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Apply for the Karr Scholarship

Apply by June 1, 2026

The Karr Scholarship provides financial assistance up to $500 for Wake Forest Master of Arts in Counseling and Master of Arts in Human Service students interested in attending professional conferences or professional development programs.

Applications must be received by one of the following deadlines: February 1, June 1, or September 1. Applicants may apply for one scholarship per academic year.

To apply, please contact Dr. Forti.

Praxis II Fee Waiver Request for School Counseling Students

2025-2026 Academic Year

Professional School Counseling Students can visit ETS Fee Waiver Information(opens in a new tab) to learn more about the eligibility requirements and application process to request a fee waiver. It is crucial that students read through all the information provided, as there are several requirements for eligibility.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Students must be receiving financial aid.
  • They should be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program and able to provide a current Enrollment Verification Certificate (note that those with a master’s or doctoral degree are ineligible).
  • Students need to provide the 2025-2026 FAFSA Submission Summary showing an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $3,000 or less.
  • They must be required to take a Praxis test by an authorized score recipient.

How to Apply for a Fee Waiver:

  1. Complete the Fee Waiver Request Form (PDF) (see the attached flyer).
  2. Obtain a current Enrollment Verification Certificate (contact the UNCP registrar’s office). It must include a school seal, National Student Clearinghouse watermark, or the signature of the registrar.
  3. Obtain the 2025-2026 FAFSA Submission Summary.
  4. Submit your request by email: scan all documents, attach them to your email, and send to PraxisFeeWaiver@ets.org(opens in a new tab).

Students are eligible for a fee waiver only once during a testing year, and there are a limited number of waivers available per test date and institution. All requests are processed on a first-come, first-served basis ETS-Fee-Waiver-Request

Thrive at Wake Forest

2025-2026 Academic Year

Thrive At Wake Forest is our shared vision for the health and wellbeing of our community. Thrive uses a Collective Impact Model to bring this vision to life. The Collective Impact Model is when a group(s) comes together to pool their talent, energies, and resources to address complex social issues by learning, thinking, and working together. Again this year, we are hosting information sessions to learn how to get involved in our campus-wide coalitions that focus on topics including mental health, substance use and misuse, hazing prevention, interpersonal violence prevention, basic needs and access, physical wellness and peer education.  We invite the entire campus community to join us at one of the Coalition Informational Sessions. Coalition co-chairs will share the mission and goal of each group and provide opportunities for engagement.

For more information, visit Our Shared Vision web page.

Mindful Wake Classes

2025-2026 Academic Year

MindfulWake classes are FREE and open to all Wake Forest University students, faculty, and staff. Attendance at all four sessions is required. Classes are limited to 12 students and registration is on a first-come, first served basis. Note that in-person and virtual classes are available. Once you register, expect an email one or two days before class begins with further instructions and room location. MindfulWake classes are taught by instructors certified by the Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults, using their MIEA/Koru curriculum.

Please see the class schedule and additional information here!

Association for Play Therapy (APT) E-Student Membership

2025-2026 Academic Year

Did you know that students are eligible for a  complimentary Association for Play Therapy (APT) E-Student membership?

Go to www.a4pt.org(opens in a new tab) to learn more about it.

As an E-Student member, you’ll enjoyed the following benefits:

Adolescent Gambling and Gaming Series – Online, Self-paced Training

2025-2026 Academic Year

Course Description: This course will take behavioral health clinicians through seven modules providing psychoeducation, evidence-based treatment modalities, screening tools, and evidence-based prevention tools and strategies. The modules will also explore how the brain is impacted by both substance misuse and behavioral addictions and provide an understanding of how the power of advanced technology, marketing, advertising, and persuasive design coupled with commercial interests have made an impact on our lives in both positive and negative ways. Behavioral health clinicians will learn to discuss the online world by incorporating language in media literacy and the importance of a healthy media diet, and be left with a feeling of hope found in research, evidence-based practices, and community partnerships.
Modality: This is an online self-paced training located at https://bhs.unc.edu(opens in a new tab)

Modality: This is an online self-paced training located at https://bhs.unc.edu(opens in a new tab)

Time: 8 hours total

Target Audience: This intermediate level training is behavioral health clinicians seeking ways to incorporate psychoeducation, screening, and treatment modalities into their work in problematic behaviors in gambling, gaming, and digital media.

Learn more about this opportunity at their website.

Pi Alpha Raffle

Winner Announced March 16, 2026

Scholarship Fundraiser:

Pi Alpha is having a raffle to raise money for the Pi Alpha Department of Counseling Online Student Scholarship. You may purchase chances on the two baskets by venmoing (@Sarah-Moore-11877) your name, phone number, how many tickets you want and which basket(s) to apply your donation to OR contacting one of the Executive Committee.

Basket #1 is ‘All things Wake Forest’ and includes a WFU throw, Black and gold seed pod necklace, baseball hat, pencil, pen, 2 koozies, silver and gold keychain, phone wallet, mini stuffed cow with WFU t shirt keychain, deck of cards, car decal, drinking glass with WFU seal on it. Valued at $100+. 
 
Basket #2 ‘Pi Alpha and Self-care’. Includes a black leather CSI portfolio, a vintage glass; a matted photo of various sites on campus; a WFU Wait Chapel pin, a CSI pin, a WFU journal and pen set; a WFU cloth grocery bag and WFU t shirt; a pottery coffee mug, a ‘Breathe’ coffee mug and 6 stress relief toys. Value at $100+.
Tickets are 1 for $5 or 3 for $10. Thanks for supporting WFU Counseling students.
(Prizes can be mailed at the winner’s expense.)
 
Pi Alpha Raffle Drawing. Photo of Basket #1 is 'All things Wake Forest' and includes a WFU throw, Black and gold seed pod necklace, baseball hat, pencil, pen, 2 koozies, silver and gold keychain, phone wallet, mini stuffed cow with WFU t shirt keychain, deck of cards, car decal, drinking glass with WFU seal on it. Valued at $100+. Pi Alpha Raffle Drawing. Photo of Basket #2 'Pi Alpha and Self-care'. Includes a black leather CSI portfolio, a vintage glass; a matted photo of various sites on campus; a WFU Wait Chapel pin, a CSI pin, a WFU journal and pen set; a WFU cloth grocery bag and WFU t shirt; a pottery coffee mug, a 'Breathe' coffee mug and 6 stress relief toys. Value at $100+

CALL FOR PROPOSALS — Graduate Student Virtual Conference 2026

Submission Deadline: March 15th

Theme: Counseling in a Hostile Sociopolitical Climate: Graduate Student Perspectives on Training, Practice, and Professional Identity
 April 25, 2026
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Virtual)
Open to Counseling Graduate Students Nationwide
Up to 4 CE Hours Available

This graduate student–centered conference provides a developmental, supportive space for counselors-in-training to explore how contemporary sociopolitical climates shape counseling practice, supervision, ethics, and professional identity. Graduate students occupy a unique position—simultaneously learning theory, engaging in clinical practice, and navigating systems of power and policy in real time. This conference centers those emerging voices.

We welcome works-in-progress, applied reflections, pilot research, case conceptualizations (de-identified), advocacy initiatives, supervision insights, and early-stage scholarship.

Conference Themes / Suggested Topics:

  • Counseling training in hostile sociopolitical climates

  • Mental health in the era of state violence and surveillance

  • Whose safety? Whose care?

  • Counselor education and supervision under systems of oppression

  • Professional identity development for counselors-in-training

  • Graduate student perspectives on ethics, advocacy, and care

Presentation Formats (50 min each, CE-eligible):
Roundtable Discussions
Guided Paper / Practice Sessions
Skills & Intervention Workshops

Low-anxiety, developmental space

  • Cameras optional

  • Slides optional

  • Works-in-progress welcome

Why Present?

  • Share emerging scholarship in a supportive environment

  • Strengthen professional identity

  • Gain CE-eligible presentation experience

  • Engage critically with peers navigating similar sociopolitical tensions

  • Contribute to a national graduate-centered professional community

Submission Deadline: March 15th
Submit Here: https://forms.gle/ofMokAyMdL3XfGpNA

Affirming Care: Reducing Suicide Risk in LGBTQ+ Children and Youth

March 18, 2026

The Webster Institute for Clinical Scholarship (WICS), in collaboration with the Department of Professional Counseling, is thrilled to announce a 5-month Lunch & Learn Professional Development Series. The theme for this year’s professional development series is It Takes a Village: Culturally Responsive Approaches to Youth Trauma and Suicide Prevention. This Professional Development Series will culminate in the fifth annual WICS Summer Symposium on Saturday, June 13, 2026.

When: Every third Wednesday, January–May 2026
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
Where: Virtual (Zoom)
Cost: NONE. This series is offered FREE.
Free CEs available for Counselors, Social Workers, and other mental health professionals

Session III: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Topic: Affirming Care: Reducing Suicide Risk in LGBTQ+ Children and Youth
Presenter: Jess Jones, Director and Principal, Jess Jones Education & Consulting

Register now and join the conversation that matters!
Webster Institute for Clinical Scholarship Lunch and Learn Series
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the session. Participants needing CEs will receive a link to complete an evaluation and apply for CEs after each session.

Narcan and Addiction Presentation

Thursday, March 19th 2-3:15pm

On Thursday, March 19th, Rachel Thornley with Twin City Harm Reduction will be speaking on Narcan and Addiction in Dr. Moore’s CNS 337 class in Carswell 018 from 2-3:15pm ET.
All students are invited to join us in person or virtually at the following link:

Early Bird Registration for the Counselors for Social Justice Conference 2026

Early Bird Registration Ends March 22, 2026

Early Bird Registration is now open for the 2026 CSJ Virtual Conference, grounded in CSJ’s core values of social justice, advocacy, collective care, and resistance to systems of oppression.

Conference Theme:

Rooted in Radical Resistance: Reclaiming Our Healing through Social Justice and Advocacy

This year’s conference invites counselors, counselor educators, supervisors, researchers, students, and advocates to come together in a virtual space dedicated to culturally responsive practice, community healing, and transformative action. Sessions will center marginalized voices and honor the wisdom, resilience, and resistance embedded in our communities.

Conference Dates: May 1–2, 2026

Format: Virtual

Early bird registration is now available. Click Here for to register, or navigate to the direct link below:

https://whova.com/portal/registration/zl2w5fy9KcOKwGdSYj1K/

We hope you will join us as we collectively reclaim healing, deepen our advocacy, and continue building a profession rooted in justice.

American Counseling Association 2026 Conference and Expo

April 9-11, 2026

Learn, Share and Connect at the ACA Annual Conference

Get ready to be energized and inspired while connecting with leading experts and peers from around the country at the 2026 ACA Conference & Expo.

Mark your calendars to join us April 9-11, in Columbus, Ohio, for the premier professional development and networking event for professional counselors. With thought-provoking presentations, enlightening discussions and meaningful opportunities to connect with your peers and colleagues, you will walk away feeling refreshed, renewed and ready to tackle the challenges facing you, your clients and the counseling community.

Find more information about the conference on their website.

Online Chicana/o/x Affirmative Therapy Training

April 11, 2026

Chicana/o/x Affirmative Therapy is an approach which, in its foundations, principles, and methods, actively centers and privileges Chicana/o/x culture in the therapeutic process. It affirms that both ancestrally and contemporarily the healing foundations of Chicana/o/x culture and lifeways.
REGISTRATION for TRAINING:
https://www.razapsych.org/registration/p/x-affirm-tx

OPTIONAL 15  CEs – Additional Purchase:
https://www.innovationbhs.com/registration/p/chicanaox-affirmative-therapy-training-series-clinical-responsiveness-chicanx-mental-health

Chicanx Affirmative Therapy works to center the culture & values of the Chicanx and Latine community and to privilege these in constructing the therapeutic approach with clients.
It is an approach that assumes centralizing culture and a positive perception of one’s own culture background can and should be facilitated in psychotherapy with Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x clients.
It assumes that connecting & re-connecting to current & ancestral values/practices can promote a culturally relevant sense of well-being.

Its methods explicitly focuses on and brings forth the cultural strengths of the Chicana/o/x community
Dates of Online Training Session – Session Times: 11:00am – 1:30pm Central

January 17 , February 7, March 7, April 11, May 16th, June 27

As a result of this training participants will

  • understand the framework for a Chicana/o/x Affirmative approach,

  • understand how a focus on identity, family, and spirituality are key in a Chicanx Affirmative approach,

  • learn to be culturally responsive to Chicana/x/o and Latine culture in clinical interactions,

  • gain an understanding of varying notions of mental well-being from a Chicana/o/x perspective, and

  • apply these concepts with case scenarios in each training session.

Features of the training series are:

  • Constructing Chicana/o/x wellness & well-being,

  • the roles of identity, family, and spirituality for Chicana/o/x mental health,

  • facilitating a reconnection to current and ancestral cultural strengths in clinical practice,

  • aspects of Chicana/o/x culture that complements the practice of counseling & therapy,

  • values & assumptions of the mental health field that are not congruent with Chicana/o/x and Latine wellness culture,

  • the impacts of marginalization and discrimination on Chicana/o/x well-being on an individual and community level, and

  • the inclusion of historical trauma in the treatment of Chicana/o/x and Latine populations.

After completing the training participants will receive:

  • Certificate of Training Completion (contingent of filling out all session evaluation forms)

  • On-going support and consultation for 6 months after training

  • Annual group check in sessions and case scenarios

  • Opportunity to be listed in our Clinical Directory https://www.razapsych.org/clinician-directory

15hr Training

Dr. Manuel X. Zamarripa, LPC-S
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-manuel-x-zamarripa-lpc-s-a6710b10/
www.razapsychology.org<http://www.razapsychology.org>

Suicide Prevention for Immigrant and Refugee Youth: Challenges and Best Practices

April 15, 2026

The Webster Institute for Clinical Scholarship (WICS), in collaboration with the Department of Professional Counseling, is thrilled to announce a 5-month Lunch & Learn Professional Development Series. The theme for this year’s professional development series is It Takes a Village: Culturally Responsive Approaches to Youth Trauma and Suicide Prevention. This Professional Development Series will culminate in the fifth annual WICS Summer Symposium on Saturday, June 13, 2026.

When: Every third Wednesday, January–May 2026
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
Where: Virtual (Zoom)
Cost: NONE. This series is offered FREE.
Free CEs available for Counselors, Social Workers, and other mental health professionals

Session IV: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Topic: Suicide Prevention for immigrant and refugee youth: Challenges and best practices
Presenter: Dr. Hyojin Im, Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University

Register now and join the conversation that matters!
Webster Institute for Clinical Scholarship Lunch and Learn Series
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the session. Participants needing CEs will receive a link to complete an evaluation and apply for CEs after each session.

Spring Seminar 2026

April 24, 2026 9-4 pm

Save the date for our Spring Seminar! April 24, 2026. Additional details coming soon.

Online Chicana/o/x Affirmative Therapy Training

May 16, 2026

ana/o/x Affirmative Therapy is an approach which, in its foundations, principles, and methods, actively centers and privileges Chicana/o/x culture in the therapeutic process. It affirms that both ancestrally and contemporarily the healing foundations of Chicana/o/x culture and lifeways.
REGISTRATION for TRAINING:
https://www.razapsych.org/registration/p/x-affirm-tx

OPTIONAL 15  CEs – Additional Purchase:
https://www.innovationbhs.com/registration/p/chicanaox-affirmative-therapy-training-series-clinical-responsiveness-chicanx-mental-health

Chicanx Affirmative Therapy works to center the culture & values of the Chicanx and Latine community and to privilege these in constructing the therapeutic approach with clients.
It is an approach that assumes centralizing culture and a positive perception of one’s own culture background can and should be facilitated in psychotherapy with Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x clients.
It assumes that connecting & re-connecting to current & ancestral values/practices can promote a culturally relevant sense of well-being.

Its methods explicitly focuses on and brings forth the cultural strengths of the Chicana/o/x community
Dates of Online Training Session – Session Times: 11:00am – 1:30pm Central

January 17 , February 7, March 7, April 11, May 16th, June 27

As a result of this training participants will

  • understand the framework for a Chicana/o/x Affirmative approach,

  • understand how a focus on identity, family, and spirituality are key in a Chicanx Affirmative approach,

  • learn to be culturally responsive to Chicana/x/o and Latine culture in clinical interactions,

  • gain an understanding of varying notions of mental well-being from a Chicana/o/x perspective, and

  • apply these concepts with case scenarios in each training session.

Features of the training series are:

  • Constructing Chicana/o/x wellness & well-being,

  • the roles of identity, family, and spirituality for Chicana/o/x mental health,

  • facilitating a reconnection to current and ancestral cultural strengths in clinical practice,

  • aspects of Chicana/o/x culture that complements the practice of counseling & therapy,

  • values & assumptions of the mental health field that are not congruent with Chicana/o/x and Latine wellness culture,

  • the impacts of marginalization and discrimination on Chicana/o/x well-being on an individual and community level, and

  • the inclusion of historical trauma in the treatment of Chicana/o/x and Latine populations.

After completing the training participants will receive:

  • Certificate of Training Completion (contingent of filling out all session evaluation forms)

  • On-going support and consultation for 6 months after training

  • Annual group check in sessions and case scenarios

  • Opportunity to be listed in our Clinical Directory https://www.razapsych.org/clinician-directory

15hr Training

Dr. Manuel X. Zamarripa, LPC-S
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-manuel-x-zamarripa-lpc-s-a6710b10/
www.razapsychology.org<http://www.razapsychology.org>

Mitigating Digital Risk and Promoting Well-Being for Youth

May 20, 2026

The Webster Institute for Clinical Scholarship (WICS), in collaboration with the Department of Professional Counseling, is thrilled to announce a 5-month Lunch & Learn Professional Development Series. The theme for this year’s professional development series is It Takes a Village: Culturally Responsive Approaches to Youth Trauma and Suicide Prevention. This Professional Development Series will culminate in the fifth annual WICS Summer Symposium on Saturday, June 13, 2026.

When: Every third Wednesday, January–May 2026
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
Where: Virtual (Zoom)
Cost: NONE. This series is offered FREE.
Free CEs available for Counselors, Social Workers, and other mental health professionals

Session V: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Topic: Mitigating Digital Risk and Promoting Well-being for Youth
Presenter: Dr. Chelsey Wilks

Register now and join the conversation that matters!
Webster Institute for Clinical Scholarship Lunch and Learn Series
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the session. Participants needing CEs will receive a link to complete an evaluation and apply for CEs after each session.

Online Chicana/o/x Affirmative Therapy Training

June 27, 2026

Chicana/o/x Affirmative Therapy is an approach which, in its foundations, principles, and methods, actively centers and privileges Chicana/o/x culture in the therapeutic process. It affirms that both ancestrally and contemporarily the healing foundations of Chicana/o/x culture and lifeways.
REGISTRATION for TRAINING:
https://www.razapsych.org/registration/p/x-affirm-tx

OPTIONAL 15  CEs – Additional Purchase:
https://www.innovationbhs.com/registration/p/chicanaox-affirmative-therapy-training-series-clinical-responsiveness-chicanx-mental-health

Chicanx Affirmative Therapy works to center the culture & values of the Chicanx and Latine community and to privilege these in constructing the therapeutic approach with clients.
It is an approach that assumes centralizing culture and a positive perception of one’s own culture background can and should be facilitated in psychotherapy with Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x clients.
It assumes that connecting & re-connecting to current & ancestral values/practices can promote a culturally relevant sense of well-being.

Its methods explicitly focuses on and brings forth the cultural strengths of the Chicana/o/x community
Dates of Online Training Session – Session Times: 11:00am – 1:30pm Central

January 17 , February 7, March 7, April 11, May 16th, June 27

As a result of this training participants will

  • understand the framework for a Chicana/o/x Affirmative approach,

  • understand how a focus on identity, family, and spirituality are key in a Chicanx Affirmative approach,

  • learn to be culturally responsive to Chicana/x/o and Latine culture in clinical interactions,

  • gain an understanding of varying notions of mental well-being from a Chicana/o/x perspective, and

  • apply these concepts with case scenarios in each training session.

Features of the training series are:

  • Constructing Chicana/o/x wellness & well-being,

  • the roles of identity, family, and spirituality for Chicana/o/x mental health,

  • facilitating a reconnection to current and ancestral cultural strengths in clinical practice,

  • aspects of Chicana/o/x culture that complements the practice of counseling & therapy,

  • values & assumptions of the mental health field that are not congruent with Chicana/o/x and Latine wellness culture,

  • the impacts of marginalization and discrimination on Chicana/o/x well-being on an individual and community level, and

  • the inclusion of historical trauma in the treatment of Chicana/o/x and Latine populations.

After completing the training participants will receive:

  • Certificate of Training Completion (contingent of filling out all session evaluation forms)

  • On-going support and consultation for 6 months after training

  • Annual group check in sessions and case scenarios

  • Opportunity to be listed in our Clinical Directory https://www.razapsych.org/clinician-directory

15hr Training

Dr. Manuel X. Zamarripa, LPC-S
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-manuel-x-zamarripa-lpc-s-a6710b10/
www.razapsychology.org<http://www.razapsychology.org>