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This globally accredited and internationally approved Continuing Professional Development course is the culmination of all 4 of our individual certifications. It is reserved for credentialed health and wellness service providers who execute direct patient care as part of their role AND work in a management/leadership capacity, looking to gain a well-rounded perspective on the bio-psycho-social-spiritual components of wellbeing and advocate for such at a systemic level. Taught by our Founder, Dr. Calynn M. Lawrence , board certified Forensic Traumatologist and social scientist, this course is full of evidence-backed content from several peer-reviewed scientific journals and respected psychology/sociology/theology publications.
Be The Change: How Leaders from Marginalized Populations Can Drive Progress In Their Field
Learners will understand the importance of fostering systemic change to mitigate the disparities that create disproportionate difficulties for marginalized groups to thrive.
Learners will define who systemically marginalized professionals are and identify the systemic, structural, industrial, and cultural factors that perpetuate their disadvantage.
Learners will recognize the direct, real-world impacts of professional marginalization on wealth-building areas like wages, retirement, home ownership, and education.
Learners will learn specific, actionable steps marginalized leaders can take to drive progress, such as mentoring underrepresented groups, hiring and promoting qualified marginalized employees, and fostering an inclusive workplace culture.
Learners will discover ways to further support these communities by volunteering for or donating to relevant organizations, prioritizing marginalized small businesses in their budgets, and ensuring diverse representation in organizational communications.
Learners will review real-world examples of marginalized leaders who have successfully opened doors and paved the way to create positive change for others.
Social Determinants of Health - What Are They, and How Can We Mitigate Them?
An Overview of SDoH's and Their Impact On US Populations
Housing Instability
Education Inequities
Lack of Access to Affordable Quality Physical & Mental Healthcare
Black & Brown Prison Pipeline
Hazardous Exposures
Lack of Proper Spiritual Care
How Can We Contribute to Positive Change and Create a More Diverse, Equitable, Inclusive Society
Vote - The most powerful way to enact system change from the top down approach at the local, state and federal levels
Volunteer - Serve your community by offering your time to local causes
Donate - Support nonprofits with financial or item contributions
Advocate - Digital Activism, Grassroots Organizing, Connecting People with Resources
Dedicate - Consider entering a career field in the human services/public sector/nonprofit fields to have daily, direct impact on society
Common Ways That Trauma Forms and Its Effects on the Body, Behavior and Decisions
What is Trauma?
Common Causes of Trauma: Grief, Verbal/Physical/Sexual Abuse, Neglect/Abandonment/Shunning, Longterm Exposure to High Violence Environments (War, High-Crime Neighborhoods), Systemic Oppression/Marginalization
How Trauma Physically Affects the Brain and the Body
How Trauma Psychologically Affects Decision Making and Behavior
The Need for Whole-Person Recovery: Healing the Mind, Body and Spirit
Learners will understand the definition of holistic care as an approach that integrates the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of well-being. They will also recognize the urgent need for whole-person recovery models, particularly for marginalized populations who face systemic biases.
Learners will identify the shortcomings of fragmented healthcare systems in managing multimorbidity and substance use disorders. They will explore how general medicine and integrated treatment can serve as a clinical bridge for better, system-aware care.
Learners will discover how to approach healing the body through medical stabilization and the preservation of patients' functional status and autonomy. They will review patient perspectives that emphasize the importance of face-to-face assessments, clear communication, and interdisciplinary approaches.
Learners will examine strategies for healing the mind using psychological interventions like cognitive-behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing. They will understand the necessity of a culturally competent workforce that recognizes how systemic inequities magnify psychological stressors.
Learners will recognize the importance of healing the spirit through spiritual practices, meaning-making, and the concept of redemption. They will explore the tangible benefits of community support, such as the positive impacts of recovery community centers.
Learners will understand the necessity of fostering inclusivity to deliver truly culturally competent holistic care. They will review findings on the need for improved educational training for healthcare professionals to effectively treat sexual and gender minority groups.
Navigating Medical Mistrust Among Marginalized Populations: The Roots and Remedies
Learners will understand the profound impact of medical mistrust as a barrier to health equity across diverse marginalized populations.
Learners will identify the historical, structural, and interpersonal drivers of mistrust, including historical exploitation, everyday discrimination, and "epistemic injustice" (the dismissal of a patient's pain or concerns).
Learners will explore how medical mistrust manifests uniquely across different vulnerable groups, contributing to issues like postpartum care avoidance, delayed screenings among the unhoused, and regional disparities for young Latinx adults.
Learners will recognize the specific challenges faced by LGBTQ+ and sexual/gender minority groups, understanding how intersectional stigma and historical pathologization degrade trust and impact care-seeking behaviors.
Learners will learn practical strategies for healthcare providers to earn trustworthiness, such as practicing epistemic humility, validating patient pain, and ensuring transparent informed consent.
Learners will discover structural and policy-level remedies needed to restore trust, including expanding collaborative care models (like doulas and peer navigators), leveraging cultural assets (like familismo), diversifying the workforce, and implementing clear institutional grievance mechanisms.
How to Build and Maintain a Holistic Self Care Routine (for yourself and others)
Learners will define what holistic self-care means (a comprehensive approach to well-being encompassing the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of a person).
Learners will understand the key benefits of practicing holistic self-care, such as preventing burnout, enhancing productivity, boosting job satisfaction, improving mental/emotional health, and setting healthy boundaries.
Learners will learn strategies to identify and plan self-care activities around a busy schedule, like penciling them in, choosing multi-beneficial activities, finding an accountability buddy, and remaining flexible.
Learners will explore specific ideas for holistic self-care activities that target the mind, body, and spirit (e.g., yoga, art classes, exercise, alternative medicine, support groups, journaling, and faith-based routines).
Learners will discover methods to track the long-term benefits of their self-care regimen, such as using a self-care planner, journaling weekly, and asking for feedback from their close circle.
Learners will gain access to various free and low-cost resources to support their mental health and self-care journey.
Creating a Whole-Person EcoSystem of Care: Building Cross-Disciplinary Partnerships and Referral Systems within Your Service Community
Learners will understand the necessity of transitioning from fragmented treatment models to a comprehensive, whole-person care ecosystem that operates across macro, meso, and micro levels.
Learners will explore how to build macro-level upstream partnerships and support community wealth-building initiatives to address systemic health inequities.
Learners will learn meso-level strategies for co-designing collaborative community services by integrating social services, primary care, the third sector, and patient partnerships.
Learners will identify the key components of micro-level interprofessional collaborative practice and understand how distinct disciplines, such as spiritual care specialists, assume dynamic roles within a care team.
Learners will recognize the structural, organizational, and power dynamic barriers that hinder cross-disciplinary collaboration and learn how to foster environments of mutual respect and role clarity.
Learners will understand the challenges of maintaining interprofessional collaboration, clear provider roles, and continuous referral systems within the rapidly evolving landscape of telehealth.
Navigating Cultural Differences and Prejudice in the Workplace When Building a Diverse Team
Learners will understand the nuances of cultural competence and the challenges professionals face when applying it, including overcoming structural organizational barriers and prejudice.
Learners will examine the "double-edged sword" of occupational expertise, learning how rigid, traditional standards of merit can unfairly evaluate and marginalize authentic cultural expressions.
Learners will recognize how cross-cultural differences and values shape employees' work-life boundary management and influence global human resource practices.
Learners will explore the profound, tangible effects that diversity has on enhancing both the physical and psychological safety of the workplace.
Learners will discover actionable strategies for the recruitment, retention, and true inclusion of diverse talent, helping organizations move beyond demanding mere assimilation.
Crisis Intervention Basics - How to Recognize and Assist in Defusing Crises
Signs that Someone is in Crisis vs. Just Being "Upset"
How to Approach Them and Neutralize the Situation
What to Do Afterwards: Whether to Refer Them to a "Living Room" OR an Emergency Room
Servant Leadership 101: How to Support Your Team with Compassion, Communication, Clarity, and Commitment
Learners will understand the shift from traditional, top-down management to servant leadership and how prioritizing mutual growth improves team engagement and success.
Learners will identify and cultivate the core, measurable competencies of servant leadership, including empowerment, standing back, accountability, forgiveness, courage, authenticity, humility, and stewardship.
Learners will learn to prioritize employee well-being by understanding how demonstrating deep compassion, supporting skill development, and practicing forgiveness directly enhances work engagement and builds an inclusive climate.
Learners will discover how to build trust and reduce toxic organizational politics by utilizing transparent communication, ethical decision-making, and clear accountability.
Learners will explore how to foster Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) and stimulate innovative work behavior by acting as a visible role model for empathy and integrity.
Learners will understand how to implement "leadership substitution" through targeted training, with the goal of building a team so aligned and mature that direct, daily leadership intervention becomes functionally less necessary.
- What is the legal scope of practice for religious and spiritual leaders when offering counseling services? How does doctrinal/religious guidance and counseling differ from faith-based therapy and clinical counseling?
- An Overview of "Common" Complex Mental/Behavioral/Developmental Health Conditions and Their Effects on Decision Making and Lifestyle:
- Clinical Depression
- Clinical Anxiety
- Bipolar
- PTSD
- Autism
- Gender Dysphoria
- Substance Abuse Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Why Creating a Culture of Support and Empathy within Churches is Essential for the Wellbeing of Congregants and the Community
- How Being Compassionate and Professional When Interfacing with Others Strengthens the Appeal of Religious/Spiritual Leaders
- Explicit and Implicit Shameful Practices That Should Be Avoided When Offering Religious/Spiritual Services
- The Difference Between Spiritual Counseling and Coaching - How to Know What the Client(s) Needs
- Tailor the Experience to the Client's Faith Base - Key Information About the Most Popular Religions and Their Influence on Counseling/Coaching
- Connection Needs to be at the Foundation: How to Professionally Build Rapport & Trust
- "Pairing" with the Client(s)
- Ethical Guidelines to Avoid a "Dual Relationship"
- Maintaining Privacy
- Establishing "HEART" Goals with the Client(s) (Healthy - Engaged - Applicable - Realistic - Timely)
- Listening to Understand, Observing to Analyze, and Asking to Clarify - Steering Sessions to See the Full Picture + Note Taking Tips
- How and When to Professionally Offer Well-Informed Feedback and Guidance
- Assigning Relevant Homework to the Client(s) for Amplified Results and Personal Reflection
- Journaling Prompts
- Worksheets
- Self Care/Improvement Regimens
- Interpersonal Tasks or Exercises
- Celebrating Progress with Positive Reinforcement
- Group Dynamics - How to Facilitate a Powerful Spiritual Support Group
- Always Offer Additional Resources to Clients for Expanded Care and Extra Support
The United States of America: A Visual Summary of “The Land of the Free"
- Population Demographics
- Sustainability
- Politics and Societal Structure
- Technology & Social Media
- Global Citizenship
- Religion and US Perception of Morality
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LIFETIME BOARD CERTIFICATION
BENEFITS
1. Lifetime certification from a reputable, award-winning professional education provider for a one-time process with no renewal fees or CEUs!
2. Receive a beautiful certificate to hang on the wall alongside your other degrees and diplomas!
3. Receive a custom badge to include on your website and in your marketing materials!
4. Get featured in our online directory of board certified professionals once we launch it in the future!
5. Continuing Professional Development units available upon request.
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PROCESS
This is an advanced, highly specialized credential. Applicants MUST have a portfolio that encompasses all of the following:
1. Foundational Education Requirement
You must possess a completed degree (Associates or higher) from a university, college, or seminary in an approved field (see list below).
2. Management & Leadership Requirement
You must have documented experience (volunteer or paid) managing projects, people, or systems, met through one of the following paths:
2 Years of Experience: With a relevant undergraduate degree (Associates or Bachelors).
1 Year of Experience: With a relevant advanced degree (Masters and above).
3. Direct Health & Wellness Care Requirement
You must have at least 2 years of documented experience as a service provider executing direct health/wellness care as a large part of your role, AND hold a relevant license/certification (see list below).
4. MINISTERIAL LICENSE REQUIREMENT
Because this course encompasses spiritual counseling, you must have a valid ministerial license/ordination (any religion). You can obtain this from your local church OR for FREE online through Universal Life Church or American Marriage Ministries.
Approved Fields of Study & Credentials
To satisfy the education components of the requirements above, your degree, major, or credentials must focus on project/people/systems management, leadership, healthcare, or related foundational fields from this combined list:
Healthcare, Medicine & Wellness
Medicine (allopathic / osteopathic / naturopathic / alternative / podiatric)
Paramedic / EMT / Medical Assistant
Nursing / Nursing Assistant / Nurse Leadership
Physical Therapy / PT Assistant
Occupational Therapy
Speech Language Pathology
Dentistry / Dental Assistant / Hygienist
Pharmacy
Optometry
Audiology
Chiropractic
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition
Respiratory Therapy
Radiologic Sciences / Sonography
Athletic Training
Acupuncture
Massage Therapy
Doula
Health & Wellness Life Coaching
Hypnotherapy
Public Health
Healthcare Administration
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Psychology / Mental Health Counseling
Applied Behavior Analysis / RBT
Sociology / Social Work / Social Science
Business, Administration & Leadership
General Business / Business Management
Organizational Leadership / Organizational Development / Organizational Psychology
Public Administration
Nonprofit Management
Human Resources
Government, Law & Global Affairs
Government / Law / Criminal Justice
Political Science / Public Policy
Urban Planning
International Relations / Global Affairs
Education & Communications
Education / Educational Leadership
Communications / Journalism
Philosophy
Theology & Spiritual Care
Religion / Theology / Philosophy
Pastoral Counseling / Ministry
Healthcare Chaplain (Hospital / Clinic / Hospice / Nursing Facilities)
2. Must complete the above MASTER RESTORATIVE HEALING SPECIALIST(M.R.Heal.-Bc)™ credential course and purchase the on-demand $447 qualifying exam (95 questions with an 80% being the minimum passing score).
3. Submit an application with your completed exam here to receive your board certification from The Holistic Healing Source for Marginalized Society (May take up to 4 weeks to be processed and reviewed by the board.)
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