Many licensed mental health professionals and medical professionals have heard about Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and that it has strong research on its effectiveness with trauma and other mental health issues. In this workshop, the history of...
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316 | Assured Hope: Using Meditative Prayer and Neuroscience to Bring Healing
Today’s culture wrestles with the concepts of good and evil. According to biblical teaching, Christian clients see evil winning battles when foundational biblical truths are eliminated from culture. Scripture reminds Christian clients that the battle is not against...
317 | From Imagination to Incarnation: Being in the Room Where it Happens
Research in interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB) currently reveals nine domains of integration that are developed and strengthened in the context of secure attachment. This integration process also correlates with a client’s awareness of and attunement to the mind’s full...
321 | Addicted to You: The Role of Boundaries and 12-step Recovery in Treating Codependency
Amid the most devastating drug epidemic in history, a comprehensive strategy for treating families and loved ones of those suffering from substance use disorders is often neglected. Failing to treat the family and social systems of those battling substance abuse risks...
324 | Empowering Assessments: Using Emotional Intelligence, Enneagram, Clifton Strengths, and Personality Inventories
There are several emotional intelligence and personality tools for coaches and ministry leaders, and many to consider. It can be confusing and overwhelming with all the available options. This session explores best practices for integrating Emotional Intelligence,...
402 | Compulsive Overeating and the Addictive Spectrum: Treating the Whole Person
Compulsive overeating can be a difficult issue to tackle for psychologists, licensed mental health professionals, medical professionals, or ministry leaders. Often, this issue can lead to obesity and multiple other health factors that can discourage the client from...
404 | Riding the Waves of Emotion: Practical Skills for Emotion Regulation in Suicidal and Self-harming Clients
Emotion dysregulation is a frequently reported symptom of many psychological disorders, especially suicidal and self-harming behaviors. This workshop will explore the nature, function, and neurobiology of emotion regulation and its development through securely...
216 | Practical and Evidence-based Interventions to Calm Anxiety and Manage Stress
Just as we physically train for fitness, the brain can also be trained to resist anxiety and manage stress. Using non-pharmacological interventions, this workshop will discuss how the autonomic nervous system activates the fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses to...
218 | Using Evidence-based Strategies, the Enneagram, and Biblical Principles When Working with Difficult Clients
Mental health professionals and medical professionals may experience fatigue, frustration, and stress when working with clients who resist attending counseling sessions or medical appointments. The reasons clients present as unmotivated, hostile, angry, or...
303 | What am I Missing?: Conducting PTSD Assessment Following Man-made and Natural Disasters
Unfortunately, man-made and natural disasters are becoming more common, and licensed mental health professionals and medical professionals face the challenge of treating those impacted by these traumatic events. Before creating treatment goals, the initial challenge...