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Continuing Education
Keaton Douglas
Online

iThirst Spiritual Companionship Certification Training

New Session: April 9 through June 4
Registration is open

Addiction is a defining problem of society, with physiological, and mental health components that must be addressed. Ultimately, however, the desolation, the abandonment and the guilt which are all "hallmarks" of the addicted life are in many ways spiritual problems which require a spiritual remedy.

The iTHIRST online training seeks to provide this spiritual remedy to those with substance-abuse disorders through the development and implementation of programs designed to educate and prevent, to provide support to treatment facilities and those incarcerated, and to develop an aftercare community for the afflicted and their families.

The words “I thirst” were among the last words of Christ on the Cross, as well as the words painted in every Chapel belonging to the Missionaries of Charity, St. Teresa of Calcutta’s order. St. Teresa said these words are a reminder that the Missionaries were there to “quench the thirst of Jesus for souls, for love, for kindness, for compassion, for delicate love.” 

The iTHIRST training will be taught by Keaton Douglas, co-author of The Road to Hope: Responding to the Crisis of Addiction and founder of the iTHIRST initiative, which is an acronym for "The Healing Initiative—Recovery, Spirituality, and Twelve Steps." The initiative seeks to give people in recovery the spiritual tools they need to stay clean and lead the faith-based fight against substance-use disorders, especially opioid use. It also educates the clergy and laity about substance abuse disorders so that the Church might be a resource for the afflicted and their families. Read more about Keaton in the articles linked

Spring 2024 Offerings Via Zoom

April 9 to June 4, 2024
Tuesday/Thursday evenings, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Cost of Program: $675

Discounts are available for Seton Hall alumni. Interested alumni should e-mail [email protected] for more information.

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Hands extended in forgiveness

"As a deer longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for thee, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God."

Psalm 42:1

Curriculum

Training Guide

  • Section 1 – The Journey from Love, Grace and Freedom to Fear and Enslavement
  • Section 2 – Mind, Body and Spirit
  • Section 3 – Loving Through Pain
  • Section 4 – Finding the Road to Hope
  • Section 5 – Healing through the Twelve Steps
  • Section 6 – Grace and Healing

Keaton Douglas

Keaton DouglasKeaton Douglas, the Executive Director of the iTHIRST Initiative, a Mission of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity, is a consultant, educator, counselor and frequent guest speaker in the field of addiction and recovery, particularly as it pertains to the interface of Catholic spirituality and recovery. She is the creator of the iTHIRST Initiative – (The Healing Initiative – Recovery, Spirituality, Twelve step), a comprehensive program which focuses on spirituality in the prevention, treatment and aftercare of those suffering from substance use disorders and their families. Learn more about Keaton Douglas here.

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