2016 Catholic Psychotherapy Association Conference Program
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10:8) These opportunities to encourage others can be rare in some areas of our<br />
lives, but in the context of <strong>Catholic</strong> psychotherapy, your own experience of the<br />
love of God may be the very well from which the Lord chooses to draw soothing<br />
balm for wounded hearts. Your openness to His Merciful Heart working through<br />
you is needed in our profession. So, drawing closer to the Divine Healer during<br />
this conference can bring fruitfulness not only to you, but to many others, even<br />
in your own practice.<br />
Isolation in the mental health profession can be very difficult. In these<br />
troubled times, we each need to be supported by and connected to others in<br />
our field who profess the <strong>Catholic</strong> Faith. This is precisely why the CPA was<br />
conceived in 2007. CPA conferences are a unique time of connection – with<br />
the Sacraments, with new and old friends, with new ideas about therapy and<br />
therapeutic techniques, with a deepening of your own <strong>Catholic</strong> spirituality. Along<br />
with our desire to bring you excellence in continuing education that incorporates<br />
a <strong>Catholic</strong> vision of the human person, we are confident that you will be<br />
strengthened by your experience of this small but growing organization, which<br />
is unique among professional organizations for mental health professionals.<br />
Here you can celebrate and discuss the Faith with fellow therapists, and find a<br />
deepening of your own faith as you grow as a therapist. Since it is our hope that<br />
the CPA foster a communion of persons within our membership, we pray you will<br />
find this time a source of inspiration and that you return home refreshed in your<br />
love of Jesus Christ and renewed in His personal call to you as a therapist. If you<br />
have not yet experienced a CPA conference, I believe you will be pleased both<br />
by what you will learn and by those whom you meet.<br />
Finally, we are glad you are here! The Board of the <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>Psychotherapy</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> and I look forward to welcoming each of you, and pray that your<br />
Easter journey – and this weekend – is blessed.<br />
Welcome to the <strong>2016</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>Psychotherapy</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> in<br />
beautiful Austin, Texas!<br />
Sue Baars, MA<br />
President, <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>Psychotherapy</strong> <strong>Association</strong>
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