February 2026
Event Details
With the rapid growth of online gaming and social media platforms, excessive and unregulated use has become an increasing concern, particularly among adolescents and young adults. This workshop, "Reclaiming Control,"
Event Details
With the rapid growth of online gaming and social media platforms, excessive and unregulated use has become an increasing concern, particularly among adolescents and young adults. This workshop, “Reclaiming Control,” moves beyond the simple advice of “turn it off.” instead, it provides a deep dive into the neuroscience of digital dependency and offers practical, empathy-based strategies for management. This session is designed to equip participants; whether they are parents, educators, or individuals; to build awareness, understanding, and practical skills to help participants recognise unhealthy digital behaviours and develop healthier, more balanced relationships with technology. The session combines psychoeducation, self-reflection, group discussion, and practical strategies to support prevention, early intervention, and self-management of gaming and social media addiction.
Workshop Objectives
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
1. Understand the difference between healthy use, problematic use, and addiction related to gaming and social media
2. Identify psychological, emotional, behavioural, and social signs of digital addiction
3. Recognise the impact of excessive gaming and social media use on mental health, relationships, academics/work performance, and daily functioning
4. Understand why gaming and social media are addictive from a psychological and neurological perspective
5. Learn practical strategies to manage screen time, build self-control, and develop healthier digital habits
Date: Saturday, 7 February 2026
Time: 9:30am to 12:30pm
Hybrid
Venue: NACC, G-10-3A, Setia Walk, Puchong, Selangor
or
via ZOOM (for out of Klang Valley Participants)
Fees:
RM50 for NACC member who sign up full certification program package
RM70 (for members)
RM100 (for non-members)
NACC Contact Hours Awarded: 2 hours
Contact Hours
2
Time
(Saturday) 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Purchase Tickets
Tickets are not available for sale any more for this event!
Speaker
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Benjamin Gan
Benjamin Gan
Bachelor of Education: Guidance and Counselling (University Tun Abdul Razak) Masters of Professional Counselling (Monash University Malaysia) Professional Affiliation(s) Licensed and Registered Counsellor with Malaysian Board of Counsellors (LKM) (KB09634, PA09261)
March 2026
Event Details
The internet is swarmed with pornographic materials – 500,000 websites and 370 million pages. Every second, over 30,000 internet users are viewing porn, while 68 million people search for porn
Event Details
The internet is swarmed with pornographic materials – 500,000 websites and 370 million pages. Every second, over 30,000 internet users are viewing porn, while 68 million people search for porn materials every day. Internet porn is captivating because it is accessible, affordable and anonymous. With easy internet access via social media, email and mobile apps, the average age of first exposure to porn is as young as 11 years old. Adults are not spared either – with 40 million of them visiting these websites on a regular basis. This workshop will help counsellors, lay leaders and people-helpers to understand how porn affect people spiritually, emotionally and physiologically. From the physiological perspective, we will examine how porn activates neurochemicals in the brain to create addictive behaviour. Porn also affects relationships with loved ones as affected individuals lose interest to build emotional ties. Spiritually, Jesus warned that if our eye is bad, our whole body will be full of darkness. The workshop will also discuss other aspects and causes of sex addiction and provide practical steps based on scriptural and psychological principles on how to help affected individuals break free from their addiction.
Targeted Audience:
Pastors, church workers, parents and anyone who wish to be equipped to work with affected individuals and their families.
Date: Saturday, 14 March 2026
Time: 9:30am to 12:30pm
Hybrid
Venue: NACC Conference Room, G-10-3A, Setia Walk, Puchong, Selangor
or
via ZOOM (for out of Klang Valley Participants)
Fees:
RM50 for NACC member who sign up full certification program package
RM70 (for members)
RM100 (for non-members)
NACC Contact Hours Awarded: 2 hours
(This is the part of the 60-hour Certificate in Lay Christian Counselling [LCC])
Contact Hours
2
Time
(Saturday) 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Purchase Tickets
Price RM70.00
Total Price RM70.00
Speaker
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Patrick Cheng
Patrick Cheng
Patrick Cheng has been in Christian ministry for over four decades. He holds a Bachelor of Theology from the Malaysia Bible Seminary, a M.A. in Pastoral Counselling from Alpha Omega International College and a Master in Counselling from HELP University. His passion is to come alongside church leaders to build Emotionally Healthy Churches through speaking engagements and training workshops on strong marriages, smart parenting effective counselling skills, emotional excellence, sexual addiction and other mental health issues. He is also a licensed counsellor at a professional counselling centre and a part-time lecturer at few local universities. He has authored a book entitled Different Sage for Different Stage: A Journey in Christian Counselling, examining the needs of different stages of life from a biblical and psychological perspective.
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March
Event Details
The internet is swarmed with pornographic materials – 500,000 websites and 370 million pages. Every second, over 30,000 internet users are viewing porn, while 68 million people search for porn
Event Details
The internet is swarmed with pornographic materials – 500,000 websites and 370 million pages. Every second, over 30,000 internet users are viewing porn, while 68 million people search for porn materials every day. Internet porn is captivating because it is accessible, affordable and anonymous. With easy internet access via social media, email and mobile apps, the average age of first exposure to porn is as young as 11 years old. Adults are not spared either – with 40 million of them visiting these websites on a regular basis. This workshop will help counsellors, lay leaders and people-helpers to understand how porn affect people spiritually, emotionally and physiologically. From the physiological perspective, we will examine how porn activates neurochemicals in the brain to create addictive behaviour. Porn also affects relationships with loved ones as affected individuals lose interest to build emotional ties. Spiritually, Jesus warned that if our eye is bad, our whole body will be full of darkness. The workshop will also discuss other aspects and causes of sex addiction and provide practical steps based on scriptural and psychological principles on how to help affected individuals break free from their addiction.
Targeted Audience:
Pastors, church workers, parents and anyone who wish to be equipped to work with affected individuals and their families.
Date: Saturday, 14 March 2026
Time: 9:30am to 12:30pm
Hybrid
Venue: NACC Conference Room, G-10-3A, Setia Walk, Puchong, Selangor
or
via ZOOM (for out of Klang Valley Participants)
Fees:
RM50 for NACC member who sign up full certification program package
RM70 (for members)
RM100 (for non-members)
NACC Contact Hours Awarded: 2 hours
(This is the part of the 60-hour Certificate in Lay Christian Counselling [LCC])
Contact Hours
2
Time
(Saturday) 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Purchase Tickets
Price RM70.00
Total Price RM70.00
Speaker
-
Patrick Cheng
Patrick Cheng
Patrick Cheng has been in Christian ministry for over four decades. He holds a Bachelor of Theology from the Malaysia Bible Seminary, a M.A. in Pastoral Counselling from Alpha Omega International College and a Master in Counselling from HELP University. His passion is to come alongside church leaders to build Emotionally Healthy Churches through speaking engagements and training workshops on strong marriages, smart parenting effective counselling skills, emotional excellence, sexual addiction and other mental health issues. He is also a licensed counsellor at a professional counselling centre and a part-time lecturer at few local universities. He has authored a book entitled Different Sage for Different Stage: A Journey in Christian Counselling, examining the needs of different stages of life from a biblical and psychological perspective.
