8/20/2026
Location: Zoom: Virtual Meeting
Registration for this event is full, but you can add yourself to the waitlist. If other attendees cancel people from the waitlist will be added in order.
9/11/2026
This presentation explores the essential role of collaboration with parents and caregivers in counseling children and adolescents. Effective therapeutic work with young clients depends on active caregiver involvement to support emotional development, reinforce therapeutic skills, and ensure consistency across home, school, and community settings.
We will review both direct and indirect methods of engaging caregivers, including practical “rules of thumb” from Garry Landreth. Foundational concepts from Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) will also be introduced. The presentation will further emphasize the importance of establishing and maintaining clear therapeutic boundaries to ensure ethical and effective caregiver involvement.
A strong focus will be placed on translating theory into practice. Participants will be introduced to practical tools, including a Five Senses Connection Activity to strengthen caregiver-child attunement, validation techniques to support emotional regulation, consistency practices that promote stability and predictability, and therapeutic choice-language scripts that empower children while maintaining appropriate limits.
Participants will also engage in experiential learning activities and peer discussion to practice and apply these skills in real time. These interactive components are designed to strengthen confidence in working with caregivers across diverse clinical and educational settings.
Practicing these skills is essential for effective counseling. Therapists must be able to model communication, validation, and boundary-setting strategies for caregivers. When these skills are consistently demonstrated, caregivers are better equipped to implement them at home, extending therapeutic gains beyond the counseling session and improving outcomes for children and adolescents.
Location: ZOOM
9/18/2026 - 9/19/2026
Ready for that licensure upgrade?
This program is an LCCNC original presentation... created BY Counselors FOR Counselors. If you are a LCMHC with five or more years of professional clinical experience, you qualify to apply for your supervisor license! One of the first steps on your supervisor journey is to get the required 45 hours of supervision training required before applying for your 'S' to the licensure board.
This program is designed to:
- Build a Strong Supervisory Foundation — Develop the knowledge, skills, and professional identity needed to transition confidently from clinician to supervisor.
- Master the Art of Feedback — Deliver intentional, growth-promoting feedback that is clear, specific, and responsive to each supervisee's unique personality and learning style.
- Explore Supervision Models — Understand and utilize key developmental and theoretical supervision frameworks.
- Navigate Legal, Ethical, and Professional Responsibilities — Understand NCBLCMHC licensure requirements, ethics codes, vicarious liability, documentation, and professional disclosure standards as a supervisor.
- Integrate Multicultural Competence — Intentionally incorporate diversity awareness, privilege, and cultural humility into the supervisory relationship and process.
- Strengthen Self-Awareness — Examine how personality, temperament, life experience, and personal style shape one's approach to supervision.
- Practice Supervision Skills — Gain experiential practice through role-play, peer feedback, video review, and the Huffman-Phifer Mirror in the Mirror in the Mirror technique.
Lodging Information
A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Hampton Inn & Suites Raleigh/Crabtree Valley for training participants at a special group rate.
Important:
Rooms must be booked by August 28, 2026 to receive the group rate. Availability is limited and not guaranteed after this date.
We encourage early booking.
Location: In-Person on September 18-19, 2026 & Virtually on October 16-17, 2026
McKimmon Conference & Training Center
Raleigh, NC 27606