Seminars for persons with addictions, drugs and/or alcohol For references please see below
Recommendations/references: Steve and Robyn Bloem have spoken at Dunklin Memorial in Okeechobee during the months of February and March since 2007.
Mickey Evans highly recommends our materials and ministry.
1. Marriage Recovery, How to keep the honey in the honeymoon. This is great for Valentines Day!
This seminar is a tested one that is written especially for substance abuse addicts and their spouses. The material sets forth biblical mandates for husbands and wives, while at the
same time tailoring the material to the dysfunctional system that exists because
of substance abuse in the home. It deals with biblical literature that has marriage and family as its subject. Scriptures from Ephesians, Proverbs and the Song of Solomon are some of the passages which are foundational to marriage.
A special section is dual diagnosis and the way it affects a family.
Time: usually a one day seminar of about six hours. This includes many opportunities for interaction, questions and breaks. This can be expanded or shortened in length per your needs or preferences.
Our board has established a recommended donation of $40.00 per person.
2. Dual diagnosis and the addict.
This has been taught to CAP classes and also to those who have substance abuse and a mental
Illness diagnosis. Differential Diagnosis is explained and applied to Biblical passages.
This session usually lasts about three hours but can be fitted to a shorter time.
3. Whispers in the Foyer, An Honest Look at the Christian Mental Illness
This seminar is one that is geared toward the person who suffers from mental illness as well as the caregiver. Steve and Robyn speak from their own experiences living with bipolar II disorder since 1985. They speak from their own hearts and demonstrate the Christian's proper reaction to trials especially those that include a mental health diagnosis of mind and mood. The length of time needed for this extensive seminar is approximately seven hours and is usually conducted on Saturday but can be shortened or divided between two or three evenings.
The cost for this seminar is $60.00 per person and includes a copy of Broken Minds which retails for $14.00 + tax. Couples pay $90.00 and get one book and two sets of notes.
4. Why is Daddy Crying: Meeting the Challenges of Loving a Person With Mental Illness
This talk is geared to the caregiver, spouses of the consumer, peer support staff, or the sufferer himself. It usually lasts three hours. We encourage the caregivers to understand what mental illness is and we provide a biblical perspective on mental illness. We also help the caregivers to understand the importance of the episodic nature of mental illness and how to have a crisis stabilization plan already set in place. This will also demonstrate how to validate the suffering that care givers go through and teach them to effectively access the social network of those who treat mental illness.
We would love to speak with your further about the ministry of Heartfelt, its programs or any aspect that we may have missed. We thank you for the opportunity to discuss these very important matters of ministry with you.
We have never turned anyone away because of lack of finances. Sometimes a church will pay for those who need financial assistance or a portion of it. Church and group discounts are available for five people or more. We are in God's ministry and we will gladly work with you, although our Board of Directors is urging us to be more diligent in charging for our services.
God bless you today.
Sincerely,
Steve Bloem
If you would like more information, for example, initial seminars like Substance Abuse and Suicide
or The Many Faces of Grief, please let us know.
Our phone number is 616.447.9064. You can also reach us by email bloemsteve@yahoo.com
or you can go to our online page, Contact Us
We are very happy to know Mickey Evans and share in his vision
of what God has accomplished through His people at Dunklin Memorial.
We have spoken there for three years running.
We have spoken to Certified Addiction Professionals Meetings, (CAP)
especially in regards to dual diagnosis.
We also have done suicide awareness and prevention at
Dunklin and other treatment centers.
We have written and teach a special seminar for married
couples where one, or sometimes both partners, are
battling a substance abuse problem.
Our book Broken Minds, Hope for Healing When You Feel Like You're Losing It
is recommeded on Marty Angelo's web site. http://www.martyangelo.com/broken_minds.htm
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