Research has noted that with extended life expectancies, individuals will live as a grandparent during 32% of an adult’s life span. In addition, for approximately 13% of an adult’s life span, individuals will live as great-grandparents. Coupled with the unexpected...
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510 | From Fear to Connection: A Toolkit for Overcoming Trauma and Insecure Attachment with Adolescents and Adults
New research on the brain reveals hope for clients derailed by past trauma and attachment wounds. From the alarming rise in adolescent suicide to the current overwhelming number of people seeking mental health services, there is a critical need for psychologists and...
511 | Bondage Breaker: Identifying Spiritual Warfare’s Effect on the Christian’s Worldview and Mental Health
In the Christian worldview, only by divine revelation can believers in Christ understand the reality and coexistence of the natural world and the unseen spiritual realm that surrounds them. Both realities impact mental and emotional health. Ministry leaders and...
512 | The Enneagram and Spiritual Formation: A Model for Emotional Health Coaching
The core distressing emotions of anger, shame, anxiety, and sadness can disrupt relationships, work, and faith for many people. This workshop is for a coach, spiritual director, pastor, pastoral counselor, or lay counselor to learn how to use the Enneagram as a...
513 | Compassion and Comfort: Assessing and Developing Trauma-informed Care Communities
There is a movement to create trauma-informed care in organizations so that traumatized children, adults, and families feel safe and understood. The experience of trauma has a widespread impact on the lives of those we serve, including mental disorders and physical...
514 | Navigating the Grief: Building Resilience in Caretakers through Culturally Sensitive Counseling Strategies
This presentation is for licensed mental health professionals and ministry leaders helping caretakers navigate the ins and outs of managing either anticipatory or current grief due to the loss of loved ones while simultaneously facing the challenges of supporting and...
516 | Jesus as Therapist: The Immanuel Approach for Resolving Psychological Trauma
The Immanuel Approach helps licensed mental health professionals and ministry leaders apply several simple brain science principles to help their willing Christian clients establish an interactive, contingent connection with the living, tangible presence of Jesus and...
517 | Faith-based Counseling for Brain Injury: Techniques for Survivors and Families
In the U.S., an estimated 2.5 million people suffer a traumatic brain injury each year. This population translates to approximately one in 300 families dealing with a life-changing disability. This workshop will address the specific mental health needs of those...
519 | The Science of Resilience: Working with At-risk Youth
Psychologists, licensed mental health professionals, medical professionals, and ministry leaders are uniquely positioned to support at-risk youth by building their resilience to overcome significant and often overwhelming life circumstances. The Search Institute’s...
520 | Transforming Triggers of Self-Shame into Reminders of Irrevocable Acceptance
“I know Jesus has forgiven me, but I can’t get past what I’ve done.” How many times have clinicians heard this? Christian clients unable to move beyond allowing their sin to define them can remain stuck in past failures, despite Christ’s complete forgiveness. Focusing...