New for 2024: Mental Health Awareness Month free webinar for NCRA members! Have you ever purposely engaged in behavior that didn’t align with your goals or values? If so, there’s a good chance you know about self-sabotage, and you’re not alone. In this brief webinar, we will examine possible causes of self-sabotage, analyze self-sabotage in the workplace, and discuss tips for overcoming self-sabotage. Don’t let the ‘inner bully’ block your road to success. Join us as we decode self-sabotage. CEU: 0.0

New for 2024: Mental Health Awareness Month free webinar for NCRA members! Winning from within! Each day, we should operate with one goal in mind- to become a better version of ourselves than we were the day before. Constantly striving for excellence positions us to tap into our full potential and achieve at high levels. We bring all of who we are to everything we do. Who and what are we bringing? This keynote speech will share the obstacles Dr. Ashlye overcame as she seeks to live a life of impact. First, beginning with mindset, and then, developing and honing her skillset, she has learned and embodied how to win from within. This presentation will outline key components that we all can use to achieve our goals, improve personal and professional performance, enhance our lives, strengthen our connections and relationships, and attain success on our own terms. CEU: 0.0

New for 2024: Mental Health Awareness Month free webinar for NCRA members! Court reporters and especially students face a daily barrage of high-pressure situations and demanding expectations. It's time for a paradigm shift! This session delves into practical strategies that go beyond just coping. We'll explore how to honor yourself as an individual by meeting your mental, physical, and emotional needs. By examining the origins of internal and external stressors that plague us all in the judicial realm, you'll gain valuable awareness. This newfound understanding becomes the key to dismantling overwhelm, self-defeating thoughts, and limiting patterns. This one-hour talk equips court reporters and students with actionable tools to prioritize mental well-being and optimize performance in our most valuable role as the guardians of the record. CEU: 0.0

The Student-Teacher Committee is excited to present our 2024 CRCW student webinar "Practicing in the 21st Century"! Join Bethan Williams and Alex Lederer as they share their experiences practicing in school and as new professionals. You will learn how to make and keep a practice routine as well as different techniques for practice so you will be able to jump over those speed hurdles. If you're tired of failing tests, our presenters will share their strategies for success and motivation to keep going. Free for NCRA Members - $10 for Non-members. Total CEU: 0.0

NCRA President, Executive Director, and Chair of the Nominating Committee discuss serving on the NCRA Board of Directors. This webinar will cover who is eligible, how directors are selected, and the duties and responsibilities of the board members. Total CEU: 0.0

Students, are you telling yourself, "I just don't have time for practice?" Well ... make time to attend this excuse-busting webinar! Our panel will give you practical time management guidance for daily steno practice. (Like you, these new professionals are also practicing for certification testing.) Do you feel overwhelmed trying to be perfect at everything all at once: briefs, speed, and accuracy? We will discuss daily practice techniques from theory to 225 that will fit in the limited hours of each day. Topics will include unplugging strategies, using practice groups, and managing it all with work and family obligations. We will also tackle strategies for using a daily planner. Free for NCRA Members - $10 for Non-members. Total CEU: 0.0

Texas attorney Dennis M. Holmgren's keynote address at the 2023 NCRA Conference and Expo in Houston. (Members only; no CEU) *If you are a member and unable to register, please email learningcenter@ncra.org .

NCRA President Jason Meadors, FAPR, RPR, CRR, CRC, will host a series of members-only virtual Town Halls, during which he will present an update about the Association. Members will have an opportunity to ask questions via the Q&A feature. The Town Halls will be live captioned.

Free webinar for NCRA members -This session will introduce or reinforce what secondary and vicarious trauma are, what they look like, and how they contribute to burnout, diminished wellness, and impaired professional capacity. We will also discuss both well-known and not so well known “wellness” strategies that can make things better. Finally, this will all be discussed in the context of the “Syndemic Times” we are living in. CEU: 0.0

Free webinar for NCRA members: Self-care is a phrase often used as a way to address feelings of burnout and stress. However, many professionals only implement it after they start experiencing symptoms like fatigue, apathy, or irritability. In this session, clinical social worker Hilary Cobb will discuss the importance of using a preventative approach to self-care planning as well as the common conditions that can interfere with this process such as compassion fatigue, burnout, vicarious trauma, and secondary traumatic stress. Attendees will learn about different elements of effective self-care planning and how proactive resilience can help you navigate the challenges of helping others.