Workshop for Continuing Education Credit

Getting Rid of Psychic Clutter
Leslie Reynolds-Benns, PhD

The workshop covers in-depth, the material from Dr. Reynolds-Benns new book release, Confession is Good for More than the Soul, a guide and comprehensive workbook for living a life free of the internal clutter that causes us to repeat our "same-old" patterns and lose our aliveness and effectiveness in the world.

"Confession is Good for More than the Soul is a guide to living a life free of the clutter collected in our psyches during our powerless lives as children, through our fragile teen-aged years and into our often self-righteous adulthood," explains the author. "Unburdened by the past, which colors our choices in the present, we are free to choose new lives, new relationships and new positions in the world."

Who Should Attend?

Since people who read and do the work advocated in Confession is Good for More than the Soul will need someone to read their distilled "confession" to, these listeners will most likely be psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists and CD and pastoral counselors.

Other People who will benefit from the workshop:

People who are committed to personal growth.

People who find themselves in the “same old” place one more time. In the same old relationship. In the same old situation. With the same old boss, even after a job change. The same old clients.

People who are experiencing repetitive patterns that they haven’t had access to–sometimes even with a therapist.

People who have lost their aliveness. People who have settled for less than their ideal life.

People who have nagging discomfort that they can’t identify or don’t seem to be able to alleviate.

People who are committed to transformation of this planet.

Course Purpose – Getting Rid of Psychic Clutter

In the workshop, you will be exposed to a possibly different way of looking at the psyche and how we create our own reality, either consciously or unconsciously (Session 1). We will then turn to the nine areas Dr. Reynolds-Benns covers in her workbook:

Religion and Spirituality
Living and Dying in Relationship
Transition from Power Over to Personal Power
Sex and Gender
Human Rights
War and Peace
Physical Health and Well-Being
Relationship with Institutions
Environmental Stewardship

You will have an opportunity to pick the one area that might be most in the way of your serving your clients effectively, or an area where you might be vulnerable to counter transference. We will discuss how to use the Inventory section and what value you may get. You'll have an opportunity to work on that a bit then and at lunch and more afterwards (Session 2 and part of 3).

Then, since therapists and counselors will most often be asked to "listen" to these prepared confessions, we'll discuss the guidelines for listening and do exercises that show how poor our capacity to listen really is and how much and how often we are, once again, distracted by our own clutter (Session 3). We then finish up with a discussion of how to reduce the effects of countertransference and move toward a clutter-free life (Session 4).

The course runs from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with two 15-minute breaks and a one-hour break for lunch. The course will have two sessions in the morning and two in the afternoon.

Course Objectives – Getting Rid of Psychic Clutter

The participant will be able to:
Integrate "Confession" and "Clutter" into their practices
Demonstrate improvement in their "listening skills."
Distinguish their own areas of vulnerability to clutter and counter-transference.
Identify ways of reducing the effects of counter-transference and moving toward a clutter-free life.

Course Agenda: How to Get Rid of Psychic Clutter

Who is the Workshop leader?

Leslie Reynolds-Benns has a PhD in Counseling and a Master's Degree in Applied Theology. She is a spiritual finder, to use the term coined by Eckhart Tolle, as well as a certified spiritual director. After years of helping people in pain, as a counselor and hospital chaplain, she now performs weddings where she shares with couples in the lightness, joy and promise of a bright new future.

Confession is Good for More than the Soul is her fourth published book. Reynolds-Benns has lived in Salt Lake City, Seattle, Houston, New York City, Southern California and Yelapa, Mexico. She married her best friend and ministry companion Robb Benns in 2000 and they now reside in Salt Lake City. Together they have twelve children, twenty-six grand-children and five great-grandchildren

Reynolds-Benns was invited to appear on the Dr. Phil show twice as a therapist, once in 2002 and the other in 2003. About her Dr. Phil said: "We didn't pick any ol' [therapist] coming down the road. We went for the best! And you know I know."

How To Register
The cost of the workshop is $87 if received in advance, $97 if pre-registered after ... and $105 at the door.

The book, Confession is Good for More than the Soul, is included in your registration.

Previous Dates and Locations

The workshop has been given in Chicago, the Los Angeles area and Salt Lake for continuing education credit. Other cities may be scheduled by calling: 801.531.0600 or toll free 877.355.8433.

Directions to Location and What to Bring
Sign in begins at 8:15 AM. You will receive a copy of Confession is Good for More than the Soul at that time. Click here for directions.

Refund/Cancellation Policy
Cancellation refund requests must be received no later than seven days prior to the scheduled
workshop. A $25 processing fee will be charged for all cancellations.

Bibliography
Tolle, Eckhart, The Power of Now, Navato, CA: New World Library, 1997.
Joy, W. Brugh, M.D., Joy's Way, Los Angeles: J. P. Tarcher, 1979.
Newburg, Andrew, M.D., et.al., Why God Won't Go Away, New York: Ballantine, 2001.
Hay, Louise, You Can Heal Your Life, Carson, CA: Hay House, 1984.
Gladwell, Malcolm, The Tipping Point, New York: Back Bay Books, 2000.
Hughes, Patricia et al, Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, The Royal College of Psychiatrists
(2000) 6:57-64.
Goin, Marcia Kraft, M.D., Borderline Personality Disorder: Splitting Countertransference
Psychiatric Times, November 1998 Vol. XV, Issue 11

To Receive CE Credit for the Course
Certificates for 6.5 contact hours of NAADAC continuing education will be given upon completion of the course. Provider number 499. Other boards have identified the course as providing 5.5 continuing education hours.

Satisfactory completion
Participants must have paid tuition fee, signed in, attended the entire workshop, completed an evaluation, and signed out, in order to receive a certificate of completion/attendance.

Chemical Dependency Counselors must also complete and successfully pass (score of at least 70%) a Post-Test. Participants not fulfilling these requirements will not receive a certificate.

Failure to sign in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates will be given at the end of the course.

ADA Statement
ADA accommodations will be made in accordance with the law. If you require ADA accommodations, please indicate what your needs are at the time of registration. We cannot ensure the availability of appropriate accommodations without prior notification.

In 2005, this exact course has been accepted for continuing education credit in the following areas: IL, UT and CA. You may want to submit this to your governing board for possible inclusion. The credit from the previous courses does not automatically extend to this course.

Professional Counselors
IL and UT: Amedco is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors to offer continuing education for certified counselors. We adhere to NBCC continuing education guidelines. Provider #5633. 5.5 hours. This approval also applies to UT Marriage and Family Therapists.

Social Workers
CA: Course meets the qualifications for 5.5 hours of continuing education credit for LCSW's as required by the CA Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider #PCE875.

IL: IL Dept of Professional Regulation, Approved Continuing Education Sponsor, #159-000454. 5.5 hours.

UT: Course submitted for review.

Chemical Dependency Counselors
UT: Leslie Reynolds-Benns has been approved by NAADAC for 6.5 contact hours, provider number 499. This course deals with Counselor Skill Groups: Ongoing Treatment Planning and Counseling Services.

CA: Provider approved by CAADAC, Provider # OS-98-299-0104 for 5.5 hours.

Marriage and Family Therapists
CA: Course meets the qualifications for 5.5 hours of continuing education credit for MFCC's as required by the CA Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider #PCE875.

IL: Illinois Dept of Professional Regulation, Approved Continuing Education Sponsor, #168-000147. 5.5 hours.

UT: See Professional Counselors above.

Feel free to call or email with questions 801.531.0600

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