PACCC 2009 AGM and Conference May 1, 2009

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We are pleased to announce and provide details on the upcoming 2009 PACCC AGM and Conference which will take place May 1-3, 2009 at the Temple Gardens Mineral Spa in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Moose Jaw is approximately 60 minutes west of Regina, SK and the setting for this coming year's conference is a retreat style get-away which also is educational and provides an opportunity for gaining Continuing Education Units.
This conference will provide great opportunities for networking with other Christian Counsellors, participating in two great seminars featuring Dr. Simon Sheh who will be speaking on "Pure at Heart: Pornography and Pornographic InternetAddiction" and a pre-conference seminar on "Using Technology to Grow Your Business/Ministry", and will be a great opportunity for you to reflect and refresh.

We would encourage you to consider planning on making this conference part of your 2009 educational goals. This whole weekend will be worth a total of 14 CEU's.Register today for the early bird rate!!

Weekend Schedule of Events
Friday, May 1st, 2009
12:00pm-3:00pmRegistration

3:00pm-5:00pmPre-conference workshop
"Using Technology to Grow Your Business/Ministry"

5:00pm-7:00pm
Supper (on your own)

7:00pm-9:30pm
Worship and main speaker Dr. Simon Sheh "Pure at Heart: Pornography and Pornographic Internet Addiction" - Part 1

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
8:00am-9:00am
PACCC SK Branch AGM (breakfast included)

Everyone else is on their own for breakfast

9:00am-9:30am
Worship

10:00am-12:00pm
Dr. Simon Sheh
"Pure at Heart: Pornography and Pornographic Internet Addiction" - Part 2

12:00pm-1:00pm
Lunch

1:00pm-3:00pm

Dr. Simon Sheh
"Pure at Heart: Pornography and Pornographic Internet Addiction" - Part 3
3:15pm-3:30pm
Worship

3:30pm-5:30pm
Dr. Simon Sheh
"Pure at Heart: Pornography and Pornographic Internet Addiction" - Part 4

5:30pm-7:00pm
Supper (provided)

7:00pm-9:00pm
"Networking to Compliment, not Compete" plus Speed Networking opportunity

9:00pm
Freetime to swim/fellowship

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
8:00am-9:30am
National AGM (breakfast provided)

9:30am-10:00am
Worship

10:00am-12:00pm

Dr. Simon Sheh
"Pure at Heart: Pornography and Pornographic Internet Addiction" - Part 5
12:00pm
Adjourn and head home

Main Speaker
Dr. Simon Sheh
Dr. Simon Sheh is an experienced Registered Psychologist, author, and popular conference, seminar, and retreat speaker based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He specializes in the treatment of sexual and pornography addiction, anger management, pain management, recovery from extra-marital affairs, relationship and marital therapy, and Christian counselling. Dr. Sheh holds a doctoral degree in Counselling Psychology from the University of Alberta. He also received Executive Development training from York University's Schulich School of Business in Toronto in the areas of strategic management, sales and marketing, and customer relationship management. For nine years, Dr. Sheh served in the positions of staff psychologist, service manager, and project manager at a major rehabilitation centre in Edmonton. He is knowledgeable in the management of occupational rehabilitation and motor vehicle accident injury. Dr. Sheh is an approved service provider for Alberta WCB, First Nations Medical Services, Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, Focus on the Family (Canada) Clergy Care Network, and FamilyLife Canada. Dr. Sheh is a member of the College of Alberta's Psychologists (CAP) and Psychologists' Association of Alberta (PAA). Dr. Sheh is the creator of the Pure at Heart Seminar Series on healthy living in a sexualized world. Dr. Sheh is a clear, informative, and dynamic motivational speaker. He has been invited to present by many organizations including Nav Canada, the University of Alberta, the Alberta Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Calgary Evangelical Ministerial Association, and numerous churches in Canada. Dr. Sheh has appeared on the Miracle Channel and 100 Huntley Street. He has conducted seminars in Europe and S.E. Asia.

Dr. Sheh specializes in solution-focused brief therapy, cognitive therapy, and Christian counselling with adults, couples, teenagers, and families in the following treatment areas:

Depression and Anxiety

Stress Management

Clergy Burnout

Anger Management

Abuse Issues

Marriage& Relationships

Recovery from Extra-marital affairs

Grieving with Loss, Divorce and Separation

Chronic Pain Management and Coping with Injury

Post Traumatic Stress

Sexual, Pornography, and Internet Addictions

Self Esteem and Emotional Healing

Christian Counselling:Dr. Sheh's strong Christian background has well equipped him to counsel clients from the faith community to draw on their spiritual resources through prayers and the word of God.

Registration
$225 - Member
$175 - Member-Spouse
$250 - Non-Member
$175 - Student rate

Registration (After February 28th, 2009)
$275 - Member
$225 - Member-Spouse
$300 - Non-Member
$225 - Student rate

Early Registration (before February 28th, 2009)
***Anyone who registers as an early bird will have their name put in for a special draw.



Organized by The Professional Association of Canadian Christian Counsellors
The Professional Association of Canadian Christian Counsellors (PACCC) came into being through some pioneering work by Christian counselors in Manitoba and Saskatchewan in the early 1990s. In 1993 a group of about 15 Christian counselors met in Winnipeg to explore the possibility of establishing an association. This would be a forum for supporting and building one another up, facilitating continuing education opportunities and providing ethical oversight for members. This lead to the birth of a small provincial association that addressed these goals and soon added to its mandate facilitating access to professional liability insurance for its members. The Canadian Psychological Association generously helped in providing a guiding template for an ethical code and practice guidelines. Christian counselors in Saskatchewan and later those in Alberta followed suit in creating their provincial associations. These provincial bodies were successful at providing a local identity for the profession, but more was envisioned.
It was identified that Canada needed a national body to represent the interests of, and establish a profile for Christian counseling across the country and in late October of 1997 a group of interested individuals met at Providence College and Seminary to consider the next steps. Following this strategic meeting, the Manitoba and Saskatchewan provinial associations examined at length the needs and structure of the proposed association. On November 21, 2001, The Professional Association of Canadian Christian Counsellors came into existence as a federally incorporated body. Very shortly after, members from the Alberta provincial association were welcomed into the fold. To date, PACCC has grown to some 180 members represented across nearly all Canadian provinces and territories.

Throughout this process, key people have made enormous contributions to build the professional identity of Christian counseling in Canada. Many of these people are Christian counselors who have caught a vision and volunteered sacrificially providing leadership as board members or volunteer administrators. Of particular note are the founding presidents of the provincial associations. They were: in Manitoba, Dr. Rod Buxton; in Saskatchewan, Dr. Terrance Goudy; and in Alberta, Mr. Norm Quantz. Don Russell, PACCCs founding President, Oral Kiffiack, Mary Ann Roy, Tony Schnare and Terry Goudy served during the transition and initial formative years as PACCCs founding Board of Directors. Of particular note is Lorie Rohloff who served as the Manitoba associations administrative director and subsequently as the first PACCC administrative director.

PACCCs vision has been and continues to be to profile the existence and availability to the Canadian public of high quality counseling and psychotherapy services from a distinctly Christian worldview. A healthy society hosts a diversity of worldviews and hosts them with respect and fairness. We are proud to live and practice in such a society in Canada.
As an Association, it is our desire to offer confidential, caring and professional counselling services from a holistic approach. With that anticipation comes the intentionality of working toward an association whose members are committed to excellence in professionalism, in ethical integrity, and who are committed to excellence in their ongoing educational journey. It is our desire that our member counsellors would be committed to excellence in client respect that has its foundation in creation design, and whose members are committed to excellence in the way their faith perspective brings the reality of the Gospel to bear on the lives of those they counsel. We are unique in our testimony that Christ makes a difference in counselling and it is our desire to professionally live this out within the Canadian mental health community.

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Ticket Info:  

• PACCC-Member (Early Bird...before February 28, 2009), C$230.62
• PACCC-Spouse of Member and Student - Early Bird before February 28, 2009, C$179.38
• PACCC-Member - after February 28, 2009, C$281.88
• PACCC-Spouse of Member and Student - after February 28, 2009, C$230.62
• Non-Member Fee (Early Bird...Before February 28, 2009), C$256.25
• Non-Member Fee (After February 28, 2009), C$307.50

Official Website: http://paccc2009agm-upcoming.eventbrite.com