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MORNING PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

012: Pornography, Sextortion, and Broken Relationships: Taking Back the Power Over One’s Body and Desires 3 credit hours Continuing Education Accreditations applicable to this workshop: APA, ASWB, NBCC, IBCC, NAADAC, Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling Continuing Medical Education Accreditations applicable to this workshop: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit, AOA Category 2A Credits, Georgia Nurses Association, AAFP Level: Intermediate Jim Cress, M.A., CSAT Integrity Redeemed, PLLC Counseling and Intensives

3. Identify specific activities, dietary behaviors, and supple ments that can help reduce cognitive impairment and lower the risk of developing brain diseases 011: Deconstructing Negative Self Talk: Practical Tools to Escape a Toxic Mindset 3 credit hours Continuing Education Accreditations applicable to this workshop: ASWB, NBCC, IBCC, NAADAC, Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling Education Continuing Education Accreditations application to this workshop: ACSI Continuing Medical Education Accreditations applicable to this workshop: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit, AOA Category 2A Credits, Georgia Nurses Association, AAFP Level: Intermediate

Charles Elliott, M.A. Elliott Life Coaching

Sheri Denham Keffer, Ph.D., CSAT BraveOne.com

Ashley Elliott, M.S. Elliott Life Coaching

Jason VanRuler, M.A., CSAT JVR Counseling, LLC

Summary Sexual compulsivity, including pornography usage and infi delity, continues to bring devastation to individuals, couples, and families. The statistics are tragically high regarding the impact of the trauma of all types of sexual betrayal. The field of Partner Trauma continues to inform psychologists, licensed mental health professionals, and ministry leaders about the impact of discovery and disclosure of sexual infidelity, includ ing the “PTSD” effect on partners of those involved in sexual compulsivity. In this workshop, participants will explore con nections with attachment, family or origin trauma, and neu rochemistry on compulsive sexual behaviors. Amid this crisis, there is significant help and hope for the recovery of individu als, couples, and families. This pre-conference workshop will provide psychologists, licensed mental health professionals, medical professionals, and ministry leaders with up-to-date statistical and proven, practical clinical information and a treatment plan of recovery for individuals, betrayed partners, and couples, with a special emphasis on Christian clients. Learning Objectives 1. Describe the foundations, etiology, and assessment of the impact of pornography and infidelity 2. Outline the dynamics of attachment, family of origin trau ma, and neurochemistry on the development of compulsive sexual behavior disorder 3. Identify and analyze the trauma and impact of compulsive sexual behavior on partners, as well as explore partners’ coping cycles and Dr. Sheri’s 5 Phase Betrayal Recovery Roadmap TM 4. Compare current therapeutic modalities for compulsive sexual behavior and a biblical framework with treatment strategies that foster healing for Christian clients

Summary Positive psychology has brought awareness to the impor tance of the client’s mindset, which can be in a negative space, marked by negative thoughts, feelings, and behav iors, or a positive space with hopeful thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In this workshop, the presenters will use Switch Theory, a new modality based on cognitive behavioral techniques, to teach clients how to escape negative spaces. Licensed mental health professionals, medical profession als, and ministry leaders will increase their insight regard ing a client’s personal positive and negative space thinking patterns, explore the purpose of dysfunctional thinking and behaviors, and deconstruct negative self-talk. Additionally, participants will learn how to help clients engage in the au tomatic switch, make a manual reset, and move back to a positive space for thinking. These principles can be used to help clients with depression and anxiety symptoms, as well as build thriving relationships. Learning Objectives 1. Identify and differentiate cognitive patterns that occur in a positive and negative space 2. Outline the function of dysfunctional thoughts and behav ior and how they affect clients emotionally, physically, and spiritually 3. Describe short-term and long-term benefits and conse quences of positive and negative space thinking and behavior 4. Explain how licensed mental health professionals, medi cal professionals, and ministry leaders can use these tools in session to help clients make a manual reset, escaping nega tive spaces

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