Faculty Activities
Dr. Jeanne Booth presented at the Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors National Conference "Millennials Go to Grad School: Counselor Education Encounters a New Generation of Learners" and "School Counseling Comes to St. Lucia: A Model for Counselor Education in an Emerging Nation." She also presented at the Virginia Counselors Association State Conference "Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Counselor's Guide to Family-focused Intervention." In addition to developing and piloting Applications in Play, which combines counseling content with community service as students offer free play therapy sessions to children in the Central Virginia area, she has also been invited to do guest presentations on parenting and healthy families in the Campbell County Schools and at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Dr. Elizabeth Farnsworth has maintained licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia since 1995. She does part-time private practice, consulting, and pro bono work in Central Virginia. She presented "Integrating Feminist Theory into Clinical Supervision" with S. Tetterton at the Virginia Counselors Association Convention, November 2009 in Williamsburg, Va. She published "Coping with Grief: Holiday Challenges" in newsletters for the Virginia Counselors Association, COPE, and LC's "Buzz on Aging" in November 2009.
Dr. Mandy Perryman will present "Family First: Family Interventions for Childhood Obesity" at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Symposium on Ethical Issues in Interventions for Childhood Obesity in Costanoa, Calif. in January 2010. She has also presented "Millennials Go to Grad School" at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Annual Conference in San Diego, Calif. in October 2009 with Dr. Jeanne Booth, Dr. Steve Nielsen, and Ms. Beverly Reid. Along with Dr. Booth, she served as a consultant for the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation's Grantee Training Conference in October 2009. She also serves on the board of directors for Couples & Kids, the Lynchburg Area Counselors Association, Mental Health America of Central Virginia, , and the Suicide Prevention Coalition.
Dr. Ken West is interested in writing. He has been a columnist on family and personal issues for Central Virginia's largest newspaper for 24 years, has five books published, and is completing a new one. He also is actively involved in the community and has received numerous awards including Lynchburg's Peace Prize, the Humanitarian Award from the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, and the Professional Award from Mental Health America of Central Virginia. His major academic focus is on human development, marriage and family counseling, and parenting.
