Summary: New research and ongoing advances in the treatment of trauma and studies of effective interventions for grief and suicidal behavior are bringing novel treatment modalities at a rapid pace. However, it can be challenging for licensed mental health...
Preconference Workshops
46 | 046: Get Certified in the SYMBIS Assessment and NEW 5 Love Languages Assessment
Summary: Ministry leaders and coaches want the very best for the couples in their care and a system that makes it personal, profound, and easy. Say hello to the SYMBIS Assessment. Helping couples—whether engaged or married for decades—just got easier and more...
41 | Internal Family Systems Therapy Anchored in Faith: How to Develop Healthy Boundaries for Your Soul
Summary: Painful burdens can hold clients back from building the lives they want to live. This experiential workshop is designed for psychologists and licensed mental health professionals working with Christian clients, offering practical guidance on integrating key...
30 | 030: OCD and Religious Scrupulosity/Doubt: Game-changing Transdiagnostic Techniques for Difficult Issues
Summary: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating condition marked by persistent, intrusive thoughts or images that cause significant anxiety, often leading to compulsive behaviors or mental acts aimed at neutralizing the distress. One specific form of...
33 | 033: Preparing for Trauma Work: Specific Tools to Improve Emotion Regulation and Attachment Security
Summary: Trauma work has become an increasingly important aspect of mental health services, but utilizing the correct techniques to foster emotional regulation and attachment security needs to be a focus for psychologists and licensed mental health professionals. This...
35 | 035: Meditative Healing Prayer: Uniting Spiritual Truths and Neuroplasticity
Summary: Psychospiritual healing integrates psychological and spiritual elements. It is important to comprehend a client’s relationship with the spiritual realm, employ appropriate faith-based techniques, and implement actionable spiritual interventions to help...
36 | 036: Rewiring the Brain: Understanding Food Addiction and Promoting Healthier Eating Habits
Summary: Addictive eating can feel like bondage for clients who struggle with cravings, food obsession, and compulsive eating, leaving them with a sense that their brains have been hijacked. This workshop will provide psychologists, licensed mental health...
21 | 021: Supporting Clients with ADHD Throughout the Lifespan
Summary: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects individuals across their lifespan, presenting unique challenges and opportunities for growth at every developmental stage. This session provides an in-depth exploration of “The World of the Client with...
37 | 037: Teen Loneliness, Loss, and Suicide: Healing a Lost Generation
Summary: Our culture has progressively changed over the past several decades, and though it has affected the broader population, teenagers have been affected the most. Loneliness is the most significant indicator of this impact, with teenagers and young adults being...
38 | 038: Confessional Communities: A Novel Model for Neuropsychiatric and Spiritual Transformation
Summary: We long for our patients to have access to supportive contexts that maximize the potential for transformation. Toward this end, individual psychotherapy therapeutic alliances, utilizing any number of interpersonal neurobiologically effective interventions,...