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Doctors Protecting Children

Highlighted Resource: Doctors Protecting Children Website: DoctorsProtectingChildren.org Who They Are: As physicians, together with nurses, psychotherapists and behavioral health clinicians, other health professionals, scientists, researchers, and...

Good News

April 29, 2024 Good News I decided to begin with some encouraging news today, given the plethora of discouraging information surfacing this week. I travelled to Alberta on April 10th to attend a Provincial Prayer Breakfast in Edmonton where I was...

10,000 Reasons

April 12th, 2024 10,000 Reasons This song, 10,000 reasons, was on my heart this morning. Many of you will know it, but I’m going to share the first verse: The sun comes up, it’s a new day dawning; It’s time to sing Your song again. Whatever may...

Offended by God

March 8th, 2024 Offended by God I begin this edition with a prayer by Pastor Jack Hibbs given in February before US Congress: "Mighty God and Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, together we come before you in humility as a people in need of...

Barriers and Breakthroughs

February 13, 2024 Barriers and Breakthroughs Update on Matthew On December 6, 2021 we received a call no parent wants to get; “your son has been involved in a serious accident and has been airlifted to Prince George.” Later that day we were told he...

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Trauma Symptom Checklist (TSC-40)

Trauma Symptom Checklist (TSC-40)

Trauma Symptom Checklist (TSC-40) John Briere, Ph.D. What it measures: The TSC-40 is a research measure that evaluates symptomatology for adults associated with childhood or adult ...
Deep Impact Understanding the impact of complex trauma on spirit, soul and body

Deep Impact Understanding the impact of complex trauma on spirit, soul and body

Deep Impact Understanding the impact of complex trauma on spirit, soul and body Ann E. Gillies, Ph.D. WHEN YOU THROW A STONE INTO A TRANQUIL POND, immediately the quiet balance of the ...
Brain Structures in Pediatric Maltreatment-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Sociodemographically Matched Study

Brain Structures in Pediatric Maltreatment-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Sociodemographically Matched Study

Illiberal legislation: why Christians should be concerned about Bill C-6

Illiberal legislation: why Christians should be concerned about Bill C-6

Illiberal legislation: why Christians should be concerned about Bill C-6 by Iain Provan • March 24, 2021 • 2 Comments Illiberal legislation: why Christians should be concerned about ...
Tampa Counseling Ban Struck Down

Tampa Counseling Ban Struck Down

Tampa Counseling Ban Struck Down https://www.lc.org/newsroom/details/100419-tampa-counseling-ban-struck-down Oct 4, 2019 TAMPA, FL – Today, federal Judge William F. Jung issued ...
CALGARY BYLAW

CALGARY BYLAW

CALGARY BYLAW These are the most important items from the Bylaw. The full Bylaw is on pp. 97-100 of the SPC Agenda, which is ...
The Empirical Case against “Conversion-Therapy” Bans

The Empirical Case against “Conversion-Therapy” Bans

https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2020/03/60895/ The Empirical Case against “Conversion-Therapy” Bans MARCH 15, 2020BY PAUL DIRKS Research over the last decade has solidified the ...
The Truth about the attempt to ban Conversion Therapy

The Truth about the attempt to ban Conversion Therapy

The Truth about the attempt to ban Conversion Therapy   Ann E. Gillies Ph.D November 2019 The understanding of what conversion therapy actually is, is a subject of much ...
Retaining Your Present Stress Capacity

Retaining Your Present Stress Capacity

Retaining Your Present Stress Capacity Think of this as a bank account. Your goal is to avoid overdraft fees. Learn to acutely monitor and respond to your present stress load Your ...

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