Integrating Faith + Therapy: Interventions with Christian Clients

Live Online Workshop (3 APA-approved CEs)

Are you a therapist who wishes you could better serve your Christian clients? Has your lack of training made you feel unprepared to address religion and spirituality in therapy? Does your own relationship with religion and spirituality (or lack thereof) make you feel unqualified to discuss faith with your Christian clients?

Join Board Certified and Christian psychologist, Dr. QuaVaundra Perry for this insightful workshop designed specifically for mental health professionals who want to integrate faith and therapy.

Dr. Perry has over 15 years of experience and she has been successfully running a faith-based practice for the past 6 years. Through expert-led discussion and practical case examples, Dr. Perry will help you to confidently and competently create a safe space for your Christian clients to feel seen, heard, and understood.

Don’t miss this opportunity to join an expert-led course loved by your peers and to deepen your impact on the lives of your Christian clients.

Register today to take the first step towards offering holistic healing as a culturally-sensitive mental health provider.

🔑After taking this workshop, you’ll walk away with:

☑️ Increased awareness about the common complaints Christian clients have about their therapists.

☑️ Confidence to competently address religion/spirituality with your Christian clients and know when to consult or refer.

☑️ Clarity to recognize whether your client’s religion/spirituality is a source of strength or stress.

☑️ Knowledge of assumptions made about Christians and by Christians that may be relevant to their presenting concerns and hinder treatment progress.

☑️ Insight about how your own views on religion/spirituality can influence your clinical work.

☑️ Easy assessment and intervention tools to use with your Christian clients today.

Learning will take place through lecture, practical case examples, self-reflection questions, and group participation. Teachings are appropriate for healthcare professionals as well as the general public. Healthcare professionals will be able to incorporate the tools and practices offered in this program in ways beneficial to clients or patients.

DETAILS:

When: 10am-1:00pm (CST), Friday, October 11, 2024

Where: Online

Cost: $97 for 3 CEs (includes replay, slides, handouts/workbook)

$87 for 3 CEs (includes replay & slides)

$60 for pre-licensed attendees 

Instructor: Dr. QuaVaundra Perry

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • Describe common complaints from Christian clients in therapy.

  • Discuss competencies for ethical application of religion and spirituality in mental health care with Christian clients.

  • Explain outcomes of positive and negative spiritual coping.

  • Analyze how therapist’s personal religion/spirituality may influence clinical work.

  • Create a toolkit for religious and spiritual assessment and intervention with Christian clients.

Course Instructor:

Dr. QuaVaundra Perry is a board certified and Christian psychologist with a specialty in couple and family psychology credentialed by the American Board of Professional Psychology. With over 10 years of clinical experience, Dr. Perry will utilize her expertise to help you find ways to ethically, competently, and comfortably incorporate religion and spirituality into your client/patient’s treatment plan, when requested.

Information on Continuing Education for Mental Health Professionals:

 

  • CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA) which is co-sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Academy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Spiritual Competency Academy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

 

  • The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by sponsors of CE who are approved by the American Psychological Association.

 

  • LCSW, LPCC, LEP and LMFTs, and other professionals from outside of California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept credits from programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.

 

  • TEXAS LICENSEES: This workshop meets the continuing education requirements described in the:

    • Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists as per rule 463.35 (f)(2)

    • Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors as per rule 681.142

    • Texas State Board of Examiners of Social Workers as per rule 781.509

    • Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists as per rule 801.264

  • SCA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California. RNs must retain their certificate of attendance for 4 years after the course concludes. Nurses outside of California must confirm acceptance with their licensing boards.

  • For questions about receiving your Certificate of Attendance, contact Dr. QuaVaundra Perry at ADMIN@DRQPERRY.COM.

 

  • For questions about whether APA CE is valid for you, contact your licensing board directly.

  • For questions about CE, contact Spiritual Competency Academy at info@spiritualcompetencyacademy.com.

 

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