Self-paced
For the person and the professional, the ability to have agency is important. This presentation will address how ongoing professional advocacy for the clinical mental health counseling profession is critical to every aspiring and practicing professional and the profession. From the state's oversight and process of granting professional licensure to the legislative and rulemaking process, participants will recognize the many influences and factors that impact our profession, our license scope of practice, and ultimately our ability to serve.
Program Objectives1. Evaluate and determine the benefits of advocacy to the individual professional and the clinical mental health counseling profession.
2. Discuss impact of multiple systems, and the factors that pose potential impact and risks to to professional licensure, the profession, and scope of practice.
3. Establish the benefits of agency at both the macro level (a profession) and the micro level (as an individual professional).
4. Formulate understanding of individual and collective intention and motivation and the requisite foundational skills for advocacy.
5. Assess existing barriers to engage in advocacy and formulate options.
PRESENTERS:Ashley Perkinson represents both statewide and national organizations at the North Carolina General Assembly. She has represented LCCNC since 2007. Ashley also currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Symphony. She also formerly served as president of the Phi Beta Kappa Association of Wake County, secretary of the Wake County Bar Association, and legislative chair of the North Carolina Bar Association's Constitutional Rights and Responsibilities Section. She is also a former board member of SafeChild. In 2011, Ashley was named by Triangle Business Journal as one of the Triangle's 40 Under 40. Ashley was recently recognized by North State Journal as one of North Carolina's top 25 lobbyists. Ashley is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and School of Law. Ashley enjoys providing government relations services to her clients.
Suzanne L. Walker, MS, CAS, LCMHC is currently finishing her 3rd tour as LCCNC’s Immediate Past President. A graduate of the University at Albany of NY with a MS in Counseling Psychology, Suzanne has been a licensed clinical mental health counselor for 38 years and is a retired US Army civilian after working at Fort Bragg, NC, Fort Riley, KS and South Korea. Suzanne specialized in co-occurring disorders; such as complex trauma and addiction. Her experience in behavioral healthcare provision and management ranges from being a director and manager of private practice clinics, county, state, and federal public government sectors to a provider and supervisor. As a military spouse of 3+ decades, Suzanne has experienced many challenges, culturally diverse experiences, and a wide-array of work experiences; all of which augmented her knowledge and appreciation for culture, diversity, and all aspects of the clinical mental health counseling profession. For the past 20 years. Suzanne has enjoyed volunteering on various LCCNC and AMHCA committee and leadership positions to include LCCNC President (yes, three times) and Advocacy Committee Chair for 10 years, and AMHCA 2016 President. In her spare time when she is not at the beck and call of her 9 month old Westie puppy, Suzanne enjoys her family and friends, nature, hikes, watercolors, festivals, travel, art and history.
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