Course overview
Health Effects of Religious Trauma: The Unseen Epidemic
This course covers identifying and diagnosing religious trauma and how this type of trauma can be linked to chronic health ailments.
Faculty
Daniel Wolpert, MDiv, MA
Board Review Series
AIHM 2017 Annual Conference
Required Lessons
1
Time to Complete
1 hour
Non-CME Eligible*
0 Credits
What you will learn
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Course Summary
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By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Recognize the harmful consequences of hidden religious trauma
- Identify how to diagnose patients suffering negative repercussions of religious trauma
- Explain how religious trauma and chronic ailments can be linked
Course includes:
Included in this course
Course Faculty
Daniel Wolpert, MDiv, MA
About Daniel
Rev. Daniel Wolpert, a healer and student of the spiritual life, worked as a research scientist, psychologist, spiritual director, farmer, teacher, and construction worker before earning his Masters of Divinity degree at San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS). Over the past thirty years he has taught in the fields of psychology and spiritual formation, led retreats, and delivered talks in such settings as the Art of Spiritual Direction Program at SFTS, the Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project, Luther Seminary, and the 5-Day Academy for Spiritual Formation.
In addition to having full-time and interim pastoral positions over the past two decades, he also pursues his spiritual direction and healing work in private practice. Daniel is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. He is the author of Leading a Life with God: the Practice of Spiritual Leadership (Upper Room 2006) and Creating a Life with God: the Call of Ancient Prayer Practices (Upper Room 2003); and co-author of Meeting God in Virtual Reality (Abingdon 2004) and The Collapse of the Three Story Universe: Christianity in an Age of Science (MICAH 2013). His newest book, Creation’s Wisdom: Spiritual Practice and Climate Change (Orbis) will be published this Fall.
In addition to having full-time and interim pastoral positions over the past two decades, he also pursues his spiritual direction and healing work in private practice. Daniel is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. He is the author of Leading a Life with God: the Practice of Spiritual Leadership (Upper Room 2006) and Creating a Life with God: the Call of Ancient Prayer Practices (Upper Room 2003); and co-author of Meeting God in Virtual Reality (Abingdon 2004) and The Collapse of the Three Story Universe: Christianity in an Age of Science (MICAH 2013). His newest book, Creation’s Wisdom: Spiritual Practice and Climate Change (Orbis) will be published this Fall.
*CME/CEU Credits
The CME for this course has expired, however you will continue to have access to your purchased content.