"The World's Premier Christian Counseling Event"
 

Wednesday, September 28 - Morning Pre-Conference Workshops
9 AM - 12 PM

Building a Biblical Counseling Practice

Ian Jones, Ph.D.
Father Closeness and Attachment: Its Impact on Martial and Familial Behaviors, Present and Future

Ken Canfield, Ph.D.
Understanding and Managing the ADHD Experience from Childhood through Adulthood

John Kuhnley, M.D.
Emotionally & Relationally Intelligent (ERQ) Leadership

Gary Oliver, Ph.D.
Depression With An Attitude: Treatment of Complex Mood Disorders

Michael Lyles, M.D.

Successful Life Coaching: Building the Fee-for-Service Practice of Your Dreams

Dwight Bain, M.A. & Christopher McCluskey, MSW

Counseling in a Digital World: Pros, Cons & the Effect on the Brain

Archibald Hart, Ph.D. & Catherine Hart Weber, Ph.D.

New Advances in Treating Complex Trauma

Diane Langberg, Ph.D. & Philip Monroe, Psy.D.
A Mind That Won’t Quit: A Clinical Update for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Frank Minirth, M.D.
Ministry during a Time of Major & Sudden Loss

H. Norman Wright, M.A.
Effective Spiritual Practices in Counseling and Psychotherapy

Siang-Yang Tan, Ph.D.
Sliding vs. Deciding: What You Need to Know About Commitment, Cohabitation & the Emerging Hookup Culture

Scott Stanley, Ph.D.
After the Fight: Helping Couples Process and Repair Arguments

Sharon Morris May, Ph.D.
Helping Couples Develop Emotional Intelligence in Their Marriage

David Stoop, Ph.D.

God Attachment: Why Clients Believe, Act & Feel the Way They Do About God

Tim Clinton, Ed.D. & Joshua Straub, Ph.D.
Taking Possession of the Soul: A Model for Spiritual Formation and Biblical Counseling

Ron Hawkins, Ed.D., D.Min.
Turning Your Great Idea to Help Others into a Book Workshop

John Trent, Ph.D.
Advances in Marital Therapy: What Works?

Linda Mintle, Ph.D.
Helping People Forgive Themselves and Others

Everett Worthington, Jr., Ph.D.

Toxic Anger: Keeping Your Cool When Anger is Hot

Georgia Shaffer, M.A. and June Hunt, M.A.
Helping Teens and Children Find Forgiveness Through Therapeutic Forgiveness Sessions

Fred DiBlasio, Ph.D.
The Emotionally Destructive Relationship: Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It

Leslie Vernick, MSW

Play Therapy With Traumatized Children: An Evidence-Based Intervention

Daniel Sweeney, Ph.D. & Garry Landreth, Ed.D.

Wednesday, September 28 - Afternoon Pre-Conference Workshops
2 - 5PM

Whistle-Blowing Women, Love-Frozen Men: A Liberating Look at Gender

Larry Crabb, Ph.D.
Equipping Counselors for the Local Church: The 4E Ministry Training Strategy

Bob Kelleman, Ph.D.
Marriage Mentoring: Connecting Couples to Build Better Marriages

Les Parrott, Ph.D. & Leslie Parrott, Ed.D.

The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition & the Treatment of Depression & Anxiety

Glen Havens, M.D. & Kirsten Rokke, Psy.D.
Hurt: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers

Chap Clark, Ph.D.

What Psychotropic Medication Can and Cannot Do: What Counselors & Clients Need to Know

Paul Meier, M.D. & Margaret Nagib, Psy.D.

Cyberporn, The Male Brain & Sex Addiction

Mark Laaser, Ph.D. & William Struthers, Ph.D.
Behind the Eyes: The Interplay of Neurobiology, Spirituality & Relationships

Gary Sibcy, Ph.D.
Necessary Endings: The Employees, Businesses, & Relationships That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Move Forward

Henry Cloud, Ph.D.
The Newly Revised AACC Code of Ethics: Hot Issues for Careful Counseling Practice in the 21st Century

George Ohlschlager, J.D.

Marching to the Pain: Treatment Strategies for PTSD & Combat Trauma

Eric Scalise, Ph.D. & MG (Ret.) Bob Dees, M.S.

Healing a Broken Heart: Experiential Techniques for Grief & Loss

Jennifer Cisney, M.A. & Kevin Ellers, D.Min.
The Wholehearted Marriage: Fully Engaging Your Most Important Relationship

Greg Smalley, Psy.D.

Transitional Coaching – Guiding Your Client into Coaching after Grief, Divorce, Abuse, Recovery or Crisis

Katie Brazelton, Ph.D. & Jeff Jernigan, B.S.

The Problem of Evil & Christian Counseling: Applications for Clinical Practice

Bryan Maier, Psy.D. & Elizabeth Hall, Ph.D.
Preventing Redivorce: Stepfamily Therapy and Enrichment

Ron Deal, M.A.
Low Sex/No Sex Marriages: Renewing the Passion of Intimacy

Clifford Penner, Ph.D. & Joyce Penner, MRN


Counseling Couples in Conflict: A Relational Restoration Model

Mark Yarhouse, Psy.D. & James Sells, Ph.D.
Why Brains and Drugs Don't Mix

Todd Clements, M.D.

Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution with Churches, Businesses & Families

Marian Eberly, MSW & Sandra Dopf, M.A.

Spiritual & Emotional Care for the Sick & Dying: Lessons learned from an oncologist and his patient advocate

Marc Hirsh, M.D. and Lynn Eib, B.S.

Problem Solving from a Depth Perspective: Helping Clients Resolve Personal and Professional Issues at a Characteriological Level

John Townsend, Ph.D.
Growing a Marriage Ministry in the Local Church and Community

Leo Godzich, D.Min. & Molly Godzich

The Five Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People

Gary Chapman, Ph.D. and Paul White, Ph.D.