Objectives and Schedule

Caring for the Whole Person Conference

Objectives of the Workshop

  1. Describe the inadequacy of the bio-medical model that focuses primarily on physical aspects of disease and not on the whole person
  2. Contrast this with examples of healing the whole person and how we can do the same
  3. Describe the scientific and spiritual basis for wholeness of the person
  4. Outline the basic components of the mind and personality
  5. List common affective problems and explain their negative influence on health and healing
  6. Describe resources available through faith for emotional and physical healing and for health maintenance
  7. Outline an approach to spiritual assessment and care
  8. Outline approaches to caring for persons who have chronic pain, cancer, are aging, face an imminent death, or have a chronic physical or emotional illness
  9. Describe the caring relationship with a sick person
  10. Describe how to train lay counselors as members of the care giving team

Schedule

Monday, 9/25

(Book Chapters 1-7, Workbook Sections 1-8)
8:00-8:30 Register at Roberts Wesleyan College, Ellen Stowe Roberts Room
8:30-9:30 1 – Inadequacy of the current biomedical model
9:30-10:30 2 – Healing the whole person, Jesus as our model
10:30-11:30 3 – The biblical basis of wholeness
11:30-12:30 4 – The heart/body relationship from the scientific perspective, psychoneuroimmunology
12:30-1:30 Lunch at Roberts Wesleyan College cafeteria
1:30-2:30 5 – Elements of psychology, architecture of the heart, what goes wrong
2:30-3:30 6 – Sin and sickness, their relationship and how to help people cope
3:30-4:30 7 – What does Jesus Christ have to do with healing?
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Tuesday, 9/26

(Book Chapters 8-9, Workbook Sections 9-13,15)
8:00-8:30 Sign in at Roberts Wesleyan College, Ellen Stowe Roberts Room
8:30-9:30 8 – Creating an affirming atmosphere, verbal/nonverbal communications
9:30-10:30 9 – Caring relationship, initial role-playing
10:30-11:30 10 – How to do a personal assessment
11:30-12:30 11 – How to do a spiritual assessment and share Jesus
12:30-1:30 Lunch at Roberts Wesleyan College cafeteria
1:30-2:30 12 – Helping people do a self-inventory, find meaning and purpose, overcome low self-esteem
2:30-3:30 13 – Helping people with addictions or compulsive behavior patterns
3:30-4:30 14 – Helping people who are grieving
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Wednesday, 9/27

(Book Chapters 10-Appendix, Workbook Sections 14,16-21)
8:00-8:30 Sign in at Roberts Wesleyan College, Ellen Stowe Roberts Room
8:30-9:30 15 – Anger and the Healing Power of Forgiveness
9:30-10:30 16 – The influence of poverty on health
10:30-11:30 17 – Helping people burdened with stress or chronic pain syndromes
11:30-12:30 18 – Helping people cope with bad news, face cancer or terminal illness
12:30-1:30 Lunch at Roberts Wesleyan College cafeteria
1:30-2:30 19 – How to pray with and for sick people
2:30-3:30 20 – The logistics of establishing a team approach in practice
3:30-4:30 21 – Training lay counselors as care givers
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Book

 “God, Medicine & Miracles” by Daniel Fountain, MD, available by order locally at Alpha & Omega Bookstore and online at ChristianBook.com.

Registrants are encouraged to purchase Dr. Fountain’s book early and read it prior to the Workshop.

Workbook

 Provided to workshop participants as part of their registration fee.