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Greetings everyone. Just wanted to share a continuing education opportunity. </div>
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<b>From: </b>Joni Batts <jmbatts@mnu.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 4:53 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Joni Batts <jmbatts@mnu.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[External] Please Share: 6 CE Hours with Dr. Diane Gehart – Virtual Attendance Available<br>
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My name is Dr. Joni Batts and I am an assistant professor and the Play Therapy Program Coordinator in the Master of Arts in Counseling program at MidAmerica Nazarene University in the Kansas City area. I’m reaching out to fellow counseling programs to share
an upcoming professional development opportunity that may be of interest to your students, alumni, faculty, and other mental health professionals in your network.</div>
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MNU is hosting our <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Decaded18-ff6e-4b0c-901d-abb99f89848f%26envId%3Dp-dFiAApBZ9UiZQ0KyCFZrdQ%26zone%3Dusa&data=05%7C02%7Ccounselor_educ%40listserv.ohio.edu%7C9a9bb8a8fa854443360e08df13f05eb4%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C639251595729117973%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=mvvgfoZSWNAlid5sqnvA3sjaY1Az07xdnoAy8ngtcDQ%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=ecaded18-ff6e-4b0c-901d-abb99f89848f&envId=p-dFiAApBZ9UiZQ0KyCFZrdQ&zone=usa" target="_blank" id="OWA5b796d9d-5b85-2884-a57f-0a1bb94856e4" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=ecaded18-ff6e-4b0c-901d-abb99f89848f&envId=p-dFiAApBZ9UiZQ0KyCFZrdQ&zone=usa" rel="noopener noreferrer" originalsrc="https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=ecaded18-ff6e-4b0c-901d-abb99f89848f&envId=p-dFiAApBZ9UiZQ0KyCFZrdQ&zone=usa" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-outlook-id="4ac9a0e3-0de8-43da-bf98-5b9aa16eeeff">
<b>Illuminate Fall Conference</b></a><b> on Friday, October 2, 2026</b>, featuring
<b>Dr. Diane Gehart</b>, award-winning author, educator, and TEDx speaker. The conference will focus on practical approaches to
<b>diagnosis, treatment planning, and progress notes</b>, with <b>6 CE hours available</b>.</div>
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Most importantly for colleagues outside the Kansas City area, <b>Friday's full conference can be attended virtually</b>, making it accessible to counseling students and professionals regardless of location.</div>
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Dr. Gehart has spent more than 30 years training mental health professionals and is the author of numerous texts in counseling, psychotherapy, and family therapy, including
<i>Theory and Treatment Planning in Counseling and Psychotherapy</i> and <i>Mastering Competencies in Family Therapy</i>.</div>
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I’ve attached the conference flyer with additional information and registration details. You can also click
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HERE</a> to go directly to the registration site. We would be grateful if you would consider forwarding it to your current students, alumni, faculty, supervisors, or others in your professional network who might benefit.</div>
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Thank you for helping us spread the word. We would love to have members of your counseling community join us virtually!</div>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(1, 58, 93);"><b>Joni Batts, Ph.D., LCMFT, RPT-S</b></span></p>
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