Maria del Carmen Rodriguez-The Boundless Zeal Project
Counselor/Educator/Motivational Speaker/Consultant/Singer
Past Presentations and Awards
Award:
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Won the 3rd prize in poetry competition coordinated by the National Allience on Mental Illness - NJ
Date: June 9, 2018
Title of the poem: "Symphony" in which I pay tribute to my beloved mother.
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Latinas Facing Violence: Spiritual/Critical Consciousness and Counseling Perspectives
Date: March 30, 2018
Location: American Counseling Association Conference in New Orleans, LA. (Co-presenter: Sarah Fitchner)
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Elected member at large to serve on the board of the NJ Counseling Association
Date: July 2018
Term runs 2018-2020. As part of the position, I am collaborating to create multicultural & social justice awareness among state counselors and lead projects to reduce food insecurity among clients from underserved populations we serve. During November of 2018, we donated non-perishable items to Proceed Inc, mental health clinic in Elizabeth, NJ.
Presentation:
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Latinos in Counseling: Cultural & Spiritual Beliefs/Barriers - The Road Less Traveled
Date: April 29, 2018
Location: American Counseling Conference held in Atlanta, GA
Award:
Winner of the 3rd Prize in Poetry Competition
Coordinated by the National Alliance on Mental Illness - NJ
Title of poem: "Symphony" in which I pay tribute to my beloved mother
Date: June 9, 2018
Presentation:
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Nuts and Bolts of a Cultural Intake
Date: May 19, 2018
Location: NJ Association for Multicultural Counseling
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Latinos in Counseling: Cultural & Spiritual Beliefs/Barriers - The Road Less Traveled
Date: April 29, 2018
Location: American Counseling Conference held in Atlanta, GA
Presentation:
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Nuts and Bolts of a Cultural Intake
Date: May 19, 2018
Presentation:
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Latino clients navigating in the health care system: understanding their cultural barriers, spiritual
values, and resources. NJCA State Conference.
(Co-presenter-Rev. C. Quijada)
Date: May 7, 2017
Location: Brookdale Community College
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Latina women domestic violence:
mind reprogramming, honoring culture and spirit. NJCA Spring Conference workshop.
Date: March 18, 2018
Presentation:
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Latinos in Counseling: Cultural and Spiritual Beliefs/Barriers - The Road Less Traveled
Date: April 29, 2017
American Counseling Association National Conference
Co-presenter Rev. Carlos Quijada
Topic:
Non of us are perfect
Date: April 16, 2016
Location: Brookdale Community College
T.V. interview
La Revista Semanal (LRS)
Date: 10/30/2013
The theme of this show was Treatment and prevention of domestic violence.
LRS airs its program each saturday at 7:00 am on Mundo Fox.
The interviewer was Prof. Maria Egoavil (left) and Luisa Domingez, Step Coordinator with YWCA-Union County, NJ, also participated..
Presentation at the WPC Conference.
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None of us is Perfect!! There are no experts! This is the messy stuff. Let's do it anyway.
An in-depth, interactive exploration of how to “broach” the topics of racism and white supremacy with ourselves and others.
Date: April 15, 2016
Location: Marriot Hotel. Philadelphia, PA
NJCA STATE CONFERENCE
Brookdale College, NJ
Presentation at the Third Asia Pacific Rim International Counseling & Psychotherapy Conference held in Malaysia on August 2013.
Topic:
Domestic violence and Latino families: a Narrative of Family Liberation.
Two co-presenters were Maria Egoavil and Belinda Snowden.
Conference dates: August 15-18, 2013.
The theme of the conference was: "Counseling and psychotherapy for relationships, educational and environmental needs NOW".
Presentation at the New Jersey Counseling Association Annual Conference.
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Counselor's Self-Care
Date: April 17, 2016
Location: Brookdale Community College
Presentation at the American Counseling Association's 2014 Conference & Expo (Spring 2014)
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Healing traditions of folk-healing practices: Synchronicity of Body, Mind and Spirit
Date: Sunday 3/30/2014
Location: Hawaii Convention Center
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Presentation at the New Jersey Counseling Association Annual Conference.