NCE Exam Prep Mini Workshop Series: Assessment and Testing
Friday, March 7 at 1-3 pm EST
Virtual, live (Zoom)
What's Included: Two hours of live workshop prep, presentation materials, and Q &A from an expert, seasoned clinician in the specific NCE content area.
*Does not include the NCE exam prep study manual. See the ICA website- Professional Development- NCE & NCMHCE Exam Prep page if you wish to purchase the full comprehensive manual.
Presenter: Anthony (Tony) M. McCrovitz, Ph.D., LMHC, HSPP, BCPC, IMH-E® (II), DAPA is a Licensed, Clinical Psychologist and Mental Health Counselor, specializing in child development and holistic, bio-psychosocial approaches. The north star of his work is Gentle Teaching, a philosophy of unconditional acceptance and a relationship-building framework for creating meaningful connections and integrating quality-of-life values.
A Quality-of-Life Model™ of business was developed for agencies, groups, and other organizations who provide direct services for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. He is a dedicated advocate for individuals with IDD, focusing on breaking down cultural and community barriers.
Dr. McCrovitz is the executive director of Quality of Life Institute, Inc., a non-profit organization whose mission is ‘to inform, inspire, and increase quality of life. The nonprofit organization is committed to research and quality-of-life solutions enhancing overall well-being, with a (primary) outreach toward professionals who interact and directly serve individuals with special needs and whose foundational practice integrates quality-of-life values with a framework of Gentle Teaching. He facilitates quality-of-life programs at The Institute that include Navigating the Heart for crisis intervention, Exercube for holistic fitness, and The Clubhouse (peer-focused) for mental health and wellness, offering employment programs, skills development, education, and community-building. (housing support?)
In addition to mentoring individuals and training professionals, He has held adjunct faculty positions at local colleges and universities, teaching developmental psychology and lifespan coursework to undergraduate and graduate students.
His commitment to the sharing and study of knowledge and resource materials on a global scale engages him with other professionals and international organizations in speaking, training, research, and development of quality of life approaches and solutions. that support both personal and professional growth. In addition to training and workshops that focus on applications for direct services, he presents on topics connecting neuroscience and sensory integration to facilitate inclusive learning for all that focus on creating sustainable solutions with quality-of-life outcomes.
He has been an active member of the Gentle Teaching International community since its establishment in 2009, and serves as a board member of the International Snoezelen-MSE Association (ISNA-MSE.org) and the Institute of Multi-Sensory Environments (I-MSE.org).
Tony holds a Ph.D. in I/O Psychology from Walden University, a respecialization in Clinical Psychology from Adler Professional School of Psychology, an MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University, and a master's degree in pastoral counseling from Loyola University of Chicago.
Dr. McCrovitz publishes materials on topics related to Gentle Teaching, Quality of Life Model, multi-sensory environments (MSE), and neuro-science as it relates to mental health and well-being, social-emotional learning through a lens of quality-of-life values, and mentoring processes for therapeutic frameworks. MSE 03, Creating Meaningful Moments was published in 2024. Other books he has authored include Anthony's Backpack: A Child's Journey into Gentleness (2010) and Return to Gentleness: Journeying with Gentle Teaching (2021).
