Christian Counseling students, a new course is now available in ICM's Christian Counseling catalog titled "Pastoral Counseling." This course covers...Christian Counseling students, a new course is now available in ICM's Christian Counseling catalog titled "Pastoral Counseling." This course covers several topics including conflict resolution, divorce, crisis counseling, abuse recovery, addictions, family issues, and more. For full details go to: www.icmcollege.org/index.php Show more
Loading content, please wait.Each December, ICM publishes a fireside chat video to close out the year. This year, Dr. Self shares a word on overcoming the holiday blues.
Proverbs 17:22 - A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a
broken spirit drieth the bones.A happy and whole heart can literally bring physical...Proverbs 17:22 - A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a
broken spirit drieth the bones.A happy and whole heart can literally bring physical healing
A happy and whole heart can literally bring physical healing
A broken heart or spirit can cause physical problems
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Physical Abuse Statistics:
One in four women (25%) has experienced domestic violence in
her lifetime.
Between 600,000 and 6 million women are...Physical Abuse Statistics:
One in four women (25%) has experienced domestic violence in
her lifetime.
Between 600,000 and 6 million women are victims of domestic
violence each year, and between 1000,00 and 6 million men, depending on the
type of survey used to obtain the data.
One in five women are raped in their lifetime in the United
States—almost 22 million women.
One in 71 men are raped in their lifetime, or approximately
1.6 million men affected in the United States.
About one in seven girls
and one in 25 boys will be sexually abused before they turn 18
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Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse is any nonphysical behavior
or attitude that controls, intimidates, subjugates, demeans, punishes, or
isolates...Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse is any nonphysical behavior
or attitude that controls, intimidates, subjugates, demeans, punishes, or
isolates another person by using degradation, humiliation, or fear. Yelling,
screaming, and name-calling are all forms of emotional abuse, as are more
subtle tactics such as refusing to be pleased with anything, isolating an
individual from family and friends, and invalidating another's thoughts and
feelings.Let's talk about it.
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This week we concluded our study on Pastoral Counseling. The final lesson in the series was titled Blended Families a.k.a. counseling The Brady...This week we concluded our study on Pastoral Counseling. The final lesson in the series was titled Blended Families a.k.a. counseling The Brady Bunch. Everyone in attendance had some kind of experience with blended families, step-parents and step-children, and shared many testimonies.
If you have personal experience, a testimony, or a question about counseling blended families, post your comment or question here and ICM's staff and counselors will reply.
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Christian Counseling Discussions
Christian Counseling DiscussionsFor several years, ICM has hosted live counseling discussions that we call ICM's Counseling and Learning Hour. This...
Dysfunctional Roles People Play
Many of us were raised in dysfunctional families. Within those systems, the family tends to enable dysfunctional...Dysfunctional Roles People Play
Many of us were raised in dysfunctional families. Within those systems, the family tends to enable dysfunctional roles for its members. Children on a subconscious level assume one of four roles to cope with the shame of the family. These roles, unless identified and dealt with, carry over into adulthood and can have serious effects.
What kind of roles to children and adults play as a result of their past family dynamics?
The Hero: Always feeling like you have to save the day, be the best at everything you try, always feeling the pressure to perform and have it all together. And for the most part, you do (appear) to have it all together. But deep down inside you’re exhausted.
The Invisible: No matter where you are or who you’re with, you don’t feel like you have the permission to speak up and say what you really think. You feel invisible and you don’t feel like you deserve to be heard. Subsequently you feel and think as though everyone is more important than you are.
The Clown: You don’t talk about the issues — you just laugh about them. You don’t accept input – you just laugh it off. Your motto in life is to not take anything seriously. But every now and then you feel so confused inside and you’re not sure why.
The Scapegoat: You feel guilty for the things that happen around you. As a kid, you always got into trouble and you expected to be punished. You live as though you’re always waiting for the other shoe to drop, always waiting for something to happen so that you can be blamed for it. You have a “blame it on you” attitude.
Do you identify with any of these things?
Dr. Self made this video for you, to help you identify which of these habits you have been playing in life, how to understand the root of the reason why you have carried on these habits for so long, and what you can do to finally break free.
This video is so incredibly powerful. Watch and please be sure to share with a friend!
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Christian Counseling Discussions
For several years, ICM has hosted live counseling discussions that we call ICM's Counseling and Learning Hour.
This forum offers an opportunity to continue those discussions with students, alumni, and supporters.
Please feel free to login and share your thoughts, questions, and comments on the topics discussed here.
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