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What does psychology have to do with missions? The journey of a missionary psychologist in Africa

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Date and Location:

Date: May 23, 2012
Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
Location: Regent University's Robertson Hall, Moot Courtroom
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Presentation Description:

Karen Carr is a licensed clinical psychologist living in Ghana, West Africa and serving as the Clinical Director of the Mobile Member Care Team (MMCT). MMCT is a community based model of preventative and restorative care for missionaries and has been based in Africa since 2000. Their mission is to contribute to resilience in the missions community through trainings, crisis response, mentoring of peer responders, and short term counseling. This workshop will summarize some of the research related to trauma and resilience among missionaries and will describe and illustrate MMCT's unique approach to caring for missionaries and lessons learned along the way.

Target Audience:

Psychologists, Community Counselors, Theology Students, Anyone with an interest in missions

Level:

Workshop Objectives:

The workshop will increase the audience's understanding of trauma and resilience in the missions population and will present a model of care that is scripturally based, proactive, preventative, and culturally relevant.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe traumatic events experienced by missionaries
2. Explain proactive approaches to increasing resilience in missionaries
3. Discuss the strengths of collaboration among the disciplines of psychology, theology and missions

Agenda:

2:00 PM - Welcome, Announcements, Introduction

2:05 PM - Presentation

3:50 PM - Questions/Answers

4:00 PM - Dismiss

Presenter:

Dr. Karen Carr is a licensed clinical psychologist living in Accra, Ghana and working as the Clinical Director of Mobile Member Care Team - West Africa (MMCT), a non-profit organization providing training, consultation, crisis response, and counseling for cross-cultural workers in Africa.  Karen received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1989.  She then worked in forensic and community mental health crisis work for eight years at Henrico Mental Health Services in Virginia.  She began full time overseas work in Ivory Coast, Africa in 2000 with a small interdisciplinary MMCT team.  After experiencing civil unrest, war, and evacuation in Ivory Coast, they relocated to Accra, Ghana where they continue to work in 14 countries in West Africa where over 10,000 missionaries are serving.

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  Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University, 1989

  25 years clinical experience

  11 years living in West Africa and working as a missionary psychologist

  Click here for Dr. Carr's full Curriculum Vita

Event Registration:

Professional Registration with Professional and Continuing Education Credit: $35.00 (Includes printable Professional and Continuing Education Certificate and 2 CE hours)

Professional and Student Registration with no Professional and Continuing Education Credit: Free

Note: School of Psychology and Counseling PsyD students DO NOT need to register to attend to meet program requirements.

	Fees
Professionals/ Students	Event: FREE Professional and Continuing Education Hours: $35.00 (Includes printable Professional and Continuing Education Certificate and 2 CE hours)

Payments Accepted:

You may pay by credit/debit card or by eCheck (EFT). (Please review our Returned eCheck policy)

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Professional and Continuing Education Hours and CE Certificates:

Regent University, School of Psychology and Counseling, is an NBCC-Approved Professional and Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (Provider #4446). Regent University, School of Psychology of Counseling is also approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Regent University, School of Psychology of Counseling maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

This event meets or exceeds the requirements of continuing education for counselors and for psychologists.

When Professional and Continuing Education hours are purchased, Professional and Continuing Education certficates of completion will be awarded to participants who attend the entire workshop. No partial credits are given.

Continuing education hours/certificates can be used for a variety of purposes including proof of training received, professional license renewal, employer reimbursement, and proof of attendance. For more information on continuing education hours for licensed psychologists and counselors please visit the CE information page.

Attendees are eligible for a Professional and Continuing Education Certificate with Professional and Continuing Education Credit Hours when purchased, provided the following is completed. Participants must attend the event in its entirety and sign in and sign out at the event. Certificates can be printed from a computer with Internet access once a participant has completed the event evaluation survey. Certificates are usually available for printing 10 business days after an event. For more information on certificates, please visit the FAQ page.

Notice

Please be advised that this event is being taped/recorded for future use, including, but not limited to, broadcast via media (television, internet) for possible viewing by the public. Most workshop recordings are used for registrants of the School of Psychology and Counseling's online continuing education courses. Your participation in the event constitutes your consent to Regent University to such taping or recording and the use of your image and voice at this event for all purposes now or in the future. We do not provide access to workshop recordings to workshop attendees.