Join MENTOR Virginia and your mentoring program peers on Wednesday, November 17th from 9:00 – 10:00 am at Community Coffee Hour! We’ll be joined by four licensed mental health professionals for a panel discussion on how mentors and mentoring programs can help youth manage anxiety and depression. Here is a sneak peek of some of the questions our panelists will be answering:
- How can adult mentors and volunteers support young people who are struggling with mental health?
- What resources can mentors and programs connect young people / their families with when they are struggling with mental health?
- What is the best way for mentors to check in with young people about their mental health?
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Please register to participate, and pass the registration link along to any mentoring or youth development professionals who you think would be interested. The more the merrier!
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Janine Canaday, LPC, LCPC is the founder and owner of Living Wellness, LLC, a small psycho-therapy group practice. She is licensed as a Professional Counselor (LPC and LCPC) in both Virginia and Maryland, respectively. Upon graduating from the University of Virginia with a bachelor’s in psychology, she pursued her master’s degree from Argosy University in community counseling.
Her desire to create an environment for clients to experience hope, healing and balance in life paved the way for the start of her career. She has been serving in the mental health field for over 15 years providing care in the DMV area including working firsthand with clients in the community, in their homes, schools, homeless shelters and housing programs. Today, her passion to help others largely focuses on empowering women and teen girls to win in life. She currently provides professional counseling to this population by highlighting their individual strengths, values and power from within to heal. While using an integrative holistic model, she focuses on mind, body and soul health as an integral part of treatment.
Janine is also the founder of The Balance Box, LLC which showcases her line of self-care products. As a way to help others, she created and designed several card decks on topics of depression, anxiety, mindfulness skills and self-esteem that include strategies, tools and activities to practice daily when feeling overwhelmed. In addition, she makes relaxing bath salts with fragrant scents and aromatherapy bracelets that can be combined with essential oils for a therapeutic experience when feeling stressed. She believes it is vital to our well-being to be intentional about engaging in consistent self-care!
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James Harris, LMHP attended St Paul’s College and has a BA in Psychology. After his freshman year, he joined the Army. James has eight years of service with an honorable discharge. He has two deployments, one to Iraq and one to Afghanistan. After his military duty, he earned an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) from South University. He is a Licensed Mental Health Professional. He is a member of Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society (CSI), American Counselors Association (ACA), Richmond Area Counselors Association (RACA), and board member of National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI-CVA).
James is a multi-entrepreneur in Richmond, VA. He works in community-based services in the inner-cities, sits on FAPT team meetings for DSS and at schools. He works in private practice and has started an international movement called Men to Heal. Men to Heal assists men with focusing on their overall wellness, mental, emotional and physical health. James also conducts speaking engagements for various companies around the country and internationally. He owns The HEALing Hub (@the_healing_hub-rva), which offers outpatient therapy, massages, yoga, mindfulness, and seminars.
James is the author of a book titled, Man Just Express Yourself, which is an interactive guide for men. His YouTube channel, Men to Heal, provides insight on wellness topics and offers assistance for therapists, families, and anyone interested in wellness. Find him on IG:@men_to_heal
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Dr. Robinson, CSOTP, CSAC has been in the field of psychology for about 20 years. She began working with the intellectually disabled population and moved into the private sector. She has experience working with children and families. She has experience with providing therapy for people who have sexually offended and been victims of sexual trauma. She also has experience with providing treatment to people who have substance abuse issues. She and her husband are the current owners of NK Robinson Enterprises, LLC.
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Kia Simpkins, LPC, the owner of Building Bridges Therapeutic & Consulting Services, LLC (804-454-0306) is a Licensed Professional Counselor. Kia honorably served in the U.S. Army for 11 years. She is a combat veteran, who after the completion of her service obligation, completed her master’s degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. Kia has worked in various mental health settings including intensive in-home, crisis intervention, outpatient therapy, and developmental services. She has specializations in anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship counseling, counseling for veterans, and integrating the Christian faith/Biblical perspective into treatment. Kia assists children, individuals, families, and couples.
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Let's Talk About Program Evaluation on 11/4! |
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Take a lunch break on Thursday, Nov. 4th and join us for Q&A time with expert mentoring program evaluator, John Harris. Evaluation doesn’t have to be complicated, and to prove it, John will join us in his famous Hawaiian shirt to help demystify the process and answer questions like:
- How can my program get started with program evaluation or take our evaluation to the next level?
- How much should my program be budgeting for evaluation?
- If my program doesn’t have a budget, how can we still do evaluation?
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Last Chance to Register for MENTOR Virginia & VPOST’s 2021 Virtual Conference |
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This year’s conference theme authentically speaks to the enduring journey we are all on. Are We There Yet?!: Cultivating Joy on the Long and Winding Road is a humorous and honest nod to the collective fatigue from constant adaptation. Join us for two days of professional development workshops, keynote speakers, and networking opportunities with the goal of cultivating joy for the mentoring and out-of-school time communities in Virginia!
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