A Spiritual Toolkit for Clergy and Educator

You Matter: An Immersive Exploration of Addiction, Recovery and Spirituality with Beit T’Shuvah’s Elaine Breslow Institute 

Beit T’Shuvah’s Elaine Breslow Institute currently offers several workshops and training options for present and future Jewish leaders, educators, and clergy. Common topics for these educational opportunities include:

THE RABBINIC/JEWISH EDUCATOR’S ROLE IN ADDRESSING BROKENNESS

A candid presentation and dialogue on how to relate to our communities via  our own challenges of brokenness. How do we share how we are held with our own personal challenges? How can we both have our own wounds and simultaneously lead? How best can we be honest and vulnerable as Jewish community leaders?

THE WORLD OF BROKEN KIDS

A presentation and discussion on the realities of the roll that addiction in many forms has on  today’s youth.(Includes matters pertaining to teen stress, over-parenting, technology etc.).

NAVIGATING THE BROKEN FAMILY

Understanding familial and intergenerational dynamics as they pertain to brokenness and addiction.

PRAYER, MEDITATION, AND THE ROLE OF SPIRITUAL PRACTICE

A study of spiritual practices in Judaism and how they align with the 12 Steps of the anonymous programs.

T’SHUVAH AS A WAY OF LIFE

An in-depth look at the spiritual importance of t’shuvah in the role of returning to wholeness, recovery, and redemption.

SEEING YOUR OWN BROKENNESS THROUGH TORAH

Studying Jewish texts (Torah, liturgy, Jewish philosophy), identifying how these texts can be personalized and applied to brokenness and addiction.

SPIRITUAL COUNSELING

Spiritual counseling requires a diverse and interconnected series of skills: active listening, self-awareness, a willingness to hold others accountable and the ability to ask for help when needed. At its best, spiritual counseling reconnects people with their souls, and grounds us and others in our tradition in a personally relevant way.

THE IMMERSION EXPERIENCE

  • Engage and learn about the broad spectrum of existential brokenness and the challenges of living well in body, mind, and spirit.
  • Enhance their own knowledge, skills, and confidence as they pertain to educating on the topic of brokenness, responding and counseling about it, and minimizing its consequences for individuals and families.
  • Understand the role the Jewish tradition can play for individuals and families as a wise approach to living well.
  • Personalize relevant Jewish texts and spiritual practices, relating it to their professional practice and context, as well as their own lives.
  • Immerse in the culture, language, and vision of a uniquely Jewish addiction residential treatment center and synagogue community.

Beit T’Shuvah’s Elaine Breslow Institute currently offers several workshops and training options for present and future Jewish leaders, educators, and clergy. Common topics for these educational opportunities include:

Beit T’Shuvah’s Elaine Breslow Institute currently offers several workshop and training options for present and future Jewish leaders, educators, and clergy.

Each of the workshops and trainings may vary in format in order to meet a groups specific needs. Generally speaking, they include a member of Beit T’Shuvah leadership providing a presentation, residents or alumni sharing personal stories, and breakout sessions for discussion and dialogue.

Spiritual Counseling Certificate Program: Become an Advocate for the Soul

What sets the treatment model at Beit T’Shuvah apart from other residential programs is our integration of spirituality and text study in recovery. “Spiritual Counseling” as a unique offering of Beit T’Shuvah and has applications for anyone collaborating in a coaching or supportive setting. By participating in our Spiritual Counseling Training program, you will gain the skills to utilize text as an avenue for spiritual growth and healing for yourself and your clients. 

Upcoming Cohort begins January 2023

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For more information, please contact Jessica Fishel at 310.204.5200 x236 or jfishel@beittshuvah.org

“I WAS ALREADY USING TEXTS IN ADDICTION COUNSELING. I FOUND THE TEXTS BEIT T’SHUVAH USES VERY INTERESTING…I DEFINITELY TEACH SOME DIFFERENT/ADDITIONAL TEXTS AS A RESULT OF THE PROGRAM. I HAVE AN ARTICLE RECENTLY ACCEPTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NARRATIVE THERAPY AND COMMUNITY WORK IN WHICH I CITE THE USE OF THE BEIT T’SHUVAH T’SHUVAH SHEET WITH A PERSON AT THE CENTER OF MY WORK.”
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