Registration desk & breakfast buffet open

The purpose of this presentation is to offer spiritual and religious tools common among the major spiritual and religious traditions (with highlights from Jesuit/Ignatian spirituality in particular) that can be used by contemporary psychologists regardless of their spiritual or religious affiliation (or lack of) to enhance their professional services. Examples include the benefits of meditation, charitable works, ethical values, and approaching others with compassion. Examples of integrated services, ethical issues, new research, and best practices will be discussed.

Due to a family health crisis, our original speaker had to cancel. Dr. Plante was kind enough to agree to fill-in but wasn't able to travel here, so his presentation will be via Zoom.

Spiritually Informed Therapy (SIT): Wisdom & Evidence Based Strategies that Work - presented by Thomas Plante, PhD,  ABPP (Continued)

1:30-3:00PM-MT

  1.5 CE Hrs

Understanding Faith Traditions in Clinical Practice - moderated by Elizabeth List,  PsyD

This panel features spiritual leaders from diverse faith traditions, offering psychologists insight into the religious and cultural contexts of their clients. Panelists will discuss key beliefs, common mental health concerns, and what they wish mental health providers understood.  The conversation will also explore challenges, biases, and ways to foster more inclusive care.

3:15-3:45PM-MT

4:00-5:00PM-MT

  1.0 CE Ethics Hr

6:30PM-MT

9:00-10:30AM-MT

  1.5 CE Hrs

Research Findings on Clients' Experiences of Spiritual Integration in Psychotherapy - presented by Joshua Swift, PhD  

In this presentation, results from several studies examining  clients' experiences with spiritual integration in psychotherapy will be shared. This will include results from studies examining client preferences for working with religious therapists, first session spiritual integration techniques linked to treatment continuation, client experiences of religious micro-aggressions by therapists, and outcome effects of matching clients' preferred level of spiritual integration. Clinical implications will be discussed.

10:45-12:15PM-MT

  1.5 CE Hrs      

Nurturing Spirituality in Children and Adolescents:  An
Evidence-Based Approach to Holistic Wellbeing - presented by Amy Chapman, PhD  

Studies in neuroscience have identified spirituality as an  innate human capacity. However, further research has shown  that in order for our innate capacity for spirituality to fully  develop, it must be supported through our environment and      interactions with others. Engaging our natural spirituality  provides neuroprotective benefits. Students who are spiritual  are much less likely to suffer from anxiety or depression and  are less likely to engage in dangerous behaviors. This talk will  present the neuroscience of spirituality and our lab’s research  which applied that science to understand how schools
support students’ innate spirituality. From that research, we  identified a framework through which schools can  intentionally create a culture which supports students’  innate  spirituality.

1:45PM-2:15PM-MT

2:30PM-4:30PM-MT

  2.0 CE Ethics Hrs

Ethical Decision Making in Psychology & Spirituality - presented by IPA Ethics Committee

The IPA Ethics Committee members discuss ethical  considerations related to our 2025 convention topic,  psychology and religion/ spirituality.  We will use several  different interactive methods to promote ethical decision-    making, critical thinking, and awareness of ethical aspects of  spirituality.

Thomas G. Plante, PhD, ABPP, is the Augustin Cardinal Bea, S.J. University Professor, professor of psychology, and by courtesy, religious studies and the Jesuit School of Theology, at Santa Clara University. He also is director of the Applied Spirituality Institute and a scholar in residence of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University as well. He is an emeritus adjunct professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Plante maintains a private clinical practice in Menlo Park, CA. He has published 29 books and over 250 professional journal articles and book chapters. He has been frequently featured in most major national and international media outlets. Time magazine referred to him as “three leading American Catholics” in April 2002. He received an undergraduate degree in psychology from Brown University, a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Kansas, and completed his clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship in clinical and health psychology at Yale University.

Amy Chapman (PhD, Michigan State University) is currently on the faculty in the Leadership and Innovation doctoral program Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton College of Teaching and Learning Innovation and the Director of Operations for the New Jersey Psychological Association. In this role, as in prior administrative roles in nonprofit organizations, she manages NJPA’s membership, continuing education offerings, and charitable foundation.

Dr. Chapman is also a researcher, using qualitative approaches to understand how people define, develop, and change communities. She has published widely on both how social media can be used within educational contexts and how spirituality impacts school culture, mental health, and holistic wellness. A former public and private school teacher, Dr. Chapman holds three degrees from Boston College and a doctorate in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology from Michigan State University.

Joshua K. Swift, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Idaho State University. At Idaho State University, he is a core faculty member in the Clinical Psychology PhD program, where he teaches courses on ethics, clinical and supervision skills, and self-care and well-being.

Dr. Swift is an active psychotherapy process and outcome researcher, with a focus on client variables in psychotherapy.  In addition, he has been conducting research on spiritual integration in psychotherapy for over 10 years. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications and has received several awards for this research.

Panel of local spiritual leaders:

Dan Fink - Rabbi Emeritus at Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel 

Sara LaWall - Reverend at Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

Duane Anders - Senior Pastor at Cathedral of the Rockies

Josh Cramer - Lead Pastor at Resurrection Covenant Boise

Dr. Andrew Kukla - Reverend at First Presbyterian

Anne Rensho Spencer - Reverend at Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple

Others TBD

Idaho Board of Psychologist Examiners & IDOPL leader:

TBD

IPA Ethics Committee members:

TBD