Upcoming Webinars
The Gator vs. the Salamander: Effective Self-Care Strategies for Helping Professionals
As a part of its Innovations in Counseling series, the NBCC Foundation invites you to a free webinar on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, from 1–2 pm EDT. Live webinars are available at no cost, and documentation of 1 clock hour of continuing education is available for registrants who attend the full webinar.
Students, counselors, and counselor educators from underserved communities strive toward providing quality service to clients throughout their journey in the helping profession. Many counselors serve in multiple roles to enhance the lives of others. However, they may not have the same capacity to provide the support and care for themselves as they do for their clients. Helping professionals pouring themselves into others, without taking time to care for themselves, may experience higher stress, depression, anxiety, and other health issues. This could also lead to a negative impact on their relationships with others.
The purpose of this session is to provide a systematic approach to enhancing a professional’s self-awareness, self-confidence, and self-care. Counselors belonging to underserved communities need to maintain balance and practice self-care to consistently pour into so many others without losing themselves in the process. This presentation will provide an interactive learning environment in which attendees will learn about effective ways to practice self-care by learning and utilizing self-care strategies. Participants will gain more insight into investing in their own emotional, spiritual, physical, and mental health and well-being.
After this presentation, participants will be able to:
- understand the importance of maintaining balance by setting healthy boundaries and practicing self-care on a daily basis.
- create a strategic individualized self-care plan to increase self-awareness, self-confidence and self-care.
- learn practical ways to reduce stress, depression, and anxiety related to serving in multiple roles in the counseling profession.
Presenters
Jason Branch, PhD, NCC, ACS, LPC
Dr. Jason Branch has over 20 years of experience in the mental health and counseling profession. Dr. Branch has worked in higher education, community and agency mental health centers, city government, the corporate sector, and substance abuse treatment facilities. Dr. Branch is the Founder and CEO of J. Branch and Associates, a virtual clinical group private practice that provides therapy services to adults, adolescents, couples, and families in multiple states (GA, NJ, PA).
Dr. Branch is a proud 2016 NBCC Minority Fellowship Program Fellow. Dr. Branch is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC), a consultant, and a counselor educator who engages in professional and scholarly work focused on Black male experiences, mentoring, cultural awareness, and increasing the practice of self-care for helping professionals.
Dr. Branch obtained a dual degree in psychology and sociology from the University of West Alabama. He completed his Master of Arts in clinical mental health counseling from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Branch earned his doctorate in counselor education and supervision from Auburn University. Dr. Branch currently serves as an Associate Professor at the California School of Professional Psychology. He resides in San Diego, California, with his wife and two children.
NBCC Foundation has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 805. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NBCC Foundation is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Each state sets its own requirements for licensure, including continuing education requirements to maintain licensure. Questions about CE requirements for state licensure should be directed to your state board. You can find their contact information on our state board directory.
