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Upcoming Presentations:

April 24th: HELP! I Have A Teenage Daughter: Topics: Body Image/Self-image by Keisha Howard; Myths, Facts, and What To Do About Self-injury by Lori Vann, LPCS, and The Truth About Teens and Sex and What Parents Can Do by Phyllis Bisch, LPC

It is FREE to Moms of Teen Girls!

Time: 9am-12pm                Location: Webb Chapel Church of Christ

MUST RSVP by April 10th!  Spacing is LIMITED! 

E-mail me to RSVP: Lori@lorivann.com

Topics on Which I have Spoken:

Abuse Education (sexual, physical, neglect, & emotional and its impact)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): an overview

Anger Management, Assertiveness Training

*Boundaries, Enabling, Co-dependency, Self-esteem Improvement

Boundaries in the Workplace

The Problem with Cheating (Infidelity)

Depression: Identification and Treatment

Do Not Judge, Lest Ye Be Judged

Drug Education

Eating Disorders Overview

Ethics Training: Ethical issues for counselors who work with adolescents & documentation strategies

Guidelines for Counseling Interns

How to Have a Happier and Less Stressful Holiday Season

Mean Girls and their victims

Parenting Basics from before conception to the teen years

*Perfectionism-Control Issues

*Self-mutilation/self-injury--writing a book on the topic

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Education

*Stress Management with Anxiety Disorder Education and Management

Suicide Education

Surviving the Holidays

*denotes a speciality of Ms. Vann's             

                                                                                

Radio Programs on KWRD Dallas-Ft. Worth

-Divorce and children

-Depression

-Enabling

-Where is God When Bad Things Happen?

-Surviving the Holidays

-What Addiction Do You Have?   

Other radio and internet broadcasts:

-Talk97: part of expert panel on cheating

-DeserveWhatYouWant.com: podcast on Boundaries in Dating-signs of unsafe people  

Movies:

Filmed as a relationship expert for Relationships 901

                                                                              

Groups/Organizations/Hospitals to Which I have Spoken:

--Records and Information Management Office Business Luncheon (ARMA networking meeting)--Speaking on Boundaries in the Workplace 2/10/2010 almost 40 in attendance, one of their largest gatherings they have had in several months

--Collin County Council on Family Violence: The Legacy of Emotional Abuse: Its Impact on Perfectionsim and Self-injury October 16, 2009, over 50 counselors, social workers, probation officers, and the public in attendance. Third time to present for this conference.

http://www.ccc-fv.org/calendar/conference.htm

--Millwood and Hickory Trail Hospitals: 3 Hour presentation on Self-injury on Sept. 18th in Grand Prairie, approx. 130 in attendance

--Northern Tarrant County Mental Health Professionals Sept. 11 meeting on Perfectionism   http://www.ntmhp.org/

--Carrollton Church of Christ Ladies' Retreat: Stress Management Aug. 29th

-Northern MetroCounseling Association Counseling ConferenceJune 19, 2009--Self-injury education  http://www.northernmetroca.org/index.htm

-First Fridays at Excel Center in Lewisville June 5, 2009--case presentation on self-injury 

-Dallas County Community College: El Centro March 2009--Parenting

-Women of Visionary Influence (WOVI) State Conference, 10/2008: Boundaries

-Galaxy Center's 9th Annual Family Matters Conference, Sept. 2008: Self-injury

-University Behavioral Health Hospital's WebEx on-line seminar--90 min Ethics

-Mental Health America's 32nd Annual Adolescent Symposium: presented on Perfectionism (two time presenter) 

http://www.mhadallas.org/pdf/2008_BrochureFinal.pdf

-Dallas’ Mental Health Associations’ 31st Annual Adolescent Symposium-presented to over 130+ participantson self-mutilation

http://www.mhadallas.org/pdf/2007_adbrochure.pdf

-2 timepresenter for Collin County Council on Family Violence: 4th& 5thAnnual Facing Family Violence Conferences: both topics were self-injury

-North Central Texas Counseling Association 50+ attendees: Self-injury 

-The Parenting Center of Ft.Worth: 3 hour presentation on self-injury

-Timberlawn Mental Health Systems’ Outpatient Clinics--Self-injury; Boundaries; Stress Management; Anger Management

-Baylor Grapevine Hospital: Suicide Education--focus on assessment

-Grand PrairieBoot Camp: 6 Hour Parenting Class

-After School Program in Grand Prairie: various programs

-DallasBaptist Childcare Workers’ Conference: ADHD Education

-Dayspring Counseling Center: various programs on self-injury, ecstasy education, issues not taught in graduate school, boundaries, etc.

-Jacob’s Ladder Community Education Event (in conjunction with the Urban League): Parenting education--warning signs of a child in trouble

-Tough Love of Grand Prairie

-Lions Club of Grand Prairie

-Church Youth Group in Lewisville: education on suicide, self-injury

                                                                                                                           

School Districts:

-Azle ISD 6 hour Faculty training on self-injury, mean girls/bullying, perfectionism, esteem building 

-Godley Independent School District: Self-injury

-Grand Prairie ISD counselors and teachers: Self-injury

-Alternative School for GPISD

-Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District's Counselors: Perfectionism

-Lewisville Independent School District’s Counselors 110+ attendees: Mean Girls

-R.L.Turner High School (part of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD): Drug education, Abuse Identification (physical, sexual, emotional)

 Colleges:                                                                                                

-El Centro College: Parenting Education--focus on Boundaries & Discipline

-Collin County Community College District--faculty and staff: Self-injury

-North Lake College: Self-injury 4x with some eating disorder education, 6 hour presentation for Continuing Education Dept. on Boundaries

-North Texas Central College: Parenting Education

Additional Seminars I am available to speak to your group on the following topics

-Anxiety Issues and Management

-Communication Issues—How to Have a Disagreement

-Control Issues: learning to let go

-Depression/Bipolar/SAD

-Divorce Issues

-Gambling Addiction

-Mental Health Education, including the relationship between work & mental illness

-Pre-marital Issues that everyone needs to assess before saying "I Do"

-Pre-parenting—What You Should Know Before Having a Child

-Parenting Adolescents

-Parenting Pre-teens

-Sexual Boundaries and its Impact on Self-esteem

-Sex, STD, and Pregnancy Education

Note: Many of these topics can be presented from a Christian counseling perspective

Let me design a program that will fit your organization's needs!  Discounted rates available for schools,  colleges, and churhes!

See my info on www.gigsalad.com/lmvspeaking