This course is for anyone who has completed the Fundamentals course (Phase 1 training) that satisfies ACBC requirements. We are bringing a great lineup of speakers including Randy Patten and Dr. Lee Edmonds to cover a variety of topics that will greatly enhance your ability to give wise counsel from God’s Word. Below is a complete list of topics:
Training dates:
October 15-16
November 5-6
ADVANCED TRACK TOPICS:
Listening: A Key Skill for Counselors
Dealing with the Spiritually Cold and Rebellious
Top Mistakes Even Seasoned Counselors Make
Counseling Individuals with Divorce in Their Past
Evangelize or Disciple: Discerning a Counselee’s Spiritual Condition
Shock, talk and chemicals: A Biblical view of worldly treatments of Mental Anguish
PTSD: Processing events in a Fallen World
ADHD–Biology and the Moral imperative
Biblical Decision Making
Helping the Judgmental Counselee
Identity Crisis: “Who I am in Christ”
Counseling the Domestic Abuser*
Counseling the Abused*
Counseling Parents of Prodigal Adult Children
Trajectory: First Four Sessions-A suggested outline of the first 4 sessions of teaching and homework
Counseling the Bizarre
What to Do with All That Information? Case Reports, A Tool, Not a Chore
Eating Disorders and Self-Harm: From Self-Fashioning to Bearing God’s Image
Suicide: When Death Seems Better Than Life