{"id":664,"date":"2015-03-20T13:43:15","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T17:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/?p=664"},"modified":"2017-11-28T17:11:38","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T22:11:38","slug":"highlights-from-aca-2015-conference-expo-march-12-15-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/?p=664","title":{"rendered":"Highlights from ACA 2015 Conference &#038; Expo\/ March 12-15 Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Chioma Anah, EdD<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_665\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-665\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-665\" src=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0016-e1426600761289-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"ACA 2015 Conference &amp; Expo\/ March 12-15\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0016-e1426600761289-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0016-e1426600761289-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ACA 2015 Conference &amp; Expo\/ March 12-15<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I had the pleasure of attending the ACA 2015 Conference &amp; Expo from March 12-15 in Orlando, Florida. What an awesome and inspirational experience! Here are some of the highlights:<\/p>\n<p>The Conference was held at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Hotel, Orlando, and what a gorgeous hotel it was, filled with incredible artwork:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-668\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-668\" src=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0018-e1426604354871-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Guy Dill &quot;Roscoe&quot; 2009 Aluminum\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0018-e1426604354871-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0018-e1426604354871-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guy Dill<br \/>&#8220;Roscoe&#8221; 2009<br \/>Aluminum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-669\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-669\" src=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0033-e1426604718405-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jim De France Custom Commission Mixed Media on Wood\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0033-e1426604718405-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0033-e1426604718405-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim De France<br \/>Custom Commission<br \/>Mixed Media on Wood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_670\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-670\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-670\" src=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0042-e1426604938577-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Walker Untitled, 1986 Mixed Media\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0042-e1426604938577-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0042-e1426604938577-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Walker<br \/>Untitled, 1986<br \/>Mixed Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Keynote Speakers:<\/h4>\n<p>Mariel Hemingway- Friday, March 13th<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Richard Balkin and Dr. Jeffrey Kottler- Saturday, March 14th.<\/p>\n<p>Actress, Mariel Hemingway- About counselors&#8230;&#8221;You create a safe space for people to find themselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-674\" style=\"width: 227px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-674\" src=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/FullSizeRender-3-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mariel Hemingway- Friday, March 13, 2015 ACA Conferences 2015\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/FullSizeRender-3-227x300.jpg 227w, http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/FullSizeRender-3.jpg 486w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mariel Hemingway- Friday, March 13, 2015 ACA Conferences 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dr. Richard Balkin and Dr. Jeffrey Kottler- The Power of Relational Connection! &#8220;Counseling is a professional relationship&#8230;counseling promotes wellness&#8230;stories are what creates relationships.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-675\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-675\" src=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0097-e1426606667596-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Jeffrey Kottler and Dr. Richard Balkin\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0097-e1426606667596-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0097-e1426606667596-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Jeffrey Kottler and Dr. Richard Balkin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;100% of what we do in counseling is holding and honoring [the stories of our clients] and helping them see a different path&#8230;and promote change that lasts a lifetime&#8221;- Kotter, ACA Conference 2015<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-676\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-676\" src=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0099-e1426606937123-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Kottler &amp; Dr. Balkin\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0099-e1426606937123-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0099-e1426606937123-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Kottler &amp; Dr. Balkin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Education Sessions<\/h4>\n<p>Friday, March 13, 2015<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kara Lauren Carnes-Holt, Kristen K. Meany-Walen, Andy Felton-<em>Express Yourself: Creative Strategies for Counseling Supervision<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Dr. Gerald Corey &amp;\u00a0 Dr. Jamie Bludworth- <em>Becoming a Professional Counselor<\/em>. &#8220;As counselors, self-care is our responsibility&#8230;take responsibility for your own self-care.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Michelle A. Mitcham, Dr. Beverly J. O&#8217;Bryant, Dr. Cirecie West-Olatunji, Dr. Angela D. Coker, Dr. Rhonda M. Bryant, Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, Dr. Tarrell Awe Agatha Portman, Dr. Wendy Greenidge, and Dr. Norma L. Day-Vines- <em>Courageous Conversations with Women of Color in Counselor Education: Surviving and Thriving.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Stay focused&#8230;your work will speak for itself.&#8221;- Dr. Day-Vines, 2015 ACA Conference<\/p>\n<h4>Education Sessions<\/h4>\n<p>Saturday, March 14, 2015<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Justin D. Lauka- <em>A Social Justice Approach to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.\u00a0 &#8220;Social Justice- is a process of acknowledging systemic societal inequalities and oppression while acting responsibly to eliminate the systemic oppression in the forms of racism, sexism, heterosexism, classism, and other biases in clinical practice both individual and distributive levels&#8221; (Odegard &amp; Vereen, 2010, p. 130).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dr. David Kaplan and Art Terrazas- <em>Keeping Up with the Counseling Profession: Current Issues on the National Level<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_694\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-694\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-694\" src=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0106-e1426868817242-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. David Kaplan\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0106-e1426868817242-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0106-e1426868817242-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. David Kaplan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dr. Courtland Lee, Dr. Vivian Lee, &amp; Dr. Dione\u00a0 Mifsud-<em> Counselors as Global Citizens: Developing Transcultural Counseling Competency<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_688\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-688\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-688\" src=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0108-e1426643479490-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Courtland Lee-Transcultural Counseling Competency\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0108-e1426643479490-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0108-e1426643479490-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Courtland Lee-Transcultural Counseling Competency<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Transculturally competent counselors are globally literate human beings who view themselves as global citizens who can think and act locally and globally&#8221; (Courtland Lee, ACA 2015 Conference).<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Derald Wing Sue- <em>Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Implications for Mental Health Practice<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-689\" style=\"width: 188px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-689\" src=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/FullSizeRender-1-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"Racial Microaggressions- Dr. Derald Wing Sue\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/FullSizeRender-1-188x300.jpg 188w, http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/FullSizeRender-1-642x1024.jpg 642w, http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/FullSizeRender-1.jpg 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Racial Microaggressions- Dr. Derald Wing Sue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Microaggressions are constant and continual without an end date&#8221; (Derald Wing Sue, ACA 2015 Conference).<\/p>\n<h4>More pictures from the conference:<\/h4>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-664 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/?attachment_id=699'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0069-e1426870278631-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-699\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-699'>\n\t\t\t\tMariel Hemingway\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/?attachment_id=703'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0092-e1426871131332-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-703\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-703'>\n\t\t\t\tRobert L. Smith, Ph.D., NCC- ACA President\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/?attachment_id=702'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0091-e1426870898665-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-702\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-702'>\n\t\t\t\tACA Opening Night Celebration- Friday, March 13, 2015\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/?attachment_id=706'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0052-e1426871875806-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-706\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-706'>\n\t\t\t\tI&#8217;m a Counselor, What&#8217;s Your Superpower?\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/?attachment_id=685'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0061-e1426642568799-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-685\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-685'>\n\t\t\t\tGarry R. Walz Trailblazer Award\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/?attachment_id=704'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0096-e1426871291409-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-704\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-704'>\n\t\t\t\tNew ACA President- Dr. Thelma Duffey\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpview-body\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"toolbar\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpview-content wpview-type-gallery\">The 2016 ACA Conference will be in Montreal, Canada from March 31, 2016, to April 3, 2016. See you there!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Anah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Chioma Anah, EdD I had the pleasure of attending the ACA 2015 Conference &amp; Expo from March 12-15 in Orlando, Florida. What an awesome and inspirational experience! Here are some of the highlights: The Conference was held at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Hotel, Orlando, and what a gorgeous hotel it was, filled with incredible &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/?p=664\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Highlights from ACA 2015 Conference &#038; Expo\/ March 12-15 Orlando&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[26,9,10,27],"tags":[43,28],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=664"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1726,"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664\/revisions\/1726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/perceptatherapeutic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}