We are back live! Join us for three days packed full of training, stimulating dialogue, inspiring spiritual direction, and professional networking. We have expert mental health professionals from all over North America presenting plenary sessions, invited lectures and workshops.
Schedule
Thursday, March 30
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Pre-Conference Workshops*
(separate fee and registration)
2:00 – 5:30 pm
Breakout Sessions
5:45 –10:30 pm
Conference Kickoff Event
5:45 – 7:00 pm
Dinner
(cost covered in registration fee)
7:00 – 8:30 pm
Praise & Worship/Opening Plenary
8:30 –10:00 pm
Welcome Desserts Reception and Special Interest Groups Meetings
Friday, April 1
8:00 – 9:00 am
Breakout Sessions
9:00 – 10:15 am
Poster Sessions
10:15 – 11:15 am
Breakout Sessions
11:30 am – 2:00 pm
Plenary Luncheon (TED Talks)
(cost covered in registration fee)
Student Paper Awards
2:00 – 4:30 pm
Breakout Sessions
4:30 – 5:45 pm
Poster Sessions
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Receptions, alumni dinners, free time/night on the town
Saturday, April 2
8:00 – 11:30 am
Breakout Sessions
2:00 – 5:00 pm
Post-Conference Workshops
(separate fee and registration)
2023 Conference Fees
Full conference fees include all plenary, breakout and poster sessions, Thursday Evening Kickoff Dinner and Welcome Reception, Friday Plenary Luncheon, and refreshment breaks.
| Early Bird | After 1/31/23 | |
| CAPS Member | $380 | $435 |
| Non-CAPS Member | $465 | $525 |
| New Member Package* | $480 | $540 |
| Student CAPS Member | $245 | $300 |
| Student CAPS Member – No Meal Registration | $190 | $245 |
| New Student Member Package* | $280 | $335 |
2023 Thursday Preconference
| Attendee | Student | |
| Workshop A1: Restoring the Shattered Self: The Treatment of Complex Trauma | $90 | $55 |
| Workshop A2: Traditioning Self-in-Context: An Experiential Workshop [Clinical Applications of Psychoanalysis, spiritual/existential/religious/theological traditions] | $90 | $55 |
| Workshop A3: Healing Conversations on Race: Practical Applications from Scripture and Psychology | $90 | $55 |
2023 Saturday Postconference
| Attendee | Student | |
| Workshop B5: Preparing Graduate Students for Leadership in Diverse Professional Contexts | $90 | $55 |
| Workshop B6: Transgenerational Trauma and Narcissism: Working Towards Resilience | $90 | $55 |
| Workshop B7: Integrating Positive Religious Resources into Three Key Empirically Supported Treatments | $90 | $55 |
Continuing Education Fee:
All seeking continuing education credit, or certificate of attendance must also pay the Continuing Education fee of $65.
Cancellation Policy:
You will receive a full refund minus a $50 processing fee if your written cancellation notice to CAPS, PO Box 365, Batavia, IL 60510 is postmarked or you call Mary Gilbert at the CAPS home office (630) 639-9478 by February 15th, 2023.
Continuing Education
Psychologists and counselors at the CAPS 2020 International Conference may receive up to 20 hours of continuing education if they attend the entire conference, plenaries, breakout sessions and pre- and post-conference workshops.
This course is co-sponsored by Amedco and Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS). Amedco is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Amedco maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 20 hours.
Social Workers: Amedco, #1346, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Amedco maintains responsibility for the program. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval for continuing education credits.
Social workers participating in this course may receive up to 20 clinical continuing education clock hours.
2023 Pre-Conference Workshops
Pre-Conference and Post-Conference Workshops require registration and additional costs; they are not included in the general conference registration fee.
Restoring the Shattered Self: The Treatment of Complex TraumaHeather Davediuk Gingrich, PhD – Toccoa Falls College School of Graduate Studies WA1 Thursday | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm SUMMARY: A theoretical and treatment framework for working with victims of chronic, relational, or multiple traumas will be presented. While the material will be relevant to all types of trauma, emphasis will be placed on the treatment of adult survivors of child abuse, and those with dissociative disorders. [expand title=’more’]
Learning Objective 1: Participants will be able to distinguish between PTSD and more complex trauma reactions. Learning Objective 2: Participants will be able to identify common spiritual issues that survivors of complex trauma struggle with, and learn how to utilize spiritual resources, church support, and lay helpers in the healing process. Learning Objective 3: Participants will be able to clinically manage posttraumatic and dissociative symptoms such as flashbacks, nightmares, terror, memory gaps, and physical pain. [/expand] |
Traditioning Self-in-Context: An Experiential Workshop [Clinical Applications of Psychoanalysis, spiritual/existential/religious/theological traditions]Brad Strawn, PhD – Fuller Theological Seminary Theresa Tisdale, PhD – Azusa Pacific University WA2 Thursday | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm SUMMARY: This Pre-Conference Workshop will facilitate awareness and expression of the significant interaction between theoretical/clinical perspectives and spiritual/existential/religious/theological (SERT) commitments. The workshop will provide the experiential opportunity for participants to explore and articulate their uniquely embodied psychoanalytic and SERT traditions while considering the implications for clinical practice. [expand title=’more’]
Learning Objective 1: Participants will be able to list and describe the theoretical perspectives that most inform and influence their theological beliefs and methods clinical practice Learning Objective 2: Participants will be able to list and describe the theological beliefs that most inform their theoretical perspectives and methods of clinical practice Learning Objective 3: Participants will be able to list and describe spiritual practices that most influence their theological beliefs, theoretical perspectives, and methods of clinical practice [/expand] |
| Healing Conversations on Race: Practical Applications from Scripture and Psychology
Veola Vazquez, PhD – California Baptist University WA3 Thursday | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm SUMMARY: In this three hour pre-conference workshop, the authors will present the Healing Conversations on Race (HEAL) model. The HEAL model is a unique approach to building unity among Christians of different racial and ethnic backgrounds, offering practices and steps for Christians to follow when having conversations about race-related topics in cross-racial relationships. The change methods of the model are grounded in Scripture and enhanced with theory and research in secular psychology, drawing on attachment theory, emotionally focused therapy, and the diversity literature and cultural humility, among other sources. [expand title=’more’]
Learning Objective 1: Participants will be able to describe the biblical and psychological foundations of the Healing Conversations on Race model. Learning Objective 2: Participants will be able to describe the practices and steps of the Healing Conversations on Race model. Learning Objective 3: Participants will be able to demonstrate the practices and steps of the Healing Conversations on Race model and apply these in mental health settings. [/expand] |
2023 Post-Conference Workshops
Pre-Conference and Post-Conference Workshops require registration and additional costs; they are not included in the general conference registration fee.
Preparing Graduate Students for Leadership in Diverse Professional ContextsAaron McLaughlin, PhD – Georgia State University SUMMARY: This workshop aims to provide resources for those training students and early career professionals (i.e., faculty, clinical directors, or staff) for leadership in the workplace in consideration of recent challenges. [expand title=’more’]
Learning Objective 1: Participants will be able to identify methods for addressing individual, interpersonal, and organizational challenges and barriers to developing leadership competencies in their trainees. Learning Objective 2: Participants will be able to develop a supportive network consisting of other psychologists/trainers whom they can consult and collaborate with as they implement strategies for leadership development in early career professionals. Learning Objective 3: Participants will be able to compile, assess, and select resources consistent with APA and CACREP guidelines and aspirations to implement and/or adapt in the training and mentoring of students and employees working with clients in mental health settings. [/expand] |
Transgenerational Trauma and Narcissism: Working Towards ResilienceMarilyn Charles, PhD – The Austen Riggs Center WB6 Saturday | 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm SUMMARY: Parental failures in early attunement can invite overwhelming experiences of helplessness, the precursors for later feelings of shame, humiliation and alienation. When these are compensated for by grandiosity, narcissistic patterns of relating emerge challenging relational connection within treatment. [expand title=’more’]
Learning Objective 1: Participants will be able to describe distinctions between vulnerable and aggressive narcissism. Learning Objective 2: Participants will be able to describe one link between narcissism and early parental failures. Learning Objective 3: Participants will be able to describe why Winnicott’s (1971) ideas of the use of the object can be important to have in mind when working with narcissistic individuals in clinical practice. [/expand] |
Integrating Positive Religious Resources into Three Key Empirically Supported TreatmentsBarbara Lowe PhD LP BCC SEP – Greenleaf Psychological and Support Services, PLLC WB7 Saturday | 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm SUMMARY: The Integrative Psychology Movement seeks to honor a Christian/Biblical worldview while also honoring the science of psychology. The American Psychological Association has set criteria for what qualifies as an Empirically Supported Treatment or “EST” (APA Presidential Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice, 2006), with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) meeting criteria as ESTs. This workshop will briefly review the protocols of these three EST’s and discuss the integration research and integration applications for each. [expand title=’more’]
Learning Objective 1: Participants will explain how integrative psychology or psychotherapy is different from secular therapy and biblical therapy. Learning Objective 2: Participants will describe how to evaluate if a treatment modality is an Empirically Supported Treatment (EST), and when faith integration is appropriate vs not appropriate. Learning Objective 3: Participants will list 2 Christian Psychotherapy integrative approaches for each of the following ESTs: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). [/expand] |
Galt House Hotel
Atlanta, GA
Indulge yourself with a lavish hotel stay in downtown Louisville at the Galt House Hotel. The enviable location is surrounded by remarkable dining, extraordinary attractions, and vibrant nightlife.
RESERVATIONS
or call the toll-free number 800-843-4258, and ask for the CAPS rate of $159 Deluxe / $179 Suite using code 032323CAPS. Rooms at this rate are only guaranteed until Friday, March 1, 2023, or until our contracted block of rooms are sold out (whichever comes first).
