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!
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
April 24, 2023
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CST via Zoom
Join Adlerian Laura Myszne to learn to identify Alfred Adler's 4 Goals of Misbehavior, understand the etiology of a child's behavior, and learn how to promote the election of Alfred Adler's consent of "useful" behaviors.
Laura Myszne, Founder and Owner of Loving Boundaries
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 Alfred Adler's 4 Goals of Misbehavior,
- understanding the etiology of a child's behavior, and
- being able to promote the election of Alfred Adler's consent of "useful" behaviors.
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
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
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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