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Texas Counseling Association
Program Book
Welcome u Corpus Christi u Page 3
Table of Contents
Empty Plate ......................................................................2
Conference Overview ........................................................3
TCA Leadership Profile ......................................................4
TCA President Welcome Letter ..........................................5
General Information ..........................................................6
Conference Kick-Off Celebration & Awards Ceremony ........8
Contact Hour Monitoring Form ..........................................9
HPSO Discount Form..........................................................11
Conference Sponsor Listing ................................................12
Learning Institutes ............................................................13
LPC Supervision Programs ................................................17
TACES LPC Supervision Programs ......................................19
Directors of Guidance Programs ........................................20
Ethics Programs ................................................................23
Wellness Programs............................................................28
Thursday Morning Workshops............................................31
Thursday Keynote Address ................................................36
Thursday Poster Displays ..................................................37
Thursday Afternoon Programs............................................38
Friday Morning Programs ..................................................48
Friday Keynote Address ....................................................52
Friday Poster Displays ......................................................53
Friday Afternoon Programs................................................54
Post-Conference Workshops ..............................................62
Index of Presenters ..........................................................64
Session Topics and Affiliated Programs ..............................66
Exhibitor Listing ................................................................67
PGC 2016 Early Bird Registration Form ............................75
TCA Leadership Listing ......................................................76
Notes ................................................................................79
Omni Floor Plan ................................................................80
AmericanBank Center Floor Plan ........................................81
Corpus Christi CVB
T
CA’s Professional Growth Conference,
our largest annual conference, draws
more than 2,000 professional counselors and features over 170 programs,
including the Learning Institutes and
Post-Conference Workshops, over the entire
four day event. This conference is intended for
professional counselors who provide services in
private practice settings; at elementary and
secondary schools; on college campuses; in
criminal justice settings; at community mental
health centers, hospitals, nursing homes and
managed care facilities; and in other settings
across Texas. Conference programs are eligible
for LPC, NBCC, SBEC, LCDC, LMFT, SW, and
Psychologist continuing education credits.
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Transformational housing programs
Gabbard Clinic-Counseling, Physicals,
Pharmacy, Eye exams
Conference Overview
2015 TCA Annual Professional Growth Conference
All events will be held at the American Bank Center (ABC), Omni Corpus Christi Hotel (OH) or the Holiday Inn Marina (HI), unless otherwise noted below.
Schedule changes will be posted at the Registration and/or Information Booths in Exhibit Hall A of the ABC and will be announced during both General Sessions.
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
11:00a-6:00p
Exhibitor Check-In & Packet Pick-Up
4:00p-7:00p
Learning Institute Ticket Pick-Up & Satellite Registration
ABC – Exhibit Hall A, 1st Floor
OH – Lobby, 1st Floor
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
7:00a-8:30a
Learning Institute Registration & Ticket Pick-Up
7:00a-2:00p
Exhibitor Check-In & Packet Pick-Up
8:30a-4:45p
Learning Institutes
2:00p-8:00p
Conference Registration & Exhibit Hall Open
6:00p-8:00p
Conference Kick-Off Celebration
7:00p-9:00p
TACES Division Board Meeting
ABC – Outside Exhibit Hall A, 1st Floor
ABC – see conference programming
OH – Laguna Madre, 3rd Floor
Thursday, November 5, 2015
6:30a-7:15a
Yoga (led by Melissa Alvarado)
7:00a-6:00p
Conference Registration & Exhibit Hall Open
7:30a-9:00a
Programs
9:30a-11:30a
First General Session
12:00p-1:30p
Tai-Chi Class (led by Virginia Amos)
12:00p-1:30p
TSCA Luncheon
12:00p-1:30p
TexAMCD Luncheon
12:00p-7:00p
Programs
12:30p-1:30p
Poster Displays
2:00p-3:00p
TexAMCD Division Business Meeting
2:30p-3:30p
TCA Public Policy Committee Meeting
3:30p-4:30p
TCDA Division Business Meeting
4:00p-5:30p
TAMFC Division Business Meeting
4:30p-5:30p
TCA Research Committee Meeting
5:00p-6:00p
TALGBTIC Division Business Meeting
5:00p-6:00p
TxCSJ Division Business Meeting
5:00p-6:00p
TAADA Division General Meeting
5:00p-6:00p
TMHCA Division Business Meeting
5:30p-6:30p
TAHEAD Division Business Meeting
6:00p-7:00p
TAMFC Division Reception
6:00p-7:00p
TMHCA Division Reception
6:00p-7:00p
2016 Professional Growth Conference Reception
6:00p-7:00p
Harold Murphy Memorial Reception hosted by
Texas A&M-Commerce
7:00p-8:30p
TCA Awards Ceremony
8:30p-11:00p
TCA President’s Reception & Dance
OH – Corpus Christi Ballroom BC, 3rd Floor
Friday, November 6, 2015
6:30a-7:15a
Shoreline Blvd. Wellness Walk (led by Julie Merriman)
7:00a-1:00p
Conference Registration Open
7:00a-3:00p
Exhibit Hall Open
7:30a-9:00a
Programs
8:00a-9:00a
TCA Graduate Student Breakfast
9:30a-11:30a
Second General Session
12:00p-1:30p
TCCA Division Luncheon
12:00p-1:30p
TACES Division Luncheon
12:00p-5:30p
Programs
12:30p-1:30p
Poster Displays
2:30p-3:30p
TCA Ethics Committee Meeting
3:00p-6:00p
Exhibitor Move-Out
3:30p-4:30p
TCA Strategic Planning Committee Meeting
4:30p-5:30p
TCA Wellness Committee Meeting
OH – Lobby
ABC/HI – see conference programming
OH – Corpus Christi Ballroom C, 3rd Floor
ABC – Selena Auditorium
OH – Corpus Christi Ballroom C, 3rd Floor
OH – Corpus Christi Ballroom AB, 3rd Floor
ABC/HI/OH – see conference programming
OH – Matagorda, 3rd Floor
Saturday, November 7, 2015
7:00a-9:00a
Post-Conference Registration & Ticket Pick-Up
8:30a-12:00p
Post-Conference Workshops
OH – Registration Desk, 3rd Floor
OH – 3rd Floor
ABC – Selena Rotunda, 2nd Floor
ABC/HI – see conference programming
ABC – Selena Auditorium
ABC – Selena Rotunda, 2nd Floor
OH – Corpus Christi Ballroom A, 3rd Floor
ABC/OH/HI – see conference programming
OH – Bayview Room, 1st Floor
OH – Nueces Ballroom A, 3rd Floor
OH – Corpus Christi Ballroom A, 3rd Floor
OH – Laguna Madre, 3rd Floor
OH – Aransas, 3rd Floor
OH – Nueces Ballroom B, 3rd Floor
OH – Nueces Ballroom A, 3rd Floor
OH – Nueces Ballroom B, 3rd Floor
OH – Aransas, 3rd Floor
OH – Laguna Madre
Conference Overview u Corpus Christi u Page 3
TCA Leadership Profiles
TCA President
B.J. Barksdale, MEd, LPC-S, NCC, is the Clinical Treatment Director with Pathways Youth
and Family Services. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration
from Indiana University and her Master’s Degree in Counseling is from Prairie View A&M
University. B.J. has more than 17 years of experience counseling children, adolescents, families,
and the elderly. She has been working with the foster care population for more than 14 years
and is passionate about her work with children who have experienced complex trauma. B.J. is
an approved continuing education provider for LPCs and Social Workers. She is also an
independent provider of court ordered social home studies. For the past 10 years, B.J. has held
leadership positions within TCA, including terms on the TCA Board and the TCA Senate. She
has served on and chaired national and state committees that impact the work of professional
counselors. As the past president of the Texas Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development, B.J. is a strong
advocate for cultural competency. Her community service projects include being a Certified Red Cross Disaster Relief
Mental Health Volunteer and a Team Leader for True Fellowship Baptist Church Women’s Ministry.
TCA President-elect
Pam Love-White, MS, LPC, NCC, is a Professional College Counselor at Collin College, a
community college serving over 27,000 students. She received a Bachelor of Arts in
Interdisciplinary Studies from The University of Texas at Dallas and her Master’s Degree in
Counseling from Texas A&M University-Commerce. Pam has more than 20 years of experience
working as a college counselor, helping students at all levels of the educational spectrum
overcome life’s challenges and achieve postsecondary success. Pam has also been active in
her community serving twice as the President of the Collin County Social Services Association,
a professional association of social service agencies in Collin College. As a TCA member for
more than 20 years, Pam has served in many leadership roles, including representing the Texas
College Counseling Association on both the Board and Senate. She has also co-chaired the
Communications and Membership Committees and helped distribute grants as a member of the Educational Endowment
Committee. Her work as Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee ensures that TCA stays on track and focused on its
important mission to “provide leadership and advocacy for the counseling profession and support optimal development
and mental health for all.”
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Welcome from the President
Welcome to Corpus Christi and the Texas Counseling Association’s 59th Annual Professional Growth Conference!
The conference theme, HOME: Helping Our Members Excel, is a reminder that TCA is our professional home! Every
activity at this great conference is designed to build connections, generate support, and embrace the diversity that TCA
represents. Whether you are new to the TCA family or have been a part of TCA for a long time, we encourage you to
jump right in and enjoy this unique family reunion. Take advantage of the free shuttle service between our hotels and
the American Bank Center. It will allow you to relax and make new friends as you start or end your days of learning,
networking, and fun!
The Conference Kick-Off Celebration on Wednesday, November 4th at the American Bank Center is a great way to get
started. Enjoy some music, grab a snack, and explore our extensive exhibit hall as you pick up your pre-registration
materials or register onsite.
Conference programs are organized this year to make it easy for you! The Learning Institutes on Wednesday are
located at the American Bank Center. On Thursday and Friday, early morning 90 minute programs will be offered at both
the Holiday Inn and the American Bank Center. All 3-hour programs will be hosted at the Holiday Inn and all afternoon
90 minute programs will be at the American Bank Center.
Our two keynote speakers were chosen to align with our theme of HOME: Helping Our Members Excel. Please join us
at the beautiful Selena Auditorium in the American Bank Center at 9:30 am on Thursday, November 5th to learn from
Dianne Morris Jones how to cultivate self-compassion in ourselves and teach our students and clients to do the same.
Make sure your schedule also includes the keynote address on Friday, November 6th at 9:30am by Jinneh Dyson. Her
program on how to EXCEL will help you suffocate your stress, resolve your fears, and maximize your faith in yourself.
She will also provide a toolkit of resources we can use not just for ourselves but for those that we serve!
What’s a family reunion without a great party? The President’s Reception and Dance will be held on Thursday evening,
immediately following the Awards Ceremony at 7 pm at the Omni Corpus Christi. Join us for a fun-filled evening
celebrating the accomplishments of our friends and families. Come as you are and enjoy complimentary refreshments,
dancing, and the company of your professional family!
The TCA family tree includes 12 Divisions representing the professional diversity of TCA. Be sure to check out those
networks at their Exhibit Booths and join them for meetings and other events.
Thank you for being a part of my professional family. I look forward to seeing you throughout this wonderful week of
engagement, support, professional development and fun.
B. J. Barksdale
2015-16 TCA President
Welcome u Corpus Christi u Page 5
General Information
Conference registration, exhibits, general sessions, information booths
and 1.5 hour programs will be housed in the American Bank Center
(ABC) located at 1901 N. Shoreline Blvd. The Holiday Inn (HI) will host
early morning 1.5 hour programs and 3-hour programs. The Omni
Corpus Christi Hotel (OH) will host social events, ticketed events
and business meetings. See Conference Overview on page 3 for
more details.
ADVERTISEMENTS
Any reference to a product, service, activity, program, sponsorship or
listing of a website in the 2015 Professional Growth Conference material does not imply endorsement by the Texas Counseling Association.
These are advertisements only.
CONFERENCE UPDATES
Changes, updates and cancellations will be announced at each
General Session and posted at the Registration and Information
Booths at the American Bank Center.
CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS (CEs)
All Learning Institutes, Post-Conference Workshops and general
conference programs, as well as the conference Keynotes are eligible
to receive LPC, LMFT, NBCC, SBEC, Social Worker and Psychologist
continuing education hours. Ethics and/or Supervision hours are
offered on specific programs which are categorized as “Ethics” or
“Counselor Supervision.” It is your responsibility to track and initial your
attendance and credit earned at each session you attend, by using the
Contact Hour Monitoring Form; see page 9 for form.
All attendees MUST physically sign-in to each program within 15
minutes of the program start time to receive full credit. Partial credit will
not be granted. Your compliance with this policy is required.
EVENT/PROGRAM INFORMATION
ADA Compliance: We make every effort to accommodate all persons with disabilities. We ask each attendee who needs assistance to
send an email to jennifer@txca.org in advance of the conference with
your specific needs, including any transportation needs, interpreters,
guides for the visually impaired or any other special needs, prior to
your arrival. Upon arrival, identify yourself so that the event can be
more accessible and enjoyable.
General Information u Corpus Christi u Page 6
Elections: The TCA Elections have a new timeline: August - November. Vote online (www.txca.org/Vote) or at the TCA Booth in the Exhibit
Hall through 2:00pm on Thursday, November 5th. Election ballots will
be tallied and the results will be announced during the General Session on Friday, November 6th. Your participation in the election
process is greatly appreciated.
Name Badges: All badges must be visible to security and conference personnel for admission to all conference programs, ticketed
events and the exhibit hall. For your safety, no one will be allowed to
enter without a proper badge. One-day badges are clearly marked
and will be valid for admission on that day only.
Photography: Registration and participation at the conference, in
programs, meetings or other conference related activities constitutes
an agreement by you for TCA to use and distribute (both now and in
the future) your image or voice in photographs, videotapes, electronic
reproductions and audiotapes of such events and activities.
Registration: Registration is required to attend all conference
events. The registration desks will be housed in the back of Exhibit Hall
A inside the American Bank Center on the following dates and times:
Wednesday, November 4 – 2:00p-8:00p
Thursday, November 5 – 7:00a-6:00p
Friday, November 6 – 7:00a-1:00p
Shuttle Bus: TCA has arranged for a complimentary conference
shuttle. The shuttle will run continuously between the American Bank
Center and the conference hotels, beginning Wednesday, November
4th. Check the hotel lobbies for shuttle bus route and schedule information.
EXHIBITOR INFORMATION
Each exhibitor will be asked to bring and donate a door prize for the
Conference Kick-Off Celebration on Wednesday, November 4, 2015
from 6:00p-8:00p in Exhibit Hall A of the American Bank Center. Be
sure to visit the exhibitors between the hours of 2:00p-6:00p to receive
your ticket to enter into the drawing. Drawings will begin at 6:45p in the
exhibit hall.
Exhibit Hall Hours
Wednesday, November 4 – 2:00p-8:00p
Thursday, November 5 – 7:00a-6:00p
Friday, November 6 – 7:00a-3:00p
Please make every effort to visit the exhibit booths. They are a vital part
of making this conference a success.
LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
Visit the Information Booths located directly outside Exhibit Hall A of
the American Bank Center to pick-up information on local restaurants
and events happening during the week of conference. TCA also
suggests you visit www.VisitCorpusChristiTX.org for more up-to-date
information.
T-shirt tickets may be redeemed at the t-shirt booth inside Exhibit Hall
A. All pre-purchased t-shirts not picked up by 12:00pm on Friday,
November 6th, will be made available for sale to the general public.
Please note: Every attempt was made to ensure complete and
accurate information. Given the volume of detailed information,
omissions or errors are possible. Thank you for your patience &
consideration.
PROGRAMS
Learning Institutes: will be held on Wednesday, November 4th at
the American Bank Center from 8:30a-4:45p, and are available for an
additional fee of $100. Conference registration is not required to attend
a Learning Institute. Tickets may be purchased onsite during normal
conference registration hours. All pre-purchased tickets will be
included in your registration packet and available for pick-up on
Tuesday, November 3rd from 4:00-7:00pm in the Omni Hotel lobby or
on Wednesday, November 4th from 7:00-8:30a at the Information
Booth outside Exhibit Hall A of the American Bank Center.
Post-Conference Workshops: will be held on Saturday,
November 7th at the Omni Corpus Christi Hotel from 8:30a-12:00p,
and are available for an additional fee of $75. Conference registration
is not required to attend a Post-Conference workshop. Tickets may be
purchased onsite during normal conference registration hours. All
pre-purchased tickets will be included in your registration packet and
available for pick-up during normal registration hours or on Saturday,
November 7th from 7:00-8:30a at the Registration Desk on the 3rd floor
of the Omni Hotel.
Poster Displays: will be presented from 12:30 to 1:30 pm on Thursday, November 5th and Friday, November 6th in Exhibit Hall A of the
American Bank Center. Poster displays are NOT eligible for CE credit.
TICKETED EVENTS & CONFERENCE T-SHIRTS
Ticketed events, meal functions and t-shirt ticket purchases must be
purchased in advance and are non-refundable. All pre-purchased
tickets will be included in your registration packet and will be available
for pick-up during normal registration hours.
Meal function tickets may be available for purchase at the division’s
booth in the exhibit hall; be sure to check with the division about
availability.
General Information u Corpus Christi u Page 7
Conference Kick-Off Celebration and Awards Ceremony u Corpus Christi u Page 8
Contact Hour Monitoring Form
TCA 59th Annual PROFESSIONAL GROWTH CONFERENCE – Corpus Christi, TX – November 4-7, 2015
CONTACT HOUR MONITORING FORM
NAME: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
List each session that you attended. Attendees must sign in to each session within 15 minutes of the program start time to receive full
ON-SITE REGISTRATION
credit for that session. Save this form to verify your CEs for the credentialing or licensing boards. The form for General Session Credit
SCHEDULE
at the Galveston Isis listed on the reserve side.
land
Convention Center
Wednesday, November 14, 2012:
RETAIN THIS FORM FOR YOUR RECORDS FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS.
2:00pm to 8:00pm
Thursday, November 15, 2012:
7:00am to 6:00pm
TIME November 16, PROGRAM
TITLE
NAME OF SPEAkER(S)
Friday,
2012:
7:00am to 1:00pm
# HOURS
INITIAL UPON
COMPLETION
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015
ON-SITE
REGISTRATION RATES
Pre-Conference Workshops: $130
8:30am - 4:45pm
Post-Conference Workshops: $105
Professional
TCA
Member: $180
THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER
5, 2015
Retired TCA Member: $105
Student
TCA Member: $105
7:30 - 9:00am
New Professional TCA Member: $105
Professional
Non-TCA Member: $310
12:00 - 1:30pm
Student Non-TCA Member: $170
12:00
- 3:00pm Non-TCA Member: $170
New
Professional
6.5
1.5
1.5
3.0
2:00 - 3:30pm
1.5
4:00 - 5:30pm
1.5
4:00 - 7:00pm
3.0
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015
7:30 - 9:00am
1.5
12:00 - 1:30pm
1.5
12:00 - 3:00pm
3.0
2:00 - 3:30pm
1.5
4:00 - 5:30pm
1.5
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2015
3.5
8:30am - 12:00pm
See reverse side for Continuing Education Credit Information.
Subtotal of Contact Hours
________
Contact Hour Monitoring Form u Corpus Christi u Page 9
Contact Hour Monitoring Form continued
TCA 59th ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL GROWTH CONFERENCE
Corpus Christi, Texas
November 4-7, 2015
CONTACT HOUR MONITORING FORM
**Please sign the signature box if you attended either general session for credit.
DATE TIME
November 5, 2015
9:30 - 11:30a
November 6, 2015
9:30 - 11:30a
PROGRAM TITLE
kEYNOTE SPEAkER
Stop, Breathe, Believe –
Cultivating Self Compassion
Dianne Morris Jones
1.5 hours
The Juggling Act: How to
E.X.C.E.L. and ThinkUp!
Jinneh Dyson
1.5 hours
Subtotal of Contact Hours
Subtotal of Contact Hours (page 1)
______
______
Total of Contact Hours
______
# HOURS
**SIGNATURE
All Programs, Learning Institutes, Post-Conference Workshops and both keynotes, are all eligible for LPC, NBCC, LMFT, SBEC,
Social Worker, Psychologist/School Psychologist continuing education credits. Ethics and/or Supervision credit is also offered on
specific programs listed as “Ethics” or “Counselor Supervision.”
For continuing education credit, please keep a copy of this certificate for your records and submit it when required to the appropriate
licensing or certification board(s).
NBCC
LPC, LMFT, SW
SBEC
Psychologists/School Psychologists
NBCC Recertification
3 Terrace Way
Greensboro, NC 27403
Provider # 2044
LPC, LMFT, Social Workers Board
PO Box 149347
Austin, Texas 78714
Provider #231 (LPC)
Provider # 4822 (Social Workers)
Provider # 404 (LMFT)
SBEC
Accountability
1701 Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78701
Provider # 500344
TBEP
333 Guadalupe, Suite 2-450
Austin, TX 78701
I certify that the information presented on this form is complete and accurate.
Signature: ____________________________________________
Printed Name:______________________________________
Address:__________________________________________________________________________________________________
City: _____________________________________________________ State: __________________________ Zip: ____________
7:00am to 6:00pm
Email: _______________________________________________________________________Date:
________________________
land Convention Center
Friday,
November 16, 2012:
Wednesday, November 14, 2012:
7:00am to 1:00pm
ON-SITE
2:00pm
to 8:00pm– to verify credit hours, call 512.472.3403,
AuthorizedREGISTRATION
by the Texas Counseling Association,
www.txca.org
ext. 12.
SCHEDULE at the Galveston IsThursday, November 15, 2012:
Contact Hour Monitoring Form cont. u Corpus Christi u Page 10
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Thursday, November 5, 2015
9:30 – 11:30am
Friday, November 6, 2015
9:30 – 11:30am
Ineligible Sessions
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keynote: “Stop Breathe Believe: Cultivating Self Compassion” (Dianne Morris Jones)
Poster Presentations
keynote: “The Juggling Act: How to E.X.C.E.L. and Think Up!” (Jinneh Dyson)
Poster Presentations
HPSO Form u Corpus Christi u Page 11
Conference Sponsor Listing– As of 10/15/2015
THANK
YOU!
TCA extends a heart-felt "Thank You" to each
of the following conference sponsors.
ASVAB Career Exploration Program
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
www.asvabprogram.com
Cost free federally funded career exploration program for
10th-12th grade students, to help them choose careers based
on aptitude and interests.
www.tamucc.edu
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s Department of
Counseling and Educational Psychology is at the forefront
of meeting regional and national needs for counseling
and counselor education. The department’s faculty are
recognized for their scholarship, service and teaching.
Programs provide students the knowledge, counseling
experience, and clinical skills to work in schools, the
community, and related settings.
HPSO - Health Care Provider
Services Organization
www.hpso.com/txca
For over 20 years, Healthcare Providers Service
Organization (HPSO) has been protecting counselors
from medical malpractice lawsuits and state practice inquiries. With more than 1 million policyholders* covering
90+ healthcare professions and the endorsement of 70+
professional associations, HPSO is the nation’s largest
provider of professional liability coverage to healthcare
professionals. *includes NSO & HPSO.
Liberty Mutual Insurance
www.libertymutual.com/tca
Special savings for TCA members on auto and home insurance. Since 1912, we at Liberty Mutual Insurance
have committed ourselves to providing broad, useful and
competitively priced insurance products and services to
meet our customers’ ever-changing needs.
Sponsorship Listing u Corpus Christi u Page 12
Texas Tech University ISD
www.depts.ttu.edu/ttuisd/
TTUISD’s elementary, middle and high schools are
accredited by the Texas Education Agency. Our schools
offer a full-time Texas Diploma Program, Individual
Courses, Credit by Exams, Homeschool Curriculum and
Bulk Testing services.
Learning Institutes-$100 • Wednesday
Learning Institutes will be held in the American Bank Center (ABC).
Tickets may be purchased in advance or onsite for $100. All pre-purchased tickets will be included in your onsite registration packet. Conference registration is not required to attend a Learning Institute. With
the exception of Program H, all Learning Institutes are eligible to receive 6.5 CE hours.
C. Confidential Records in Texas
Room:
C 107
Topic(s):
Ethics; Private Practice
Presenter(s): Kenda Dalrymple
Amanda Ellis
Laura Diamond
AMERICAN BANK CENTER ● 8:30a to 4:45p
This program provides a comprehensive overview of state and federal
laws and regulations that govern the use, disclosure and maintenance
of confidential records (including medical and mental health records).
The presentation will incorporate a thorough discussion of the privacy
regulations under HIPAA, HITECH, FERPA and Texas law. In addition
to specific case studies, the program will include strategies for handling records requests and an update on Texas Board Rules.
A. Be the Change You Want to See: Positive Behavioral
Intervention and Support for Counselors
Room:
Henry Garrett C
Topic(s):
Elementary School Counseling; Secondary School
Counseling
Presenter(s): Betty White
School counselors are uniquely suited to become change agents in
their schools, and PBIS (Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support)
provides a vehicle for that change. PBIS transforms the way a school
looks at behavior management, and can change a school from a
place where inappropriate behaviors are punished to one where the
entire school supports students and helps to change behaviors.
Forms, strategies, and techniques for you to take to your campus and
impact everyone in a positive way.
B. Being a Therapeutic Chameleon: Integrative Strategies
and Interventions for Effective Brief Counseling
Room:
C 101/102
Topic(s):
Community & Clinical Counseling
Presenter(s): Richard Watts
Many counselors are often seeking effective methods for assisting
clients in brief counseling. This workshop is designed to provide
attendees with (a) advanced information of selected techniques from
Adlerian, cognitive-behavioral, and constructivist approaches and (b)
advanced understanding of where and how these procedures may be
used within the counseling process. The techniques presented may
be used by most counselors regardless of their guiding theoretical
orientation and work settings.
D. How to Offend Without Really Trying: The Ethics
of Cultural Self-Awareness
Room:
Henry Garrett D
Topic(s):
Ethics; Diversity, Multicultural & Social Justice Issues
Presenter(s): Michael Kahn
Understanding cultural issues is critical to providing superior care and
is an ethical mandate. The various ethics codes discuss culture as it
relates to the counseling process. As examples, the APA code states
that psychologists “ensure that their potential biases…do not lead to
or condone unjust practices” and the ACA code requires that counselors “explore their own cultural identities and how these affect their
values and beliefs about the counseling process.” In this workshop we
will explore how the therapist’s cultural values and biases can affect interactions with people who are different from them in various ways, including and especially their clients. We will discuss bias as it applies
to many “categories,” such as race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age and physical condition. Of course, the goal of this workshop
is not to eliminate biases, an impossible task, but to increase awareness of them so that they do not interfere with the client’s progress.
E. Shared Vision: Developing Effective and
Measurable Career Pathways
Room:
C 105
Topic(s):
Career Development & Employment Counseling
Presenter(s): Cynthia Miller
Karen Alexander
This session will provide participants with three parts of a career pathway framework, as well as a metrics tool, that describes the elements
of a quality career pathway system, assesses how well the system has
been built, and measures how well the system performs regarding
student success.
Learning Institutes u Corpus Christi u Page 13
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Advocacy takes place in many arenas. TCA’s 2015 Advocacy Institute
will build on the great initiatives we began in 2014. Attendees will receive an update on TCA’s efforts and success during the last Legislative session. They will learn to transform those successes into strong,
locally focused strategies. During 2016, it will be local school and college boards as well as city and county officials who generate policies
that impact the work of professional counselors. The Sunset review of
all mental health licensing boards will also take place in 2016. Primary
elections in Texas take place in early March. This Advocacy Institute
will have you well positioned to be part of these activities, and will
teach you how to effectively engage public officials and deliver feedback on the policies and rules that will impact your work. *Program
is only eligible for 4.5 CE hours.
G. TACES SUPERVISION TRACK: Development,
Evaluation, and (When Needed) Remediation of
LPC-Interns
Room:
C 106
Topic(s):
Counselor Supervision
Presenter(s): Kate Walker
Megan Pickens Lee
Supervisors of LPC-Interns serve an essential role in the preparation of
the next generation of counselors and function as gatekeepers for the
profession. Supervision involves more than weekly "How's it going?"
chats. In this session, attendees will learn methods for individual and
triadic supervision, as well as how to develop a supervision plan that
includes supervision objectives, assessment of intern skills, remediation interventions when needed, and evaluation of supervision.
Learning Institutes u Corpus Christi u Page 14
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Supervision fosters meaningful dialogue between supervisors and
supervisees and provides an effective mean of assisting supervisees’
growth. Supervision for school counselors involves a set of skills that
differs significantly from the supervision provided in other clinical
settings. The targeted audience for this workshop is Directors of
Guidance who are instrumental in this effort. This workshop will cover
the different dimensions and strategies of clinical, developmental, and
administrative supervision as they relate to school counseling.
Targeted areas will center on 1) assessing school counselors’ level
of professionalism using established performance, ethical, and
professional standards; 2) using developmentally-based supervisor
interventions; and 3) providing means to enhance counselors’ professional development. The goal of this session is to enhance counselor
self-efficacy, skill level, competence, commitment, and professional
identity. Attendees will leave this learning institute with intervention
strategies to implement with their school counseling teams.
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H. Influencing Public Policy
Room:
C 103
Topic(s):
Professional Issues
Presenter(s): Adrian Warren
Rohanna Sykes
Shannon Noble
E
F. TACES SPONSORED: Support from Directors of
Guidance: Fostering School Counseling Competence
Through Supervision
Room:
C 104
Topic(s):
Directors of Guidance
Presenter(s): Brenda Jones
Michelle Kelley
Ernest Cox
ElI Zambrano
Marilyn Grubbs
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Learning Institutes • Wednesday
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Luncheon*
Thursday, 5 November 2015 ƕ 12—1:30 p.m.
Omni Corpus Christi Hotel ƕ Corpus Christi Ballroom A
Cost: $40
Guest: Shana Lewis, LPC-S, NCC
*A limited number of tickets will be available for purchase at the TexAMCD exhibit booth.
Business Meeting
Thursday, 5 November 2015 ƕ 2—3 p.m.
Omni Corpus Christi Hotel ƕ Bayview Room (First Floor)
Visit our Exhibit Booth &
Join TexAMCD
www.txca.org/texamcd
LPC Supervisor Programs
The following programs offered at the TCA 59th Annual Professional
Growth Conference qualify for the continuing education requirements
to maintain the LPC-S certification by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. The “TACES Presents” programs are
part of their LPC-Supervision Track to earn the LPC-S credential. They
are also open to all PGC registrants, based on space availability.
WEDNESDAY 11.4.15 • LEARNING INSTITUTE: $100
8:30a to 4:45p • AMERICAN BANK CENTER • C 106
G. TACES Presents: Development, Evaluation, and
(When Needed) Remediation of LPC-Interns
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Kate Walker
Megan Pickens Lee
Supervisors of LPC-Interns serve an essential role in the preparation of
the next generation of counselors and function as gatekeepers for the
profession. Supervision involves more than weekly "How's it going?"
chats. In this session, attendees will learn methods for individual and
triadic supervision, as well as how to develop a supervision plan that
includes supervision objectives, assessment of intern skills, remediation interventions when needed, and evaluation of supervision.
7:30-9:00 a.m. • American Bank Center • Henry
Garrett Ballroom D
16. TACES Presents: Helping Supervisees Establish
Appropriate Practices
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Angie Wilson
Jennifer Boswell
Lisa Beijan
Tiffany Otting
For new counselors, supervisors must assist their interns in defining authorized counseling practices as well as ethically determining their
scope of practice. Supervisors must find a balance between creativity
in the counseling process to promote positive therapeutic relationships,
yet also provide specific instruction regarding those areas that require
specialized training and practice. Participants will identify and discuss
guidelines for helping interns maintain ethical standards of practice.
2:00-3:30 p.m. • American Bank Center • Henry
Garrett Ballroom B
48. Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional
Counselors Update
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Bobbe Alexander
THURSDAY 11.5.15 • SELECT PROGRAMS
7:30-9:00 a.m. American Bank Center C 104
2. "I Hate Cities" Exploring Needs and Generating
Solutions in Rural Counselor Supervision
Topic(s):
Counselor Supervision; Professional Issues
Presenter(s): Christine McNichols
Karl Witt
Are you in or considering work as a rural counselor or rural counselor
supervisor? This session will provide an overview of benefits and challenges experienced by rural counselor supervisors. Adaptive approaches and proposed solutions based on both research and
practical experience will be discussed. Session participants will have
an opportunity to share their experiences and learn from others.
7:30-9:00 a.m. • American Bank Center • Watergarden B
5. Just Keep Digging: Using Sandtray to Help
Practicum Students Prepare to Work with Diverse
Clients
Topic(s):
Counselor Supervision; Community & Clinical
Counseling
Presenter(s): Noréal Armstrong
ACA code F.1.a., states as supervisors we are to help supervisees prepare to serve a range of diverse clients. Sandtray is a method that can
be utilized to facilitate the conversation in supervision. Using Sandtray
is a culturally relevant and safe practice to help students unfold and
process intra- and interpersonal issues regarding working diverse
clients. In this presentation participants will be given an opportunity to
create their own 'worlds' demonstrating the useful of Sandtray.
The members and executive director of the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors will present information on becoming an LPC-Supervisor. The program will include best supervision
practices and how the rules set forth in the Administrative Code establish what the board’s expectations are for the LPC-S vs. the LPC-Intern.
Rule violations the panel has seen regarding the supervision will be
discussed. Question and Answer segment will be provided at the end
of the session.
2:00-3:30 p.m. • American Bank Center • C 225 DE
50. NCAA/NAIA Eligibility: Empowering the Parent to
Take Control
Topic(s):
Secondary School Counseling; Counselor Supervision
Presenter(s): Dan Eassa
Don't fear what you don't know. Learn about the dramatic NCAA
changes for the class of 2016. Through properly educating counselors
on subject matter which not a single university in America offers a
major or minor in, we can better equip them to properly counselor their
student athletes/parents on their specific academic needs. Participants
will not only learn from the seminar, they will be provided tools to assist
them with the process upon returning to their respective campuses.
LPC Supervision Programs u Corpus Christi u Page 17
LPC Supervisor Programs
2:00-3:30 p.m. • American Bank Center • C 106
FRIDAY 11.6.15 • SELECT PROGRAMS
56. Providing Culturally Competent Supervision to
International Students
Topic(s):
Counselor Supervision; Diversity, Multicultural &
Social Justice Issues
Presenter(s): Mary Fernandez
Abdulkadir Haktanir
Nesime Can
Yvonne Castillo
7:30-9:00 a.m. • Holiday Inn • Padre Island Ballroom
103A. TACES Presents: Executive and
Administrative Tasks of Supervision
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Jennifer Boswell
Katherine Bacon
Supervisors touch many lives through the work supervisees who go
back to their home country to implement or enhance counseling programs or stay in the U.S. to practice counseling. Attendees will learn
about struggles of international students in supervision and explore a
supervision model. Presenters will highlight common issues, provide a
written case study with specific needs of international students, and
present a live brief role-play to demonstrate a culturally sensitive supervision model.
62. Emotional Transformation Therapy™ as a
Self-Care Strategy in Supervision
Topic(s):
Wellness Issues; Counselor Supervision
Presenter(s): Julie Merriman
Annette Albrecht
Emotional Transformation Therapy™ [ETT] was developed in the
1990s and is becoming more prominent as neuroscience and brain
research continues to expand. The premise of ETT is that light stimulation is utilized to change brain activity that is associated with emotional
stress, physical, pain, and trauma. As a theoretical basis for a supervision model, the focus of this session will be to overview ETT, describe
its applications to supervision, as well as provide a demonstration to
participants.
4:00-7:00 p.m. • Holiday Inn • Texas Riviera Ballroom 4
82A. TACES Presents: Strategies for Culturally
Competent Supervision
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Elizabeth Prosek
Angie Wilson
Tiffany Otting
Maria Spellings
Lisa Beijan
Supervisors of LPC Interns and counselor educators supervising
counselor trainees are very aware of the importance of cultural competence in supervision. However, how often are we provided the opportunity to learn a few new tricks of the trade? In this session,
attendees learn new strategies to better serve supervisees of nondominant groups, including gender, race/ethnicity, international student status, sexual orientation, and religion/spirituality affiliation.
The Texas LPC Board states that all LPC-Supervisors must be knowledgeable about the executive and administrative tasks inherent in supervision. In this session, participants will be able to: (a) identify the
key components of a supervision contract, (b) identify means to keep
detailed information about meeting times, content, and reporting
needs, and (c) identify components of a growth plan.
142. You Don't Sound Black: Resolving Microaggressions
within the Supervision Relationship
Topic(s):
Counselor Supervision; Community & Clinical Counseling
Stacy Speedlin
Micro-aggression presents a challenge to any relationship, especially
supervision. At some point, supervisors/supervisees will encounter different race in a position of authority. How do gender and race affect
the supervision process? Who should broach the topic of race and
culture first and how? This presentation will dialogue about these
questions about the relationship of multiculturalism and supervision,
and will offer a model developed to prepare for possible obstacles.
144. TACES Presents: Supervising LPC-Interns in a
School Setting: An Integrative Approach
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Rebecca Frels
Supervision is both a responsibility and a challenge for professionals
in a school setting. Using an integrative, developmental approach
for supervision, this session combines the interfaces of school policies/codes, ethics/laws, and Texas LPC rules. Participants will recognize ways to meaningfully interact with interns, navigate through
challenges, and maximize benefits of supervision in a school setting.
4:00-5:30 p.m. • American Bank Center • C 225 AB
159. TACES Presents: Methods and Techniques in
Group Supervision
Topic(s):
Bernadette Smith
Katherine Bacon
Competent supervisors work with Counselor Interns in both individual
and group supervision formats. Special consideration needs to be
taken regarding the benefits and limitations of group supervision and
the unique methods and techniques that can be used by supervisors
using these models. In this session, participants will be able to: (a)
identify the history of group supervision, (b) identify common advantages of group supervision, and (c) identify methods and techniques
that can be used by supervisors.
LPC Supervision Programs u Corpus Christi u Page 18
TACES LPC SUPERVISION TRACK
TACES (Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision) offers the TACES LPC
Supervision Track to provide the 40-hours of initial training required to obtain an LPC Supervisor
credential. To become an LPC Supervisor, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional
Counselors requires individuals to be fully licensed as an LPC for 36 months at the time of
application submission. Applications for the LPC Supervisor credential must be submitted within
two years of completion of the 40-hour supervision course.
The LPC Supervision Program requires completion of the following four components:
● Learning Institute: "TACES Presents: Development, Evaluation, and (When Needed)
Remediation of LPC Interns" - November 4, 2015. (6.5 CEs)
● Select Programming: 59th Professional Growth Conference - November 5-6, 2015. (10.5 CEs)
● Online Course: Available in late-November. (12 CEs). Information will be emailed.
● Select Programming: TACES Mid-Winter Conference – January 28-29, 2016. (11.5 CEs)
www.txca.org/midwinter
Required Programs to Earn 17 CEs at the Professional Growth Conference
WEDNESDAY 11.4.15
8:30a to 4:45p ● AMERICAN BANK CENTER ● C 106
G. TACES Presents: Development, Evaluation, and (When Needed) Remediation of LPC-Interns
THURSDAY 11.5.15
7:30-9:00 a.m. ● American Bank Center ● Henry Garrett Ballroom D
16. TACES Presents: Helping Supervisees Establish Appropriate Practices
2:00-3:30 p.m. ● American Bank Center ● Henry Garrett Ballroom B
48. Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors Update
4:00-7:00 p.m. ● Holiday Inn ● Texas Riviera Ballroom 4
82A. TACES Presents: Strategies for Culturally Competent Supervision
FRIDAY 11.6.15
7:30-9:00 a.m. ● Holiday Inn ● Padre Island Ballroom
103A. TACES Presents: Executive and Administrative Tasks of Supervision
2:00-3:30 p.m. ● American Bank Center ● C 107
144. TACES Presents: Supervising LPC-Interns in a School Setting: An Integrative Approach
4:00-5:30 p.m. ● American Bank Center ● C 225 AB
159. TACES Presents: Methods and Techniques in Group Supervision
TACES LPC Supervision Track u Page 19
Directors of Guidance Programs
Directors of Guidance Programs include a Learning Institute
sponsored by TACES, the Texas Association for Counselor Education
and Supervision (a division of TCA), as well as specific programming
designed to support Directors of Guidance, School Counselor
Supervisors and Campus Lead Counselors.
WEDNESDAY 11.4.2015 ● LEARNING INSTITUTE: $100
8:30a to 4:45p ● American Bank Center
F. TACES SPONSORED: Support from Directors
of Guidance: Fostering School Counseling
Competence through Supervision
Room:
C 104
Topic(s):
Directors of Guidance
Presenter(s): Brenda Jones
Michelle Kelley
Ernest Cox
ElI Zambrano
Marilyn Grubbs
Supervision fosters meaningful dialogue between supervisors and supervisees and provides an effective mean of assisting supervisees’
growth. Supervision for school counselors involves a set of skills that
differs significantly from the supervision provided in other clinical settings. The targeted audience for this workshop is Directors of Guidance who are instrumental in this effort. This workshop will cover the
different dimensions and strategies of clinical, developmental, and administrative supervision as they relate to school counseling. Targeted
areas will center on 1) assessing school counselors’ level of professionalism using established performance, ethical, and professional
standards; 2) using developmentally-based supervisor interventions;
and 3) providing means to enhance counselors’ professional development. The goal of this session is to enhance counselor self-efficacy,
skill level, competence, commitment, and professional identity.
Attendees will leave this learning institute with intervention strategies
to implement with their school counseling teams.
7:30-9:00 a.m. • American Bank Center • Henry
Garrett Ballroom B
6. Unlocking the Winner Inside: Effective Strategies
for Helping Students in Poverty
Topic(s):
Counseling
7:30-9:00 a.m. • American Bank Center • C 225 AB
8. Sex, Labor, and Slavery
Topic(s):
Diversity, Multicultural & Social Justice Issues;
Secondary School Counseling
Presenter(s): Shawna Corley
Ernest Cox
This program is designed to bring awareness and provide resources
for clinicians and school counselors regarding the issue of human trafficking in America. The presenters will communicate the impact
human trafficking has in both community and school settings and
ways to identify individuals who are involved in human trafficking both
as victims and traffickers. Participants will immediately apply session
content to the populations they serve.
7:30-9:00 a.m. • American Bank Center • C 227
13. Secondary Guidance: It's Not an Oxymoron!
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Jennifer Akins
Errin French
Jeff Cranmore
It seems the scope of a secondary counselor's responsibility is expanding with each legislative session. Over and above the formidable
expertise required to provide competent college and career planning
guidance, counselors are also expected to address student mental
health, safety and well-being. Yet, guidance is just one aspect of a
counselor's job! Fortunately free materials, innovative methods and
teamwork can help close the gaps. We can do it, together!
2:00-3:30 p.m. • American Bank Center • C 225 DE
Take Control
Topic(s):
changes for the class of 2016. Through properly educating counselors on subject matter which not a single university in America offers
a major or minor in, we can better equip them to properly counselor
their student athletes/parents on their specific academic needs. Participants will not only learn from the seminar, they will be provided tools to
assist them with the process upon returning to their respective campuses.
As our population in Texas grows, so do the numbers of students living
in some sort of poverty. These children present special challenges for
counselors and teachers. This session, taught by a counselor who
trained with Eric Jensen, will highlight the characteristics of these students, the effects of poverty on the brain, and techniques for engaging
these students and unlocking their potential to succeed. If you work in
a Title 1 school, this workshop will give you lots of ready to use tips.
Director of Guidance Programs u Corpus Christi u Page 20
7:30-9:00 a.m. ● American Bank Center ● C 105
73. Test Anxiety, Test Prep, and College Entrance
Exams: Help Students Earn Scores Reflecting their
Skills
Topic(s):
Secondary School Counseling; Assessment & Testing
Presenter(s): Kira Holt
98. Maximizing Federal Resources for Student
Success in High Stakes Testing and Career Exploration
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Dywaine Robinson
With ever increasing competition to enter college, college entrance
exams figure into the equation and remain easier to increase than student class rank or grade point average. This session provides common sense information about entrance exams as well as placement
tests. Counselors will leave with test information to share with parents
and students as well as strategies to relieve test anxiety. Specific focus
will be placed on revisions to The SAT changes in spring 2016.
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program and March2Success Program
are two federally funded programs that provide educators and other
stakeholders resources designed to increase the career exploration
and standardized test taking abilities of today's high school and postsecondary students. Both programs include interactive websites that
expose users to world class, comprehensive learning opportunities
based on current career development and standardized test taking
theories.
7:30-9:00 a.m. ● Holiday Inn ● Texas Riviera Ballroom 5
7:30-9:00 a.m. ● American Bank Center • C 107
101. Keeping the Dreams Alive: The Jason
Foundation
Topic(s):
Secondary School Counseling; Mental Health
Counseling
Presenter(s): Daniel Ascencao
Kristen Ascencao
83. A Look at Professional School Counselors'
Challenges, Roles, and Developmental Needs as
Seen Through the Eyes of District-Level School
Counseling Leaders
Topic(s):
Directors of Guidance; Counselor Education
Presenter(s): Derek Robertson
Elias Zambrano
Jessica Lloyd-Hazlett
Levi McClendon
School counseling literature indicates several important challenges.
Chief among these are a lack of consistent clinical supervision, large
caseloads, role ambiguity, and deficiencies in relevant professional development opportunities. No research to date has explored challenges and support needs inherent to professional school counselors
from the perspective of district-level school counseling leaders. This
presentation will highlight the findings of a qualitative study that explored the perceptions of school counseling program leaders.
7:30-9:00 a.m. • American Bank Center • C 106
91. College Opportunity Program Pilot: Corpus
Christi I.S.D. Finds College Tuition for At-Risk Youth
Topic(s):
More than 100 youth are lost each week due to death by suicide. The
Jason Foundation, Inc., believes that education is the key to this preventable tragedy. Join us we discuss and evaluate information, tools,
and resources available to educators for the purpose of identifying and
assisting at-risk youth.
111. Making the Call to CPS: An Organized Approach
Topic(s):
Counseling
Presenter(s): Laura Hodges
Advocating for children is a primary responsibility of a school counselor. Part of this responsibility is contacting CPS when abuse or neglect is suspected. The process of contacting CPS can be frustrating.
Adding to this is the myriad of personal information questions about
the child that must initially be answered. This presentation will provide
information about updated state training requirements and also help
counselors get organized before making the call to CPS. Handouts will
be provided.
C.C.I.S.D. and Beasley College Prep partnered to identify low-income,
high-performing students and to provide repeated interventions with students and parents, guiding them through the college planning process.
The pilot identified 100 students to provide intensive services and follow
for 18 months while working with students and parents on ACT/SAT
prep, college applications, and completing financial aid documents.
Director of Guidance Programs u Corpus Christi u Page 21
12:00-1:30 p.m. • American Bank Center • Henry
Garrett Ballroom B
113. Teen Dating Violence and the School
Counselors' Role
Topic(s):
Directors of Guidance; Secondary School Counseling
Presenter(s): Tiffany Simon
Angela Jones
Jana McLain
Tasha Rogers-James
Adolescent daters are engaging in dating relationships and of those
25% have reported experiencing dating abuse. Unfortunately, students
are reluctant to talk to their school counselor about dating abuse because they are unaware of how school counselor can help. We will discuss creating training opportunities focused on increasing the school
counselors' "toolbox" so that students are aware of the school counselor as a resource and make a positive impact on the occurrences of
dating abuse.
2:00-3:30 p.m. • American Bank Center • C 225 C
132. Bringing Counselors into 21st Century
Technological Conversations
Topic(s):
Ethics; Technology & Innovation Issues
Presenter(s): Charles Crews
Janet Froeschle Hicks
Joseph Hall
This program is for all counselors - School, LPC, LPC-S, students, and
educators who use technology. Legal and ethical codes from ACA,
ASCA, AHMCA, TX-LPC, and TX-LMFT regarding distance counseling,
technology, and recommended competencies, consent, HIPAA, encryption, research presentation, and apps will be discussed. Exploring
technologies will enable participants to develop skills for ethical practice and to understand distance counseling, technology, and supervision issues in Texas.
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Ethics Programs
The Ethics Track includes conference programs that address ethical
issues and practices. These programs are eligible to receive Ethics CE
credit.
WEDNESDAY 11.4.15 ● LEARNING INSTITUTES: $100
8:30a to 4:45p ● American Bank Center ● C 107
C. Confidential Records in Texas
Room:
C 107
Topic(s):
Amanda Ellis
Laura Diamond
This program provides a comprehensive overview of state and federal
laws and regulations that govern the use, disclosure and maintenance
of confidential records (including medical and mental health records).
The presentation will incorporate a thorough discussion of the privacy
regulations under HIPAA, HITECH, FERPA and Texas law. In addition
to specific case studies, the program will include strategies for handling records requests and an update on Texas Board Rules.
8:30a to 4:45p ● American Bank Center ● Henry
Garrett Ballroom D
D. How to Offend Without Really Trying: The Ethics
of Cultural Self-Awareness
Room:
Henry Garrett Ballroom D
Topic(s):
Ethics; Diversity, Multicultural & Social Justice Issues
Presenter(s): Michael Kahn
Understanding cultural issues is critical to providing superior care and
is an ethical mandate. The various ethics codes discuss culture as it
relates to the counseling process. As examples, the APA code states
that psychologists “ensure that their potential biases…do not lead to or
condone unjust practices” and the ACA code requires that counselors
“explore their own cultural identities and how these affect their values
and beliefs about the counseling process.” In this workshop we will explore how the therapist’s cultural values and biases can affect interactions with people who are different from them in various ways,
including and especially their clients. We will discuss bias as it applies
to many “categories,” such as race, gender, religion, sexual orientation,
age and physical condition. Of course, the goal of this workshop is not
to eliminate biases, an impossible task, but to increase awareness of
them so that they do not interfere with the client’s progress.
7:30-9:00 a.m. ● American Bank Center ● C 101/102
12. HIPAA VS. FERPA: Privacy Practices for
Counselors in Educational Setting
Topic(s):
Professional Issues; Ethics
Presenter(s): Kim Hatley
Amanda Ellis
of HIPAA requirements and how they intersect with FERPA Laws. You'll
learn ideas to help protect the privacy of mental health records and
reduce liability in your setting.
17. The Ethical Counselor
Topic(s):
Ethics; Professional Issues
Presenter(s): Joan Strutton
Virginia Mann
There is a growing importance in the scope of application in the field of
counseling concerning client, student, and counselor rights and obligations. This presentation equips the counselor with an understanding
of the ethical codes and offers a variety of ethical dilemmas often
faced in counseling. Participants will learn an ethical paradigm with
which effective counseling can be practiced. This session will stimulate
participant self-awareness of personal beliefs and values.
24. Complaint-Proofing Your Practice: What They Did
Not Teach You In Grad School
Topic(s):
This program provides a lively discussion of the most common situations
that lead to Board complaints and client dissatisfaction with counselors.
In addition to specific case studies, special emphasis will be given to
strategies for avoiding problems, tips for handling risks appropriately,
and pragmatic suggestions for protecting a private mental health practice. This program will incorporate a discussion of Texas statutes and
Board Rules that are important to counselors in private practice.
12:00-3:00 p.m. ● Holiday Inn ● Texas Riviera
Ballroom 1
43. Issues in Professional Counseling: Multicultural
Ethical Considerations in a Changing World
Topic(s):
Ethics
Presenter(s): Bret Hendricks
Loretta Bradley
Derek Robertson
In a time when professional counselors are dealing with changing
identities and roles, counselors must examine mental health ethics of
other cultures in order to have a conceptual knowledge their own
counseling ethics. In this presentation, mental health treatment methods in other cultures will be presented and compared to counseling
ethics and practice in the United States. Codes of ethics will be used
to illustrate concepts and frame case study discussions. Fictional case
studies will be used throughout the presentation and handouts will be
provided.
Learn WHY you must now know State and Federal HIPAA Laws and
how they apply to counselors your educational setting. Hear the basics
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4:00-5:30 p.m. ● American Bank Center ● C 225 C
69. Building Rapport with Your Most Difficult Clients
and the Ethics of Self-Disclosure
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Dave Waxler
Anthony Goulet
Jessica Shrieve
7:30-9:00 a.m. ● American Bank Center ● Henry
Garrett Ballroom C
All counselors want to be effective. But clients can put up barriers that
seem to make positive change impossible. This workshop offers practical strategies for understanding and overcoming those barriers
through skillful self-reflection and healthy authenticity. Group activities
will focus on reducing anxiety in the face of challenging counseling situations, getting in touch with a need for control and increasing the effectiveness of the counseling relationship.
4:00-5:30 p.m. ● American Bank Center ● Henry
Garrett Ballroom B
75. HIPAA and Texas Privacy Law Implications in
Your Counseling Setting
Topic(s):
Amanda Ellis
how they apply to counselors your work setting. Hear the basics of
new Texas HIPAA requirements, from Chapter 181 of the TX Health
and Safety Code: how they affect your administrative processes, your
relationships with clients, and your ability to use best practices with
less liability. You'll learn ideas to help protect the privacy of your client's
mental health records and reduce liability in your counseling setting.
82. Cha-, Cha-, Change: An Overview of the 2014
ACA Code of Ethics
Topic(s):
Ethics
Danielle Marks
Justyn Smith
Regina Gies
The 2014 ACA Code of Ethics is the first ethical code to address the
ethics of using social media with clients, and also presents new or
expanded guidelines regarding counselor personal values, distance
counseling, confidentiality, dual relationships, multiculturalism and
diversity, the use of technology, recordkeeping, diagnosis, end-of life
care and the selection of counseling interventions. This three-hour session is presented by a member of the ACA Ethics Revision Task Force.
93. Avoiding the Potholes of Ethics Breaches and
Liability in Couples Counseling
Topic(s):
Marital, Couple, & Family Counseling; Ethics
Presenter(s): Jodie Elder
Rick Bruhn
In HPSO's 2014 Understanding Counselor Liability Risk report,
couples/family counselors represented the largest percentage of closed
liability claims and had a higher than average paid indemnity than other
counselors. Couples counseling can often feel overwhelming, and the
conflict can leave therapists' heads spinning! Learn the basics of effective couples counseling, plus tips on how to navigate countertransference, consent to release information, and secrets! Sponsored by TAMFC.
Garrett Ballroom D
94. It Didn't Happen If You Didn't Write It: Best
Practices of Clinical Documentation
Topic(s):
Ethics; Mental Health Counseling
Jane Wood
Ryan Holliman
Clinicians are often confused about what details to include in their
counseling case notes. Some clinicians have been told that less is better while others have been told if you did not write it did not happen.
Members of the TCA Ethics Committee will share best practices for
case notes in both school and clinical mental health settings. Case
studies, examples, and audience participation will be utilized as delivery methods during this interactive session.
GarrettBallroom C
122. LPC or School Counselor? How to Function
When You Have Two Professional Identities and
Potential Ethical Dilemmas
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): John Spoede
Roxy Riefkohl-Siegrist
When licensed as a LPC the rules are clearly stated, but there are still
ethical dilemmas. When certified as a School Counselor, the rules are
clearly stated, but there are ethical dilemmas. However, when you hold
both credentials, you walk a fine line between the two. In this session,
ethical standards for both credentials will be reviewed, gray areas will
be identified and explored, and ethical dilemmas will be presented
through case studies.
Ethics Programs
Garrett Ballroom B
Topic(s):
Ethics
Loretta Bradley
Derek Robertson
130. Excel as LMFTs with a Board Update
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Rick Bruhn
Michael Puhl
In a time when professional counselors are dealing with changing identities and roles, counselors must examine mental health ethics of other
cultures in order to have a conceptual knowledge their own counseling
ethics. In this presentation, mental health treatment methods in other
cultures will be presented and compared to counseling ethics and
practice in the United States. Codes of ethics will be used to illustrate
concepts and frame case study discussions. Fictional case studies will
be used throughout the presentation and handouts will be provided.
ACA Code of Ethics
Topic(s):
Ethics
Danielle Marks
Justyn Smith
Regina Gies
ethics of using social media with clients, and also presents new or expanded guidelines regarding counselor personal values, distance
counseling, confidentiality, dual relationships, multiculturalism and diversity, the use of technology, recordkeeping, diagnosis, end-of life
Garrett Ballroom A
129. HIPAA for Counselors: Updates, Best Practices,
and Pitfalls
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Donna Sheperis
Carl Sheperis
Sue Sadik
Counselors often make good faith efforts to meet HIPAA standards.
However, HIPAA violations continue to occur. It is critical to address the
gap between knowledge of HIPAA and execution of HIPAA compliant
practice. In this presentation we discuss changes to HIPAA Privacy
standards as well as review the minimum necessary standard for use
and disclosure of client health information as well as penalties for violation of that standard. Participants will review case studies related to
HIPAA.
Excel as an LMFT by updating your knowledge of the rules and trends
for the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists. Board members will review key rules for practice including Subchapter C of the Board Rules, and House Bill 300. The presenters will
describe new rules passed in November 2014 and January 2015. Participants will also be able to ask questions relevant to being licensed
as a LMFT Associate, LMFT, and LMFT - Supervisor.
Topic(s):
Joseph Hall
ASCA, AHMCA, TX-LPC, and TX-LMFT regarding distance counseling, technology, and recommended competencies, consent, HIPAA,
encryption, research presentation, and apps will be discussed. Exploring technologies will enable participants to develop skills for ethical
practice and to understand distance counseling, technology, and
supervision issues in Texas.
153.Turning Dreams into a Reality: Using Career
Awareness and Exploration to Enhance Employment
Opportunities for Low Socioeconomic Students
Topic(s):
Career Development & Employment Counseling;
Ethics
Presenter(s): Cullen Grinnan
Research suggests increasing parental involvement increases student
persistence in goal attainment. Join us as we demonstrate a culturallysensitive model for student, parent, and school counselor collaboration
in career exploration. Participants will receive a handout and visit free
user-friendly internet sites supporting parents and their child in their
exploration.
Ethics Programs
SATURDAY 11.7.15 ● POST-CONFERENCE
WORKSHOP: $75
8:30a to noon ● Omni Hotel ● Corpus Christi
Ballroom C
L. HB5 (83R) and Ethics? What Do I Need to Know?
Room:
Corpus Christi Ballroom C
Topic(s):
Ethics; School Counseling
Presenter(s): Janise Pries
Mark Parra
What difference does HB5 (83R) make for school counselors in making ethical decisions? How do we correctly monitor and advise students in their choice of endorsements? Career pathways? Course
selection? What supplemental resources can we use? How can we
collaborate to ensure a high level of student achievement? As
professional school counselors we are tasked with college and career
readiness, but are we prepared to make ethical decisions to assist
students? How does our code of ethics assist us? Be prepared to
participate in an interactive and lively learning experience.
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Wellness Programs
The following programs were identified by the TCA Wellness
Committee to promote wellness in your personal life and professional
practice.
11. TAHEAD Presents: The Mindful Therapist:
Experiential Exercises to Cultivate Presence and
Client Attunement in the Therapeutic Moment
Topic(s):
Counselor Education; Wellness Issues
Presenter(s): Richard Ricard
Stefani Schomaker
Join us in this highly experiential session to engage in numerous mindfulness-based practices to develop your therapeutic, relational skills
with clients. Learn how being aware in the present moment with kindness and curiosity can enhance your capability to connect with your
clients. Discover the presenters' experiences and methods in implementing these mindfulness techniques specifically designed and
adapted to cultivate counselor presence and attunement in session.
22. Becoming a Mindful Counselor
Topic(s):
Mental Health Counseling; Spirituality Issues
Dilani Perera-Diltz
With the emergence focus on wellness and cultural competence,
mindfulness techniques have moved to the forefront. Based on motivational techniques, participants will identify mindfulness interventions relevant to a client's stage of readiness to change. Participants will have
the opportunity to practice mindfulness as part of their own self-care.
Handouts will be provided with a variety of resources on mindfulness
for use with diverse populations in both a clinical and school setting.
23. Identifying Student Impairment in Counselor
Education Programs
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Wendy-lou Greenidge
Deidra Byas
Professional standards and ethics codes state that counselors are
charged with the responsibility of being gatekeepers of the profession.
Despite this, many counseling programs still struggle with effectively assessing the readiness and fit of students for our profession. When unfit
individuals are allowed into this profession, the repercussions are vast.
This presentation will explore comprehensive interventions aimed at selection and retention standards. Legal issues will also be addressed.
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12:00-1:30 p.m. ● American Bank Center ● C 225 DE
26. Themes of Humor in Wellness Counseling
Groups with Senior Adults
Topic(s):
Wellness Issues; Group Work
Presenter(s): Jeremy Berry
This study explores the theme of humor emerging from psychoeducational counseling groups with the aging population. The Wheel of Wellness model was utilized within this study which explored themes
emerging from group counseling sessions in which the model's components were explored. This study highlights the need for research
with emphasis on counseling the aging demographic.
Garrett Ballroom D
32. Same Pain, Different Day: Helping Clients Work
through Chronic Pain
Topic(s):
Mental Health Counseling; Wellness Issues
Presenter(s): Cyndi Matthews
Over 100 million individuals suffer from chronic pain caused by
fibromyalgia, back injuries, etc. Sufferers deal with the pain itself, as
well as depression, isolation, stress, anxiety, and loneliness due to rearranging their lives around job changes, insurance issues, financial burdens, loss of independence, and friends/family. Counselors can help
clients cope through evidenced based practices such as cognitive behavioral therapy, meditation, and finding support. Learn case studies
and strategies.
Topic(s):
Annette Albrecht
Emotional Transformation Therapy™ [ETT] was developed in the
1990s and is becoming more prominent as neuroscience and brain research continues to expand. The premise of ETT is that light stimulation
is utilized to change brain activity that is associated with emotional
stress, physical, pain, and trauma. As a theoretical basis for a supervision model, the focus of this session will be to overview ETT, describe
its applications to supervision, as well as provide a demonstration to
participants.
Wellness Programs
68. Mindfulness in Educational Settings: Facilitating
Stress Management and Beyond
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Sneha Nayar-Bhalerao
Stefani Schomaker
114. Healthy Eating Becomes Unhealthy:
Orthorexia Nervosa
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Veena Prasad
Adriana Dyurich
Karen Hollenbaugh
Lilo Burda
Join us in this highly experiential session to engage in numerous mindfulness-based practices that can be used with children and adults to
foster stress management skills and overall wellness. Discover the presenters' methods in teaching mindfulness including the responses of
their students. Attendees will also learn about current research that supports the use of mindfulness in education as well as recommendations
for how to initiate and implement a program at your school or setting.
Garrett Ballroom A
76. The Use of Mindfulness Activities to Improve
Self-Care Behavior
Topic(s):
Wellness Issues; Community & Clinical Counseling
Presenter(s): Mary Mayorga
Sabina de Vries
The presentation proposed seeks to investigate the dominance of
knowledge concerning Orthorexia Nervosa (ON), the phenomenon of
being preoccupied with consuming healthy food and constantly worrying about the quality and purity of food, as described by the National
Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) (Kratina, 2015). Dr. Bratman
coined the term health food junkie while exploring the phenomenon of
ON (Bratman and Knight, 2004). This proposal specifically aims to disseminate awareness concerning Orthorexia Nervosa among counselor
educators and master level students. Furthermore, to assist counselor
and counselors in training to broad their understanding of Orthorexia
Nervosa and the screening process for clients, we will introduce the
ORTO-15, a 15-point questionnaire, developed specifically to measure
healthy food preoccupation and self-focused attention (Donini, Marsili,
Graziani, Imbriale and Cannella 2013).
It is well documented that self-care behavior is an important component for all professional counselors to avoid stress and burnout. This
presentation will assess counselors’ present well behavior and will then
demonstration mindfulness activities that can be implemented either in
the workplace or at home to help the counselor lessen levels of stress,
help counselors develop a conscious awareness of their present emotional status, and move toward increasing their self-care behavior.
Garrett Ballroom A
FRIDAY 11.6.15 ● SELECT PROGRAMS
This study explores the impact of wellness-based program using the
principles of Indivisible Self Wellness Model (IS-WEL) with adolescents
at a juvenile justice boot camp. The session provides an overview of a
16-week program emphasizing various domains of wellness such as
the creative, coping, social, essential, and the physical self. The results
of a study will be discussed. Attendees will gain knowledge and ideas
of how to implement wellness-based activities with youth in restrictive
facilities.
109. Enhancing Quality of Life of Older Adults
Topic(s):
Lifespan Human Development Issues;
Wellness Issues
Presenter(s): Cassie Rushing
Misti Sparks
116. A Wellness-Based Program for Juvenile Offenders
Topic(s):
Child & Adolescent Counseling; Community &
Clinical Counseling
Presenter(s): Lorena Albarran-Rosenbaum
Wannigar Ratanavivan
This psycho-educational presentation focuses on how to promote
quality of life in older adults. This presentation also provides an
overview of the population trends and growing statistics within the
older adult population and potential cost/impact on society. We
demonstrate how to assess the overall quality of life of older adults by
using various assessment tools and ultimately promote overall wellness for the older adult population.
Wellness Programs
4:00-5:30 p.m. ● American Bank Center ● Watergarden B
123. The Essentialist Counselor: Learn to Get the
Right Things Done Efficiently
Topic(s):
Wellness Issues; Mental Health Counseling
Presenter(s): Matthew Bierds
156. From Couch to Yoga Mat: Using Complementary
Treatments in Mental Health Counseling
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Melissa Alvarado
Do you ever feel stretched too thin? Feel like your day is busy, but you
aren't getting anything done? Feeling overworked? Based on the book
"Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less" by Greg McKeown, this
session will dive into the major themes and concepts discussed in the
book to help counselors learn to do the RIGHT things and become
more efficient in completing tasks.
Mind-body interventions can be used to complement traditional psychotherapy. Specifically yoga, with its goal of balancing the mind,
body, and spirit has shown effectiveness in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety (Butler et al., 2008; Javnbakht, Kenari, and
Ghasemi, 2009; Shapiro et al., 2007). Thus, mental health counselors
may benefit from learning what makes yoga effective and how to incorporate this in their practice with clients.
135. Don't forget Your Wellness! A Mindfulness and
Movement Based Approach for Counselors
Topic(s):
Wellness Issues; Counselor Education
Presenter(s): Elizabeth Owens
Catherine Wooten
Christi Myers
Ray Wooten
157. In the Time it Takes You to Read This, You
Could Have Relaxed, Re-Focused, and Re-Directed
Yourself... Self-Care Approaches with SPEED!
Topic(s):
Wellness Issues
Presenter(s): Jennifer Norris-Nielsen
It is imperative for counselors to engage in self-care in order to be truly
effective. Counselor wellness is indelibly linked to personal levels of
self-awareness. This experiential presentation explores mindfulness
based stress reduction through yoga, body scan, and meditation, and
movement as self-aware modalities that are highly correlated with
empathy, heightened immune function and a sense of well-being.
Many counselors feel the pressure of their full schedule but believe
there is no time to "indulge" in personal self-care practices. Yet following
the advice given by airline professionals, it's important to put the oxygen
mask on yourself before helping others. Simple relaxation, visualization,
start- and end-of-day practices that take mere minutes can pay huge
dividends in greater energy, optimism and clarity. Counselors then
serve as living models to teach clients these practices as well.
SATURDAY 11.7.15 ● POST-CONFERENCE
WORKSHOP: $75
147. Practice What You Preach: How to Maintain
Counselor Wellness in Professional Practice?
Topic(s):
Deidra Byas
Counselors' personal wellness impacts their effectiveness with clients.
Our professional standards and codes of ethics state that counselors
must monitor themselves for signs of impairment. Self-awareness plays
a vital role in doing this, and being able to develop strategies to
monitor this is equally important. Attendees will identify strategies to
maintain their personal wellness. Participants will also develop a personalized plan to incorporate wellness into professional practice.
8:30a to noon ● Omni Hotel ● Corpus Christi
Ballroom B
K. It's Not What You're Eating, It's What's Eating
You: Developing Healthy Relationships with Food
and Eating
Room:
Corpus Christi Ballroom B
Topic(s):
Wellness; Spirituality Issues
Food is fuel for our bodies, but over time, it becomes so much more.
Our relationship with food is tangled up with family history, self-image,
body awareness, relationships, and even childhood experiences. This
session provides an opportunity to explore our relationships with food
and to counter many of the maladaptive messages we have internalized regarding food and eating. Take time for yourself and learn how to
nourish yourself both with and without food. Ethically, we must stay well.
Thursday Programs
Corpus Christi CVB
Conference programs will be available at both the Holiday Inn (HI) and
the American Bank Center (ABC) during the following times. Social
events and meetings will be held at the Omni Corpus Christi Hotel (OH).
Conference Shuttle Service will run continuously from 6:10a until 11:45p.
Holiday Inn (HI)
7:30-9:00 am
12:00-3:00 pm
4:00-7:00 pm
1.5 CE
3 CE
3 CE
American Bank Center (ABC)
7:30-9:00 am
1.5 CE
9:30-11:30 am
1.5 CE (General Session)
12:00-1:30 pm
1.5 CE
12:30-1:30 pm
0 CE (Poster Displays)
2:00-3:30 pm
1.5 CE
4:00-5:30 pm
1.5 CE
1. Religious Values and LGB Affirmative Counseling:
Experiences of Christian African American
Counselors in Training
Topic(s):
Diversity, Multicultural & Social Justice Issues
Presenter(s): Janee' Avent
Ashley Prado
Brenda Jones
Derek Robertson
This presentation will explore African American counseling students'
experiences with navigating ties to community and the Black Church
and providing LGB affirmative counseling. For many African Americans, a departure from core religious values may also have implications beyond the realm of spirituality and faith. Data from a study
examining the experiences of Christian African American counselorsin-training will be discussed and implications for counselor educators
will be addressed.
2. "I Hate Cities" Exploring Needs and Generating
Solutions in Rural Counselor Supervision
Topic(s):
Counselor Supervision; Professional Issues
Karl Witt
Are you in or considering work as a rural counselor or rural counselor
supervisor? This session will provide an overview of benefits and challenges experienced by rural counselor supervisors. Adaptive approaches and proposed solutions based on both research and
practical experience will be discussed. Session participants will have
an opportunity to share their experiences and learn from others.
7:30-9:00 a.m. ● American Bank Center ● C 225 DE
3. When You Do Get Angry, You Shouldn't Just
Automatically Go To the "I Hate You" Stage: Using
Relational Cultural Theory as Prevention and
Intervention for Dating Violence
Topic(s):
Child & Adolescent Counseling; Secondary School
Counseling
Presenter(s): Gerald Pennie
Charles Crews
Jill Zesiger
This program helps participants explore the factors associated with
dating violence in schools. Multicultural competencies will be shared
directly related to the use of Relational Cultural Theory and its origins.
Participants will come away with a working knowledge of Relational
Cultural Theory and its implication for preventative and intervening
practices as it relates to dating violence.
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Garrett Ballroom A
Garrett Ballroom C
4. Assessing and Treating Internet Addiction:
Creative Strategies for an Emerging Disorder
Topic(s):
Addiction & Offender Counseling; Assessment & Testing
Presenter(s): Joshua Watson
7. Couples Therapy: Strategies to Activate the
Tipping Points of Change
Topic(s):
Marital, Couple, & Family Counseling; Mental
Health Counseling
Presenter(s): Gerald Parr
Bret Hendricks
Loretta Bradley
Annie Willis
The Internet is an omnipresent part of society today. In one form or another, almost everyone utilizes the Internet or spends time online. Researchers suggest that for a growing number of individuals, their online
habits are becoming problematic and may resemble the behaviors of an
addict. In this session, we will explore the emerging field of Internet addiction and discuss ways counselors can both assess and treat clients
for whom it is clear the Internet has become an unhealthy obsession.
7:30-9:00 a.m. ● American Bank Center ● Watergarden B
5. Just Keep Digging: Using Sandtray to Help
Practicum Students Prepare to Work with Diverse
Clients
Topic(s):
Counseling
ACA code F.1.a., states as supervisors we are to help supervisees prepare to serve a range of diverse clients. Sandtray is a method that can
be utilized to facilitate the conversation in supervision. Using Sandtray
is a culturally relevant and safe practice to help students unfold and
process intra- and interpersonal issues regarding working diverse
clients. In this presentation participants will be given an opportunity to
create their own 'worlds' demonstrating the useful of Sandtray.
Garrett Ballroom B
This program will present an integrative approach to couples therapy.
This model includes modified aspects of the following: experiential
therapy to build rapport, motivation interviewing to access readiness
for change, attachment theory when insight is needed for the couple to
accept their role in the change process, couples behavior therapy to
establish what needs to change, gestalt therapy whereby requests for
change can be directly expressed and negotiated, and homework.
7:30-9:00 a.m. ● American Bank Center ● C 225 AB
8. Sex, Labor, and Slavery
Topic(s):
Ernest Cox
This program is designed to bring awareness and provide resources
for clinicians and school counselors regarding the issue of human trafficking in America. The presenters will communicate the impact human
trafficking has in both community and school settings and ways to
identify individuals who are involved in human trafficking both as victims and traffickers. Participants will immediately apply session content
to the populations they serve.
6. Unlocking the Winner Inside: Effective Strategies
for Helping Students in Poverty
Topic(s):
Counseling
As our population in Texas grows, so do the numbers of students living
in some sort of poverty. These children present special challenges for
counselors and teachers. This session, taught by a counselor who
trained with Eric Jensen, will highlight the characteristics of these students, the effects of poverty on the brain, and techniques for engaging
these students and unlocking their potential to succeed. If you work in
a Title 1 school, this workshop will give you lots of ready to use tips.
9. Counseling with International Students: How to
Implement the Supportive Program for International
Student Retention and Transition (SPIRIT)
Topic(s):
Community & Clinical Counseling; Diversity,
Multicultural & Social Justice Issues
Presenter(s): Nesime Can
Karisse Callender
Stephen Lenz
Veena Prasad
We will present the practical framework for the Supportive Program for
International Student Retention and Transition (SPIRIT) program, an evidence-supported intervention for use by college counselors. This program will illustrate the need for such interventions, the evidence base
that informed program content, SPIRIT program content and processes,
barriers to intervention, and expected outcomes. Predominate emphasis
will be on application of the program and case illustrations.
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7:30-9:00 a.m. ● American Bank Center ● C 225 C
10. Using Super Heroes as Metaphors in Counseling
Topic(s):
Mental Health Counseling; Child & Adolescent
Counseling
Presenter(s): James Whittenberg
Superheroes have emerged as popular characters in television and in
movies. In counseling, superheroes can be serve as allegories and
metaphors to which clients may aspire. This session will provide counselors insight into implementing superheroes in counseling in order to
help clients reach emotional catharsis, engender hope and encouragement, discover the "shadow" of the psyche, and gain new perspectives through contemporary techniques in counseling.
11. TAHEAD Presents: The Mindful Therapist:
Experiential Exercises to Cultivate Presence and
Client Attunement in the Therapeutic Moment
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Richard Ricard
Stefani Schomaker
Join us in this highly experiential session to engage in numerous mindfulness-based practices to develop your therapeutic, relational skills
with clients. Learn how being aware in the present moment with kindness and curiosity can enhance your capability to connect with your
clients. Discover the presenters' experiences and methods in implementing these mindfulness techniques specifically designed and
adapted to cultivate counselor presence and attunement in session.
12. HIPAA VS. FERPA: Privacy Practices for
Counselors in Educational Setting
Topic(s):
Amanda Ellis
how they apply to counselors your educational setting. Hear the basics
of HIPAA requirements and how they intersect with FERPA Laws. You'll
learn ideas to help protect the privacy of mental health records and reduce liability in your setting.
13. Secondary Guidance: It's Not an Oxymoron!
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Jennifer Akins
Errin French
Jeff Cranmore
expertise required to provide competent college and career planning
guidance, counselors are also expected to address student mental
health, safety and well-being. Yet, guidance is just one aspect of a
counselor's job! Fortunately free materials, innovative methods and
teamwork can help close the gaps. We can do it, together!
14. Caregiving Is Not a Sprint, It's a Marathon!
Topic(s):
Grief; Marital, Couple, & Family Counseling
Presenter(s): Susan Adams
As a loved one approaches the end of life, there are a flood of issues that
must be considered. Some can be planned; some cannot. Often it is a
daily struggle depending on what the dying person's illness and prognosis
is. Presenter will explore caregiver's journey based on personal experience and years of clinical experience. Included will be ways professionals
can encourage, explore appropriate plans, and assist caregivers to make
decisions while dealing with a plethora of difficult emotions.
15. Recordkeeping Requirements for the Counseling
Professional: The Musts, the Shoulds, and the
Definitely Nots!
Topic(s):
Professional Issues
Presenter(s): Laura Diamond
This session will remind counselors of their recordkeeping obligations,
provide education regarding additional elements that should be included in their charts, and caution against those things that should not
be recorded.
Garrett Ballroom D
16. TACES Presents: Helping Supervisees Establish
Appropriate Practices
Topic(s):
Jennifer Boswell
Lisa Beijan
Tiffany Otting
For new counselors, supervisors must assist their interns in defining authorized counseling practices as well as ethically determining their
scope of practice. Supervisors must find a balance between creativity
in the counseling process to promote positive therapeutic relationships,
yet also provide specific instruction regarding those areas that require
specialized training and practice. Participants will identify and discuss
guidelines for helping interns maintain ethical standards of practice.
It seems the scope of a secondary counselor's responsibility is expanding with each legislative session. Over and above the formidable
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17. The Ethical Counselor
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Joan Strutton
Virginia Mann
20. Infertility: Interventions and Best Practices in
Counseling
Topic(s):
Marital, Couple, & Family Counseling; Community &
Clinical Counseling
Presenter(s): Teri Ann Sartor
Cyndi Matthews
There is a growing importance in the scope of application in the field of
counseling concerning client, student, and counselor rights and obligations. This presentation equips the counselor with an understanding
of the ethical codes and offers a variety of ethical dilemmas often faced
in counseling. Participants will learn an ethical paradigm with which effective counseling can be practiced. This session will stimulate participant self-awareness of personal beliefs and values.
Couples facing infertility issues often reach out to counselors for assistance. Individuals often experience stress, crisis, trauma, and grief when
dealing with infertility. Presenters will discuss best practices for counselors
to assist clients who struggle with infertility and miscarriage. Case studies
and interventions will be discussed. This session is sponsored by TAMFC.
18. OMG! How did he not qualify? Issues in Special
Education Eligibility and Assessments for All
Counselors
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Calvin Day
Brook Roberts
21. Fostering Hope, Fostering a Future
Topic(s):
Counseling
Presenter(s): Kristen Ascencao
Special Education has become one of the most regulated and litigious
areas of EC-12 education. This session will explain the legal aspects of
the referral/assessment process; discuss the 13 eligibility categories and
the required components of assessment; options for when a parent disagrees; and multicultural/ ethical issues that may arise regarding eligibility for special education so that all counselors may be better equipped to
help advocate for students with disabilities in a school setting.
19. WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads Of Great Students)
Topic(s):
Elementary School Counseling
Presenter(s): Eric Snow
WATCH D.O.G.S.® is an innovative program focusing on education and
safety in schools by using the positive influence of fathers and fatherfigures to provide an unobtrusive fathering presence and a positive
and active role-model for students. Fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers,
and uncles are asked to spend at least one day volunteering.
In 2014, there were over 31,000 children in foster care in Texas. Each
one of these children has unique set of qualities that have enabled him
or her to be resilient in the face of adversity. Join us as we discuss the
unique needs of these children and the resources available to the
school community that can help foster hope and a future.
Thursday General
Keynote Session
Address
Dianne Morris Jones
“Stop Breathe Believe: Cultivating Self-Compassion”
Thursday, November 5 • 9:30-11:30am
American Bank Center • Selena Auditorium
A presentation featuring the dynamics of self-compassion, linking neuroscientific research to what it reveals
about our biological brain patterns, and focusing on
General Session Program
Prelude: Moody High School Jazz Band
mindfulness applications for our professional and personal lives. An important part of our work with our
clients is helping them cultivate the practice of selfcompassion. As therapists, we desire to help guide
clients along the path of wholehearted living by em-
Call to Order: B.J. Barksdale,
TCA President
Presentation of Colors: Moody High
School NJROTC
bracing authenticity and joy. But often, unhealthy thinking can get in the way.
Stop Breathe Believe® is a simple yet powerful practice to help stop the
stream of thoughts flowing through our minds, breathe our way to a state of
calm openness, and then replace the unhealthy thoughts with a believable and
compassionate truth statement. This presentation will feature a parallel learning
National Anthem: Clarissa Serna
Welcome: B.J. Barksdale
Award Presentation
process and will creatively utilize experiential learning and case examples to
integrate the practice of Stop Breathe Believe into new ways of seeing, doing
and being for both therapist and client.
Keynote Address:
Dianne Morris Jones
Closing: B.J. Barksdale
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Thursday Poster Displays: November 5 – 12:30p-1:30p
AMERICAN BANK CENTER ● Exhibit Hall
Conference Poster Displays present research data to support effective
counseling, intervention and therapeutic strategies across many specialties within the counseling profession. Grab some lunch and take
advantage of the opportunity to network, learn and relax in the comfortable ABC Exhibit Hall and Lounge. Poster displays are included with
your conference registration. CE credit is not awarded for Poster Displays.
P1. Evaluating the Effects of Creative Arts Therapy
for Survivors of Domestic Violence
Topic(s):
Community & Clinical Counseling; Mental Health
Counseling
Presenter(s): James Ikonomopoulos
Javier Cavazos
Claudia Schmidt
We implemented a small series (N = 8) single-case research design to
assess the effectiveness of a ten-session creative arts therapy treatment program for adult survivors of domestic violence. Analysis of participants' scores on the Outcome Questionnaire and Brief Resilience
Scale using the PEM procedure yielded treatment effects indicating
that a creative arts therapy treatment program may be effective for reducing mental health symptoms and improving resiliency.
P4. Surveying Previous Research on Diabulimia:
What Is Missing?
Topic(s):
Mental Health Counseling; Research & Evaluation
Presenter:
Ashley Streeter
Diabulimia is an eating disorder typically experienced by individuals
who have Type 1 diabetes. Essentially, Diabulimia is defined as the
omission of insulin to lose weight (Callum & Lewis, 2014; Davidson,
2014). This poster session synthesizes past research on Diabulimia,
outlines limitations and gaps in the research presented, and highlights
the importance of addressing Diabulimia in the field of counseling.
P5. Effects of Differentiation Levels and Proactive
Behaviors on Career Decision-Making of College
Students
Topic(s):
College Student Development & Counseling
Presenter:
Wayne Smith
This study looks at the impact of differentiation of self and proactivity on
career development for undergraduate students. The results of this
study may lay the groundwork for interventions with secondary and
post-secondary students as well as those already in the workforce and
will be valuable to counselors, students attempting to decide which career to pursue, and family and friends who influence the career decision-making process
P2. Career Mapping: Charting a Course towards
Increasing Student Ownership in College & Career
Planning
Topic(s):
Career Development & Employment Counseling
Presenter:
Cynthia Miller
Findings of a research study completed in May 2015 considering how
personal graduation plans (PGPs)with the incorporation of programs of
study and other career components (i.e. career assessments, career
exploration, work-based learning, etc.) can be used as a mapping tool
for charting a course towards increasing high school students' ownership in college and career planning.
P3. The Student's Choice: Factors to Consider When
Selecting a Model of Supervision as a Counselor
Education Doctoral Student
Topic(s):
Counselor Supervision; Counselor Education
Presenter:
Karisse Callender
The various models of supervision and factors to be considered by
students and interns when selecting a model of supervision are presented in this poster session.
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12:00-1:30 p.m. ● American Bank Center ● C 101/102
22. Becoming a Mindful Counselor
Topic(s):
Dilani Perera-Diltz
25. The Big 3 in Mental Health: Treating Individuals
with Major Depression, Bipolar, and Schizophrenia
from an Integrated Behavioral and Primary Health
Care Approach
Topic(s):
Mental Health Counseling; Community & Clinical
Counseling
Presenter(s): Michael Schmit
Erika Schmit
With the emergence focus on wellness and cultural competence,
mindfulness techniques have moved to the forefront. Based on motivational techniques, participants will identify mindfulness interventions relevant to a client's stage of readiness to change. Participants will have
the opportunity to practice mindfulness as part of their own self-care.
Handouts will be provided with a variety of resources on mindfulness
for use with diverse populations in both a clinical and school setting.
23. Identifying Student Impairment in Counselor
Education Programs
Topic(s):
Deidra Byas
Professional standards and ethics codes state that counselors are
charged with the responsibility of being gatekeepers of the profession.
Despite this, many counseling programs still struggle with effectively
assessing the readiness and fit of students for our profession. When
unfit individuals are allowed into this profession, the repercussions are
vast. This presentation will explore comprehensive interventions aimed
at selection and retention standards. Legal issues will also be addressed.
This presentation provides timely information regarding integration of
behavioral and primary health care services in an outpatient behavioral
health setting. Various models of integration, as wells as perceived and
actual barriers and their associated costs will be discussed. In addition, treatment strategies as well as potential challenges for counselors
who work with individuals diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI)
using an integrated model will be explored.
26. Themes of Humor in Wellness Counseling Groups
with Senior Adults
Topic(s):
Wellness Issues; Group Work
This study explores the theme of humor emerging from psychoeducational counseling groups with the aging population. The Wheel of Wellness model was utilized within this study which explored themes
emerging from group counseling sessions in which the model's components were explored. This study highlights the need for research
with emphasis on counseling the aging demographic.
24. Complaint-Proofing Your Practice: What They Did
Not Teach You In Grad School
Topic(s):
This program provides a lively discussion of the most common situations that lead to Board complaints and client dissatisfaction with counselors. In addition to specific case studies, special emphasis will be
given to strategies for avoiding problems, tips for handling risks appropriately, and pragmatic suggestions for protecting a private mental
health practice. This program will incorporate a discussion of Texas
statutes and Board Rules that are important to counselors in private
practice.
27. The "Aha" Moment: Helping Clients Develop
Insight into Problems
Topic(s):
Counseling
Presenter(s): James Whittenberg
The development of insight is likely the most difficult stage of psychotherapy. Most practitioners have a firm grasp of person-centered
and behavioral approaches, but may not be aware of the powerful impact of psychoanalysis. This presentation will serve to provide counselors with techniques to help clients achieve a deeper understanding
of their problems.
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28. Meaning Making of Deathbed Phenomena:
Tracking the Trajectory of Dying
Topic(s):
Grief; Spirituality Issues
Presenter(s): Martha Jo Atkins
A decade of research, and personal experiences at the bedside of
dying patients, has revealed a nuanced trajectory of dying. Patterns of
changing gestures and language of the dying are often overlooked as
nonsense or passed off as symptoms of medication, hospital psychosis, or a dying brain. Videos and audios of deathbed phenomena
will be used to teach participants about these common yet widely misunderstood experiences, potentially rich with meaning for the dying
and those who love them.
29. Who Am I? Discovering Strengths,
Vulnerabilities, and Counselor Identity Through
the Use of the Creative Arts
Topic(s):
Professional Issues; Counselor Education
Deborah Healy
Counselor identity and development have been issues for as long as
there have been counselors. How do we identify as a helping profession to the public we serve? How do you identify as an individual counselor? Join us in our hands-on exercise in self-reflection and creative
expression designed to advance our personal and professional identity
and development. We will examine four key domains: Personal identity;
professional identity; professional growth and development; appropriate counselor etc.
30. Intersections of Race, Sexual Orientation, and
Social Class in Multicultural Counseling Competence:
Implications for Practice and Training
Topic(s):
Counselor Education
Presenter(s): Shih-Han Huang
Aretha Marbley
Jiaqi Li
Considering that every individual has multiple cultural identities, culturally competent counselors cannot ignore the potential intersections of
different cultural factors related with multicultural counseling competence. This session will introduce racial, sexual, and social class identity models and racial color-blindness and illustrate related multicultural
counseling competence research findings. Also, the implications for
advocacy competencies, practice, and training will be addressed.
Garrett Ballroom C
31. The Use of Relaxation, Guided Imagery, and Art as
an Intervention for Trauma and Behavioral Problems
Topic(s):
Mental Health Counseling; Private Practice
Presenter(s): Lendell Braud
The Create-An Image Relaxation therapy program reduces unresolved
negative emotions related to trauma and is effective in reducing behavior problems. The therapy includes relaxation, guided imagery, and art.
Research demonstrates a decrease in anxiety, depression. ADHD, aggression, and an increase in resiliency (trust, optimism). The therapy
has been used with abused, minority, disadvantaged children and girls
that were victims of sexual trafficking.
Garrett Ballroom D
32. Same Pain, Different Day: Helping Clients Work
through Chronic Pain
Topic(s):
Over 100 million individuals suffer from chronic pain caused by fibromyalgia, back injuries, etc. Sufferers deal with the pain itself, as well
as depression, isolation, stress, anxiety, and loneliness due to rearranging their lives around job changes, insurance issues, financial burdens,
loss of independence, and friends/family. Counselors can help clients
cope through evidenced based practices such as cognitive behavioral
therapy, meditation, and finding support. Learn case studies and
strategies.
12:00-1:30 p.m. ● American Bank Center ●
Watergarden B
33. Social Media: Networking in a Changing
World-of-Work
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Greta Davis
Saundra Marling
In today's changing work environment networking remains one of the
most important career management skills but the landscape has
changed dramatically with many options for connecting online. Career
counselors must keep up-to-date with technology and its relationship
to managing a successful career. Attendees will learn about professional networking best practices with particular focus on LinkedIn,
practical strategies for building online networks and leveraging social
media for job search.
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Garrett Ballroom A
34. Two Counselors Daring Greatly: Overcoming
Shame and Vulnerability
Topic(s):
Mental Health Counseling; Marital, Couple, &
Family Counseling
Presenter(s): Cyndi Doyle
Jodie Elder
Shame and vulnerability are feelings that commonly present itself in our
personal lives and in our session often directly and sometimes indirectly. Taken from the writings, research, and Daring Way™ training by
Brené Brown, learn how to identify shame, common "armor" used, how
shame resilience can be developed and how two counselors used the
lessons to enhance their own lives and the lives of their clients. Walk
away from this session with insight into yourself and tools to help your
clients.
35. Empathy Development with Couples
Topic(s):
Marital, Couple, & Family Counseling
Presenter(s): Lamar Muro
Empathy emerged as a core condition to therapeutic progress during
the 1960s and remains an essential component of counseling. In counseling couples, Hendrix (1988) describes the ability to experience and
communicate empathy as the most critical skill in healthy partnership/marriage. The presenter will highlight her study where one's ability
to accurately empathize with their partner/spouse strongly increased.
Strategies for facilitating empathy between partners will be presented.
Garrett Ballroom B
36. Surviving or Thriving? Strength-Based Therapy
for Women with Abuse History
Topic(s):
Counseling
Presenter(s): Catherine Abernethy
Women with abuse history sometimes leave therapy when overwhelmed with remedial strategies. This program examines a strengthbased approach to therapy for abused women practiced at a crime
victims’ counseling service. The approach focuses on the process of
self-awareness and resilience-building with client-based strategies that
allow the client to re-frame her future. Ample time will be devoted to
discussion and evaluation. Participants will receive a reference list and
presentation outline.
37. "Let It Be the Changing Image of a Changing Me"
How to Incorporate Poetry into Your Counseling
Practice
Topic(s): Community & Clinical Counseling; Group Work
Words have the power to define and shape our experiences and identities. There are multiple benefits of using poetry as a therapeutic tool.
This session will provide an overview of how poetry can be used in
counseling practice with individuals, groups, and families. Relevant research in the field of poetry therapy will be presented and participants
will take part in experiential learning activities that use poetry.
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Ballroom 1
Topic(s):
Ethics
Loretta Bradley
Derek Robertson
Ballroom 3
44. Demystifying Diagnosis in Children: A Guide to
the DSM-5
Topic(s):
Child & Adolescent Counseling
Presenter(s): Ryan Holliman
This presentation will provide participants with a focused examination
of the DSM-5 and its application to children. Participants will learn
about disorders that are frequently diagnosed in children. Participants
will learn about the general course and development of diagnoses, differential diagnosis of disorders, and red flags that may help identity
disorders early. Some of the diagnoses that will be highlighted include:
ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and Conduct Disorder.
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45. Demystifying the Alphabet: LGBTQQIA 101 for
the Classroom and Counseling Room
Topic(s):
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Issues;
Mental Health Counseling
Presenter(s): Ticily Medley
This session will add to the knowledge that education and counseling
professionals have of non-gender binary, gender minority and sexual
identity minority persons. The session will cater to a range of knowledge
bases. Terminology and statistics will be provided, along with practical
tips for creating identity safe environments and inclusive K-12 classrooms, college classrooms and counseling rooms using curriculum,
communication and policies. Ethical dilemmas will also be considered.
Ballroom 2
46. Walking Together Towards the Light:
Developmentally Appropriate Therapy Approaches
for Traumatized Children and Pre-Adolescents
Topic(s):
Child & Adolescent Counseling; Play Therapy
Presenter(s): Jeffrey Sullivan
Sinem Akay
This presentation will focus on therapy approaches that will expand
participants' knowledge regarding the use of play, bibliotherapy, and
expressive arts with traumatized children and pre-adolescents. All therapists helping children heal from trauma, especially those wanting to
know more about age-appropriate and evidence-based therapy approaches, will benefit from this presentation. Hands-on activities will facilitate a better understanding of techniques used in trauma-focused
therapy.
Garrett Ballroom B
48. Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional
Counselors Update
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Bobbe Alexander
The members and executive director of the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors will present information on becoming an LPC-Supervisor. The program will include best supervision
practices and how the rules set forth in the Administrative Code establish what the board’s expectations are for the LPC-S vs. the LPC-Intern.
Rule violations the panel has seen regarding the supervision will be
discussed. Question and Answer segment will be provided at the end
of the session.
49. Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: Cutting Through the
Pain
Topic(s):
Child & Adolescent Counseling; Secondary School
Counseling
Presenter(s): Krystal Humphreys
Michael Moyer
Wendy Risner
Non-suicidal self-injury is becoming increasingly more common among
the adolescent population. Teens are continuously finding new ways to
participate in this risk taking behavior. The program will provide counselors with information regarding non-suicidal self-injury among teens.
The presenters will explore signs and symptoms, types of self-harm,
and strategies for interventions in school and community settings.
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Topic(s):
changes for the class of 2016. Through properly educating counselors
on subject matter which not a single university in America offers a
major or minor in, we can better equip them to properly counselor their
student athletes/parents on their specific academic needs. Participants
will not only learn from the seminar, they will be provided tools to assist
them with the process upon returning to their respective campuses.
51. Reconstituting the Sacred: Embodying and
Healing Sexual Trauma
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Nevine Sultan
Ray Wooten
Sexual assault survivors often experience feelings of shame and mistrust.
Traditional approaches to sexual trauma therapy emphasize client narratives. This body-centered spiritual approach to healing sexual trauma facilitates clients' development of internal strengths and resources, allowing
for safe contact with higher values and integration. Clients learn how to
create a trauma-free space in the body within which a sanctuary may be
created, enabling them to embody a sacred sense of self.
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52. Counseling Challenges in the Age of Technology:
Where to Go For Help
Topic(s):
College Student Development & Counseling;
Technology & Innovation Issues
Presenter(s): Brandon Awbrey
Melissa Sutherland
55. Dialectical Behavior Therapy: An Introduction
and Useful Techniques for Mental Health Counselors
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Karen Hollenbaugh
Adriana Dyurich
Caroline Cubberley
Marvarene Oliver
Richard Ricard
Texas College Counseling Association Hot Topics: New technologies
are being developed every year. How do college counselors make
sense of technological shifts in communication and counseling practice? How do we stay atop the wave of innovation and best serve our
clientele efficiently and ethically in the current higher education environments? Participants will leave with a working knowledge of current
trends in counseling as well as resources to evaluate future innovation
as it develops.
DBT is empirically supported as an effective treatment for Borderline
Personality Disorder. This program will present attendees with an introduction to DBT and its implementation in treatment. Several DBT techniques and skills will be presented with discussion focused on
application to individual and group therapy. Participants will be invited
to interact and practice these skills and techniques, and will leave the
session with usable ideas for clinical practice.
53. Transgender Suicide Prevention: A Lifespan
Perspective
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Beck Munsey
Meridith Shallenberger
56. Providing Culturally Competent Supervision to
International Students
Topic(s):
Counselor Supervision; Diversity, Multicultural &
Abdulkadir Haktanir
Nesime Can
Yvonne Castillo
Individuals that identify with transgender and gender variant communities often experience obstacles which are distinct from those encountered by heterosexual and cisgender populations. The knowledge of
these distinct obstacles by mental health professionals may facilitate
lifesaving interventions among transgender and gender variant clients.
This program will explore the diverse obstacles faced by transgender
and gender variant communities prevention and intervention strategies
targeting suicide.
Supervisors touch many lives through the work supervisees who go
back to their home country to implement or enhance counseling programs or stay in the U.S. to practice counseling. Attendees will learn
about struggles of international students in supervision and explore a
supervision model. Presenters will highlight common issues, provide a
written case study with specific needs of international students, and
present a live brief role-play to demonstrate a culturally sensitive supervision model.
54. Rainbows, Wondering Jars, Grief Maps: Creative
Techniques to Help Grieving Children, Adolescents,
and Adults
Topic(s):
Grief; Secondary School Counseling
Presenter(s): Susan Adams
Alice Vasquez
Grief can be the result of a variety of losses (e.g., death, divorce, moving, aging or absentee parents, etc.). When loss occurs it can challenge simple daily activity. Each loss is unique and each individual
copes differently. This workshop will offer a brief discussion of current
grieving theories. There will also be demonstrations and audience participation focused on effective creative techniques with grieving children, adolescents, and adult clients in individual or group settings.
57. Hooking Up: How Rape Culture Affects Current
Dating Trends
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Rebel Mercado
Leigh Green
Melissa Gaa
Current dating culture of hooking up is associated with sexual victimization although students do not report most sexual victimization due to
their limited belief about the rights to their bodies. Rape culture is characterized by prevalent attitudes and practices that normalize these beliefs while normalizing sexual assault.
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58. The Future of Cutting-Edge Counseling: A Survey
of Mindfulness-Based Approaches
Topic(s):
Mental Health Counseling; Secondary School
Counseling
Presenter(s): Todd Russell
Monica Gutierrez
Samuel Garcia
Alicia Dowell
Kathylina Acosta
Mindfulness-based counseling approaches have gained widespread
attention across the globe and amassed an abundance of empirical
evidence of effectiveness. The benefits include physical, behavioral,
social, and emotional improvements. Mindfulness is the moment-bymoment, non-judgmental awareness of the present. This presentation
will include a foundation in mindfulness practices and descriptions of
some of the primary mindfulness-based counseling approaches such
as MBSR, ACT, and DBT.
Garrett Ballroom A
59. Drugs, Sex, and Addiction: Process and
Substance Issues for the Modern Clinician
Topic(s):
Addiction & Offender Counseling; Diversity,
Presenter(s): Shanice Armstrong
Robert Smith
This presentation will describe treatment strategies for working with substance and process addictions with marginalized populations. The content of this presentation will go beyond an introduction to the field of
addictions by examining treatment approaches, many of which are evidence based. This presentation aims to provide clinicians at all skill levels with addictions. In addition, the presenters will provide links to
supplemental Web-based materials to further enhance comprehension.
60. Study Smarter, Not Longer
Topic(s):
Counseling
Presenter(s): Jill Riethmayer
Students are often expected to "just know how" to be successful students. It is assumed those skills will be acquired while progressing
thorough K-12. After working 20+ years with community college students, I teach a study skills class that turns academic probation/suspension students into successful students - digging out of an
academic hole. Topics include: learning types, organization of time, information and materials, test-taking, reading/marking both
books/notes, as well as studying and test-taking.
Garrett Ballroom D
61. Tracking Student Progress towards College
Admissions and Financial Aid
Topic(s):
College Counseling; College Student Development
& Counseling
Presenter(s): Jane Caldwell
Which of your students have applied for admission to one or more
Texas colleges? Have they completed the FAFSA? Have they completed or simply started these applications? The Apply Texas Counselor Suite is a free tool that gives counselors access to
regularly-updated student status reports on admissions and FAFSA
applications. It lets counselors identify and target their efforts on those
who need help the most. This is an interactive discussion on how to
use the Counselor Suite.
Topic(s):
Annette Albrecht
Emotional Transformation Therapy™ [ETT] was developed in the 1990s
and is becoming more prominent as neuroscience and brain research
continues to expand. The premise of ETT is that light stimulation is utilized
to change brain activity that is associated with emotional stress, physical,
pain, and trauma. As a theoretical basis for a supervision model, the
focus of this session will be to overview ETT, describe its applications to
supervision, as well as provide a demonstration to participants.
Watergarden B
63. Using the New Nine Ego States of Transactional
Analysis in Couples Counseling
Topic(s):
Health Counseling
Presenter(s): Cedric Wood
Many couples therapists are stymied by not knowing exactly what's
going on, or knowing what's going on and not being able to explain it
in a way that helps the individuals understand the dynamics. My New
Nine Ego States give the counselor the tools that are so needed to
place the behavior of the couple within a model. This creates a more
complete explanation allowing the couple to walk away feeling that
they have really learned something about themselves and their loved
one.
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Watergarden B
64. Professionals Spread Your Wings: Take the
Opportunity to Mentor and Evolve Young Professionals
Topic(s):
Consultation & Collaboration; Counselor Education
Presenter(s): Carolyn Greer
Daniela Galvez Nelson
Sandy Cornet
Maria Dudley
Move forward with the cards you are dealt. Join us in a fun, interactive
learning experience geared toward the impact of mentor-mentee relationship. Let us illustrate benefits of mentoring, as seen through the
eyes of graduate students, with specific learned suggestions for creating mentor-mentee relationships.
66. Trauma Experienced by Undocumented,
Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors: The Digital
Storytelling Project
Topic(s):
Child & Adolescent Counseling; Diversity,
Presenter(s): Cheryl Sawyer
Alejandra Aguilar
Michael Paz
The southwestern border of the United States, primarily in Texas, has
seen a significant increase in the number of undocumented, accompanied children attempting to cross the Mexican border into the United
States. This project used narrative digital storytelling and expressive
counseling techniques as tools to help ELL children/young adults explore their reactions, thoughts, traumas, hopes dreams associated with
the perilous and traumatic journey to create a new life in the U.S.
65. Adventures at Grief Camp: Understanding and
Facilitating the Grief Process in Children and
Adolescents
Topic(s):
Child & Adolescent Counseling; Grief
Presenter(s): Kelly Guidry
Amanda Esquivel
Timothy Sneed
Sandy Stillo
Tammie Shelton
As counselors, we are often tasked with helping to facilitate the grief
process for children and adolescents, and be with them as they begin
to heal. Therapists from Camp El Tesoro de La Vida, a week-long therapeutic camp for children who have experienced a death loss, will address the process of grief for children and adolescents, and share their
favorite individual and group activities for boys and girls of all ages.
Come join this informative, interactive, and experiential presentation.
67. Finding Justice in the Body: An Embodied Social
Justice Approach for Counselors
Topic(s):
Counselor Education
Presenter(s): Ray Wooten
Catherine Wooten
Christi Myers
Elizabeth Owens
Suzanne Mudge
How does oppression manifest itself in and through the body? How is
the body a source of knowledge and power built for resisting oppression? This session will highlight the multifaceted complexities associated with systematic oppression that many clients internalize both
physically and mentally. This didactic and highly experiential session
will address techniques that foster insight, resilience, and healing
through an embodied social justice.
68. Mindfulness in Educational Settings: Facilitating
Stress Management and Beyond
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Sneha Nayar-Bhalerao
Stefani Schomaker
Join us in this highly experiential session to engage in numerous mindfulness-based practices that can be used with children and adults to
foster stress management skills and overall wellness. Discover the presenters' methods in teaching mindfulness including the responses of
their students. Attendees will also learn about current research that supports the use of mindfulness in education as well as recommendations
for how to initiate and implement a program at your school or setting.
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69. Building Rapport with Your Most Difficult Clients
and the Ethics of Self-Disclosure
Topic(s):
Anthony Goulet
Jessica Shrieve
72. Interventions with CBT and Complementary
Therapies: The Powerful Way to Engage College
Students
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Amy Lenhart
Janelle Johnson
All counselors want to be effective. But clients can put up barriers that
seem to make positive change impossible. This workshop offers practical strategies for understanding and overcoming those barriers
through skillful self-reflection and healthy authenticity. Group activities
will focus on reducing anxiety in the face of challenging counseling situations, getting in touch with a need for control and increasing the effectiveness of the counseling relationship.
College students commonly present with problems around depression,
anxiety, relationship issues, academic concerns, and substance usage.
Therapy utilizing modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
(CBT) and related therapies have been shown to be successful in working with this population. CBT promotes cognitive restructuring allowing
the student to use systemic and goal oriented techniques to address
problems and also works well with centers that require session limits.
70. Suicide Intervention Techniques for the Military
Topic(s):
Counseling
Holly Waddell
Ulysses Moore
This program will help counselors better understand issues related to
suicide in the military. Discussions about the history of suicide and the
military, causes of combat and non-combat related PTSD, what is being
done to address the issue inside the military, techniques for addressing
suicide individually, in couples, and in families. Recent developments
associated with seeking help for mental health issues will be shared including perspectives of families from inside and outside the service.
73. Test Anxiety, Test Prep, and College Entrance
Exams: Help Students Earn Scores Reflecting their
Skills
Topic(s):
With ever increasing competition to enter college, college entrance
exams figure into the equation and remain easier to increase than student class rank or grade point average. This session provides common sense information about entrance exams as well as placement
tests. Counselors will leave with test information to share with parents
and students as well as strategies to relieve test anxiety. Specific focus
will be placed on revisions to The SAT changes in spring 2016.
71. To Infinity and Beyond! Career Development for
Elementary-Aged Students
Topic(s):
Elementary School Counseling; Child & Adolescent
Counseling
Amber Bradford
Jana McLain
Raynie Standley
Lights, cameras, ACTION! We will explore methods to help make your
career awareness campaign out of this world! We will discuss innovative ways to create resource guides which can be used with elementary school students to promote career awareness. We will discuss
user friendly media resources that may help to attract both students
and parents to learn more about careers. The resources discussed
can be added to your current website (such as: WIX, Animoto, Glogster, S'mores, etc.).
74. The Authentic Counseling Practice: Embracing
Cultural Richness and Integrity
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Todd Russell
Monica Gutierrez
Samuel Garcia
Rosa Gutierrez
Adia Escareno
An effective counseling practice reflects the dynamic personal philosophy of the counselor and a rich culturally relevance for the client. More
than 40% of Texans identify themselves as Hispanic. Many participate
in various aspects of the traditional psycho-medical healing arts of curanderismo. This presentation will provide an understanding of curanderismo, the culturally specific reactions to trauma and stress, and
models for collaborating with practitioners of the ancient healing arts.
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Garrett Ballroom B
75. HIPAA and Texas Privacy Law Implications in
Your Counseling Setting
Topic(s):
Amanda Ellis
how they apply to counselors your work setting. Hear the basics of new
Texas HIPAA requirements, from Chapter 181 of the TX Health and
Safety Code: how they affect your administrative processes, your relationships with clients, and your ability to use best practices with less liability. You'll learn ideas to help protect the privacy of your client's mental
health records and reduce liability in your counseling setting.
79. A Call to Conscience and Advocacy: The
Relationship between Police, Gun Violence, and
Male Marginalized Populations
Topic(s):
Professional Issues
Presenter(s): Kimberly Frazier
Kayla Burrow
Regina R. Edwards
Presenters will discuss how to channel the passion of how counselors
respond to gun violence and marginalized male populations using research outcomes found from a project that focuses on counselors'
consciences to gun violence, marginalized male populations, and
counselor advocacy.
Garrett Ballroom A
76. The Use of Mindfulness Activities to Improve
Self-Care Behavior
Topic(s):
Wellness Issues; Community & Clinical Counseling
Presenter(s): Mary Mayorga
Sabina de Vries
80. Help!!! I Don't Need Anybody But Me
Topic(s):
Child & Adolescent Counseling; Counselor Education
Presenter(s): Felicia Ward
Candace Chuyou-Campbell
It is well documented that self-care behavior is an important component for all professional counselors to avoid stress and burnout. This
presentation will assess counselors’ present well behavior and will then
demonstration mindfulness activities that can be implemented either in
the workplace or at home to help the counselor lessen levels of stress,
help counselors develop a conscious awareness of their present emotional status, and move toward increasing their self-care behavior.
Those in foster care express a desire to be left alone, as they have
learned not to trust others. At the same time, they secretly scream for
help as they attempt to face the world alone. On the other hand, others
cling to whoever they can with a lack of personal boundaries. Follow
the foster care experience from beginning to end. Learn about the experiences, struggles and diagnosis in foster care and how to help all
levels of this population as a counseling professional.
Garrett Ballroom C
78. Handle Melt-Downs, Blow-ups, or Anything Teens
and Adults Can Throw at a Well-Intended Care-Giver
Topic(s):
Secondary School Counseling; Community &
Clinical Counseling
Presenter(s): Jeff Grote
Learn how to breakthrough to resistant clients, or students, and even
those in total melt-down using control theory techniques gleaned from
20 years of using Love and Logic and 35 years of classroom and
counseling experience. True stories illustrate the techniques in hilarious, yet powerful ways. Questions will be allowed to bring the techniques into your 'real world'. Getting a client from brain-stem to logical
thought can be fun and rewarding. Come happy, leave happier; then
go help!
81. 21st Century Social Justice-Advocacy Leaders:
Reenactment of a Counseling Student-Led Conference
on The Cultural Dimensions of Poverty
Topic(s):
Wellness Issues
Presenter(s): Aretha Marbley
Gerald Parr
Gerald Pennie
Jasmine Wiles
Jill Zesiger
Bryan Moffitt
Mary Ann Gordon
Lynn Fannin
Counselor Education doctoral students and faculty reenact highlights
from a multicultural-social justice advocacy leadership student-led mini
conference on global poverty. Through the sharing of the nuts and
bolts of organizing this conference, they model the importance of pro-
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viding free clinical professional development. It culminates with strong
recommendations for working with clients and students living in
poverty and issues related to poverty globally, nationally, and locally.
ACA Code of Ethics
Topic(s):
Ethics
Danielle Marks
Justyn Smith
Regina Gies
82A. TACES Presents: Strategies for Culturally
Competent Supervision
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Elizabeth Prosek
Angie Wilson
Tiffany Otting
Maria Spellings
Lisa Beijan
Supervisors of LPC Interns and counselor educators supervising counselor trainees are very aware of the importance of cultural competence
in supervision. However, how often are we provided the opportunity to
learn a few new tricks of the trade? In this session, attendees learn new
strategies to better serve supervisees of non-dominant groups, including gender, race/ethnicity, international student status, sexual orientation, and religion/spirituality affiliation.
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Conference programming will be available at both the Holiday Inn (HI)
and the American Bank Center (ABC) during the following times. Social
events and meetings will be held at the Omni Corpus Christi Hotel (OH).
Conference Shuttle Service will run continuously from 6:10a until 6:20p.
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83. A Look at Professional School Counselors'
Challenges, Roles, and Developmental Needs as
Seen Through the Eyes of District-Level School
Counseling Leaders
Topic(s):
Directors of Guidance; Counselor Education
Presenter(s): Derek Robertson
Elias Zambrano
Jessica Lloyd-Hazlett
Levi McClendon
School counseling literature indicates several important challenges.
Chief among these are a lack of consistent clinical supervision, large
caseloads, role ambiguity, and deficiencies in relevant professional development opportunities. No research to date has explored challenges
and support needs inherent to professional school counselors from the
perspective of district-level school counseling leaders. This presentation will highlight the findings of a qualitative study that explored the perceptions of school counseling program leaders.
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84. Transforming Children's Grief through Creative
Interventions
Topic(s):
Grief; Child & Adolescent Counseling
Presenter(s): Christi Myers
Jennifer Zúñiga
Jiyoung Moon
Laura Wallace
Molly O'Phelan
Creative interventions can help transform a child's grief after traumatic
loss. This session will provide practical guidance to help counselors understand children's emotional and physical reactions to grief and
build the skills and confidence necessary to support children through
the bereavement process. Participants will learn a variety of accessible,
creative interventions, including therapeutic games, art, narration,
movement, and psychodrama.
Garrett Ballroom A
85. Counselors Competencies of Lesbian, Gay, and
Bisexual Clients: How Can We Improve?
Topic(s):
Counselor Education
Presenter(s): Melissa Gaa
Leigh Green
Rebel Mercado
Have you ever wondered if future counselors are provided adequate
training when working with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients. Do
you think counselors-in-training's sexual orientation competencies
could be influenced by their moral reasoning abilities and self-efficacy?
This program will provide information from a quantitative study examining aspects of counseling students' knowledge of working with lesbian,
gay and bisexual (LGB) clients.
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86. Neurobiology of Animal-Assisted Therapy: The
Science of Human-Animal Relating
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Tiffany Otting
Carly Stevens
Cynthia Chandler
Lindsay Webster
Maria Spellings
89. Positive Psychology and Humanistic Factors as
Predictors of Mexican American Adolescents'
Subjective Happiness
Topic(s):
Secondary School Counseling; Child & Adolescent
Counseling
Presenter(s): Javier Cavazos
Karina Hinojosa
Stacey Gonzalez
Stephen Lenz
Presenters will demystify the process, practice, and principles of animal-assisted therapy (AAT), explain the basic tenets of interpersonal
neurobiology, and explore the relationships between the two content
areas. Excerpts from AAT counseling sessions will be shown to
demonstrate the process of AAT and facilitate a discussion of the possible correlations with interpersonal neurobiology.
87. Lending a Helping Hand: A Suicide Prevention Initiative
Topic(s):
College Counseling; Mental Health Counseling
Presenter(s): Meridith Shallenberger
Beck Munsey
Starlen Roddy
This session will explore common developmental challenges, cultural
predictors, and symptomology among college aged students experiencing suicidal ideation. Attendees will learn how to identify suicidal
ideation and apply appropriate intervention techniques.
7:30-9:00 a.m. ● American Bank Center ● C 225 AB
88. Microaggressions: Hidden Foe of Female Equality
Topic(s):
Counselor Education
Presenter(s): Margaret Denney
John Pinkerman
This program will investigate the phenomenon of microaggressions subtle and hidden messages that pervade society insinuating that
women are subordinate, weak, or lacking. Examples of real microaggressions will be provided, as well as a discussion of prevalence and
the negative impact of these messages. The presenter will explore how
the very design of microaggressions makes them impervious to criticism and even exposes critics to further attack, as well as techniques
to address the phenomenon.
One-hundred thirty-one Mexican American adolescents provided perceptions of presence of meaning in life, search for meaning in life,
hope, family importance, and subjective happiness. Perceptions of
meaning in life and family importance were significant predictors of
subjective happiness. A discussion regarding the importance of these
findings is provided, and implications for counselors are provided.
7:30-9:00 a.m. ● American Bank Center ● C 225 DE
90. Counselors Partnering to Eradicate Extreme
Global Poverty and Hunger: An Innovative Action
Agenda to Leverage Philanthropy
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Aretha Marbley
Jiaqi Li
Kathleen Phelan
Shih-Han Huang
Emily Stafford
The presenters will use theory, statistics, their personal narratives, and
the UN Millennium Development Goals to shine the spotlight not only
on the cycles of poverty, but also, the untapped opportunities to foster
advocacy leadership, leverage philanthropy, and eradicate extreme
poverty and hunger in our communities, schools, and our world. Participants will create a common framework to raise the consciousness,
and create a social justice philanthropic agenda for ending extreme
poverty and hunger.
91. College Opportunity Program Pilot: Corpus
Christi I.S.D. Finds College Tuition for At-Risk Youth
Topic(s):
C.C.I.S.D. and Beasley College Prep partnered to identify low-income,
high-performing students and to provide repeated interventions with students and parents, guiding them through the college planning process.
The pilot identified 100 students to provide intensive services and follow
for 18 months while working with students and parents on ACT/SAT
prep, college applications, and completing financial aid documents.
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92. Stopping the Abuse: Domestic Violence in
Fundamental Christian Homes
Topic(s):
Health Counseling
Garrett Ballroom B
95. Counseling Clients Who Have Spiritually
Transformative Experiences
Topic(s):
Counselor Education; Diversity, Multicultural &
Presenter(s): Sarah Blalock
Conservative religious groups may favor a patriarchal/male-dominated,
hierarchical social order. Twenty percent of patriarchal relationships
compared to two percent of egalitarian relationships are abusive.
Counselors need to know how to work with couples who have underlying Christian attitudes and values in becoming an equitable and nonabusive partnership. If attitudes and relationships of fundamental
Christian couples are not understood, counselors could unknowingly
contribute to the cycle of violence and abuse.
Studies show clients often have negative experiences when disclosing
their potentially spiritually transformative experiences (pSTEs) to mental
health professionals. Counselors who dismiss or diagnose such experiences risk being culturally insensitive and therapeutically harmful. Presenters will discuss a method for training counselors to counsel clients
with pSTEs. Presenters will provide materials and demonstrate how to
include this instruction in a multicultural counseling class.
Garrett Ballroom C
7:30-9:00 a.m. ● American Bank Center ●
Watergarden B
93. Avoiding the Potholes of Ethics Breaches and
Liability in Couples Counseling
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Jodie Elder
Rick Bruhn
96. Connecting the Pieces: Non-Directive Play Therapy
with Children Who Are Developmentally Delayed
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): LaKaavia Taylor
In HPSO's 2014 Understanding Counselor Liability Risk report,
couples/family counselors represented the largest percentage of closed
liability claims and had a higher than average paid indemnity than other
counselors. Couples counseling can often feel overwhelming, and the
conflict can leave therapists' heads spinning! Learn the basics of effective
couples counseling, plus tips on how to navigate countertransference,
consent to release information, and secrets! Sponsored by TAMFC.
Garrett Ballroom D
94. It Didn't Happen If You Didn't Write It: Best
Practices of Clinical Documentation
Topic(s):
Ethics; Mental Health Counseling
Jane Wood
Ryan Holliman
Clinicians are often confused about what details to include in their
counseling case notes. Some clinicians have been told that less is better while others have been told if you did not write it did not happen.
Members of the TCA Ethics Committee will share best practices for
case notes in both school and clinical mental health settings. Case
studies, examples, and audience participation will be utilized as delivery methods during this interactive session.
Children with developmental delays have increased risks for emotional,
cognitive, and behavioral mental health problems. These risks have the
potential to impact overall psychological functioning. Through collaborative discussions and video case review, attendees will learn how to use
non-directive play therapy as a treatment modality for internalizing and
externalizing problems exhibited in children with developmental delays.
7:30-9:00 a.m. ● American Bank Center ● C 225 C
97. How to Help the Dying… and in the Process, the
Living
Topic(s):
Lifespan Human Development Issues
Presenter(s): Jill Riethmayer
Nothing is as frightening as facing death - our own or someone we care
deeply about. There is no "teacher" who has been there and comes
back teaching us how to make this journey. Or is there? There exists a
wealth of knowledge about the "dying process." Learn what each of the
following can teach us: NDE survivors, researchers, hospice nurses,
grief counselors, and finally, the dying themselves. Come learn what I
wish I had known prior to walking my mother through the dying process.
98. Maximizing Federal Resources for Student Success
in High Stakes Testing and Career Exploration
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Dywaine Robinson
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program and March2Success Program
are two federally funded programs that provide educators and other
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stakeholders resources designed to increase the career exploration
and standardized test taking abilities of today's high school and postsecondary students. Both programs include interactive websites that
expose users to world class, comprehensive learning opportunities
based on current career development and standardized test taking
theories.
99. Families in Transition: Adjusting to Type 1
Diabetes
Topic(s):
Health Counseling
Presenter(s): Teri Ann Sartor
Alexandria Cosma
Counselors who work with individuals who are adjusting and integrating the knowledge a loved one has been affected by Type 1 Diabetes
can encounter a difficult task. Families need support in lifestyle readjustment. Presenters will focus on the experience and support needs of
families and individuals affected by type I. Implications for working with
this special population and best practices will be discussed as relate
to providing optimal treatment for type I diabetics and their families.
100. Girl Incarcerated: The Role of Trauma in JusticeInvolved Girl Delinquency and Rehabilitation
Topic(s):
Child & Adolescent Counseling; Addiction &
Offender Counseling
Presenter(s): Allison Davis
Britney Watson
Lamar Muro
Girls make up a growing portion of deep-end offenders. At arrest, a majority have experienced multiple forms of trauma. Untreated trauma has
profound effects on development, yet too often, survival-based coping is
reduced to criminal behavior and punished. Presenters include scholars
and practitioners who will discuss the criminalization of trauma and the
gendered nature of posttraumatic stress in the juvenile justice system.
Strategies for trauma-informed treatment and advocacy are presented.
102. Building Bridges of Hope and Healing For
Immigrant Women and Their Families
Topic(s):
Group Work
Lisette Carlito
Martha Chavarro
The unique struggles faced by immigrant families are challenging for
counselors who must help them overcome severe trauma, anxiety and
loss while striving to be successful in a complex and often hostile culture. Using their own experience as immigrants, presenters discuss
their use of support groups that focus on empowering women as a first
step in healing these families by clarifying roles and relationships, increasing resilience, and finding hope from other women.
103. Canines as Co-Therapists
Topic(s):
Child & Adolescent Counseling; Private Practice
Presenter(s): Teri Holamon
A growing body of research recognizes the efficacy of animal-assisted
therapy and interventions in a wide variety of settings. An exciting,
emerging field is Animal-Assisted Play Therapy, and this presentation
identifies the uses of Animal-Assisted Play Therapy in an agency or private practice setting, but will also include applications for AAI in school
settings. Practical implications include resources for accessing and implementing AAPT and AAI through The International Institute for AAPT.
7:30-9:00 p.m. ● Holiday Inn ● Padre Island Ballroom
103A. TACES Presents: Executive and
Administrative Tasks of Supervision
Topic(s):
Katherine Bacon
The Texas LPC Board states that all LPC-Supervisors must be knowledgeable about the executive and administrative tasks inherent in supervision. In this session, participants will be able to: (a) identify the key
components of a supervision contract, (b) identify means to keep detailed information about meeting times, content, and reporting needs,
and (c) identify components of a growth plan.
101. Keeping the Dreams Alive: The Jason Foundation
Topic(s):
Secondary School Counseling; Mental Health
Counseling
Presenter(s): Daniel Ascencao
Kristen Ascencao
More than 100 youth are lost each week due to death by suicide. The
Jason Foundation, Inc., believes that education is the key to this preventable tragedy. Join us we discuss and evaluate information, tools,
and resources available to educators for the purpose of identifying and
assisting at-risk youth.
Friday Keynote Address
Jinneh Dyson
“The Juggling Act: How to E.X.C.E.L. and ThinkUp!”
Friday, November 6 • 9:30-11:30am
American Bank Center • Selena Auditorium
It is evident that the demands of living and balancing
the “loads” of life are higher today than they have ever
been before. So how do you thrive at work and in your
career and still find joy and pleasure in your life? Using
humor, touching stories, and current research findings,
Dr. Jinneh will give you her very own blueprint on how to
manage this never ending “Juggling Act”! She will explore life-changing strategies that will teach you how to
utilize your strengths to suffocate your stress, drown out
those “revolving” fears (that we all have), enhance and
maximize your faith, and most importantly how to
E.X.C.E.L.
General Session Program
Prelude: Mark Urbina Group
Call to Order: B.J. Barksdale,
TCA President
Introductions
TCA Award Presentation:
Dr. Jinneh is one of the leading experts for teaching and encouraging professionals and organizational leaders how to ThinkUP and have Success Beyond
Stress. As someone who struggled with depression throughout her adolescent
and adult years, she believes that it is her duty to share the keys to living a balanced and stress free life. She has spent years traveling the country teaching
and showing thousands of leaders and professionals how to ThinkUP and
E.X.C.E.L despite their current challenges and obstacles.
It is no secret that her vivid, “live” and “in color” style of teaching and presenting,
will be the catalyst to help you expand, shift, and renew your own thinking which
will lead you to achieving immediate and REAL measurable results!
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Le’Ann Solmonson
TCA Election Results:
Le’Ann Solmonson
Keynote Address: Jinneh Dyson
Closing: BJ Barksdale
Friday Poster Displays: November 6 – 12:30p-1:30p
AMERICAN BANK CENTER ● Exhibit Hall
Conference Poster Displays present research data to support effective
counseling, intervention and therapeutic strategies across many specialties within the counseling profession. Grab some lunch and take
advantage of the opportunity to network, learn and relax in the comfortable ABC Exhibit Hall and Lounge. Poster displays are included with
your conference registration. CE credit is not awarded for Poster Displays.
P9. Communication is Key and What to Do When the
Key Doesn't Fit
Topic(s):
Presenter:
Annette Baumgartner
Beth del Valle
Joelle Goad
Thiago Oliveira
Increasing the success of students in underrepresented segments of
the college population in secondary school and beyond is at the forefront of all educators' goals. Explore key concepts and current research. One common challenge is the decrease in parental
involvement in their students' education. Our goal is to provide participants with practical and effective strategies for increasing parental involvement. This will be an interactive display that includes resources
and information for participants.
P6. Youth Substance Use and Binge Drinking
Behaviors: Social Media Effects
Topic(s):
Addiction & Offender Counseling; Technology &
Innovation Issues
Presenter:
Stacy Waterman
Gerald Juhnke
Youth substance use and binge drinking are epidemic (Kinney and
Kinney, 2013). Social media is a powerful influence for youth (National
Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, 2012). It can either ignite
or insulate youth from drinking and drugging behaviors. Poster attendees will learn about youth culture and substance use frequency; how
students utilize social media to inform, brag, and denigrate peers; and
how to implement affective assessment and intervention strategies.
P10. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Applying Relational
Cultural Theory with Men Who Are Homeless
Topic(s):
Presenter:
Amanda Nevarez
Counseling homeless men is a unique experience. The counseling
field is not rich with information on homelessness, so working with
these men may be challenging. Potential anxiety about working with
homeless men should not prevent professional counselors from welcoming them as clients. Relational Cultural Theory is a resource professional counselors could use to better serve this population. The
theory's relational focus allows professional counselors to work emphatically, which is needed with a complex issue like homelessness.
P7. A Multifaceted Approach to Reducing Barriers to
Care and Increasing Quality of Life for HIV+ Minority
Women
Topic(s):
Research & Evaluation; Wellness
Presenter:
Mercedes Ingram
Minority women are disproportionately burdened by a confluence of
socio-demographic and psychosocial barriers that impede access
and retention in quality HIV care. Women's HEART, a multi-component
intervention consisting of patient navigation, intense outreach, medical
coordination, and Healthy Relationships (a small group skill building intervention), was found to be successful in reducing barriers for minority
women in HIV care and increasing their overall quality of life.
P8. Integrating Narrative Therapy within Rehabilitative
Programming for Incarcerated Adolescents
Topic(s):
Child & Adolescent Counseling; Mental Health
Counseling
Presenter:
James Ikonomopoulos
Robert Smith
Claudia Schmidt
We implemented a small series (N = 8) single-case research design to
assess the effectiveness of a ten-session narrative therapy intervention
with adolescents enrolled in a juvenile boot-camp facility. Analysis of
participants' scores on the Brief Symptom Inventory using the PEM
procedure yielded treatment effects indicating that a narrative therapy
intervention may be effective for reducing mental health symptoms.
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104. Realizing, Recognizing, and Responding: The
Three R's of Treating Childhood Trauma
Topic(s):
Counseling
Presenter(s): Angela Powell
Many counselors and therapists are faced with the challenge of treating youth who have experienced traumatic events. How do we recognize the impact and help the child(ren) to find hope and security? This
presentation will help to recognize trauma and utilize key interventions
to successfully address the needs of traumatized youth. Counselors
may obtain tools to develop a skilled framework for understanding the
experiences of their students and/or clients. Specific methods will be
discussed.
105. Promoting Community Tenure among Persons
with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
Topic(s):
Counseling
Presenter(s): Courtney Heard
Jennifer Perez
An estimated 499,389 adults with mental illness live in Texas, of which,
31% receive community mental health services. Though crisis intervention services are available to promote psychiatric stability until longterm treatment is obtained, it is critical that one's behavioral health
system is not characteristic of a crisis driven model of treatment. Learn
how the state of Texas is working to promote community tenure among
those individuals who receive community mental health treatment.
106. Border Violence and Mental Health Counseling:
Recommendations for Collaboration between El
Paso, TX and Juarez, MX
Topic(s):
Mental Health Counseling; Diversity, Multicultural &
Presenter(s): Paul Carrola
Manuela Lugo Munoz
Monica Gomez
Recent violence in Juarez, Mexico rated the city #1 in the world in
homicides in 2010 (Booth, 2012) yet El Paso has been rated as the
safest city in the U.S. This contradiction leads to many questions but
the presenter(s) focused on how resources and education might be
shared to address mental health concerns that stem from the effects
the recent border violence. 22 mental health counselors in Juarez were
interviewed and asked about their experiences and needs in providing
counseling services.
107. Implementing Animals in Therapy: How to Get
Started
Topic(s):
Community Counseling; Counselor Education
This program is designed to provide participants a guide to implementing animals in therapy both in session and treatment planning.
Participants will gain knowledge on the ethical considerations needed
when implementing an animal in therapy. The presenter will also communicate the necessary steps needed to advocate for a standardized
credentialing program and steps the participants can implement upon
attending the session. Creative interventions will be shared along with
a demonstration.
108. TAHEAD Presents: A Humanitarian Crisis:
Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children and
Counseling Services
Topic(s):
Child & Adolescent Counseling; Diversity,
Erika Mendez
Mehmet Karaman
Michael Schmit
According to the U.S. Border Patrol 2014 report, Texas accommodates
the largest number (58,312) of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the country. Many of these children are fleeing their home countries to escape gang violence and persecution or they are attempting
to reunite with family members in the U.S. Participants will understand
the plight of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, learn to assess
the children's mental health needs, and serve them from a humanistic
perspective.
109. Enhancing Quality of Life of Older Adults
Topic(s):
Lifespan Human Development Issues;
Wellness Issues
Presenter(s): Cassie Rushing
Misti Sparks
This psycho-educational presentation focuses on how to promote quality of life in older adults. This presentation also provides an overview of
the population trends and growing statistics within the older adult population and potential cost/impact on society. We demonstrate how to
assess the overall quality of life of older adults by using various assessment tools and ultimately promote overall wellness for the older adult
population.
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110. Career Counseling through Multiple
Intelligences and Interest Inventories
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Jeff Cranmore
Jennifer Akins
Whether in a school setting or private practice, questions of career
choices are often a source of confusion for students and clients. The
question of "What will I be when I grow up?" is a major life decision.
Multiple Intelligence (MI) Theory provides an avenue for students and
clients to explore their natural talents and interests. Using MI profiles,
counselors can provide a wide variety of information on potential careers areas that naturally fit within student/clients interest.
111. Making the Call to CPS: An Organized Approach
Topic(s):
Counseling
Presenter(s): Laura Hodges
Advocating for children is a primary responsibility of a school counselor. Part of this responsibility is contacting CPS when abuse or neglect is suspected. The process of contacting CPS can be frustrating.
Adding to this is the myriad of personal information questions about the
child that must initially be answered. This presentation will provide information about updated state training requirements and also help counselors get organized before making the call to CPS. Handouts will be
provided.
112. PTSD Among Clients of Mexican Descent
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Samuel Garcia
Monica Gutierrez
Todd Russell
Alyssa Quiz
Latinos are quickly becoming the largest ethnic group in the United
States. Latinos of Mexican Descent are the fastest growing group
among the various Latino groups. Recent research indicates that a
client of Mexican descent harbors greater reservations of seeking
counseling services when the entity providing the service is not culturally sensitive. The panel of presenters will clarify the relevance of establishing a conducive safe, relevant atmosphere for clients of Mexican
Descent. Moreover, the presenters will examine the cultural implications when diagnosing clients of the group who are exhibiting signs or
symptoms of PTSD. The presentation will include the identification of
prevalent signs and symptoms of clients of this particular group across
the five domains of the DSM-V. Discussion of Mexican-American acculturation dilemmas and help-seeking intentions will be examined. The
presenters will conclude by examining effective counseling therapeutic
interventions for working with trauma and stress-related disorders with
cultural relativity.
Garrett Ballroom B
113. Teen Dating Violence and the School
Counselors' Role
Topic(s):
Directors of Guidance; Secondary School Counseling
Angela Jones
Jana McLain
Tasha Rogers-James
Adolescent daters are engaging in dating relationships and of those
25% have reported experiencing dating abuse. Unfortunately, students
are reluctant to talk to their school counselor about dating abuse because they are unaware of how school counselor can help. We will discuss creating training opportunities focused on increasing the school
counselors' "toolbox" so that students are aware of the school counselor as a resource and make a positive impact on the occurrences of
dating abuse.
114. Healthy Eating Becomes Unhealthy: Orthorexia
Nervosa
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Veena Prasad
Adriana Dyurich
Karen Hollenbaugh
Lilo Burda
The presentation proposed seeks to investigate the dominance of
knowledge concerning Orthorexia Nervosa (ON), the phenomenon of
being preoccupied with consuming healthy food and constantly worrying about the quality and purity of food, as described by the National
Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) (Kratina, 2015). Dr. Bratman
coined the term health food junkie while exploring the phenomenon of
ON (Bratman and Knight, 2004). This proposal specifically aims to disseminate awareness concerning Orthorexia Nervosa among counselor
educators and master level students. Furthermore, to assist counselor
and counselors in training to broad their understanding of Orthorexia
Nervosa and the screening process for clients, we will introduce the
ORTO-15, a 15-point questionnaire, developed specifically to measure
healthy food preoccupation and self-focused attention (Donini, Marsili,
Graziani, Imbriale and Cannella 2013).
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115. We Have Come a Long Way Baby in
Multiculturalism, but Don't Forget Who I am:
Towards a Culturally Sensitive Assessment
Topic(s):
Assessment & Testing
Presenter(s): Enobong Inyang
123. The Essentialist Counselor: Learn to Get the
Right Things Done Efficiently
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Matthew Bierds
Although multicultural clients share similarities with their reference
groups, they must be seen as unique individuals sharing existential realities with everyone else as homo sapiens. Successful multicultural
counseling outcomes begins with accurate assessment to account for
both client and therapist variables that may affect assessment, diagnosis and treatment outcomes. This presentation aims to examine multicultural assessment as a two-way street within the cultural competency
framework.
Garrett Ballroom A
116. A Wellness-Based Program for Juvenile Offenders
Topic(s):
Child & Adolescent Counseling; Community &
Clinical Counseling
Presenter(s): Lorena Albarran-Rosenbaum
Wannigar Ratanavivan
This study explores the impact of wellness-based program using the
principles of Indivisible Self Wellness Model (IS-WEL) with adolescents
at a juvenile justice boot camp. The session provides an overview of a
16-week program emphasizing various domains of wellness such as
the creative, coping, social, essential, and the physical self. The results
of a study will be discussed. Attendees will gain knowledge and ideas
of how to implement wellness-based activities with youth in restrictive
facilities.
Garrett Ballroom C
122. LPC or School Counselor? How to Function
When You Have Two Professional Identities and
Potential Ethical Dilemmas
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): John Spoede
Roxy Riefkohl-Siegrist
When licensed as a LPC the rules are clearly stated, but there are still
ethical dilemmas. When certified as a School Counselor, the rules are
clearly stated, but there are ethical dilemmas. However, when you hold
both credentials, you walk a fine line between the two. In this session,
ethical standards for both credentials will be reviewed, gray areas will
be identified and explored, and ethical dilemmas will be presented
through case studies.
Do you ever feel stretched too thin? Feel like your day is busy, but you
aren't getting anything done? Feeling overworked? Based on the book
"Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less" by Greg McKeown, this
session will dive into the major themes and concepts discussed in the
book to help counselors learn to do the RIGHT things and become
more efficient in completing tasks.
Watergarden B
124. Excelling at Sandtray
Topic(s):
Mental Health Counseling; Grief
Presenter(s): Sherry Rosenblad
Denise Peterson
Elizabeth Webb
Sandtray therapy is a method of using miniatures and sand to represent the world view of the client. It is an effective method of helping
clients gain a new perspective and problem solve. It can be used with
clients of all ages as well as in supervision. This presentation will teach
the basic skills of sandtray therapy. Several different ways of utilizing
sandtray with diverse populations will be taught. Attendees will have
the opportunity to view and analyze examples with hands on experience.
Ballroom 2
Topic(s):
Ethics
Loretta Bradley
Derek Robertson
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ACA Code of Ethics
Topic(s):
Ethics
Danielle Marks
Justyn Smith
Regina Gies
129. HIPAA for Counselors: Updates, Best Practices,
and Pitfalls
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Donna Sheperis
Carl Sheperis
Sue Sadik
Counselors often make good faith efforts to meet HIPAA standards.
However, HIPAA violations continue to occur. It is critical to address the
gap between knowledge of HIPAA and execution of HIPAA compliant
practice. In this presentation we discuss changes to HIPAA Privacy
standards as well as review the minimum necessary standard for use
and disclosure of client health information as well as penalties for violation of that standard. Participants will review case studies related to
HIPAA.
Ballroom 4
127. The Beast Within: Using CBT and Therapeutic
Fables to Address Anger
Topic(s):
Marital, Couple, & Family Counseling; Child &
Adolescent Counseling
Presenter(s): Bert Allain
This workshop will provide new insight into the core beliefs that generate emotions and behaviors we identify as ANGER driven. The workshop will demonstrate and provide CBT therapeutic fables to address
anger and its consequences for youth and adults. These fable and
other supportive tools will be provided to those attending, allowing immediate implementation. The inability to identify and deal effectively
with these anger inducing beliefs are limiting factors in the lives of most
of us.
Garrett Ballroom B
130. Excel as LMFTs with a Board Update
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Rick Bruhn
Michael Puhl
Excel as an LMFT by updating your knowledge of the rules and trends
for the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists. Board members will review key rules for practice including Subchapter C of the Board Rules, and House Bill 300. The presenters will
describe new rules passed in November 2014 and January 2015. Participants will also be able to ask questions relevant to being licensed as
a LMFT Associate, LMFT, and LMFT - Supervisor.
Ballroom 5
128. Positive Psychology and Happiness
Topic(s):
Community & Clinical Counseling; Counselor Education
Presenter(s): G. Dennette Gardner
This presentation is based on an 8-hour seminar produced by Lynn
Johnson, Ph.D. titled Happiness: How Positive Psychology Changes
Our Lives. Mrs. Gardner purchased materials from Dr. Johnson including his own slides, hand-outs, and permission to use his materials to
further educate the mental health community. This workshop will be a
brief overview of the topics of Positive Psychology, happiness and its
effects on resiliency, as well as training in mindfulness techniques.
FYI, the program time changes here. If possible, please create some
sort of visual space/separation/element that will help break-up the way
these programs are listed.
131. The MBTI Functions and Stress Management:
Advanced Interpretation Strategies
Topic(s):
Assessment & Testing; Career Development &
Employment Counseling
Attendees will learn about the four functions and ordering of preferences as well as explore relationships between the inferior function and
stress response with a particular focus on work-related stress. Through
small group activities attendees will apply new knowledge in relationship to themselves as well as leave with a better understanding of how
to use advanced MBTI interpretation strategies with their clients. The
presenter assumes attendees have general knowledge of the MBTI assessment.
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Topic(s):
Joseph Hall
135. Don't forget Your Wellness! A Mindfulness and
Movement Based Approach for Counselors
Topic(s):
Wellness Issues; Counselor Education
Presenter(s): Elizabeth Owens
Catherine Wooten
Christi Myers
Ray Wooten
ASCA, AHMCA, TX-LPC, and TX-LMFT regarding distance counseling,
technology, and recommended competencies, consent, HIPAA, encryption, research presentation, and apps will be discussed. Exploring
technologies will enable participants to develop skills for ethical practice and to understand distance counseling, technology, and supervision issues in Texas.
133. Which Branch is Your Thought Squirrel on
Now? Using Metaphor to Promote Change in the
Counseling Relationship
Topic(s):
Mental Health Counseling; Community Counseling
Presenter(s): Ian Lertora
Jeffrey Sullivan
Imagine a squirrel dancing through the delicate branches of a large
oak tree. Surprisingly, this benign image deals with counseling more
than you might think. In this interactive session, participants will explore
how counselors use creative metaphors to help clients conceptualize
the change processes through nonthreatening yet empowering symbols. Attendees will also discover ways to use clients’ creativity to develop symbols of change that motive clients towards meaningful and
attainable goals.
Watergarden B
134. Exploring Gender Variance through Play
Therapy
Topic(s):
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Issues; Play
Therapy
Presenter(s): Beck Munsey
Julie Merriman
Throughout the ages, play therapy has been utilized to assist children
in expressing emotions and mastering developmental stages. In this,
play therapy is useful in aiding children through gender development.
The counseling profession as a whole, let alone those who specialize in
working with children, such as play therapists, need to be aware and
educated about gender variance and how to support these clients.
It is imperative for counselors to engage in self-care in order to be truly
effective. Counselor wellness is indelibly linked to personal levels of
self-awareness. This experiential presentation explores mindfulness
based stress reduction through yoga, body scan, and meditation, and
movement as self-aware modalities that are highly correlated with empathy, heightened immune function and a sense of well-being.
136. Transitional Living: Guiding Families and Their
Loved Ones
Topic(s):
Counselor Education; Marital, Couple, & Family
Counseling
As the aging adult population continues to grow, counselors must be
equipped to meet the needs of the group. One way in which counselors can be utilized is in transitional living. As adults age and their
faculties diminish, families are often faced with tough decisions. Counselors must be prepared to help navigate families through these difficult times and to provide support to family members and their loved
ones. This workshop will focus on addressing transitional living needs.
137. Socially Connected and Emotionally Regulated:
Playful Strategies to Help Children with Autism
Spectrum Disorder
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Jenifer W. Balch
Twila Farrar
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often struggle navigating the social world, unsure of how to connect with others and regulate
their emotions and behaviors. As the prevalence of ASD increases,
counselors may see this population more frequency in their various settings. In this interactive presentation, participants will learn about auto
play therapy and playful strategies to help children with ASD connect
with others, improve self-regulation, and build social skills.
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138. Flipping the Switch: Keys to Creating a
Resilient School Climate
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Bonnie Hubert
141. Supporting Latina First-Generation College
Students: Transition from High School to College
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Angelica Tello
Resilience is something we’re all born with. In this engaging presentation, participants will learn about the vital skills of resilience. It will empower you to deliver these skills to students of any background and
learning style, enabling them to thrive not only in school, but in life.
139. Preparing Fine Art Majors: Tips for High School
Guidance Counselors
Topic(s):
Secondary School Counseling; College Student
Development & Counseling
Presenter(s): Jeff Cranmore
Joel D. Wiley
Susan Adams-Johnson
The challenges of college preparation are daunting for most students;
however, those entering degrees in the fine arts face additional challenges. Whether preparing auditions, portfolios, or new designs, fine
art students have special admission requirements far beyond the university level requirements. This session will help school counselors be
aware of the additional requirements for various fine art programs.
Garrett Ballroom D
140. Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapy
with Children: Responding to Painful Emotional
Experiences
Topic(s):
Child & Adolescent Counseling
Presenter(s): Ari Carrier
Linda Hart
Child survivors of trauma often lack capacity to fully express upsetting
memories through language. Children who have been victims of
tragedy, abject poverty, abuse/neglect, violent crime, or serious illness
can reconnect through the application of various expressive art strategies. This presentation will introduce participants to expressive arts
therapies designed for children who have experienced traumatic
events or loss.
Academically prepared Latina first-generation college students (FGCS)
often face psychosocial challenges that create difficulties for college
persistence. Many Latina FGCS are unaware of where to reach out for
support. The Latina First-Generation College Graduates Psychosocial
Support Model will be presented and its implications for school and
college counselors discussed. Participants will gain an understanding
of the unique needs of Latina FGCS and strategies to help their college
transition.
142. You Don't Sound Black: Resolving
Microaggressions within the Supervision Relationship
Topic(s):
Counseling
Stacy Speedlin
Micro-aggression presents a challenge to any relationship, especially
supervision. At some point, supervisors/supervisees will encounter different race in a position of authority. How do gender and race affect the
supervision process? Who should broach the topic of race and culture
first and how? This presentation will dialogue about these questions
about the relationship of multiculturalism and supervision, and will offer
a model developed to prepare for possible obstacles.
Garrett Ballroom C
143. Red Flag in Elementary! How to Effectively
Handle the Worst Melt-Downs and Screaming Fits
Possible
Topic(s):
Counseling
Presenter(s): Jeff Grote
Whether it is a kicking, screaming fit, or an angry stoic 'kid statue' you
are presented with, you can handle these little fellas with ease by using
techniques from 35 years of experience and 20 years of using Love
and Logic. Getting kids out of 'fight or flight' and back to logic quickly
and effectively is the key to ending the event. Control theory is illustrated using real stories that are hilarious, heart-breaking, and enlightening. You can truly be their 'light at the end of the tunnel'.
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144. TACES Presents: Supervising LPC-Interns in a
School Setting: An Integrative Approach
Topic(s):
147. Practice What You Preach: How to Maintain
Counselor Wellness in Professional Practice?
Topic(s):
Deidra Byas
Supervision is both a responsibility and a challenge for professionals
in a school setting. Using an integrative, developmental approach
for supervision, this session combines the interfaces of school policies/codes, ethics/laws, and Texas LPC rules. Participants will recognize ways to meaningfully interact with interns, navigate through
challenges, and maximize benefits of supervision in a school setting.
FYI, the program time changes here. If possible, please create some
sort of visual space/separation/element that will help break-up the way
these programs are listed.
Counselors' personal wellness impacts their effectiveness with clients.
Our professional standards and codes of ethics state that counselors
must monitor themselves for signs of impairment. Self-awareness plays
a vital role in doing this, and being able to develop strategies to
monitor this is equally important. Attendees will identify strategies to
maintain their personal wellness. Participants will also develop a personalized plan to incorporate wellness into professional practice.
145. Understanding and Using CBT in the Classroom
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): LaConia Nelson
Letitia Powell
By recognizing personal biases (becoming self-aware) and understanding the student population their school serves, educators will be
able to implement CBT strategies in the classroom setting more effectively. Through collaboration with parents, CBT interventions can also
be successfully implemented in the home. Daily implementation of replacing negative thoughts, behaviors, and feelings with positive
thoughts, behaviors, and feelings might also promote a more positive
school environment.
146. Behavioral App for Perinatal Depression:
Building Collaboration between Technology and
Counseling
Topic(s):
Technology & Innovation Issues; Mental Health
Counseling
Presenter(s): Adriana Dyurich
Karen Hollenbaugh
Veena Prasad
Participants will learn the steps involved in building a behavioral app
by collaborating with technical teams. The presentation focuses on the
challenges and opportunities presented to the authors during the development of this model. Ethical, professional and practical considerations will be discussed, together with the opening of possibilities to
reach minorities and clients in rural areas. Issues related to treatment of
perinatal depression, including wellness, will also be discussed.
148. African American Graduate and Undergraduate
Male Students' Attitudes Regarding Counseling: A
Comparative Analysis
Topic(s):
Counselor Education
Presenter(s): Joyce Pappas Finch
Candy Ratliff
Jessica Davis
African American male graduate and undergraduate students do not
utilize counseling services on their college campuses even though
payment is included in their student fees. An exploratory study examining male students' attitudes of trust, stigma, socialization and open to
counseling toward seeking professional counseling was conducted.
The Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help scale
was administered to determine the predictability of factors on students'
attitudes.
149. Using Program Evaluation to Identify What is
Working in Your Counseling Setting
Topic(s):
Research & Evaluation; Consultation &
Collaboration
Presenter(s): Stephen Lenz
This presentation will provide a rationale for program evaluation across
counseling settings and a brief primer to help decide what paradigms
may best fit their interests. Steps for establishing partnerships, identifying outcomes of interest, reviewing assessment protocols, developing
an evaluation strategy, and appraising the results will be discussed.
Particular interest will be made for attendees applying steps to their
counseling setting.
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150. The Effects of Poverty on Offender Populations
Topic(s):
Addiction & Offender Counseling; Diversity,
Presenter(s): Dara Brown
David Boyles
This presentation will review the various ways in which poverty effects
adult and juvenile offender populations. Presenters will look at the effects of poverty on offender sentencing, legal representation, and availability to resources as well as how these things influence the overall
well-being of individuals who end up in the criminal justice system. Presenters will look at the systemic influences as well as specific laws that
place poverty stricken individuals at a disadvantage.
153. Turning Dreams into a Reality: Using Career
Awareness and Exploration to Enhance Employment
Opportunities for Low Socioeconomic Students
Topic(s):
Ethics
Research suggests increasing parental involvement increases student
persistence in goal attainment. Join us as we demonstrate a culturallysensitive model for student, parent, and school counselor collaboration
in career exploration. Participants will receive a handout and visit free
user-friendly internet sites supporting parents and their child in their exploration.
Garrett Ballroom B
151. Internet Gaming Disorder: A Review of
Prevention, Diagnosis, and Intervention
Topic(s):
Technology & Innovation Issues; Professional Issues
Presenter(s): Rochelle Cade
Jasper Gates
154. Five Ingredients, Four Ways: The A, B, C's of
Elementary Guidance Lessons
Topic(s):
Counseling
Advances in technology have made internet gaming more accessible
and appealing to a broad consumer base. Internet gaming issues are
arriving more frequently at the offices of counselors in various practice
settings. In addition, the DSM-V includes Internet Gaming Disorder as
a condition that warrants further study. With this increase in gaming related issues and a proposed diagnosis, it is important for counselors to
understand elements of problematic gaming, intervention and treatment, and prevention.
When it comes to elementary guidance lessons, simplicity and ease of
presentation are key. In addition, lessons need to be inexpensive, tied
to the state guidance and counseling plan, memorable, and fun for
both students and counselor. In this session, we will use animals, balloons, cards, dots, and eggs to develop 20 different elementary guidance lessons that will engage your students and provide them with
meaningful learning. Leave energized and ready to explore the rest of
the alphabet!
Garrett Ballroom D
152. Using Relational-Cultural Theory to Shape and
Navigate Roles of Women in Counseling Professions
Topic(s):
Professional Issues; Diversity, Multicultural & Social
Justice Issues
Presenter(s): Maria Haiyasoso
Yuliya Zholu
155. Understanding the Role of Empathy in Marriage
Topic(s):
Marital, Couple, & Family Counseling; Community &
Clinical Counseling
Presenter(s): Deborah Ferguson-Cain
Women often develop a sense of self in the context of important relationships (Surrey, 1991). Thus, women in counseling professions may
seek collegial support to reinforce their professional identity (Healey
and Hays, 2009). Attendees will learn about using Relational-Cultural
Theory (RCT) to examine intersecting identities and roles of women in
counseling professions and benefits of mentoring with a relational
focus. Relational competencies will be explored using case examples
and discussion.
Empathy is defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings
of another. This workshop will provide counselors with skills to identify
low empathy marriages, assessments to identify ways to levels of empathy in couples and clinical interventions to help couples develop
greater empathy to their spouses. Case studies will also be utilized to
enhance clinical application.
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156. From Couch to Yoga Mat: Using Complementary
Treatments in Mental Health Counseling
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Melissa Alvarado
159. TACES Presents: Methods and Techniques in
Group Supervision
Topic(s):
Bernadette Smith
Katherine Bacon
Mind-body interventions can be used to complement traditional psychotherapy. Specifically yoga, with its goal of balancing the mind,
body, and spirit has shown effectiveness in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety (Butler et al., 2008; Javnbakht, Kenari, and
Ghasemi, 2009; Shapiro et al., 2007). Thus, mental health counselors
may benefit from learning what makes yoga effective and how to incorporate this in their practice with clients.
157. In the Time it Takes You to Read This, You
Could Have Relaxed, Re-Focused, and Re-Directed
Yourself... Self-Care Approaches with SPEED!
Topic(s):
Wellness Issues
Many counselors feel the pressure of their full schedule but believe
there is no time to "indulge" in personal self-care practices. Yet following the advice given by airline professionals, it's important to put the
oxygen mask on yourself before helping others. Simple relaxation, visualization, start- and end-of-day practices that take mere minutes can
pay huge dividends in greater energy, optimism and clarity. Counselors
then serve as living models to teach clients these practices as well.
158. Enjoying Life by Aiming for Natural Highs
Topic(s):
Addiction & Offender Counseling; Secondary
School Counseling
Presenter(s): Frank Coulson
The problem of drug abuse can stem from users seeking an escapist
High to get away from life's problems. Drugs do provide an escape but
temporary and lead to negative addictions. This session will present an
alternative to the escapist High by considering the intervention of Natural Highs. The work of Dr. Glasser on Positive Addictions and the organization - Natural High will be discussed as positive alternatives to
drug use.
Competent supervisors work with Counselor Interns in both individual
and group supervision formats. Special consideration needs to be
taken regarding the benefits and limitations of group supervision and
the unique methods and techniques that can be used by supervisors
using these models. In this session, participants will be able to: (a)
identify the history of group supervision, (b) identify common advantages of group supervision, and (c) identify methods and techniques
that can be used by supervisors.
Garrett Ballroom C
160. Considerations for Counseling Victims of
Violent Crimes
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Tiffany Stewart
LeAnn Duran
Violent crime has impacted the lives of 1.2 million Americans within the
past decade (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2011.) Less than 2% of
these violent crimes resulted in deaths, which means that a majority of
violent crimes will leave survivors. The aftermath of violent crimes can
present several unique challenges for victims, their families, and for
those who help them. It is imperative that counselors are aware of the
effects that violent crimes have upon the victims and the unique challenges they will encounter as a result. Counselors can help in minimizing and reducing the risk of the individuals developing post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD).
Post-Conference Workshops: $75 • Saturday
OMNI HOTEL ● 8:30a to Noon
Post-Conference Workshops will be held in the Omni Corpus Christi
Hotel (OH). Tickets may be purchased in advance or onsite for $75. All
pre-purchased tickets will be included in your onsite registration
packet. Conference registration is not required to attend a Post-Conference Workshop. All Post-Conference Workshops are eligible to receive
3.25 CE hours.
I. Counselors' Career Toolkit
Room:
Corpus Christi Ballroom A
Topic(s):
College Counseling
Cheri Butler
Saundra Marling
Attendees will learn strategies to help clients effectively face career
transitions by assisting with a self-assessment process and teaching
job search, networking, social media, resume, interview and salary negotiation skills. Leveraging 50+ years of combined experience, career
counselors will distill the most essential information needed and compile relevant resources, exercises and examples that can be used and
adapted for a variety of settings including school, college and private
practice.
session provides an opportunity to explore our relationships with food
and to counter many of the maladaptive messages we have internalized regarding food and eating. Take time for yourself and learn how to
nourish yourself both with and without food. Ethically, we must stay well.
L. HB5 (83R) and Ethics? What Do I Need to Know?
Room:
Corpus Christi Ballroom C
Ethics; Elementary & Secondary School Counseling
Topic(s):
Presenter(s): Janise Pries
Mark Parra
What difference does HB5 (83R) make for school counselors in making
ethical decisions? How do we correctly monitor and advise students in
their choice of endorsements? Career pathways? Course selection?
What supplemental resources can we use? How can we collaborate to
ensure a high level of student achievement? As professional school
counselors we are tasked with college and career readiness, but are
we prepared to make ethical decisions to assist students? How does
our code of ethics assist us? Be prepared to participate in an interactive and lively learning experience.
J. Dynamic Metaphor Creation: Develop Skills to
Help Your Clients and Students Change Their Own
Stories!
Room:
Nueces Ballroom A
Topic(s):
Private Practice; Career Development &
Employment Counseling
Tuning in to clients stories and perspectives through metaphors is a
powerful way to connect, communicate and clear the path for change.
Honing skills to immediately understand and reflect clients' or students'
allegories and mental images makes therapy more vigorous, and allows clients to access these new, transformed tales more readily in
daily life. This activity-based workshop aims to develop counselors'
creativity, with real-time metaphor exercises, to open and share clients'
shifts with stories.
K. It's Not What You're Eating, It's What's Eating
You: Developing Healthy Relationships with Food
and Eating
Room:
Corpus Christi Ballroom B
Topic(s):
Wellness; Spirituality Issues
Food is fuel for our bodies, but over time, it becomes so much more.
Our relationship with food is tangled up with family history, self-image,
body awareness, relationships, and even childhood experiences. This
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Index of Presenters
Abernethy, Catherine: 36
Acosta, Kathylina: 58
Adams, Susan: 14, 54
Adams-Johnson, Susan: 139
Aguilar, Alejandra: 66
Akay, Sinem: 46
Akins, Jennifer: 13, 110
Albarran-Rosenbaum, Lorena: 116
Albrecht, Annette: 62
Alexander, Bobbe: 48
Alexander, Karen: E
Allain, Bert: 127
Alvarado, Melissa: 156
Armstrong, Noréal: 5, 142
Armstrong, Shanice: 59
Ascencao, Daniel: 101
Ascencao, Kristen: 21, 101
Atkins, Martha Jo: 28
Avent, Janee': 1
Awbrey, Brandon: 52
Bacon, Katherine: 103A, 159
Balch, Jenifer: 137
Baumgartner, Annette: P9
Beasley, Kuni: 91
Beijan, Lisa: 82A, 16
Berry, Jeremy: 26, 136
Besiniaz, Ada: 91
Bierds, Matthew: 123
Blalock, Sarah: 95
Boswell, Jennifer: 16, 103A, 159
Boyles, David: 150
Bradford, Amber: 71
Bradley, Loretta: 7, 43, 125
Braud, Lendell: 31
Brown, Dara: 150
Bruhn, Rick: 93, 130
Burda, Lilo: 114
Burrow, Kayla: 79
Butler, Cheri: I
Byas, Deidra: 23, 147
Cade, Rochelle: 151
Caldwell, Jane: 61
Callender, Karisse: 9, P3
Can, Nesime: 9, 56
Carlito, Lisette: 102
Carrier, Ari: 140
Carrola, Paul: 106
Castillo, Yvonne: 56
Cavazos, Javier: 89, P1
Chandler, Cynthia: 86
Chavarro, Martha: 102
Chuyou-Campbell, Candace: 80
Corley, Shawna: 8, 107
Cornet, Sandy: 64
Cosma, Alexandria: 99
Coulson, Frank: 158
Cox, Ernest: 8, F
Cranmore, Jeff: 13, 110, 139
Crews, Charles: 3, 70, 132
Cubberley, Caroline: 55
Dalrymple, Kenda: 24, C
Davis, Allison: 100
Davis, Greta: 33, 131, I
Davis, Jessica: 148
Day, Calvin: 18
de Vries, Sabina: 76
del Valle, Beth: P9
Denney, Margaret: 88
Diamond, Laura: 15, C
Dowell, Alicia: 58
Doyle, Cyndi: 34
Dudley, Maria: 64
Duran, LeAnn: 160
Dyurich, Adriana: 55, 114, 146
Eassa, Dan: 50
Edwards, Regina: 79
Elder, Jodie: 34, 93
Ellis, Amanda: 12, 75, C
Escareno, Adia: 74
Esquivel, Amanda: 65
Fannin, Lynn: 81
Farrar, Twila: 137
Ferguson-Cain, Deborah: 155
Fernandez, Mary: 56, 108
Frazier, Kimberly: 79
Frels, Rebecca: 22, 144
French, Errin: 13
Froeschle Hicks, Janet: 49, 70, 132
Gaa, Melissa: 57, 85
Galvez Nelson, Daniela: 64
Garcia, Samuel: 58, 74, 112
Gardner, G. Dennette: 128
Gates, Jasper: 151
Gies, Regina: 82, 126
Goad, Joelle: P9
Gomez, Monica: 106
Gonzalez, Stacey: 89
Gordon, Mary Ann: 81
Goulet, Anthony: 69
Green, Leigh: 57, 85
Greenidge, Wendy-lou: 23, 147
Greer, Carolyn: 64
Grinnan, Cullen: 29, 153
Grote, Jeff: 78, 143
Grubbs, Marilyn: F
Guerra, Maria Luisa: 91
Guidry, Kelly: 65
Gutierrez, Monica: 58, 74, 112
Gutierrez, Rosa: 74
Haiyasoso, Maria: 152
Haktanir, Abdulkadir: 56
Hall, Joseph: 132
Hart, Linda: 140
Hatley, Kim: 12, 75
Healy, Deborah: 29
Heard, Courtney: 105
Hendricks, Bret: 7, 43, 125
Hinojosa, Karina: 89
Hodges, Laura: 111
Holamon, Teri: 103
Hollenbaugh, Karen: 55, 114, 146
Holliman, Ryan: 44, 94
Holt, Kira: 73, 91
Huang, Shih-Han: 30, 90
Hubert, Bonnie: 138
Humphreys, Krystal: 49
Ikonomopoulos, James: P1, P8
Ingram, Mercedes: P7
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Inyang, Enobong: 115
Johnson, Janelle: 72
Jones, Angela: 113
Jones, Brenda: 1, F
Juhnke, Gerald: P6
Kahn, Michael: D
Karaman, Mehmet: 108
Kelley, Michelle: F
Lenhart, Amy: 72
Lenz, Stephen: 9, 89, 149
Lertora, Ian: 133
Li, Jiaqi: 30, 90
Lloyd-Hazlett, Jessica: 83
Lugo Munoz, Manuela: 106
Mann, Virginia: 17
Marbley, Aretha: 30, 81, 90
Marks, Danielle: 82, 126
Marling, Saundra: 33, I
Matthews, Cyndi: 20, 32, 92
Mayorga, Mary: 76
McClendon, Levi: 83
McLain, Jana: 71, 113
McNichols, Christine: 2, 37
Medley, Ticily: 45
Mendez, Erika: 108
Mercado, Rebel: 57, 85
Merriman, Julie: 134, 62
Miller, Cynthia: E, P2
Moffitt, Bryan: 81
Moon, Jiyoung: 84
Moore, Ulysses: 70
Moyer, Michael: 49
Mudge, Suzanne: 67
Munsey, Beck: 53, 87, 134
Muro, Lamar: 35, 100
Myers, Christi: 67, 84, 135
Nayar-Bhalerao, Sneha: 68
Nelson, LaConia: 145
Nevarez, Amanda: P10
Noble, Shannon: H
Norris-Nielsen, Jennifer: 157, J
Oliveira, Thiago: P9
Oliver, Marvarene: 55
O'Phelan, Molly: 84
Otting, Tiffany: 16, 82A, 86
Owens, Elizabeth: 67, 135
Pappas Finch, Joyce: 148
Parr, Gerald: 7, 81
Parra, Mark: L
Paz, Michael: 66
Pennie, Gerald: 3, 81
Perera-Diltz, Dilani: 22
Perez, Jennifer: 105
Peterson, Denise: 124
Phelan, Kathleen: 90
Pickens Lee, Megan: G
Pinkerman, John: 88
Powell, Angela: 104
Powell, Letitia: 145
Prado, Ashley: 1
Prasad, Veena: 9, 114, 146
Pries, Janise: L
Prosek, Elizabeth: 82A
Puhl, Michael: 130
Index of Presenters
Quiz, Alyssa: 112
Ratanavivan, Wannigar: 116
Ratliff, Candy: 148
Ricard, Richard: 11, 55
Riefkohl-Siegrist, Roxy: 122
Riethmayer, Jill: 60, 97
Risner, Wendy: 49
Roberts, Brook: 18
Robertson, Derek: 1, 43, 83, 125
Robinson, Dywaine: 98
Roddy, Starlen: 87
Rogers-James, Tasha: 113
Rosenblad, Sherry: 124
Rosie Ortiz, Rosie: 74
Rushing, Cassie: 109
Russell, Todd: 58, 74, 112
Sadik, Sue: 129
Sanchez, Orlando: 91
Sartor, Teri Ann: 20, 99
Sawyer, Cheryl: 66
Schmidt, Claudia: P1, P8
Schmit, Erika: 25
Schmit, Michael: 25, 108
Schomaker, Stefani: 11, 68
Shallenberger, Meridith: 53, 87
Shelton, Tammie: 65
Sheperis, Carl: 129
Sheperis, Donna: 129
Shrieve, Jessica: 69
Simon, Tiffany: 71, 113
Smith, Bernadette: 159
Smith, Justyn: 82, 126
Smith, Robert: 59, P8
Smith, Wayne: P5
Sneed, Timothy: 65
Snow, Eric: 19
Sparks, Misti: 109
Speedlin, Stacy: 142
Spellings, Maria: 82A, 86
Spoede, John: 122
Stafford, Emily: 90
Standley, Raynie: 71
Stevens, Carly: 86
Stewart, Tiffany: 160
Stillo, Sandy: 65
Streeter, Ashley: P4
Strutton, Joan: 17
Sullivan, Jeffrey: 46, 133
Sultan, Nevine: 51
Sutherland, Melissa: 52
Sykes, Rohanna: H
Taylor, LaKaavia: 96
Tello, Angelica: 141
Vasquez, Alice: 54
Waddell, Holly: 70
Walker, Kate: G
Wallace, Laura: 84
Ward, Felicia: 80
Warren, Adrian: H
Waterman, Stacy: P6
Watson, Britney: 100
Watson, Joshua: 4
Watts, Richard: 82, 126, B
Waxler, Dave: 69, 102
Webb, Elizabeth: 124
Webster, Lindsay: 86
White, Betty: 6, 154, A, K
Whittenberg, James: 10, 27
Wiles, Jasmine: 81
Wiley, Joel: 139
Willis, Annie: 7
Wilson, Angie: 16, 82A, 94
Witt, Karl: 2
Wood, Cedric: 63
Wood, Jane: 94
Wooten, Catherine: 67, 135
Wooten, Ray: 51, 67, 135
Zambrano, Elias: 83, F
Zesiger, Jill: 3, 81
Zholu, Yuliya: 152
Zúñiga, Jennifer: 84
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Session Topics and Affiliated Programs
Addiction & Offender Counseling: 4, 49, 100, 150, 158, P6
Assessment & Testing: 4, 73, 91, 98, 115, 131
Career Development & Employment Counseling: E, 33, 110, 131, 153, I, J, P2, P5
Child & Adolescent Counseling: 3, 10, 44, 46, 49, 65, 66, 71, 80, 84, 89, 96, 100, 103, 104, 108, 116, 127, 137, 140, 143, 154, P8
College Counseling: 61, 87, I
College Student Development & Counseling: 9, 33, 52, 57, 61, 72, 139, 141, 148, P5
Community & Clinical Counseling: B, 5, 9, 18, 20, 25, 27, 36, 37, 55, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 105, 116, 128, 142, 155, P1, P10
Consultation & Collaboration: 64, 149
Counselor Education: 11, 23, 29, 30, 64, 67, 68, 80, 83, 85, 88, 95, 107, 128, 135, 136, 148, P3
Counselor Supervision: G, 2, 5 ,16, 48, 50, 56, 62, 82A, 103A, 142, 144, 159, P3
Diversity, Multicultural & Social Justice Issues: D, 1, 8, 9, 18, 30, 53, 56, 57, 59, 66, 67, 74, 79, 81, 88, 90, 95, 102, 106, 108, 115, 150, 152, P10
Directors of Guidance: F, 83, 113
Elementary School Counseling: A, 6, 19, 21, 60, 71, 104, 111, 143, 154, L
Ethics: C, D, 12, 17, 24, 43, 69, 75, 82, 93, 94, 122, 125, 126, 129, 130, 132, 144, 147, 153, L
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Issues: 45, 53, 85, 134
Grief Counseling: 14, 28, 54, 65, 84, 124
Group Work: 26, 37, 102
Lifespan Human Development Issues: 97, 109
Marital, Couple, & Family Counseling: 7, 14, 20, 34, 35, 63, 92, 93, 99, 127, 130, 136, 155
Mental Health Counseling: 7, 10, 22, 25, 27, 31, 32, 34, 36, 45, 51, 58, 63, 70, 86, 87, 92, 94, 99, 101, 105, 106, 112, 114, 123, 124, 133, 146, 147, 156, 160, P1, P4, P8
Play Therapy: 46, 96, 134, 137
Private Practice: C, 24, 31, 103, 129, J
Professional Issues: H, 2, 12, 15, 17, 29, 69, 75, 79, 122, 151, 152
Research & Evaluation: 149, P4, P7
Secondary School Counseling: A, 3, 6, 8, 13, 21, 49, 50, 54, 58, 60, 73, 78, 89, 91, 98, 101, 110, 111, 113, 138, 139, 141, 145, 158, L, P9
Spirituality Issues: 22, 28, 51, K
Technology & Innovation Issues: 52, 136, 146, 151, P6
Wellness Issues: 11, 23, 32, 62, 68, 76, 81, 109, 114, 123, 135, 147, 156, 157, K, P7
Session Topics and Affiliated Programs u Corpus Christi u Page 66
Conference Exhibitors, As of 10/15/2015
60th Annual Professional Growth Conference:
Booth Number(s): 431
achievebalance.org - Kate Walker Training:
Face-to-face and online continuing education, private practice resources and counseling tools.
www.katewalkertraining.com
AppleABC Teachers Gift:
Teacher's appreciation gifts made in Texas. Inexpensive jewelry and
hair accessories for teacher's rewards and student incentives.
www.appleabc.com
ASVAB Career Exploration Program: ***SPONSOR***
Cost free federally funded career exploration program for 10th-12th
grade students, to help them choose careers based on aptitude and
interests.
www.asvabprogram.com
Attorney General of Texas - Crime Victim Services
Division:
The crime victim’s compensation program is dedicated to ensuring that
victims of violent crime are provided financial assistance for certain
crime related expenses. The fund can help eligible victims pay for
medical counseling or a funeral for a loved one that has been killed.
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov
Benny Malone:
Speaker and Author.
www.bennymalone.com
Claire Lynn Designs:
Claire Lynn creates personalized custom embroidery and applique
combinations on pillowcases, shorts, t-shirts, tank tops, stock
tanks,towel wraps, baby bags, back packs, baby blankets, scarves,
hoodies, totes and bags.
www.clairelynn.com
College Guidance Consultants:
College Guidance Consultants presents E-Scholarships USA!, an online database of current scholarships, password-accessible 24/7.
www.collegeguidanceconsultants.com
Coping Skills LLC:
CBT Therapeutic Fables. The Coping Skills’ fables and support material are designed to help you and others understand how to develop
good coping skills to effectively deal with various life issues at school
and home.
www.copingskillsllc.com
Fusion Academy Houston Galleria:
Fusion Academy is an accredited, non-traditional private school for
grades 6-12. We offer students the opportunity to learn on their terms, on
their schedule and in their learning style - all in a one-to-one classroom.
www.fusionacademy.com/houston
Great Expectations:
Great Expectations (GE) is a professional development program that
provides educators and administrators with the skills needed to create
harmony and excitement within the school atmosphere, elements that
are basic for inspiring students to pursue academic excellence.
www.greatexpectations.org
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Healthcare Providers Service Organization (HPSO):
***SPONSOR***
For more than 20 years, Healthcare Providers Service Organization
(HPSO) has been protecting counselors from medical malpractice lawsuits and regulatory board complaints. HPSO is endorsed by the Texas
Counseling Association as well as 45 additional professional healthcare associations.
www.hpso.com
Jill Riethmayer Resources:
Ready-to-go Counseling Resources.
www.jillriethmayer.com
Hill Country Rocks:
Fashion Jewelry.
www.hillcountryrocks.net
Kemah Palms Recovery:
Alcohol, substance abuse and dual diagnosis treatment facility for men
and women ages 18+. Programs include medical detox, residential
treatment, partial hospital program, intensive outpatient program, transitional care and aftercare (relapse prevention).
www.kemahpalms.com
hyperTecnologies:
Career Day scheduling software.
www.hypertechnologies.net
It's A Hoot! - Origami Owl:
Origami Owl Living Locket necklaces and bracelets.
lindabueltel.origamiowl.com
Jinneh Dyson International:
Mental Health Advocate and Speaker.
www.jinnehdyson.com
Lamar University-Academic Partnerships:
Online Master's Degree - The Master's Degree in Education with a concentration in School Counseling is designed to prepare educators to
provide professional school counseling services.
http://degree.lamar.edu/
Liberty Mutual Insurance: ***SPONSOR***
Special savings for TCA members on auto and home insurance.
www.libertymutual.com/tca
Booth Number(s):
PESI, Inc.:
Educational DVDs, CDs, books and other resources.
www.pesi.com
Lifeologie Institute Franchising, LLC:
The Lifeologie institute is a collaborative psychotherapy franchise
based in Dallas, Texas. We have distilled 15 years of practice experience and plugged it into the franchise model to create a proven "business in a box" for therapists who desire to work
www.lifeologiefranchising.com
Piel Canela Peru/Fair Trade Organization:
Peruvian handcrafted alpaca fiber clothing, capes, shawls, scarves,
socks, hats, sweaters, wraps, pashminas, skirts and children sweaters.
Meridell Achievement Center:
Psychiatric RTC for ages 5-17.
www.meridell.com
Pecan Haven Adolescent Addiction Center:
Adolescent Addiction Center.
www.pecanhaven.com
Points of You - Soul Surge Training:
Andrés Cordero, Life Coach and Trainer, is a Certified Trainer and Distributor of Points of You (tm) Creative Tools for Inspiration, Learning and
Development. Points of You offers an expansive toolkit of creative
games, journals, planners, and other tools
www.andrescorderojr.com/www.points-of-you.com
Project Bliss & Compassion Works:
Compassion Works - EMDR Counseling and EMDR Basic Training;
Project Bliss - Counseling for Eating Disorders.
www.theblissproject.com & www.compassionworks.com
UPCOMING
EMDR Therapist Trainings
Houston . Beaumont . Dallas
Become a Fully-Trained
EMDR Therapist
CompassionWorks offers EMDR Therapist
Trainings that are fully approved by the EMDR
International Association. For more information
contact Jordan Shafer, MS, LPC (972) 342-2448.
www.CompassionWorks.com
Rainbow Days:
Rainbow Days has several curricula offered in schools that promote and
support life skills and relationship development. Our Curriculum-Based
Support Groups (CBSG) program is appropriate for at-risk children and
youth needing extra support services to learn and practice life skills.
www.rainbowdays.org
SAGU:
Offering of Graduate Counseling Degrees.
www.sagu.edu
Sam Houston State University - Dept. of Counselor
Education:
Counselor Education Program.
www.shsu.edu/programs/doctorate-of-philosop
Self Esteem Shop:
Self Esteem Shop is an independent bookstore that caters to mental
health professionals and those they serve. While physically located in
Royal Oak, Michigan, our staff travels across the continental United
States to attend conferences in the mental health field.
www.selfesteemshop.com
Booth Number(s): 203-400 block
SimplePractice.com:
Practice management made simple. Easy to use, affordable software for
Therapists, Psychologists, Social Workers and Counselors. FREE Trial!
www.simplepractice.com
St. Mary's University:
We offer accredited master's degrees in clinical mental health counseling and marriage and family therapy. We also offer accredited doctoral
degrees in counselor education, supervision and marriage and family
therapy.
www.stmarytx.edu
Stop Breathe Believe, LLC:
Stop Breathe Believe, Mindful Living One Thought at a Time.
www.diannemorrisjones.com
Sweet Hearts:
Jewelry & Accessories.
Texas A&M University - Commerce:
Counseling education opportunities - CACREP, Doctoral and Masters
program.
www.tamuc.edu
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi:
***SPONSOR***
Resource for educational opportunities for careers in counseling and
education.
www.tamucc.edu
Texas Association for Adult Development and Aging
(TAADA):
The Texas Association for Adult Development and Aging is a division of
the Texas Counseling Association that addresses adult issues related
to development and aging across the lifespan.
http://www.txca.org/TAADA
Texas Association for Assessment in Counseling
and Education (TAACE):
The Texas Association for Assessment in Counseling and Education is
a diverse community of assessment professionals who work together
to provide professional development opportunities, leadership, advice
and counsel on matters related to assessment.
http://www.txca.org/TAACE
Texas Association for Counselor Education and
Supervision (TACES):
TACES promotes the preparation of professional counselors through
accreditation, certification, supervision and professional development.
http://www.txca.org/TACES
Texas Association for Humanistic Education and
Development (TAHEAD):
TAHEAD is a divisional organization of the Texas Counseling Association. The mission of TAHEAD is to promote positive human growth and
development through counseling, education and advocacy.
http://www.txca.org/TAHEAD
Texas Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Issues in Counseling (TALGBTIC):
The mission of the Texas Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender Issues in Counseling (TALGBTIC), a division of the Texas
Counseling Association, is to educate mental health service providers
about issues confronting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered
(GLBT) individuals.
http://www.txca.org/TALGBTIC
Texas Association for Multicultural Counseling and
Development (TexAMCD):
Texas Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development, a
specialty division of the Texas Counseling Association and a state
division of Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development.
http://www.txca.org/TexAMCD
Texas Association of Marriage and Family
Counselors (TAMFC):
The Texas Association of Marriage and Family Counselors is an association dedicated to enhancing the growth and development of counselors specializing in the mental health of couples and families.
http://www.txca.org/TAMFC
Texas Career Development Association (TCDA):
Professional association for career development professionals in Texas.
www.txca.org/TCDA
Texas College Counseling Association (TCCA):
The Texas College Counseling Association (TCCA) is an association
for those in post secondary institutions whose professional identity is
counseling and whose purpose is fostering students' development.
http://www.txca.org/TCCA
Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional
Counselors:
Information source for licensure as an LPC in the state of Texas
www.dshs.state.tx.us/counselor
Texas Tech University ISD: ***SPONSOR***
TTUISD’s elementary, middle and high schools are accredited by the
Texas Education Agency. Our schools offer a full-time Texas Diploma
Program, Individual Courses, Credit by Exams, Homeschool Curriculum and Bulk Testing services.
www.depts.ttu.edu/ttuisd/
TEXASgenuine:
TEXASgenuine.org, a FREE Career Exploration website for career and
college advisors, showcases the value of CTE programs and helps
students explore their career options.
www.texasgenuine.org
Texas Counseling Association & Elections:
The Texas Counseling Association provides leadership and advocacy
for the counseling profession and supports optimal development and
mental health for all.
www.txca.org
Texas Counselors for Social Justice (TxCSJ):
TxCSJ was created to advocate for and empower people of all cultures
and orientations to live with dignity and satisfaction. TxCSJ will collaborate with existing TCA divisions to effect change at the societal level.
http://www.txca.org/TxCSJ
Texas Educational Solutions:
Ripple Effects provides direct-to-learner, tiered delivery of a full spectrum of culturally responsive, actual behavioral interventions without
loss of fidelity to best practices. Bear’s Flower is a children’s divorce
book to help young children cope with parental separation.
www.txedsol.com
Texas Mental Health Counselors Association
(TMHCA):
TMHCA membership materials, clinical practice aides and counselor
self-care.
http://www.txca.org/TMHCA
Texas School Counselor Association (TSCA):
Our mission is to serve professional school counselors by advocating for
and advancing the role of the professional school counselor and the comprehensive school guidance and counseling program throughout Texas.
http://www.txca.orgTSCA
Therapy Sites:
Therapy Sites empowers mental health professionals to grow their
businesses through high quality practice websites that are effective,
efficient and easy to maintain.
www.therapysites.com
U.S. Army Recruiting:
Army education programs for today's youth: March2Success,
GoArmyEd, Concurrent Admissions Program and continuing
Education.
www.goarmy.com
UTSA - College of Education and Human
Development:
The College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) at the
University of Texas at San Antonio offers numerous professional
degrees and certifications. In particular the COEHD offers a Master of
Education in School Counseling, Master of Science in Clinical Mental
Health Counseling and a Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education
and Supervision.
http://education.utsa.edu/
West Texas A&M University Graduate School:
West Texas A&M University offers 40 graduate programs including
masters programs in Counseling and Psychology.
www.wtamu.edu/graduate
YouthLight, Inc.:
Educational Resources for Counselors, Teachers, Social Workers,
Parents and all who work with students pre-K to high school.
www.youthlight.com
Booth Number(s): 325,327
PGC 2016 Early Bird Registration Form
60th Annual Professional Growth Conference
Dallas, Texas – November 2-5, 2016
Early Bird Registration DEADLINE: May 31, 2016 Purchase Orders Are Not Accepted
Each attendee must complete a registration form. Registrations may be mailed if paying with a check or processed on-line
at www.txca.org if paying with a credit card. Faxed registrations will not be accepted. Registration forms received without
a payment will not be accepted.
First Name:____________________________________ Last Name: ________________________________________
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Early Bird Rates: (TCA membership required)
 Professional
 Student
 New Professional
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$125
$85
$85
$85
 Learning Institute* (Wed 11/2 – 8:30a-4:45p)
$100
 Post-Conference* (Sat 11/5 – 8:30a-12:00p)
$75
*Program Selections for the Pre/Post Conferences will be available after 7/15/16
 TSCA Luncheon/Program (Thurs 11/3)
 TexAMCD Luncheon/Program (Thurs 11/3)
 TACES Luncheon/Program (Fri 11/4)
 TCCA Luncheon/Program (Fri 11/4)
 Graduate Student Breakfast (Fri 11/4)
$40
$40
$40
$40
$10
 Conference T-Shirt (S-3XL) Size: _____
$15
 Empty Plate Collection – Local Charity: __________
$___
TOTAL PAYMENT ENCLOSED $___________
Please do not mail Early Bird payments to TCA after 5/31/2016. If Early
Bird payments/registrations are postmarked
after 5/31/16, the pre-registration rate, depending on membership level, and any late
fees will apply.
Once your registration has been processed,
you will receive an emailed confirmation.
Refund requests must be made online at
www.txca.org/refund on or before October
21, 2016. Refund requests received after
this date will not be considered. No phone
cancellations will be accepted. Please allow
6 to 8 weeks after the conference concludes for processing. A $50 processing fee
will be deducted from all refunds (including
refunds for duplicate payments). Meal functions and t-shirt tickets are non-refundable.
Mail Registration Form & Payment, postmarked NO LATER THAN May 31, 2016, to
 CHECk enclosed – Check # __________
 CREDIT CARD: Master Card, Visa, Discover or American Express
TCA
PO Box 2566
San Antonio, TX
78299-2566
Card number: ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ Exp Date: ___ ___ / ___ ___
Cardholder Name (Printed):___________________________________________________________________________
Billing Address: ________________________________________________City, State, Zip: _______________________
For more information, contact registration@txca.org call 800-580-8144 Ext 13 or 512-472-3403 Ext 13.
For Office Use Only: LB/Batch: __________________ Note: _____________________________________
PGC 2016 Early Bird Registration Form u Corpus Christi u Page 75
TCA Leadership Listing
Executive Committee
Chapter Senators
President – B.J. Barksdale
President-elect – Pam Love-White
Past President – Le’Ann Solmonson
Treasurer – James Smith
Parliamentarian – Bret Hendricks
Secretary – Cyndi Doyle
Bay Area – Eugenia Morefield
Big Country – Karen Anderson
Border – Jamie Cantu Vargus
Brazoria County – Darla Fagan
Capital of Texas – Monique Mercado
Cross Timbers – Carolyn Curl
Dallas Metro – Cedric Wood
Fort Bend – Kristi Morrison
Greenbelt – Tiffany Stewart
Gulf Coast – Jodi Ochoa
Heart of Texas – Sharon Hetherington
High Plains – Amy Barton
Houston – Rachel Flores
Mid-Texas – G. Dennette Gardner
North Central Texas – John Crawford
Northeast Texas – Elise Douglas
Northern Metro – Denine Hammonds
Permian Basin – Emily Patton
Piney Woods – B. Thomas Haygood
Rio Grande Valley – Michael Muniz
South Texas – Olympia Torres
Southeast Texas – Lisa Wines
Spring Creek – Marlene Moriarty
Texas Hill Country – William (Bill) Nation
Three Rivers – Michael O’Briant
Tip of Texas – Mark Chapa
Trans-Pecos – Catherine Berry
West Texas – David Boyles
Region Directors
Region I – Michael DeVoll
Region II – Cecilia (Cissy) Cueva
Region III – Judy Jarratt
Region IV – Pam Midgett
Region V – Carrie Proctor
Chapter Presidents
Bay Area – Veronica Soileau
Big Country – Steve Queen
Bluebonnet – Inactive
Border – Cindy Dominguez
Capital of Texas – Jeremy Berry
Cross Timbers – Brenda Faulkner
Dallas Metro – Amanda Esquivel
Fort Bend – Roxanne (Roxy) Riefkohl-Siegrist
Greenbelt – Magan Mangold
Gulf Coast – Mary Fernandez
Heart of Texas – Quentin Baack
High Plains – Arlette Back
Houston – Debra James
Mid-Texas – Ty Leonard
North Central Texas – MaryAnn Maryol
Northeast Texas – Jill Bennett
Northern Metro – Diane Bergere
Permian Basin – Patrice Compton
Piney Woods – Binta Brown
Rio Grande Valley – Eunice Lerma
South Texas – Angela Taylor-Blackshear
Southeast Texas – Wendy-lou Greenidge
Spring Creek – Nakia Roberson
Texas Hill Country – Jessica Thomas
Three Rivers – Diana Taylor
Tip of Texas – Aida Schnabl
Trans-Pecos – Deborah Knapp
West Texas – Kristin Sellers
Division Directors
TSCA Texas School Counselor Association – Diane Lowe
TACES Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision – Brenda Melton
TCDA Texas Career Development Association – Chester Robinson
TAHEAD Texas Association for Humanistic Education and Development – Genna Vivona
TexAMCD Texas Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development – Sigrid Woods
TAACE Texas Association for Assessment in Counseling – Jeffrey Sullivan
TMHCA Texas Mental Health Counselors Association – Martin (Marty) Jeane
TAMFC Texas Association for Marriage and Family Counselors – Dean Aslinia
TAADA Texas Association for Adult Development and Aging – Loretta Bradley
TCCA Texas College Counseling Association – Steve Samet
TALGBTIC Texas Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling – Lisa Pearson
TxCSJ Texas Counselors for Social Justice – Adriana Felts
TCA Leadership Listing u Corpus Christi u Page 76
Division Presidents
TSCA Texas School Counselor Association – Sylvia Lopez
TACES Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision – Kate Walker
TCDA Texas Career Development Association – David Walker
TAHEAD Texas Association for Humanistic Education and Development – Mehmet Karaman
TexAMCD Texas Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development – J. Yasmine Butler
TAACE Texas Association for Assessment in Counseling – Joy Chandler
TMHCA Texas Mental Health Counselors Association – Joanne Christian
TAMFC Texas Association for Marriage and Family Counselors – Cyndi Matthews
TAADA Texas Association for Adult Development and Aging – Nicole Noble
TCCA Texas College Counseling Association – Brandon Awbrey
TALGBTIC Texas Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling – Jacqueline Parsons
TxCSJ Texas Counselors for Social Justice – Mike Moyer
Division Senators
TSCA Texas School Counselor Association – Janise Pries
TACES Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision – Janee Avent
TCDA Texas Career Development Association – Laura Doran
TAHEAD Texas Association for Humanistic Education and Development – Richard Ricard
TexAMCD Texas Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development – Richard Henriksen, Jr.
TAACE Texas Association for Assessment in Counseling – Carolyn Greer
TMHCA Texas Mental Health Counselors Association – Barry Blackman
TAMFC Texas Association for Marriage and Family Counselors – Teri Sartor
TAADA Texas Association for Adult Development and Aging – Forest Smith
TCCA Texas College Counseling Association – Melissa Sutherland
TALGBTIC Texas Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling – Rebecca (Beck) Munsey
TxCSJ Texas Counselors for Social Justice – Alexandra “Sasha” Wilhelm
Committee Chairs
Advisory Council of Past Presidents – Alma Leal & Susan Adams
Awards – Jennifer Boswell & Linda Krause
By-laws – Lisa Pearson & Michael DeVoll
Educational Endowment Fund – Kira Holt & Tara Warner
Ethics – Ryan Holliman & Betty White
Executive – B.J. Barksdale
Finance – James Smith
Graduate Students – Rebecca Frels & Bahareh Shahlaee
Membership/Member Services – Michael O’briant & Tiffany Stewart
Nominations & Elections – Le’Ann Solmonson
Program Review – Le’Ann Solmonson
Public Policy – Adrian Warren & Rohanna Sykes
Research, Assessment and Evaluation – Janet Froeschle Hicks & R.J. Davis
Strategic Planning – Pam Love-White & Belinda Lopez
Wellness – Faye Wallace & Matt Bierds
Appointed Liaisons:
State Board of Examiners for Professional Counselors – Kimberly Hatley
State Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists – Jodie Elder
State Board of Educator Certification – Rohanna Sykes
Texas Suicide Prevention Counsel – Monica Kintigh
TCA Past Presidents
1949 & 1950 - Royal B. Embree (Deceased)
1951 - Corinne Britt (Deceased)
1952 - Earl Koile, 7204 West Rim Drive, Austin, Texas 78731 (Deceased)
1953 - O. Lee Reaves, Jr. (Deceased)
1954 - Bernice Bouldin-Davis, 4100 E. 50th Street #313, Odessa, Texas 79762 (Deceased)
1955 & 1960 - George Beamer, (Deceased)
1956 - J. Carter Parkes (Deceased)
1957 - Ruby Morris (Deceased)
1958 - William E. Truax, Jr. (Deceased)
1959 - William B. Helton (Deceased)
1961 - Virginia Love (Deceased)
1962 - Jerry Smith (Deceased)
1963 - Marion Belka, unknown
1964 - Harold Murphy (Deceased)
1965 - Charles R. Jones, 11468 Cromwell Ct., Dallas, Texas 75228
1966 - Mr. Joe Seale, 11711 Buckingham Rd., Austin, Texas 78759
1967 - LaVerne Carmical (Deceased)
1968 & 1984 - Joseph D. Dameron, 10802 W. Thunderbird, Sun City, AZ 85351 (Deceased)
1969 - Julian Biggers, 6103 Lynnhaven Dr., Lubbock, Texas 79413
1970 - Bill Hamrick, 626 Bostwick, Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
1971 - Ben Strickland, 1005 Shady Oak Ct., Weatherford, Texas 76086
1972 - Charles C. Williams (Deceased)
1973 - Bob Percival (Deceased)
1974 - Kenneth Waugh, 2514 12th Ave., Canyon, Texas 79015
1975 - Polly Jack, 3623 S. Glenbrook Ct., Garland, Texas 75041
1976 - John McQuary (Deceased)
1977 - James V. Clark, 2401 Forest Bend, Austin, Texas 78704
1978 - Reba Sommerville, 2608 Vanessa Circle, Arlington, Texas 76013
1979 - Orville Ballard, P.O. Box 39, Riviera, Texas 78379
1980 - Lea Cleveland (Deceased)
1981 - Bonnie C. Pierson, 10916 River Terrace, Austin, Texas 78733 (Deceased)
1982 & 1990 - Martha H. Salmon, 252 West Live Oak, Jacksboro, Texas 76458
1983 - James O. Mathis, 3778 Summer Lane, Huntsville, Texas 77340
1985 - Geraldine Mullins (Deceased)
1986 - Suzanne Schmidt, P.O. Box 1600, Cloudcroft, NM 88317
1987 - Ruth Ann White, 113 Royal Lane, Commerce, Texas 75428
1988 - Christopher Borman, 14327 Arlington Place, Cypress, Texas 77429
1989 - Richard E. Lampe, 2015 Creekview Drive, Commerce, Texas 75428 (Deceased)
1991 - Marilyn Finer-Collins, 1430 Scenic Ridge Drive, Houston, Texas 77043
1992 - Molly Behannon, 5050 Quorum Drive #225, Dallas, Texas 75254
1993 - Patricia Henderson, 7934 Creek Trail, San Antonio, Texas 78250
1994 - Glynda Davis, 13413 Haslet Ct., Haslet, Texas 76052
1995 - Elaine Nail, 5426 80th Street, Lubbock, Texas 79424
1996 - Hazel Martin, 3402 Brannon, Waco, Texas 76710
1997 & 2004 - Valerie Smith, 2120 Nob Hill, Carrollton, Texas 75006
1998 - Jan Gallagher, 1710 Brogan, San Antonio, Texas 78232
1999 - Carolyn Greer, 105 Mariposa Bonita Cove, Georgetown, Texas 78633
2000 - Don McCormick, 329 Cherry, Levelland, Texas 79336
2001 - Dennis Engels, 907 Kiowa Drive West, Lake Kiowa, Texas 76240
2002 - Elias Zambrano, 16222 Doe Lane, San Antonio, TX 78255
2003 - Betty Porter, 2303 Kerry Circle, Pearland, TX 77581
2005 - Mary Lou Padilla, P. O. Box 2627, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87504
2006 - Sadie Harris-Woodard, 8418 Hot Springs Drive, Houston, TX 77095
2007 - Jean Cokins, 4603 Sherman Blvd., Galveston, TX 77551
2008 - Brenda Melton, 11719 Whisper Dew Street, San Antonio, TX 78230
2009 - Mary Libby, 7619 Spanish Wood, San Antonio, TX 78249
2010 - Judith Nelson, 3807 East Calle Cayo, Tuscan, AZ 85718
2011 - Susan Adams, 262 Heritage Creek Dr., Rhome, TX 76078
2012 - Alma G. Leal, 1365 Coral Court, Brownsville, TX 78520
2013 - Carolyn Kern, 3937 Andrew Avenue, Denton, TX 76210 (Deceased)
2014 - Bret Hendricks, 2302 Slide Rd., #43, Lubbock, TX 79407
2015 - Le’Ann Solmonson, P.O. Box 13019, SFA Station, Nacogdoches, TX 75965
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Omni Floor Plan
First Floor
Third Floor
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American Bank Center Floor Plan
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