Depression is a complex disease state with alterations in brain circuits, impacting the immune system and elevating inflammatory factors resulting in cellular damage to brain cells and alteration in neuronal DNA expression. Serotonin has been implicated in both the...
Pastoral Counselors
017 | Lifeline for Families Dealing with Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease is a thief. In this workshop, the presenter will speak through the lens of a gerontologist and from personal experience of how Alzheimer’s affected her husband and family. This workshop will educate psychologists, other licensed mental health...
018 | Unable to Stop: When Food Addiction and Trauma Collide
This workshop will explore the relationship between trauma and compulsive and addictive eating, which can lead to obesity and other medical issues. Participants will discuss the role of excess food in the experience of trauma and the challenges and setbacks faced in...
019 | Understanding Implicit Bias and Applying Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Improve Multicultural Competence in Mental Health Care
Racism, prejudice, and discrimination are well documented in the literature as disparities experienced by marginalized groups. These disparities contribute to the lack of access to quality healthcare and mental healthcare services; housing; education, and employment...
020 | The Fentanyl and Opioid Crises: Trends, Issues, and New Horizons in Treatment and Recovery
Psychologists and other mental health and medical professionals must be equipped to confront the most devastating addiction crisis in history. Opioids, including fentanyl, heroin, and emerging synthetic opioids, are fueling a deadly drug crisis in the United...
122. Hope for Burnout: Decisions That Can Change You When Situations Don’t Change
As mental health professionals, we can all agree that burnout is dangerous for individuals and our profession. We can talk about how it starts – long hours, heavy client loads, slow progress, apathetic community members, ongoing stress, and more, and what it causes –...
711 | Imprints that Matter: Helping Clients and Caregivers Find Lost Treasure Within Their Redemptive Story
This workshop is meant to inspire, challenge, and encourage ministry leaders and coaches to pursue digging deeper within one’s own redemptive family story for the purpose of leaving their legacy to those they love. Furthermore, this workshop will aid participants in...
712 | The Promise of “Life Abundant:” The Whole-life Discipleship Framework for the Church to Address Mental Health Challenges
What many researchers identify as a mental health crisis and that the Surgeon General has labeled a “national emergency” is, even now, only very slowly being embraced by a reticent church community. Counselor-supported coaching of pastors, church leaders, and lay...
713 | Aloneness and Fallenness: Adam’s Dilemma and the Church’s Mental Health Challenge
The Creation Story of Genesis 1-3 presents a biblical anthropology for understanding the relational nature of humankind and certain mental health issues. Adam’s dilemma is based on the “not good” of being alone, in spite of the fact that he had the right relationship...
715 | Self and Spiritual Forgiveness: Understanding the Heart of the HEART Model for Treating Trauma
Human trafficking for purposes of prostitution occurs on a global scale, and it affects almost every country in the world. Much of this begins in the family, with fathers, step-fathers, and boyfriends looking to make easy money off their victims. Upon arrival in the...