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2021 CPA Conference: CPA and the Biblical Wisdom Tradition: Toward Understanding and Benefiting from Religious Experience: Theory and Practice.
Length: 1.5 Hours
Find out why religious experiences are a fit study for Catholic psychotherapists. Discover the implications of language and culture mediating spiritual experiences for everyone. Interested? Then aim to hear how to become a therapist competent in short-term tactics and long-term strategies for assisting clients of all types with their religious experiences.
3 Objectives to be Learned During this Presentation.
- Cite three reasons why religious experiences are a fit study for Catholic psychotherapist.
- Name three implications of language and culture mediating religious experiences.
- Cite two short-term tactics and two long-term strategies for Catholic psychotherapists motivated to develop competence in “hearing” and integrating client religious experiences.
This program does not qualify for NBCC credits
Deacon Raymond Biersbach, Ray Biersbach, PhD, Author
Ray Biersbach has been a Catholic deacon since 1982. His ministry work has included service to a range of people. He practiced psychotherapy for 40 years, 30 of those as a licensed psychologist. He has performed research, taught at the masters, doctoral, and post-doctoral levels. He has served as director of clinical programs and retired as the psychology administrator for a New Jersey hospital for the seriously and chronically mentally ill. He currently writes full-time on the connection between psychotherapy and faith. He lives near Seattle with his wife of 46 years and has three grown children.
