Training & Education
Educational seminars for both professional and non-professional (peer) counselors are facilitated by Drs. Coyle and Rue. See the Directors page for listings of additional offerings. We can provide training individually or as a team depending upon the needs of the organization, conference, and seminar attendees.
Below is an overview of a seminar we developed for peer or lay counselors. It is a comprehensive program that provides the non-professional counselor with valuable, proven skills. Participants are given a certificate upon completion of the seminar. This educational program is copyrighted by APART, Inc.
- Factors Preventing Healing
- Societal and Institutional Denial
- Individual Denial and/or Resistance
- Guilt, Embarrassment, and Shame
- Relationship Fears
- Abortion's Aftermath
- Psychological Decline
- Spiritual Isolation and Condemnation
- Relationship Issues
- Understanding Grief
- Definitions of Grief
- Factors Affecting the Experience of Grief
- Risk factors for Prolonged and/or Complicated Grief
- Intervention
- Warning Signs
- Understanding Psychological Trauma
- Trauma Defined
- The Nature of Trauma and Managing Opposing Forces
- Factors Affecting the Experience of Trauma
- Risk Factors for Posttraumatic Stress
- Intervention
- Warning Signs
- Special Concerns in Abortion Recovery Counseling
- Tyranny of Techniques
- One-Size-Fits-All
- Spiritual Healing vs. Psychological Healing
- The Importance of the Caregiver's Self-Awareness and Limitations
- The Volunteer Counselor
- Limitations
- Strengths
- Misconceptions Concerning Abortion Recovery
- Essential Components of Effective Counseling
- Self-Awareness and Objectivity
- Expectations and Acceptance
- Active Listening
- Open Questions
- Mutual Problem-Solving
- Compassion and Empathy
- Forgiveness
- Psychological Aspects
- Spiritual Aspects
- Process of Forgiving and Receiving Forgiveness
- Restoring Wholeness/Promoting Health
- Program Formats
- Essential Components of Healing
- Practical Techniques and Applications
- Women and Men - Differences and Commonalities
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