Leslie Phillips Seminars®

PAYMENT OPTIONS FOR EACH SEMINAR ARE LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE

Leslie Phillips Seminars® has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6667. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Leslie Phillips Seminars® is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs​.​  Leslie Phillips Seminars® has been approved by the Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners, #0516. 
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PAYMENT OPTIONS FOR EACH SEMINAR ARE LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE

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​ ​​LPC Supervision Series
Live, In Real Time Webinar (Synchronous)
April 2nd - April 4th, 2025
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
24 NBCC CE Hours
(6 in Ethics, 2 in Virtual Supervision) 

This series has been approved by ABEC. 

Learning Objectives:
•Distinguish the various functions of the clinical counseling supervisor in the context of the professional development of counselors in a variety of counseling settings, including specific issues surrounding supervision for license.
•Discuss and integrate a working knowledge of the ABEC rules, regulations, and codes of ethics related to clinical supervision that promotes quality assurance and ethical processes in the area of clinical counselor supervision.
•Discuss common ethical dilemmas related specifically to counselor supervision.
•Identify common models of clinical supervision to include the basic tenets, advantages and disadvantages for each model, including but not limited to virtual supervision.
•Learn how to formulate their own personal model of counselor supervision.
•Learn how to screen potential supervisees to determine if appropriate to provide supervision (i.e., pre-screen interview components, core qualities, personality, contracts)
•Understand different roles and issues involved in the supervisory relationship once established: such as trust, recovery status of counselor and supervisor, the role of power, and the working alliance, supervisee burnout, professional development and proper evaluation, and issues specific to the license process.
•Identify at least four appropriate tools and strategies to evaluate the competency of a supervisee (clinical performance appraisal, telehealth services) and meeting the training/development needs of in ways consistent with clients' welfare (gatekeeping of the profession).

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​ ​​​Ethics in Trauma, Grief, and Loss From A Cultural Perspective
Live, Fully Interactive, REAL TIME Webinar
April 11th, 2025
8:30am-4:15pm 
6 NBCC/SW CE Hours IN ETHICS
PRESENTER: Leslie Phillips, LPC-S, NCC, ACS, BC-TMH​​  

​​Join us, as we address the unique ethical challenges of

addressing trauma, grief and loss.

Learning Objectives:

Expand self-awareness of practitioner morals, values, and beliefs that might create barriers to healthy professional relationships and boundaries with survivors of trauma

Increase cultural awareness when treating trauma, grief and loss with LBGTQ+, African American, Native American/Alaskan Native, Asian Americans, Hispanic/Latin American, Iranian and Arab, and Jewish Communities/Populations

Develop strategies for resolving ethical dilemmas

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The Ethics of Self-Care

Live, Fully Interactive, REAL TIME Webinar
April 14th, 2025

11:00am - 1:00pm

2 NBCC/SW Hours

​​LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Purpose and review of ethical codes (ACA, ABEC, NASW, 2023 NBCC Code of Ethics, ASBSWE) pertaining to Self-Care  
Understand how a counselors lack of self-care directly harms clients and violates the code of ethics
Learn how to identify “The Poor Self-Care Deadly Dozen"  

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Q & A: An Ethical Discussion of the ABEC Adminstrative Code Updates
Live, Fully Interactive, REAL TIME Webinar
April 16th, 2025
11:00am - 1:00pm
2 NBCC/SW Hours 

Join me in a discussion regarding the results of the ABEC March 2025 Board Meeting involving proposed rule changes, and how to be ethically compliant as a licensee. 

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Learning Objectives:

Discuss concerns with proposed rule changes and current ABEC administrative code, laws, and rules and how to be compliant as a licensed counselor in the state of Alabama. 

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​​Love Fraud: An In Depth Look At The Narcissistic Abuse Cycle
Live, Fully Interactive, REAL TIME Webinar
April 18th, 2025
8:30am-4:15pm 
6 NBCC/SW CE Hours

PRESENTER: Leslie Phillips, LPC-S, NCC, ACS, BC-TMH

​​LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Recognize signs and symptoms of narcissism in relationships
Learn about the 4 main categories and 7 subtypes of the narcissism in abusive relationships
Identify the 4 stages of the narcissistic abuse cycle and the tactics within each stage utilized to control the victim 
Identify the 10 stages of gaslighting, love bombing and trauma bonding and its effect on the victim
Discuss common self-sabotaging behaviors of survivors and appropriate interventions
Discuss appropriate treatment methods for survivors of narcissistic abuse

PAYMENT OPTIONS FOR EACH SEMINAR ARE LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE 

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The Ethical Conundrum of Working With OR For Difficult Colleagues
Live, Fully Interactive, REAL TIME Webinar
April 23rd, 2025
11:00am-1:00pm 
2 NBCC/SW CE Hours in ETHICS

PRESENTER: Leslie Phillips, LPC-S, NCC, ACS, BC-TMH

As a mental health professional, we have an ethical duty to protect our clients from harm. But what if the harm is coming from “inside the organization?”  What if the difficulty we are experiencing is not from the clients, but from another licensed colleague?  A licensed executive team member?  Join us as we learn more about how to navigate difficult colleagues in an ethical manner!  

Learning Objectives:
List the troubling behaviors that are commonly revealed in co-worker, colleague, or supervisory relationships;  
Discuss strategies to address troubling behaviors that appear to violate counseling and social work ethics
Review ABEC, ACA, Alabama Board of Examiners in Social Work and NASW Code of Ethics regarding interactions with colleagues  
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Preserving Life: Ethical Perspectives in Treating Suicidality
Live, Fully Interactive, REAL TIME Webinar
April 25th, 2025
8:30am-4:15pm 
6 NBCC/SW CE Hours in ETHICS
PRESENTER: Leslie Phillips, LPC-S, NCC, ACS, BC-TMH

Introduction: The US suicide rate has increased 30% since 2005. Suicide is now the 10th-leading cause of death in the US. Mental health professionals are frequently called upon to identify those at highest risk and intervene appropriately. Every clinician rightly fears being sued for malpractice, even those who practice ethically.  What about confidentiality? Duty to Warn? Informed Consent?  Join us as we discuss this and more! 

Learning Objectives:

•Define the five core competencies of ethical practice
•Describe the ethical challenges of working with suicidal persons
•Learn how to incorporate appropriate ethical guidelines from the ACA and ABEC Code of Ethics for duty to protect considerations and considerations related to privacy and confidentiality when working with suicidal persons.
•Expand self-awareness of practitioner attitudes, morals, values, and beliefs about suicide that might create barriers to healthy professional relationships and boundaries with survivors
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Exploring the Ethics Involved With Treating Eating Disorders
Live, Fully Interactive, REAL TIME Webinar
April 29th, 2025
11:00am-1:00pm 
2 NBCC/SW CE Hours 

Ethics is a foundation of eating disorder care. It provides a outline for clinical decision-making and practice. What are some of the unique dilemmas that face providers? If you are in recovery, is self-disclosure an effective tool?  Join us as we explore key ethical principles and dilemmas facing eating disorder treatment providers. 

Learning Objectives: 
Identify Ethical principles and dilemmas in the treatment of eating disorders.
Explore how self-disclosure of therapists in recovery affects eating disorder treatment and counselor self-care.

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​​Ethical Considerations Of Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Counseling
Live, Fully Interactive, REAL TIME Webinar
April 30th, 2025
11:00am-1:00pm 
2 NBCC/SW CE Hours in ETHICSEthical Considerations Of Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Counseling
Live, Fully Interactive, REAL TIME Webinar
April 30th, 2025
11:00am-1:00pm 
2 NBCC/SW CE Hours in ETHICS
PRESENTER: Leslie Phillips, LPC-S, NCC, ACS, BC-TMH  

Are you curious about the ethics involved with using AI to complete your documentation? Join us as we explore this topic further. 

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the ethical concerns of AI use in counseling sessions (competency, transparency) Discuss HIPAA requirements in relation to AI and if AI needs to be addressed with clients

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About Leslie Phillips, LPC-S, NCC, ACS, BC-TMH
​Dare to Dream is owned by Leslie Phillips and works with those who "Dare to Dream" to reach their goals. Leslie Phillips is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Counseling Supervisor, a Nationally Certified Counselor, Approved Clinical Supervisor and a Board Certified Telemental Health Provider. She has been in the field of mental health since 1997, and has over 15 years of Clinical Experience, providing services in the Huntsville, Guntersville, Arab, Decatur, Athens, and Moulton Alabama areas.  Leslie has a Master's Degree in Counseling and Psychology from the University of West Alabama.  Her experience includes counseling in a variety of settings, ranging from private practice to professional organizations, as well as mental health centers. Leslie has experience in supervising and managing mental health programs, staffs, and subsequent services, as well as ensuring quality assurance and performance improvement. She also has experience in providing training for mental health professionals. Leslie oversees the program "Leslie Phillips Seminars®" which hosts continuing education seminars for mental health professionals, primarily hosted in the Northern Alabama area as this program is an NBCC approved continuing education provider, and an Alabama SW continuing education approved provider. In addition to this practice, Leslie has provided supervision for those seeking state of Alabama LPC licensure since 2011. Leslie also teaches Undergraduate Psychology and Human Service courses with Columbia College.

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​​​REGISTER AT BOTTOM AFTER READING REFUND POLICY​​

​REFUND, CANCELLATION, CERTIFICATE, POSTPONEMENT,  REFUSAL OF SERVICE , ACCOMMODATIONS POLICIES: 

Refunds: If a refund is requested by the participant, a partial refund, minus a $25.00 adminstrative fee will be provided regardless of the time period of when the request is received for all seminars in which the registration fee charged was $70 or more. If the seminar was under $70, customers will be given a refund of 50% of what was charged/paid. Additionally, a credit card fee will be assessed to all refunds, to cover the cost of PayPal and/or Stripe processing charges on credit cards (these fees usually range from 2.2% – 2.9% of the total conference cost depending on PayPal and or Stripe's current algorithm utilized at the time of payment). 

​Customer Cancellations:​  All cancellation requests must be in writing, thus emailed to leslie@daretodreamlife.com is preferred. No refunds will be issued if received less than 2 weeks of the event.  Please note if a participant fails to contact us as well as fails to appear for the seminar, no refunds will be issued, nor will attendance of another seminar be allowed. Regarding live webinar events, we do not provide refunds due to the following: (1) Attendee technology problems: It is the responsibility of the webinar attendee to test their computer setup prior to the start of the webinar. If a technical failure at your location (work, home, other locations of your preference) prevents access to the live webinar, you are not eligible for a refund. If the technical problem is due to our error, we will consider issuing a refund.  (2) Attendee email issues: Refunds will not be issued in cases where an attendee did not receive the webinar login instruction email due to issues like restricted emails, bounced emails, or any other system issues. It is the attendee’s responsibility to contact us if they don’t receive the required login information at least 48 hours prior to the start time of the webinar. (3) No shows: Attendees who do not participate in the live webinar will not be entitled to a refund.

Company Cancellations:  If Leslie Phillips Seminars® cancels a seminar, a full refund will be given. Leslie Phillips Seminars® reserves the right to cancel any seminar for any reason deemed appropriate.  
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Postponements: At times, postponing a seminar may be unavoidable (such as illness of a presenter, family tragedy, etc). If a seminar is postponed, all registered will have the option to attend the seminar on the newly scheduled date, or have their registration transferred to another seminar of their choice within the next 6 months. No refunds will be given. If a seminar is not attended within that 6 month period, attendance of another seminar is forfeited. 

Certificates: If a customer loses, misplaces, or otherwise cannot find their certificate that was originally provided which includes incidents of email returns or non-responses due to supplying us with an incorrect email address at the time of registration and attendance of webinars, Leslie Phillips Seminars® will provide an additional certificate electronically with an administrative charge of $30.00. This includes if a customer contacts us to state they did not receive their certificate by email and we can provide documentation that it was sent to the email address provided at the time of registration.  Please contact leslie@daretodreamlife.com for further instructions.

ADDITIONAL RESEARCH FEE: While we understand that mishaps occur, unfortunately we have received an increase in customers contacting us, stating they know they attended a seminar, but do not know the date or the title of the seminar. In this instance, they are requesting staff to look through records for large spans of time, often including an entire year or more, to determine their attendance and then send duplicate certificates. This creates additional time for staff, outside of the norm, when a customer does not know the date and/or title of the seminar. Therefore, an additional fee of $20.00 will be charged in cases such as these and will be due BEFORE staff begin this review process.  If a customer requests a certificate to be mailed through the United States Postal Service, Leslie Phillips Seminars ® will mail the certificate with an administrative charge of $40.00. Customers may contact leslie@daretodreamlife.com for futher instructions.

Refusal of Service: We may bar access to any service immediately, without prior notice or liability, under our sole discretion, without limitation, including but not limited to a breach of the Terms listed on our website. We may bar access to any service if Dare to Dream Services/Leslie Phillips Seminars believes that a customer conduct violates applicable law or is harmful to the interests of Dare to Dream Services/Leslie Phillips Seminars® and its subsidiaries. A violation that is harmful to the interests of Dare to Dream Services/Leslie Phillips Seminars® includes but is not limited to: Video recording of live seminars (regardless of format), taking pictures of the screen during live presentations, copying of seminar materials given during attendance (handouts and other documentation) for distribution in a commercial capacity and/or using in a competitors seminar business without written permission of Dare to Dream/Leslie Phillips Seminars®.

BY ENROLLING, REGARDLESS OF PAYMENT METHOD, MEANS YOU AGREE TO AND WILL ADHERE TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS LISTED ON THIS WEBSITE AS WELL WE THE POLICIES LISTED ABOVE. 

PAYMENT OPTIONS -  We accept payments via check or credit card at this time. 

Credit Card: Scroll down to the bottom and follow the directives to pay now by credit card.

PERSONAL AND BUSINESS CHECKS:
If you wish to register for a training utilizing a personal or business check, please mail a check to Leslie Phillips, 548 WILSON ROAD, LACEYS SPRING, AL 35754.  Include with the check your name as it needs to be on your certificate, your mailing address, your telephone number, your email address (so we can send you confirmation details), and the name of the seminar you wish to register for.  Please be aware that until the check has been received, seats will be open for purchase. The fastest way to secure a seat for a training is through credit card payment payment options below. We no longer ACCEPT PURCHASE ORDERS.  Thank you for your understanding.

A service charge of $35.00 will be assessed on all checks returned by the bank for any reason. Re-payment of the returned check must be made by cash, cashier’s check, or money order only.

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​Accommodation/Modification Seminar Requests

Dare to Dream Services/Leslie Phillips Seminars® ADA Course Modification Policy

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Dare to Dream Services/Leslie Phillips Seminars® is committed to ensuring that there is no discrimination against individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of Dare to Dream Services/Leslie Phillips Seminars® goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations.  In furtherance of this commitment, Dare to Dream Services/Leslie Phillips Seminars® will offer seminars in an accessible manner to individuals with disabilities.  42 U.S.C. § 12189; 28 C.F.R. § 36.309.  Dare to Dream Services/Leslie Phillips Seminars® will make modifications as are necessary to ensure that the place and manner in which the seminar is given are accessible to individuals with disabilities.  Dare to Dream Services/Leslie Phillips Seminars® will provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services for persons with impaired sensory, manual, or speaking skills, unless we can demonstrate that offering a particular auxiliary aid or service would fundamentally alter the seminar or would result in an undue burden. (Undue burden is defined by ADA as "significant difficulty or expense"). If a specific communications method would be an undue burden, Dare to Dream Services/Leslie Phillips Seminars® will provide an effective alternative, if there is one. Dare to Dream Services/Leslie Phillips Seminars® will administer seminars that are accessible to individuals with disabilities or make alternative accessible arrangements.  Alternative arrangements will provide comparable conditions to those provided for nondisabled individuals, such as, for example, the same opportunity to interact with an instructor, and ask questions.  28 C.F.R. § 36.309(c)(4)-(5). 

The ADA Course Modification Coordinator is Leslie Phillips, LPC-S, NCC, ACS, BC-TMH.  Leslie Phillips is authorized to receive and review requests for modifications, auxiliary aids or services and can be reached at leslie@daretodreamlife.com.

Accommodations/Modifications Requests must be received in writing 60 days prior to the seminar date of choice for proper determination and resolution. Requests must be emailed to Leslie Phillips,  leslie@daretodreamlife.com. Within one week of receiving a request, Dare to Dream Services/Leslie Phillips Seminars® through its ADA Course Modification Coordinator, will adhere to the following procedures for considering the request:

(1) Grant the request;  

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(2) Make a narrowly tailored request for more information about the request and, within three (3) days of receiving the information, grant or deny the request; 

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(3) Deny the request upon establishing that offering the particular auxiliary aid or service would fundamentally alter the seminar or would result in an undue burden, and/or offer alternative accessible arrangements.
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