The annual camp meeting for the Gulf States Conference was held this past May at BASS Memorial Academy in Purvis, MS.

Mr. Winn Hammond was kind enough to take photos of the events and speakers. The link below leads to the photo repository where they can be found.

2010 Camp Meeting Photos

The mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is to proclaim to all people the everlasting gospel in the context of the Three Angel’s message of Revelation 14:6-12. The commission of Jesus Christ compels us to lead others to accept Jesus as their personal savior and to unite with His church, and nurture them in preparation for His soon return; wholeness and health have been an emphasis of the Seventh-day Adventist church since the 1860s. This emphasis is based on Biblical teaching and instruction. The body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and we have been entrusted with the privilege of maintaining and improving our spiritual, mental, social and physical health. Health Ministries promotes good health and the prevention of ill health to help achieve this goal of wholeness.

Essentially, a Wholistic Health Ministry Program helps the Community Seventh-day Adventist Church fulfill its mission to proclaim to all people the everlasting gospel and promote good health and the prevention of ill health to help the goal of maintaining and improving an individual’s spiritual, mental, social and physical health. The proposed Wholistic Health Ministry Program contributes to the mission of the Church in two ways:

1. The Community Seventh-day Adventist Church’s mission as a Christian Church
2. The Community Seventh-day Adventist Church’s responsibility to serve the population in its immediate service area.

 Funding for the 2008, 2009, and 2010 Health Ministry Program provided by the Community Seventh-day Adventist Church of Meridian, MS is provided by Adventist Health Systems Following After Christ’s Examples in Service (FACES), Winter Park, Florida. FACES grants are provided to conference areas where there is no active Adventist medical facility to support and strengthen Health Ministry Programs of local churches.

2010 professional workshops provided in Meridian are offered in partnership with the following: Mississippi State University Social Work Program, Counselor Education, and Psychology, East Mississippi State Hospital, Meridian Public Schools, and East Central Community College Nursing.

These seven professional workshops have been approved by the Mississippi Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers for 4.33 CE Credits for licensed social workers.

www.swmft.ms.gov

www.naswmschapter.org

www.adventisthealthsystem.com

The dates and topics for each workshop are:

March 5, 2010: (download registration form here: Workshop 1 Form)

• 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 Noon – “Healthy Workplace: Ethical Behavior and Job Performance”
                                                        Presented by: Rhonda Carr, MSW, ACSW, LCSW
• 1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M – “Team Dysfunctions and Leadership”
                                                 Presented by: Rachael Scarbrough, MSW, LCSW, CMHT

March 26, 2010: (download registration form here: Workshop 2 Form)

• 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 Noon – “Healthy Workplace: An Introduction to
                                                                      Psychopharmacology for
                                                       Non-Medical Mental Health Professionals”
                                                       Presented by: Joshua Watson, Ph. D
• 1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. – “Psychopharmacology and Social Work Practice”
                                                   Presented by: Spencer Blaylock, MSW, LCSW, CMHT

April 16. 2010: (download registration form here: Workshop 3 Form)

• 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 Noon – “Healthy Families: Discretionary Signs of
                                                                        Child Abuse and Neglect”
                                                        Presented by: Alita Harmon, MSW, LCSW
• 1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. – “AMBER Alerts: Are School-Type Photographs the Best
                                                     Picture for Identifying Children in an AMBER Alert”
                                                     Presented by: Vicki Gier, Ph. D

May 21, 2010: (download registration form here: Workshop 4 Form)

• 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 Noon – “Healthy Families: Techniques to Help Children Who
                                                                   Refuse to Actively Participate at School”
                                                        Presented by: Alita Harmon, MSW, LCSW
• 1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. – “Techniques for Educators and School Personal”
                                                   Presented by: Amy Floyd, BSW, M.Ed

August 20, 2010: (download registration form here: Workshop 5 Form)

• 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 Noon – “Healthy Families: Diversity Issues and
                                                                   Female Adolescent Suicide”
                                                        Presented by: Marian Swindell, Ph. D. MSW
• 1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. – “Strategies for Preventing Child Suicide”
                                                   Presented by: sandra Vaughn, MSW, ACSW, LCSW
   

September 17, 2010: (download registration form here: Workshop 6 Form)

• 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 Noon – “Healthy Families: Geriatric Syndromes:
                                                                   Treatment and Prevention”
                                                        Presented by: Evadna M. Lyons, Ph. D., RN
• 1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. – “Normal Aging”
                                                   Presented by: Sandra Vaughn, MSW, ACSW, LCSW
   

October 15, 2010: (download registration form here: Workshop 7 Form)

• 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 Noon – “Healthy Families: Post Traumatic Stress… More
                                                                      Than Then, More Treatable Now”
                                                         Presented by: Spencer Blaylock, MSW, LCSW, CMHT
• 1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. – “Assessment of Children and Post Traumatic Stress”
                                                   Presented by: Rhonda Carr, MSE, ACSW, LCSW