Kerrie and Michelle are part of the Advisory Board for GROW AVL, an all-local conference committed to strengthening our mental health ecosystem through collaboration, best practices, leadership, mentorship, and unceasing drive to grow as professionals. GROW AVL will take place from Friday, March 20 through Sunday, March 22, 2020, with a special, pre-conference social on Thursday, March 19. Over 200 local clinicians will come together at Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Asheville Campus on Montford Avenue. At least 12 CEUs will be available. Whether you’re a therapist, counselor, social worker, psychologist, psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, or primary care physician, GROW AVL will give you the chance to learn new skills, broaden your knowledge base, and increase your awareness of resources for collaboration in the area.
Enjoy this special Living Well as Kerrie and Michelle share about their own lives and all the great things happening at the first annual GROW Conference AVL.
Living Well with Dr. Kerrie Fuenfhausen and Dr. Michelle Alvarez on AshevilleFM, February 3, 2020
When she was a little girl growing up in Puerto Rico, Dr. Michelle Álvarez decided she was going to be a psychologist. She went to New York University to learn how, and then to the University of Indianapolis on a fellowship to get even better at it. And she’s been doing it ever since. She’s gotten to work in a maximum security prison, the VA, large private hospitals, small clinics, community health centers, an advocacy center for abused children, nursing homes for the elderly, private practice, and trainings for immigration advocates. She also works hard to do her part in spreading cultural awareness and fostering social equity.
