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Psy.D. Colloquia - The Relational Revolution: How Relationships Change Your Brain, Soul, and Ability to Love

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Date & Location:

Date: April 11, 2012
Time: 2pm - 4pm
Location: Regent University
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Presentation Description:

This presentation will outline a relational paradigm for spiritual transformation organized around five conceptual organizing principles: 1) created to connect; 2) the knowledge spiril; 3) attachment filters; 4) spiritual tipping points; and 5) relational structure. Empirical research on attchment to God will be discussed in relation to the conceptual model, and applications of the theory to psychology will be made throughout.

Presentation Abstract:

This presentation addresses the problem  of the split between theology  and spirituality by developing a relational spirituality paradigm organized around five conceptual organizing principles: 1) created to connect, which articulates  a Trinitarian-relational view of the imago Dei; 2) the knowledge spiral, which outlines the distinction between explicit knowledge  and implicit  relational knowledge  and how they work together; 3) attachment filters, which suggests that core relational experiences with attachment figures are internalized  via implicit memory and filter  relational experiences, particularly with attachment figures; 4) spiritual tipping points, which suggests that deep change is nonlinear  and dynamic; and 5) relational structure, which proposes that structures  are required  to facilitate deep change at the relational level.  Empirical research on attachment to God will be discussed in connection to the relational spirituality model, which contends that relationships transform and develop people's brain, soul, and ability to love. The relational spirituality model has implications for the integration of psychology and theology.

Target Audience:

Clinical Psychology Graduate Students, Psychologists, Theologians, Pastors

Level:

Intermediate

Workshop Objectives:

The goal of this seminar is to provide a scientifically grounded, integrated view of human and spiritual development for psychology graduate students, psychologists, mental health practitioners, educators, and organizational leaders, in order to assist helping professionals in facilitating the spiritual and emotional growth of clients.

Learning Objectives:

After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Summarize the five conceptual organizing principles of the relational spirituality paradigm.
2. Explain the major views of the imago Dei and articulate  a Trinitarian-relational view.
3. Apply the concept of explicit knowledge vs. implicit  relational knowledge to the question of how attachment to God is associated to attachment to humans.
4. Apply principles of attachment to psychotherapy.

Relevant References:

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• Balint, M. {1965). Primary love and psycho-analytic technique. New York: Liveright.

• Beebe, B. & Lachmann, F. {2002). Infant research and adult treatmentHillsdale, NJ: The Analytic Press. Bowlby, J. {1973). Attachment and loss, Volume II: Separation, New York: Basic Books.

• Bowlby, J. {1982). Attachment and loss, Volume 1: Attachment, New York: Basic Books, Second Edition.

• Bucci, W. {1997). Psychoanalysis and cognitive science: A multiple code theory. New York: Guilford Press. Cozolino., L. {2002). The neuroscience of psychotherapy. New York: Norton Press, 2002.

• Fairbairn, W.R.D. {1952). Psychoanalytic studies of the personality. New York: Brunner-Routledge.

• Fonagy, P. (2001). Attachment and Psychoanalysis. New York: Other Press.

• Fonagy, P., Steele, M., Steele, H., Leigh, T. Kennedy, R., Mattoon, G., & Target, M. {1995). Attachment, the reflective self, and borderline states. InS. Goldberg, R. Muir, & J. Kerr (Eds.) Attachment Theory: Social, Developmental, and Clinical Perspectives (pp. 233-278).  Hillsdale, NJ: The Analytic Press.

• Fowler, J. {1981). Stages of faith: The psychology of human development and the quest for meaning. San Francisco: HarperSanFranciso.

• Goodman, G. {2002). The internal world and attachment. Hiltsdale, NJ: The Analytic Press.

• Greenberg, J. R., & Mitchell, S. A. {1983). Object relations in psychoanalytic theory. Cambridge:  Harvard University Press.

• Hall, T.W. (2004). Christian spirituality and mental health: A relational spirituality framework  for empirical research. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 23{1), 66-81.

• Hall, T.W. (2007). Psychoanalysis, attachment, and spirituality Part 1: The Emergence of Two Relational Traditions. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 35{1).

• Hesse, E. {1999). The adult attachment interview: Historical and current  perspectives. In Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications. Cassidy, J., Shaver, P.R., New York: Guilford Press.

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  Mitchell, S.A. {1988). Relational concepts in psychoanalysis. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Mitchell, S.A. (2000). Relationality:  From attachment to intersubjectivity. Hillsdale, NJ: The Analytic Press.

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Agenda:

2:00 PM - Welcome, Announcements, Introduction
2:05 PM - Presentation
3:50 PM - Questions/Answers
4:00 PM - Dismiss


Presenters:

Todd Hall, Ph.D. is Professor  of Psychology, Director of the Institute for Research on Psychology and Spirituality (IRPS), and Editor of the Journal of Psychology and Theology at Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University. Dr. Hall's writing and research  focus on relational approaches to spiritual transformation, attachment theory and interpersonal neurobiology, attachment to God, college  student spirituality, and the integration of psychology and theology/spirituality. He has published and presented extensively on these topics; his most recent  book is: Psychology in the Spirit: Contours of a Transformational Psychology (co­ authored with Dr. John Coe). Dr. Hall developed the Spiritual Transformation Inventory {STI}, which  is the most widely used spiritual assessment tool among Christian  colleges and universities.

• PhD in clinical psychology from Biola University; APA accredited program
• Doctoral specialization in Measurement and Psychometrics from UCLA
• Internship: Walter Reed Army Medical Center (APA accredited)
• 18 years of clinical experience
• Served as clinical psychologist in US Army (3 years experience)
• Licensed clinical psychologist in California 1999 to present
• Numerous  published articles in peer-reviewed journals on spiritual development
• Over 100 presentations  at professional conferences, colleges and churches on various aspects of spiritual development
• Developed two empirical measures of spirituality and published numerous  articles on these measures, as well as articles reviewing measures of spirituality.
• Consulted with the National Institutes of Mental Health  and numerous other organizations on the topic of spiritual assessment.
• Co-authored a recent  academic book, Psychology in the Spirit (IVP, 2010) on a transformational model of psychology and theology
• Trained in Adult Attachment Interview  at UC Berkeley
• Doctoral level training in the integration of psychology and theology
• Graduate coursework in theology  at Biola University and Fuller Seminar
• Taught doctoral level courses on integration for 13 years and a course on attachment-based psychoanalytic therapy for 3 years

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