CSI Vice President Pia von Strasser interviews fellow 2nd-year student Renisha Lyon about integrating spirituality and religion into counseling.
Some of the topics covered in this conversation include:
-Pursuing a dual master’s degree in Divinity and Clinical Mental Health Counseling
-Distinguishing between religion and spirituality
-Renisha’s own religious and spiritual development
-Respectful approaches to exploring clients’ negative experiences with religion
-The clinical utility of patience, authenticity, and curiosity
-Strengths-based perspectives on client spirituality
-Embracing the messy and abstract nature of spirituality
-Promoting holistic wellness
For more information about the M.A. Counseling Program at Wake Forest University, visit: counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/
Music Credit: “Voyage” by Ikson
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CSI Vice President Pia von Strasser interviews fellow 2nd-year student Renisha Lyon about integrating spirituality and religion into counseling.
Some of the topics covered in this conversation include:
-Pursuing a dual master’s degree in Divinity and Clinical Mental Health Counseling
-Distinguishing between religion and spirituality
-Renisha’s own religious and spiritual development
-Respectful approaches to exploring clients’ negative experiences with religion
-The clinical utility of patience, authenticity, and curiosity
-Strengths-based perspectives on client spirituality
-Embracing the messy and abstract nature of spirituality
-Promoting holistic wellness
For more information about the M.A. Counseling Program at Wake Forest University, visit: counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/
Music Credit: “Voyage” by Ikson
Ep. 43: Alumni Spotlight: Child Welfare and Working with Families in Crisis with Terri Thompson
Counseling MA Program Podcast Series
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5 years ago
Ep. 43: Alumni Spotlight: Child Welfare and Working with Families in Crisis with Terri Thompson
Terri Thompson earned a Master of Arts in Human Services from Wake Forest University. She joins Dr. Cheyenne Carter and Dr. Bob Nations to discuss her current work with the Department of Social Services.
Other topics include: self-care and safeguarding against the effects of cumulative trauma, strategies for bracketing assumptions and biases, the challenging and rewarding nature of trauma work, and the value of systemic practices and implementing a team-approach when working with families in crisis.
Counseling MA Program Podcast Series
CSI Vice President Pia von Strasser interviews fellow 2nd-year student Renisha Lyon about integrating spirituality and religion into counseling.
Some of the topics covered in this conversation include:
-Pursuing a dual master’s degree in Divinity and Clinical Mental Health Counseling
-Distinguishing between religion and spirituality
-Renisha’s own religious and spiritual development
-Respectful approaches to exploring clients’ negative experiences with religion
-The clinical utility of patience, authenticity, and curiosity
-Strengths-based perspectives on client spirituality
-Embracing the messy and abstract nature of spirituality
-Promoting holistic wellness
For more information about the M.A. Counseling Program at Wake Forest University, visit: counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/
Music Credit: “Voyage” by Ikson
