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AMOS

The Armstrong Measure of Spirituality (AMOS; Armstrong, 1996) is an instrument developed to assess the salience of spirituality of each respondent. Originally developed as an adult measure for Dr. Armstrong’s master’s thesis, the AMOS has been further refined and extended to use in children and adolescents. Since its development, it has been used in over 30 research studies. Please contact our office to obtain a copy of the measure and scoring instructions.

Publication highlighting The Armstrong Center for Hope’s Clinician self-care and strategies for increasing Black mental health services:

Armstrong, T. D., Pinson, V. M., Avent-Alston, L., & Buckner, D. N. (2021, September 9). Increasing mental health utilization in Black populations during COVID-19: Clarifying clinician responsibility. Practice Innovations. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pri0000155.

Full text of the article available at:

https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2021-81442-001.pdf?sr=1

Sample of Past Topics:

• “Children and the Experience of Death”
• “Multi-Faceted Approaches to Healing Grief” (Adult- or Child-Focused)
• “Surviving Holiday Grief”
• “Integrating Spirituality in Therapy”
• “Spirituality Across the Life Span”
• “Love of God, Love of Neighbor, Love of Self: Towards a Faithful Integration of Theology and Mental Health Care”
• “Total Wellness: Blossoming in Mind, Body, Spirit, and Soul”
• “Prioritizing Self-Care for Busy Folks”
• “Psychology as a Career”
• “The Ethics of Cultural Humility”
• “Sexuality and the Church”

Invited Presentations for the Following Organizations:

• 100 Black Men of Greater Mobile (Mobile, AL)
• Alase Center for Enrichment (Durham, NC)
• Alpha Management Services (Durham, NC)
• American Baptist Churches of the South (Savannah, GA)
• American Psychological Association (New York, NY; San Francisco, CA)
• American Public Health Association (Indianapolis, IN)
• Antioch Baptist (Durham, NC)
• APPEAL (A Progressive Palliative Care Educational Curriculum for the Care of African Americans at Life’s End) Conference (Atlanta, GA)
• Apex First Baptist (Apex, NC)
• Apex School of Theology (Durham, NC)
• Area Health Education Centers (AHEC locations in Durham, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Greenville, Kinston, Goldsboro, and Wilmington, NC)
• Association of Black Psychologists (Philadelphia, PA; Los Angeles, CA; Charleston, SC; Denver, CO)
• Baptist Grove (Raleigh, NC)
• Barton College (Wilson, NC)
• Beacon Light Missionary Baptist (Durham, NC)
• Black Mental Health Symposium (Charlotte, NC)
• Black Women in Business (Durham, NC)
• Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care (Hilton Head, SC)
• Carter Community School (Durham, NC)
• Centenary United Methodist (Winston-Salem, NC)
• Children’s Developmental Services Agency (Durham and Raleigh, NC)
• Children’s Spirituality Conference (River Forest, IL)
• City Well Church (Durham, NC)
• College on Problems of Drug Dependence (Acapulco, Mexico; San Juan, Puerto Rico)
• Compassionate Friends (Raleigh, NC)
• Conference on Ministry with Children (Indianapolis, IN)
• Covenant Presbyterian (Durham, NC)
• Delta Sigma Theta (Durham, NC)
• Duke Divinity School (Durham, NC)
• Duke Memorial United Methodist (Durham, NC)
• Duke Youth Academy (Durham, NC)
• Durham Chapter of The Links, Inc. (Durham, NC)
• Durham Health Summit (Durham, NC)
• Durham Nativity School (Durham, NC)
• Durham Public Schools (Durham, NC)
• Eagles’ Summit Christian Fellowship (Durham, NC)
• Ebenezer Baptist (Durham, NC)
• Elevation Baptist (Raleigh, NC)
• Emily K Center (Durham, NC)
• Faith Connections on Mental Illness (Chapel Hill, NC)
• First Calvary Baptist (Durham, NC)
• First Haitian United Methodist Church (Stamford, CT)
• Freedom House (Chapel Hill, NC)
• Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health (Fresno, CA)
• Global Scholars Academy (Durham, NC)
• Grace Bible Fellowship (Cary, NC)
• Grace Presbyterian (Winston-Salem, NC)
• Hampton University Ministers’ Conference (Hampton, VA)
• Hayes Barton United Methodist Church (Raleigh, NC)
• Healthy Start Academy (Durham, NC)
• Holland Chapel AME Zion (Apex, NC)
• Immaculata Catholic School (Durham, NC)
• Ivy Community Center (Durham, NC)
• Jack and Jill (Durham, NC Chapter)
• John Umstead Hospital (Butner, NC)
• Marine and Family Programs (Havelock, NC)
• Monument of Faith Church of God of Prophecy (Durham, NC)
• Morehead Avenue Baptist (Durham, NC)
• Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD)
• Morning Star Missionary Baptist (Durham, NC)
• Mount Calvary United Church of Christ (Durham, NC)
• Mount Level Missionary Baptist (Durham, NC)
• Mount Rowell Baptist (Union County, SC)
• NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness; Greensboro, NC)
• Nevada Psychological Association (Reno, NV)
• New Hope Association (Durham, NC)
• North Carolina Central University Department of Psychology (Durham, NC)
• North Carolina Psychological Association (Atlantic Beach, NC)
• North Carolina State University Counseling Center (Raleigh, NC)
• North Carolina Women’s Ministry Organization (Charlotte, NC)
• North East Baptist (Durham, NC)
• Nursing Leadership Conference (Antigua, West Indies)
• Orange/Person/Chatham Area Health Program (Chapel Hill, NC)
• Orange Grove Missionary Baptist (Durham, NC)
• Palmetto Missionary Baptist Retreat (Myrtle Beach, SC)
• Peace Missionary Baptist (Durham, NC)
• Pleasant Hill United Church of Christ (Fuquay-Varina, NC)
• Quail Ridge Books (Raleigh, NC)
• Regent University (Virginia Beach, VA)
• Reid Temple Black Family Conference (Glenn Dale, MD)
• Scarborough Nursery (Durham, NC)
• Scuppernong Books (Greensboro, NC)
• Southside Church of Christ (Durham, NC)
• St. Philips Episcopal (Durham, NC)
• Today’s Woman Organization, Inc. (Durham, NC)
• Unicorn Bereavement Center (Hillsborough, NC)
• Union Baptist (Durham, NC)
• United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist (Winston-Salem, NC)
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-Department of Psychology
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—School of Law
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—School of Public Health
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—School of Social Work
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Durham, NC; Salisbury, NC)
• Veterans for Benefits Justice (Durham, NC)
• Wesley Memorial United Methodist (High Point, NC)
• West Durham Baptist (Durham, NC)
• White Rock Baptist (Durham, NC)
• Wings of Eagles (Durham, NC)

Wednesdays at the Well

A Therapist Consultation Group Focused on the Integration of Spirituality and Mental Health Practices

Facilitated by Tonya D. Armstrong, Ph.D., M.T.S., Licensed Psychologist & Minister

Meets virtually on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 12:00-12:55 pm (September to May; 2nd Wednesdays in Nov & Dec)

We use a combination of the following approaches to facilitate dialogue:

• Discussion of various theoretical frameworks and their views on spirituality
• Case consultation
• Reflection on how our own spiritual paths affect our clients

Open to all professionals and students in mental health disciplines. There is no charge for participation!

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