Summary Anxiety is widely understood as a fundamental signal of distress in human beings, yet its deeper meaning and function require interpretation beyond neurophysiological measurement alone. While science allows clinicians to assess the biological expression of...
302. From Chaos to Clarity: Understanding and Treating ADHD, Mood, Anxiety, and Behavioral Disorders from Childhood through the Transition to Adulthood
Summary Adults often treat children and adolescents as “mini adults,” expecting immediate understanding, compliance, and performance. Their brains, emotions, and attachment systems are still developing from childhood through the transition to adulthood, and their...
303. OCD and Religious Scrupulosity/Doubt: Game-changing Transdiagnostic Techniques for Difficult Issues
Summary Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating condition marked by persistent, intrusive thoughts or images that cause significant anxiety, often leading to compulsive behaviors or mental acts aimed at neutralizing the distress. One specific form of...
304. Take a Seat: A Faith-based Clinical Approach to Using the 3 Chairs Model to Address Trauma, Pain, and Addiction
Summary Chairwork is a hands-on, experiential intervention that can meaningfully enhance clinical practice by helping clients engage directly with their internal experiences. Originating in early psychodrama and later refined within cognitive-behavioral and...
306. Love After Trauma: Counseling Couples When One Has Survived Sexual Abuse
Summary When working with a couple with one of the spouses as a sexual abuse survivor, psychologists, licensed mental health professionals, medical personnel, and ministry leader need specific, key approaches for supporting couples who are navigating the effects of...
307. Help Children Self-Regulate and Self-Advocate: Remove Doubts, Increase Confidence, and Develop Healthy Independence
Summary In this practical and encouraging session, licensed mental health professionals, and ministry leaders will examine how helicopter parenting can inhibit children’s development of resilience, self-regulation, and self-advocacy. Participants will identify why...
305. The Invisible Scars of Emotional Abuse: Clinical Conceptualization, Assessment, and Empirically-Supported Treatment Strategies
Summary Emotional abuse often leaves hidden wounds that impact mood, self-worth, relationships, physical health, and overall well-being. This workshop is designed for licensed mental health professionals, medical personnel, and ministry leaders to build confidence in...
309. Solomon: The First Positive Psychology Practitioner
Summary Positive psychology is an emerging field that has significantly contributed to understanding human flourishing and personal well-being, but where did these principles originate? In this workshop, psychologists, licensed mental health professionals, medical...
310. Transformational Conversations: Master Coaching Skills for Lasting Life Change
Summary Research on effective coaching shows that people do not change primarily because they get more information or advice. Real, lasting change happens in transformational conversations, where a person feels safe, deeply heard, gently challenged, and supported to...
311. Standing on Solid Ground: The Foundational Role of Spirituality and Faith in a Holistic Approach to Counseling
Summary Ethical codes identify the spiritual dimension as a necessary component of competent mental health care; however, evidence suggests that many psychologists, licensed mental health professionals, and ministry leaders lack comprehensive training in the value of...