Change Makers

 
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Who is a change maker?

Are you a leader and want to create a change opportunity in your community, group, or organization? Do you want to educate your colleagues, community, or groups on mental health, wellness, and the LGBTQ+ community? Then you are a change maker.

What can I offer you and your group?

Empowered by Counseling offers tailor-made presentations, round-table discussions, paperwork and inclusivity review and education programs on mental health, social justice education, and wellness.

You get a customized program for your group, based on your needs and concerns, as well as phone consultations for planning purposes. You will also receive tailor-made resources for your team to keep at the end of the program.

Why should you chose me as your educator?

Training and education is a form of leadership. When I take in all of the aspects of how I define and engage in leadership the word empowered comes to mind. Great leaders are empowered, and they empower others. They lift others up. They support the growth of those around them and see their colleagues or team members as equals. They see others success as part of a larger goal instead of competition. They understand that regardless of their role they are not the keeper of progress. I feel that we are all born with god given talents, gifts, and passions; advocacy and social justice are passions of mine. I want to create change through advocacy and education.

My Experience

Recent presentations:

Romitti L., McNichols K., Loeffler D. (2021, November) Diversity and inclusion in action: Culturally competent and effective treatment of substance use disorders among the LGBTQ+ community. Education session presented at the Pennsylvania Counseling Association Conference. King of Prussia, PA.

Romitti L. & Loeffler D. (2022, January; 2021, Feburary) LGBTQ+ suicide prevention. Presented as part of Chi Sigma Iota Speaker Series, Waynesburg University, Waynesburg, PA. Virtual livestream.

Teaching Experience:

  • Practicum: Waynesburg University, Graduate Counseling Program

    • Summer 2022, Sixteen weeks, Hybrid

  • Professional Issues & Ethics: Waynesburg University, Graduate Counseling Program

    o   Spring 2022, Eight Weeks, Hybrid

  • Counseling Trauma Survivors: Waynesburg University, Graduate Counseling Program

    o   Fall 2021, Sixteen weeks, Online, Asynchronous

    o   Spring 2016, Sixteen weeks, Hybrid

  • Testing and Appraisal: Waynesburg University, Graduate Counseling Program

    o   Summer, 2021, Eight weeks, Online, Hybrid

  • Introduction to Mental Disorders: Waynesburg University, Graduate Counseling Program

    o   Fall 2020, Eight weeks, Online

  • Career Counseling: Waynesburg University, Graduate Counseling Program

    o   Spring 2016, Eight weeks, Hybrid

  • Psychopathology and Diagnosis: Waynesburg University, Masters Graduate Counseling Program

    o   Fall 2015, Sixteen weeks, In-Person

  • Interpersonal Aspects of Counseling: Bethany College, Undergraduate Psychology and Social Work Programs

    o   Spring 2015, Sixteen Weeks, In-Person

  • Theories and Techniques of Psychotherapy: Bethany College, Undergraduate Psychology and Social Work Programs

    o   Fall 2014, Sixteen weeks, In-Person

Professional Memberships:

  • American Counseling Association

  • Association for Counselor Education and Supervision

  • Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development

  • EMDRIA

  • National Board for Certified Counselors

  • Pennsylvania Counseling Association

  • Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities