Developing and Transforming Your Clinical Identity: a symposium for us, by us!

The focus of our symposium is to empower and strengthen our students and associates. As you are on your path to pursuing licensure in the state of California, you may have questions and look for support. We are excited to offer a platform for graduate students and associates to ask questions to our experts. Join us as we learn from experts in the field about adapting to the current climate, reflecting, and developing our professional and personal identities! This is the time, more than ever, to unite as students and associates in an online symposium geared towards us.

Program Schedule

Saturday May 4, 2024 

9am - 1pm 

Developing Your Counselor Identity with Theo Burns, Ph.D. : As students and associates alike prepare for their clinical journeys,  Dr. Theo Burns highlights the trials and tribulations of developing one’s clinical identity while encompassing relevant topics such as theoretical orientation development, diagnostic skill implementation and creating an action plan to becoming the clinician you aspire to be!

Panel Discussion on Navigating Site Selection: Private practice, community mental health and school-based mental health, oh my! As you enter the next stage of your career, what setting is best for you? Join our CALPCC panelists in an engaging and interactive discussion surrounding various mental health settings that clinicians may have the opportunity to work within at different stages of their career. Come ready to learn more about how each setting differs and what may suit you best. 

A Conversation about Licensure with Carl Peralta, Registration Manager and Valarie Enloe, LPCC Evaluator from the Board of Behavioral Sciences: So you’re wrapping up your program, hooray! What’s next? Come sit in as the BBS delves into all things APCC application including the process, required documentation and more. You will also have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the general process at the end of the information session through a brief Q & A! 

A partnership with Townsend Institute Concordia University, Irvine with Core Faculty Professor, Dr. Mark Newmeyer: Join a presentation with Dr. Newmeyer, a licensed professional clinical counselor and supervisor with years on consulting experience in mental health services, addictions, and trauma.