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UPCOMING SEMINARS

2007 Faculty

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Connected Learning

 

“I appreciated everyone’s insight and honest comments. I thought many of the heartfelt conversations revealed a real need for open dialogue. I wonder how much of that would have occurred in a face-to-face meeting.”

—Rev. Bruce Frogge, pastor

 

Care of Troublesome People
12.0 contact hours / Facilitator: TBA

Learn how to approach troubled and troublesome people in your congregation in ways that are not dismissive but are caring, affirming, and grounded in God's grace. This seminar is a study of Dr. Wayne Oates' book, The Care of Troublesome People. Dr. Oates combines family systems theory, insightful analysis of five types of behavior that often create conflict in churches, and biblically based approaches for dealing with such behavior in this practical guide for pastoral care givers.


Hope as a Dynamic for Healing
12.0 contact hours / Facilitator: Cindy McNutt-Kaestner

    What role does the dynamic of hope play in one's healing and overall health and well-being? This question continues to take on more meaning as health care approaches become more integrated and holistic. This seminar offers participants the opportunity to explore the role of hope, future stories, and the creation of narratives of hope.

    WEOI members free / non-member $60
    (limited to 12 participants)

 

Hope in Conflict
12.0 contact hours / Presenter: David Sawyer, Ph.D.

    The seminar introduces a new approach to conflict as a hopeful sign of God's transforming mercy for a congregation. Using case studies from his new book, David Sawyer will introduce participants to the three keys that help unlock the deep mystery of congregational conflict: looking at structures, listening to stories, and learning from symptoms.

    WEOI members free / non-member $60
    (limited to 12 participants)

Integrating Spirituality and Health -- 6 weeks
September 11-October 20 / 24.0 contact hours / Facilitator: Carl Aiken

    As society is recognizing the fragmentation of care for the body, mind, spirit, and soul, there is increased recognition of the need to integrate spirituality as an important dimension of health and healing. Such an integrative approach, as Carl Middleton writes, "is comprehensive, collaborative, personalized, and based on a multi-dimensional view of the patient." Through interdisciplinary, peer reflective dialogue around three key presentations participants will explore this holistic focus.

WEOI members free / non-member $90
(limited to 12 participants)

Ministry to an Aging Society
12.0 contact hours / Facilitator: Martha Rogers, M.Div.

    Whether in the congregational, healthcare, or community setting, numerous aging issues that need to be proactively addressed are going unconsidered. In addition, the challenges are exacerbated by a societal ambivalence that in general ignores some of the deeper issues of self-esteem, meaning, and sense of purpose experienced in the aging process. The primary goal for this seminar is to provide a constructive and integrated format for addressing some of the spiritual, mental, and physical health issues of Senior Adults as they encounter new challenges in the aging process.

Spiritual Assessment: It's a SNAP
12.0 contact hours / Presenter: Larry Austin, D.Min.

    Performing spiritual assessments is part of the daily routine for chaplains and the search for more efficient approaches that can be utilized by multiple disciplines is ongoing. Dr. Larry Austin has developed an approach to spiritual assessment that is a SNAP. The Spiritual Narrative Assessment Process is an advanced approach to spiritual assessment in medical treatment. The method approach of the SNAP system will require students to be aware of the basic formats of the spiritual screen, spiritual history, and spiritual assessment. With the understanding of basic concepts SNAP will allow the user to do basic screens and as the user's proficiency with the system becomes more comfortable, progress to more advanced and detailed assessments, including outcomes will be possible.

    WEOI members free / non-member $60
    (limited to 12 participants)
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