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Welcome to Northern Virginia Licensed Professional Counselors
(NVLPC)
Renew Your Membership Now
It is that time of year again – time to renew your NVLPC
membership! Please renew your membership by April 15,
2010 or your membership will become inactive and you will not
receive any more newsletters. Your membership directory listing
and therapist finder listings on the website will also become
inactive.
Click here for the NVLPC Membership Renewal Form.
DID you know that you
can earn CEU’s by your participation as a Board member for NVLPC?
Yes! Not only is your skill valued but you belong to a great
Board of hard working and dedicated people AND you receive three
(3) CEU’s for your participation. Please consider it. NVLPC is
looking for someone to fill the Chair-elect position. The
Chair-elect position requires an LPC and two years' activation
with NVLPC. The incoming Chair will work closely with the
current Chair to resume the responsibility the following year.
Opening for Sterling Luncheon Co-Coordinator
Looking for a way to get involved with NVLPC? We have an
opening for Sterling Luncheon Co-Coordinator. This position is a
great way to network and get to know our members. The position
involves receiving and confirming RSVPs by email or phone,
creating an attendance list, printing and signing certificates,
placing lunch orders, and taking attendance at the Sterling
luncheons. The remaining luncheons scheduled for the 2009–2010
year are January 22, February 26, March 26, and May 28. This
position requires an LPC so you can sign the CEU certificates.
If you are interested in discussing this position, please
contact Jama Thurman at 703-330-6088 or email
sterlingluncheon@nvlpc.org.
Join Us for Our Board Meetings
Once a month we hold Board Meetings prior to our luncheon
meetings. All members are welcome to join us to learn more
about opportunities to serve. Board meetings for 2010 will
be held from 9:45-11:00 am on January 22, February 12, March 26,
April 9, May 28, and June 11. Our annual planning meeting
will be held from 1-5pm on June 11.
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“Establishing
a Private Practice in Counseling”
Who:
Salma Abugideiri, LPC, and Loretta Schulz, LPC
When:
Friday, February 12, 2010.
Registration begins at 11:00 am. Presentation begins at
11:30 am–1:00 pm (1 1/2 hour presentation)
Where:
Marco Polo Restaurant, 245 W. Maple Avenue, Vienna, VA 22180.
Directions from Route 66: Take Route 123 North which becomes
Maple Avenue. Directions from Route 7: Take Route 123 South
which becomes Maple Avenue.
Parking is available at no charge.
Cost:
$25 Members, $30 non-members, $20 pre-licensed and retired (cash
or check only). Attendees will receive 1.5 CEUs for attending
this meeting
RSVP:
Please RSVP by noon, Friday, February
5
for this important luncheon meeting by contacting Seminar
Coordinator: Lois Mitchell, LPC (viennaluncheon@nvlpc.org).
Cancellations:
Please call or email 24 hours in advance or you will be charged.
About the Presentation:
Few counselors have received guidance during graduate school on
how to begin a private practice, and as a result, may feel
overwhelmed or intimidated about the idea of establishing one.
This presentation will address the issues of setting up a
private practice, including marketing and advertising, dealing
with managed care, setting fees, and general practice
management. Would-be entrepreneurs will benefit from Salma and
Loretta's personal and professional expertise on starting and
maintaining a private practice. Loretta and Salma also offer
personal consultation and workshops on this topic.
About the Presenters:
Salma Abugideiri, LPC,
is in private practice in Reston, specializing in couples
therapy and trauma treatment. She is also co-director of the
Peaceful Families Project, a non-profit organization dedicated
to ending domestic violence in Muslim communities. She provides
training on domestic violence prevention to interfaith clergy
and faith communities, as well as cultural sensitivity training
to clinicians serving Muslim and Middle Eastern families. She
has written several publications regarding domestic violence and
Muslims.
Loretta
Schulz, LPC, NCC,
received her Master’s in Counseling from the Johns Hopkins
University and is EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization &
Reprocessing) Certified. She maintains a private practice in
Fairfax. She previously worked for the Center for Multicultural
Human Services, and her current practice includes providing
mental health services to the multicultural community. Loretta
works with individuals, couples, families and groups, covering
such issues as trauma, depression, anxiety. She was the first
parent representative for the first Family Assessment and
Planning Team in Fairfax County, serving on that team for two
years.
Mark
your calendars for March 12th:
“Narrative Practices in Community Work.” Presented by Jane
Ashley, LPC
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“Ethical Practice in a Technologically Oriented Society”
Who: Dr. Howard B. Smith, NCC, CCMHC, LPC
When: Friday, February 26th, 11:00
am–1:00 pm
Registration 11:00 am. Meeting/Speaker
11:30 am
Cost: Members: $25, Non-members: $30,
Pre-licensed/Retired: $20
(cash or checks only) for lunch, 1.5
contact hours certificate
Where: Logan’s Roadhouse, (703) 421-3860
46321 McClellan Way, Sterling, VA
Directions: Rt. 7 to Cascades Parkway North: right at
1st signal on Palisades; right at 1st signal on
Whitfield Place; go to the end and stay to the right in the area
of the red brick office buildings and at the end of them you
will see Logan’s Roadhouse to your right (South of Cascades
Plaza across from Hampton Inn)
RSVP: By Noon on Wednesday, February 24, 2010
with Jama Thurman at
jamathurman@lifechanginggrowth.com or 703-330-6088.
Please
click here for the lunch
menu. Cancellations: Please
call or email 24 hours in advance or you will be charged.
Note:
As part of our networking
opportunities, we invite all members to bring their marketing
materials to display, and/or to introduce themselves during our
2-minute introductions. Please let Jama Thurman know that you
are interested when you RSVP.
ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:
As mental health professionals, we have much more to
consider when we think of the use of technology than most other
professions. The delivery of technology-assisted counseling
continues to grow and evolve and professionals must respond with
a greater understanding of the ethical implications which
surround these practices. This presentation will cover the
general principles and implications for technology-assisted and
distance counseling including applicable ethical standards,
advantages and disadvantages of technology-assisted counseling,
common dilemmas, possible conflicts and practice standards.
Other discussion points will include the counseling
relationship, confidentiality and licensure considerations.
Note: This presentation will not cover how to practice distance
counseling; rather, it will focus on the general practice
guidelines that every counselor should in order to practice
ethically within this realm.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Dr. Howard B. Smith, NCC, CCMHC, LPC retired as Interim
Dean of the College of Education and Counseling at South Dakota
State University in July 2009 and moved to Fairfax, Va., where
he is serving as Ethics Consultant for the American Counseling
Association, and also continues his career of volunteerism with
the Disaster Mental Health Service for the American Red Cross.
He has been a life time member of ACA and has served on the
staff (1999 – 2003) as Associate Executive Director for
Professional Affairs.
Mark
your calendars for March 26th:
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