What Do You Think And How Can I Help You? Applying Person Centered Approaches In The Treatment Of Addictive Disorders As Ethical And Effective Practice – Paul Nagy, MS, LPC, CSAC, CCS - Click here for details.

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Morning Break

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch & LPCANC Legislative Update - Ashley Matlock, LPCANC Lobbyist

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM Breakout Sessions V

• Biopsychosocial Model of Treatment – Bethany Glueck, MA, LPC and Brett Foreman, MD - Click here for details.
• A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Effective Eating Disorder Treatment – Kelly Broadwater Pickell, MA, LPA, LPC, NCC - Click here for details.
• The Family has Cancer: Psycho Oncology from a Family Focused Approach – Donna Jeane Hitchcock Pappas, MEd, NCC, LPC - Click here for details.
• The Impact of Trauma on Love and Relationships – Leigh Ann Fernandez, MA, LPC and Andy Brown, EdD, LPC - Click here for details.

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Afternoon Break

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Student Poster Sessions

4:15 PM - 5:45 PM Breakout Sessions VI

• Counseling Saves The World: The Use of Counseling in a Research Study to Reduce the Spread of HIV – Tyndall Harris, LPC - Click here for details.
• Moving Through Resistance in Therapy – Julie Holland, MHS, CEDS - Click here for details.
• Friend or Foe: Helping Girls and Women Navigate Friendship Relationships – Joanna Refvem, LPC - Click here for details.
• Expressive Writing for Health and Well-being - Dianne Taylor Dougherty, MS, CAGS, LPC, NCC - Click here for details.

5:45-6:00 Contact Hour forms and Farewells