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