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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• Ethics of Treatment and Behavioral Addictions; presented by: Dr. Cortny Stark, PhD, LPCC, LADAC, May 4, 2026, 2pm-5pm (3 CE), sign up
• June Training 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
• August Training TBA
  

Please note: Payment secures your spot for the scheduled training. All training purchases are final. Refunds, credits, and transfers are not provided for missed or unattended sessions, regardless of reason.

PAST:

• Lunch & Learn: Trauma Informed Care Specific to Women​; presented by: Dr. Diane Lacen, PhD, LMHC & Dr. Anna Koch, PhD, LPCC, NCC, CRC; April 17, 2026, 12pm-1pm (1 CE)
• ​Ethics of Working with Clients Involved in the Legal System; presented by: Dr. Leandrea Romero-Lucero, PhD, LPCC, ACS; March 6, 2026, 9am-11am (2 CE)
• Lunch & Learn: Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC); presented by: Kassandra Gonzales,  LPCC, IMH-E, IECMHC; February 20, 2025, 12pm-1pm (1 CE)
• 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)
• Rural-School Based MH Considerations; presented by: Dr. Christine Herzog, PhD, LPCC, NCC; November 14th, 2025,  (1 CE)
• 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)​

Conferences at a Glance:
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SOME UPCOMING CONFERENCES:​​​​​​​​​

• American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA; May 16-20, 2026; psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/meetings/annual-meeting
• NASW National Conference. Washington, DC; June 10-13, 2026; socialworkers.org/Events/NASW-Conferences.aspx 
• American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) Annual Conference; Portland, OR; June 23-26, 2026; amhca.org/conference
• Mental Health America (MHA) National Conference; Washington, DC; October 8-9, 2026; mhanational.org/conference/
• Systemic Family Therapy Conference (AAMFT). Virtual; October 28-30, 2025; networks.aamft.org/sftc2025 

PAST:

• American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT) Leadership Symposium. Atlanta, GA; April 16-18, 2026; aamft.org/events/LS2026 ​
• American Counseling Association (ACA) Conference & Expo.  Columbus, OH; April 9-11, 2026; conference.counseling.org/
• New Mexico Counseling Association (NMCA); Albuquerque, NM; March 12-14, 2026
• IAMFC World Conference (International Association of Marriage & Family Counselors). Fort Lauderdale, FL; February 27-28, 2026; iamfconline.org/products/department7.cfm 
• Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR) Annual Conference. Washington, DC; January 14-18, 2026; sswr.confex.com/sswr/f/SSWR2026CallforPapers  
• Law & Ethics in Counseling Conference. New Orleans, LA; January 27–30, 2026; uhcno.edu/academics/ways-to-learn/doc/continuing-education/ 
• 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/
• 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​

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