In This Issue

BTC/ISM

Fundraising

Brighter Tomorrows Consulting Institute (BTCI)

BTC Updates 2017

Initiatives

Awards

Outdoor Classroom

Technology Advances

Art Therapy

Respected Friends, Colleagues, and Sponsors: 

Once again thank you for a tremendous year here at Brighter Tomorrows Consulting and Incorruptible Seed Ministries. We could not have made last year possible without the help from you! Although, 2016 was a tremendous year, our initiatives for 2017 will only make us bigger and better. Please take a moment and review our semi-annual newsletter that highlights 2016 and our goals for 2017. Again, thank you for being a part of making a difference! 

BTC Staff

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Bikers Against Child Abuse

On April 30th, 2016 we had the pleasure of hosting a luncheon to introduce our staff to our new partners BACA. BACA is a nonprofit organization that works solely to protect children from those whom have harmed.

Mother and Father Appreciation

We celebrated the mothers and fathers of the practice during the months of May and June by awarding 10 mothers and 10 father a $20 Gift Card each in appreciation of the support they have provided their children.

Breast Cancer Awareness 5K Relay Breast Cancer Awareness is an important cause we at Brighter Tomorrows Consulting like to bring attention to. As a practice we wore Breast Cancer T-shirts to show support to those whom have beenaffected.

Play Therapy Award

The 2016 Georgia Play Therapy Membership Award was presented in recognition of contributions to rising

professionals in the play therapy field.

Locust Grove High School’s Service Based Learnings: Color Run

This year we were given the unique opportunity to partner with Locust Grove High school’s service based learning program. Through this partnership we were able to hold our first ever color run! With the support of the school/community.

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ADACB-GA AWARD In recognition of excellence for clinical competency in the field of addiction treatment the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia presented the Jane Furtner

Award for Excellence in Addiction Treatment and/or Recovery Support Services at the 2017 Fifth Annual Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia Conference during the luncheon on Thursday, June 15, 2017 at the Marietta Hilton Conference Center- Marietta, Georgia.

Presented at 2016 GSAS Conference

BTCI currently offers the following graduate-level courses:

• Play Therapy,• Ethics in Marriage & Family

Therapy,• Addictions Counseling,• Principles & Practices of Sex

Therapy,• Treatment of Family Systems from

a Historical Perspective,• Couples Counseling Theory &

Therapy,• Marriage & Family Therapy

Theory, and• Family Therapy: Overview

Brighter Tomorrows Consulting Institute grew tremendously in 2016. We added

multiple classes, trainings and workshops.

BTCI looks forward to soon offering:

• Counseling Children & Adolescents

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Center for Puppetry ArtsJeff Domke and staff came out and trained staff counselors in

the art of using puppets in a play therapy clinical settings

Professional Contributions

Georgia Mariage and Family Therapy (GAMFT) South Program Chair

Georgia Play Therapy (GAPT) Membership Chair

Outdoor Classroom Carver Road Baptist Church and Pastor Tom Summers will be providing the supplies and resources to install an outdoor classroom in our backyard. We will now have a space which will include: seating, fish pond, bird bath, bird feeders, fire pit, butterfly garden, planters, and flowers. Many thanks to them for the investment in our program and the community.

We are looking forward to a phenomenal year with many wonderful things to come! Brighter Tomorrows Consulting would like to take this opportunity to extend a heart-felt thank you to all of our staff members for all of their hard work and dedication to the practice. We are proud of all of their accomplishments. Without their countless efforts, attention to detail, 

and sleepless nights Brighter Tomorrows Consulting would not be where we are today.

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Shannon Eller MS, LPC, LMFT, RPT-S, CPCS, ICAADC, ICCDP-D,ICCS, NCCAAMFT-Approved Supervisor

Approved by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage & Family Therapists to offer Post Master's Core Classes for Marriage & Family Therapy add-on

certification.

Mailing Address - 1815 North Expressway Suite B. Griffin, GA 30223Email - Shannoneller@comcast.net

CALL US TODAY 770-468-7424 or 678-408-4622