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e-connect newsletter
10.21.15
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Feature:
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Applications for PairieFire are being accepted
Prairie
Fire
is an invitation to a deeper spiritual life, an invitation to set time aside for renewing of self and awakening of soul. The two-year program consists of monthly classes, reading, discussion, spiritual direction, community building and more.
Program Components:
- Monthly gatherings for two years from Sept. 2016 - June 2018 - A two-day retreat each September (2016 and 2017) - Day-long gatherings each month from October through June - Gatherings include a variety of experiences, such as:
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- Opening and closing circles of meditation, centering and personal sharing
- Topical presentation with monthly readings assigned
- Small group spiritual direction
- Experiential exercises with time for quiet personal reflection.
- Community-building with an emphasis on compassionate hospitality
Applications for a new session (September 2016 - June 2018) are being accepted until June 2016. An optional third year is available to those who complete the PrairieFire experience spiritual direction.
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At the Center:
Everyday there's a quiet buzz of activity at the Center, including various groups and classes that meet in a conference room. With gratitude, we consider the tremendous base of support that make this facility and all the programming possible. Pictured here is the October 2015 class for participants of the Pastoral Care Specialist Program (posted with permission).
Photo: Laura Nydam, L.M.S.W., C.A.D.C, (right side of projection screen) is one of the Counseling
Center's 26 therapists. She recently presented on "Addictions and Co-Dependency" to a group of congregational leaders enrolled in the
Center's Pastoral Care Specialist Program
, a two-year professional development program for faith leaders who specialize in human care ministry
. Classes explore t
he dynamics of grief, depression, caregiver stress, elder care, trauma and the body, and other relevant topics..
Applications for the next Pastoral Care Specialist cohort will be posted in the spring of 2016. If you would like to be added to the list of people who receives more information as it becomes available, please send us an email.
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Classes and services for the community:
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga,
eight-week session,
Nov. 9 - Dec. 28, 2015, 6:15 - 7:15 p.m., more information coming soon.
If you would like to be added to the list of people who receives more information as it becomes available,
please send us an email, [email protected].
PrairieFire,
a two-year program of spiritual renewal and formation,
Sept. 2016 to May 20
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Leadership development for clergy and congregational leaders:
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Lori Deibel, Ph.D., and Tim Deibel, M.Div., D.Min. will facilitate the Organic Ministry program in 2016. Click image for more information.
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There's still time to register:
Intentional Interim Ministry, a six month training program, Feb. to Sept. 2016. Register now.
Leadership in the Church, four afternoon classes including Organizational Dynamics, Leadership in the Midst of Conflict, Leading through Change, and Mindful Leadership, Feb - May, 2016. Watch for more information.
Conflict Transformation Services
, for congregations, nonprofits and businesses.
For more information on any of these services and programs, contact Diane McClananahan, M.Div., Director of the
Institute for the Practice of Ministry
at the Center, 515-251-6667,
[email protected].
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Training for clinical professionals:
The Center is pleased to help sponsor a training event for clinical professionals, to explore the use of
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
in the treatment
of chemical dependency
and
other compulsive behaviors
-specifically with clients who are not y
et abstinent.
This treatment-focused workshop will teach mental health professionals how to stabilize clients and desensitize addiction memory networks without tr
iggering increased substance use or relapse
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November 6 - 7, 2015
For more information, contact Susan Arland, M.A., L.M.H.C., at
515-255-5697, [email protected].
Susan is a licensed mental health counselor at the Center, and
an
EMDR (Iowa) approved consultant, providing individual and group consultation for EMDR-trained clinicians and volunteering with EMDR-HAP (Humanitarian Assistance Program) as a training facilitator.
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Informal Survey for all:
Are the holidays difficult for you? How do you cope?
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How to make a counseling appointment:
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Save the date:
18th Annual Women Helping Women Luncheon
May 13, 2016
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Embassy Suites downtown by the river
Proceeds support quality counseling for girls and women with limited resources. Watch for more information.
Sign up to receive regular event updates here.
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Give the gift of hope and healing:
A child distressed by domestic violence.
A veteran troubled by combat duty.
An adolescent crushed by depression.
A parent devastated by suicide.
Psychological wounds cut deep. Your contribution will help others receive the counseling they need regardless of their ability to pay the full cost.
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Our mission is to bring understanding, hope and healing to people of all ages through counseling and education.
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Who we are:
Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center is a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization offering a full range of mental health services, serving 2,250 individuals annually including 700 children. The Center's approach is holistic, integrating mind, body and spirit for healing.
Although best known for its 43 years of quality, professional mental health therapy, the Center is a multi-faceted organization providing a range of services:
- Counseling, including specialized services for children and adolescents
- Psychological testing and assessment
- Psychiatric consultation and care
- Training for clinical professionals
- Spiritual direction and community education
- Leadership development for faith communities
- Conflict transformation services for congregations, nonprofits and businesses
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Dear Reader,
Are you still there? This is a long newsletter because the Center is full of opportunity. If you made it all the way to this note I am impressed and grateful. Lately, I've been thinking about the holidays and how hard it is for many people. Together we will explore this more through the Center's "Grief does not take a holiday" campaign coming up in November and December. How do you cope with loss during the holidays? If you have a minute, I appreciate your feedback by
f
illing out a brief online survey. Thank you in advance.\
On behalf of everyone at the Center and those we serve, thank you for your interest and support. Feel free to
send me a note
with your feedback and ideas for this newsletter. "See you" in November.
Sincerely,
Terri Speirs
Director of Marketing and Communications
Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center
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