The article 7 (and a half) myths about your brain by Dr Lisa Feldman-Barrett, a neuroscientist, has important implications for counsellors. But how did these myths develop? History teaches us that throughout history, myths developed because of a lack of knowledge and sometimes pure ignorance. For the longest time it was believed that the earth […]
As a teenager growing up in a fundamentalistic Pentecostal church that strongly believed in miraculous divine healing, you can imagine the disdain when I indicated that I was interested in science and specifically medicine. Our pastor at the time, when he heard that I had enrolled at Stellenbosch University in the med-school, he felt inspired […]
“I first saw a therapist a few years after my mom passed away and absolutely hated it. She just sat there and listened to me talk; she didn’t give me the guidance or fix I was looking for. It was lots of “How does that make you feel?” and “what do you think you should […]
“Coupled with the stress and at times despair, the pandemic has wrought upon us disruption and the personal supports we would access during tough times.” The increase in DVA cases emphasize again how important it is that counsellors are well trained in this specialization area. Domestic violence more severe during pandemic, Edmonton police data shows
With Dr Mervin retiring from his private practice, the Paraklesis webpage has been revamped. Much of the counselling content is still available for students to peruse – including the pre-counselling information forms. Dr Mervin is currently the Counselling Program Coordinator at the South African Theological Seminary. All the Paraklesis training courses are presented online at […]
Counsellor Training always includes a course on Human Development – brain development always is of interest. Paraklesis offers two courses: CCC1121 Human Development and Christian Counselling CCC2128 Child and Adolescent Christian Counselling A Thousand Brains – A New Theory of Intelligence