As for me and my house, we shall serve the Lord. - Joshua 24:15
The My House Workshop Team ran their first intensive in September of 2016 which included 7 participants. Now running a workshop every quarter and serving over a dozen men each time, their experience and expertise has created a desire to offer trainings integrated with the workshop itself.
If you want to be trained in sexual addiction treatment, dynamics of human formation, obtain CEUs and/or learn how to run a workshop, then this training is for you! Therapists, priests, pastors or lay leaders, among others, are more than welcome to attend the 3 day training, in person, as an observer.
The observer attends the My House Workshop for Men alongside the participants. This is not a separate training by itself, however we believe that the best way to learn is to immerse oneself into the experience of the workshop, content and group dynamics. CEUs are available. See below under 'follow up' for more information on how to apply this to your work after the workshop.
A Deep Dive and Practicals
The intensive includes a whole person approach from modern neuroscience to the emotional and spiritual underpinnings of compulsive sexual behaviors. The education and small group discussion are led by top Catholic and Christian experts including Dr. Todd Bowman, CSAT and director of the Sexual Addiction Treatment Provider (SATP) program at Mid America Nazarene University, Fr. Sean Kilcawley, international speaker on Theology of the Body and a Pastor in the Diocese of Lincoln, NE, and Michael Ciaccio MS, LPC, SATP, founder of the Center for Healing LLC and therapist for the Missouri My House Initiative.
Through the mediums of psychoeducation, experiential exercises and group work, the observer will plug into a rich amount of material which integrates a cognitive, left brain approach with a relational, right brain approach. Licensed therapists can obtain 5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Topics include :
A healthy spiritual lens of healing from addiction
Attachment theory, trauma and neuroscience
Experiential art and spiritual exercises
How to create and walk someone through a trauma egg
Betrayal Trauma - how sexual addiction affects a loved one/wife
Practical tools to stay sober such as 3 circles, Personal Craziness Index and Ritual/Arousal templates
The workshop is located in Shawnee, KS at the St Joseph Parish Center. The presentations and group work are located in a confidential part of the parish campus, away from the church. The fee includes meals for Thursday lunch/dinner, Friday lunch/dinner and Saturday lunch. If you are flying into KCI, please come Wednesday evening as the workshop starts at 7:30am on Thursday morning. St Joseph is only about 25 miles from the airport. As for your flight home, since the workshop ends at 3 pm Saturday, please schedule your flight for after 6 pm.
Lodging options are listed below. You are welcome to stay with a friend or family member if coming from out of town. You do not necessarily have to tell them the type or name of the workshop if you are not comfortable or the person will not understand. Letting them know it is a retreat is enough information.
Nearby Hotel
If you want follow up consultation in regards to clients or pastoral situations or if you need consultation to start your own workshop and purchase the materials from the My House Workshop, then contact Michael Ciaccio. He can provide you with ongoing consultation as needed and help you create and start your own workshop.