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AFTERNOON PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

050: Eyes Wide Open: Seeing and Addressing Spiritual Warfare in Your Life, Context, and Ministry 3 credit hours Continuing Education Accreditations applicable to this workshop: IBCC Level: Intermediate Laura Holmes, M.A. Light Counseling

Learning Objectives 1. Discuss the principles of Ecotherapy and how the combi nation of EMDR and the use of nature can enrich the thera peutic process 2. Identify how to access the client’s connection to God and spirituality through nature 3. Talk about how to access the client’s connection to God and spirituality through nature 4. Apply newly learned EMDR information and protocols to accessing a felt sense of God 049: Advances in Forgiveness Interventions in Mental Health 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: Intermediate Summary This workshop explores key forgiveness intervention models, summarizing their shared principles and mental health out comes. Psychologists, licensed mental health professionals, and ministry leaders will be equipped to apply or adapt these models to one’s own practice. Participants will cover REACH Forgiveness, Enright’s Process Model, Luskin’s Forgive-for Good, Yalom-style process group therapy, Gordon’s model for infidelity, and Webb’s research on alcohol and drug mis use. Additionally, we will examine two clinical models for treating self-condemnation: the four-R and six-step models. The workshop will also address special populations, includ ing military personnel, families impacted by substance mis use, school classrooms, and university campuses. Recent advancements in forgiveness research will be discussed, in cluding a randomized controlled trial conducted across five countries, a meta-analysis of classroom-based interventions, research on forgiveness in treating alcohol misuse, and the development of models for promoting self-forgiveness and reducing moral injury. Participants will leave with practical tools to integrate forgiveness interventions into their clinical practices. Learning Objectives 1. Recognize recent research on forgiveness and evaluate the effectiveness of various forgiveness intervention models 2. Demonstrate at least five techniques or methods for pro moting forgiveness in clinical practice 3. Identify and apply common principles across forgiveness models to adapt interventions and effectively promote for giveness with clients Everett Worthington, Jr., Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University

Michael Perron Prestonwood Baptist Church

Lois Dodds, Ph.D. Heartstream Resources for Global Workers, Inc.

Summary Some Christian clients believe in the biblical understanding of root spirits, described as underlying spiritual influences that manifest in harmful thoughts, emotions, and behav iors. This workshop explores the 14 root spirits mentioned in Scripture and their common manifestations. It provides participants with insight into the spiritual forces of evil that attempt to manipulate and control the client’s behavior. Presenters will identify eight key vulnerability factors that increase susceptibility to demonic oppression, including 21 behavioral “Footholds of Satan” and hidden heart messages, such as unresolved emotional wounds or internalized lies, that create openings for spiritual disturbances. The work shop also emphasizes biblical remedies and empirically supported techniques that foster healing and liberation from these influences. Coaches and ministry leaders will learn how to cultivate a deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit, strengthen resilience, and enable clients to break free from deception, replacing lies with God’s truth for a more abun dant and fulfilling life. Finally, practical guidance will be provided on how clients may inadvertently open themselves to spiritual forces and the steps they can take to protect and prevent such occurrences. Learning Objectives 1. Assess spiritual issues in the counseling session with coaches and ministry leaders 2. Identify eight risk factors of vulnerability (including 21 footholds of Satan), signs, and symptoms of demonic op pression to address clients’ symptoms 3. Outline various biblical and empirically supported tech niques that can be used with clients in session

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