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Home » Vision » November-December 2016

November-December 2016

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Vol. 26, No. 6
November/December 2016
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Mental Health: Issues and Opportunities

Mental illness affects everyone – by David Lichter
Toxic religion: The unhealthy relationship of “bad theology” to mental illness – by Donna Dickerson
Repeat mental patients strain staff’s compassion – by Daniel Waters
Plot lines: Allegories of recovery help adolescents – by Anne M. Windholz
Prison worship helps cope with mental illness – by Peg Newman
Dementia: The testimony of silence – by Matt Moser
Mental patients’ families seek peace in the storm – by Anne Millington
Young offenders rebuild relationships in group therapy – by Matt Jacobson
Spiritual care and mental health: What the research tells us – by Austine Duru


News and Views

Doubt: A meaningful part of Mother Teresa’s story – by Charles Sidoti
Common Qualifications and Competencies are ready to go


2017 National Conference

Our 2017 Conference speakers
Conference offers diverse array of workshops


Book Review

Book review: Abounding in Kindness

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