How to Help Muslim Families in Crisis
Workshop with Nazila Isgandarova

This workshop will review the development of systems theories and the implications for clinical practice.  It will utilize the techniques and models of family therapy as an effective way of working with Muslim couples and families.  Participants will learn how to use many different approaches, techniques, and theories in the field, and to integrate Islamic values to produce positive changes.

The workshop is specifically designed for mental health and health care professionals, community workers, spiritual and religious care workers, and community members who wish to acquire practical and theoretical training in family counseling.

Dates: Sunday October 17, 24, and 31, 2010
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Upstairs classroom, Noor Cultural Centre
Fee: $50.00 for three sessions

To register, please email admin@noorculturalcentre.ca or phone 416.444.7148 ext. 222.

Nazila Isgandarova is a Doctor of Ministry candidate in Pastoral Counseling and Family Therapy at Wilfrid Laurier University, and a PhD candidate in Political Science at Khazar University in Azerbaijan.  She is A Spiritual and Religious Care Coordinater at Cummer Lodge Long Term Care Home (Toronto) and Chaplain at the Wenleigh Long Term Care Home in Mississauga.  She is currently an instructor with the Continuing Education Department of Emmanuel College at University of Toronto.  Nazila is an internationally-published researcher focusing on Islamic spiritual and religious care in a healthcare setting, pastoral counseling in a multi-faith context, and Muslim identity in the West.