Department of Counseling at the North Carolina Counseling Association Conference
A group of our faculty and students attended the North Carolina Counseling Association (NCCA) Conference in Charlotte earlier this month. Some of our faculty members won awards and delivered presentations. Some of our students presented research as well. You can find out more about the NCCA Conference on their website.
Awards:
Dr. Nathaniel Ivers won Administrator of the Year!
Dr. Erin Binkley won the Professional Writing and Research Award!
Dr. Amy Grybush, President of the Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling, received the Most Effective Membership Drive for the division!
Student Presentations:
Some of our Department of Counseling students presented their research at the NCCA Conference. We’re so glad they were able to attend the conference. We love seeing our students involved in the counseling profession!
Presentations:
- Counselors’ call to action: Are we keeping up with the needs of an ever evolving world? – Angela-Brooks Livingston (PI with us), Dr. Sarah Moore and Dr Whitney Akers (UNC Pembroke)
- No Second-Class Clients: Navigating Ethical Issues in Addiction Counseling- Dr Amy Grybush and Dr. George Stoupas
- School Counselors as Leaders in Trauma-Informed Interventions: Child-Teacher Relationship Training – Dr Phyllis Post (UNC Charlotte) and Dr Amy Grybush
- No trauma left behind: Practical applications of trauma-informed care in counseling children and adolescents – Mary Johnson (Online Student) and Dr. Amy Grybush
- Fostering in-session mindful awareness to enhance therapeutic relationship: A pilot study of the Mindful Awareness and Relational Skills Group – Dr David Johnson
