$90, earn up to 6 CE hours, free for current NOBTS students
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Schedule
7:30-8:00 Registration in the River City Cafeteria
8:00 Welcome
8:15-9:45 Session 1 (Ethics)
9:45 Refreshment Break
10:00-11:30 Session 1 (continued)
11:30 Lunch (provided)
12:30-2:00 Session 2 (breakouts)
2:00 Refreshment Break
2:15-3:45 Session 3 (breakouts)
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 4599. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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Sessions approved for CEU hours by the LAMFT are clearly marked in the session descriptions.
Session Details
Unique Ethical Issues in Premarital, Marital, and Family Work
Kathryn A. Steele, Ph.D., LPC-S, LMFT-S and Katie Majeste, MA, PLPC
3 NBCC hours; 3 LAMFT CEU hours, ethics
Steele serves as a Professor of Counseling, as Director of Clinical Training at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and holds the James H. & Susan E. Brown Christian Counseling Chair. Majeste is a PhD Resident at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
This workshop will include an overview of unique ethical issues counselors and social workers should take into consideration when working with couples and families, practice ethical decision making with a decision-making model, and experience an opportunity to practice peer consultation related to ethical decision making. The ethical codes from AAMFT, ACA, and NASW will be considered.
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Treating the Whole Family
Jeff Nave, Ph.D., LPC-S, LMFT-S
1.5 NBCC hours; 1.5 LAMFT CEU hours, general
Nave serves as Professor of Counseling and Director of Student Counseling at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary where he holds the James H. & Susan E. Brown Chair of Christian Counseling. He also serves as Associate Pastor of Northshore Church in Slidell, LA.
This workshop will examine the benefits of engaging with every family member in all or most sessions across a range of presenting problems. The presentation will also address the difficulties encountered by therapists who attempt to engage the entire household in Family Therapy and strategies for overcoming common forms of resistance.
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Being a Humble Third Wheel: Incorporating Cultural Humility into the Practice of Marital Therapy
DeAron Washington, MA(MFC), PLPC
1.5 NBCC hours; 1.5 LAMFT CEU hours, general
Washington serves as a contract faculty member in the Division of Counseling at NOBTS, where he is also a PhD Resident and fellow.
Marital therapy is a multicultural encounter. The therapist's disposition toward culture is an important factor that could influence therapeutic outcomes. As a result, counselors must reconsider the current understanding of cultural competencies to provide effective treatment to clients from culturally diverse backgrounds. In this presentation, we will summarize the primary elements of the Cultural Humility Framework and contrast them with the understanding of cultural competencies. We will review the current cultural humility research and assessments such as the The Cultural Humility Scale and The Cultural Humility Enactment Scale. The presentation will include strategies to incorporate cultural humility in the participants’ practice of marital therapy.
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Building a Successful Faith-Based Marriage and Family: Observation, Myths, and Research
Ian F. Jones, Ph.D., Ph.D., LPC-S, LMFT-S, BCPCC
1.5 NBCC hours; 1.5 LAMFT CEU hours, general
Jones serves as Professor of Counseling in the Division of Counseling at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Ethical codes identify the spiritual dimension as a necessary component of competent counseling; however, evidence suggests that many counselors lack comprehensive training in the value of religion in such areas as marriage and family counseling. This workshop will look at the role of religion and spirituality in Christian marriages and families, and examine some of the myths and research in the field.
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Helping Families with Kids from Hard Places
Kristyn Carver. Ph.D., LPC-S and Andrew Wiggins
1.5 NBCC hours; 1.5 LAMFT CEU hours, general
Carver serves as Professor of Counseling at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary where she holds the James D. and Rose Ramsey Chair of Counseling. Wiggins is a student in the Master of Arts in Counseling program at NOBTS.
Foster and adoptive families present with several unique challenges for counselors. In this session we will address how trauma impacts the brain and behavior, strategies to increase self-regulation, and building connections in families.
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Timing is Everything: How Rhythm and Neural Network Synchronization Impact ADHD and Other Childhood Disorders
Brooke Osborn, PhD, LPC, LMFT
1.5 NBCC hours; 1.5 LAMFT CEU hours, general
Osborn serves as Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling in Leavell College of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary where she holds the John P. and Alice Henderson Chair for Church and Community Ministries.
Parents of children with ADHD and other childhood disorders often have a difficult time finding and implementing effective treatment strategies to improve focus and attention. In this session, participants will explore the impact of timing on the brain and ways to improve it in order to maximize focus and attention. Participants will also discuss interventions that can be utilized for the entire family.
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Getting our ACT Together: Implementing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Interventions with Adolescents and Families
Alex Wendel, MA(MFC), LPC
1.5 NBCC hours; 1.5 LAMFT CEU hours, general
Wendel serves as Associate Director of the Leeke Magee Christian Counseling Center and Adjunct Instructor in Counseling at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a PhD student in the Counselor Education and Supervision program at NOBTS.
This session will provide an overview of core concepts of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in general and then focus these concepts on the treatment of adolescents and family dynamics. Utilizing concepts from ACT can help clinicians develop rapport, conceptualize presenting issues, and collaboratively develop value-based goals with families in ways other treatment models may overlook or not pay significant attention to.
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