SCCA Preconference Schedule

February 25, 2016

Westin Hilton Head Resort and Spa; 2 Grasslawn Avenue; HHI, SC 29928

Preconference 1:

Hypnotic Regression

for the treatment of

Trauma

9am-12pm

Presenter: Fredric

Mau, LPC

Program Description: The experience of horrific

events can result in a fundamental shift in meaning,

altering the stories we believe about ourselves, others

and the world, and resulting in intrusive memories,

negative changes in thinking and mood, and negative

changes in emotional reactions. Regression is a

functional relaxation or guided imagery process for

resetting intrusive emotions from the past. The

process can be very powerful and freeing. The

approach is useful in treating a variety of traumas and

anxiety disorders.

Objectives: 1. Participants will be able to

describe the power of narrative stories in

creating and healing trauma at a visceral

emotional level. 2. Participants will see

hypnotic regression demonstrated. 3.

Participants will be able to perform this

technique to help clients.

Preconference 2:

Maintaining Trauma

Informed Awareness in

Group Leaders

9am-12pm

Presenter: Dr. John

C. Nance

Program Description: Emotional response to

traumatic events impacts an individual from that

moment forward. Immediately after the event, shock

and denial are typical and some effects may have life-

long impact. Traumatic reactions may influence

relational interactions in any given situation. This

conference presentation will address the needs of our

agencies to focus on continually understanding the

ever expanding definition of trauma and the pervasive

influences on clients. Group processes in the agency

settings are beginning to address the need for Trauma

Informed Care practices.

Objectives: 1.Participants will be able to

define trauma and how trauma impacts

the lives of their clients. 2.Participants

will be able to define trauma informed

care and work to incorporate the

principles into the group work in the

agency environment 3.Participants will be

able to apply the principles of trauma

informed care into groups with members

representing diverse and underserved

populations 4.Participants will be able to

identify at least 3 group leadership

techniques useful in working with

participants who may have experienced

trauma in their lives.

Preconference 3:

South Carolina Family

and Child Custody

Laws

9am- 12pm

Presenter: Kathryn

Hilgenkamp

Description: Several counselors are asked to assist

families with divorce and child custody circumstances

in their lives. Counselors do not always know this

when they open a case. Copies of SC laws are

provided so counselors who provide services

understand the possibility of subpenoas and court

testimony, so they can prepare for it.

Objectives: 1.) Review SC family court

laws, 2.) Discuss situations counselors

have experienced with court orders,

guardian ad litems, subpenoas, and court

testimony. 3.) Develop a plan of action

for cases that may turn into a legal

separation, divorce, or child custody case.

Preconference 4:

I Blame the Princess:

Concepts and

Techniques for

Creating Marriages

that last a Lifetime

9am-12pm

Presenter: Laurie

Hubbs

Description: How many times have you heard a

client, friend or family member say, I didn’t think

marriage would be this hard? In this 3-hour,

interactive workshop participants will learn concepts

about why couples struggle and strategies for working

with troubled marriages. Additionally, participants

will learn simple but powerful exercises any couple

can use to help build and maintain a lasting, satisfying

marriage.

Objectives: 1. Be exposed to common

reasons couples have marital issues. 2.

Learn effective ways help couples

untangle unproductive thinking about

marriage conflicts. 3. Walk away with

exercises that can be used with couples to

help build and maintain a satisfying

marriage.

Preconference 5:

Helping Substance

Abuse Clients re-

establish Healthy

Relationships

9am- 12pm

Presenter: Jaketra

Bryant

Description: The workshop will allow clinicians to

learn strategies to assist their clients with re-

establishing healthy relationships while in recovery.

The workshop will focus on barriers, boundaries and

balance as a necessity with re-establishing and

maintaining a healthy relationship after the

drugs/alcohol. Clinicians will be challenged with a

full discussion of the stigma with relationships while

in recovery. We will touch on common issues with

clients in recovery with relationships. This workshop

mixes both didactic and experiential learning styles

Objective: 1.Barriers- to establishing

healthy relationships; Prepare therapist to

assess the complications of establishing a

healthy relationship while in recovery.

Learning objective strategies to assist the

client with identifying those barriers

within their past usage that one would

need to be attentive to; Discuss the

importance of assessing these barriers as

key steps to building healthy

relationships. 2.Boundaries- a must in

relationships; Discuss the requirements to

setting boundaries in order to maintain

ones sober lifestyle and much more !

Preconference 6:

Developmental

Relational Counseling :

A Model for Advocacy

1pm- 4pm

Presenter: Thelma

Duffey

Bio: Dr. Duffey is Professor and Department Chair in

the Department of Counseling at the University of

Texas at San Antonio. She is an ACA Fellow and

President-Elect of the American Counseling

Association (ACA). She was Founder of

The Association for Creativity in Counseling, a

division within the ACA, and served two terms on the

ACA Governing Council. She is Editor for

the Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, published

by the Haworth Press/Taylor & Francis. Dr. Duffey

received the 2015 TACES Outstanding Counselor

Educator Award, the 2013 TCA Writing Award, and

the 2011 ACES Distinguished Mentor Award. Dr.

Duffey has been in practice for 25 years. Dr. Duffey

is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed

Marriage and Family Therapist, and a Clinical

Member of the American Association for Marriage

and Family Therapists.

Description & Objective: TBA

Preconference 7:

Liability For

Counselors and

Supervisors

1pm-4pm

Presenters: Kathryn

Hilgenkamp

Description: The purpose of this session is review

some liability issues that South Carolina counselors

have had in the past, how to prevent some of them,

and how to manage those that may occur.

Objectives: 1.) provide four things to

consider if someone threatens a grievance

or lawsuit against a counselor, 2.) discuss

circumstances that create liability

situations for counselors, 3.) discuss the

importance of the professional disclosure

statement (PDS) prior to opening the

case, 4.) provide a list of insurance

companies available and how insurance

providers may respond to a liability

issues for LPC-Is, LPCs, and LPC-

Supervisors, 5.) discuss cases that have

occurred in the state of South Carolina

via public records, and 6.) consider how

the SC LLC investigative committee and

board would handle a grievance or

liability issue against a counselor.

Preconference 8:

Complexities of

Working with Combat

Veterans (CV) and

their Families

1pm- 4pm

Presenter: Stephen

Williams

Description: The workshop is designed to help

Mental Health providers, families and community

members understand the complexities of the Combat

Veteran’s journey back to normal life after combat. It

is common for Combat Veterans (CV) to wear a

pretty face suggesting everything looks good in

public. However, behind closed doors the CV and

his/her family are living in a war zone. Spouses or

loved ones are walking on egg shells to keep the CV

from exploding or isolating him/her self. After a few

years, the roles reverse. Second hand Post Traumatic

Stress Disorder (PTSD), is seen in the spouse or loved

one and he/she will either leave the CV, become

emotionally abusive or in a marriage relationship

become more like roommates, rather than a married

couple.

Objectives: The participants of this

workshop will be able to better

understand the challenges that come with

trauma of combat, military culture and

the medical/mental issues associated with

combat participation. It gives a focused,

practical approach of the 15 key elements

related to CV with C-PTSD. This

workshop also aims to show participants

why the involvement of their spouses and

loved ones are so vital to their recovery.

The clinicians will implement several

methods to aid in recovery including:

education for client and family, writing

exercises, re-inventing energy to positive

thoughts, discovering ways to relax and

coping with memories and reminders.

Preconference 9:

Wake Up From Your

Dreams

1pm-4pm

Presenter: Justina

Lasley

Description: This workshop will move you from

theory to application. It is one thing to believe in

dreams and another to reap and share the rewards that

are offered to each of us every night. For over 20

years, I have been privileged to guide, participate and

witness transformation in my dream groups and

individual clients, and to certify therapists to work in

the field of dreams. Out of my experience in the field

of dreams, I created DreamSynergy, an innovative

process of working with dreams that incorporates my

own and other respected theories and techniques. This

all-inclusive process simplifies the practice of finding

meaning and using that meaning to facilitate change

in your life, as well as the lives of your clients.

Objectives: 1). Name 3 components of

the DreamSynergy approach to

Dreamwork. 2). List two techniques that

lead to understanding dreams and

facilitating change. 3). Develop an

understanding of why and how change

occurs in individual development.