Professional Development - August 2016
Monday - August 1
- Basic Helping Skills - Dr. Christy Lyons Graham, Caryl Brannon, M.Ed
- Crisis Intervention - S. Renee Wentz, Collin Estrada
- Professional and Ethical Consideration - Dr. Lyons Graham, Caryl Brannon, M.Ed, Jannine Longsworth, M.Ed
Useful Links & Resources
Facilitators
Dr. Christy Lyons Graham is an Associate Professor of Counsellor Education at Bridgewater State University (BSU) in Massachusetts where she has trained, supervised, and mentored professional counsellors for 12 years. Prior to that, she taught counselling at Loyola University New Orleans and had her own private counselling practice. Prior to her experiences in New Orleans, she graduated with a doctorate from Ohio University in 1999 and taught there as an adjunct faculty member. Dr. Lyons Graham has worked in schools, mental health clinics, residential substance abuse facilities, domestic violence shelters and private practice. She is currently practicing as a family counsellor and parent coach. At BSU, she teaches Family Therapy, Applied Counselling (Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent/Adult), Clinical Supervision, Multicultural Counselling, Theories of Counselling, and Practicum and Internship (supervising interns in a wide variety of clinical settings). She is also in charge of setting up (and sometimes providing) Professional Development Workshops for counselling professionals across Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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Caryl Brannon, M.Ed is a Teacher/Counsellor assigned to the Government Primary Schools in the Belize District. She completed her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology at the University of South Florida before assuming the role of Teacher/Counsellor in 2010. She completed her Master's Degree in Mental Health Counselling at Bridgewater State University that provided her with exposure to a wide array of content areas such as Multicultural Counselling, Career Counselling, Psychopharmacology, Substance Abuse and Dependency, Crisis/Disaster Counselling, and Psychopathology. She also gained a wealth of knowledge and exposure through fieldwork experiences in the school setting. Upon returning to her post as Teacher/Counsellor for the 2015-2016 academic year, she began collaborating with the Ministry of Education’s School Counselling and Care Unit (SCCU) through which she was trained in Positive Behaviour Interventions and Support (PBIS) System. She is currently conducting trainings at 5 schools in the Belize District.
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Jannine Longsworth, M.Ed is currently a teacher at Anglican Cathedral College. She completed her Bachelor's Degree in Social Work at the University of Belize before pursing a Master's Degree in Mental Health Counselling at Bridgewater State University. With her degree and her passion for working with youth she looks forward to helping students navigate the hurdles that life may bring and engage them in positive avenues.
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