Holly St.Pierre
- Mar 9, 2021
- 4 min read

Buckeye Brainspotting Network of Ohio

Welcome to March Madness!!!

I am floored at the increased number of those who are seeking Mental Health Services. How are you taking care of yourself? How are you maintaining your boundaries?

Our second Peer Support Group will meet March 26th 9:00-10:30

WebEx link: https://hrscounselingservicesllc.my.webex.com/meet/holly

Hope you can make it!

We have around 30 trained Brainspotters in Ohio. Let's gather to support one another.

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Buckeye Nugget

David Grand and Dr Mondo, “Helping White Ears Listen to Truths About Racial Injustice”

June 15,2020

Dr. David Grand, founder of Brainspotting, and Dr. Armando Gonzalez discuss racism through the lens of trauma and it's impact on the human brain.

This will be a conversation between two men with white privilege attempting to do our best at educating other white men and women of the realities of institutional racism, how we all are blinded by our own privilege and why we run, blame and defend our way out of accepting these harsh truths.

Here is what’s happening with your OCA:

The OCA Spring Conference Call for Proposals ends this Friday. See our Spring Conference Webpage for all the details: https://www.ohiocounseling.org/spring-conference-2021

The Call for Proposals for the All Ohio Counselors Conference is now open with an April 23 Deadline – More info at https://www.ohiocounseling.org/aocc-2021

Voting is open for our next OCA President Elect – go here to see the candidates’ bios and vote before March 22: https://www.ohiocounseling.org/page-1758643 All OCA Members get to vote!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

See the OCA Events Calendar here: https://www.ohiocounseling.org/page-1758642 Watch our calendar for all upcoming live and virtual events!

Creating a Culture of Empathy – March 9 www.ohiocounseling.org/event-3998329

Practical Tools and Interventions for Counseling Children and Adolescents via Telehealth – March 12 www.ohiocounseling.org/event-3998329

Asian American Racial Healing Circle – March 15 www.ohiocounseling.org/event-4178491 (also March 22, 29)

All Bodies are Good Bodies – March 17 www.ohiocounseling.org/event-4172289

EMDR Therapy Training – March 19 – 21 www.ohiocounseling.org/event-4123276

Professionalism & Ethics – March 22 www.ohiocounseling.org/event-4190570

What’s That Eye Movement Thing You Do? – March 26 www.ohiocounseling.org/event-4203672

Best Practices in Telehealth – April 2 www.ohiocounseling.org/event-4178335

OCA Spring Conference (Virtual) – April 22-23

All Ohio Counselors Conference (AOCC – Oct

So – get your proposals in soon and – VOTE before March 22!

If you are interested in getting more involved in the OCA, a few chapters and divisions have open leadership positions and our fiscal year ends June 30 and there will be some open positions on our Committees! Contact me for more info.

Bob Thomas

OCA Executive Director

Brainspotting...Upcoming Trainings

Specialty Trainings

March 3-6, Brainspotting with Adoption with Brooke Randolph - Eastern time zone
March 25-27, Brainspotting with Kids with Monika Bauman - Pacific time zone
April 16-18, From Freeze to Thaw with Mary Jane O'Rourke & Serene Calkins
May 12-13, Connecting the Rainbow: Advanced Perinatal Trauma Trauma with Jana Glass - Eastern time zone
June 19-20, 26-27, Expansion Brainspotting with Lisa Larson - Pacific time zone
September 17-19, From Freeze to Thaw with Mary Jane O'Rourke & Serene Calkins

Phase Trainings

March 5-7, Phase 2 with Martha Jacobi - Eastern time zone
March 5-7, Master Class with David Grand - Pacific time zone
March 19-21, Phase 1 with Cherie Lindberg - Central time zone
March 19-21, Phase 2 with Pie Frey & Christine Ranck - Central time zone
April 16-18, Phase 1 with Cherie Lindberg - Central time zone
April 23-25, Phase 1 with Martha Jacobi - Eastern time zone
May 14-16, Phase 2 with Cherie Lindberg - Central time zone
May 21-23, Phase 3 with David Grand - SPAIN - to register email Pilar Ramil at info@aleces.com
June 11-13, Phase 2 with Cherie Lindberg - Central time zone
August 13-15, Phase 3 with David Grand - Mountain time zone
September 10-12, Master Class with David Grand - Central time zone
December 3-5, Phase 4 with David Grand - Eastern time zone

and more

October 1-3, Brainspotting & Parts Work Advanced Clinical Seminar with Cherie Lindberg & Cynthia Schwartzberg
April 9th, Clinicians of Color Connections (Indiana)
July 9th, Clinicians of Color Connections (Indiana)
October 8th, Clinicians of Color Connections (Indiana)

Thanks Brooke Randolph...Brainspotting Indy

Brainspotting International Conference Update - a Hybrid Event

In other words, it will be a mix of as many people in Denver as are allowed by the most current guidelines and will also offer a virtual option for those who cannot attend in person. To allow for as many vaccinations to take place as possible, and in hopes of allowing more time for CDC guidelines to continue to move in a good direction and in response to the requests and needs of our attendees, we have made the decision to move the conference to July 2021. The new conference dates are now July 23 – 25, 2021. The Pre-Conference will take place on July 22, 2021.

In-Person Attendance

In-person attendance for the conference is dictated by current Colorado Covid-19 guidelines and capacity limitations. Because of the large space we have contracted at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, the guidelines currently allow 250 – 300 attendees to attend with proper social distancing and health and safety standards in place. In-person attendees will be required to abide by all national and/or international travel requirements such as negative Covid tests, quarantine, etc. We will provide updates on this information as it becomes available.

Virtual Attendance

The sky is the limit for the number of virtual attendees. The only requirement for attendance is your confirmed registration and a good internet connection. (It is important that Wi-Fi connectivity is strong and secure to optimize the experience.) We will take care of the rest.