WC25 Program_LR 8

AFTERNOON PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

Ed Welch, Ph.D. Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation

their inner experiences and instead navigate their thoughts and feelings in a spiritually guided way.

Learning Objectives 1. Outline the steps of working with parts of the soul accord ing to IFS, describing what each step entails and its applica tion within Christian counseling 2. Apply techniques for identifying, focusing on, and be friending parts of the soul burdened by difficult emotions or thoughts while establishing healthy internal boundaries with these parts to promote healing 3. Demonstrate the ability to invite God’s presence into the process of healing and assist clients’ parts in releasing bur dens and adopting new roles within their internal family sys tem, with an emphasis on Christian principles 4. Apply IFS techniques to therapeutic work with couples and children, including learning to speak on behalf of differ ent parts during sessions to foster healing and integration 042: Blaming it on the Brain? Distinguishing Chemical Imbalances, Brain Disease, and Disobedience 3 credit hours Continuing Education Accreditations applicable to this workshop: ASWB, NBCC, IBCC, Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling Level: Beginner

Summary Faith-based clients often believe that they have been con structed with both spiritual substance (soul or spirit) and physical substance (body and brain). Most traditional theo logical systems identify the person as at least a duality, some times a trichotomy. However, a central question for licensed mental health professionals, coaches, and ministry leaders is the distinction between the brain and soul. This pre-confer ence workshop will start with these traditional understand ings and put them to work in clinical settings by helping par ticipants analyze their current beliefs with new information. It will place particular emphasis on the diverse contributions of the brain to our thoughts and behavior, how each brain can be very different, the spiritual liveliness that can exist even with complex brain differences, and how to distinguish between the activity of the body and soul. Additionally, this workshop will explore practical applications for integrating these concepts into therapeutic practices.

Learning Objectives 1. Describe the distinction between brain and soul, and be

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