by drmary | Nov 1, 2021 | New
In Western culture the response to being asked “how are you” is almost reflexive: “good” or “fine” or “great!” We tend to take a similar approach to trauma–who really wants to know how we’re doing? And when other people have gone through so much, isn’t...
by rbrown | Jul 13, 2021 | Prayer, Spiritual Growth
Prayer is essential to our walk with God to promote intimacy with Him, but prayer is also a mystery. What are the many forms of prayers? How can I be sure that God will answer? How can I maintain my prayer life with so many distractions? During this webinar we will...
by rbrown | Jul 8, 2021 | Depression, New
Differentiating between typical teen struggles and depression can be confusing for parents. Parent’s Guide to Teen Depression is a useful article for helping parents recognize warning signs and the symptoms of teen depression and learn steps they can take to...
by rbrown | Feb 10, 2021 | Member Care, Pandemic, Resilience, Resources for Administrators, Resources for churches, Stress, Trauma
This is an extensive resource produced by the Humanitarian Disaster Institute. “A great deal of psychological research has been conducted over the past few months to help us better understand the coronavirus disease and how it is affecting people all over the globe ....
by rbrown | Nov 11, 2020 | Depression, Grief, Pandemic, Resilience, Stress, Trauma
Jessica Ringsmuth, one of our counselor at Tumaini Counselling Centre, presented a Trauma & Resilience webinar to AIM missionaries on 11 November 2021. The presentation is now available and can be viewed at Trauma and Resilience Webinar...
by rbrown | Aug 11, 2020 | Depression, Medication
This article was written by a child psychiatrists, Carol Watkins, MD. Dr. Watkins gives a well-balanced and informative background as she answers the question whether parents should consent to their child or teen be treated with antidepressant medication....
by rbrown | Aug 11, 2020 | Cutting, Self-Injury
Self-Injury is different from being suicidal. Rather than trying to end one’s life the person who uses self-injury uses the behavior as a way to cope with emotional distress they experience. Reliance on self-abuse/maltreatment of one’s body can keep one...
by rbrown | Jun 17, 2020 | Anxiety, Marriage, Member Care, Pandemic, Parenting, Resilience, Singles, Stress, TCKs |
Four members of the Tumaini Counseling Clinical team held a webinar on 17 June 2020 that addressed the 4 Covid-19 related topics of: Uncertainty Anxiety Helping Kids Cope Teams and Relationships The entire 66 minute webinar can be streamed either for audio only or as...
by rbrown | Jun 5, 2020 | Cross-Cultural, Parenting, TCKs
Book Review “Lauren Wells, founder and director of TCK Training, and herself a TCK from Tanzania, has put together this guide for those who work with and love TCKs. Citing the research of Dave Pollock, Ruth van Reken and Michael Pollock in the classic Third...
by rbrown | Jun 2, 2020 | Conflict, New, Pandemic, Parenting, TCKs, Transition
Many families, including missionaries, have seasons of time where their adult children return to live with them. This could be sheltering in place during the pandemic with college closed or during times of unemployment, transition, physical illness, extended family...
