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How A Lack Of Counselling Training Is Hurting The Church
Reading Time: 2 minutesMany of us feel a strong pull towards comforting those who are experiencing emotional turmoil. Even if we have a natural knack for counselling others, our empathy and listening skills might need fine tuning to help us reach a higher standard of counselling.
The Five Stages of Grief – A Journey
"Grief is the response to the loss of any significant object or person in our lives. The process of grief follows such losses as death, divorce, other broken relationships, financial loss, lost job, amputation, loss of health, ageing, and abandonment of significant...
Helping Families Break Free From Addiction & Co-dependency
Reading Time: 2 minutesAddiction and co-dependency in families are all too common. The Co-dependent becomes the enabler in the relationship in support of the addict.
Advice For New Students From aifc Students & Graduates
Before starting a course, advice and recommendations from current and former students is usually something most of us want to learn. So we recently asked on Facebook, “As a graduate or current student of aifc, what piece of advice would you give a new student?” Here...
Expressing Disappointment Constructively Within A Marriage
A friend recently asked me, ‘What’s the point of being married when all we do is fight?’ When arguing and disagreeing on just about everything, couples can be temporarily blinded by the tension causing them to lose sight of the very reason they were married in the...
Reasons Why Mental Health Matters To Christians
Reading Time: 4 minutesHaving a disorder can be debilitating, affecting the way a person functions, the way they feel and think. Sadly, relationships and a person’s walk with God can be affected due to the state of their mental health. Thus, we can’t afford to neglect our mental health.
Is Your Emotional Support Person A Narcissist?
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe all want someone trustworthy to confide in. However, narcissists are not the kind of people we want to open up to. Here’s how to tell if your emotional support person has NPD.
In Loving Memory of Dr Bruce Litchfield
Dear aifc family and friends, If you have not heard the news it is with sadness I advise that husband, father and aifc founder Dr Bruce Litchfield (Bruce) died on July 2nd 2018 after battling a number of medical conditions in recent years. Because of the ups and downs...
Our Graduates – Where Are They Now?
aifc posted this informal question to graduates on our Facebook page: “If you have graduated from aifc's Christian counselling courses, let us know how you are using your counselling skills to make a difference?” Here's what our aifc graduates had to say... AN...
Marriage in Crisis
Men and Women are very different as if from two different planets. Unresolved issues can lead to major conflict and crisis within the marriage. Below is some sound advice on what we can do to get our marriage back on track. Common Roots In order to resolve any crisis...
7 Different Types of Depression
Reading Time: 3 minutesAll the various types of depression mostly share symptoms in common like; sadness, low mood & lack of interest in usual activities. However, the symptoms of depression can vary from one person to the next.
Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment Of Bipolar Disorder
When we think about Bipolar Disorder we tend to think of it as one type of mental illness when in fact there are a few variations. Bipolar disorders (manic-depressive disorders) are classified as a 'chronic mental health condition' characterised by periods of low...