Assessment for Spiritual Problems

A Workshop for Mental Health Clinicians via ZOOM ​

​Presented by Andrea Mathews, MA, LPC

Friday, March 5, 2021 | 9 am - 3 pm | $80
5 NBCC approved contact hours  |  5 ABSWE approved contact hours

​$80 | Register NOW--Limited to 100 participants.
Must register before 3/1/21. 
​Registrants will receive an email with a link to the Zoom meeting once they register.
Carl Jung tells us, in Modern Man in Search of a Soul, that the beginning of the cure for the patient (or client) occurs when he encounters something strange arising from his own psyche to face him, something which cannot be understood as his ego or his identity and, therefore, cannot be controlled (p. 248). This will prove to be his first encounter with the Self. 
We are called upon by Core Competency requirements and ethical codes to provide Assessment which both includes and honors the client’s religious and spiritual values. We must also do that with objectivity and professionalism. But how do we walk softly onto that sacred ground in a way that allows the client to inform us of his/her spiritual problems, spiritual woundedness or a current spiritual crisis? This workshop is going to facilitate professional awareness of effective assessment as a form of intervention.
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​OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
  • Participants will gain practical assessment tools to appropriately assess for religious/spiritual problems.
  • Participants will gain practical interfaith/interspiritual skills regarding working  with clients of various faiths, traditions and paths.
  • Participants will learn appropriate assessment processes for the outcomes of spiritual abuse, such as deep shame, guilt, fear and paranoia.
  • Participants will learn practical treatment objectives and goals for treatment planning around religious/spiritual problems.
  • Participants will learn how to maintain the assessment process throughout the therapeutic endeavor.
Andrea Mathews, LPC, LLC, has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6031. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Andrea Mathews, LPC, LLC, is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
Andrea Mathews, LPC, LLC, is also an approved provider for the Alabama Board of Examiners in Social Work, #0528.
Refund Policy:  Notifications requiring refunds which arrive before 10 days prior to the workshop or event will be honored.