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AFTERNOON PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

Learning Objectives 1. Identify specific compulsive behaviors associated with re ligious scrupulosity, such as mental review, repeated confes sions, seeking reassurance, and multiple trips to the altar for “rededication” 2. Analyze how OCD is often accompanied by co-occurring emotional disorders, including depression, panic disorder, and trauma-related conditions, and how these comorbidities impact treatment approaches 3. Evaluate the Unified Protocol (UP) as a modular, transdi agnostic treatment for OCD and learn how to adapt the treat ment, focusing on emotion regulation and exposure, to fit the unique needs of clients with a Christian worldview 031. Restoring the Moral Compass: Therapeutic Strate gies for Alleviating Moral Injury in Christian Clients 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 Level: Advanced Harold Koenig, M.D. Duke University Summary There is growing interest in moral injury, defined as the in ternal emotional turmoil experienced when moral values are transgressed. First identified among active-duty military and veterans following combat operations, moral injury is now recognized in first responders, healthcare professionals, cler gy, and others exposed to severe trauma or moral conflict. It may arise from perpetrating, failing to prevent, witnessing, or being victim to acts perceived as moral transgressions, as well as from events that disrupt one’s moral or spiritual worldview. Persistent symptoms can include guilt, shame, betrayal, loss of trust, spiritual struggle, and diminished meaning, often resulting in relational strain, depression, or self-harm if unaddressed. In January 2025, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) formally recognized “Moral Problems” within the Spiritual and Religious Problems Z code category of the DSM-5-TR, providing a standardized framework for diagnosing and addressing moral and spiri tual struggles. This session equips mental health profession als, chaplains, clergy, and Christian counselors to recognize and assess moral injury, distinguish it from PTSD and moral distress, and apply evidence-based, spiritually integrated in terventions. Emphasis is placed on approaches that address confession, forgiveness, reconciliation, and actions that pro mote the good that will ultimately restore moral identity and promote healing and renewed purpose. Jennifer Wortham, Dr.PH Harvard University

Learning Objectives 1. Define moral injury, describe its origins, and identify its core symptoms across diverse populations. 2. Differentiate moral injury from PTSD and moral distress for accurate assessment and intervention planning. 3. Apply structured, spiritually informed treatment strategies that promote moral repair, restoration of meaning, and a life that involves actively fosters the good of others 032: For Such a Time as This: A Dynamic Christian Approach to Counseling and Psychotherapy 3 credit hours Continuing Education Accreditations applicable to this workshop: APA, ASWB, NBCC, IBCC, Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling, Education Continuing Education Accreditations for those holding a School Counselor Certificate: ACSI Bible Continuing Education Accreditations for those holding a School Counselor Certificate: ACSI Level: Intermediate Siang-Yang Tan, Ph.D. Fuller Theological Seminary Summary This pre-conference workshop will cover a dynamic Christian approach to counseling and psychotherapy for Christian cli ents (Tan, 2022a, 2022b) as spiritually integrated psychothera py (Pargament, 2007). It will include: 1) A Christian perspective on human nature and effective counseling and psychotherapy that is also established through research (Captari et al., 2018; Marques et al., 2022; Norcross & Lambert, 2019; Norcross & Wampold, 2019; Tan, 2022a, 2022b); 2) Implicit and explicit integration in Christian counseling and psychotherapy; and 3) Psychologists, licensed mental health professionals, and min istry leaders will learn the role of the Holy Spirit and spiritual ity in Christian counseling and psychotherapy. The empirical evidence for the effectiveness of religious and spiritual thera pies, including Christian therapies, will be reviewed (Captari et al., 2018; Marques et al., 2022). Ethical guidelines for conduct ing Christian therapy in a clinically sensitive, ethically respon sible, and professionally competent way will also be covered (Nelson & Wilson, 1984; Tan, 2003, 2022a, 2022b). Learning Objectives 1. Identify and summarize five basic assumptions of human nature from a Christian perspective and 14 research-based and biblical guidelines or principles for effective counseling and psychotherapy 2. Describe and provide examples of implicit and explicit in tegration in Christian counseling and psychotherapy 3. Analyze the latest empirical evidence supporting the effec tiveness of religious and spiritual therapies, including Chris tian therapies, and the ethical guidelines for the appropriate use of implicit and explicit integration in Christian counsel ing and psychotherapy

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