COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is a seminar to help people cope with the things in their lives that are preventing them from leading a quality life. It focuses on means of enjoying who and what you are, realizing that you only go around once in life and this is not a practice run. It sends the messages that no one is alone in suffering. Teachings from the Bible will be used to drive home important messages. Different people are hurting from different wounds, such as divorce, death, broken relationships, abuse, infidelity, emotional trauma and many more emotionally and spiritual illnesses. This seminar is designed to give participants a new lease on life.
OBJECTIVES
Information to show where you are in life even if it’s in the midst of pain and suffering God has a plan, will be used. The concept emphasized will be that pain and suffering help us to help others heal, by helping others we help ourselves. Individuals who are experiencing the loss of a loved one, people going through a divorce, individuals leaving a bad relationship, adult victims of child abuse and neglect, are encouraged to attend this power-packed seminar.
- Participants will learn the many obstacles that impact on relationships, and methods of overcoming or coping with those obstacles.
- Participants will be exposed to Biblical perspectives to help them cope with barriers to improve the quality of their life.
- Participants will learn ways of coping with the death of a loved one.
- Participants will be given choices of how to cope with infidelity and broken promises.
- Participants will learn that where they are in their life, God has a plan for them
CURRICULUM
This seminar will include the stages of grief:
SHOCK, DENIAL, GUILT, ANGER, DEPRESSION, ACCEPTANCE OF THE SITUATION AND; FINALLY, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT PHASE OF LIFE.
GROUP PROFILE AND PROCESSING
*Single: *Married: *Divorced: *Separated: *Widowed
STRESS AND STRENGTHS
Individual stressors will be identified
Techniques of handling stress will be explored
DEALING WITH ANGER AND CAUSES OF ANGER
Identifying the causes of anger
Techniques of handling anger
How to respond to an angry person
Methods to diffuse anger
DEVELOPING COPING SKILLS
- Coping with rejection and emotional pain
- Identifying obstacles to coping
- Developing coping skills
- Dealing with stages of grief
FORGIVENESS AND TRUST
- Defining forgiveness and trust
- What it means to forgive
- What does the Bible say about forgiveness
- Identifying roadblocks to forgiveness and trust
RELATIONSHIPS
- Identify problem relationships and how to handle them
- Understanding relationships with men
- Understanding relationships with other women
- Understanding relationships with sons
- Understanding relationships with daughters
- Suggestions for relationships
COMMUNICATION AND EMOTIONS
- learning communication techniques
- Listening skills development
- Body language
- Sending mixed-messages
ELIMINATING EXCESS BAGGAGE
- Learning to let go of the past
- Ending your pity-parties
- Identifying the “junk-man”
- Growing in God and realizing your potential
- When your testimony becomes your ministry
- Turning negatives into positives
- The difference between surviving and living
DEVELOPING A GOALS PROGRAM
- Identifying obstacle that prevent you from achieving your goals
- Defining the difference between goals and dreams
- Developing a goals program
- Working on an Action Plan
- Brainstorming Techniques
WOMAN, KNOW THYSELF
- Using the power within
- Taping your hidden potential
- Using Affirmations to motivate you for growth
- Looking at what God has in store for you
- Counting your blessings
- Dealing with self-concept and self-image
THE POWER OF PRAYER
- How God moves obstacles
- What it means to worship
- Letting go and letting God
- Dealing with faith and love
- Learning how and where to pray
- Learning what to say when you pray
- Realizing the power of prayer
- Using the Bible as a resource guide
- Bible verses to heal the wounded heart