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Can We Talk but Still Stay Together
North American Association of Christians in Social Work, 2022 Vander Vennen, M., & Braganza, M. ABSTRACT Restorative practice is increasingly being used in numerous Canadian contexts, including social work practice, to resolve conflict in emotionally healthy ways....
Why We Pay Outsiders to Counsel our Congregation Members
Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 2020 Rick Csiernik, M.S.W, Ph.D., R.S.W., David Knezevic, BSW, MSW, RSW, Marg Smit-Vandezande, M.S.W., R.S.W, and Mark Vander Vennen, MA, M.Ed, R.S.Wc ABSTRACT A Congregational Assistance Plan...
Perceptions of Congregational Assistance Plan Counselors
Social Work & Christianity, Vol. 44, No. 4 (2017), 23–3, Journal of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work Rick Csiernik, Kristi Darnell, & Mary Lynn Trotter A Congregational Assistance Plan (CAP) using an affiliate counselor model to...
FaithCARE: Building Faithful Community through Restorative Practice
Sage, 2015 Thousands of dollars disappear from a congregation’s safe. The Council’s executive informs the police. A police investigation discovers the pastor stole the money. He’s arrested. FaithCARE facilitates restorative conversations for church members to talk...
The Little Book of Restorative Justice for Sexual Abuse: Hope through Trauma
Oudshoorn, J., 2015 Restorative justice is gaining acceptance for addressing harm and crime. Interventions have been developed for a wide range of wrongdoing. This book considers the use of restorative justice in response to sexual abuse. Rather than a blueprint or...
Towards a Relational Theory of Restorative Justice
Restorative Theory in Practice: Insights into What Works and Why, 2015 Restorative practice is an innovative approach to thinking about, and addressing, conflict and bullying, as well as disruptive, challenging and criminal behaviour. The approach is increasingly...
The Congregational Assistance Program: Bringing Occupational Assistance to Faith Communities
Workplace Wellness: Issues and Responses. Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press 2014 Rick Csiernik, M.S.W, Ph.D., R.S.W., INTRODUCTION Spirituality is a theme that has been intertwined with the origins of Occupational Assistance, as the pioneers of Alcoholics Anonymous...
Canadian High Fidelity WrapAround
Journal of Relational Child and Youth Care Practice, 2014 Lauren Wallace, Andrew Debicki, Mark Vander Vennen, Elske de Visch Eybergen Although the WrapAround process has been used in social services in Canada for some time, the literature remains focused on...
A Tale of Two Churches: The Development of a Congregational Assistance Program
Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health, 2013 Marg Smit-Vandezande, Mark Vander Vennen, Ken Van Wyk, Rick Csiernik ABSTRACT Drawing upon the principles of employee assistance programs, a congregational assistance program was piloted in two churches: one urban and one...
Bringing EAP to Faith Communities
Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 2013 Mark Vander Vennen MA, MEd, RSW, Marg Smit-Vandezande MSW, RSW, Ken Van Wyk MPhil, MBA & Rick Csiernik MSW, PhD, RSW ABSTRACT Inspired by employee assistance programming, this article reviews the evolution of a parallel...