The science of hope has generated new insights and pathways which strengthen relationships and enrich interpersonal bonds. This session will allow licensed mental health professionals and ministry leaders to explore the application of research on hope as it influences...
Pastoral Counselors
310 | Technological Infringement: Are Social Media and AI Impacting Development in Children and Teens?
Social media has become embedded in Christian clients’ human and spiritual developmental tasks. This workshop will explore the impacts of social media use on human and spiritual development growth tasks to shine a light on social media use and the current and future...
121 | The Body Bears the Burden: The Physical Consequences of Narcissistic and Emotional Abuse in Marriage
Our clients’ minds and bodies are connected. Too many mental health clinicians focus on treating the mind, forgetting to ask questions about the body. Thus, they are in danger of enabling a very destructive process instead of participating in powerful interventions....
123 | Affect Regulation and Relationship Enhancement Training for Multicultural Populations
Based on the experience of training more than 30,000 peer and professional counselors to serve thousands of Chinese-speaking populations in 15 countries, this presenter will share practical tips to engage, create a corrective emotional experience, and motivate...
124 | The Great Resignation: Effective Career Coaching in the Digital Era and the Waning Workforce
This session will prepare coaches to excel in career-focused sessions with clients seeking to change industries, improve job satisfaction, get promoted, or make career decisions. Career trends in recent years have spanned “The Great Resignation,” “The Great...
125 | Precision Targeting: Super Effective Needs Based Coaching and Consultation
Coaching, whether Life Coaching or Executive Coaching, requires the coach to facilitate the client’s development. For clients to reach their goals and resolve their obstacles, they must have certain fundamental internal needs met and addressed, giving them the skills...
201 | Revenge Pornography, Sexual Exploitation, and Sextortion: Addressing Sexual Abuse in a Digital Age
Digital media has changed the landscape for communication in today’s culture. While technology and digital media advances have benefits, there are corresponding risks that are rarely discussed or noticed until someone is directly impacted by such abuse. Sexual abuse,...
202 | The Power of the Past and Present: Treating Addicts and Partners Through Family Systems and Trauma Approaches
Often both addicts and partners are at a loss about the deeper forces at work in their lives and relationships. Understanding the wounds from negative family of origin experiences and traumas, and identifying their impact, are critical pieces of recovery, healthy...
203 | Blessed and Highly Favored: Understanding the Importance of Faith, the Church and the Pastor When Supporting the African-American Grief Process
The grief process for African-Americans can be complicated and challenging. Research suggests that many African-Americans seek psychological support from their pastors rather than seek formal mental health services (Avent et al., 2015; Hays, 2015; Stansbury, Harley,...
204 | Post-pandemic Suicide Risk: Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention
In medical terms, the world is shifting from a pandemic to an endemic after COVID. The mental health consequences of this 100-year phenomenon continue to reverberate in the collective societal psyche, as well as within the hearts and minds of individuals finding their...