LPCA in Valdosta:   Trainings and Townhall Event

The 3.0 CE Hour Workshop and Luncheon is $34 for LPCA Members and $59 for Non-Members.  The afternoon CE Events are Free for everyone. You will be able to register for events independently below.  Registration is required for all events. Since this is a "Live, In-Person" event, seats will be limited.

This is a live in-person event

Date:  Friday, February 25, 2022

Location:   Valdosta State University  

8:30 AM              Check-In  

9:00 AM             Group Counseling Ethics

Presented by: 

1. Participants will have had an opportunity to discuss openly topics of classism, race,  oppression, sexual orientation, gender identity and power/privilege.
2. Participants will grasp a better understanding of the ethical codes and how cultural awareness expected as a clinician. 
3. Participants will learn specific vocabulary used within academia to describe a multitude of everyday life experiences and perspectives.
4. Participants will be educated on microaggressions in order to reduce and approach session ethically and eliminate the racist, classist, sexist, heterosexist, and privileged attitudes that occur in our communities. 
5. Participants will be able to engage in meaningful conversations with their colleagues around multiple topics and learn about multiple perspectives.

12:15 PM            Lunch (Hosted by Turning Point) (part of the Fee Event)

1:00 PM             Ethical Considerations Culture, Race, & Family presented by Dr. A.J. Ramirez, EdD, LPC, NCC, CPCS

2:00 PM              Town Hall Meeting - PC Compact and other advocacy news (1.0 Core CE Hour) (Free) with Johnnie Jenkins, III, LPC, CPCS, RPT-S

Presenter Bio: A.J. Ramirez, EdD, LPC, NCC, CPCS Dr. A.J. Ramirez teaches for the Department of Sociology at Valdosta State University and beginning August 2022 will be the Coordinator for the Women’s & Gender Studies program at Valdosta State University. In addition, Dr. Ramirez taught as an adjunct professor for Florida State University’s Women, Gender, & Sexuality program for 4 years. In such time she taught classes that delved into the fabric of sexism and gender theory. A few of the classes taught included Feminist Theory, Global Feminism, Queer Theory, and LGBT Studies. Her instruction focused on questions that provoked meaningful conversation within the classroom. Questions included some of the following: What is gender? What is sexuality? Does it exist in the body or in the mind? Is it a collection of actions, desires, and fantasies, or is it rather a disposition, a way of seeing oneself, an identity? Does what we want depend on who we are? Does what we do define who we are? In addition, she strives in exposing students to different theories and an examination of the historical, political, economic, and social spaces women inhabit in various parts of the world and analyzing the conditions that promote and inhibit activism around women’s lives taking into account how gender is defined, deployed, and deconstructed.

Dr. Ramirez is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a National Certified Counselor with experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. She has worked in various aspects of the mental health field since 2007 and is a Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor. When not teaching at the University, she owns and operates L.E.A.F. Therapy Services LLC a private counseling practice in Valdosta, GA that provides affordable and systemic therapy to people in the community.

Dr. Ramirez embraces alternative forms of therapy such as the outdoors or mediation to optimize the potential for meaningful change. A.J. practices experiential learning, narrative therapy, and collaborative therapy and utilizes interventions from family systems. Her experience in collaborative and experiential approaches makes her an ideal speaker and facilitator in workshop settings in which she involves individuals in learning experiences.

Facilitator Bio:  Mr. Johnnie L Jenkins, III LPC, CPCS, RPT-S, Mr. Jenkins is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, and Certified Professional Clinical Supervisor in Georgia with more than 20 years’ experience.  Mr. Jenkins’ private practice experience includes working with families. He holds memberships in the American Counseling Association, the Association for Play Therapy, the Licensed Professional Counselor Association of Georgia, and the Georgia Association for Play Therapy. He holds the following degrees: Bachelor of Science in Biology from Mercer University in Macon, GA and a Master of Arts Degree in Psychology from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology.  Mr. Jenkins was an adjunct at Argosy University Atlanta teaching classes in Play therapy, Child and Adolescent Counseling, Family and Couples Counseling, and Practicum and Supervision.  He was also Chair of the Human Services Department. Mr. Jenkins is currently pursuing a PhD in Public Policy from Walden University.

Date: Friday, November 12, 2021

Time: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

CE Hours: 4.0 Ethics and 1.0 Core for 5.0 CE Hours total

This is an LPCA and NBCC Approved Workshop

Registration Fee:   $59.00 for Non-Members
                               $34 for members

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