Training and Workshop Facilitation in Professional Counseling

In this episode, The Thoughtful Counselor welcomes Dr. Amney Castaneda (she/they) to discuss her work with Somewhere Over the Moon, LLC. Amney and contributing host Theo Burnes discuss the unique strategies and tips for building a training business outside of the academy for professional counseling. Topics addressed include starting a business as a trainer/workshop facilitator, infusing cultural humility and intersectionality into training design and facilitation, and conversations about marketing. They also speak about best practices for providers working with LGBTQ+ clients (a specialty area of the Somewhere Over the Moon team).

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In this episode, The Thoughtful Counselor welcomes Dr. Amney Castaneda (she/they) to discuss her work with Somewhere Over the Moon, LLC. Amney and contributing host Theo Burnes discuss the unique strategies and tips for building a training business outside of the academy for professional counseling. Topics addressed include starting a business as a trainer/workshop facilitator, infusing cultural humility and intersectionality into training design and facilitation, and conversations about marketing. They also speak about best practices for providers working with LGBTQ+ clients (a specialty area of the Somewhere Over the Moon team).

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Amney Castaneda, Ph.D. is a Full Professor at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in the Department of Professional Counseling. She also teaches for the LGBTQ Certificate in the Women and Gender Studies Department. She graduated with a Ph.D. in Counselor Education from Auburn University in May of 2008. Amney engages in a variety of service and scholarly work related to Social Justice and Multicultural Considerations. She has served as the chair for the College of Education and Human Service’s Inclusive Excellence Committee since 2014. She is also currently serving on the UWO North American Graves Protection and Repatriation Committee. She serves as a SAFE trainer and a Trans Safe Trainer on campus and is active and involved in a variety of other LGBTQ+ committees, including the LGBTQ Advocacy Council, the Campus Pride Index Taskforce, the LGBTQ+ Resource Center Advisory Board, and the TransAction Committee. Additionally at the national level within the American Counseling Association, Amney is a past president of the Association of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling (ALGBTIC), and recently served on the Human Rights Committee. She also currently co-chairs OUT, a community LGBTQ+ support group as well as a BiPanPoly support group, and she conducts trainings on best practices in working with transgender and nonbinary clients. Amney has presented and published widely on LGBTQ+, Multicultural, and Social Justice topics.