2013 ACISTE Conference
2013: 2nd Annual ACISTE Conference
Therapeutic Issues of Spiritually Transformative Experiences
Topics included:
Spiritual experiences: reality or delusion?
How are people differently affected, challenged or transformed by spiritual experiences?
How do different cultures deal with such experiences?
How are children affected by these experiences?
What are some possible explanations for these experiences?
What types of spiritually transformative experiences are there?
What are some therapeutic approaches?
Breakout Session: Nancy Evans Bush, MA
The Therapeutic Challenge of Distressing NDEs
Breakout Session: Kimberly Jeska, PhD
Parents and their Children’s Meaning-Making and Understanding of After-Death Communication: An Intuitive Inquiry
Breakout Session: Mary Culbertson, PhD
Dream Analysis in Psychotherapy, a Spiritually Transformative Experience
Breakout Session: Julie Beischel, PhD
Assisted After-death Communication: A Self-prescribed Treatment for Grief
Breakout Session: Valerie Keating, MA, PsyD, LPC
Building A Bridge Between Heaven and Earth: Helping Clients To Reground and Reorganize As A Human/Spirit Hybrid
Breakout Session: Linda Smith, JD, PhD, MA, PC
Dying, Death, and Near-Death Phenomena: Validations from the Quantum World
Breakout Session: Pamela Kircher, MD, CHT
Childhood Near-Death Experiences: Initial Adjustment Process and their Long-Term Impact
Breakout Session: Diana DiFranco, L.C.S.W.
The STE Client’s Perspective on Professional Support: Results from ACISTE Survey
Main Session: Peggy Lesniewicz, M.A., Ph.D., LPCC
Providing Care for Christians Experiencing Spiritual Emergency