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Without Confusion: Integrating Nicene Theology and Psychological Science for Catholic Psychotherapy


Total Credits: 3 APA Credit, 3 NBCC Credit

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Speaker:
Dr. Jeffrey Thompson
Course Levels:
Advanced
Duration:
3 Hours 15 Minutes
License:
Never Expires.

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Description

Description: 
In this presentation, Dr. Thompson will be addressing issues of integration in the work of Catholic psychotherapists. First, he will present previous attempts at integrating theology and psychology that have been proposed by the Reformed Protestant theologian Deborah Hunsinger following Karl Barth’s "Chalcedonian Method" and the Jewish psychiatrist Viktor Frankl’s "Dimensional Ontology.”  Dr. Thompson will then share some critical perspectives from St. Thomas Aquinas and particularly, Hans Urs von Balthasar, in order to formulate a method of integration that can better undergird the work of Catholic psychotherapists.

Category of Education: D1.3 Practice/Education/Research

Intended Audience: 

  • Psychologists
  • Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors
  • Clergy/Religious

Content Learning Level: Advanced

Learning Objectives:  

1. Define Barth's and Hunsinger’s "Chalcedonian Method" and Frankl's "Dimensional Ontology."

2. Evaluate Barth and Frankl's integrative methods from a Catholic perspective.

3. Apply these integrative methods to the practice of Catholic psychotherapy.

Schedule: 

11:00-12:00  Theology: Barth’s “Chalcedonian Method” of “Bilingual” therapy 

12:00-12:05  Break

12:05-1:05  Psychology: Frankl’s “Dimensional Ontology"

1:05-1:15 Break

1:15-2:15  A Catholic Critique: Perspectives from Aquinas and Von Balthasar

Cancelation Policy: 
Refunds will not be offered for this event. However, registrants who cannot attend live are able to select the option to watch on demand and complete the home study to receive CE credits (if offered) at a later date. Any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to admin@catholicpsychotherapy.org for more details.

 

The Catholic Psychotherapy Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Catholic Psychotherapy Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

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Dr. Thompson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Yakima, WA. He holds a PhD in Pastoral Psychology from the Graduate Theological Foundation. His doctoral research focused on integrating the Thomistic psychology of St. John of the Cross with contemporary affective neuroscience, to further improve the psycho-spiritual treatment of trauma, disrupted attachment, and personality disorders. He is certified as a specialist in trauma treatment, addiction-informed mental health counseling, and personality disorders. He is also trained as an Ignatian spiritual director for the Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life (SEEL), an Ignatian nine-month retreat based on St. Ignatius’s Nineteenth Annotation.