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  2. Mental Health Ministry Conference

Mental Health Ministry Conference

Thu, 05/19/2022 - 9:00pm EDT to Sat, 05/21/2022 - 7:00pm EDT

Note: The times indicated above are correct in Pacific time, as this conference will take place in California.

"Building a Culture of Community: Equipping Leaders for Mental Health Ministry"

May 19-21, 2022

Jesuit Retreat Center, Los Altos, CA

300 Manresa Way, Los Altos, CA 94022

 

All registration closed

Questions?
Email us at ncpdevents@ncpd.org

 

SCHEDULE

Thursday 5/19         (times listed are in local, Pacific Time)

8:30 am - 5:30 pm      Pre-Conference - Mental Health First Aid Training (Doors open for pre-conference at 8:00 am)

5:00 pm    Check-in begins for the conference

6:00 pm    Dinner

7:00 pm    Conference Opens - Welcome

                 Keynote, Bishop John Dolan - "Building Parish Communities of Hope"     [VIRTUAL]

8:00 pm    Social

 

Friday 5/20                (times listed are in local, Pacific Time)

7:30 am     Breakfast

8:30          Check-in begins

9:00          Welcome

                 Keynote, Laura Lewis - "Building Hope Together:
                 Suicide Prevention as a Shared Ministry Responsibility"     [VIRTUAL]

10:00        Break

10:30        Breakout Session 1 - Mental Health Ministry 'Startups'

                 diocesan | parish | clergy

12:00        Lunch

1:00          Breakout Session 2 - Specific Behavioral Health Concerns

                 trauma-addiction | youth, depression, suicide | caregivers-grief

2:30          Break

3:00          Plenary, James Kaiser - Sr. Hope: Community Based Mental Health Break     [VIRTUAL]

4:00          Break

6:00          Dinner

7:00          Keynote, Fr. Ron Rolheiser - "Understanding Mental Health and     [VIRTUAL]
                 Responding More Generatively to it when it is Fragile or Broken - Towards a Deeper Empathy"

8:00          Adoration

 

Saturday 5/21            (times listed are in local, Pacific Time)

7:30 am    Breakfast

8:30          Check-in begins

9:00          Keynote, Maribel Laguna - "Affirming Accompaniment in a Mental Health Pandemic"     [VIRTUAL]

10:00        Break

10:30        Breakout Session 3 -Applied Mental Health/Care
                 accompaniment | NAMI resources & stigma

12:00        Lunch

1:00          Roundtable Discussions

2:00          Break

 

3:00.         Panel Discussion     [VIRTUAL]

4:00          Closing Mass     [VIRTUAL]

 

 

 

 

Keynote Speakers 

Bishop Dolan

Most Reverend John Dolan

Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego, CA

Building Parish Communities of Hope 

Bishop John Dolan will invite mental health ministers to consider ways for parishes and communities to celebrate small and large benchmarks in the lives of those who live with mental health related issues. Drawing on his own personal experiences, communal prayer, and the Sacramental life of Christians, Bishop John will offer best practices in accompanying our brothers and sisters struggling with mental health.

 

Maribel Laguna

Maribel Laguna

Board Member of the Catholic Psychotherapy Association

Assistant Clinical Director at In His Image Counseling Center in Irving, TX

Affirming Accompaniment in a Mental Health Pandemic

This presentation will discuss ways to work with individuals that are suffering from mental health concerns. It will aim to help ministers understand the importance of early mental health intervention and also challenge ministers to recognize their limits in accompaniment. Ministers will learn to identify mental health red flags and find local professional services. Participants will be encouraged to prioritize burnout prevention by looking inward and reflecting on their personal mental health.

 

 

Fr. Ron Rolheiser

Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI

Faculty member and past president of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, TX

Understanding Mental Health and Responding More Generatively to it when it is Fragile or Broken – Towards a Deeper Empathy

The first part of the presentation will focus on the complexity and fragility of mental health inside all of us. What are our struggles? What defines ‘normalcy’? Where are we all fragile? What are the ‘existentials’ in terms of genetics, biology, environment, and personal wound that impact our mental health?

The second part of the presentation will focus on equipping ourselves to be leaders for mental health ministry. It will offer Ten Commandments for the Long Haul, suggesting ten ways in which we might work at proactively building a culture that responds more empathetically and generatively to those struggling with mental fragility and mental health.

 

Laura Lewis

Laura Lewis

Assistant Director of the Suicide Prevention Program at Ohio State University

Building Hope Together: Suicide Prevention as a Shared Ministry Responsibility
 
Catholic faith communities are a natural setting for supporting people with mental and emotional health challenges, including those at risk for suicide. Individuals often turn to ministry leaders who are uniquely positioned to provide the support and resources during difficult times. Additionally, spiritual beliefs and practices tend to help people experience greater hope and meaning in their lives, an identified protective factor in suicide prevention research. Join us as we explore the role of spirituality in suicide prevention and discuss utilizing a comprehensive approach in ministry which emphasizes emotional well-being, connectedness, identifying those who may be at risk for suicide, and helping them to access appropriate care.
 

 

 

Location:

The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos
300 Manresa Way
Los Altos, CA 94022-4659 

While the conference does not provide transportation to and from the event, this will be the only transportation required. All of the events are on the property of the retreat center. The retreat center is about 20 minutes from San Jose International Airport (SJC), and about 45 minutes from San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Uber, Lyft, and taxis all service the center.

 

All scholarship monies have been fully awarded.

 

 

 

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Co-sponsored by the National Catholic Partnership on Disability, the Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers,
and the California Catholic Conference. 

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