Recent research highlights a significant gap in training for social workers in integrating faith and addressing spirituality and religion in practice. This workshop examines the role of a biblical worldview in guiding clinical decisions and ethical frameworks for...
Thursday 9-25 8:45-10:00AM
122 | Ethics, Law, Licensure, and Religion: Challenges Facing Mental Health Professionals in 2025 and How to Deal with Them
Over time, shifts in the APA, ACA, and NASW ethics codes have concerned psychologists and licensed mental health professionals with sincerely held religious beliefs. For example, professionals have an ethical mandate to avoid imposing personal values on clients, but...
123 | Mentalization, Emotional Intelligence and Relationship Skills Training Across Global Chinese Communities
Drawing from the experience of training over 30,000 counselors to serve Chinese-speaking families across 16 countries, this session offers practical insights on motivating treatment-avoidant populations to engage in learning and personal growth. Psychologists,...
124 | Thriving in Practice: A Blueprint to a Six-Figure+ Coaching or Therapy Practice
According to recent research, many therapists and coaches face the challenges of burnout, inconsistent income, and the limitations of a traditional 1:1 client model, which often leave them feeling stuck and overwhelmed. This workshop addresses these common concerns by...
104 | Creating a Wellness-focused Environment: Suicide Prevention as a Community Wide Effort
This session focuses on suicide prevention and the promotion of overall wellness within communities by addressing key behavioral and brain functions that contribute to healing. Attendees will explore simple yet effective strategies to help communities and clients...
106 | Building, Maintaining and Rekindling Intimacy in Marriage
Healthy sexual intimacy is foundational to building trust, vulnerability, and connection in marriage, positively influencing families and communities. This workshop integrates faith-based teachings, relational principles, and evidence-based insights to address keys to...
110 | Filtering the Competing Voices: Discerning Diagnostic and Therapeutic Perspectives in Youth Mental Health Care
Mental health for children and adolescents can be overwhelming. Young clients and their families are often confronted with conflicting views on parenting roles, the impact of culture on adolescent mental health, varying diagnostic approaches, and a spectrum of...
108 | Boundaries for Your Soul: A Christ-Centered Approach to Internal Family Systems Therapy
Woundedness and internal conflicts can hold willing Christian clients back from experiencing the integrated, abundant life that Christ promised. This track workshop explores how to apply key principles for identifying and caring for burdened parts of the soul, using a...
111 | Standing on Solid Gound: The Foundational Role of Spirituality and Faith in a Holistic Approach to Counseling
Ethical codes recognize the spiritual dimension as essential to competent mental health care, yet many mental health professionals lack sufficient training in addressing spirituality and faith within the therapeutic process. In this workshop, psychologists, licensed...
112 | Emotional and Relational Intelligence in the Church: The Essential Role of Healthy Emotions in Growing a Healthy Congregation
This workshop examines the integration of theological principles with clinical insights, focusing on how church leaders, pastors, lay counselors, and coaches can guide individuals toward spiritual transformation and emotional maturity. Drawing on foundational biblical...