Support for missionaries and their families
Sunrise Seminars assists cross-cultural workers and
missionaries by designing and teaching seminars that address today's important topics. Our presenters and trainers will work with your leadership team to
custom-build a seminar to address the specific needs of your group.Joyce Pelletier, LCPC, is a former MK from the country of Ecuador. She and Stephanie Lanham have co-authored a book entitled Missionaries' and Families' Guide to
Recovery from Traumatic Stress, which is under publication and will be available through William Carey
Library in the Spring of 2010. The book contains the stories of missionaries throughout the world who have experienced traumatic incidents while serving overseas.
Joyce teaches missionaries how to recognize the symptoms of trauma in their lives, how to recognize the emotional and spiritual issues that may arise as a result of trauma, and how
to get help. Her seminar entitled Missionaries' and Families' Guide to Recovery from Traumatic Stress helps cross-cultural workers understand trauma through the eyes of the accounts of their fellow workers. Helping Cross Cultural Workers and Their Families is a seminar for counselors, lay workers, and clinicians who work to provide support for missionaries and expatriates. This
workshop provides an overview of the unique issues and challenges in the lives of cross-cultural workers traumatized by loss, tragedy, or crisis during time of missions work or foreign service.
Diagnostic criteria is reviewed with emphasis on symptoms of PTSD and related diagnoses. The role of the counselor, treatment goals, and current therapies to help victims of trauma is highlighted Click here for an outline to this seminar
Other seminars for helping missionary families:
Smart Discipline for Parents
New Skills for Frazzled Parents
Help! I have a Teenager!
No Excuses! A workshop for Personal Change
Conflict Resolution
Strengthening your Marriage
Managing Stress |
