Mental health professionals with global competence are crucial in supporting International Humanitarian Workers (IHWs) who form a significant part of the modern faith-based global mission workforce. These workers serve in a variety of fields beyond traditional...
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits
301 | Shining the Light in the Darkness: Exposing the Playbook of a Predator
Relationships often involve vulnerability, which perpetrators exploit to control, dominate, defraud, and abuse. Perpetrators use the appearance of affection to achieve their goals, making it difficult for victims to articulate the abuse, allowing it to go unlabeled...
302 | Spinning out of Control: Addictions as a Trauma Response
Many individuals with substance use disorders and other behavioral or process addictions have a history of trauma. These overwhelming experiences often set the stage for avoidant coping strategies to numb or escape. This workshop will explore the biological,...
304 | Death Wish or Self Medication: Risk Taking Behaviors as Expression of Underlying Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
According to current research approximately 70% of individuals will experience trauma, with 10-20% developing long-term symptoms of PTSD, including negative self-perception, hypervigilance, sleep disturbances, irritability, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation....
306 | Emerging Sexual Identities Among Youth
This workshop examines recent trends among youth in adopting and navigating emerging sexual identities, providing a clinically informed framework for psychologists and licensed mental health professionals working in this area. The session will explore three...
208 | Helping Children and Youth Navigate Healthy Sexual Integrity
Many faith-based homes have struggled to teach healthy sexual integrity, leaving kids with mixed messages, while today’s culture only complicates the issue. Research shows that the more positive, valued-centered sex education young people receive at home, the less...
214 | The Grounded Therapist: Ethical Utilization of EMDR, Somatic Experiencing and Attachment Techniques with Traumatized Clients
This interactive workshop will provide a toolbox of techniques for more effective trauma and attachment- based counseling with a focus on preparation for providing ethical care. As the field of trauma counseling evolves, new methodologies such as somatic experiencing,...
215 | Shifting from Psychotherapy to Population Mental Health: A New Paradigm for Community Change
There will be too few practitioners to meet future needs for mental health treatment. Shifting from psychotherapy to population mental health involves moving from individualized treatment to broader, preventive strategies that address mental health needs early, aiming...
121 | How does Change Happen: Exploring a Biblically Informed Theory of Change in Social Work Practice
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...
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...