Upcoming Webinars
Understanding the Embodied Experience and Recovery Strategies for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
As a part of its Innovations in Counseling series, the NBCC Foundation invites you to a no-cost webinar on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, from 1–2 pm EDT. Live webinars are available at no cost, and documentation of one clock hour of continuing education is available for registrants who attend the full webinar.
National statistics indicate that, on average, approximately 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States, equating to more than 10 million women and men. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also emphasized that intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health issue with the potential to have a lifelong impact on an individual’s health and well-being. Furthermore, though violence impacts all, some communities may experience inequities in risk for violence due to certain sociocultural or other institutional or structural circumstances.
This webinar is designed to increase participants’ understanding of the dynamics of IPV when working with victims and/or survivors of abuse with special attention on the embodied experience and strategies for long-term healing and growth. The presenters will provide historical and original research support for the evidence of IPV among the general population and also highlight the unique experiences of marginalized and underrepresented communities impacted by IPV. Finally, the presenters will review key intervention strategies for working with IPV survivors in a clinical setting as clients move toward recovery and journey towards long-term wellness.
After this presentation, participants will be able to:
- increase knowledge of how IPV is defined and its prevalence, including the dynamics of power and control present in abusive relationships.
- increase awareness of IPV present in the general population and unique considerations for marginalized communities.
- integrate clinical interventions in working with IPV survivors, including interventions focused on somatic experiencing and long-term growth.
Presenters
Joy Kelly Phifer, PhD, NCC, ACS, LCMHC, EFT, CCTP
Dr. Joy Kelly Phifer holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in counseling and counselor education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). Her previous degrees include a Master of Science and Specialist in Education dual degree in couple and family counseling, a Bachelor of Science in business administration, and a Bachelor of Arts in dance studies, all from UNCG. Currently, she serves as a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina, treating individuals, couples, and families in an outpatient, private agency setting. Clinically, she maintains special training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) through the Carolina Center for EFT and trauma-specific training as a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) through the International Association of Trauma Professionals and holds the Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) facilitated through the National Board for Certified Counselors. Currently, she serves as a full-time Assistant Professor on the Core Faculty at Concordia University Irvine in the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling and practices as an outpatient counselor with Family Solutions, PLLC in Greensboro, North Carolina. She also serves as an Adjunct Instructor and Clinical Supervisor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Development at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and serves as a fellowship mentor with the NBCC Foundation.
As a counselor educator, Dr. Phifer maintains a special passion for the classroom in providing experiential and transformative experiences for her students, where she enjoys teaching classes in counseling skills, career counseling, sexuality counseling, family violence, and more. Also, Dr. Phifer holds a strong passion for the clinical supervision process in helping developing counselors hone their clinical skills, focusing on providing high-quality therapeutic services for clients. Her areas of research interest primarily relate to the prevention, treatment, and recovery experiences of victims and survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), alongside research implications in couple and family counseling practice—all of which reflect her spiritual calling to the field.
Dr. Phifer is passionate about the performing arts where she enjoys social dancing with her husband and attending live concerts. In her free time, Dr. Phifer enjoys traveling; watching movies full of suspense and drama; and spending time with her husband, James, and new daughter, Ahviana.
Shelley Coleman, PhD, NCC, ALPS
Dr. Shelley Coleman is a Licensed Professional Counselor in West Virginia and holds specialty certifications in Emotionally Focused Therapy and Somatic Experiencing. She is an assistant professor for the Townsend Institute at Concordia University in Irvine, California. Dr. Coleman has been teaching at the Townsend Institute since 2017. She has taught most of the courses in the program and is the SME for Foundations in Marriage and Family Counseling and Human Growth and Development. Dr. Coleman was introduced to Dr. Townsend’s model in 2011 during a yearlong training for counselors with Dr. Townsend in Indiana. She continues to integrate the Townsend Model into her work clinically as well as in the classroom.
As an Emotionally Focused Therapist and Supervisor, Dr. Coleman provides couples and family counseling using Dr. Sue Johnson’s model of EFT and EFFT. This is widely considered the gold standard for couple and family counseling. As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, she uses the work of Dr. Peter Levine for trauma healing work. Again, Dr. Levine’s work is considered a gold standard modality and works with the central nervous system to help the body renegotiate trauma and provide long-lasting healing.
Dr. Coleman owns her own private practice, Valley Counseling and Consulting in Teays Valley, West Virginia. Here she offers counseling and coaching with a variety of populations, both in-person and via telehealth. Her specialties include couple and family counseling, trauma healing, as well as depression, anxiety, and intimate partner violence recovery. Dr. Coleman also offers supervision in Emotionally Focused Therapy as a certified EFT Supervisor and consultation in Somatic Experiencing.
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