Counseling Conference to Feature

Kevin Everett FitzMaurice

Kevin Everett FitzMaurice, counselor and author, will be the keynote speaker at the Counseling and Human Service Conference for Indiana University South Bend. The conference will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, March 30, at the Windsor Park Conference Center, 4020 Edison Lake Parkway, Mishawaka.

"Transactional Freedom for the Heart, Mind and Soul: Understanding the Basics of Inner Life With Application to Addictions" will look at FitzMaurice's multi-faceted approach to all types of counseling, such as marriage and family, substance, and school counseling.

The conference is geared to teachers, social workers and counselors. Continuing education units (CEU) are available for additional charge.

FitzMaurice is a nationally certified counselor, a nationally certified clinical mental health counselor and a licensed professional counselor with 20 years of experience in the counseling field. He worked for four years in the substance abuse field, was a certified drug and alcohol counselor for eight years, and has been the director of two community mental health programs.

He is the author of 12 books, the producer of a TV series on mental health, has made several radio show appearances, and has provided numerous training workshops for other therapists and agencies. Initially, Kevin came to Omaha as one of the original founders of a series of facilities for the homeless that are still in operation today.

Check in will begin at 8:30 a.m. and a continental breakfast will be served. FitzMaurice will be introduced at 9 a.m.

The cost is $50 and will include breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks.

For information contact Joy Alexander at (574) 520-4127 or e-mail at jshaw@iusb.edu/. Deadline for registration is March 27.