The Fellowship of Christian Counselors will continue to hold it's meetings on Fridays at Taylor University in the Gerig Student Center. We gather for breakfast and fellowship at 7:15 am and begin our meeting at 7:45 am with a short business meeting and sharing time...followed by our program at 8 am.
Our schedule of Fall events includes the following speakers:
Oct. 14 "Pastoral Approach to Work with the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder" by Dr. Robert Collie ...author of two books on OCD (probably on Amazon)
Nov. 11 "Brain Function and the Flesh" by Dr. Mike Cook
Dec. 9 Fellowship, Sharing, and Thanksgiving led by Stephen King (no ceu's)
We look forward to seeing you there.
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Husband-and-Wife Team to Lead Annual Day of Healing
Are you ready for a relationship tune-up? Whether you’re newlywed, “oldywed,” on the rocks, or dreaming of wedding bells, Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott have advice and insights to guide you to a refreshed connection with the person you love. They will also help you improve all your other friendships.
Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott will be the keynote speakers at the 13th annual Day of Healing: A Personal Growth Conference, October 29, at the Honeywell Center, 275 W. Market St., Wabash, Ind.
The Parrotts will be joined by 20 professional counselors and educators at the one-day conference hosted each autumn by the Wabash Friends Counseling Center.
The theme of this year’s conference is “Healthy People, Strong Marriages, Smart Parenting, and Intelligent Leaders.”
The Parrotts speak to over one million people annually in more than 40 cities nationwide and internationally at church conferences, in Fortune 500 corporate seminars, and on college campuses.
Les and Leslie are the authors of the best-selling book Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts, winner of the Gold-Medallion Award. They have also authored Love Talk, Becoming Soul Mates, The Control Freak, I Love You More, Relationships, Questions Couples Ask, Shoulda Woulda Coulda, and High-Maintenance Relationships.
The Parrotts have been guests on CNN, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, The View with Barbara Walters, NBC Nightly News, and Oprah. Les and Leslie host the nationally syndicated radio program Love Talk and are weekly guests on the Fox TV morning show in Seattle, Wash. Their work has been featured in Family Circle, Redbook, Men’s Health, Focus on the Family, Brides, as well as USA Today and The New York Times.
Les is a professor of clinical psychology at Seattle Pacific University and a fellow in medical psychology at the University of Washington. Leslie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. The husband-and-wife team co-direct the Center for Relationship Development at Seattle Pacific University.
Those attending the Day of Healing will receive a free Christian DVD (equal to the cost of the conference), courtesy of Joy Christian Books and Gifts, Wabash. WFRN will also host free book and music CD giveaways throughout the day.
Specially discounted books and magazines will be available for conferees, as well as educational resources from a number of local and regional organizations.
A Downtown Festival is also being planned in conjunction with downtown Wabash merchants. The Downtown Festival will provide live entertainment, dining, shopping, and recreation for conferees over an extended lunch hour during the conference.
The Day of Healing has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors for 5.0 continuing education hours.
The registration fee is $15 through October 1 and $25 thereafter.
A scholarship fund is available through the Wabash Friends Counseling Center for those who are unable to pay the registration fee. For information call 260.563.8452 or 877.350.1658; email scott@wabashfriends.org; or visit wabashfriendscounseling.com.
Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott will be the keynote speakers at the 13th annual Day of Healing: A Personal Growth Conference, October 29, at the Honeywell Center, 275 W. Market St., Wabash, Ind.
The Parrotts will be joined by 20 professional counselors and educators at the one-day conference hosted each autumn by the Wabash Friends Counseling Center.
The theme of this year’s conference is “Healthy People, Strong Marriages, Smart Parenting, and Intelligent Leaders.”
The Parrotts speak to over one million people annually in more than 40 cities nationwide and internationally at church conferences, in Fortune 500 corporate seminars, and on college campuses.
Les and Leslie are the authors of the best-selling book Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts, winner of the Gold-Medallion Award. They have also authored Love Talk, Becoming Soul Mates, The Control Freak, I Love You More, Relationships, Questions Couples Ask, Shoulda Woulda Coulda, and High-Maintenance Relationships.
The Parrotts have been guests on CNN, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, The View with Barbara Walters, NBC Nightly News, and Oprah. Les and Leslie host the nationally syndicated radio program Love Talk and are weekly guests on the Fox TV morning show in Seattle, Wash. Their work has been featured in Family Circle, Redbook, Men’s Health, Focus on the Family, Brides, as well as USA Today and The New York Times.
Les is a professor of clinical psychology at Seattle Pacific University and a fellow in medical psychology at the University of Washington. Leslie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. The husband-and-wife team co-direct the Center for Relationship Development at Seattle Pacific University.
Those attending the Day of Healing will receive a free Christian DVD (equal to the cost of the conference), courtesy of Joy Christian Books and Gifts, Wabash. WFRN will also host free book and music CD giveaways throughout the day.
Specially discounted books and magazines will be available for conferees, as well as educational resources from a number of local and regional organizations.
A Downtown Festival is also being planned in conjunction with downtown Wabash merchants. The Downtown Festival will provide live entertainment, dining, shopping, and recreation for conferees over an extended lunch hour during the conference.
The Day of Healing has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors for 5.0 continuing education hours.
The registration fee is $15 through October 1 and $25 thereafter.
A scholarship fund is available through the Wabash Friends Counseling Center for those who are unable to pay the registration fee. For information call 260.563.8452 or 877.350.1658; email scott@wabashfriends.org; or visit wabashfriendscounseling.com.
Indiana NACSW Conference Survey - 2005
The following post was sent by email from the NACSW (National Association of Christian Social Workers):
NACSW encourages interaction and support among regional and local groups. The Indiana chapter of NACSW has been holding conferences the last few years with limited interest. This survey is provided so that we can better meet the needs of members. We hope to plan a conference that would accommodate the greatest number of people. We would appreciate your input concerning a state conference in the spring 2006.
The survey in this e-mail will take approximately 5 - 10 minutes to complete. After completing the survey, forward it to colemare@grace.edu. Please return the survey no later than September 22. Your opinions and involvement are appreciated!
Completion and return of the survey indicates your consent to participate. Survey results will be presented in aggregate form so no identifying information will be released. The president of the Indiana NACSW chapter will e-mail a final report, and my BSW students will present results to the Indiana NACSW officers in September.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact me at 574-372-5100 ext. 6445, colemare@grace.edu, or Grace College, 200 Seminary Drive, Winona Lake, IN 46590. Thank you for your participation.
Please respond to the following survey questions:
1. I have attended an Indiana NACSW Conference in the past.
____ yes____ no
If yes, please comment about what was most beneficial?
If no, please comment about your reasons for not attending?
2. If a state conference was offered in the Spring of 2006, would you
be interested in attending?
____yes ____no
If no, please explain:
____unsure If unsure, please explain:
If you responded with a yes, please continue with question 3.
If you responded with a no, thank you for your feedback. You may stop completing the survey. Please return this survey to colemare@grace.edu.
3. Where would you most likely attend a conference? (Check all that
apply, then put a number 1 by your first choice.)
_____Anderson
_____Indianapolis
_____Fort Wayne
_____South Bend
_____Terre Haute
_____Winona Lake
_____other:__________________________________________
4. During which week would you most likely attend a one-day conference? (Check all that apply, then put a number 1 by your first choice.)
____ February 27 - March 3
____ March 6 - 10
____ March 13 - 17
____ Other:
5. What day of the week would you most likely attend a one-day conference? (Check all that apply, then put a number 1 by your first choice.)
____Tuesday
____Wednesday
____Thursday
____Friday
6. Please indicate your interest level regarding the following possible conference topics.
Topic:
Highly Interested
Interested
Neutral
Not Interested
Highly
Uninterested
Adoption: Bonding & Attachment Challenges
Survival as a Christian in a Secular Agency
Fund Development Strategies for Faith-based and Community Agencies
Latino Culture and Social Work Practice
Social Issues: Affordable Housing
Social Issues: Crisis Intervention During Natural Disasters
Social Work Ministry: Integrating Social Work in Churches and Communities
Methamphetamine: Collateral Damage to Families
Internet Porn: A Christian Response
Other:
7. How much would you be willing to pay for a one-day conference?
_____ <$25 _____ $25 - $50 _____ >$50
Thank you for completing our survey. Please return to colemare@grace.edu
NACSW encourages interaction and support among regional and local groups. The Indiana chapter of NACSW has been holding conferences the last few years with limited interest. This survey is provided so that we can better meet the needs of members. We hope to plan a conference that would accommodate the greatest number of people. We would appreciate your input concerning a state conference in the spring 2006.
The survey in this e-mail will take approximately 5 - 10 minutes to complete. After completing the survey, forward it to colemare@grace.edu. Please return the survey no later than September 22. Your opinions and involvement are appreciated!
Completion and return of the survey indicates your consent to participate. Survey results will be presented in aggregate form so no identifying information will be released. The president of the Indiana NACSW chapter will e-mail a final report, and my BSW students will present results to the Indiana NACSW officers in September.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact me at 574-372-5100 ext. 6445, colemare@grace.edu, or Grace College, 200 Seminary Drive, Winona Lake, IN 46590. Thank you for your participation.
Please respond to the following survey questions:
1. I have attended an Indiana NACSW Conference in the past.
____ yes____ no
If yes, please comment about what was most beneficial?
If no, please comment about your reasons for not attending?
2. If a state conference was offered in the Spring of 2006, would you
be interested in attending?
____yes ____no
If no, please explain:
____unsure If unsure, please explain:
If you responded with a yes, please continue with question 3.
If you responded with a no, thank you for your feedback. You may stop completing the survey. Please return this survey to colemare@grace.edu.
3. Where would you most likely attend a conference? (Check all that
apply, then put a number 1 by your first choice.)
_____Anderson
_____Indianapolis
_____Fort Wayne
_____South Bend
_____Terre Haute
_____Winona Lake
_____other:__________________________________________
4. During which week would you most likely attend a one-day conference? (Check all that apply, then put a number 1 by your first choice.)
____ February 27 - March 3
____ March 6 - 10
____ March 13 - 17
____ Other:
5. What day of the week would you most likely attend a one-day conference? (Check all that apply, then put a number 1 by your first choice.)
____Tuesday
____Wednesday
____Thursday
____Friday
6. Please indicate your interest level regarding the following possible conference topics.
Topic:
Highly Interested
Interested
Neutral
Not Interested
Highly
Uninterested
Adoption: Bonding & Attachment Challenges
Survival as a Christian in a Secular Agency
Fund Development Strategies for Faith-based and Community Agencies
Latino Culture and Social Work Practice
Social Issues: Affordable Housing
Social Issues: Crisis Intervention During Natural Disasters
Social Work Ministry: Integrating Social Work in Churches and Communities
Methamphetamine: Collateral Damage to Families
Internet Porn: A Christian Response
Other:
7. How much would you be willing to pay for a one-day conference?
_____ <$25 _____ $25 - $50 _____ >$50
Thank you for completing our survey. Please return to colemare@grace.edu
Upcoming Dan Allender Conference
"Learning to Love Your Story" is a Dan Allender conference to be presented at Fellowship Missionary Church on November 12. Additional information is available at Mars Hill Graduate School www.mhgs.edu. or by calling Mandy Walters at Fellowship 447-3578.
Saturday, September 03, 2005
Mental Health Counselors Needed
Due to the current need for emergency mental health services, the American Red Cross is temporarily waiving its Disaster Mental Health Certification requirement for NCCs, NCSCs, and LPCs willing and able to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Please click on the link below for more information, including the forms required for consideration.
http://www.nbcc.org/disasterresponse
Regular updates will be provided on the NBCC website.
Thank you.
The staff at NBCC (National Board of Certified Counselors)
http://www.nbcc.org/disasterresponse
Regular updates will be provided on the NBCC website.
Thank you.
The staff at NBCC (National Board of Certified Counselors)
Please Help Those Ravaged By Katrina
The horrors of Katrina are breaking many hearts and minds. The suffering of those who are living in New Orleans and the Gulf regions is unimaginable for most of us. And there is so much to do and so much uncertainty...
Yesterday, I spoke with a coworker, a fellow counselor, whose family members (an aunt and 2 cousins) are still missing. My own brother lives a few miles from Mobile Alabama. He was one of the fortunate. His house was spared. He told me that he could not talk long last night..he and others were going out to purchase supplies to take to the displaced people in the area today. Mobile is about 2 hours away from New Orleans.
I, myself, listen to the current news and wonder what little I can contribute to ease the suffering of the people in that area.
Many news reports are requesting that donations be made in cash (check or credit card) rather than through the giving of tangible goods since there is no infrastructure in place at this time.
As Christians, please consider sacrificial giving for what is going to be the greatest relief effort in US history. What we do now, and how we respond to the suffering of our fellow Americans will significantly impact the spiritual climate of this nation.
Operation Blessing
Samaritan's Purse
Morningstar Ministries
Salvation Army
Red Cross
American Red Cross telephone donation hotline: 1-800-435-7669
Mercy Corp
Feed The Children
Convoy International
Catholic Charities
And also, it is important to maintain vigilance in prayer for this region. We must identify with our suffering brethren in the region and examine our own hearts as we pray for our nation. Standing in the gap for the Gulf region may mean seeking God as the prophet Daniel did for his nation, so that a Spirit of Repentence would be granted and released to all.
Yesterday, I spoke with a coworker, a fellow counselor, whose family members (an aunt and 2 cousins) are still missing. My own brother lives a few miles from Mobile Alabama. He was one of the fortunate. His house was spared. He told me that he could not talk long last night..he and others were going out to purchase supplies to take to the displaced people in the area today. Mobile is about 2 hours away from New Orleans.
I, myself, listen to the current news and wonder what little I can contribute to ease the suffering of the people in that area.
Many news reports are requesting that donations be made in cash (check or credit card) rather than through the giving of tangible goods since there is no infrastructure in place at this time.
As Christians, please consider sacrificial giving for what is going to be the greatest relief effort in US history. What we do now, and how we respond to the suffering of our fellow Americans will significantly impact the spiritual climate of this nation.
Operation Blessing
Samaritan's Purse
Morningstar Ministries
Salvation Army
Red Cross
American Red Cross telephone donation hotline: 1-800-435-7669
Mercy Corp
Feed The Children
Convoy International
Catholic Charities
And also, it is important to maintain vigilance in prayer for this region. We must identify with our suffering brethren in the region and examine our own hearts as we pray for our nation. Standing in the gap for the Gulf region may mean seeking God as the prophet Daniel did for his nation, so that a Spirit of Repentence would be granted and released to all.
"Maintaining Your Vitality"
On September 9th, the Fellowship of Christian Counselors will feature Denny Howard, MA, LMHC, LMFT, LCSW, from the Family Care Center, as the last speaker of the summer. He will address the issue of how caregivers , helping professionals, and all people need to "maintain vitality" if they are to be effective in their callings.
September 9: "Maintaining Your Vitality"
Presented By: Denny Howard, MA, LMHC, LMFT, LCSW
Taylor University Commons
7:15 AM fellowship and breakfast; 8AM presentation
September 9: "Maintaining Your Vitality"
Presented By: Denny Howard, MA, LMHC, LMFT, LCSW
Taylor University Commons
7:15 AM fellowship and breakfast; 8AM presentation
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