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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?

Articles are available at the Journal of Near-Death Studies (Vol. 32, No. 3)

2013 Presentations & Breakout Sessions

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Keynote Presentation: Bruce Greyson, PhD

Sometimes a Cigar Is Just a Cigar

Main Session: Carl Culbertson, M.Div.,PhD

Some Key Contributions of C. G. Jung to the Integration of Spiritually Transformative Experiences in Psychotherapy

Main Session: David Hufford, PhD

The Healing Power of Extraordinary Spiritual Experiences

Main Session: Emma Bragdon, PhD

Compassionate Care and Feeding of STE in Brazil: A 130 Year Old Tradition

Main Session: Frank Pasciuti, PhD

A Chrysalis Crisis: Within Its Danger Lies the Opportunity for Transformation

Main Session: Genie Palmer, PhD

Exceptional Human Experiences (EHEs): Therapeutic benefits and consequences of disclosure

Main Session: Peggy Lesniewicz, M.A., Ph.D., LPCC

Providing Care for Christians Experiencing Spiritual Emergency

Breakout Session: Diana DiFranco, L.C.S.W.

The STE Client’s Perspective on Professional Support: Results from ACISTE Survey

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: Kimberly Jeska, PhD

Parents and their Children's Meaning-Making and Understanding of After-Death Communication: An Intuitive Inquiry

Breakout Session: Nancy Evans Bush, MA

The Therapeutic Challenge of Distressing NDEs