Purpose First: Module 1
Information
Date & Time
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Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Identify at least 2 advantages and 2 pitfalls of becoming a private practice owner.
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Conduct a comprehensive self-assessment to identify core values, strengths, and areas of development in relation to their private practice aspirations.
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Create an action plan with a minimum of 3-5 S.M.A.R.T goals that allow them to map out their career paths as private practice owners that align with their ambitions, ensuring greater satisfaction and purpose in their professional lives.
Educational Goal
In this module, participants will be able to identify and articulate how their personal values, strengths, and goals will influence their professional identity as both clinicians and private practice professionals.
Description
This module addresses the fundamental component of all successful practices: purpose. As healers, we are often tasked with creating intentional services/programming and products that aid our clients and communities on their healing journeys. It is not enough to “hang a shingle” with our names on it, buy a couch and a couple of chairs, and open for business! We are called to operate at a higher level of being, a level that is client-centered first, business-centered second! This module encourages participants to become clear about their “why” by examining values, desired impact, goals, areas for development, and more!
Target Audience
- Counselor
Presenters
Dr. PaQuita R. Pullen is the owner of Ubuntu Counseling & Wellness, a thriving group private
practice in the Greater Middle TN area. She is a proud Nashville native and two time graduate
of a Trevecca Nazarene University. There she completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Counseling with
an emphasis in Teaching & Supervision and Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health. She
completed her undergraduate studies at Middle Tennessee State University. Dr. Pullen is also a
board certified counselor through NBCC. In 2019, she obtained her LPC-MHSP license for the
state of Tennessee. In addition to her clinical mental health training, she is a Registered Yoga
Instructor (RYT-200).
Dr. Pullen has worked in several clinical mental health settings including residential treatment
facilities, agencies, school -based and private practice. She has served children, adolescents,
adults and the geriatric population. Additionally, Dr. Pullen has worked in crisis care serving
individuals experiencing active suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, active psychosis and fleeing domestic violence. She is skilled in working with individuals, couples and groups.
As the owner and CEO of a group private practice, Dr. Pullen aims to create space for the
unseen, unheard, and underestimated.
Dr. Angelia Lomax, LPC-MHSP earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Middle
Tennessee State University and her Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Long
Island University. She is currently the Founder and Executive Director of Nurturing Black Minds, a non-profit based in Memphis that is dedicated to providing necessary tools, information and resources to support Black Mental Health. Additionally, she is the CEO of Hakili Health which is geared towards providing corporate mental health consulting and developing organization-specific strategies for reshaping the culture of workplace wellness. Dr. Lomax has served a diverse clientele, providing services for individuals and groups in intensive out-patient programs, university counseling centers, and private practice settings. She takes an eclectic approach to counseling, presenting, and consulting using a combination of techniques and interventions based on the unique needs of clients, clinicians, and communities. Angelia believes that each of us have everything we need inside of us to be fulfilled. Her goal is to empower BIPOC individuals with the tools and information they need to progress towards overall health and well- being.
Financially Sponsored By
- Dr. PaQuita R. Pullen of Ubuntu Counseling & Wellness