David Thornton
david@davidthorntontherapy.com
Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapist (TN, #65), M.A. Clinical Psychology, D.Min
Description:
For those with complex PTSD and layers of spiritual abuse, forgiveness is often difficult. David shares the quest that led him to include and embrace Christian, 12Step, Jewish, mystical, Buddhist, meditative, and shamanic paths. This presentation offers an understanding of developmental stages of forgiveness work as well as clues to recognizing when an alternative could be liberating. Ethical dimensions of this work include inviting the practitioner to reflect on her/his own path and develop a fluency in other traditions to be able to meet clients where they currently are and explore ways of lightening their loads.
Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize and assess the dynamics that can block the process of healing and forgiveness, and evaluate how the help of multiple faith traditions can offer irreplaceable assistance in this work.
2. Discuss how disappointments, difficulties, and disasters can and often do open a person to being available for a new approach, a new understanding of self, God, and others.
3. Develop strategic awareness of the sensitivity required when you or your client are and are not ready for change.
Continuing Education Credit Available: 1.5 credit hours
ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care & Education has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7004. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care & Education is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
ACPE Provider 2045, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. ACPE maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/01/2024-11/01/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 Social Work Clinical continuing education credits.
Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0301.
Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers. #SW-0852.
Accommodations:
Please let us know if you have need of any accommodations. All mental health practitioners interested in learning more about the integration of spirituality in psychotherapy are welcome to attend.
CE inquiries can be made directly to Latasha Matthews at latasha.matthews@acpe.edu
