Christian Counselor Identity, Function, and Ethics:
Life Lessons from the Therapeutic Couch

Keynote Speaker:
Tim Clinton, Ed .D.


Expert on Christian counseling and relationship development and
President of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC)


Friday, April 18, 2008 ~ 7:45 am - 12:15 pm
Hostetter Chapel ~ Messiah College ~ Grantham, PA

How to Register

U.S. Mail with a Check
To register for this conference, print out the Conference Brochure, complete the Registration Form portion and mail it along with a check for your registration fee to the address below.

Tonya Baker
Messiah College
One College Avenue, Box 3052
Grantham, PA 17027

OR

On-line with a Visa or MasterCard
Complete the on-line registration form and credit card information page. Once you receive a confirmation via email, you are registered for the conference and need to do nothing further.

Registration Fees:
Prior to April 4, 2008 Deadline:
(Checks should be made payable to "Messiah College" ).
$50.00 - Non-Messiah College individual/professional/faculty
$25.00 - Current Messiah College Employees
$ 5.00 - Current Messiah College Students

After the April 4, 2008 Deadline:
(Checks should be made payable to "Messiah College" ).
$55.00 - Non-Messiah College individual/professional/faculty
$30.00 - Current Messiah College Employees
$ 5.00 - Current Messiah College Students

Pre-Registration is recommended, but not required. You may register on-site.

Registration Deadline: April 4, 2008.

Continuing Education Hours

Social Workers:
Messiah College offers an undergraduate social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and is therefore a pre-approved provider for continuing education courses for social workers and clinical social workers. This program is awarded 3 hours of continuing education in the ethics category for social workers and clinical social workers.

Psychologists:
Philhaven is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Philhaven maintains responsibility for the program. This program is awarded 3 hours of approved continuing education for psychologists that will satisfy the ethics requirements for psychologists. Participants must attend the entire session and complete an evaluation form in order to receive a certificate of attendance.

Counselors:
Messiah College offers an undergraduate social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and is therefore a pre-approved provider for continuing education courses for professional counselors. This program is awarded 3 hours of continuing education for professional counselors.

Marriage and Family Therapists:
Messiah College offers an undergraduate social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and is therefore a pre-approved provider for continuing education courses for marriage and family therapists. This program is awarded 3 hours of continuing education in the ethics category for marriage and family therapists.

Certified Family Life Educators:
This program has been approved for 3 contact hours (or .3 CEUs) for the Certified Family Life Educator program through the National Council on Family Relations.

PA Teachers:
This program has been approved for 3 hours of continuing education for the Act 48 Regulations by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Keynote Speaker

Keynote Speaker
Tim Clinton, Ed .D. (The College of William and Mary) is President of the nearly 50,000-member American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), the largest and most diverse Christian counseling association in the world. He is Professor of Counseling and Pastoral Care, and Executive Director of the Center for Counseling and Family Studies at Liberty University. Licensed in Virginia as both a Professional Counselor (LPC) and Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Tim now spends a majority of his time working with Christian leaders and professional athletes. He has authored or edited thirteen books including his latest release Turn Your Life Around: Breaking Free from Your Past to New and Better You.

He has been married 27 years to his wife Julie and together they have two children, Megan and Zach. On most nights you’ll find him on the lake fishing with his family or on the sidelines of a game staying close to his kids as a dad and coach.


Directions/Parking
Directions
Southbound on US 15
Travel approximately 3.5 miles beyond the PA Turnpike interchange and take the Lisburn Road exit. At the light at the bottom of the ramp, turn left onto Lisburn Road. Follow Lisburn through the next traffic light and up to the stop sign at the top of the hill. Continue straight on Lisburn and turn right onto Grantham Road at the bottom of the hill. Follow Grantham Road straight ahead to the stop sign at the main entrance to the College. At the stop sign, turn right onto College Avenue. Follow the signs to the conference parking areas.

Northbound on US 15
Travel approximately 4.0 miles beyond the PA 74 North intersection near Dillsburg to the Lisburn Road exit. At the bottom of the ramp, turn right onto Lisburn Road. Follow Lisburn to the stop sign at the top of the hill. Continue straight on Lisburn and turn right onto Grantham Road at the bottom of the hill. Follow Grantham Road straight ahead to the stop sign at the main entrance to the College. At the stop sign, turn right onto College Avenue. Follow the signs to the conference parking areas.

Additional directions are available from Messiah College's homepage.

Parking
For this conference, there will be limited parking spaces available behind the Chapel and Library (Marked in red with XX on the campus map). All other guests should park in any available space in the Stary Field parking lot (Marked in purple on the map). There is no charge for parking.


Save the Date for the 5th Annual Ethics Conference
WHEN? Friday, April 24, 2009
WHERE? Hostetter Chapel, Messiah College
TOPIC: Ethical Issues Related to Forgiveness and Justice
SPEAKER: Everett L. Worthington, Jr. will be the keynote speaker
SYNOPSIS: A day-long event. The morning session will be focused on the ethical issues of forgiveness and justice in a clinical setting, while the afternoon session will focus on the ethics of forgiveness and justice in an international setting.

Questions?
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Tonya Baker.