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NBCC’s enhanced Web Sitehelps NCCS respond toSeptember 11 DisasterBecause of preparations for our new Web site, we were able to respondquickly and decisively to a call from the American Red Cross for counse-lors to help families affected by the World Trade Center disaster. ManyNCCs responded to the brochures we recently sent out requesting infor-mation on how they wanted to be listed on the new NBCC Web sitefeatures: Counselor Find and My NBCC. This information was invaluablewhen the director of the Red Cross Mental Health Training Program, Dr.Robert Dingman (NCC, CCMHC), contacted NBCC for help with the

i-counseling.orG: NewSource for Online CEProgramsCCE, a corporate affiliate of NBCC, will launch a new Web site in spring2002. The site, i-counseling.org, will feature online continuing educationprograms for professional counselors. This continuing education service isa collaborative effort with NBCC and ERIC/CASS, the educationalinformation clearinghouse for the counseling profession.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTThis is a special issue of The NCC for two reasons. First, it is the first issue ofthe NBCC newsletter after the September 11 attacks. NBCC has played aprominent role in aiding the Red Cross in the recovery effort. Second, we arefeaturing several important articles on how technology is affecting NBCC andthe world of counseling. As it turns out, these two topics are closely related toone another. Some of our regular features will be omitted for this special issuebut will return in the spring 2002 issue in April. — Editor

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COMING IN SPRING 2002

Features . . .

Web Site Helps NCCS Respondto September 11 Disaster 1

i-counseling.org: New Sourcefor Online CE Programs 1

Update on NBPTS/NBCC/ASCA Negotiations 4

ERIC/CASS, NBCC, ASCA, andACA Co-sponsor Conference 4

Cybercounseling —A Point of View 5

Call for Nominationsfor Board Positions 12

Departments . . .Voluntary Audits 5

CE Provider News 6

NCCs of Note 6

CE Provider Update 10

Recertification News 10

NCC Network 11

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“This is an exciting collabora-tion for us and CCE,” reports ChrisKirkman, of ERIC/CASS. “i-counseling.org has the potential tobe an information and continuingeducation powerhouse for thecounseling profession. We are en-thusiastic about the growing inter-est in online continuing educationand the new Web site.”

The continuing education infor-mation on i-counseling.org will befree for NCCs, and the site will beeasy to use. Users will log on andhave access to various packagedcounseling topics including clinicalsupervision, psychodiagnosis, andschool counseling. The continuingeducation topics found on i-

counseling.org will be continuallyupdated in an effort to provide infor-mation for counselors in all aspectsof the profession.

If a user is interested in obtain-ing NBCC-approved continuingeducation contact hours, this alsowill be a simple process oni-counseling.org. Dr. J. ScottHinkle, of CCE, noted that “thiswill be the most streamlined proc-ess available to counselors wantingcontinuing education credit.”

Dr. Hinkle reported that “astraightforward multiple-choicequestionnaire will be offered foreach continuing education pro-gram. A counselor can purchaseand take the questionnaire onlineand receive a certificate via e-mail.There is no risk, and it’s an effi-cient way to obtain continuingeducation.”

CCE plans to include moreelaborate education in the futureusing the i-counseling.org Website. “We are working on onlinedistance education that will pro-vide counselor education coursesfor graduate credit,” says Dr.Hinkle. “We also plan to offer a

customized course service for coun-selor education programs. Custom-ized courses will be used to assistcounselor education departmentswith scheduling issues, overloads,and developing specific courses fordistance education.”

i-counseling.org also will pro-vide an information service forcounselor education departmentsand clinical counseling programs.“For instance,” says Dr. Hinkle, “ifa program is studying disastercounseling or a clinic is helpingvictims, CCE and ERIC/CASSwould develop informational mate-rials on that topic that could beeasily accessed on the Web site.”

Eventually, the latest informa-tion will be sent to counselors whohave identified themselves toNBCC as having a particular areaof practice. “This is an interestingaspect of i-counseling.org,” says Dr.Hinkle. “For example, identifiedgrief counselors will be e-mailednew information on bereavementand trauma free of charge. Thiswill help keep professional counse-lors up-to-date in their clinicalskills and provide counselor educa-tion departments with the latestinformation.”

Look for i-counseling.org thisspring. Interested counselor educa-tors and clinical coordinators atschools and agencies can contactCCE/ERIC regarding the new Website at hinkle@nbcc.org. ❏

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mental health response to theSeptember 11 disaster.

Dr. Dingman called NBCCwithin days after the attack to askfor our assistance in getting largenumbers of volunteer NCCs toNew York to aid in the effort toserve the survivors and rescueworkers from the World TradeCenter disaster. NBCC created aWeb page and special e-mail lineso that we could recruit and screenNCCs for the Red Cross. Thus far,NBCC has received e-mails frommore than 340 NCCs and has sentlists to the Red Cross clearanceworkers who are then contacting

the NCCs with instructions onwhere and when to report.

Two NCCs from North Caro-lina—Dr. Scott Hinkle (NCC,CCMHC), a private practitionerand CCE Clinical Training Coor-dinator from Greensboro, and Dr.Sam Gladding (NCC, CCMHC),Associate Provost at Wake ForestUniversity in Winston-Salem—were among the first volunteers tospend a week in New York aidingfamilies who were visiting GroundZero or beginning the painful proc-ess of getting death certificates. Inan October 5 interview in theGreensboro News and Record, Dr.

Hinkle stated, “It wasn’t closure,but it helped them move on….Ican’t describe enough just the vastcollective grief.”

Mary Hodgson, an NCC fromSilver Creek, New York, describedher time as a volunteer: it “wastruly a marvelous experience and Ifeel so proud and honored to havebeen among the many volunteersnear Ground Zero. I hope morecounselors will join the Red Crossin this effort.”

NBCC is proud of all the dedi-cated NCCs who have volunteeredand who will volunteer in theweeks and months to come asAmerica processes the human dev-astation from the terrorist attackand deals with the atmosphere ofcontinued threat.

For additional information onthe new and exciting features onthe new NBCC Web site, pleasesee the article “My NBCC andCounselor Find Highlight NewNBCC Web Pages.” ❏

“My NBCC” and “CounselorFind” Highlight New NBCCWeb PagesSome major new features have recently been added to the NBCCWeb site that enable us to better serve counselors and the people andorganizations that use counselors’ services. We hope you will visit ournew pages at the NBCC Web site at www.nbcc.org and try thesenew features. Please let us know how you like them.

� My NBCC is a feature created just for NCCs so that you canaccess your personal records in the NBCC database and makechanges and corrections to keep them current and accurate. Youcan now pay your annual fees online as well as get forms to changeyour status and verify your continuing education hours. We atNBCC hope that you will find this to be convenient and, ofcourse, user friendly.

� Counselor Find is for organizations and people who are searchingfor National Certified Counselors. Visitors simply plug in theircity and state, and the site will provide a printable list of NCCs intheir local community. They can also make selections based oncounseling areas or populations. This should make it much easierfor the public to find those of you in private practice.

� Other new features include a new front page and much expandedsections for Certification, Examinations, and Recertification.

Has Your WorkBeen Touchedby the recentterroristattacks?NBCC is collecting truestories from NCCs who havebeen involved in the responseto the September 11 attackson the World Trade Centerand the Pentagon. Pleaseshare with us your account ofhow these events impactedyou as a counselor. E-mailyour contributions tonccresponse@nbcc.org.

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ERIC/CASS, NBCC, ASCA, andACA Co-Sponsor ConferenceNBCC is joining ERIC/CASS, the American School Counselors Associa-tion (ASCA), and the American Counseling Association (ACA) insponsoring the first national conference on “Leading and Managing aComprehensive School Guidance Program: An Advanced Training Program” tobe held February 14–17, 2001 in Greensboro, NC. It will feature in-depthtraining by distinguished national CSGP trainers: Dr. Norman Gybsersand Dr. Patricia Henderson. Gybsers and Henderson will address suchtopics as “The Nuts and Bolts of Program Development and Management,”“Performance Accountability,” and “Involving Parents in the Program.”

In addition to Gybsers and Henderson, an array of nationally recognizedleaders in the field will address critical issues facing today’s school counse-lors. These will include Thomas Clawson on “School Counselors: TheFirst to be Credentialed,” Gerald Juhnke on “Responding to School Vio-lence and Life-Threatening Behavior,” and Duane Brown on “ProvenStrategies Counselors Can Use to Maximize Student Learning andAchievement.” These are just a few of the many valuable learning oppor-tunities available.

In response to requests due to recent events, a special optional sessionwill be offered on “Terrorism and the School Guidance Program.” On thelast day of the conference, Gybsers along with Judy Bowers and StanMaliszewski, nationally known and highly experienced guidance directors,will offer a panel discussion on “Lessons Learned (and Never to be Forgot-ten) from Designing and Managing a Comprehensive School GuidanceProgram.” There is also an optional, one-day post-conference workshop on“Using Technology to Enhance Guidance Programs” featuring nationallyknown speakers Gary Walz, James Sampson, Thomas Clawson, RussSabella, John Bloom, Judy Bowers, and Pat Partin.

Registration fees are $275 for the main conference, $375 for thecombined conference and post-session, and $125 for the post-sessiononly. Further information and registration materials can be obtainedby visiting the ERIC/CASS Web site at www.ericcass.uncg.edu or bycalling 1-800-414-9769. ❏

Update on NBPTS/NBCC/ASCA NegotiationsAs many NCCs may know, NBCChas been in talks for several yearswith the National Board forProfessional Teaching Standards(NBPTS). That board, made upprimarily of educators and politi-cians, developed national certifica-tions for teachers. Many states nowhave legislation recognizing theteachers who hold NBPTS certifi-cation and awarding them bonus

incentives. NBPTS announced itsintention to develop a similarcertification for school counselorsdespite the fact that NBCC hadalready developed the NationalCertified School Counselor(NCSC) credential for schoolcounselors. Currently, severalstates recognize the NCSC creden-tial, and NCSCs receive the sameincentives as teachers.

The central objection thatNBCC has to NBPTS developing acredential for school counselors,aside from the fact that one alreadyexists, is that the profession ofteaching is attempting to set stan-dards and develop credentials forthe profession of counseling. Stan-dards for the profession of schoolcounseling were set by the Ameri-can School Counselors Association(ASCA). Standards for the NCSCcredential were developed by NBCCin cooperation with ASCA. TheNBPTS school counselor credentialwould have its criteria set primarilyby people outside the profession ofcounseling for members of that pro-fession. NBCC has found this to beunacceptable.

In a letter dated October 2,2001, NBCC asked NBPTS to dothe following:

� Cease development of theNBPTS School Guidance andCounseling certificate.

� Remove our discipline from itslist of certificates to be developed.

� Endorse the NCSC credential.NBCC will, in turn, endorse theNBPTS credentials for teachers.

In response to our requests, theNBPTS resolved in its recentboard meeting to proceed with thedevelopment of a School Guidanceand Counseling credential. NBCCresolved in its November 3 boardmeeting to proceed with the vigor-ous promotion of the NCSC cre-dential on all fronts. As part of ouraction plan, NBCC is developing aresource kit that we will be sendingto the presidents of each statebranch of the American SchoolCounselors Association. ❏

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Cybercounseling — A Point of View

Winter 2001

By Garry R. Walz, Ph.D., NCCExecutive Director ERIC/CASS

One of the most compellingquestions facing counselors andtherapists today is: Whether To Be(on the Internet) or Not To Be(on the Internet) for cyber-counseling. That is the questionfaced by almost all practicingcounselors. And it will become aneven more compelling question asadvances are made in cybercoun-seling, transportation costs rise,and the availability of qualifiedconventional counselors becomesmore problematic.

It can be said with certainty thateach counselor must decide forhimself or herself whether to usecybercounseling or not, and if so,how and under what circum-stances. In particular, it is impor-tant that each counselor decidewhat are the personal advantagesor disadvantages of cybercoun-seling and not allow popularity orfaddism to unduly influence his orher decisions.

As important as this question isand the need for each counselor topersonalize it to his or her ownsituation, a definitive answer as todo or not to do is a perplexing one.Here are a few basic thoughts thatI believe can be stated.

� Many persons who have experi-enced cybercounseling speakfavorably of it.

� Cybercounseling should not bethought of as a singular entity—rather it offers a number oftools/resources, which canaugment traditional counseling.

� Valid evidence supporting theefficacy of cybercounseling ishard to come by.

� Major challenges exist with theuse of cybercounseling in regardto such matters as ethicalprinciples, certification, requi-site training, safeguarding ofclients’ rights and personhood,third-party payments, etc.

� There has been a huge prolifera-tion of sites and organizationsoffering cybercounseling leavinga prospective client with adifficult choice in acquiring anappropriate therapist/counselor.

� A major responsibility oforganizations promoting cyber-counseling is client prepara-tion—or informing clients ofappropriate expectations andwhat they need to look for todecide if a particular therapist/counselor is right for them.

Given all that has been said, proand con, and given the burgeoningliterature on cybercounseling, it doesappear that cybercounseling offersan additional source of help to cli-ents who might otherwise be unableto obtain any assistance because ofcost, distance, or unavailability. Fur-ther it would seem that many of thetechnological components of cyber-counseling, such as Web sites, Inter-net communications, and video

imaging, can make conventionalcounseling even better.

To answer our original question,To Be or Not To Be cybercoun-selors, the answer would seem to bea nod “To Be” if both counselorand client understand that they areengaged in an emerging interac-tion that holds much promise butalso includes many unknowns. ❏

The following NCCs have passed theNBCC Voluntary Audit for specialrecognition in continuing education.While 100 hours of continuingeducation are required for recertifica-tion, these NCCs have completed anddocumented more than 130 hours inthe five-year certification period.They have received a special certifi-cate citing this achievement and are tobe congratulated for their dedicationto excellence. NBCC salutes them!Patricia D. Bond, 43016, Leakesville, MSE. Sue Brown, 42024, Newnan, GAJudy P. Cannon, 42880, Blakely, GA

Sherri M. Cohen, 41755,Owings Mills, MD

Mimi Domenica Cortese, 3443,Brooklyn, NY

Olga Guerra 39200, Pennlyn, PAMaureen L. Haggerty, 23554,

Madison, NJDebbie Ann Leonhardt, 23803,

Hiddenite, NC

Kenneth W. McCown, 40324,Trinity, AL

Glenda Reynolds, 45272,Montgomery, AL

Robert J. Tambone, 51415,Annandale, VA

Charles Everett Taylor, 43290, MasonCity, IA

Chadwick H. Wilson, 40269,Winder, GA

VOLUNTARY AUDITS

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� Judith Barr, NCC, CCMHC, of North Salem, NY, presented herworkshop, “The Cycles of Life,” at a staff intensive at the Omega Institutein Rhinebeck, NY, on August 13–14. The workshop was a rich, deep, andco-creative experience of learning, healing, and transformation. Barridentifies herself as a Spiritual Midwife and specializes in work that “assiststhe birthing of feelings in purposeful, healthy ways.”

� Olga Guerra, MS, NCC, of Penllyn, PA, was recently promoted to theposition of director of the Counseling Department at Manor College,Jenkintown, PA. She received the Ken Child Counselor of the YearAward presented by the Montgomery County Counseling Association(MCCA) in May 2000. She currently serves as president of MCCA, achapter of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association. In addition to herposition at Manor College, she maintains a private practice in LafayetteHill, PA, and facilitates a group for intermarried couples at CongregationBeth Or in Springhouse, PA.

� A. Dean Porter, NCC, NCCC, of Long Beach, CA,has received the National Career DevelopmentAssociation’s 2001 Merit Award, which recognizessignificant contributions to the field of career develop-ment. Porter was recognized for her continued commit-ment to a standard of practice for career counselors inCalifornia, for serving as the volunteer executivedirector of the Registry for Professional Counselors andParaprofessionals, and for ringing the “wake-up bell”concerning counselor licensure. She was nominated forthe award by the California Career Development Association, which alsohonored her in 1997 as Practitioner of the Year. The NCDA AwardsCommittee is comprised of career counselors from across the country.

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A. Dean Porter

CONTINUING ED PROVIDER NEWS

Items of interest to NBCC ApprovedContinuing Education Providers.

� FORMS. Each year NBCCApproved Continuing EducationProviders receive a new Requestfor Calendar Listing form. Youshould discard your old formsbecause the dates and proceduresmay be incorrect. If you cannotfind the form we sent with yourAnnual Update or Fifth Yearrenewal forms in March 2001,please go to the new Provider pagesof our Web site (www.nbcc.org)and use the link for the calendar.There you will find a link to theCalendar Request Form, which youcan open and print. Rememberthat calendar items must be liveevents (not home study), and youmust fill out a separate form foreach event that you want listed.

� ADVERTISING ANDNBCC REVIEWS. NBCCApproved Providers who have hadhome study programs reviewed byNBCC may not use the commentsof the NBCC reviewers in theiradvertising. NBCC reviewersprovided comments so that NBCCcould make a decision regardingapproval and not for publicity ofany kind. NBCC will issue onewritten warning to an NBCCApproved Provider regarding this.After that warning, we will revokethe approval of any provider usingNBCC reviewer comments in itsliterature. Use of comments byNCCs is not restricted. Commentsof NCCs who have taken yourprograms may be elicited and usedby providers with the NCC’spermission.

� MAILING LABELS. Many ofyou who have ordered mailinglabels from our list managementservice, MGI, have faxed to MGI apage from the brochure or flier youare mailing. Effective November 5,2001, you must fax a complete copyof your mailing item. The excep-tion will be conference bulletinsthat exceed 20 pages. In that case,

please send the first 10 and the last10 pages. NBCC will not approveorders that supply incompletecopies of the mailing items. If yourmailing item has not returned fromthe printer when you wish to orderlabels, please fax a copy of the draftthat you sent to the printer. Con-tact MGI at 1-800-899-4420. ❏

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Visit our new enhanced Web site atwww.nbcc.org for info on services

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PROGRAM SERVICESCONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES-AUDIOCASETTE HOME STUDY COURSES

We have 21 different audiocassette home study class titlesand live presentations scheduled in 16 Florida cities

Our programs are geared to the licensed professional counselor.Our research and information is current to the recent three years.

We are dedicated to providing interesting, educational, and practicalinformation to improve your practice skills, and knowledge.

Ask about our special promotion for NBCC certified counselors!

VISIT US AT WWW.PROGRAMSERVICES.ORGOr call us at 305-223-9612 for a calendar and home study list!!

ALL CLASSES APPROVED BY NATIONAL BOARD FOR CERTIFIED COUNSELORS

Robert Neimeyer, Ph.D:Dennis Shelby, Ph.D:Froma Walsh, Ph.D:John Weaver, LCSW:Irmgard Wessel, MSW:Colin Webber, MA:

In response to the eventsof September 11th,we have compiled and specially priced ourpreviously recorded interviews on the subject of ...

”GRIEF WORK: A Collection”

7 CEs $75 Cassettes $85 CDs (plus $8 shipping)

A portion of each sale will be donatedto the American Red Cross

CALL: 1-800-835-9636ON THE WEB: www.ongoodauthority.com

2 Convenient ways to order:

Approved for CE credit throughPsychoEducational Resources (PER).NBCC has approved PER to providecontinuing education to counselorsnationally (#05536). PER maintainsresponsibility for these programs.

Plus an interview with Mila Tecala, LCSW,who counsels American Airlines employees.

“Grief: A Narrative Constructivist Approach”“Mourning in AIDS Partners”“Death in Families”“Disaster Mental Health”“Families of Murder Victims”“Parent Loss in Adolescence”

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NEWLY APPROVEDPROVIDERSAmeriNet Central, Warrendale, PA,

#5973Bert Rodriguez (VideoEd), Dallas, TX,

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DigitalCEU.com, Richmond, KY, #5955Foundation for Human Enrichment,

Lyons, CO, #5980

Lifespan Learning Institute, LosAngeles, CA, #5981

McCormick Family Life Institute,Columbia, MD, #5979

National Council on FamilyRelations, Minneapolis, MN, #5984

Program Services (Division of FamilyPassages), Miami, FL, #5978

Sand Tray Training Institute of NewMexico, Corales, NM, #5972

Spring Lake Heights CounselingCenter, Spring Lake Heights, NJ,#5971

Susan M. Vandenberg, Cleveland, OH,#5983

University of AZ Foundation for theBenefit of Extended University,Tucson, AZ, #5977

University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia, PA, #4485

PROVIDERS NOT RENEWINGNBCC APPROVAL 2001AEquanimitas Foundation, #5570Alabama Council on Child Abuse,

#5564Association of Oregon Community

Mental Health Programs, #5594

Boston Career Link, #5359Central Carolina Technical College,

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Center for Body OrientedPsychotherapy, #5710

C.G. Jung Center for ProfessionalDevelopment, #5744

Conway Hunter, MD, #5864Charter Behavioral Health System at

Cove Forge, #5743Christie School, #5661Community College of Allegheny

County, #5226Family Therapy Institute, #5668Gary L. Lemmon and Associates,

#5722Highlands Program, #5656Infectious Disease Research Institute

(IDRI), #5853Institute for Ayurvedic Sciences, #5839Key Bridge Therapy and Mediation

Center, #5327Marc Janoson, #6040

CE PROVIDER UPDATENational Association of Cognitive

Behavior Therapists, #5742New Age Publishing, #5794New England Consultants, #5667

Orchard Park, #804Organizational Resources, #5799Otis R. Bowen Center for Human

Services, #5649Psychiatric Center of Albuquerque,

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Puerto Rico OccupationalInformation, #5281

Riverbend Youth Center, #5779

School for Dispute Resolution, #5712Sisters of Charity, #5753Starbright Training Institute for

Child and Family Play Therapy,#5738

Summit Ridge, #5527

Tressler Lutheran Services, #5347University of Alabama Huntsville,

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HOME STUDY PROGRAMSFor complete information on home studyprograms, you must directly contact theNBCC Approved Providers who have beenapproved for home study programs. We arenow maintaining a list of these providers onour Web site (on the Continuing Educationpage) and on the NBCC Fax Information Line(1-800-324-6222, request document #4001).Please take advantage of this convenient listto contact these providers and see what theyhave to offer.

RECERTIFICATION NEWS

ANNUAL FEES TO RISE BY $1 PER MONTH—NCC STILL THEMOST ECONOMICAL CREDENTIAL IN COUNSELING

The NBCC Board voted recently to increase the annual fee for the NCCcredential from the current $3 a month to $4 a month beginning inNovember 2001. At the same time, board members voted to decrease thefee for specialty credentials (CCMHC, NCSC, and MAC) to $2.50 amonth from the current $3. This means that NCCs will pay $48 a year,and the three active specialty credentials will each cost $30 a year. This isthe first significant increase for the NCC credential in nearly five years. Itreflects not only a commitment to fiscal responsibility but also increasedservices to NCCs and the public through NBCC’s recently enhanced Website at www.nbcc.org. Even with this increase, the NCC credential is stillthe most economical and portable credential in the field of counseling. ❏

DISCIPLINARYACTIONS

The following NCCs were adjudi-cated by the NBCC Ethics HearingCommittee for violating the NBCCCode of Ethics. Sanctions are listedafter each name.

Robyn Peters, placed on two-yearprobation

Beverly Matthews, placed on two-yearprobation

Robert Goddard, placed on two-yearprobation

Harry Elger, certification suspended fortwo years

Sherry Humphrey, certification revoked

Windee Cagle, certification suspendedfor two years

Jerry Hargrove, certification revoked

OTHER ACTIONS

Surrender of Certification:James LaCoursiere, #50812,

surrendered all NBCC certificationsand designations previously grantedhim, effective May 21, 2000.

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NCC NETWORK

� Richard A. Blumenthal, M.S.,NCC, president of ThinkwellCorp., has recently launchedHypnoSoft, a new Web siteenabling visitors to create acustom, talking hypnosis on theInternet. Thehypnosis, whichis delivered viae-mail, may beused as eitherself-help, or asan integral partof a counselingtreatmentstrategy.Blumenthal’sprior work,embodied innumerous journal articles relatingto Rational Suggestion Therapy(RST), has led directly to thedevelopment of patent pendingHypnoSoft and its use in counsel-ing. HypnoSoft can be found atwww.hypnosoft.com.

� Brenda Crawford-Clark, M.S.,MPH, NCC, is celebrating thepublication of her first book, BodySense: BalancingYour Weight andEmotions (Be-yond WordsPublishing,2001).Crawford-Clarkcombines herwriting andcounselingbackgrounds toprovide a bookthat she says will tell you why dietsdon’t work and what does. She is aformer Florida Counselor of theYear and developer of the interac-tive Web sites: ForgetAboutDiets.

com and RecoveryPaths.com.These sites feature articles onweight concerns, eating disorders,stress, depression, substance abuse,relationships, and parenting. Youcan order her book at her Web siteor through major bookstores. E-mail Crawford-Clark atBrenda@forgetaboutdiets.com.

� David L. Delmonico, Ph.D.,NCC, assistant professor atDuquesne University in Pittsburgh,PA, recently published In theShadows of the Net: Breaking Free ofCompulsive Online Sexual Behaviorby Hazelden Press. A workbooktitled Cybersex Unhooked, alsodistributed by Hazelden, is avail-able as a companion to the book.A graduate of Kent StateUniversity’s Counselor EducationProgram, Delmonico is a nationallyknown authority in the area ofsexually compulsive behaviorincluding cybersex. You maycontact Delmonico atdelmonico@duq.edu or visitwww.hazelden.com for moreinformation about his books.

� Margaret P. Dunbar, NCC,LPC, a private practitioner inMichigan, has published a book,RememberingLove: A Widow’sInside Journey(Pentland Press).The book is apersonal accountof the author’sjourney throughthe loss of herhusband, theresultant widow-hood, and raisingher then six-year-old daughter

alone. The book offers not a how-to guide to healing but an intimateportrait of the so often unspokenfeelings connected with loss, grief,and mourning. To order, callPentland Press at 1-800-948-2786.

� Dorothy McCoy, Ph.D., NCC,LPC, CCBT, AAETS-Diplomateprivate practitioner, has recentlycompleted her fourth CognitiveBehavioral Workbook with theaccompanying relaxation/guidedimagery CD. The workbooks areFear of Flying, Social Phobia,Anxiety Management, and AngerManagement. She is currentlyworking on an additional work-book called Weight Loss: A Side-Effect of Adaptive Wellness. Theworkbooks are designed to be usedby clients and therapists. She is adiplomate with the AmericanAcademy of Experts in TraumaticStress and a Certified CognitiveBehavioral Therapist. Her work-books and CDs may be ordereddirectly from her Web site atwww.Counseling.com/DrMcCoy.

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BrendaCrawford-Clark

Margaret P.Dunbar

Richard A.Blumenthal

State LicensureBoards to Meetat NBCCNBCC will once again host ameeting of representativesfrom state counselor licensureboards at NBCC headquartersin Greensboro, NC, on Febru-ary 22–23, 2002. This will bethe fourth meeting of this kinddesigned to promote communi-cation and cooperation be-tween the leaders inprofessional counselor creden-tialing in the United States.

NBCC BOARD OFDIRECTORSDOROTHY JEFFRIES ANDERSON, NCC, CCMHCTacoma, WashingtonChair

WAYNE L. LANNING, NCC, LPCStillwater, OklahomaChair-Elect

CHARLES F. GRESSARD, NCC, MAC, LPC, LMFTWilliamsburg, VirginaSecretary

LYNN E. BRUESKE, NCC, CCMHC, ACS, LMHCJacksonville, FloridaPast Chair

THOMAS M. COLLINS, NCCStroudsburg, Pennsylvania

M. SYLVIA FERNANDEZ, NCC, NCSC, ACSPembroke Pines, Florida

SYLVIA C. NASSAR-MCMILLAN, NCC, LPCCharlotte, North Carolina

ESTELA M. PLEDGE, NCC, MAC, ACS, LCPC,CADC

Macomb, Illinois

TED ILIFF, EXECUTIVE EDITOR, CNNAtlanta, GeorgiaPublic Member

THOMAS W. CLAWSON, NCC, NCSC, LPCGreensboro, North CarolinaExecutive Director

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COMING IN SPRING 2002

The National Certified Counselor

Call for Nominationsfor Board Positions

Four director positions will be open July 1, 2002, on the NBCC,CCE, and RACC boards. Two positions are open on the NBCCBoard. RACC and CCE each have one position open. Terms ofoffice vary from three to five years. All interested NCCs are encour-aged to apply. Additional information and nomination packets maybe obtained from our Web site at www.nbcc.org and from our NBCCFax-On-Demand Line at 1-800-324-6222, document 6001.

Completed nomination packets MUST be received no later thanMarch 1, 2002.

The NBCC is an organization that values differences in back-ground, perspective, beliefs, and traditions in order to assist a diverseconstituency in offering exemplary and viable counseling services.We seek NCC applicants whose exchange of ideas represents asmany experiential backgrounds as possible.

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