Description

Person-first language can assist with reducing the stigma associated with severe mental health conditions. Counselors, counselor educators, and others in the mental health field have a responsibility to use supportive, non-judgmental, and non-stigmatizing language when working with marginalized and vulnerable groups. This webinar will assist professionals in identifying and dismantling stigmatizing language and will encourage new professionals to consider the impact of language in mental health settings.

What You Will Learn

Upon successful completion of this activity, attendees will:

Understand the concept of person-first language.
Recognize the impact of language on identity and stigma.
Identify practical applications of person-first language in counseling.

Speaker Bio

Tina Lott, EdD, LCPC, CADC, ACS, BC-TMH, NCC

Dr. Lott is an academic program coordinator in the School of Counseling at Walden University. Dr. Lott earned her doctorate in counselor education and supervision at Governors State University. Dr. Lott is a practicing Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in the states of Illinois, Colorado, Arizona, and Maine. She is also a Certified Addictions and other Drug Counselor (CADC), an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) through NBCC, and Board-Certified TeleMental Health Provider (BC-TMH). Dr. Lott belongs to several professional organizations. They include the Illinois Counseling Association (ICA), National Certified Counselors (NCC), and the American Counseling Association (ACA). Dr. Lott is also a board director for NBCC’s CCE Board. Dr. Lott has 11 years of experience working with clients who present with severe mental illness (SMI). Dr. Lott has also served as a clinical supervisor for both licensed and pre-licensed clinicians. An advocate for social justice, Dr. Lott leads with intention in every task that she commits to. One of her primary areas of focus and leadership is stigma and its detrimental impact on the well-being of persons diagnosed with SMI. Dr. Lott has a personal and professional goal of addressing issues related to stigma at both the micro and macro levels of society. Dr. Lott is a contracted counselor through PATH Mental Health, where she provides quality online counseling through the lens of rational emotive behavior therapy. She provides supervision to counselors-in-training and serves as a gatekeeper to the profession. When she is not working, she enjoys reading, painting, exercising, and spending time with her two children and wife.

Tricia Woodliff, PhD, CPC, NCC, IMH-E

Tricia Woodliff, PhD, is an assistant professor of counselor education at the University of Nevada, Reno. She holds a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Nevada, Reno, and an MS in Counseling Psychology from Northeastern State University in Oklahoma. She is a licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and an Approved Clinical Supervisor in Nevada. Her research and clinical interests are infant mental health, school counseling, and childhood trauma. Dr. Woodliff has received extensive training in trauma and infant mental health, and specializes in teaching modalities in these areas.

Accreditation

Walden University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 4546. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Walden University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Successful completion of this resource provides 1 NBCC clock hours; partial credit will not be offered.

ACEP contact information:

100 Washington Ave. S Suite 1210, Minneapolis MN, 55401
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.waldenu.edu

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1 NBCC Hour
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WNBC1052 - The Importance of Person First Language in Counseling