Lay Counseling .. Schedule

2011 will be the 24th year we offer lay counseling training and will be the final year (at least for awhile). Our Pastor of Counseling and the Director of the Lay Counseling program, Dave Carder, plans to continue on our church staff for another three to four years, but will be part-time after 2011. He anticipates that the graduates of the current 2010 program as well as the graduates of the final “class” of 2011 will provide the church with sufficient lay counselors for several years to come. Church leadership continues to consider whether and in what form our lay counseling program might take.

If you’ve ever considered this comprehensive and stimulating course of study, evaluation and supervision, 2011 might be the year!

The class meets on Wednesday evenings on our north campus (northeast corner of Rolling Hills & Brea Blvds), in room 180, from 7-9:00 pm.

  Spring 2011 Schedule  
01/12/11 1. Helping People Recover from Affairs: Dealing with Infidelity Pastor Dave Carder, MFT
01/19/11 2. Depression, Grief, Loss Maribeth Ekey, Psy.D.
01/26/11

3.  The Connection Between Brain Function & Behavior: A Brief Look at ADHD, Organic Brain Function & Pain Mgt.

 Terrie Naramor, Ph.D.
02/02/11 4. Children and Child Therapy Rene Sorrentino, MFT
02/09/11 5. Marital & Family Therapy Jim Masteller, D.Min.
02/16/11 6. Divorce Recovery & Blended Families Gary Richmond, Pastor Single Parents
02/23/11 7. Transforming Difficult Marriages Karla Downing, MFT
03/02/11

8. Anxiety and Phobic Reactions

 Carolyn Verity, MFT
03/09/11 9. How People Grow John Townsend, Ph.D.
03/16/11 10. Adolescents and Adolescent Therapy Robert Welsh, Ph.D.
03/23/11 11. Incest
 Jan Frank, MFT
03/30/11 12. Crisis Counseling Susan Josephson, Ph.D.
04/06/11 13. Eating Disorders, Anorexia, Bulimia Vicki Harvey, Psy.D.
04/13/11 14. NO CLASS - SPRING BREAK  
04/20/11 15. Finding Your Identity: Counseling Techniques/History Taking Kevin Downing, Ph.D.
04/27/11 16. Domestic Violence Nan Alvarez-Gray, MFT
05/04/11 17. Psychopathology Tamara Anderson, Ph.D.
05/11/11 18. Stress Reduction, Relaxation, Visualization, & Biofeedback John Kelley, Ph.D.
05/18/11 19. Intimacy & Addictions Earl Henslin, Psy. D.
05/25/11 20. Psychotropic Medications, Psychosis, Hospitalizations,
Psychiatric Interviews, Assessment, Forensic Psychiatry		 Thomas Okamoto, MD