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January 12th - 7:00 pm
Elise Rittler of Safe Harbor will speak to the MOPS group at South Columbia Baptist in Columbia, MD. Her topic is depression and all mothers of preschoolers are invited to attend this free event.
Elise Rittler
Safe Harbor Christian Counseling
Online Registration JAN-21 Sponsored by:
Family Restoration and Healing Center, Inc. &.City of Hope International Worship Centre
Navigating The Journey of Children Caring For Aging Parents
This seminar is for teen & adult children of aging parents, family caretakers, ministers, friends of elderly and their caretakers
Saturday, January 21, 2012
12:00 noon to 2:00 pm
City of Hope International Worship Center
9033 Red Branch Road, Columbia, MD
Host Pastor: Bishop Joseph A. McCargo
This workshop explores the emotional, nutritional, financial, legal, and housing challenges faced by seniors and their family caregivers.
Strategies for success and lifesaving resources will be given.
Discussion Topics include:
nutritional challenges & tips for caretakers emotional needs of seniors & the impact on caregivers legal and financial issues navigating the maze of senior housing options strategies, resources and referrals to navigate the journey Free bloodpressure screenings and one on one counseling with the panelists, will be offered for one hour following the workshop.
Cost: No charge for Workshop. Lunch & Materials are $10
Preregistration Required by Thurs 1-19-12.
To preregister go to www.360wholeness.org , and go to the Contact Us page.
FUTURE Professionals 
presents
for licensed counselors and social workers
EARN
3 Category I CEU’s - for social workers in Maryland 3 Category A CEU’s - for professional counselors in Maryland
REGISTER ONLINE I. Understanding Sexual Addiction
What is addiction and how do we define sexual addiction
Sexual addiction - multi faceted
II. Cycle of sexual addiction
Stages of the sexual addiction cycle
III. Shame, guilt, and unmanageability
Exploration of some of the reasons sexual addiction is so hard to break
IV. Understanding Physiology
Neurological and chemical aspects of sexual addiction
V. Abstinence, Sobriety, and Healthy sexuality
Different ways of understanding our sexuality
VI. Treatment Planning
Treatment planning for clients with sexual addiction
8 different key aspects to look for
VII. Relapse prevention and slips
Building in a plan and an understanding of recovery
VIII. Poly-addictions
Differential diagnosis – understanding what to look for in a client who is sexually addicted but presents with another addiction
Way of Life Support Group 
VENDOR FORM
The Pool was created as a place of hope, healing, and recovery for those trapped by their past, bad habits, and addictions to which they would like to break free. The Pool provides a place of safety where you can meet others who struggle in the same areas as you as well as find accountability, friendship, and help as you begin your journey of healing.
The Pool gets its name from the story of Jesus healing the man at the pool of Bethesda. You can read about it in John 5:1-15.
News: The Pool now meets on Sunday evenings!!
Be sure to visit our Events page to see what is coming up next for The Pool!
Men’s Integrity Group
Key Facilitator: Eric Diaz | eric_thepoolministry.org
This group is dedicated to helping men be free from the bondage of sexual addiction and equipping them to walk in God’s unconditional love. Closed and open groups available.
Hope Reborn
Key Facilitator: Tresia Diaz | tresia_thepoolministry.org
This group is for women who are spouses of men struggling with sexual addiction. This group assists the spouse as they attempt to recover from their partner’s sexual addiction, whether the addict is in recovery or not. Closed group available.
No Stones
Key Facilitator: Jenny Miller | jenny_thepoolministry.org
This group is for women caught up in destructive sexual or relational patterns, who want sexual integrity restored in their life or marriage. Closed and open groups available.
The Wounded Heart
Key Facilitator: Laura Garrison | laura_thepoolministry.org
This group offers support and recovery to adult women victims of sexual abuse. This group will offer hope to those who have struggled with the damaging effects of sexual abuse through the healing power of Christ.
Freedom in Christ
Key Facilitator: Andrew Garrison | andrew_thepoolministry.org
Resolve personal and spiritual conflicts and break free from bondage to renew your mind as you experience daily victory as a child of God. Topics include: breaking free from condemning thoughts, compulsive behaviors, personal conflicts, spiritual struggle and despair, and any type of spiritual or personal bondage. This is an open group.
SEMINARS-WORKSHOPS Following is a list of possible seminar and/or workshop topics that Safe Harbor Christian Counseling can present at your church or organization. The list is not exhaustive; we can customize something for your group that is not on this list. If you are interested in having us present a seminar for your group, please contact Erik Sundquist at 1-800-305-2089 ext. 227 or Eriksundquist_safeharbor1.com.
Topics Offered:
Sexual Addiction Treatment: Earn CEU Credits
This workshop offers treatment training for issues surrounding sexual addictions. CEU credits can be earned by attending this workshop.
Learn more about this Seminar...
Boundaries
This is a seminar for anyone looking to enhance and strengthen relationships, whether it is with a spouse, co-worker, child or someone to whom you are ministering.
Learn more about this Seminar...
Eating Disorders Treatment: Earn CEU Credits
This workshop offers training for the treatment of issues surrounding eating disorders. CEU credits can be earned by attending this workshop.
Learn more about this Seminar...
How We Love: Building Deeper Connections in Marriage
This is a seminar for individuals or couples looking to enhance their marriage relationship, as well as for those who are helping them.
Learn more about this Seminar...
Marriage Matters: Skills for a Lifelong Healthy Marriage
This seminar offers marital skills training for engaged couples preparing for marriage and married couples seeking to strengthen their relationship.
Learn more about this Seminar...
Raising Great Kids:
A Comprehensive Guide to Parenting with Grace and Truth
This seminar is for parents, youth workers, and pastors.
Learn more about this Seminar...
Wives in the Shadow
This seminar is for women who are searching for wholeness and healing from being caught in the crossfire of their husband's sexual addiction.
Learn more about this Seminar...
Talking to Your Kids about Sexuality
This seminar was developed to help remove apprehension of approaching this subject and replace it with the principles that will lead to healthy conversation.
Learn more about this Seminar...
Spiritual Abuse
This seminar is for anyone who is looking to break free from an abusive church and its destructive effects.
Learn more about this Seminar...
The Five Keys to Love and Relationship
This seminar is for married or single couples who wish to to enrich their relationship and learn how to build the virtue of love within themselves.
Learn more about this Seminar...
How to Help Kids that Are Hurting
This seminar is for Youth Workers and Parents of teens who want to learn how to connect relationally and strategically guide the adolescent who is hurting.
Learn more about this Seminar...
The Five Love Languages
This seminar will teach married and single couples how to effectively communicate love through their partners unique love language.
Lean more about this Seminar...
Sexual Addiction Treatment 
Sexual Addiction Treatment
A Seminar for licensed counselors and social workers, Pastors,
lay leaders and interested individuals.
What you will learn:
Understanding Sexual Addiction Cycle of sexual addiction Shame, guilt, and unmanageability Understanding Physiology Abstinence, Sobriety, and Healthy sexuality Treatment Planning/Referral Relapse prevention and slips Poly-addictions EARN
3 Category I CEU’s - for social workers in Maryland 3 Category A CEU’s - for professional counselors in Maryland I. Understanding Sexual Addiction
• What is addiction and how do we define sexual addiction
• Sexual addiction - multi faceted
II. Cycle of sexual addiction
• Stages of the sexual addiction cycle
III. Shame, guilt, and unmanageability
• Exploration of some of the reasons sexual addiction is so hard to break
IV. Understanding Physiology
• Neurological and chemical aspects of sexual addiction
V. Abstinence, Sobriety, and Healthy sexuality
• Different ways of understanding our sexuality
VI. Treatment Planning
• Treatment planning for clients with sexual addiction
• 8 different key aspects to look for
VII. Relapse prevention and slips
• Building in a plan and an understanding of recovery
VIII. Poly-addictions
• Differential diagnosis – understanding what to look for in a client who is sexually addicted but presents with another addiction
This seminar will be instructed by:
Brian Griswold, MS, NCC, Terrence Alspaugh, LCPC and Selena Eldridge, MS, Christian Life Coach
Eating Disorders Treatment 
Eating Disorders Treatment
An Interactive Workshop for licensed counselors and social workers;
womens ministry leaders, youth ministry leaders, pastors, lay leaders,
and interested individuals.
Learning Objectives:
Understanding how the framework of a bio-psycho-social model informs the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders.
Application of the assessment tools and pertinent treatment interventions in providers’ clinical settings.
Incorporate the constructs of the bio-psycho-social model in an experiential opportunity to assess a case in an interactive dialogue with facilitator. EARN CEU’s
3 Category I CEU’s - for social workers in Maryland 3 Category A CEU’s - for professional counselors in Maryland 
This seminar will be instructed by
Mary S. Pabst, LCSW-C.
Mary has spent the last 30 years working in the field of eating disorders awareness, prevention, and education. She has been a frequent lecturer and consultant to schools, universities and community organizations both regionally and nationally on issues related to eating disorders, body image and social gender bias. She has presented numerous times at The National Eating Disorders Association and The Renfrew Center Foundation conferences on issues related to the field of eating disorders, and she has been a contributing writer to journals in the field. "Over the years, I have learned that eating disorders are deadly serious, co-morbidly complex, and one of the most challenging of the mental illnesses to treat. It has been an extremely humbling journey."
Marriage Matters: Skills for a Lifelong Healthy Marriage This seminar offers marital skills training for engaged couples preparing for marriage and married couples seeking to strengthen their relationship. 
Seminar-Marriage MAtters.pdf
Marriage Matters: Skills for a Lifelong Healthy Marriage
Presented by: Allan and Peggy Gorman
Harford Community Church
It is suggested in a recent newsletter from Focus on the Family that engaged couples and married couples need different types of information to build and grow their marriages. Engaged couples tend to be overly optimistic and idealistic about what married life will be like. Statistics show that just 8 hours of premarital preparation can reduce the risk of divorce by over 50 % in the first five years.
Married couples, on the other hand, need a positive infusion of hope and rejuvenation helping them to believe again in the love they promised to one another. Over the years reality can deal some difficult situations that threaten to dim a once passionate love. Recent research shows the initial chemical supercharging that fires a new love relationship wanes by years four and five.
Feelings alone will not sustain a marriage. New skills and perspective can bring hope and renewal by growing the deep and lasting respect, caring, and intimacy necessary for a life long marriage.
All Marriages have the same issues to one degree or another. Research shows the particular issues faced in a marriage neither predict a great marriage nor the likelihood of divorce. Instead marital success and growth depends much more on: “How marital challenges and situations are handled.”
Allan and Peggy Gorman share marital skills training for engaged couples preparing for marriage and married couples seeking to strengthen their relationship.
They will cover five key areas consistently ranked at
the top of marital satisfaction surveys:
1. Understanding the Nature and Design of Marriage
2. The Communication Challenge
3. Financial Management
4. Compatibility and the Impact of Attachment History
5. Sex and Intimacy
Allan and Peggy have been married for 33 years. Allan is Vice President of The Marriage Coalition of Harford County. They are both passionate about seeing marriages become life long vibrant demonstrations of the character and love of God.
Talking to Your Kids about Sexuality Talking to Your Kids about Sexuality
A Seminar based upon the book ‘Talking to Your Kids about Sex” by
Mark Laaser, Ph.D.
"“I wonder how many young people have abandoned their faith due to an unhealthy understanding of sex. Mark’s book goes a long way to assist parents in laying a foundation of healthy sexuality.”"
Stephen Arterburn
Founder and Chairman
New Life Clinics
This seminar will teach parents:
• the principles to embrace for healthy conversations
• character building skills that promote healthy sexuality
• the dangers of the subtle pornography that our children are exposed
to through the media
• impact of healthy marital relationship will have on the development
of healthy sexual attitudes
• how to positively react to a child’s inappropriate behavior
TalkingtoYourKidsaboutSexuality_000.pdf
This seminar will be instructed by
Safe Harbor’s Director, Erik Sundquist, LCSW-C.
Erik had been a youth pastor for an inner city
church for 3 years before laying the foundation for Safe Harbor in 1996. He has also led small groups in churches in various capacities. He has a passion for healthy marriages and family.
The Five Keys to Love and Relationship The Five Keys to Love and Relationship
This seminar is for married or single couples who wish to to enrich their relationship and learn how to build the virtue of love within themselves.
The5KeystoLoveandRelationships_000.pdf
In it, you will learn about 'the ‘5 A'’s'’ that are the components of building the virtue of love in ourselves:
At the completion of the seminar you will be able to approach your mate with the following attitudes:
• I am paying close attention to you now
• I accept you as you are in this moment
• I allow you to be yourself
• I appreciate you for what you have been and are
• I have real affection for you, no matter what
With these attitudes, conflict resolution becomes less of a battle and more of a practical communication.
This seminar will be instructed by one
of Safe Harbor’s counselors,
Tom Simon, M.A., LGPC.
His approach is to give couples a storehouse of
resources and tools to increase communication
and intimacy.
The Five Love Languages The Five Love Languages
This seminar will teach married and single couples how to effectively communicate love through their partners unique love language.
How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate
A seminar based upon the book written by Dr. Gary Chapman
Everyone has a different style of loving and ways in which they prefer to be loved. These styles, or ‘languages’, are natural to them but may not be natural to the spouse. During this seminar, you will learn which ‘language’ your spouse speaks and how to effectively communicate love through it. Earnest practice of your spouse’s love language can potentially reap enormous
positive change in your marriage.
"“...we may also be speaking words that do not clearly communicate our needs. In redefining the language we use into five simple paradigms, he ( Dr. Chapman) guides couples down a road of clear expressions of love.”"
Wireless Age, September 1998
This seminar will be instructed by
one of Safe Harbor’s counselors,
Mitchell Thompson, who has a passion for helping couples to improve their marriage. He is a Nationally Certified Counselor who received his Master in Community Counseling from Regent University.
The 5 Love Languages_002.pdf
Boundaries This is a seminar for anyone looking to enhance and strengthen relationships, whether it is with a spouse, co-worker, child or someone to whom you are ministering.
Boundaries
Boundaries
A seminar based upon the book written by
Dr. Henry Cloud and John Townsend
In this seminar you will learn how to
• Take back control of your life from the controlling, overbearing and
draining people around you.
• Become more effective in ministry by saying no to opportunities that are
not your responsibility.
• Become a better parent by promoting responsibility and accountability with
your children.
• Dispute common Christian myths about setting boundaries.
• Discern the difference between supporting a person in need and promoting
irresponsibility.
“" As I read this book, I kept fighting back the gnawing feeling that the whole trajectory of my life would have
been different and better had I read this twenty years ago.”"
—Bill Hybels
Bounderies-Flyer.pdf
This seminar will be instructed by Mike Sorenson, the
director of Safe Harbor in Delaware and Chester County. He received his Master’s degree in Biblical Counseling from Dallas Theological Seminary and has been working with Safe Harbor since 2006, helping men and women to find hope and strength in their lives and relationships.
How We Love: How We Love: Building Deeper Connections in Marriage
This is a seminar for individuals or couples looking to enhance their marriage relationship, as well as for those who are helping them.
How We Love
Building Deeper Connections in Marriage
A seminar based upon the book written by
Milan and Kay Yerkovich
How-We-Love-Flyer.pdf
In this seminar, you will learn to:
• Identify your love style and that of your spouse.
• Identify the negative patterns that keep you stuck and develop healthier patterns.
• Practice the steps of the “Comfort Circle” that lead to more effective
communication in your relationship.
• Connect with your spouse on a deeper level than you ever imagined
possible.
• Promote secure love styles in your children and prepare them for healthy relationships in the future.
“"How We Love has the capacity to change not only your marriage but every relationship that’s important to your life.”"
—Josh McDowell
This seminar will be instructed by Mike Sorenson, the
director of Safe Harbor in Delaware and Chester County. He received his Master’s degree in Biblical Counseling from Dallas Theological Seminary and has been working with Safe Harbor for two years, helping men and women to find hope and
strength in their lives and relationships.
Raising Great Kids: Raising Great Kids: A Comprehensive Guide to Parenting with Grace and Truth
Raising Great Kids
A Comprehensive Guide to Parenting with Grace and Truth:
A seminar based upon the book written by
Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
Raising-Great-Kids-Seminar.pdf
This seminar is for parents, youth workers, and pastors. It will teach you how to:
• Develop a view of parenting that is Biblically relevant, developmentally sound, and eternally significant.
• Learn to parent with a balance of life-giving grace and discipline that provides direction.
• Learn how to develop children of mature character
• Help children and youth accept life’s responsibilities, grow from its challenges, and explore all that life has to offer.
• Create functioning adults in areas of school, job, dating, marriage, friendships
and spiritual life.
“ "…this is an excellent book for
instructing parents how to prepare
children to triumph in today’s world
without compromising their faith."…”
—Robert G. Barnes
This seminar will be instructed by Matt Margaron, who has a passion for working with youth and their parents. He is a Nationally Certified Counselor who received his Masters in Counseling from Regent University. He has 10 years of ministry and counseling experience with youth and their
parents, including Young Life, Global Mosaic International, and the Caribbean Christian Centre for the deaf.
Wives in the Shadow 
Wives in the Shadow
This seminar is for women who are searching for wholeness and healing from being caught in the crossfire of their husband's sexual addiction.
Questions that will be discussed include:
• Can I ever love and trust again?
• What are God’s expectations for me?
• Is my marriage worth saving?
Wives-in-the-Shadow-Flyer.pdf
In this seminar you will:
Gain knowledge, experience encouragement, and participate in supportive biblical counseling for women scarred by their husband’s sexual addiction. Participants will receive teaching via DVD from Fred and Brenda Stoeker along with teaching from a Master’s level counselor and group counseling sessions with other women in similar circumstances. Spiritual Abuse 
Spiritual Abuse
This seminar is for anyone who is looking to break free from an abusive church and its destructive effects.
No one should leave church feeling manipulated, controlled, shamed, or condemned.
But places of shelter and encouragement can become abusive if spiritual leaders begin to use their authority to meet their needs for importance, power, or spiritual gratification.
Here you’ll discover how to identify an abusive church and also how to break free from its destructive effects.
Spiritual-Abuse-Seminar-Flyer.pdf
“ "A bold confrontation...Integrating the principles in this book will be a major step in restoring spiritual and emotional health.”"
David A. Stoop, PH.D. clinical psychologist
Topics covered include:
• How spiritual abuse develops and why those under its grip often don’t see it
• The subtle ways that leaders and systems ‘hook’ and control believers, robbing them of their joy in Christ
• Scriptural help in recognizing healthy spiritual relationships
• Effective strategies for recovery and rebuilding your
spiritual life
How to Help Kids that Are Hurting How to Help Kids that Are Hurting
This three hour seminar is for Youth Workers and Parents of teens who want to learn how to connect relationally and strategically guide the adolescent who is hurting.
Anger- Loneliness- Depression- Guilt- Grief - Divorced Parents- Lack of Self Esteem- Suicidal Thoughts
Peer Pressure- Grief- Peer Pressure- Rejection
Using the analogy of a baseball diamond, Pastor McBride will teach, inform and explain to youth workers and parents the FOUR BASE STRATEGY for relationally connecting with and strategically guiding the adolescent who is hurting.
How to Help Kids that are Hurting-Flyer.pdf
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN…
Understand the major issues youth are facing and the struggles that they encounter Learn to use God’s Word to bring Christ’s hope to the suffering of young people Learn practically how to offer sustaining care for discouraged young people by weeping with those who weep. Learn how to empathize with the hurts of young people. Learn to offer healing comfort for suffering young people by exploring Christ’s hope in the midst of their grief. Learn how to encourage young people by relating Christ’s truth to their daily lives. 
www.truthforyouthamerica.org
Pastors Bkft-Nov 4 Pastor’'s Breakfast
"“Building Relationships
That Help Leaders Thrive"”
presents
This presentation focuses on keys to building relationships with others which energize your ministry rather than drain you.
Friday
November 4th
7:30am
He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God ... (Eph. 4:11-13)
Cost is FREE
Perkins Restaurant
908 Highway 64 West
Apex, NC
With Speaker ~
Erik Sundquist, Founder
Safe Harbor Christian Counseling
REGISTER ONLINE Our vision at Safe Harbor is to supplement the ministries of local churches by providing Christian based mental health counseling. This breakfast will be a great way to build relationships with each other so that the body of Christ can be built up and the Kingdom of God advanced in our region. We would love for you to join us for a time of learning and fellowship.
For more information contact
Cindy Jacobs, Regional Director
919-774-7440 or cindyjacobs_safeharbor1.com
