Rev. Dr. Michael K. Keene, Sr.

Michael was born in Danville, Va., and raised in Philadelphia, currently resides in Gouldtown.  He is married with four children, three boys and a girl, they also have four grandchildren. 

 

In addition to his many pastoral duties, at Trinity AME church in Gouldtown, he had an active Family therapy practice, in the Voorhees area, treating children and adults with various mental health and abuse issues trauma, (ADD; ADHD; ODD).  Clinical practice includes working with blended families and couples with intimacy and communication difficulties, over coming anger within relationships, depression and anxiety, premarital counseling, relationship issues and individual family therapy. Also provides a systemic approach through group therapy in Grief and Loss in addition to Anger Management Workshops. In addition has conducted workshops on saving at- risk-young men; Parental stress, and stress in teens. Additional training “Helping Vets Get Help;” Key Components of the Military Branches’ Structure and Culture with a Special Emphasis on the National Guard and Other Reservist Units and The Range and Scope of Behavioral Problems, How They are Unique for the Military, and Treatment Approaches that Work with Veterans and their Families

 

Michael was formerly employed by the PECO Energy Company Philadelphia. PA., Assigned as the Project coordinator to support an elite project team that was tasked with rapid upgrade of automated accounting systems. Financial Accounting Controls (F.A.C.T.S.). As a member of this team, performed the following:

Documented and tested the Capital Billing System - reconciled the capital vs. expense mapping rules to ensure consistency of company and regulatory rules thereby reducing processing time from one week to one day; by computerizing the journal entry process and maintaining the key pre-ledger audit sheets.

Established procedures and internal controls for processing invoices and handling discounts and improving the payment cycle on major accounts payable. This resulted in an average discounts gained rate of $65,000.00 per month. Additional responsibilities included reconciling daily accounts payable activity averaging $2.5million per day. 

 

RMS Information Systems, Inc. Federal Aviation Administration) Host Oceanic Computer System Replacement (HOCSR) Operational Test Lead/Manager.  Responsibilities included building, testing, debugging, and delivering the A4E13 65-Sector NAS System to the Prime Contractor; proficient with the NAS Host, PSF, ASF, and SSF used in the development of the Display System Replacement (DSR) and DCCR NAS System Builds, and CSSDNM in building SIM tapes, and Test NAS   

 

S.E.L.F.  Trauma Healing Group

 

Working with those who had suffered various traumas in their lives.

S=Safety is where we start and end. It is the foundation of healing

E= Emotions identify what we are feeling and how to handle those feelings

L=loss to acknowledge and grieve the painful things that have happened.

F=Future to make positive choices to create a better future for themselves and their families.

 

Grief and Loss Support Group

 

Understand that grief is the normal response of sorrow, emotion, and confusion that come with losing someone or something that is important to you.  It is a natural part of life.  Grief is a typical reaction to death, divorce, job loss, moving away from family and friends, or loss of good health due to illness. 

 

Anger Management

 

Anger Management Workshop is designed especially for individuals who want to learn how to manage their anger in a healthy way. Participating in this workshop will empower you to:

1.         Identify the causes of your anger

2.         Identify and learn how to avoid anger triggers

3.         Identify your anger styles, its functions and consequences

4.         Learn to ask for what you want without anger

5.         Learn to develop less destructive ways of dealing with anger and

6.         Learn healthy ways to use anger to address issues of justice and fairness while respecting your values.

 

 

Communication and Conflict

 

Develop the ability to clearly Communicate Upsets, hurts, and disappointments. Effective communication helps group members build trust and respect and accomplish goals. Most groups are made up of people who share a common interest and commitment, and at the same time see things differently. Learning how to communicate effectively through difficult and uncomfortable situations enables diverse groups of people to understand complex issues and make decisions for effective change. 

 

 

Michael attended the Philadelphia school system and graduated from Overbrook High school; earned a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton school double major in Accounting and Economics. In addition he has earned his Master of Divinity from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary; Doctorate in Ministry in Marriage and Family from Palmer Theological Seminary Eastern University; Post Graduate Certification in Marriage and Family Therapy from the Council for Relationships and Jefferson Hospital Psychiatric Division.

Michael’s ministry is based on Matthew 25:35.  His favorite scripture; Psalm 37:5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he will bring it to pass.