Chi Sigma Iota The University of Alabama at Birmingham CHI SIGMA IOTA The University of Alabama at Birmingham THES P E C I ALCOMPASS E D I T I O N Fall 2013 http://www.ed.uab.edu/csi-zeta/ Page 1 T H E C O M P A S S IN THIS ISSUE LETTER FROM ZETA PRESIDENT 1 A HelloLetter Counselor from Education Zeta Program President 2012 - 2013 eZeta v e n t s Letter from Zeta Students and Friends! planned for President I hope you all had a wonderful Executivethe fall and Board Officers 2 summer and that the fall semester early spring Zeta Counseling Ethics is finding you well. Zeta Chapter Olivia Dornas well, so Workshop has been busy with educational Presidentplease make New Student Orientation programs and social events. In sure you are June we hosted our annual ethics Aisha Holmesconnected 3-4 workshops attended by more than President Electand receiving Interview with Dr. Judith 85 counselors and students. Zeta our updates Chapter members came together Mallory McKeethrough the Harrington Past President during the summer to paint the Counselor 5 UAB Community Counseling Aisha Homes Education Pinning Ceremony Olivia Dorn David Murphree Student Orientation Clinic. We were excited to host listserv emails,Treasurer the Counselor Zeta members and CEP students Education Program website or 6 at an evening in Regions Park to Facebook page.Dan Stephens First Light Breakfast and Secretary Housewarming Shower watch the Barons, as well as a I would like to take this Welcome Back! event to kick off opportunityLizbeth to invite Graffeo new students 7 the new school year for new and Counselor’s View of Italy as well asMentorship those students Chair more returning students. advanced in the program to join In the coming months Zeta will 8 Zeta ChapterVaneshia of Chi Jenkins Sigma Iota. If Clinic Painting Update host workshops and seminars Leah Chapman you would like more information, geared at the educational and Community Service 9 please feel free to email me, professional development needs of ALCA Poster Session [email protected]. I look forward Guidelines CEP students and professionals Cara Blakes to seeing you Hospitalitysoon! alike. If there are any areas of 10 Aisha Holmes Exam Workshop continuing education you are Zeta Chapter PresidentKat Lawson Important Dates interested in please let us know! Newsletter Editor There will be a number of social Christine Green Aisha Holmes Katie StephanieLarkins Perry President Zeta Board 2013-2014 Justin SmithEvan Seale RebekahKillette Laws Anderson Kristen Woods Katie Larkins President Elect Tori Greenhill Members Mellissaat Large Reid Mentorship Olivia Dorn Amy Martin Adam Johson Social Media Kat Lawson Past President Newsletter Dr. Larry SarahTyson Hart Justin Smith Katie Reed Dr. Larry TysonFaculty AdvisorLeslie Tyus Treasurer Community Service Faculty Supervisor Tania Green Ashley Helveston Magen Finch Dr. Tomeka McGhee Secretary Hospitality Faculty Co-Supervisor Members at Large T H E C O M P A S S Fall 2013 http://www.ed.uab.edu/csi-zeta/ Page 2 Zeta’s Ethics in Counseling Workshop --Katie Reed On June 14th, Zeta hosted their annual ethics workshop at the Homewood Library. Counselors from across the state were present to enhance their understanding of ethical decision making and to fulfill their continuing education ethics credits. Nearly 90 participants were in attendance. Six different sessions were presented over the course of the day. Gary Williams set the stage with his presentation on ethical issues counselors are most Dr. Mobley and Aisha Holmes likely to encounter. He did a wonderful job of getting participants engaged and ready to learn. Al Bevil presented a thought-provoking talk on ethical issues surrounding counseling and sex addictions. Dr. Judith Harrington discussed in depth the role of faith as a protective factor in suicide prevention, and also various religious attitudes towards suicide. Dr. Sean Hall provided a helpful overview of the new revisions in the DSM-5 to help ensure continued ethical practice. Dr. Pam Mobley presented information on the important role of confidentiality and understanding who the client is in rehabilitation and drug treatment. Finally Dr. Larry Tyson concluded the workshop with an interactive discussion on ethical issues according to the ACA Code of E t h i c s . E a c h o f t h e Dr. Sean Hall presenters were thought-provoking with informative topics, and we are extremely grateful for their enthusiastic participation. Thank you to each Zeta member who participated in planning and conducting the workshop. Thank you also to Pinches Tacos, who prepared our wonderful lunch. Zeta is looking forward to next year's Ethics Workshop, Zeta Board Members, Katie and hope you are too! Larkins and Megan Finch T H E C O M P A S S Fall 2013 http://www.ed.uab.edu/csi-zeta/ Page 3 Interview with Dr. Judith Harrington Kat Lawson when needed. I have been I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Judith licensed Harrington. continuously Dr. Judith Harrington received a B.A in since 1984 or Psychology from North Central College, 85. I cherish Naperville, Illinois. She earned an M.S. in my 25-year Counselor Education at the University of the membership in South. Dr. Harrington earned her doctorate a monthly peer degree from The University of Alabama with a consultation major in Rehabilitation Counseling and minors group, which is in Couples and Family Counseling and Human invaluable. Development. She is a Licensed Professional KL: Are you an Counselor, a Supervising Counselor LPC supervisor specializing clinical supervision, and is a and how did you Dr. Harrington Licensed Marriage (Couples) and Family decide to supervise? Therapist. For the last fourteen years she has provided suicide bereavement services, which JH: I am. I completed my doctorate at the has morphed into greater degrees of suicide same time that the Alcohol and Drug Abuse prevention training and prevention advocacy, Professionals were gearing up their certification along with bereavement due to sudden and in clinical supervision within the addictions traumatic loss. When she first moved to field. I was clinical director at that time at a Birmingham in 1983, she volunteered at the public non-profit treatment center, and I sent Crisis Center and has continued to volunteer out an invitation to participate in a clinical for 30 years. Dr. Harrington was awarded supervision in-service to fellow addictions- “Outstanding Practitioner” from Chi Sigma Iota specialists who would be pursuing their International at the ACA conference. supervision certificate. That was in 1994, and it was the kick off to many clinical supervision KL: What has been your experience in attaining trainings that I did independently, upon and maintaining licensure? request of mental health groups, and in JH: I remember my first years (mid-1980's) affiliation with ALACES. Because my obtaining a license. As a somewhat anxious experience of having been supervised was such person, I was always fearful and a little a positive one, I enjoyed the fusion of clinical ruminative about if I was handling the paper education in a counselor educational specialty. work properly. Over the years, it got easier and I asked Dr. Tyson, who had edited a number more routine, but I would recommend to any of the "Critical Incidents" books, if he would new licensee to get organized early and team up with me to do one on Critical maintain a system for tracking your continuing Incidents in Clinical Supervision. That we did, education verification. Earning CEUs is moving with the involvement of Jack Culbreth, and the in the direction of electronically-sent book was published by ACA in 2008. certificates that verify attendance, and so I think we all need to innovate our digital system KL: What does your practice past and present of storing records. My first supervisor for look like? licensure is still someone I turn to for help T H E C O M P A S S Fall 2013 http://www.ed.uab.edu/csi-zeta/ Page 4 Dr. Harrington, cont. Though I am active in service to the profession JH: I'm chuckling. I remember the first week in and to training, I am mindful of not mixing private practice and my first client was a institutional affiliations to promote myself. woman who drove to my office from an hour Relationships with clinicians, clergy and away. She wanted career counseling and was agency personnel are important. I refer clients unemployed. She begged me to see her at $5 to other clinicians I am familiar with, and they dollars an hour, and I preferred $10. We settled refer to me when it is appropriate for client on $7. I knew I was in trouble when she needs. I promote community resources. Clients brought a piece of baklava to the second are a good referral source if there is no conflict session as a gift. I knew that I was in deep of interest. trouble when she brought a pizza and a six- KL: If you could do it all over again, would you pack of beer to the third session. This is not do anything differently? what we learned in graduate school! I called JH: Gosh, my professional life has been Sam Gladding who was working at UAB. We gratifying beyond my wildest dreams! I do discussed it at length, and he recommended make decisions faster and listen to my that I increase my hourly fee. For the record, I instincts. If I had trusted my instincts earlier it did not partake! would have spared me a lot of worry. However, I am proud and grateful that my practice has I wouldn't have learned the valuable lessons been full time for over 25 years.