WVCA Fall Conference & Retreat 2024
Building Partnerships, Elevating Advocacy, Inspiring Change
November 7-9, 2024
The Resort at Glade Springs - 255 Resort Drive, Daniels, WV 25832
Thank you to all who attended this year's fall conference! We hope you enjoyed the change in venue, the diverse range of sessions, and the exciting extras that made this year's conference memorable. It was a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with friends and colleagues while also balancing professional enrichment with personal enjoyment. WVCA extends heartfelt gratitude to all the presenters for sharing their time, expertise, and passion. Your contributions made this conference an incredible learning experience - THANK YOU! Of course, events like this are not possible without the support of sponsors and exhibitors. WVCA would like to express deep appreciation to the following organizations: Aspire to Inspire Behavioral Health and Addiction Services, LLC; Code 3 Health & Fitness, LLC; River Park Hospital; Romano & Associates, Attorneys at Law; Harmony, a member of Transformations Care Network; UniCare; Christian Counseling Associates; the Cabell County Critical Incident Stress Management Team; the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA); Graceway Counseling Center; Highland Hospital; Home Base, Inc.; and the West Virginia Behavioral Health Providers Association. Your generous support helped make this conference a success - THANK YOU! |
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Keynote Speaker & Opening Call to Advocacy
WVCA would like to give special recognition to our invited guest speakers, Diana Partington and Allison Rosenstock. Diana provided not only an empowering keynote focused on practical Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) strategies for self-advocacy but also multiple breakout sessions that offered additional tools to support both personal and client-centered growth. Allison Rosenstock, the State Government Affairs Manager at the American Counseling Association, kicked things off with an opening call to advocacy that covered ACA's legislative priorities as well as strategies for both in-person and online advocacy efforts.
Diana Partington, LPC-MHSP (TN)Author of "DBT for Life: Skills to Transform the Way You Live" |
Allison Rosenstock, MPAState Government Affairs Manager, American Counseling Association |
Evaluation links available here!
Please be sure to give us feedback on the sessions you attended and the overall conference. You can access the evaluation links here.
You can also still access the Schedule of Events and download the Conference Program! 19.0 hours of continuing education credit will be available for counselors, social workers, psychologists/school psychologists, and addiction/prevention professionals.
Planning for 2025
We're already starting to think about next year's conference! If you have suggestions on a location, presenters, or anything else you'd like to see at the 2025 conference, let us know at admin@wvcounseling.org.
WVCA Awards
Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations for this year's WVCA Awards! This was our second year issuing awards, with the call for nominations going out during the summer. We hope participation will continue to grow; the more participation we get in the nomination process increases our ability to celebrate and honor excellence in our field! WVCA would like to congratulate this year's winners:
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Fun Times at the Conference |
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