Christian Counseling Seminars to be Presented at Lenoir-Rhyne University

Lenoir-Rhyne University will offer a series of seminars on Christian counseling during the week of December 13-17, 2010. The seminars are designed for counselors, professional church workers or any layperson interested in learning more about the spiritual dimension of life. The sessions are free unless the course is taken for graduate credit.

The seminars can be taken as a graduate course or as separate half-day sessions. All sessions will meet from 8:30-12:00 and 1:00-4:30 Monday through Friday of the Dec. 14 week. The first four seminars (Dec. 13 and 14) will be in the Bear’s Lair on the L-R campus. The next six seminars (Dec. 15-17) will meet in then Mauney-Schaeffer room 115. Dr. David J. Ludwig will conduct the seminars.

The seminars on Dec. 13 and14 will provide a deep, spiritual understanding of the internal struggles that everyone experiences as anxiety, depression, obsessive reactions, or impulse-control disorders. The seminars on Dec. 15 and 16 will give an exciting look at marriage and family relationships as the mood or atmosphere control the interaction. Dr. Ludwig will explain his popular “Painter/Pointer” relationship typology.

The seminars on Dec. 17 will contrast the current “Culture of ME” with the skills needed to build a “Culture of WE” in you life, your home, or your community.

Ludwig taught psychology at Lenoir-Rhyne for more that 30 years and has worked as a family therapist for more than 40 years. He is an ordained Lutheran minister and has written numerous books and created videos related to family life. Through the years, he has developed a number of programs and presented them at conferences and workshops around the world.

Individuals wanting graduate course credit must register prior to the first session by contacting the registrar at 828-328-7412. Persons who want to attend individual seminars can e-mail Dr. Ludwig at ludwig@lr.edu to sign up. A certificate of completion for the hours attended will be available for those who want a record of attendance for professional purposes.