TAAP Talk Jr Blanco

Our guest is Dr. Kimberly Scales.  "Dr. Kim" is a LPC-S, Master Addiction Counselor (MAC), and LCDC.  She is also the past-president of the Fort Worth TAAP chapter and chair of the TAAP state Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee.  Her area of expertise is practicum supervision and she provides her insight on proper selection of Clinical Training Institutes (CTIs).  
For specific questions, Dr. Kimberly Scales can be reached at kscalesfair@yahoo.com 

We welcome one of our most decorated guests, Paula Heller-Garland, to discuss how to transition from an Addiction Studies bachelor degree to a counseling graduate degree. Paula is a former state-wide president of the TAAP Board of Directors and is currently Senior Lecturer and Program coordinator of Addiction Studies at the University of North Texas. She can be reached at Paula.Heller-Garland@unt.edu

Guest: Amencio “Alex” Almanza, veteran and student TAAP member talks about his experience submitting a presentation proposal and presenting at the Taap state conference. Listen to the episode and submit your own proposal to this year's conference https://www.taapstateconference.org/call-of-presenters

Our guest is Stephanie Ayala, a current Addiction Studies student at UTRGV and previous winner of the TAAP Pena Scholarship. Stephanie shares how TAAP has impacted her education and her recovery. Check it out!

Our guest, Jessica, is a former counseling graduate student who joined TAAP as an undergraduate and maintained her membership throughout graduate school. She talks her interest in addiction counseling, benefits of student TAAP membership, and presenting at the TAAP conference (twice!)

Our guest, Roy Perez VP of the San Antonio chapter and recent graduate,discusses his experience joining TAAP as a student. Roy is actively involved in TAAP and can make himself available for any students’ questions at royyyperezzz000@gmail.com