2025 Workshop Schedule
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JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
Private Practice 101: Foundations for Success
Presenter: Angel Ford, LCSW
Friday, March 28th, 2025; 9:00 am - 12:00 pm MDT
Location: Online Zoom workshop
Program Fees: $60.00
This workshop provides a step-by-step guide for clinicians and students to establish and run a thriving
mental health private practice. Participants will learn essential business strategies, legal considerations,
and financial planning to build a sustainable practice. Additionally, the workshop emphasizes ethical
decision-making, maintaining professional boundaries, and adhering to licensing board codes of ethics.
Attendees will gain practical tools and insights to navigate challenges while fostering a practice that
prioritizes both client care and clinician well-being. Whether just starting out or refining an existing practice,
this workshop equips participants with the knowledge and confidence to succeed.
APRIL
15-Hour Clinical Supervision
Presenter: Ananda Lettner; LCPC-S, NCC
Friday April 4th - Saturday April 5th, 2025; 8:00 am - 5:00 pm MDT
Location: Online Zoom workshop
Program Fees: $200.00
This workshop will satisfy the requirement of 15 hours of clinical supervision training needed for the Registered Supervisor designation with the State of Idaho Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists (IDAPA rule 24.15.01.200). Participants will gain knowledge regarding the roles and functions of a clinical supervisor; best practices; State of Idaho requirements, legal and ethical considerations; informed consent and documentation; relationship building; models of supervision; multicultural considerations; evaluation and gatekeeping; and supervisor self-care.
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Engaging Boys and Men in Counseling and Education: Addressing issues related to male
over-representation in learning disabilities, autism, addiction, and suicidality.
Presenters: Peter Mortola, Ph.D. & Thomas Ameel, MS. in Clinical Psychology
Friday, April 18th, 2025; 9:00 am - 5:00 pm MDT
Location: Online Zoom workshop
Program Fees: $120.00
Many boys and men struggle with engagement: with their own emotions, within social relationships, and within educational and mental health contexts. At the same time, many professionals in counseling are challenged with the ability to stay in good and helpful relational engagement with boys and men: by understanding both the social and biological influences on male development and knowing how to connect with boys and men in ways that will help them flourish. In this workshop, participants will be challenged to see boys and men in new ways and supported in developing new skills in our work with them. This workshop will be suitable for any parent or professional engaging with boys and men in either educational or counseling settings.
MAY
Mindful Self-Compassion in Therapy
Presenter: Kristen Stewart Yates, PhD
Friday, May 23rd, 2025; 9:00 am - 4:00 pm MDT
Location: Rm. 710 Garrison Hall, Pocatello ID
Program Fees: $60.00
The first half of the session will discuss some basic principles of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC), including benefits and research. Attendees will experience a sense of self-compassion through various meditations, exercises, and group discussions. The second half of the presentation will discuss how to incorporate these principles into a therapeutic practice. The presentation will also cover the importance of MSC practices as a form of self-care for the clinician.
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Ethical Considerations in the Treatment of Eating Disorders for Counselors
Presenter: Bella Colson, M. COUN, LPC
Friday, May 30th, 2025; 9:00 am - 12:00 pm MDT
Location: Online Zoom workshop
Program Fees: $100.00
This course will provide a basic understanding of ethical considerations in the treatment of eating disorders for counselors. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of common ethical dilemmas that arise in the treatment of eating disorders of varying severity, including both subclinical disordered eating and severe and enduring eating disorders. Counselors and counseling students of all levels and specialties are encouraged to attend.
JUNE
Clinical Approaches to Psychedelic Therapy: Best Practices for Mental Health Providers
Presenter: Anne Metz; PhD, LPC
Friday, June 6th, 2025; 9:00 am - 10:00 am MDT
Location: Online Zoom workshop
Program Fees: $25.00
This presentation covers essential aspects of psychedelic-assisted therapy for mental health professionals. Content includes the current legal landscape, clinical frameworks, comprehensive assessment, integration processes, and risk management strategies. Through interactive case examples, participants learn how to evaluate client readiness, apply harm reduction principles, and have informed conversations about psychedelics. The session emphasizes that while promising, these treatments require careful screening, preparation, and integration support.
JULY
15 hr. Fundamentals of Supervision
Presenter: Alexandra Green, MS; Monique Woodson, MS, LPC; Adriana Zarate, LPC
Friday, July 25th - Saturday July 26th, 2025; 9:00 am - 5:00 pm MDT
Location: Online Zoom workshop
Program Fees: $200.00
This workshop introduces key principles of clinical supervision. This workshop will satisfy the requirement of 15 hours of clinical supervision training needed for the REgistered Supervisor designation with the State of Idaho Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists (IDAPA rule 24.15.01.200).
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AUGUST
Tailoring Evidence-Based Practice: Effective Interventions for Children and Adolescents
Presenter: Heather Paessler-Chesterton
Friday, August 8th, 2025; 9:00 am - 4:00 pm MDT
Location: Online Zoom workshop
Program Fees: $120.00
This training focuses on evidence-based treatment in mental health counseling for children and adolescents. Interventions are explored for common diagnoses and presenting issues and tailored to suit the unique needs and developmental appropriateness for younger clients in diverse settings. Attendees will gain knowledge and skills necessary in order to promote positive outcomes for clients.
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SEPTEMBER
Navigating the Teenage Mind: Understanding & Supporting Adolescent Mental Health
Presenter: Caroline Perjessy, PhD
Friday, September 5th, 2025; 9:00 am - 12:00 pm MDT
Location: Online Zoom workshop
Program Fees: $60.00
This workshop will provide participants with an in-depth understanding of common mental health issues faced by adolescents, such as anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicidal ideation. Participants will learn to recognize warning signs, employ effective communication techniques, and use de-escalation strategies to manage high-risk situations. Additionally, the program will cover how to provide appropriate referrals and resources, ensuring that adolescents receive the help they need.
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Ethical Decision-Making and Professional Boundary Considerations for Emotional Support Animal Recommendations
Presenter: Leslie Stewart, PhD
Saturday, September 6th, 2025; 9:00 am - 12:00 pm MDT
Location: Online Zoom workshop
Program Fees: $60.00
The popularity of including animals in human healthcare is exponentially increasing, as are client/patient requests for Emotional Support Animal documentation. When presented with a request for an Emotional Support Animal letter, many clinicians are uninformed about important legal, ethical, and treatment planning-related considerations associated with such requests. Despite the growing popularity of animals’ roles in human healthcare, many providers and clinicians remain unaware of important role distinctions, access rights, liability concerns, professional boundary considerations, and animal welfare considerations associated with professionalized applications of the human-animal bond. In this workshop, the presenter will orient attendees to 3 vastly different helper animal roles: Service/Assistance Animals, Therapy Animals, and Emotional Support Animals. Further, the presenter will provide evidence-based best practice recommendations for each of the 3 helper animal roles.
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Advanced Supervision: Ethical Supervision of Counselors Working with Suicidal/High-Risk Clients
Presenter: Laura Campbell, LCPC
Friday, September 26th, 2025; 9:00 am - 12:00 pm MDT
Location: Online Zoom workshop
Program Fees: $60.00
This workshop will satisfy the requirement of 15 hours of clinical supervision training needed for the Registered Supervisor designation with the State of Idaho Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists (IDAPA rule 24.15.01.200). Participants will gain knowledge regarding the roles and functions of a clinical supervisor; best practices; State of Idaho requirements; legal and ethical considerations; informed consent and documentation; relationship building; models of supervision, multicultural considerations; evaluation and gatekeeping; and supervisor self-care.
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OCTOBER
The Healing Power of Developing a Client's Spirituality in Trauma Work
Presenter: Jessica Sellman, LCPC
Friday, October 24th, 2025; 9:00 am - 4:00 pm MDT
Location: Rm. 726 Garrison Hall, Pocatello ID
Program Fees: $100.00
This workshop will focus on how clinicians can foster the spiritual development of clients to increase positive outcomes of various therapeutic approaches aimed toward trauma recovery. Facilitated through an open discussion of various modalities and infusion of spirituality-based approaches, attendees will gain the ability to recognize client’s spiritual strengths and beliefs that can be separated and even exclusive of a client’s religious affiliation or identity. This workshop will bolster a clinician’s ability to help a client define how the three core elements of spirituality including relationships, values and life purpose are paramount in their identification of strength and meaning-making. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER
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