Total Credits: 1.5 APA Credit, 1.5 NBCC Credit
Description:
As an experienced clinician who uses Internal Family Systems, Ego State Therapy, EMDR, and Clinical Hypnosis, I often receive philosophical and theological questions about whether these approaches are consistent with the Catholic faith. In this presentation we will explore how Parts Work can be understood and applied in a way that is consistent with both Scripture and the writings of many saints including St. Gregory of Nyssa, St. Augustine of Hippo, St. Maximus the Confessor, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Teresa of Avila. We will also show how this faith integration can be used ethically and effectively with Catholic clients.
Category of Education: D1.3 Practice/Education/Research
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Content Learning Level: Intermediate
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Gerry Ken Crete, PhD, is a marriage and family therapist and professional counselor specializing in the treatment of trauma and addictions, as well as marriage counseling and treatment of clergy and religious. He is an EMDRIA approved EMDR consultant, IFS-informed, and trained in Ego State Therapy and Clinical Hypnosis. Dr. Crete is the founder of Transfiguration Counseling and Coaching (www.transfigurationcounseling.com) which provides virtual counseling, coaching, and spiritual care consulting, and has offices in downtown Cumming, GA, Epiphany of our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church in Roswell, GA, Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Atlanta, GA, and St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Gastonia, North Carolina. He is also the co-founder of Souls and Hearts (www.soulsandhearts.com) which is an online platform providing mental health education to Catholics through courses, podcasts, blogs, and online communities. Dr. Crete earned his doctorate in counselor education from the University of Georgia. Dr. Crete has been married for over 30 years, and he has three grown children.
Christian Amalu is a doctoral candidate attending The Institute for the Psychological Sciences at Divine Mercy University and is currently a pre-doctoral intern at the Baylor University Counseling Center. Mr. Amalu adheres to an Integrationist theoretical orientation, drawing primarily from Interpersonal process and Internal Family Systems. His dissertation offers an anthropological reconciliation between IFS and the Catholic tradition. Mr. Amalu holds a master’s degree in psychology from Divine Mercy University and a bachelor’s degree in Physiology from California State University, East Bay.