1.) Attendees will be able to differentiate trauma recovery from other naturally occurring grief processes. 2.) Attendees will be able to provide “jargon-free” grief and trauma education to student and families to facilitate healing, in addition to resources for ongoing care when needed. 3.) Attendees will be able to employ several strategies for connecting with students and their families as they grieve, to include conducting structured, brief “check-in” sessions

1. Attendees will be able to identify and articulate at least three office protocols for handling crisis, including steps for assessing risk and documenting actions taken during critical client disclosures.
2. Attendees will be able to demonstrate the ability to formulate a safety planning intervention for at least two different risk levels of suicidal ideation.
3. Attendees will be able to evaluate and apply ethical decision-making models to client crises.

1.Participants will create a working definition of expressive arts in counseling as a therapeutic tool to support clients to express emotions to promote healing and personal growth, 2. Participants will experience the process of creativity which is fundamental to comprehending the use of expressive arts in counseling,
3. Participants will use the four-phrase assessment to process their art to gain insight to self and the process of intentionally using expressive arts in counseling.

The Winter Workshop is a full day of professional learning and connection. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn 5 CEUS while learning from presenters from diverse counseling settings and specializations.  A wide variety of programs will be offered to reach counseling professionals and students from all settings. Breakfast and lunch will be provided for registered attendees.

Date, time, and location:
January 10, 2025, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm;  Our Lady of the Lake University, 411 SW 24th St, San Antonio, TX 78207

Pricing (registration fees are non-refundable): 
Member cost - $50
Non-member cost – $75 ($50 for workshop, $25 applied to membership fee);
Non-member: retired and student - $65 ($50 for workshop, $15 applied to membership fee)
 

For further questions or information please contact 
Elias Zambrano (SCRCA President) and Rebecca Hudkins (SCRCA President-Elect) at scrca.tca@gmail.com
 

NOTE: SCRCA is the hosting organization and Dr. Carla Smith, a member of the SCRCA executive board will serve as CE provider for this event. Please direct all questions regarding this event to SCRCA directly at scrca.tca@gmail.com  

1. Describe the role of embodiment in trauma recovery and therapeutic relationships.
2. Identify three techniques for counselors to increase their own somatic awareness and self-regulation.
3. Create three strategies for fostering embodied practices within the therapeutic process to enhance client healing.