30TH ANNUAL SCHOOL & COMMUNITY COUNSELOR CONFERENCE

Welcome to the 30th Annual School & Community Counselor Conference!

Join us at the Biltmore Church - Arden Campus for this year's presentation, Counseling Within A Broken System. As counselors, we have the privilege and responsibility of working with clients who face incredibly difficult circumstances. At this full-day conference, we will explore challenges such as working with children of incarcerated parents, supporting families as a mandated reporter, and caring for ourselves as we deal with a broken system while continuing to do meaningful work. NBCC credits will be available from Lenoir Rhyne University.

Info: With over 25 years of experience in clinical social work, Daniel Fishburn owns a private practice based in Asheville. He works with clients ages 15 to 75, providing counseling to individuals, couples, and families. During most of his professional career, he held leadership roles in
residential programs, including adventure therapy, therapeutic boarding schools, and emerging adult transitional programs. His passion is to support people as they find their way to live authentically, always taking into consideration the world in which they live.

Info: Provided by Green Sage Cafe and included in the price of admission.

Info: Dr. Shameika Stokes is an Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator at Lenoir Rhyne University, and a licensed clinical social worker in NC, providing psychotherapy and mental health assessments. She has decades of professional experience and has a rich and diverse background in both social work and mental health practice and education. She is an educator, clinician, and social worker, but ascribes most to the title and charge of ADVOCATE! She has worked in child welfare, school social work, mental health managed care, and
community based mental health. Her research interests are in Black incarceration, mass incarceration, and disparities in rural poverty, and she is an unapologetic advocate for economic
and social justice for vulnerable, marginalized, and oppressed individuals and communities.

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