Summary

Traditional corporate structures can put a strain on counselors, particularly those from historically marginalized groups. In today's episode, Dr. Mona Nour discusses her journey as an Egyptian American to creating a mentorship model for private practice after years of emotional labor in higher education.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify types of emotional labor minoritized counselors may be asked to do in education and work environments
  • Explore resources new counselors can leverage to find employment
  • Identify questions counselors can ask potential employers to determine values-alignment





Course curriculum

  1. 1
    • Interview with Mona Nour

    • Inclusive work environments for counselors from marginalized groups | Post-test

    • Inclusive work environments for counselors from marginalized groups | Evaluation

    • References

    • How to access your certificate

How to listen

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Learn more about the CE process

  • Format

    This course is a one-hour podcast you can listen to anytime anywhere. Access the audio on your favorite platform. For a richer learning experience, including full transcripts, access the content on the course player.

  • Instructions

    1. Create an account to enroll in the course. 2. Listen to the podcast. 3. Log into your Beyond Therapy account to take the test and complete the course evaluation.

  • Certificate Information

    Your certificate be available for download in the student dashboard once you earn a passing score (80%) on the post-test and complete the evaluation. We'll keep your certificate on file for 5 years.

Instructor(s)

Guest Instructor

Mona Nour

PhD, LCMHC, BC-TMH is the founder of Nour Counseling. She is a Board Certified Telemental Health provider (BC-TMH 2040) and a Clinical Certified Anxiety Treatment Professional with 20 years experience in counseling, teaching, and program development in colleges and schools. Mona received her master’s degree in 2005 from in counselor education and a Ph.D. from NC State in counseling, and researched identity processes of bicultural individuals whose parents immigrated to the United States. Mona’s counseling approach is based in exploring both the inner and outer worlds of an individual, and navigating the integration of the two.

Host

Candice Creasman Mowrey

PhD, LCMHCS - Dr. Candice Creasman Mowrey received a Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling and Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2008, and a Doctorate in Counseling and Counselor Education from North Carolina State University in 2015. She has worked in in-patient, psychosocial rehabilitation, community agency, disability services, and intensive outpatient settings. She founded Creasman Counseling, PLLC, a single-person private practice, in 2011, which has grown to a team of over a dozen culturally and professionally diverse clinicians. Dr. Creasman Mowrey has taught Masters level counseling students in online and in-person settings, and currently directs a Clinical Mental Health Counseling internship program.

Course Content Development

Inclusive Work Environments for Counselors from Marginalized Groups was created, developed, advertised, planned, and implemented by the staff of Creasman Counseling, PLLC. 

To learn more about presenter, Mona Nour, PhD, LCMHC, click here.

To learn more about your host, Candice Creasman Mowrey, click here




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