Counseling & Student Affairs Workshops
WKU Counseling and Student Affairs has partnered with WKU Continuing and Professional Development to offer this program with FREE CE credits to participants. These workshops are sponsored by the Department of Counseling and Student Affairs, with the Talley Family Counseling Center, through a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) program.
The TFCC is housed within the Department of Counseling and Student Affairs.
Workshops are added regularly, please check back for more as they are scheduled!
February 10, 2025
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST via Zoom
Martha Day, PhD.
Dr. Martha M. Day serves as Co-Director of the SKyTeach program for STEM Teacher Preparation and Professor of STEM Education at Western Kentucky University. She has also served as a science teacher, coach and school administrator in K-12 public schools.
Day's research focuses on effective pedagogy and problem-based learning in the STEM disciplines. In addition to her work in academia, Day serves as a coach to children who train and compete in equestrian events.
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Explore the reasons why failure is a necessary facet of growth and the development of grit and resilience
- Discuss insights on how to help children develop grit and resilience
- Discuss specific ways teachers, counselors and parents can help children and adolescents reframe failure to opportunity and resilience
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
March 24, 2025
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CST via Zoom
The program will help you gain an understanding of sexual betrayal trauma within couples dyad. It will also assist you in identifying how betrayal trauma can also impact the individual’s functioning as a family member and parent. You will also gain knowledge of how relationship betrayal can impact and manifest within children living in the home.
Jackie F. Newman, CPTT, LPCC-S
Jackie F. Newman, CPTT, LPCC-S is the owner of Ampersand Recovery and Wellness Center in Bowling Green. As a Certified Partner Trauma Therapist, Jackie specializes in working with clients who have or are currently experiencing trauma from the sexual betrayal of a spouse or partner. Jackie works with partners through individual therapy, couples’ therapy, group retreats and assists in Full Therapeutic Disclosures when needed. Jackie can also be found at Unbridled Connection and as a Guide at Onsite Workshops in Cumberland Furnace, TN and Ramona, CA.
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Gain an understanding of sexual betrayal trauma within couples dyad.
- Identify how betrayal trauma can also impact the individual’s functioning as a family member and parent.
- Gain knowledge of how relationship betrayal can impact and manifest within children living in the home .
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
April 1, 2025
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. CST at WKU: Gary Ransdell Hall - Room 2064
Presentation will educate clinicians on an introductory level of the integrative approach to mental health.
Cathy Gamm, MA, LPCC-S, CBHC, CIMHP
Cathy has been a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor for 15 years. She received her designation as Supervisor in 2014. In addition to receiving her Masters in Mental Health Counseling & Marriage & Family Therapy, Cathy has gone on to receive a Certification as a Brain Health Coach from the Amen Clinics and certification as a Certified Integrative Mental Health Provider. Cathy has experience working with teens, college-age, and adults dealing with depression, anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, relationship issues, self-harm and suicidal thoughts. She works from an integrative mental health perspective for all clients to address the Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual aspect of whole mind-body wellness.
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN)
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Understand how biological factors impact mental health.
- Gain knowledge about how “brain health” contributes to mood and other mental health disorder diagnoses.
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
April 14, 2025
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CST via Zoom
This program will share the most recent updates in diagnostic criteria and then focus on how family dynamics and generational patterns affect the development and maintenance of eating disorders and disordered eating. Ways of noticing and identifying potential eating issues will be discussed as well as levels of treatment to address both subclinical and clinically significant eating disorders.
Susan E. Belangee, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, ACS, DNASAP
NASAP Executive Director
Dr. Susan Belangee resides in Canton, GA and has 25 years of experience researching and working with clients struggling with eating disorders from the Adlerian perspective. She presents frequently on this topic, sharing her knowledge and wisdom regionally, nationally, and internationally. Her latest achievement was co-authoring the Eating Disorders chapter in Psychopathology and Psychotherapy: DSM-5-TR Diagnosis, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment, 4th Edition. She has taught at the graduate and undergraduate levels at several universities and enjoys guest speaking for colleagues' classes. Currently, Susan serves as Executive Director for the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology and also has her own training and consulting business, Dynamic Growth Counseling and Consulting Services, LLC.
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBC)
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Explain ways of recognizing when a child or teen is struggling with eating disorder-related symptoms.
- Explain how an individual’s eating disorder impacts family functioning.
- Identify the etiology of how and why eating disorders manifest as generational patterns and trends.
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines.
May 9, 2023
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. CST via Zoom
How many young people do you know who vape? In this workshop, learn the reasons why teens vape; how to identify the dangers of vaping and how it serves as a gateway process to other drugs; and, explore evidence-informed prevention and intervention strategies.
Whitney Harper, Ph.D., LCSW
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Kentucky Board of Social Work (KBSW)
The South Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is approved by the
Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) as a provider of continuing education under the Provider
Numbers 5-0026, expiration date 12-31-23. 1.0 contact hours will be awarded after
attending the offering and completing evaluations. 0 of those hours is approved for
Pharmacology credit.
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- understanding why teens vape,
- identifying the dangers of vaping and how it serves as a gateway process to other drugs, and
- identifying evidence-informed prevention and intervention strategies.
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
EILA Standards Addressed in Program Content
- Standard 4: Resources & Support System
September 11, 2023
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST via Zoom
Like any skills, grit and resilience are developed with practice. Learn how failure
is a necessary part of growth.
Dr. Martha Day
Dr. Martha M. Day serves as Co-Director of the SKyTeach program for STEM Teacher Preparation and Professor of STEM Education at Western Kentucky University. She has also served as a science teacher, coach and school administrator in K-12 public schools. Day's research focuses on effective pedagogy and problem-based learning in the STEM disciplines. In addition to her work in academia, Day serves as a coach to children who train and compete in equestrian events.
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Kentucky Board of Social Work (KBSW)
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Explore the reasons why failure is a necessary facet of growth and the development of grit and resilience.
- Discuss insights on how to help children develop grit and resilience.
- Hear personal accounts of how parents, children and teachers have recognized the benefits of learning from failure.
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
EILA Standards Addressed in Program Content
- Standard 1: Purpose & direction
- Standard 3: Teaching & Assessing for Learning
- Standard 4: Resources & Support System
- Standard 5: Using Results for Continuous Improvements
September 18, 2023
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CST via Zoom
Join Dr. Sauerheber to learn about the Triune Brain Model and its application to familial
dyads, including your own.
Jill Duba Sauerheber, PhD
LPCC-S, NCC, EMDR Cert., BRAINSPOTTING Cert., Somatic Experimental Practitioner, Certified
Brain Health Professional
Jill Duba Sauerheber is a Professor and Department Head of the Department of Counseling and Student Affairs at Western Kentucky University. She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)-Supervisor, a National Certified Counselor (NCC), a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) certified, Brainspotting (BSP) certified, Reality Therapy Certified, is trained in Gottman Couples Therapy (Level 3); and is a PREPARE/ENRICH Provider.
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Kentucky Board of Social Work (KBSW)
The South Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) as a provider of continuing education under the Provider Numbers 5-0026, expiration date 12-31-23. 1.5 contact hours will be awarded after attending the offering and completing evaluations. 0 of those hours is approved for Pharmacology credit. KBN# 5-0026-12-23-1374
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Understand the Triune Brain Model
- Be able to apply the triune brain model to working with families and familial dyads.
- Be able to apply the model to their own familial relationships.
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
EILA Standards Addressed in Program Content
- Standard 4: Resources & Support System
October 16, 2023
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CST F2F and via Zoom
Participants will learn the importance of early recollections in understanding adolescents’ lifestyles, private logic, and strengths. The focus will be on the application and interpretation of adolescents’ early recollections from an Adlerian-based perspective.
Michele Frey, PhD, LPC, ACS, CPCS, DNASAP
Michele R. Frey is an adjunct faculty member at Mercer University in the master's degree for Community Mental Health and the doctorate degree for Counselor Education and Supervision program. She also conducts individual and group clinical supervision and works with the Douglas County Juvenile Justice System in the Juvenile Programs Department. Michele works using the Adlerian Theory of Human Behavior as her foundation.
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Kentucky Board of Social Work (KBSW)
The South Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) as a provider of continuing education under the Provider Numbers 5-0026, expiration date 12-31-23. 1.5 contact hours will be awarded after attending the offering and completing evaluations. 0 of those hours is approved for Pharmacology credit. KBN# 5-0026-12-23-1375
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Describing the use of early recollections historically and their relevance to different theories.
- Appropriately demonstrating the interpretation of early recollections when working with adolescents and from an Adlerian perspective.
- Verbalizing how early recollections from an Adlerian-based perspective give clinicians, adolescent clients, and parents insight into the purpose behind the adolescents’ lifestyle.
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
EILA Standards Addressed in Program Content
- Standard 4: Resources & Support System
November 6, 2023
2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST via Zoom
Learn what constitutes sex trafficking in the United States and how to work with survivors through assessments and interactions.
Azurdee Garland
Co-Founder and Executive Director of Phoenix Rising
Garland is the co-founder and Executive Director of Phoenix Rising, a nonprofit organization serving kids affected by commercial exploitation and human trafficking. Garland leads Phoenix Rising’s various programs and activities designed to educate the community, mentor youth, and demonstrate how healing from extreme trauma is possible.
Missy Cunningham
Co-Founder of Phoenix Rising
Missy Cunningham is the co-founder of Phoenix Rising, where she assists in the general operation of the foundation, advises the executive director and board of directors on current and future programing, and coordinates major fundraising efforts.
Jill Duba Sauerheber, Ph.D.
LPCC-S, NCC, EMDR Cert., BSP Cert., SEP
Jill Duba Sauerheber is a Professor and Department Head of the Department of Counseling and Student Affairs at Western Kentucky University.
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Kentucky Board of Social Work (KBSW)
The South Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) as a provider of continuing education under the Provider Numbers 5-0026, expiration date 12-31-23. 2.0 contact hours will be awarded after attending the offering and completing evaluations. 0 of those hours is approved for Pharmacology credit. KBN# 5-0026-12-23-1376
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Individuals will learn what acts constitute sex trafficking in America and what trafficking looks like from the eyes of a survivor and survivor ally.
- Participants will increase their knowledge of what working with a survivor can look like through assessments and interactions.
- Additionally, several ideas for holistic recovery plans will be discussed.
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
EILA Standards Addressed in Program Content
- Standard 4: Resources & Support System
January 29, 2024
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST via Zoom
This workshop will examine the contexts that LGB youth experience and how they are impacted by them.
Jamie E. Cole, LCSW
Jamie began her career as a social worker in 1999 as an investigator for the Department for Community Based Services. In 2004, she earned her master’s degree in social work from the University of Louisville Kent School of Social Work. She continued her work as a case manager and therapist in therapeutic foster care after receiving her certification. Upon receiving her license, she began contract work at the Medical Center with stroke survivors, in the Impact Plus Program with high-risk families, and on the Michelle P. Waiver in behavior supports. She became the sole proprietor of Life Abundant Center in February of 2011 and began her career in private practice. She has been an adjunct faculty member at Western Kentucky university for 13 years in the Consumer and Family Sciences Department and the Social Work Graduate Department. Her further training and education are in eating disorders, depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, and other areas affecting individuals and families. Her desire is to equip clients with the coping skills to live an abundant life.
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Kentucky Board of Social Work (KBSW)
The South Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is approved by by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) as a provider of continuing education under the Provider Numbers 5-0026, expiration date 12-31-25. 1.0 contact hours will be awarded after attending the offering and completing evaluations. 0 of those hours is approved for Pharmacology credit. KBN# 5-0026-12-25-1381
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Understanding the dynamics of family functions and the role of the therapist in advocating for the client in a way that is compliant with the laws.
- Applying an understanding of HIPAA compliance in mental health and the accompanying privacy act.
- Applying an understanding of the specific nature of mental health and HIPAA compliance, not just in reference to keeping and disseminating records.
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
EILA Standards Addressed in Program Content
- Standard 1: Purpose & Direction
- Standard 5: Using Results for Continuous Improvements
February 5, 2024
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST F2F (GRH 3076)
This workshop will examine the contexts that LGB youth experience and how they are impacted by them.
Austin Griffiths, Ph.D., MSW, CSW
Dr. Austin Griffiths has over 16 years of combined professional practice experience in both child and adult protective services and in facilitating applied research. He is the Director of Western Kentucky University’s LifeSkills Center for Child Welfare Education and Research and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work. Dr. Griffiths is passionate about improving the lives of families and children. The majority of his research is focused on improving the lives of the professionals who work with vulnerable populations by enhancing their health, wellness, and work life balance.
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Kentucky Board of Social Work (KBSW)
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Understanding the critical touch points in child welfare when working with children and families.
- Describing current barriers and relevant opportunities for engagement as professionals working with children and families.
- Applying an understanding of strategies to engage child welfare involved service providers.
- Applying an understanding of strategies to engage child welfare involved systems (e.g., legal, educational, medical, etc.)
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
EILA Standards Addressed in Program Content
- Standard 1: Purpose & Direction
- Standard 3: Teaching & Assessing for Learning
- Standard 4: Resources & Support System
- Standard 5: Using Results for Continuous Improvements
February 12, 2024
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST via Zoom
This workshop will examine the contexts that LGB youth experience and how they are impacted by them.
Gayle Mallinger, Ph.D., MSW
Dr. Mallinger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at Western Kentucky University and is the Coordinator of the Bachelor of Social Work On-line program.
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Kentucky Board of Social Work (KBSW)
The South Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) as a provider of continuing education under the Provider Numbers 5-0026, expiration date 12-31-25. 1.0 contact hours will be awarded after attending the offering and completing evaluations. 0 of those hours is approved for Pharmacology credit. KBN# 5-0026-12-25-1373
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Explaining the impact of contexts impacting LGB youth.
- Identifying the risks/challenges to LGB youth.
- Demonstrating how to develop interventions (micro/mezzo/macro) to assist LGB youth.
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
EILA Standards Addressed in Program Content
- Standard 4: Resources & Support System
March 11, 2024
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Kentucky Board of Social Work (KBSW)
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Identifying the goals and philosophy of juvenile courts of rehabilitation in contrast to prosecution in “adult” courts.
- Describing approaches to risk and needs screening and forensic mental health evaluation of youth in juvenile courts.
- Describing the role of clinicians working with youth and families to implement recommendations from evaluations.
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
EILA Standards Addressed in Program Content
- Standard 1: Purpose & Direction
- Standard 4: Resources & Support System
March 25, 2024
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CST via Zoom
Parenting a typically developing child is hard enough. Disability complicates this and there are few manuals instructing parents in how to cope. The first part of this presentation will look at how parents react to their situation and what confronts them. The second part focuses on parenting strategies. The third reviews the components of successful coping.
Tim Hartshorne, PhD
Timothy S. Hartshorne is professor of psychology emeritus at Central Michigan University. He is Past-President of the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology. He has published widely on behavior, parenting, family issues, and medical issues related to CHARGE syndrome and severe disability. He is first editor of two editions of the book CHARGE Syndrome. He is a frequent presenter throughout North and South America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Kentucky Board of Social Work (KBSW)
The South Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) as a provider of continuing education under the Provider Numbers 5-0026, expiration date 12-31-25. 1.5 contact hours will be awarded after attending the offering and completing evaluations. 0 of those hours is approved for Pharmacology credit. KBN# 5-0026-12-25-1384
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Applying an understanding of the parent situation in counseling/therapy with parents.
- Recommending to parents’ strategies for raising their child with disabilities.
- Articulating and describing what parent coping is for parents of children with significant disabilities.
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
EILA Standards Addressed in Program Content
- Standard 4: Resources & Support System
April 1, 2024
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST via Zoom
Through this course on Sex Addiction and Trauma Among Adolescents and Teens, students
will have a better understanding on the impact that pornography and early exposure
to sexually explicit materials have on the adolescent brain. Students will have a
better understanding of the cycle of addiction and the effects it can have on teens
and adolescents and how to help treat those who struggle with this addiction in the
most effective ways based on empirical research. We will also discuss the growing
effects of technology and social media in regard to sex addiction and teens. This
course will help counselors in training understand how to help reduce shame and guilt
within young clients and the family to help them move toward understanding addiction
and the recovery that is possible.
Jackie F. Newman, CPTT, LPCC-S
Jackie Newman is a Certified Partner Trauma Therapist, speaker, and teacher in the field of sexual betrayal trauma. Jackie has helped many partners feel validation in their stories and experience healing from their trauma. Through her own healing journey, she can provide her clients with her experience, strength, and hope along with extensive training and understanding of the effects that sexual betrayal can have on a partner and the family.
Jackie has a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s in clinical psychology from Wheaton Graduate School, and she is also a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Supervisor, licensed as an LPC in Ohio, and is also a Rainbow Advocate Educator through IITAP and supporting the Rainbow community in all her work. Jackie has also been a group therapist at The Bridge to Recovery in Bowling Green, has been trained and supervised by experts in the field of betrayal trauma such as Dr. Stephanie Carnes, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Tim Stein, Dr. Kevin Skinner, and Mari A. Lee. She has been trained in Experiential and Psychodrama Therapy at Onsite in Nashville, TN. She has served on the Clinical Team as a Small Group Leader at the Healing for Partners Intensive at Bethesda Workshops in Nashville, TN and is currently a Guide at Onsite Workshops in Cumberland Furnace, TN and Ramona, CA. In addition to her private practice, Jackie also partners with other organizations and institutions to lead healing trauma intensives. In her newest venture, Jackie has teamed up with two other colleagues to create the group, Unbridled Connection, which focuses on bringing healing through connection using work with horses and nature through retreats, workshops, and intensives.
In her spare time, Jackie enjoys making memories with her amazing husband, four young boys, their baby girl, and their Toy Aussie, “Captain Marvel.”
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Kentucky Board of Social Work (KBSW)
The South Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) as a provider of continuing education under the Provider Numbers 5-0026, expiration date 12-31-25. 1.0 contact hours will be awarded after attending the offering and completing evaluations. 0 of those hours is approved for Pharmacology credit. KBN# 5-0026-12-25-1385
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Gaining an understanding of sexual addiction and understand how symptomatology manifests in adolescents and teens.
- Discussing how sexual addiction is treated in adolescents and teens.
- Discussing how to support the individual and how it effects the family system.
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
EILA Standards Addressed in Program Content
- Standard 1: Purpose & Direction
- Standard 4: Resources & Support System
April 22, 2024
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST via Zoom
This program will provide supervisors with insight into the various complexities of clinician’s working with this population. Erikson’s Stages of Development will be reviewed along with the ethics and legalities associated with minors. Exploration of clinical interventions will be reviewed to determine “best fit” for clinicians.
Jeff Hughes, EdS, LPC, Certified Professional Counseling Supervisor
Jeff Hughes is the owner of Peak Solutions, LLC. He provides professional development services to people in the helping professions, including training for CE hours for licensure and certification, clinical supervision, and consultation.
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Kentucky Board of Social Work (KBSW)
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Describing the ethical codes specific to working with kids and teens (ACA, AMHCA, ASCA)
- Understanding reporting requirements federal and state (parental rights, mandated reporting, etc.)
- Giving details of child and adolescent development and the importance of staying current on trends with children and teens
- Discussing the different types of clinical interventions utilized with children and teens
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
EILA Standards Addressed in Program Content
- Standard 4: Resources & Support System
September 9, 2024
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST via Zoom
The program is designed to provide an overview addressing behavioral health operations with the essential knowledge and skills required to effectively assess, treat, and plan care for children and adolescents. Participants will learn about key assessment procedures, evidence-based treatment models, and the importance of integrating family therapy into comprehensive treatment plans. The training will also cover marketing strategies for referral sources, the application of medical necessity criteria, and the development of individualized treatment plans. By the end of the program, participants will be better prepared to deliver high-quality care that addresses the unique needs of young patients and their families.
Lance Folske, M.S.
Lance is an expert in Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse Operations and Analytics. Having operated in and around facilities for 15 plus years, he has a collection of clinical insights and business acumen to improve healthcare operations and P&L performance in any setting.
With a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin and a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Western Kentucky University, Lance has an extensive background in the social sciences and robust career in business settings.
Lance was trained in the CEO training program with the fortune 500 company of Universal Health Services (UHS) having worked from MHT (Mental Health Tech) to Chief Executive Officer. He spent rotations in full-time positions of hospitals in various markets until becoming CEO. He has been the CEO at three different Behavioral Health facilities in different states and with different populations where he refined his skills in understanding and producing consistent results through operations. He has treated every population (e.g., Active-Duty Military, Sex Offender, Eating Disorder, Geriatric, etc.) and at every level of care (e.g., Inpatient, Residential, PHP, IOP, ECT, MAT and OP). He has also served in a multi-state/multi-site role overseeing multiple facilities and needing to work with key stakeholders to create impact metrics across an entire corporation.
He has served in full time roles as MHT, Intake Director, Utilization Review, Clinical Program Director, Performance Improvement, Risk, Business Development Director, COO, CEO and SVP of Operations for both Inpatient and Outpatient service lines.
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Understand relevant assessment procedures and considerations, that include human development theory
- Describe evidence-based treatment and intervention models related to children and adolescents
- Apply an understanding of treatment plans that include family therapy as an important element of treatment
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
September 16, 2024
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST via Zoom
The Triune Brain model is frequently referred to in trauma-informed based training modalities, such as EMDR, Brainspotting and Somatic Experiencing. It is often used to help explain to both parents and children how and why they react, respond and behave the way that do. The model will be introduced and explained, including how brain activity can manifest symptomatically of DSM diagnoses. Additionally, specific assessment protocol and interventions will be discussed.
Emilee Payne, M.A.E.
Alumna of Western Kentucky University, Emilee completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (2022) as well as a Master of Arts in Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (2024).
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
The South Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) as a provider of continuing education under the Provider Numbers 5-0026, expiration date 12-31-25. 1 contact hours will be awarded after attending the offering and completing evaluations. 0 of those hours is approved for Pharmacology credit.
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Understanding the Triune Brain Model, and other anatomical structures of the brain associated with DSM diagnoses.
- Applying the triune brain model when working with adolescents and parents
- Applying the triune brain model, and understanding of other brain structures throughout the diagnostic assessment and intervention process
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
October 14, 2024
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CST via Zoom
This workshop will be conducted on-line and in lecture form. The presenter will discuss the major concepts of Adlerian theory and the use of the theory when counseling young. people from a holistic perspective. Participants will be educated on the importance of understanding clients from a holistic lens that includes incorporating the use Adlerian-focused early recollections. The presenter will explain the appropriate use of the early recollections and how they can provide insight into the client's lifestyle and private knowledge. Real-life examples will provide clarification and a further understanding of the concepts and process. Participants will be educated on how this additional information from a holistic perspective can add greatly to clinicians', adolescent clients', and parents' understanding of the purpose to the adolescents' behavior and more accurately determine appropriate interventions for the adolescent thus increasing the potential for a successful outcome for the adolescent.
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Describing how and why Adlerian theory is holistic in nature; and its historical application of counseling young people
- Appropriately demonstrating the interpretation of early recollections when working with adolescents and from an Adlerian perspective.
- Verbalizing how early recollections from an Adlerian-based perspective give clinicians, adolescent clients, and parents insight into the purpose behind the adolescents’ lifestyle
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
EILA Standards Addressed in Program Content
- Standard 4: Resources & Support System
October 24, 2024
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. CST via F2F
Presentation will educate clinicians on an introductory level of the integrative approach to mental health.
Cathy Gamm, MA, LPCC-S, CBHC, CIMHP
Cathy has been a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor for 15 years. She received her designation as Supervisor in 2014. In addition to receiving her Masters in Mental Health Counseling & Marriage & Family Therapy, Cathy has gone on to receive a Certification as a Brain Health Coach from the Amen Clinics and certification as a Certified Integrative Mental Health Provider. Cathy has experience working with teens, college-age, and adults dealing with depression, anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, relationship issues, self-harm and suicidal thoughts. She works from an integrative mental health perspective for all clients to address the Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual aspect of whole mind-body wellness.
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Understanding how biological factors that impact mental health
- Gaining knowledge about how “brain health” contributes to mood and other mental health disorder diagnoses
- Learning specific self-help strategies that support brain and body health
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
November 4, 2024
2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST via Zoom
Learn what constitutes sex trafficking in the United States and how to work with survivors through assessments and interactions.
Dr. Azurdee M. Garland, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Phoenix Rising
Garland is the co-founder and Executive Director of Phoenix Rising, a nonprofit organization serving kids affected by commercial exploitation and human trafficking. Garland leads Phoenix Rising’s various programs and activities designed to educate the community, mentor youth, and demonstrate how healing from extreme trauma is possible.
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
The South Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) as a provider of continuing education under the Provider Numbers 5-0026, expiration date 12-31-25. 2 contact hours will be awarded after attending the offering and completing evaluations. 0 of those hours is approved for Pharmacology credit.
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Learning what acts constitute sex trafficking in America and what trafficking looks like from the eyes of a survivor and survivor ally
- Increasing knowledge of what working with a survivor can look like through assessments and interactions
- Discussing several ideas for holistic recovery plans
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
EILA Standards Addressed in Program Content
- Standard 4: Resources & Support System
November 18, 2024
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST via Zoom
Whether you are a professional working to protect children or you are a parent, the following presentation will provide insight into how to talk to children about sexual abuse. According to pcaky.org, one in four girls will experience child sexual abuse at some point in their childhood, and 90% of victims know their abuser.
Child sexual abuse is scary, but talking about it with children doesn’t have to be. Through informed and uplifting exercises, case examples and lectures, this seminar will show you how to establish a safe space for children to learn about sexual abuse.
The ability to effectively speak to children about sexual abuse plays a crucial role in prevention, assessing safety, and supporting the healing of a child. Learn how to prepare yourself to talk with children about child sexual abuse in a developmentally appropriate and healthy way.
Ericka McComas-Church, LCSW
Ericka Church is the Project ACCESS Coordinator at Green River Regional Educational Cooperative. She has been a part-time instructor at Western Kentucky University (WKU) for the Masters of Social Work program since 2017. Additionally, she serves on the Western Kentucky University Social Work Alumni Leadership Group. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work at WKU in 2004, a Masters of Social Work Degree at WKU in 2013.
Ericka Church is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) trained. She is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) Certification. She is well-versed in trauma and incorporates an integrative approach to social work education, clinical supervision, and private practice in which she serves individuals and families.
Approved to provide the following continuing education credit:
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
Program Content & Implementation Impact
Supports the development of participant competencies related to:
- Understanding the legal definitions of "sexual abuse"
- Becoming knowledgeable about the current statistics related to sexual abuse
- Understanding developmentally appropriate ways of introducing and talking to children about sexual abuse
Delivery Strategies
- Content outline with examples
- Q&A Session
Intended Audience
- Intended for all levels and across disciplines
EILA Standards Addressed in Program Content
- Standard 4: Resources & Support System
For assistance with registration or questions about your certificate, contact LL@wku.edu or (270) 745-3120 (alternate number (270) 745-1912). This is the contact information for the Lifelong Learning program area within WKU Continuing & Professional Development- the administrative support for this workshop series. For questions about the content of the workshops, we will be happy to refer your questions to the best contact in the Department of Counseling and Student Affairs.
Individuals must complete registration, attend at least 75% of the duration, and submit an evaluation for each workshop in order to receive a certificate indicating the continuing education credit earned. These steps are required to meet the grant reporting requirements.
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
Kentucky Board of Social Work (KBSW)
Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) via the South Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center (AHEC) KBN CE credit is available for most workshops. Refer to individual workshop details to confirm availability.
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This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1.92 million. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.
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