Messiah College hosts fifth annual Ethics Conference for counselors
April 3rd, 2009
GRANTHAM, Pa. (April 3, 2009) – Messiah College’s departments of psychology, sociology, social work and criminal justice, in cooperation with Philhaven Behavioral Healthcare Services, present the fifth annual Ethics Conference for the Helping Professions on April 24. The first session is from 8:45 a.m.–12 p.m. and the second is from 1-4:15 p.m. The conference’s keynote speaker, Everett Worthington, will lecture on “Ethical Issues Related to Forgiveness and Justice.” The conference will be held in Hostetter Chapel, located on the college’s Grantham campus. A complete schedule, including registration fees, can be found at www.messiah.edu/departments/socio/swconference.html.
About the keynote speaker
Everett Worthington is a professor of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University and a licensed clinical psychologist whose primary research focuses on forgiveness and reconciliation in couples and families. From 1998-2005 Worthington directed “A Campaign for Forgiveness Research,” a non-profit group dedicated to researching the scientific side of forgiveness. Worthington has combined a Christian and scientific perspective to publish over 20 books and 200 articles on forgiveness, marriage, and family topics, and speaks in both Christian and secular communities.
About the conference
The ethics conference is designed for both professionals in counseling fields and lay counselors. For professionals in social work, psychology, counseling, marriage and family therapy, certified family life education and teaching, the conference offers the opportunity to earn six hours of approved continuing education with a focus on ethics. The conference gives participants an opportunity to learn about ethical issues related to forgiveness and justice in individual therapy and in an international setting.
About Messiah College
Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences, enrolls 2,800 undergraduate students in 55 majors. Established in 1909, the primary campus is located in Grantham, Pa., near the state capital of Harrisburg. A satellite campus affiliated with Temple University is located in Philadelphia.