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Spring Seminar – April 25, 2025

Join us for our 2025 Spring Seminar and receive 3 CEUs for each session!

Wake Forest University Department of Counseling 
Spring Seminar
April 25, 2025
9:30am-12:30pm Dr. Amy Bigbee Grosso
Building a Framework for Change: Understanding Suicide with Evidence and Empathy
2pm-5pm - Dr. Amy Grybush & Dr. Sarah Moore
Child-Centered Play Therapy: A Culturally Sensitive Approach to Working with Children with Trauma Histories
In-person and live stream
3 CEUs per session - 6 CEUs for full day

You may register for one or both of the sessions.

Dr. Amy Grosso will be discussing suicide. Dr. Amy Grybush and Dr. Sarah Moore will be discussing Play Therapy.

You can register for the seminar here.

Please contact us if you have additional questions.


Two Webinars back to back on April 30, 2025

You are formally invited to an evening of advocacy and education hosted by the CNS 5080: Gender and Sexuality Issues in Counseling Classes! Please join us on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 from 6-8pm on WebEx!

First, starting at 6pm, students from CNS 5080 Section 800 will offer programming for parents and caregivers, as well as counselors working with parents and caregivers. This webinar will address broaching talking about sex and sexual health with children (Ages 4-19) in developmentally appropriate, nonjudgemental, and informative ways! Join us to learn about specific concerns and considerations as related to children’s developmental stages, as well as myths and facts pertaining to supporting healthy and informed sexual and gender development!

Here is the registration link for “Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby!”:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexslYcad9POY8-Luni5zFqHqIrRjX6-6bSmPuWGQZvmFzAxg/viewform?usp=sharing

Counselors and Counselors in Training: Join us! 
Creating Safe Spaces and Strengthening Connection: A Workshop for Counselors Supporting Families of LGBTQ+ Youth
Online and Free 7-8pm
Meeting link: https://uncp.webex.com/meet/whitney.akers

Then, starting at 7pm, Students from CNS 5080 Section 801 will host a session to share information to support Counselors-in-Training and Counselors working with families of LGBTQ+ youth! Your colleagues will give you information and tools to help parents understand their kids’ identities/needs and create safe spaces. They will also offer guidance to counselors seeking to facilitate conversations about sexuality and gender identity within the family system, and they will break down myths and offer best practices and resources to support your counseling practice.

Here is the registration link for “Creating Safe Spaces & Strengthening Connections: A Workshop for Counselors Supporting Families of LGBTQ+ Youth”: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEykPVSQEUwpU0lt3NMtRnn2r8bkgNZhs8XlsNoKDq0tZyQA/viewform?usp=sharing

Both workshops are virtual and free to attend! Join us for an evening of Psychoeducation, Role plays, and Resource Sharing to enhance your practice! Feel free to invite others to join you, as well!

Both sessions will be held here: https://uncp.webex.com/meet/whitney.akers