Addressing & Understanding Mental Health Issues
In this 3-day seminar, Dr. Joshua Strickler, Mr. Michael Hochstetler, Dr. Chuck Jantzi, and Dr. Joel Yeager will address topics related to understanding mental health, OCD & religious scrupulosity, shame, and truth-telling.
Event Details:
Date: April 11-13, 2024 — 8:45am – 4pm
Location: Life Fellowship Church, 732 Millwood Rd, Willow Street, PA 17584
(Links to audio recordings and other materials will be posted here when they are available. Check back soon for updates. We hope to start posting these things mid-May.)
Topics and Speakers:
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Religious Scrupulosity — Joshua Strickler, Psy.D.
Underlying presuppositions about mental health will be reviewed from a Biblical relational perspective and then applied to understanding OCD and religious scrupulosity. Participants will gain an understanding of what it is like to struggle with this experience, learn how to help, and explore ways that faith in Jesus Christ is foundational to finding healing.
Working with Personality Disorders — Chuck Jantzi, Psy.D.
The terms narcissism or borderline personality are frequently used to describe people in our lives with patterns of relating that are difficult to understand and deal with. Often the way to redemptively relate to these people appears counter to ways that seem Christ-like and loving. Come learn how to love and care for those with these difficult relationship styles.
Toxic Shame: Causes and Cures — Michael Hochstetler, MA, LMFT
Chronic, unhealthy shame is a root cause of many of the emotional struggles that people face and one of the most important issues in counseling today. In these sessions, we will explore this issue from various angles, including:
- What toxic shame is, what causes it, and how it impacts people
- How healthy shame differs from unhealthy shame
- What Scripture teaches about shame
- How unhealthy shame can be healed and prevented
- How shame relates to other struggles such as anxiety, depression, addiction and relational distress
Wise Truth-telling Strategies — Joel Yeager, MD
The goal for these sessions is to teach people how to be wise truth-discerners and truth-tellers and not just rely on feelings or popular opinion. Sessions will cover the following:
- Why this is crucial in both church and society
- Philosophical laws of logic and thought
- Biblical principles for discerning truth
- Common misconceptions amongst Anabaptists regarding mental health
- Practical truth-telling strategies for working with people