PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND SEMINARS

The following presentations are ones that the professional staff have made before or would be interested in making. Many of the didactic presentations include detailed outlines to assist the audience with note taking and to encourage them to interact with the content being presented and to identify questions. The experiential presentations will require audience participation though no one will be forced to participate in a way that is uncomfortable, that is it is possible to participate as an observer. However no written material will be handed out at these presentations, except for the one on Bible Learning for which guidelines for using this method are available. We would be available to develop new presentations on related topics. The initials of the presenters are listed in parentheses after the title.

DIDACTIC PRESENTATIONS

Attachment: From Infancy through Adolescence (AH)

Setting Boundaries and Moving Toward Assertiveness (KJ)

Redemptive Relationships: The Heart of Christian Counseling (JTN)

Depression and the Christian (RFP)

I. Biblical references to Depression and Suicide
II. Classification Issues
III. Diagnostic Signs and Symptoms
IV. Epidemiology
V. Models of Depression and Treatment (Presentation, Causes, Model, Treatment, and Coping):Biological, Psychological, Interpersonal, and Spiritual

Dissociative Disorders (RFP)

I. Definitions - Diagnostic Issues
II. What causes it - Etiology
III. Can it be helped - Prognosis
IV. Stages of Therapy
V. The use of hypnosis
VI. What support persons (lay counselors) can do
VII. Characteristics and Symptoms to Recognize

Coping with Divorce for Children/Adolescents (KJ)

Coping with Divorce for Parents/Adults (KJ)

Domestic Violence in Christian Homes and Communities: Exposing the Impossible (JTN)

Understanding the needs of Children in Foster Care (AH)

Grief Counseling, How to Do (RFP)

I. Introduction: By Jesus' example and Biblical truths believers are encouraged to reach out to the bereaved.
II. Biblical References to Grieving
III. The Four Tasks of Grieving
IV. Manifestations of Normal Grief
VI. Abnormal Grief
VII. The Counselor's Own Grief

Understanding the needs of Children Who Grieve (AH)

Grief Counseling for Couples after the Death of an Infant (AH)

I. Introduction: Biblical References to the Grieving
II. Impact & Meaning of the loss
III. A Different Kind of Grief
IV. Stages of Grief
V. Tasks of Mourning (Worden)
VI. Gender Differences
VII. How to Support the Couple/Family
VIII. The Gift of Working with Couples
VIII. Poems and Stories Shared
IX. Resources

Grandparent Grief (AH)

Enhancing Marriages using the Biblical Principles of Unity and Forgiveness (JTN)

Restoring Marriages After Domestic Violence: What Do We Do Now? (JTN)

Christian Meditation (JTN)
I. Biblical meditation
II. Meditation for Christians
III. The Practice of Biblical Meditation
VI. Biblical Meditation and Contemplation or Thinking Deeply
V. When Meditation Becomes Heresy

Parenting Children (KJ)

Parenting Teenagers (KJ)

When, How, and To Whom To Make a Professional Mental Health Referral, and What To Do Afterward (RFP)

I. When: Signs and Symptoms Indicating Need for Referral
II. How: The Process of Referral
III. To Whom
IV. What to do afterwards

Healing Sex Addiction: Turning Around 180 Degrees (JTN)

Sexual Abuse Presentation (RFP)

I. Introduction
II. Issues faced by adult survivors
III. The process of healing
IV. Spiritual damage and forgiveness

Coping with stress and anxiety: A Christian Application of Modern Techniques (JTN)

Stress and the Christian (RFP)

I. Do we, as Christians, have Biblical instruction/injunctions about stress?
II. Stress is a significant problem
III. How the body works
IV. What to do
V. Spiritual antidotes

Team Building for Businesses, Community Groups, and Churches (KJ)

EXPERIENTIAL PRESENTATIONS

Healing Post Abortion Syndrome: An Action Methods Contribution (RFP)

Bibliodrama: Learning Personally and Deeply from Bible Stories (RFP)

The purpose of the Greek historical present tense was to transport the reader "in imagination to the actual scene at the time of the occurrence." This session will demonstrate how this can be done using Action Methods including role reversal, doubling, auxiliary egos, concretization, surplus reality, warm-up, action, and sharing.

Evaluating (and Changing) Your Relationship with God (RFP)

This session will demonstrate how to use Action Methods in identifying, working on, and finding resolution to issues one has with God. Past participants have found this approach and focus to be particularly helpful and valuable.

Growing Through Grief and Loss Using Action Methods (RFP)

This session will demonstrate how to use Action Methods in addressing and working through issues of loss whether they be the result of death, divorce, loss of employment, loss of a dream, abortion, or loss of physical functioning.

Memory Healing Through Action Methods (RFP)

This session will use a learning through teaching and experience format. It will include a brief review of the healing of memories framework and introduce and demonstrate how to use Action Methods to address difficult memories.

Remembering Significant Experiences Using Action Methods (RFP)

Many of the Psalms recount God's mighty acts. This session will focus on recalling personally meaningful experiences of God in times of trouble as well as times of praise using Action Methods.