Sermon from the Woodlands First Baptist Church

Psychology and Religion: Collision or Intersection? by Bill Prasad LPC-S LCDC Hosted by the Spiritual Care Network and Freed-Hardeman University Three Objectives: Understand the relationship between religion and psychology Learn how psychology addresses the bible Learn how the bible addresses psychology

By Dr Andi Clements Professor in the Department of Psychology at East Tennessee State University Objectives: 1. People are created biologically, psychologically, and spiritually to be in connection with other people 2. Early adversity including abuse and neglect can lead to later addiction 3. Human connection can lead to reduction in problematic substance use through biological, psychological, and spiritual healing. Zoom provided by Starlite Recovery Center

SCN Webinar: Making Sense of Our Stories: Three Lenses that Help Connect the Dots Presentation by Salvador Delmundo, Jr. - Chaplain from the Menninger Clinic Hosted by the Spiritual Care Network Zoom provided by Starlite Recovery Center Objectives: The work of counseling primarily involves listening to stories, appreciating narratives as they are presented, and helping the storytellers interpret and make sense of their lived experiences. As counselors, we sift through these stories, helping our clients identify thought patterns and schemas that lead to problematic thinking and propelling problematic behaviors. Drawing from Augsburg (1992), Lee (1995), and Nathan and Kim (2013), my presentation will discuss/explore three “lenses” that clients generally utilize as they frame significant events, identify primary characters, and weave their stories together in an attempt to make sense of their world. We will also look at different passages from the Gospel’s discourse narratives where these lenses are employed and appreciate how they can help our clients create hopeful future stories. At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1. Name and describe each lens and identify how these are reflected and revealed as clients share their stories and recognize significant people in their lives. 2. Identify and illustrate implications where these lenses can be helpful and where they can hinder clients’ framing of their past, present and future stories. 3. Locate passages from the New Testament discourse narratives and identify where these lenses are appropriated in helpful ways. Insights from these readings can strengthen our understanding of these concepts from a biblical perspective.

Presentation by Dr Guy Earle Hosted by Eric Ayles from the Spiritual Care Network Objectives: 1. To define what a schema is. 2. To review why it is essential to change negative schema's. 3. Provide an overview of how schema's are formed. 4. Demonstrate the transformation that can take place after shifting a negative schema (video). Zoom provided by Starlite Recovery Center

Webinar Presentation by Stephanie Coker, LCSW-S, LCDC, CDWF Hosted by Eric Ayles from the Spiritual Care Network Objectives: Understand the connection between a shame based identity and difficulty with boundaries in interpersonal relationships. Understand how learning about vulnerability, empathy and self-compassion detailed in Brene Brown's work serve to empower us to create more or less emotional distance in relationships with others. Apply the concepts of ideal and unwanted identities to help explore individual barriers to setting boundaries, as well as the benefits of doing so. 1 Hour Continuing Education Credits by the Spiritual Care Network Zoom provided by Starlite Recovery Center