National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) - Provider #2092. New Mexico Mental Health Counseling Association is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) and may offer NBCC approved clock hours for courses that meet NBCC requirements. New Mexico Mental Health Counseling Association is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

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NMMHCA ​Sponsored Events:
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• Rural-School Based MH Considerations; presented by: Dr. Christine Herzog, PhD, LPCC, NCC; November 14th, 2025, 12-1pm (1 CE) Sign Up here!
• Ethical Decision Making Model for Supervision; presented by: Dr. Christine Herzog, PhD, LPCC, and Dr. Lori Miller, PhD, LPCC; January 9th, 2025, 9pm-12pm (3 CE), sign up TBA
• Lunch and Learn; February 20, 2025, 12pm-1pm (1 CE), sign up TBA
• Ethics of Working with Clients Involved in the Legal System; presented by: Dr. Leandrea Romero-Lucero, PhD, LPCC, ACS; March 6, 2026, 9am-12pm (3 CE), sign up TBA
• Lunch and Learn: April 17, 2026, 12pm-1pm (1 CE)
• Ethics of Treatment and Behavioral Addictions; presented by: Dr. Cortny Stark, PhD, LPCC, LADAC, May 4, 2026, 2pm-5pm (3 CE), sign up TBA
• Intro to Culturally Responsive Practice for Military Affiliated Clients; presented by: Lora Smalley, LMFT; July 10, 2026, 9am-12pm (3 CE), sign up TBA

PAST:

• Asexuality and Ethics: Supporting Clients Exploring the ACE Spectrum; presented by: Laura Barker, MA, LPCC-S; October 24, 2025, (1CE)
• Ethics of Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress; presented by: Emma Vdoviak-Markow, LPCC, NCC, ACS; September 19th, 2025, (3 CE)
• Healing Trauma Through Play Therapy - A Neuroscience & Attachment Approach: Catherine Spooner, LCSW, RPT/S, CTS-C; July 18-19 2025
• You're Taking It All Too Hard: Self-Care to Prevent Burnout and Ensure Ethical Client Practice: By Lora Smalley, LMFT and Kathleen Charest, LPCC, NCC; June 12, 2025, (1 CE)
• Ethics of Trauma informed Care: by Lora Smalley, LMFT; February 28, 2025, (1 CE)
• Introduction to Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT): An Overview for Interested Professionals, by Brandy Ackland, LPCC and Emma Vdoviak-Markow, LPCC; October 12, 2024​

Conferences at a Glance:
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UPCOMING:​​

• The Race, Ethnicity, and Place (REP) Conference; Albuquerque, NM, November 5-8, 2025; https://repconference.org/
• Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES); Philadelphia, PA; October 9-12, 2025; https://acesonline.net/aces-conference-information/
• New Mexico Counseling Association (NMCA); Albuquerque, NM; March 12-14, 2026
• American Counseling Association (ACA) Conference & Expo.  Columbus, OH; April 9-11, 2026; conference.counseling.org/

PAST:

• 2025 Virtual Expanding Opportunity Project (EOP) Colloquium; Virtual, New Mexico, July 24-25, 2025; ​
• American Mental Health Counseling Association (AMHCA) Conference; Las Vegas, NV, June 24-27, 2025; https://www.amhca.org/conference
• National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Conference; Chicago, IL, June 16-19, 2025; https://www.socialworkers.org/Events/NASW-Conferences
• American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) Conference; virtual, June 1-7, 2025; https://www.afta.org/annual-conference
• New Mexico Counseling Association (NMCA) Conference; Albuquerque NM, March 7-8, 2025​​; https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/nmca-annual-conference--2025
• 3rd Annual Social Services Conferences; Albuquerque NM, March 12-14, 2025​​; cornerstonetoexcellence.com/2025-social-service-conf
• ​American Counseling Association (ACA) Conference; Orlando, FL, March 27-29, 2025; conference.counseling.org/ 

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