SPEAKER: Mark Mortier, M.A./Licensed Professional Counselor
Title: Digital Invasion: family health in the digital age
Key Learning Objectives:
- Increased awareness of the benefits and risks to children and adults of digital media, gaming, social networking.
- Ability to identify time, social and relationship impacts on child, adults and family life of excessive use and potential addiction.
- Build strategies and tools to set family goals and individual plans for success in the digital age.
SPEAKER: Mark Mortier, M.A./Licensed Professional Counselor
Title: Counseling Military and First Responders and their Families
Key Learning Objectives:
- Increased awareness of the unique factors these populations deal with in their work and family life.
- Able to determine when addressing trauma, PTSD and work stress are essential factors in effective treatment of client’s and their families.
- Improved approach and skills to effectively address the counseling needs.
SPEAKER: Dr. Trina Young Greer, Psy.D./Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Title: Autism Spectrum Disorder: Trends in Detection and Treatment
Summary: Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in the United States. Early detection and intervention are critical for best prognosis. All those who work with children will benefit from learning more about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), in order to increase awareness, detection, and provide excellent resources for the neuro-diverse child or adult.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the primary symptoms of all 3 levels of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Gain awareness of detecting Autism and best practice assessments for ASD
- Know resources and treatment for ASD
SPEAKER: Dr. Trina Young Greer, Psy.D./Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Title: Shattered Innocence: Counseling Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Key Learning Objectives:
- Review current best practice treatment models for counseling those who have suffered sexual and emotional abuse.
- Understand findings in the area of posttraumatic growth.
- Know resources for victims of abuse, moving from survival to thriving.
SPEAKER: Cameron S. Ashworth, M.A.
Title: 5 Proven Principles for Effective Leadership
Summary: Leadership is extremely challenging! As leaders, we are in need of continual assessment, guidance, and learning. During this presentation the proven principles of strategic leadership, servant leadership, team leadership, conflict leadership, and change leadership will be illustrated with practical examples from experienced leaders. You are guaranteed to leave with impactful takeaways, so don’t miss it!
Key Learning Objectives:
- Grow in your personal leadership!
- Grow in your organizational leadership!
- Gain practical advice to grow into a leader that people want to follow!
SPEAKER: Cameron S. Ashworth, M.A.
Title: Machete through the Jungle – A Parable of Having Vision in Life and Leadership
Summary: Have you ever felt completely lost in life and in purpose? Does every day feel like another dreadful grind where you are working tirelessly, but seemingly going nowhere? Be encouraged! We all face these feelings of being painstakingly lost. The good news is that we can take a few practical steps to develop vision to help us gain a renewed sense of purpose. Even if you have had vision, but it seems to be fading, this presentation is for you!
Key Learning Objectives:
- Develop a stronger personal vision for your life.
- Feel more confident in where you are going in life!
- Feel more confident in where you are leading others or your organization by developing a stronger vision.
SPEAKER: Cameron S. Ashworth, M.A.
Title: Stressed out or Burnt to a Crisp?
Summary: The statistics are in! The results of those experiencing burnout and compassion fatigue in serving positions are staggering! And unfortunately, the negative effects are being felt. Your life and leadership influence are on the line, so don’t go it alone! Gain the tools and practical guidelines you need to help prevent burnout and promote healthy, balanced living.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Learn how to identify the warning signs of burnout.
- Learn how to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue.
- Gain tools and practical guidance needed to effectively deal with burnout.
SPEAKER: Tracey Crawley, LMFT
Couple Weekend Workshops/Retreats:
- Couples Communication Program: Need 8 hours minimum. Cost is $48 for materials per couple. Ideal class size is 6-10 couples. Intensive instruction and practice of communication and conflict management. Ideal for premarital and partners at any stage of relationship.
- Active Relationships: Topics in the age specific programs may include personality, brain physiology, good will, emotions, legacies, communication, anger management, making choices, family relationships, forgiveness, finance, and many others.
- Active Relationships For Youth ages 13-high school. 12 hours or sessions.
- Active Marriage And Best Practices For Healthy Relationships 8-12 Hours
- Active Choices For Happy, Healthy Relationships, for dating, engaged, and newlywed, 8-12 Hours
- Active Military Life & Resiliency Skills, Better Than Best Friends Forever 8-16 Hours
- Active Adults for parents and singles. 12 hours or sessions
- Active Romance & Intimacy 16-18 hours.
- Active Money Program 12-16 hours
- Active Communication: A Seminar For Strong Connections 16 hours
- Laughing Your Way To A Better Marriage-Video program.
- Love and Respect. Video Program.
- The Second Half of Marriage: Facing The 8 Challenges Of Empty-Nest Years. Video, discussion and workbook. 8-12 hours.
- Money+Marriage: Money 101 help people come to terms with money matters. Topics include Budgeting and cash flow, taxes, retirement planning, marital real estate, talking about money, and investing. Half-day workshop.
Couple Workshops: 1-2.5 hours
- Money Habitudes A 90-minute program for individuals and couples to learn about their money habits and attitudes using a unique card sorting game. Participants will leave with a better understanding of themselves, their partner and an action plan for change. Each class is limited to 18 participants.
- His Needs/Her Needs-Couples learn about Emotional Record Keeping (the Love Bank); making deposits verses withdrawals. They leave knowing their top five emotional needs and identify at least one behavior the partner can do to meet each need—making deposits. 2.5 hours.
- The Five Love Languages, Developed by Gary Chapman. 90 minutes. Couples will learn their primary love language and identify five ways the partner can “speak their language”. Benefit-knowing the partner’s language helps them get the most “bang for the bucks” by making targeted efforts to love the partner in their particular language.
- Pathways to Improving Intimacy. This is a 90-minute workshop. For couples in a committed relationship who want to improve the intimate side and communicate about sex better.
- Speak so Your Husband Will Listen. One hour program for women’s groups on how to speak to husbands so they will listen.
General Workshops: 1-2.5 hours
- Understanding the Impact of Cultural Influences on Marriage Today. Ideal for a leadership breakfast or banquet.
- Communicating with Children Successfully. Can be 90-120 minutes.
- Prepare Enrich Facilitator Training. 7-hour workshop for facilitators to use the Prepare-Enrich inventories for premarital and marital pastoral counseling and mentoring. Also, suitable to set up a mentoring program in churches. $185 per person includes materials, a $30 scoring, and food. Spouses $10 for food. CEUs additional.
- Child Abuse and Domestic violence. 90 minutes.
- Suicide Prevention and Safety. 90 minutes.
- Crisis Intervention and Debrief
- Caregiver Support Issues-multi-generation issues, compassion fatigue, coping with loss
- Divorce Support-adapting to change resulting from separation and divorce
