OCAMPR

Psychology Plenary Speaker: Founding Co-Chair of the Analytical Psychology and Orthodox Christianity Consultation Dr. Pia Sophia Chaudhari holds a doctorate in theology from the department of Psychiatry & Religion at Union Theological Seminary in New York. She is the author of Dynamis of Healing; Patristic Theology and the Psyche (Fordham University Press 2019), as well as numerous articles, inclu...

Theology Plenary Speaker: Archiepiscopal Vicar for the Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese and Adjunct Professor of Dogmatic Theology at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology The Right Reverend Archimandrite Calinic Berger is the Archiepiscopal Vicar for the Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese. H...

Medical Plenary Speaker:The Hagop S. Mekhjian, MD, Endowed Chair in Medical Ethics and Professionalism & Director of The Ohio State University Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities The Rev. Dn. Sampson (Ryan) Nash, MD, MA is the Hagop S. Mekhjian, MD, Endowed Chair in Medical Ethics and Professionalism and the Director of The Ohio State University Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities....

Keynote Speaker: Bishop Gerasim was born in 1961, in Torrance, California. He graduated from University High School in Irvine in 1979. He studied at both UC Irvine and UC Santa Cruz, focusing on Spanish literature. He speaks fluent English, Spanish and Russian. He entered the St Herman of Alaska Monastery in 1981, was tonsured a monk in 1992, ordained to the priesthood in 1995, and elevated as Abb...

PSYCHOLOGICAL PLENARY – Fr. Stephen Muse, PhD, LMFT, LPC, Director, Clergy-in-Kairos Program, Pastoral Institute, Columbus, GA

MEDICAL PLENARY – Carla Thomas, MD, Family Medicine Physician, Anniston, AL

His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas

Nadia Kizenko, Ph. D., Director of Religious Studies & Professor of History, University of Albany, Albany, NY

Paula Dranger, MSW, LCSW

00:00 - Being a Healing Presence Through Listening and Communication Joey Jalaf, DPT 20:46 - An Orthodox Chaplain's Perspective on Physician Aid in Dying Sarah Byrne-Martelli, DMin BCC-PCHAC 34:48 - The Psychodynamics of Gratitude: An Opportunity for TheologicalPsychological Convergence Fr. Isaac Skidmore, PhD, MDiv

Albert Rossi, PhD

00:00 - Monophonic Healing: Administration of Music Therapy in Orthodox Tradition Fr. John D. Schieffler, PhD 11:21 - Pilgrimage: A Trinitarian Therapy Eirene Archolekas, MA (Slides attached) 37:23 - "In a Fallen World" Stories of Unexpected Hope and Healing in a home for Chronic, Severe Mental Illness Stephanie Moore, Program Director, Enriched Living Center

Interactive Care between Priest & Psychotherapist of the So-called Dissociative Identity Disorder: Some Preliminary Remarks Steven-John Harris, PhD.

Turning Pain into Joy: A Liturgical Approach to Healing the Depths of the Mind and Soul, Heart and Body Beyond the Limits of Modern Psychology.

00:00 The Transformative Power of Worship Fr. George Dokos, ThD 32:04 Reclaiming Community: Youth Ministry in Post-Pandemic America Greg Abdalah, DMin 01:04:00 The Difficult Path: Navigating a Professional Career as an Orthodox Psychologist for the past 28 years Ary Chistofidis, PhD

Saint Luke (the Surgeon) of Simferopol and Crimea as a Model for Living Liturgy in Medical Practice Cathy Creticos, MD; Helen Theodoropoulos, PhD.

Helen Theodoropoulos, PhD, Deacon Perry Hamalis, PhD, Kristina Baktis, MPS, ATR-BC, ATCS, LCAT explore the "role of a robust diaconal ministry in the health of the Church."

Dn Mark Nicholas, PhD, LMHC

The Transformational Capacity of Art Therapy in Trauma Treatment Kristina Baktis, MPS, ATR-BC, ATCS, LCAT

1. (00:00) Orthodoxy and Attachment Theory Polixenia Stan, BA in Psychology; Cătălin Andrei Nicolae; BA in Psychology/Sociology; Maricica Pandele, Master degree in Communication Studies 2. (28:50) The Ongoing Trinitarian Coffee Hours after Orthodox Trinitarian Liturgy Sebastien Falardeau, MA Spiritual Care, MA Systemic Theology, PhD Candidate Theology 3. (57:47) Post-abortion Healing Nancy Brown,...

Geoff Whiteman, LMFT, MAMFT, ThM; Kriss Whiteman, MA, PhD Candidate

Cynthia Damaskos, Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach; Molly Sabourin, BA in Education.

Joel C. Klepac, MA , LMFT shares practical insights from the Orthodox Ascetic Tradition and Social Neurobiology.

Mena Mesiha, MD & Mena Mirhom, MD share on practicing "sacramental medicine."

Dr. Ioana Popa, MD, MTS leads this workshop on burnout and the renewing affect of communion with God. Conducted at 2022 Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine Psychology and Religion (OCAMPR) Conference.