Ministry Assessment Webinar 1 Dr Lisa Oakley Spiritual Abuse
About
Lisa will cover1. current thinking on Spiritual Abuse, from her research and work with safeguarding in church contexts in the United Kingdom
2. examples of the spectrum of behaviour in church leadership, from healthy to unhealthy to abusive
3. how to assess for known risk factors in ministry assessment contexts, including opportunities to put knowledge into practice during the webinar
Lisa is professor of safeguarding and knowledge exchange at the University of Chester in the UK. She is a chartered psychologist and chair of the British psychological society safeguarding advisory group. Lisa has conducted research into issues of faith, safeguarding and abuse for the past 24 years and has focused on spiritual abuse, she has co-authored a number of articles, books and book chapters on these topics. Lisa has presented on these topics nationally and internationally.
THIS WEBINAR WILL BE RECORDED AND AVAILABLE AFTER THE EVENT
Dates
Tuesday 11 August 2026 - Tuesday 15 September 2026 (UTC+10)Location
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