Monday, October 5: Wellness Counseling Foundations & Healthy Living    

From Burnout to Vitality: A Wellness Model for Counselors

Sachin Jain PhD, NCC

(9:00 AM CT / 10:00 AM ET)

The Eight Rooms Method-Whole Person Wellness, One Room At A Time

Dr. Stacy Haynes LPC ACS CWC
(10:00 AM CT / 11:00 AM ET)

Beyond Masking: Promoting Wellness and Preventing Burnout in Neurodivergent Youth

Brittani Adache, LMHC, PhD(c)
(11:00 AM CT / 12:00 PM ET)

Barriers and Challenges to Wellness and Self-Care for Master's Counseling Students

in Practicum and Internship in the United States

Dr. Karl Mitchell, Ph.D., NCC, CWC & Amanda Ly, M.S., LPCA, NCC, EMDR-Trained
(12:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM ET)

Family Healing through Forgiveness and Reframed Hope:

The Impact of Substance Use in the Family
Tracey M. Duncan, Ph.D., Ed.S., LPC, ACS

(1:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM ET)

Tuesday, October 6: Mental Health, Resilience, and Human Flourishing    

Promoting Epistemic Wellness as a Pathway to Challenging Epistemic Injustice

in Counselor Training, Supervision, and Research

Dr. Claire Martin, PhD, LPC, NCC, BC-TMH

(9:00 AM CT / 10:00 AM ET)

What Do We Mean by Wellness? Rethinking Wellness in Counseling

Brittani Adache, LMHC, PhD(c), Alexis L. Taylor, MS, LPC- Associate,

Abigail Van Patten-Freeman, PhD,LPC-MH, LMHC, CCMHC, NCC, CCTP,

& Jordan Dunn, PhD, LMHC
(10:00 AM CT / 11:00 AM ET)

Beyond Words: Photovoice as a Wellness Counseling Approach

to Connection, Belonging, and Human Flourishing

Yolanda Loften Sims, MEd., RMHCI, PhD (c) & Tremaine N. Leslie, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, ACS
(11:00 AM CT / 12:00 PM ET)

Refill Your Cup: Practical Strategies to Prevent Burnout and Build Resilience

Shyann Hamilton Wright, MHC-LP & Surina Cardenas, LPC, CCISM, CTP
(12:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM ET)

Counselor Abuse: Implications for therapists across their Career Development

Dr. Heather Zeng, LPCC, LPC, BC-TMH, CCC, BCC, CCC
(1:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM ET)

Cultivating Strengths: Person-Centered and Solution-Focused Counseling with Youth

Zoe Leshner, M.Ed., LCPC, PEL

(2:00 PM CT / 3:00 PM ET)

From Surviving to Thriving: Building Resilience Through Spirit, Emotion, Community, and Mindset
Kristin Page, PhD, LMHC, NCC

(3:00 PM CT / 4:00 PM ET)

Wednesday, October 7: Innovations in Modern Wellness Counseling    

Relational Healing from Racial Trauma:

Centering Belonging and Cultural Identity in Haitian American Wellness
Dr. Claire Martin, PhD, LPC, NCC, BC-TMH & Kathy Altidor, M.S., LMHC, NCC, PhD (c)

(10:00 AM CT / 11:00 AM ET)

Whole Person Integration:

A New Lens for Case Conceptualization in Counseling
Karla Hardin, LPC-S, NCC, SEP, CIMHP, ACEP

(11:00 AM CT / 12:00 PM ET)

Got Wellness? Are We Truly Well?

A Conversation About Counselor Wellness and Why it Matters!
Bianca D. Goodrum, PhD, LPC-S

(12:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM ET)

Bridging Belief and Behavior: A Clinical Framework for Integrating Client Spiritual Frameworks Within Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Yvette Longoria PhD, LPC-S

(1:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM ET)

Advancing Wellness Counseling with Global Service-Learning in Counselor Education 

Dr. Karl Vonzell Mitchell, PhD, NCC, CWC

(2:00 PM CT / 3:00 PM ET)

Advancing Wellness Counseling Through Advocacy:

The Role of the IAWC Advocacy Committee

Brittani Adache, LMHC, PhD(c), Alexis L. Taylor, MS, LPC- Associate,

Abigail Van Patten-Freeman, PhD,LPC-MH, LMHC, CCMHC, NCC, CCTP,

& Jordan Dunn, PhD, LMHC

(3:00 PM CT / 4:00 PM ET)

Thursday, October 8: Final Summit Sessions & Award of CEU Certificates 

 
Aligned: Where Career Purpose Meets Personal Well-Being
Angie Smith, PhD., LCMHC-S, ACS, NCC

(12:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM ET)

Advancing Mental Health, Resilience, and Human Flourishing  with Wellness Counseling:

A Conversation with World Wellness Counseling Summit Expert Panelists

Dr. Angie Smith, Dr. Claire Martin, Dr. Kristin Page, and Dr. Bianca Goodrum

Moderated by: Dr. Karl Vonzell Mitchell

(1:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM ET)

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