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SUMMARY:Lessons from the Monastery with Jim Frost. In person
DESCRIPTION:How Hanging Out with Monks Made Me a More Effective Therapist  \n \nJim Frost\, M.A.\, LSPE/HSP \nLunch and 1 CEU credit will be provided \n@ The Village Chapel \nOverview:  This presentation will introduce a philosophy of life practiced by Benedictine monks and discuss how it can be adapted for the average person not living a cloistered life.  I will share life-changing experiences I have had from my many retreats in a monastic setting and how sharing what I have learned with clients has been beneficial for them.    \n Objectives:   \nAs a result of this presentation attendees will …..  \n\nGain an understanding of how the Benedictine approach to work\, relationships\, prayer\, and rest can be helpful to clients not living a monastic life.   \nBe able to present a framework for helping clients reduce stress by creating more balance in these vital areas of life.  \nBe able to give clients 3 simple suggestions for creating more space for God in their lives.  \n\n 
URL:https://nashvilleaacc.org/event/monastary-lessons/
LOCATION:The Village Chapel\, 2021 21st Ave S\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260220T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260220T130000
DTSTAMP:20260103T171501Z
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SUMMARY:Seeing Through Deception\, Unraveling the Stories That Blind Us by Alan Godwin
DESCRIPTION:If the crowd around us says the sky is green\, it’s much easier to go along with the crowd than to be the lone standout arguing for blueness.\n\n\nHow can people who seem perfectly sane believe seemingly crazy things? Why will people shapeshift their individual morals to align with collective immoralities?\n\nAlan E. Godwin\, Psy.D. is a Licensed Psychologist in private practice in Nashville with over 35 years of experience. He counsels with individual adults and with couples. Dr. Godwin also serves on the adjunct faculty of the Graduate Counseling Department of Trevecca University where he teaches a class for doctoral students called Psychodynamic Psychotherapies. For ten years\, he developed and presented seven seminars nationally for mental health professionals through Cross Country Education\, Vyne Education and PESI Education. He is the author of two books: How to Solve Your People Problems (2008) and the recently released\, Ties That Blind: Unraveling Stories That Keep Us in the Dark.\n\nLearning Objectives: \nParticipants will learn \n\nto describe the parallels between individual and collective deception.\nto explain how people can become un-deceived\, whether that happens individually or collectively.\nto show how understanding collective blinding is enhanced by our understanding of individual blinding because the elements are essentially the same.\n\nLunch will be provided. \n\n\n \nIn Ties That Blind\, psychologist Alan Godwin attempts to answer such questions by looking at the nature of collective deception. There’s a difference between what’s true and a story that’s false but sounds true. The propagation of a false story begins by telling people what they want to hear and then appealing to their coalitional instincts-the natural human desires to congregate with like-minded others. Their attachment needs pull them into a story where truth becomes less valued than the warm embrace of crowd inclusion. Barricaded inside what Dr. Godwin calls a “story-based fortress\,” they come to accept a distorted reality which they now call “truth” and label all fortress outsiders as liars or fools. Worse still\, they become propagators of the falseness themselves. \nTo purchase book https://a.co/d/eUAdqS8 \n 
URL:https://nashvilleaacc.org/event/ties-that-blind-unraveling-stories-that-keep-us-in-the-dark-by-alan-godwin/
LOCATION:The Village Chapel\, 2021 21st Ave S\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251121T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251121T130000
DTSTAMP:20251014T135133Z
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SUMMARY:Global Forgiveness by Dr. David Thornton. In Person
DESCRIPTION:People everywhere\, from every tradition\, are seeking peace and forgiveness – and some of us find it in places around the globe \n“Global Forgiveness” is the fruit of my personal journey\, struggling to forgive and heal from childhood and self-induced trauma. It is both a sort of specific memoir\, because this was my path\, but it is also a window onto twelve different paths that arose before me\, which together – separately and sometimes in combination – resulted in great freedom. \nThe more deep personal stories we hear\, the more our own personal story becomes available to us.\nWe’re all in this together.\n\n \nDr. David Thornton \nDMin\, MA in Clinical Psychology \n1 CEU Credit will be available. \nLearning Objectives:  \n\nLearn to recognize the dynamics that can make forgiveness difficult to express.\nGain insight into how disappointments\, difficulties\, and disasters can and often do open a person to being available for a new understanding of self\, God\, and others.\nLearn how much the broader world has to offer to help all of us move toward inner and inter-relational healing and wholeness. Develop strategic awareness of the sensitivity required when you or your client are and are not ready for change.\n\nLunch will be provided. \n\n\n\nDr. David Thornton (DMin\, MA\, MA) is a licensed clinical pastoral therapist (TN LCPT #65) and serves as vice-president of the Tennessee Association of Pastoral Therapists. His academic training took place in Texas\, Austria\, California\, the United Kingdom\, and Nashville. A world citizen\, polyglot\, musician\, integrative psychotherapist and eclectically broad spiritual traveler\, David listens for the quiet within the storm\, the deep heartbeat of the hurting soul\, and coaxes the psyche into finding and trusting again its own ancient wisdom. He is dumbstruck by the grace of being married to Dr. Laura Kreiselmaier\, herself also an LCPT and former president of TNAPT. He works under her leadership for CATHARSIS\, a new mental healthcare 501(c)3 non-profit whose vision is “changing the way mental healthcare happens”. To find out more\, visit catharsisnashville.org. For more on David\, visit davidthorntontherapy.com.
URL:https://nashvilleaacc.org/event/global-forgiveness-by-dr-david-thornton-in-person/
LOCATION:The Village Chapel\, 2021 21st Ave S\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250919T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250919T130000
DTSTAMP:20250806T020758Z
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SUMMARY:HSP. The Trait We May Be Overlooking in Half Our Clients
DESCRIPTION:In Person Only @ The Village Chapel\n\n\n\nDr. Laura Rosser Kreiselmaier\n\nDr. Elaine Aron’s groundbreaking research on HSPs (Highly Sensitive Persons) helps us understand why this 15-20% of the population may feel like they are fundamentally different from most people they know.\nAt the end of this presentation\, attendees will be able to: \n\nList the five main characteristics of HSPs (Highly Sensitive Persons)\nIdentify and correct common misconceptions about HSPs\nModify their usual therapeutic style to help their HSP clients more effectively.\n\n\nDr. Laura Rosser Kreiselmaier is a Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapist and two-time past president of the TN Association of Pastoral Therapists.  A Knoxville native\, she moved to Nashville in 2000 to attend Belmont University amid her first career as a professional pianist.  She later received her PhD in Religion\, Psychology\, & Culture from Vanderbilt University (2016)\, where her dissertation research explored the interconnections among creativity\, mystical experience\, and psycho’pathology’.  Happily married to fellow therapist-musician Dr. David Thornton\, Laura lives in an old house with three lively felines and a 1928 baby grand Bösendorfer piano.  She is honored to serve as the Lead Visionary & CEO for CATHARSIS Nashville\, a new nonprofit seeking to change how mental healthcare happens.\n\n\n\n1 CEU available to earn.\nLunch will be provided.
URL:https://nashvilleaacc.org/event/highly-sensitive-people-the-trait-we-may-be-overlook-in-person-onlying-in-half-our-clients/
LOCATION:The Village Chapel\, 2021 21st Ave S\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250718T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250718T130000
DTSTAMP:20250704T014411Z
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SUMMARY:“Nurturing the Journey of Healing in Grief”.
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Jason Brooks and his wife\, Darla will share their experiences and guidance on “Nurturing the Journey of Healing in Grief” \nGrief is the sacred space where love lingers after loss. It’s a journey no one asks for\, yet it’s one that invites us to discover depths within ourselves we never knew existed. \nIn Nurturing the Journey of Healing in Grief\, Jason and Darla Brooks gently guide hearts through the often unspoken\, tender terrain of sorrow—through the experience of the loss of their own daughter\, Aleya. \nThis journey begins with the truth that we are Set Apart. Each story of grief is uniquely shaped by the love that preceded it. There is no “right way” to grieve—only your way. You are not broken; you are becoming. \nWe then move into the season of Fragile Firsts—those milestone moments that stir deep ache: the first birthday\, the first holiday\, the first silence. Here\, we learn not just to survive them\, but to honor them with grace and gentleness. \nNext\, we explore how to Ask the Right Questions. Healing begins not with easy answers but with courageous curiosity. Questions like “What do I need right now?” or “Who can hold space for my pain?” become seeds of self-compassion. \nWe then will share about a powerful principle we learned…the Power of “And”\, where two seemingly completely opposite experiences can both be 100% true and real in the exact same moment in time. This truth breathes grace into the messiness of grief. \nThrough time and intention\, we enter the realm of Post-Traumatic Growth\, where beauty begins to bloom from brokenness. Not in spite of the pain\, but because of it. This growth does not erase the loss—it integrates it. \nAnd finally\, we Invite the Story. Healing deepens when we share our journeys out loud. Stories connect us. Stories remind us that we are not alone. Stories plant seeds of hope in others. Grief is a sacred journey to navigate loving heartache with honesty\, to grow with intention\, and to live again with deeper love. \n1 CEU Credit will be available \nLunch will be provided. \n  \nAbout Jason and Darla: \nFor over three decades\, Dr. Jason Brooks has dedicated his life to helping leaders break free from seasons of stuck and take another step in their life and leadership. From startups to multi-billion-dollar enterprises\, he’s guided leaders and teams through times of change—helping them align culture and strategy\, build impactful relationships\, execute with excellence\, and achieve results that last. As a speaker and teacher\, Jason loves inspiring audiences to embrace change\, overcome obstacles\, and live intentionally. Whether on stage\, in a boardroom\, or leading a high-performing team\, his passion for encouraging leaders to leave a legacy of love and impact runs through all he is and does. With his wife\, Darla\, they share wisdom and insights through The Take Another Step Podcast\, inviting listeners to navigate life’s challenges and celebrate life’s victories—one step at a time. Their journey took a profound turn on March 5\, 2023\, when they lost their precious fifteen year old daughter\, Aleya\, to a traumatic brain injury. In her honor\, they established the Aleya Nicole Lin Brooks Foundation\, offering scholarships for students studying neuropsychology and supporting organizations advancing research in traumatic brain injury. Through this foundation\, Aleya’s light continues to shine\, bringing hope and healing to countless lives. Jason’s philosophy for living a life of impact is built on three core commitments that have emerged to weave a tapestry of grit and grace through his life story… Live Confidently in faith Lead Courageously through hope Love Completely always He dedicates his work to equipping\, empowering\, and encouraging others to take their next step toward their personal and professional best and thrive. \n 
URL:https://nashvilleaacc.org/event/nurturing-the-journey-of-healing-in-grief/
LOCATION:The Village Chapel\, 2021 21st Ave S\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250221T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250221T130000
DTSTAMP:20241219T020142Z
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SUMMARY:Helping Our Clients Navigate Divorce - In person
DESCRIPTION:Andy Dunn is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Nashville\, TN. He sees Couples\, Families and Individuals in his private practice\, Andy Dunn Counseling\, located in Maryland Farms\, Brentwood. \nAndy is a Nashville native who received his bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and his Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Trevecca Nazarene University. He has advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Couples and Families. He is trained in Level II EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) through the EMDR Institute. \nHaving previously been a licensed\, practicing attorney in Nashville for 27 years\, coupled with his diverse experience\, Andy brings a unique perspective to the counseling work he does with clients.
URL:https://nashvilleaacc.org/event/helping-our-clients-navigate-divorce-in-person/
LOCATION:The Village Chapel\, 2021 21st Ave S\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240920T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240920T130000
DTSTAMP:20240904T014301Z
CREATED:20240503T014814Z
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SUMMARY:"Risky Practice: Potentially Unethical\, Illegal\, or Risky Practices" by Dr. Terry Casey
DESCRIPTION:Professional practice has become increasingly complex\, making it easy to unknowingly engage in risky ethical and legal practices. This training will address several new Tennessee laws regarding duty-to-warn\, consent\, and access to minors’ records\, as well as several other risky behaviors that can result in unanticipated problems. \n \nTerry Casey\, Ph.D.\, Licensed Psychologist\, HSP (TN #1975) conducts webinars/seminars on a variety of topics (e.g.\, teletherapy/interjurisdictional practice/interstate compacts\, advanced ethics & legal issues; ethics & legal issues with minors\, ethical & legal issues in private practice)* for counseling and mental health professionals across the country. For the past 15 years\, he has taught Ethical\, Legal\, and Professional Issues in Lipscomb University’s CACREP-accredited M.S. program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. For 17 years he served as the Clinical Director for a large counseling and psychological services organization based in Nashville. He also served for several years as the Chair of the Ethics Committee Chair for a state-level professional organization. Dr. Casey operates a private practice in Franklin\, Tennessee through which he provides consultation services to private practices and counseling/mental health-related organizations \nContents:\n\n\nPart 1 – Duty to Warn: Changes to Tennessee Law for 2024 \nPart 2 – Minors and Tennessee Law: Changes for 2024 \n\n\nConsent\nAccess to Minors’ Healthcare Records\nTennessee Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act of 2024\n\n\nPart 3 – Risky Practices \n\n\nUse of Life Coaching as an Alternative to Teletherapy\nSupervision Triangles\nOnline Counseling Companies\nOther Risky Practices – Fee splitting; Use of client testimonials; other\n\n\nPart 4 – Vignettes \nPart 5 – Suggestions\, Tips\, and Resources \n\n\n\n\n\n3 Hours of in-person Ethics Training.\n\nLearning Objectives for the Session\n\n\n\n\nUpon completion of the training participants will be able to:\n1. Identify the most common ethical and legal misconceptions regarding cross-state practice.\n2. Determine the ethical and legal ramifications of providing coaching services through one’s professional practice.\n3. Outline the potential risks associated with working with online counseling companies.\n4. Describe misconceptions regarding HIPAA business associates.\n\nIn person only @ The Village Chapel. \nLunch will be provided by Ben Eggebeen\, Treatment Placement Specialist from Acadia Healthcare. \n9:30- 11:30 \n11:30-Noon  Lunch \n12:00 – 1:00
URL:https://nashvilleaacc.org/event/risky-practice-potentially-unethical-illegal-or-risky-practices-by-dr-terry-casey/
LOCATION:The Village Chapel\, 2021 21st Ave S\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240719T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240719T130000
DTSTAMP:20240709T015456Z
CREATED:20240517T025155Z
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SUMMARY:NAACC Fellowship\, Devotional and Networking
DESCRIPTION:We will meet in person at The Village Chapel for a time of fellowship\, devotional and networking. \nHosted by Acadia Healthcare’s Treatment Placement Specialists®\, Ben Eggebeen \n \n615-630-2729\nBen.Eggebeen@AcadiaHealthcare.com \nwww.acadiahealthcare.com \nPlease RSVP and let us know if you will join us for lunch
URL:https://nashvilleaacc.org/event/fellowship-devotional-and-networking-in-person/
LOCATION:The Village Chapel\, 2021 21st Ave S\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240419T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240419T130000
DTSTAMP:20240419T163144Z
CREATED:20231224T002128Z
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SUMMARY:"Listening for Spirit & Engaging Client’s Spirituality Ethically and Effectively".  Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy Training with Carol Smith and Chris O'Rear - In Person Only
DESCRIPTION:Carol T. Smith is a licensed Marital & Family Therapist\, AAMFT approved supervisor\, and a trainer for ACPE’s Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy (SIP) training program. Carol is the Training Director at Insight Counseling Centers\, a non-profit counseling organization with 11 locations in Middle Tennessee. She supervises interns and pre-licensed counselors and sees clients in Insight’s Franklin office and through telehealth.\n\n\nChris O’Rear is a licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapist in Tennessee and is the owner & Director of The Counseling Center\, PLLC\, a professional pastoral counseling center with three locations in Middle Tennessee. Chris holds a Master of Divinity in pastoral care and counseling and a Master of Marriage & Family Therapy. He is an ordained minister currently endorsed by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship to the work of Pastoral Counseling. He is a Pastoral Psychotherapy Supervisor and a former President of the Tennessee Association of Pastoral Therapists. \n\n\n\nLearning Objectives:\na) Identify basic presuppositions of Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy.\nb) Define a holistic understanding of humans.\nc) Identify ethical principles that guide therapist’s integration of spirituality and religion in therapy.\nd) Understand the difference between explicit and implicit spiritual language.\ne) Recognize and respond to spiritual openings that clients offer.\n\n\nIn person only @ The Village Chapel – No ZOOM\n1.5 CEU credits available\nBring your own lunch. Snacks and Drinks provided.
URL:https://nashvilleaacc.org/event/spiritually-integrated-psychotherapy-training-with-carol-smith-and-chris-orear/
LOCATION:The Village Chapel\, 2021 21st Ave S\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231020T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231020T130000
DTSTAMP:20231010T141627Z
CREATED:20231010T141627Z
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SUMMARY:Fellowship\, Food and Networking
DESCRIPTION:We rarely have enough time to slow down and connect with each other. \nJoin us at The Village Chapel\, Friday 10/20\, for lunch\, a devotional and a time of fellowship & networking. \nPlease RSVP by Wednesday 10/18 if you would like us to order a box lunch for you. You can also BYOL (Bring your own Lunch). \nMember lunches: $10 \nStudents: FREE with registration \nThere will not be CEUs offered this month. \nBring your stories\, questions\, business cards\, smiles and hugs.
URL:https://nashvilleaacc.org/event/fellowship-food-and-networking/
LOCATION:The Village Chapel\, 2021 21st Ave S\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230915T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230915T180000
DTSTAMP:20230915T203943Z
CREATED:20230819T204008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230915T203943Z
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SUMMARY:Cultural Challenges for Christian Counselors by Maria Bush\, LPC-MHSP. In Person Only
DESCRIPTION:Maria Bush\, LPC-MHSP\, is a licensed therapist\, serving in the mental health field for over 16 years. Maria has served her community in various social service roles that include: Emergency Psychiatric Services\, Substance Abuse\, Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence. She is the former Assistant Director for the Office of Crisis Services and Suicide Prevention for the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. She is the owner of Kindness Connects Us Therapy Services\, established June 2015 and Worthy-ish LLC. Everyday she helps youth and adults struggling with depression\, anxiety\, and anger that impacts their ability to make decisions\, low self-esteem\, substance abuse\, physical pain\, and troubled relationships. \nMaria earned her undergraduate degree from Fisk University and graduate degree from Argosy University in Nashville\, TN. She has additional certifications in working with individuals with serious and persistent mental illness and mood disorders\, training clinicians across the state of Tennessee in emergency involuntary psychiatric services\, advanced training for counseling adults who’ve experienced various types of abuse\, and Approved Tennessee and Missouri Licensure Supervisor. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nExplore the impact of deficiencies in culture in Christian counseling.\nIdentify ways to increase cultural self-awareness to improve rapport building in sessions.\nExplore the use of clinical strategies to address and reduce unintentional cultural offenses in the therapeutic relationship.\n\nBring your own lunch. Drinks will be provided. \nIn-person only at The Village Chapel.   \nNo Zoom Access.
URL:https://nashvilleaacc.org/event/cultural-challenges-for-christian-counselors-by-maria-bush-lpc-mhsp-in-person-only/
LOCATION:The Village Chapel\, 2021 21st Ave S\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230616T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230616T130000
DTSTAMP:20230601T001945Z
CREATED:20230221T035555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230601T001945Z
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SUMMARY:In Person Only: “Substance Abuse Assessment” by Jim Frost\, M.A.\, LPC
DESCRIPTION:Jim Frost\,  M.A.  LPC \n“I’m a Licensed Senior Psychological Examiner and ordained spiritual director. I worked in a community mental health setting for 20 years before coming to AGAPE in 1999 and establishing a private practice in 2016. While working in community mental health\, I began treating clients with substance abuse issues. I found I liked the work\, especially as a spiritual focus easily fits with the process of recovery. I have now worked with individuals seeking recovery for close to 30 years.” \nJohn Misky\, a recovering alcoholic\, will join us to share his experience receiving NAD+ infusions. \nLearning Objectives:  \nParticipants will….. \n\nUnderstand the components of a comprehensive assessment of substance abuse issues. \nUnderstand how a “Wheel of Life” framework can be used to assess\, increase client awareness\, and increase client motivation for change. \nUnderstand the potential benefits and limitations of NAD+ infusions to aid recovery. \n\nBring your own lunch. Drinks will be provided. \nIn-person only at The Village Chapel.   \nNo Zoom Access.
URL:https://nashvilleaacc.org/event/in-person-only-substance-abuse-assessment-by-jim-frost-m-a-lspe-hsp/
LOCATION:The Village Chapel\, 2021 21st Ave S\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230316
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230318
DTSTAMP:20230317T162034Z
CREATED:20230128T064737Z
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SUMMARY:"The Ethical Challenges of Dual Relationships" by Steve Parham\, LPC-MHSP
DESCRIPTION:The majority of ethics complaints against counselors and other helpers are due to inappropriate dual relationships. There are a number of clear cut absolute rules governing against certain dual relationships. However\, there are situations that are not so clear cut. Each of us are part of a greater community. Many times our relationships\, roles\, needs and opportunities overlap with our professional responsibilities. \n \nSteve Parham\, LPC-MSHP\, will lead an interactive discussion to explore the best ways to navigate this challenging dynamic. \nLearning Objectives. \nParticipants will: \n\nReview and discuss their specific National and State Code of Ethics regarding Dual Relationships.\nReview The ETHICS Model: Comprehensive\, Ethical Decision Making approach.\nDiscuss the challenges and benefits of dual relationships.\n\nIn-person only at The Village Chapel.  \nNo Zoom Access. \nBring your own lunch. Drinks will be provided. \n 
URL:https://nashvilleaacc.org/event/the-ethical-challenges-of-dual-relationships/
LOCATION:The Village Chapel\, 2021 21st Ave S\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
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