Navigating crises require different skill sets than navigating daily life. One requires heightened attention, monitoring of the environment, and quick responses. Daily life requires intentionality, routines, and thoughtful engagement. For the past two years, the world has been in crises with rapidly changing rules, expectations, and ways of relating to others. Sometimes it is harder in quiet times than in crises. In this talk, we assess which is our "goodness-of-fit" response and how to identify it for ourselves and others. We will also look at spiritual and relational first aid that can be helpful for pastors, NGO leaders, and clinicians in addressing times of crises and calm.

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David Van Dyke serves as Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program and Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy at Wheaton College. He works with people in the relationships and systems that shape us all, specifically related to our relationship with Christ. Every person is constantly imbedded in multiple contexts (e.g., family, culture, church, society) that provide possibilities and constraints. These mutual-influencing areas between the individual and the contexts are the focus of Dr. Van Dyke’s teaching and scholarship. His areas of expertise are working with adolescents and their families, and integration of Christian faith and systems thinking. In addition to his teaching and scholarship, he works in practice at the Center for Family & Relational Health with couples and families in Wheaton. In his personal time, he likes traveling with his family, kayaking with his wife and exploring family history.

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