"Helping the Helper: Strategies for Christian Counselling"

04/21/2017

Presented by Caroline Smith, MA, LPC, CSAT-S, CMAT, CIP and Rev. Bill Rap, MRE, PSAP

M.R. Davis Public Library
8554 Northwest Drive
Southaven, MS 38671
9:30am till 12:30pm (registration begins at 9:00am)

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About this Workshop:

Experiencing and expressing love one to another can be challenging at times; even for Christians. By combining the power of Biblical Truth and effective clinical wisdom, entrenched patterns of destructive reactivity and relationship dissatisfaction can be reversed. Five core relationship health indicators and corresponding interventions will be presented. Attachment Theory, Internal Family Systems, and Ego State Integration will be discussed in relation to achieving and sustaining authentic intimacy. Instruction will be both didactic and experiential. Helping the helper is the goal of this presentation.

Target Audience:

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Social Workers, Interventionists, Pastors and Associate Pastors, and graduate students in these fields. This lecture is designed for any professional working with Christian clients.

Purpose:

“By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one to another.” King James Bible Experiencing and expressing love one to another can be challenging at times; even for Christians. By combining the power of Biblical Truth and effective clinical wisdom’ entrenched patterns of destructive reactivity and relationship dissatisfaction can be reversed. Five core relationship health indicators and corresponding interventions will be presented. Attachment Theory, Internal Family Systems, and Ego State Integration will be discussed in relation to achieving and sustaining authentic intimacy. Instruction will be both didactic and experiential. Helping the helper is the goal of this presentation.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss emotional intelligence as the foundation for intimately knowing self and others, and for living a fully engaged life.
2. Outline the difference between needs and wants and explain how an individual can define and meet their needs in an esteeming way.
3. Explain why truth and reality affect everything an individual does and how to realize the goal of truthful living.
4. Delineate healthy versus unhealthy boundaries, and describe how to develop a sustainable plan for personal protection and containment.
5. Describe the major role that self-esteem plays in an individual’s attempt to connect with others in meaningful relationship.

Continuing Education:

This program is not available for NBCC CE Hours.

Alabama Social Work: 3 Contact Hours: (Provider #0336 through ABSWE).

Mississippi Social Work: 3 Hours (Provider DP #SWB12013) PENDING: Pine Grove is approved as a provider for continuing education by the MBOE & MFT (08/24/16 through 08/24/18). Social workers will receive 3 CE hours in participating in this course (Clinical _3_ / Supervision___ /Cultural Competency___/ Ethics ___ /General ___).

Grievance Procedure:

Please contact Samuel Rosa at 601-288-4915 at Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services, 2255 Broadway Drive, Hattiesburg MS 39401 to submit a complaint, or if you have additional questions.

Ethical Disclosures for Speaker(s):

1. Caroline Smith is an employee of Forrest General Hospital. Rev. Bill Rap, MRE is a contracted employee of the hospital.
2. There is no commercial support of the speaker, the content of the talks or anything that might be a conflict of interest beyond the speakers being paid by FGH.
3. The speaker is not promoting any books; medications or training that will be for sale at the talk that might constitute a conflict of interest.
4. The speaker will cover any potential limitations and risks of the treatment or topics being discussed during the talk.
5. Some of the material covered is of a sensitive nature about addictions, ethical dilemmas and/or other clinical disorders.

Those in attendance must stay for the entire duration of the workshop; partial credit for partial attendance will not be awarded.

APA CE Statement:

Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Pine Grove maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Disability Statement:

Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services complies with the ADA. This facility is handicapped-accessible. If any conference participant is in need of reasonable accommodation, please contact Samuel Rosa at 601-288-4915 prior to the event.

Refund/Cancellation Policy:

There is no fee for attendance to this program.

Caroline Smith, MA, LPC, CSAT-S, CMAT, CIP, EMDR
Director of Pine Grove's Intensive Workshops

Caroline Smith holds a Master of Arts degree in Professional Counseling from Ottawa University. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist-Supervisor, and a Certified Multiple Addiction Therapist. She is EMDR trained and holds clinical expertise in the areas of trauma resolution, relationship attachment patterns, addiction interaction disorder, and the two most primary process addictions, food and sex.

Caroline Smith is the Director of Pine Grove's Intensive Workshops and she works with Pine Grove’s Women’s Center, facilitating the Breaking Free workshop, which is offered to all Women’s Center patients. Additionally, Smith frequently speaks at professional conferences throughout the United States and Internationally. She also had the honor of providing a plenary session during Ireland's first Neuroscience and Addiction Conference. She is a trainer for both European and American professionals seeking Board Registered Interventionist (BRI) credentialing and authored a chapter in the published book, Mending A Shattered Heart: A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts, 2nd edition.

Smith’s theoretical perspective has been heavily influenced by graduate studies examining the influence early childhood experiences have on adult relationship attachment, cognitive processes, affect regulation, spiritual practice, sexual expression and social functioning throughout the lifespan. She is a passionate force in the support of healing, hope and sustainable recovery. Because of her unique therapeutic approach and natural talents, Smith has attracted a national and international clientele.

Before joining Pine Grove in 2004, Smith worked at The Meadows Treatment Center as a Family Counselor, Primary Counselor, Survivors Workshop Facilitator, Community Relations Representative, and Special Assistant to the Clinical Director. Within this program, she worked with individuals notable in the field, including Patrick Carnes, John Bradshaw, Claudia Black, Terrance Real and Pia Mellody.

Smith then joined the professional clinical staff at Remuda Ranch Treatment Centers for Anorexia and Bulimia in Wickenburg, AZ as a Primary Therapist working exclusively with adolescent females and their families. At Remuda Ranch, Smith specialized in the fields of eating disorders, trauma, and co-morbidity.

Bill Rap, MRE, P-SAP
Co-Facilitator of Pine Grove’s Christian Intensive Workshops

Bill Rap holds a Master of Religious Education degree from Nazarene Theological Seminary. He is a Certified Pastoral Sexual Addiction Professional. He has been credentialed as an ordained minister within the Church of the Nazarene since 1989.

Rap began his work as Co-Facilitator of Christian Intensive Workshops at Pine Grove in 2011. His initial focus was in doing extensive research in the areas of the marriage relationship, personal bondages and addictions, and the five core issues addressed in all of the intensive workshops: Self-esteem, Boundaries, Truth, Needs, and Emotions. His research was based heavily upon God’s Word and renowned authors in the various fields. Subsequent to the research was the development of the curriculum used in the Christian Intensive Workshops.

Before beginning his work at Pine Grove, Rap served as lead pastor of three different churches over a period of 24 years, two in central California and one in Nebraska. As a lead pastor he has years of experience helping people with a variety of life issues. His teaching on forgiveness has helped troubled couples find hope and healing. His leadership in Men’s Advance from 1994-2009, a West Coast ministry to men, gave him hands on tools for helping men struggling with personal addictions and bondages.

Rap brings his passion for people and his pastoral experience to his Intensive Workshops with a deep desire to see people heal and grow. He specializes in the areas of Marriage Renewal and Personal Freedom, and combines the power of God’s Word with the practice of sound clinical tools in his work. Bill lives near Lincoln, Nebraska.