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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The Ethics of Working With Unlikeable Cilents

Live, Interactive Webinar in Real Time
March 1st, 2024
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
2 NBCC/SW CE HOURS 

​(2 CE HOURS IN ETHICS)


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


Counselors are human. We all have likes, dislikes and triggers. What happens when you do not like your client? Many counselors will find themselves working with clients who bring up negative emotions for them, ranging from dislike to frustration.  How do you remain ethical? Join us to learn more!

Learning Objectives:
Review ACA and NASW Code of Ethics regarding how to handle “unlikeable” clients
Discuss “liking” versus “accepting”  and learn ethical strategies to effectively counter difficult behaviors



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The Ethics of Clinical Supervision
Live, Interactive Webinar in Real Time
March 15th, 2024
8:30 am - 4:15 pm
6 NBCC/SW CE HOURS In Ethics of Supervision
Presenter: Leslie Phillips, LPC-S, NCC, ACS, BC-TMH

  

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Are you a supervisor? A licensure supervisor? Wondering if you should take that next step in your career? This is the workshop for you!  Need Ethics hours for licensure? THIS MEETS THAT REQUIREMENT.  Need hours specifically in supervision to meet board CE requirements? THIS ALSO MEETS THAT REQUIREMENT. What if one workshop could meet both your ethics AND supervision CE requirements? This one does just that! Come join us as we learn the following:


Learning Objectives:


•Be able to distinguish between the roles and functions of administrative supervision, clinical supervision, summative feedback,  and formative feedback.
•Examine the 7 different types of power and their ethical role in clinical supervision.
•Identify appropriate ethical components to evaluate competency and developmental needs of a supervisee.
•Examine the ethical concerns of a supervisor’s role in “gatekeeping”
•Review current ABEC and ASBOSW Board requirements of clinical supervision for licensure
•Discuss and integrate a working knowledge of the codes of ethics (ABEC, ASBOSWE) related to clinical supervision that promotes quality assurance and ethical processes
•Discuss common ethical dilemmas related to clinical practitioner and clinical supervisor self-care


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Narcissistic Abuse Cycle: How To Help Clients
Live, Interactive Webinar in Real Time
March 20th, 2024
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
2 NBCC/SW CE HOURS 
Presenter: Leslie Phillips, LPC-S, NCC, ACS, BC-TMH​


​Learning Objectives:


                            Recognize signs and symptoms of narcissism in relationships                                                             (4 stages, trauma bonding, gas lighting and more)
                  Discuss appropriate treatment options for survivors of narcissistic abuse

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Grief and Loss: A Strength Based Perspective
Live, Interactive Webinar in Real Time
March 26th, 2024
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
2 NBCC/SW CE HOURS 
Presenter: Leslie Phillips, LPC-S, NCC, ACS, BC-TMH 


Learning Objectives:​ 

Define grief, anticipatory grief, acute grief, integrated grief, and complicated grief
Learn grief reactions by age and cultural considerations of death
Explore “moral injury” for those working on the front lines of the health profession
  Learn at least 2 coping skills to impart to clients coping with grief

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Lunch and Learn Series:

Shattered Sanctuaries:

Illuminating the Parallels Between Domestic Violence and Religious Trauma
Live, Interactive Webinar in Real Time
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
12:00pm-1pm 
1 NBCC/SW CE HOUR
Presenter: Cassie Parker, ALC, NCC

 Under the Supervision of Leslie Phillips, LPC-S, NCC, ACS, BC-TMH  


Learning Objectives: 

1-Increase clinicians' awareness of the systemic similarities between domestic violence and religious trauma.

2- Empower clinicians to integrate their increased awareness of the intersect between these systems of oppression into their clinical practice.


Cassie Parker is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Alabama. She has been providing Mental Health services to the communities of North Alabama since 2017. She holds a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of North Alabama. She enjoys any opportunity for professionals to come together in the pursuit of increasing the quality of care provided to the individuals they serve. Upon graduating and beginning to work in the field, she came to identify that a large percentage of both children and adults within the community would benefit from trauma specific informed care. Resulting in Cassie beginning her pursuit of trauma informed modalities. 
She has worked in: community mental health (as a case manager), The school system (as a county wide mental health counselor), Private group practice (as a counselor for individuals and families), as well as providing care exclusively to school personnel through contracted services. Cassie now holds training in EMDR and Theraplay. She is currently pursuing continued training for the integration of somatic approaches into clinical applications and works out of her own private practice. 


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​​Your Licensing Board Wasn't Kidding! The ABC’s of Ethics and Professionalism.
Live, Interactive Webinar in Real Time
March 29th, 2024
8:30 am - 4:15 pm
6 NBCC/SW CE HOURS IN ETHICS
Presenter: Leslie Phillips, LPC-S, NCC, ACS, BC-TMH 

Learning Objectives: 
´Distinguish the difference between ethics, morals, and values
´Learn the purpose and limitations of Ethical Codes
´Overview of Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling (ABEC), American Counseling Association (ACA), Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners, (ASBOSWE), NASW code of ethics and standards of practice and telehealth.
´Review and discuss the most recent disciplinary actions listed on Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling (ABEC), and Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners, (ASBOSWE) websites.
´Describe legal and ethical best practices when working in a virtual setting.


 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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​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). All cancellations 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 24 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.

Cancellations:  If Leslie Phillips Seminars® cancels a seminar, a full refund will be given. Leslie Phillips Seminars® reserves the right to cancel any seminar due to low enrollment. 

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.  In this instance, Customers may utilize the buy it now option on our website at www.daretodreamlife.com or contact leslie@daretodreamlife.com to pay by check.

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 create and send 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.  
2.   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 utilize the buy it now option on our website at www.daretodreamlife.com or contact leslie@daretodreamlife.com to pay by check.
​Certificates: It is the policy and procedure of Leslie Phillips Seminars® to provide our customers with their certificate at the end of each seminar.  Because we provide this in person, at the conclusion of all seminars, the following policy is adhered to:
1.     If a customer loses, misplaces, fails to get their certificate before leaving for the day, or otherwise cannot find their certificate that was originally provided at their seminar, Leslie Phillips Seminars® will provide an additional certificate electronically with an administrative charge of $30.00.  Customers may utilize the buy it now option on our website at www.daretodreamlife.com or contact leslie@daretodreamlife.com to pay by check. 
2.   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 utilize the buy it now option on our website at www.daretodreamlife.com or contact leslie@daretodreamlife.com to pay by check.

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, 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 live 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. 

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PERSONAL AND BUSINESS CHECKS:
If you wish to register for a training utilizing a personal check, please mail a check to Leslie Phillips, LPC-SC, NCC, 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 offer seat holding services for individuals.  However, if you are a business and are sending employees:  Please contact us if you need a W9 form for your database.  If you are utilizing a Purchase Order, please email leslie@daretodreamlife.com for more information.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.


If you wish to pay via phone, please call (256) 690-4982. 


​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.  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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