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PRICING:

IMHCA Members: $299

Non-Members: $359


Presenter: Dr. Francesca Giordano

12 CEs

 

Time: 9 AM - 4 PM Each Day

 

We have redesigned our successful NCMHCE Test Preparation training to align it with the new narrative format, taking effect in November 2022. This Test Prep will prepare you to pass the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE) licensing exam — with flying colors! Dr. Giordano’s Linking Logic strategy will be expanded to include the use of Interconnection, Planning, and Intentionality.

What attendees gained from our latest NCMHCE Online training:

  • "Practical information to highlight what I needed further review. Gained a lot of confidence!"
  • "The presentation and thoroughness of the presenter Dr. Giordano was deeply knowledgeable."
  • "I now have strategy going into the exam. She gave a lot of great tips on how to approach the exam. It was nice that she went over some myths that people usually talk about for this exam."
  • "Learning the technique and receiving really direct and clear rationale behind information."
  • "The Presenter was excellent and provided the information in a very understandable format."
  • "No travel needed to access workshop."
  • "I like that the workshop was available as a webinar."
  • "Learning specific strategies and bodies of knowledge to help me do well on the exam."

more info...		10/19/2024
-10/20/2024		9:00am to 4:00pmCharlotte Lee

PRICING:

IMHCA Members: $119

Non-Members: $139

 
This workshop will focus on professional ethics and best practices that are critical for counselors, social workers, and other professional therapists/clinicians who work in an agency, clinical or school setting as supervisors, or who receive supervision. It is the responsibility of supervisors, and the art of supervision, to help ensure that professional therapists are effectively equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to deliver competent and ethical services. It also emphasizes the responsibility of the profession to protect the welfare of every client. 

Supervision is an integral part of training and continuing education for professionals. This workshop will review supervision best practices by updating the most current ethical standards, provide recent information, review policies and procedures, and highlight intentional interventions for supervisors. This will include ethical and legal concerns for planning the supervision sessions, building a strong supervisory relationship, assuring informed consent, documenting supervision sessions, and evaluating supervisee progress. A review of how the Covid-19 pandemic has influenced ethical behavior in supervision will be presented.

Opportunity to practice the skills through role play and scenarios will occur. Handouts will be provided.


                                                                                       
Dr. Toni Tollerud is a Distinguished Teaching Professor Emerita in the College of Education at Northern Illinois University. As an educator for over 48 years, Dr. Tollerud has had extensive experiences in supervision training including student teachers, school counselors, agency counslors, and counselors-in-training.
more info...		10/22/20249:00am to 4:00pm

PRICING:
IMHCA Members: $10
Non-Members: $25

1 CEU Awarded

Overview:
 

Forgiveness poses a profound challenge in trauma therapy. When clinicians compel, coerce, or even encourage trauma survivors to forgive their offenders, they risk inadvertently causing harm and sabotaging treatment. This approach can compromise survivors’ safety, reinforce harmful gender norms and societal inequalities, suppress emotional processing, and cultivate feelings of shame. Embracing elective forgiveness offers clinicians a balanced approach, recognizing forgiveness in trauma therapy not as a mandatory goal but as a potentially beneficial process that may vary in relevance for each survivor. You’ll explore how to:

  • Distinguish forgiveness as an organic aspect of trauma recovery from forgiveness therapy as a structured intervention.
  • Describe why pursuing forgiveness as a primary goal in trauma therapy lacks empirical evidence and can be considered an unethical practice.
  • Identify four critical needs of trauma survivors that are neglected when forgiveness is a therapeutic goal.
  • Implement targeted interventions and practical tools that embrace elective forgiveness in trauma therapy.

Presented by: Amanda Ann Gregory
  
Amanda Ann Gregory is a trauma psychotherapist renowned for her work in complex trauma recovery, notably as the author of "You Don’t Need to Forgive: Trauma Recovery on Your Own Terms." With a keen focus on the specific needs of trauma survivors, Gregory's expertise spans over 16 years in both outpatient and residential settings. Her contributions have been featured in publications such as Psychology Today, Psychotherapy Networker, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Psychotherapy.net, Highlights Magazine, and more. Gregory holds clinical licenses in Illinois, Missouri, and Texas, alongside EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and National Counseling certifications. She is currently practicing in Chicago, Illinois, with her partner and their sassy black cat, Mr. Bojangles. Contact her at www.AmandaAnnGregory.com 


 
more info...		11/1/202412:00pm to 1:00pmIMHCA Office

PRICING:

IMHCA Members: $119

Non-Members: $139
 

Therapists who work with populations experiencing high levels of trauma need intentional supervision that will help them address the complex issues of their clients as well as how they may be reacting psychologically and emotionally in the situations. Supervisors have a responsibility to assess these reactions in the supervisee, and, if necessary, to offer strategies and referrals that will maintain wellness and effectiveness.

This workshop will review the critical factors of a trauma-informed system of care and how supervisors can infuse this into their clinical supervision. It will explore alternative theoretical approaches to trauma-informed supervision including changes in language, being strength-based, and using a reflective supervision model. Additionally, participants will consider trauma within the intersectionality of gender, race, and class, and how it needs to align with the mission of social justice. Finally, participants will review the psychoeducational aspects of vicarious trauma and compassion-fatigue and look at evidence-based strategies to promote self-care and wellness with supervisees.


                                                                                       
Dr. Toni Tollerud is a Distinguished Teaching Professor Emerita in the College of Education at Northern Illinois University. As an educator for over 48 years, Dr. Tollerud has had extensive experiences in supervision training including student teachers, school counselors, agency counslors, and counselors-in-training.
more info...		11/13/20249:00am to 4:00pm

PRICING:

IMHCA Members: $119

Non-Members: $139


Clinical supervision is an integral component to the training and development of professionals in the field of professional counseling. There are many ways to accomplish this goal. It is believed that group supervision offers supervisees with an important and unique learning context. It can provide a supportive environment where peers are able to share similar concerns and explore common skills and goals. Peer supervision allows licensed professionals to pursue activities around counseling and supervision issues salient to supervision practices. Triadic supervision, which is approved by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs, enables supervisors to work with two supervisees simultaneously in supervision


                                                                                       
Dr. Toni Tollerud is a Distinguished Teaching Professor Emerita in the College of Education at Northern Illinois University. As an educator for over 48 years, Dr. Tollerud has had extensive experiences in supervision training including student teachers, school counselors, agency counslors, and counselors-in-training.
more info...		12/5/20249:00am to 4:00pm

PRICING:

IMHCA Members: $249

Non-Members: $309

10 CEUs Awarded

The landscape of private practice for mental health professionals is ever-changing. The thriving practice must adapt, change, and continue to redefine its relevance to clients and referral sources. For the mental health professional just starting to the large group practice, thriving practices take risks and differentiate themselves from the competition.

This practical, nuts and bolts seminar will present tried and true strategies to begin a practice from the ground up and to expand an existing practice to the next level.

Norman C. Dasenbrook, MS, LCPC
more info...		12/6/2024
-12/7/2024		9:00am to 3:00pmCharlotte Lee

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