Ongoing Courses & Workshops

Muslim Family Project

Traditional family structures crumbled in the face of modernity. Modern individualism failed the very individuals it tried to rescue. With crumbling families and drowning individuals, our future as a religious community in the West is under threat. What does a healthy family look like in the postmodern world? In the “Muslim Family Project” I bring religious wisdom in conversation with the best of contemporary psychology.

The program consists of two interactive workshops:

1. Parenting American Muslims

This course is designed with the young American Muslim in mind. What are the most pressing challenges that he or she is facing growing up as a Muslim in the US? As young adults, are they adequately prepared to meet the challenges that society has in store for them? The workshop draws from the wisdom of scripture and insights of modern psychology and translates it into a lingo that Gen Z can relate to.

2. Love Actually

This workshop is designed to help you grow through and in your relationships. It seeks to help identify various cultural pathologies, myths, and half-truths regarding love that hinder the growth of your relationships. It looks to empower you with an understanding of what love potentially is, so that you can live it actually. It promises to bring the work of intellectuals, mystics, and poets to your browser without requiring you to delve into technical, esoteric, and abstract writings.

Religion and Psychology

Eighty percent of the American population identifies with some understanding of religion or spirituality. Yet, there is a demonstrable bias against religion in theoretical as well as clinical psychology. There is increasing frustration in the general public about how their religiosity never features in their therapy process.

Understandably various religious psychologies have been developed to respond to this need. However, depending on their understanding of the religion and science conflict, they are at an identitarian risk of devolving into an oxymoron or a tautology. Sadly, there is little to no academic interaction between these different denominational psychologies.

This talk introduces the need for a more nuanced relationship between religion and psychology that does not result in one field enslaving the other.

Logotherapy in Pakistan: Bridging Cultural Values and Modern Psychology for Effective Mental Health Practice

This is designed specifically for psychiatrists and psychologists in Pakistan by Dr. Yousuf Raza, Psychiatrist and Diplomate in Logotherapy. This 12-week course offers an introduction to logotherapy in the cultural context of Pakistan and how it can influence the delivery of mental health services.

The course is structured around a combination of lectures, readings, discussions, and graded assignments, making it equivalent to a 3-credit hour university course. Upon completion, students will receive a certificate acknowledging their mastery of the course material. Additionally, the top-performing students will have the opportunity to be considered for career opportunities with Telepsychiatry Pakistan.

Join us for a transformative learning experience that combines cultural competency with the latest mental health treatment techniques.