Looking for the notes to this session? Download them here! The human body is complicated and we frequently see new opinions from medicine about the way or bodies affect our thinking emotions and behavior. How should we in biblical counseling decide which of these new...
Looking for the notes to this session? Download them here! Obsessive-compulsive disorder has become a widely diagnosed problem with both physical and spiritual implications. It is important to understand both when counseling those who come with the label.
Bipolar Disorder has become a widely diagnosed problem with both physical and spiritual implications. It is important to understand both when counseling those who come with the label.
Looking for the notes to this session? Download them here! Often the counselor will be meeting with someone suffering from a medical illness. This can be overwhelming without a medical background. This session will equip with what they need for this suffering...
Looking for the notes to this session? Download them here! This workshop will focus on awareness of potential things to consider when counseling individuals who live daily with a chronic illness. Additionally, this workshop will provide various approaches to help...
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Many counselees are living with a prior psychological diagnosis. How can we help them with compassion and humility? This session will help you learn to speak biblically to heart and life issues of counselees regardless of diagnosis.
Is mental illness due to sin or disease? This session discusses the controversy on this topic, discusses biblical definitions of illness and sin and offers suggestions for how to be helpful in the midst of the controversy.
Bob Goudzwaard sits down with Jim Newheiser to talk about medical and mental issues in counseling. What can biblical counselors offer to those with pathological brain conditions?
Biblical Counseling has been shaped by the doctrine of sufficiency. We will examine how that doc-trine and the science of medicine interact when we encounter those with worry, depression, OCD, and other emotional struggles. Can the Bible help when we counsel those with medical emotional labels?
Counseling those who struggle with substance abuse is a challenging problem in our society. We will discuss how addictive drugs affect the brain and how that may complicate counseling from a Biblical perspective.
Can we minister effectively to people diagnosed with bipolar disorder and their families? This session encourages biblical counselors that they don’t have to know everything about bipolar disorder to be able to help their counselees grow in sanctification.
What can we expect from medicines? Do they ever help? Medication alone does not always address the underlying emotions which trouble the mind and spirit. This session provides biblical guidance on how to balance medical intervention with biblical encouragement.
Is it ever legitimate to blame misbehavior on the brain? The Bible teaches that we are embodied souls with hearts that can be sinful or obedient and bodies that can be strong or weak. This session seeks to distinguish genuine brain disorders from problems rooted in the heart.
How do you help someone who already has many labels regarding their condition? In our heavily psychologized culture it can be hard to know the accuracy of these diagnoses. This workshop aims to equip you to work with those who have diagnoses from the psychological community.