The Faith Leader's Survival Guide to Mental Health
Track 1 - Hot Topics in Mental Health
- Brain and Behavior – Why do we do what we do and feel what we feel?
- Anxiety/Depression - Is it spiritual, circumstantial, or chemical?
- The Traumatized brain – What happens in the brain when there is trauma?
- The Addicted brain – How addictions begin, what the cycle is, and how to prevent relapse?
Track 2 – The Nuts and Bolts of Counseling
- The Difference between pastoral care and counseling
- Empowering Lay Leaders to Make a Difference
- Types of Counseling - (EMDR/brainspotting/sandtray/experiential work)
- The Counseling Process from beginning to end
Track 3 - All About Relationships
- Becoming the best version of you
- Communication - How to understand and be understood
- Conflict Resolution - Why do we react in hurtful ways
- Care Cycle – How to address our buttons and heal from them
Resources, Lunch and Guest Speaker Matthew Hoskinson, from New York City
