Schedule One of Our Seminars for 2011

Schedule a Committed To Freedom Seminar in 2011! Discounts available until December 30th! Our seminars are empowering, packed with information, practical, and affordable for your community, congregation, or organization! And until December 30th, we're offering them at the 2010 rate, a savings of $100! Please investigate the five seminars we offer: Beyond Abuse, Responsible Care, Spirituality & Childhood Sexual Abuse Recovery, Manataka Holistic Empower, and Me Too! Scroll down to read each seminar's description and information. Don't put this off! Contact us today and get a Committed to Freedom seminar on your 2011 calendar! Beyond Abuse Seminar This seminar is for abuse survivors, their partners and friends, and people who want to understand. It is presented from a Christian perspective and introduces spiritual tools that are unique to Christian beliefs. Consider offering this as an outreach to your community. Seminar length is usually six hours and sponsors are encouraged to offer a box lunch to participants. Discount Price: $750.00 2011 Price after 12/30: $850.00 Plus Travel, Lodging, & Meals for Presenter Topics: What Abuse Teaches Issues that abuse survivors struggle with How God factors into abuse recovery The sub-text of Christ's experiences to abuse survivors Strategies to manage stress This seminar is presented from a Christian perspective, but great care is given to respect each participant's spiritual journey and questions. Responsible Care Training Seminar This seminar is for clergy and congregational leaders who want to learn how to better minister to abuse survivors and their families. It also addresses the spiritual needs of sex offenders and how to develop policies that are both compassionate and responsible. There is also a brief examination of ensuring that a culture of safety exists to protect vulnerable members of a congregation and community. Seminar length is usually six hours and sponsors are encouraged to offer a box lunch to participants. Discount Price: $750.00 2011 Price after 12/30: $850.00 Plus Travel, Lodging, and Meals for Presenter Topics: Definitions and Damage of Abuse Common issues Forgiveness in the abuse recovery process Helping in ways that don't hurt Creating a culture of safety Sex offenders - concerns, their needs, and how your congregation can develop responsible and compassionate policies to address them Spirituality & Childhood Sexual Abuse Recovery Seminar This is a secular seminar for therapists, clinicians, and other helping professions who want further training on inclusion of a client's spirituality in their treatment plan for childhood sexual abuse. It qualifies for 3 CEU hours in most regions. Seminar length is usually three hours. Discount Price: $750.00 2011 Price after 12/30: $850.00 Plus Travel, Lodging, and Meals for Presenter Topics: PTSD symptoms and the role of attachment Spirituality's potential as a positive therapeutic experience The positive and negative impact of religion on abuse survivors Attachment disorder with God The role of shame in triggering PTSD symptoms The language of faith in therapy Developing competencies to address spirituality in client treatment and care __________________ Manataka Holistic Empowerment Seminar This is a secular seminar for survivors of sexual and physical trauma which is highly flexible to work within diverse cultures, ethnicity, faith traditions, and languages. It incorporates the power of story, art, music, icons of healing, and commonality, which enables participants to identify their own strengths and gifts and then celebrate that discovery. This seminar requires extensive preparation and coordination with a fixed number of pre-registered participants. Seminar length is usually six hours and sponsors are encouraged to provide a meal for participants. Child care services are also encouraged. (Manataka is a Native American term for Place of Peace) Discount Price: $750.00 There is also a $30 per participant materials fee charged based on pre-registration 2011 Price after 12/30: $850.00 Plus Travel, Lodging, and Meals for the Presenter Team (usually 2-3 people) Topics: The Courage to Grow Building a Memorial to Strength and Wisdom Stress Reduction Managing Triggers The Freedom of Forgiveness The Heart of Love Writing Yourself Back Into Your Own Story Strength and Wisdom Affirmation __________________ Me Too! Seminar This seminar is for persons with intellectual disability who are survivors of sexual and physical trauma. It incorporates the power of story, images, music, and role playing in order to help participants find attainable life skills and personal empowerment. Seminar length is usually two hours. Discount Price: $500.00 There is also a $10 per participant materials fee charged based on pre-registration. 2011 Price after 12/30: $600.00 Plus Travel, Lodging, and Meals for the Presenter Topics: The Courage to Grow Learning to identify emotions Role playing personal boundaries Strategies for personal empowerment __________________ A Few Places We've Given Seminars: Redeemer Presbyterian Church - NYC Tarrant County College - Ft. Worth, TX First Presbyterian Church - Colorado Springs, CO The Brooklyn Tabernacle - Brooklyn, NYC Vienna Presbyterian Church - Vienna, VA Cornerstone Assembly of God - Oxford, CN Catholic Diocese of Davenport, IA Mental Health/Mental Retardation Agency of Tarrant County - Ft. Worth, TX Hawthorn Gospel Church - Hawthorn, NJ African Services Committee - Harlem, NYC Teen Challenge of Arkansas - Hot Springs, AR Martin United Methodist Church - Bedford, TX Congregations in Ecuador Tajikistan France Honduras Costa Rica Czech Republic ... and many other locations in the USA. References available upon request. Unfortunately, abuse isn't going away anytime soon. Will your organization, your congregation, or your group be prepared to facilitate healing for survivors and their families? These seminars will help you to do just that. Don't put off scheduling one or more of these seminars. We have references available upon request. Please email us today with your questions and your calendar! We can't wait to hear from you! Peace, Sallie Culbreth, M.S., Founder Anne Quinn, Co-Director

Save $100 Scheduling a Committed to Freedom seminar before December 30th will bring you a savings of $100 per seminar! In order to receive this discount, a $100 deposit must be received once an agreed upon date and location are confirmed with us. Please email us today to begin this process. It will be one of the best decisions you could make for your community! Offer Expires: December 30, 2010 Committed to Freedom, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides people with spiritual tools to move beyond abuse. This communication is provided for education and inspiration and does not constitute mental health treatment. This communication does not constitute legal or professional advice, nor is it indicative of a private therapeutic relationship. Individuals desiring help for abuse related issues or other psychological concerns should seek out a mental health professional.