Upcoming Webinars

ESSENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS:   Discussing the Recent AUCCCD Position Paper 
(For AUCCCD Members)
September 22 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM EST - REGISTER
September 26 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST - REGISTER

As counseling centers on college campuses navigate the current tumultuous impacts of national and global issues that impact our work, it remains important to attend to the ever-evolving role of the counseling center on college and university campuses, addressing issues that have been salient over the past decade.  This webinar will review key points from the AUCCCD Position Paper ESSENTIAL: The Roles and Impacts of the University and College Counseling Center, highlighting the many essential roles that centers can have on their campuses, and exploring some considerations and questions likely to emerge from more senior college administrators  about these roles and how they might be realized at your institution.   Our aim is to offer directors some concepts and strategies, from both seasoned counseling center Directors and an Assistant Vice President for Health and Wellbeing, toward promoting ongoing discussion among fellow directors about the direction of our profession---- and between directors and their staff members regarding the challenges and opportunities you encounter in leading efforts related to mental health on your campuses.   

THE ESSENTIAL ROLES OF COLLEGE COUNSELING CENTERS:  How on-campus mental health services impact student success and the greater campus community
(For Higher Education Administrators)
October 3 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST - REGISTER

As Higher Education navigates the current tumultuous impacts of national and global issues on colleges and universities, attending to the challenges of the past decade regarding the success and wellbeing of students remains a highly salient and important priority.   Following the release by AUCCCD of the position paper ESSENTIAL: The Roles and Impacts of the University and College Counseling Center, this webinar will review key points from that paper, examples of how the ideas presented can be implemented, and acknowledge necessary considerations needed in defining the roles of the college counseling center in Higher Education.  A foundational assumption from this position paper is the need for an integrated and coordinated ecology of support for students.  To that end, this webinar will feature insights from seasoned college or university counseling center Directors, including an Assistant Vice President for Health and Wellbeing, offering Higher Education professionals some considerations to inform dialogue about the current and potential roles of campus counseling centers that are essential in advancing the ideals and aspirations of Higher Education.  

Presenters:

Lynn Braun, MA, PCC-S, LMHC
Lynn Braun (she/her) has 30 years of experience working in the field of mental health. Over half of that experience has been in collegiate mental health settings, with the rest of her experience coming from community mental health and secondary schools. She served as the Assistant Dean for Campus Wellness, Director of Counseling & Accessibility Services at Defiance College for eleven years, and has been the Director of Counseling Services at SUNY Oswego since January, 2023. She has been on the Board of the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD) since 2020 and is currently serving as President.  Her experience and interests are in improving the development of college counseling centers and their directors, and in helping centers highlight why they are essential to the campus community. She’s been especially focused in college counseling centers' impact on retention management.  She works with campuses to help them create comprehensive, campus-wide strategic plans to positively impact campus mental health and wellness through a diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice lens.

Gary D. Glass, Ph.D. 
Gary has over 27 years as a college counseling center professional, most recently retiring from the Director role at Oxford College of Emory University.  He has also served as an associate director for outreach at Duke University, as training director at Georgia State University, and staff psychologist at Boston University, in addition to offering consultation and training to various centers.  He served as a member of the steering committee that founded the Association for University and College Counseling Center Outreach (AUCCCO) and is an active member of AUCCCD, currently serving on their Board of Directors. 

Warrenetta Crawford Mann, Psy.D.
Dr. Warrenetta Crawford Mann is a highly experienced and impactful leader with over 25 years dedicated to organizational leadership development, personal psychotherapy, and executive leadership coaching. Currently serving as the Assistant Vice President for Health and Wellbeing at Wake Forest University, Dr. Mann provides strategic oversight for health and wellbeing initiatives, demonstrating her commitment to the holistic development of the university community.

Dr. Mann's approach is rooted in a profound understanding of what people need and desire, which she skillfully utilizes to help individuals and groups identify and implement their core values, goals, and potential for greater success within inclusive contexts. The core value of authenticity and proactive change management underlies all of her engagements. She works collaboratively with her clients and audiences to deliver just in time interventions resulting in tailored results.