Symposium: Therapy vs Tragedy: A Biblical Approach to Mental Health
Tuesday, 12:20 AM EST
Second Life Symposium: Therapy versus Tragedy: A Biblical Approach to Mental Health
When: Thursday, December 4, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. SLT (PST)
Where: Second Life Institute for Clinician Education (SLICE2)
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Aido%20Wedo/166/62/39

Much of traditional contemporary psychotherapy is based on a Greek interpretation of relationships and approach to mental health. Dr. Kalman J. Kaplan, Director of the Program for Religion, Spirituality and Mental Health in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine has long espoused a paradigm shift involving the replacement of Greek master stories in psychotherapy with a more positive approach based on biblical stories. Dr. Kaplan and his colleague, Elizabeth Jones, teach an online course on “A Biblical Approach to Mental Health” at UIC (see “http://www.rsmh.org”) for health care professionals and counselors.

Dr. Kaplan will bring this discussion to the Second Life community on Thursday, December 4, 2008 with a symposium entitled “Therapy versus Tragedy.” A brief presentation (slides and voice) will be followed by discussion of the topics presented with participants using text chat. This activity is intended for those who are involved in counseling or healthcare and might include psychologists, counselors, hospice workers, nurses, social workers, and chaplains as well as students and other care givers but all interested avatars are welcome to register. It would be especially interesting to have some of you who are currently engaged in SL counseling activities to join the discussion.

Participation in the symposium will be limited to the first ten individuals to register. There is no fee to register, just send an email to symposium@uic-online.info with your real name, role, institution, email address, and your avatar’s name so that you can be provided with access to Thursday’s symposium.