Seminars, training and Conferences

 

Mental Health education

  • Depression and  Anxiety

  • Abuse

  • Complex needs/co-morbid issues

  • Sexuality: gender identity, dysfunction, etc.

  • Self-harm

  • Resilience training

  • Suicide Prevention

  • Coping with /managing anger.

  • Dealing with aggressive people.

  • Identifying and responding to risk

  • Addiction –Bio/psycho/social aspects of addiction;  features/effects of these addictions and  treatment/support options:

    • Gambling

    • Drugs and alcohol

    • Sex

    • Pornography

    • Technology

 

 Congregation and Community

  • Managing  Chronic Pain and illness

  • Dealing with bullying

  • Marriage enhancement

  • Boundaries, in ministry, and in life.

  • Youth and Sunday school teachers Autism, ADD ADHD acting out. What helps? Management.

  • Child and adolescence issues, parenting and development

  • Parenting teens

  • Sexual orientation and transgender issues,  supporting both in the  church

 

Aspects of Ministry

Teams:

  • Empower your leaders – a strengths-based approach.

  • Organisational Conflict

  • Personality profiles and teams

  • Dealing with Abuse: Domestic abuse, childhood sexual abuse,

 

Engagement:

  • Vigour, energy, dedication positive energy, meaning and purpose….

  • Motivation for Ministry.

  • Integration of psychology and faith

    • Psyche/spirit/ body/social. Do I need a Christian psychologist??

    • How your Faith …. Can help your Stress!!!! :

    • Religious coping:

      • Psychological benefits of faith….

      • Meaningfulness

      • Purpose

      • Maladaptive coping mechanisms.

 

Ministry Self Care

  • Stress and coping

    • Stress, understanding stress, what is stress , work stress    helpful and unhelpful stress).

 

  • Burn-out

    • Prevention and recovery of burn-out while maintaining a servant heart and passion for ministry.

 

  • Supporting people with Serious mental illness

    • Features of various serious mental illnesses

    • Boundaries and how to support someone with serious mental illness.

    • Knowing options for treatment

 

Risk

Suicide – how to manage caring for someone who is or maybe suicidal.

  • Self-harm –How to have a conversation regarding self-harm; treatment/ support options

  • Relapse (drugs and alcohol)-supporting someone who is trying to stay off drugs/alcohol.

  • Homelessness – How best to help and support a homeless person.

  • Social isolation – How to combat social isolation, (Youth, adult aged persons).