I hope that everyone had a wonderfully restful fall break! We are smack in the middle of our incredibly fast moving fall semester, which means a lot of different things, first and foremost of which is that we are all SUPER busy. Whether you are feeling overwhelmed with your first midterms, getting your bibliography ready for your Writing Lab paper, or stressing out about getting your direct hours in for Practicum and Internship, we are all in the same boat. Let's be honest; grad school is a tough endeavor, and we should all give ourselves a pat on the back, a wink in the mirror, and perhaps even a self indulgent treat strategically labeled, "self care." Whatever it is, I hope y'all are taking care of yourselves and putting our programs resources to good use. One thing that I love about our program is that we are all here for each other as we navigate the often ambiguous field of counseling and our places within it.
Today, I want to recognize some of the students in our program who continuously go above and beyond what is expected of them. I am talking about the upstanding individuals who went to the LCA and APT conferences in the past couple of weeks to present some of the research they have worked on so diligently during their time in the program. If you are new to the program and are interested in eventually presenting your work at a conference, I encourage you to pick the brains of some of these folks. I am sure that they will be thrilled to point you in the write direction when it comes to putting together proposals, putting together poster boards, and all other things conference-related. Patty Hickham, Secretary of CSI Alpha Phi, lives to tell the tale.
Sincerely,
Anna McGowan
2016 LOUISIANA COUNSELING ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
Sean Brite | Dr. Kellie Camelford | Jen Chamberlain | Dr. John Dewell | Dr. Christine Ebrahim | Cassidy Fischer | Renee Floer | Kevin Foose | Dr. Thomas Foster | Jenn Glynn Mau
Patty Hickham | Emily Jasper | Ashley Lopez | Stephanie Robinson | Keri Satterfield | Catherine Schully | Dr. LeAnn Steen
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| Renee Floer takes the floor! |
Loyola’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Department was extremely well represented at the LCA Conference this year at the Crowne Royal Hotel in Baton Rouge from Saturday, September 24 – Tuesday September 27, 2016. Our Professors all organized “The Loyola University New Orleans Five-Part Clinical Series: A Review of Advanced Approaches,” wherein each professor conceptualized a vignette about a family seeking counseling from their specialized clinical approaches of family therapy, trauma theory, play therapy, addiction work, and school counseling. Keri Satterfield, Renee Floer, Patty Hickham, Cassidy Fischer, and Emily Jasper also presented with the professors in this Lecture Series.
But our presentations did not end there. Dr. Steen and Renee Floer also presented “Ethical and Legal Aspects of Spirituality in Counseling;” “Ethics in Supervision” was presented by Dr. Ebrahim; and Dr. Dewell and Stephanie Robinson presented “Evolving Addiction Treatment Beyond the Traditional Model;” and Dr. Kellie Camelford presented both “Ethical Issues with Counseling Adolescents in Private Practice,” and “Sexting: What Clinicians Need to Know.” Additionally, we had 7 students presenting poster sessions: Sean Brite, Jen Chamberlain, Jenn Glynn Mau, Cassidy Fischer, Patty Hickham, Ashley Lopez, and Catherine Schully.
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| Sean Brite presenting on Adlerian Therapy with Female Sexual Addiction. Go Sean! |
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| Cassidy Fischer and Patty Hickham presenting on Play Therapy and Betrayal Trauma. Pretty Neat stuff! |
This year’s conference theme dealt with diversity. Claudia Fletcher organized and displayed a “reflection wall,” inviting conference attendees to write a few words or a phrase about diversity. The wall quickly filled up with notes about the nature and importance of diversity, displaying a wide array of perspectives and opinions.
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| Great work, Claudia! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Dates to Look Forward To:
Nami Walks, THIS Saturday, Oct. 15th @ 10:00am
Our team has raised a bunch of money for NAMI
and we are so excited to celebrate this feat with a
second line in the park. All are welcome!
Counseling BBQ at The Fly: Saturday, Oct. 22nd @ 11:30am
Voodoo BBQ is catering. Hope to see you all there! BYOB!
Take Back the Night, Thursday, Oct. 27th @ 6:00pm
This is a great opportunity to represent our program and
take a stand against on campus sexual violence. It will
take place in the Loyola Horseshoe on St. Charles.
Everyone is welcome. Hope to see y'all there!
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