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Untie My Rope: The Pathology of Suicide
(Every few minutes some commits suicide leaving their community, family and/or church congregation stunned.) What messages do victims send us and how can we better cue in to these implicit or explicit messages about death and dying? Understanding the pathology and insidious nature of suicide might be the critical piece in keeping suicidal victims alive.

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Fist & Fury: Treating Anger in Children and Adolescents
When tempers flare, fist tightens and anger peaks how do we teach children and adolescents self-control? How do we help them understand, practice and implement a consistent pattern of emotional and behavioral regulation that is healthy and desirable? This workshop examines the core signs, symptoms and factors that fuels anger and evidence based strategies to help practitioners optimize therapeutic interventions in their professional practice.

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Where's My Fork: What Ever Happened to Good Manners?

(How did we allow good manners to die?)
From folks spitting on sidewalks, school age kids using vulgar and profane language, shoppers pushing aggressively before you in long grocery lines, girls flashing their boobs to get a meager 99 cents bead, drivers stealing your parking space, uninvited guest showing up to functions, and folks letting out generous portions of belches and gas around the dinner table. . . It’s about time we stand up again for good manners and regain the cardinal values that once made this society great.

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"Virgin" is not a bad word: Sex talk for teens
(The “sexualization” of America has arrived and the pressure to have sex is frightening for our teens including Christians.)
Sex is everywhere in the music we hear, the fashions we wear, disorganized home environments, the curriculum teachers teach, the shows we watch, the sports we play, and yes, even in the church setting. How can teens maintain their virginity in an over sexualized society and feel comfortable with their decision to wait until marital bonds have been formed? What are the ten must to help them succeed in their goal?
 

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Pew Flu: Signs & Symptoms of a Sick Church

What do you do when there’s sickness from the pulpit to the pew and what are core signs and symptoms to look for? What must churches do to break yokes or chains of bitterness, conflicts, infightings, dysfunctionalism, or partiality? And lastly, how do we overcome wounds and bruises to walk the path of forgiveness and warm embrace? Devon provides some real life solutions and constructs from a Biblical and socio-psychological worldview.