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Diversity in Parenting
Success Stories Kelly Higdon Success Stories Kelly Higdon

Diversity in Parenting

Every time a training opportunity comes up, as a private practice owner, you have to decide if it is worth the time and energy. Let’s be honest, we are always growing and changing as clinicians, improving our skills. We could be learning all the time. We don’t know about you, but many conferences are boring. They are either too broad, or so niched they don’t apply.

Mercedes Samudio, LCSW is a bootcamper who is a thought leader in parenting. She saw a gap in education for therapists and decided to fill it with her Diversity in Parenting Conference. This is a conference that is reflective of the diversity in presenters and topics. But why a parenting conference? Because all of our clients have parents and to understand the diverse ways that families are formed and that children are raised helps us become better therapists to our clients.

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How do you find therapist conferences?
Miranda Palmer Miranda Palmer

How do you find therapist conferences?

I never knew how many therapist conferences there were until I started actively looking for them. To be honest, I had always assumed there were just a few conferences for therapists a year. I mean... we are therapists! Yes, there would always be lots of random trainings- but an entire conference? 

Hundreds of Therapist Conferences

There are literally hundreds of therapist conferences every year! Conferences can be a fabulous way to get away and get some excellent training... or they can be a huge waste of time and energy. You can be stuck sitting in entry level trainings that never get to the meat. Or, like me you could watch someone cry on command as part of their sales pitch process to the attendees- ick! 

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Kelly Higdon Kelly Higdon

Thank you to the 2015 Most Awesome Conference Sponsors

We absolutely loved every single moment of the Most Awesome Conference for Therapists. And it wasn't because everything went off without a hitch! For example, I was hobbling around with a GIANT swollen foot because I stepped on a bee while setting up the day before (note to self: put your shoes on!) 

However, the way that people made powerful change and shifts was like nothing I've ever seen at at a conference. It truly has been ah-mazing. We couldn't have done any of it without our sponsors. Watch the video to learn more about why participants said this was the absolutely best conference they have ever attended. 

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16 Reasons Therapists are Attending the Most Awesome Conference
Miranda Palmer Miranda Palmer

16 Reasons Therapists are Attending the Most Awesome Conference

Kelly, Joe, and I were all together in Orlando, Fl for the American Counseling Association's Annual Conference. As we were chatting, we thought we'd ask a question to the attendees who've already signed up for the Most Awesome Conference for Therapists. The answers we received gave us chills! 

Reason #1: Connecting with Therapists Who Practice Abundance

I signed up for the conference because being around fellow business owners that practice abundance and encouragement fills me up! The greatest benefit so far is expanding and deepening the online relationships I've made. Anna Osborn, LMFT www.annaosbornmft.com

Reason #2: This is a rite of passage

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4 Awesome Lessons from the American Counseling Association Conference
Miranda Palmer Miranda Palmer

4 Awesome Lessons from the American Counseling Association Conference

#1. Get to know people.

Don't just focus on trading business cards or looking for people that can support you- focus on really getting to know people you are drawn to. Let relationships develop naturally and you might be amazed at some of the opportunities that will develop. Example: I met an amazing presenter and private practice owner from Russia and was able to sit down and interview him about positive psychotherapy and the challenges of developing a private practice in Russia (not much different than the rest of the World!) To do this week: Call 2 people in your area and really attempt to get to know them.

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Where Good Ideas Happen
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Where Good Ideas Happen

Wonderful, lazy Sunday listening to National Public Radio (NPR) and was surprised to hear a fantastic TedTalk that I had heard before and how inspired I was this beautiful afternoon. I have so many ideas swirling around, but the long and the short of it is- we are made to live and think in community.
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