High Plains Counseling Association

High Plains Counseling Association would like to welcome our new officers for 2023-2024

President - Anthony Brister
Secretary - Dr. Judy Jarrett
Treasurer - LeAnn Moses

Calling all organization members! HPCA (High Plains Counseling Association) urgently needs your help. We are currently seeking dedicated individuals to join our administrative team, and we would greatly appreciate your support. By signing up for an administrative position, you can play a vital role in empowering our organization to make a positive impact in our community.

As an administrative volunteer, you will have the opportunity to contribute directly to our projects and programs, ensuring their smooth operation. Whether you have experience in event coordination, resource management, volunteer coordination, or communication, we have positions that cater to various skill sets. Not only will you make a difference in the lives of those in need, but you will also gain valuable skills, expand your network, and become part of a supportive community. Help us create lasting change by applying or inquiring about administrative positions today!

To nominate a member or yourself, please enter your name or the name of another member in the form under the office you would like to apply for:https://forms.gle/GvEZJLUBkMUzPdH87. If you have questions, please contact us at [email protected]

Your dedication and involvement will make a significant difference in the success of HPCA's mission. Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of something impactful. Join our administrative team now!

Nominations for Office Please nominate yourself or someone else to run for office in the High Plains Counseling Association. Officers will begin their term on July 1.

Save the Date!
High Plains Counseling Association
Presents a
Virtual Workshop
Topic: Red Flags: Knowing how to identify abuse and human trafficking
January 19, 2022
12:00 - 1:30 PM

Presentation by: Jeanette M. Rodriguez, M.Ed., LPC

If you are a Texas Counseling Association (TCA) or Texas School Counseling Association (TSCA) member, please remember to vote! The deadline to vote is today at 2 pm. Some of the positions open for election:
TCA Secretary: Candidates are Lisa Pearson and Judy Jarrat
TSCA Vice President of Middle/Junior High: Candidates are Margaret Sumner-Fowler and Elizabeth Rogers

https://txca.org/
Please let us know if you have any questions!

Home - Texas Counseling Association The Texas Counseling Association (TCA) is a member driven organization focused on the betterment of the counseling profession in Texas.

Please WELCOME HPCA's new Secretary:

Dr. Judy Jarratt

Dr. Judy Jarratt began her work as Executive Director and Dean of the Lubbock campus on July 1, 2021.

Dr. Jarratt most recently served as the Senior Director for the Campus Alliance for Telehealth Resources (CATR) –Supported by TCHATT program at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, in the Department of Psychiatry, Lubbock, TX. (2019 – 2021)
From 2004 to 2019, Dr. Jarratt served on the Lubbock campus of Wayland Baptist University as a Professor of Education and Professor of Counseling. Dr. Jarratt holds an Ed. D. in Educational Administration from Texas Tech University, along with a Master of Science in Counseling and a Bachelor of Science degree in education from the University of Houston.

Dr. Jarratt taught high school science in Brownfield ISD and served as a School Counselor in Wellman-Union, Meadow and Seminole ISDs. Dr. Jarratt finished her public school career as the Administrator in Seminole ISD.

Dr. Jarratt’s administrative roles include the Campus administrator for the Seminole Success Center, the Alternative Education Program in Seminole ISD; the Provost for the Carlsbad campus of University of Southwest (formerly College of the Southwest; and the Senior Director for the CATR-Supported by TCHATT Program at TTUHSC.

She is a Certified School Counselor as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. Dr. Jarratt is an advocate for promoting positive mental health programs in both the community and school settings. In her previous tenure at WBU, she served as a Coordinator for the School Counseling program as well as the Coordinator for the Education program on the Lubbock campus.

Dr. Jarratt is eager to identify opportunities, guide change and strengthen the impact of Wayland Baptist University in Lubbock and surrounding areas.

Dr. Jarratt has two sons and 2 granddaughters.

Please WELCOME HPCA's new Senator:

Renetta Harris

Mrs. Renetta Harris is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed S*x Offender Treatment Provider in Amarillo, Tx, and a doctoral candidate (ABD) at Texas Tech University in the Counseling Supervision and Education Program. She is a moral and systematically sound counselor that heals using a humanistic and person-centered approach. She strives to become an educator, scholar, and researcher in counseling education, focusing on the areas of multicultural-social justice, human rights, leadership, emotional intelligence and the empowerment of others. Renetta received her Master of Arts in Counseling from Wayland Baptist University in 2016 and her Master of Arts in Criminal Justice from West Texas A&M University in 2014. She has researched and presented several multicultural-social justices, women rights, and leadership topics at the Women’s and Gender’s Studies Annual Gender & S*xual Identities Colloquium and conferences and the Annual Multicultural and Social Justice Mini-Conference while attending Texas Tech University. In her free time, Renetta loves to be outdoors with her two tiny pups, and it excited to welcome her first grandbaby this November 2021.

We just sent out forms to nominate someone for officers in our great organization. Please have them filled out by Wednesday so we can send out elections.