Basic Chaplaincy - Pastoral Crisis Intervention 1

The Basic course is entitled “Basic Chaplaincy-Pastoral Crisis Intervention 1” and may be thought of as the combination of Biblical resources with traditional techniques of crisis intervention and trauma recovery. Pastoral crisis intervention presents the spiritual, physiological, emotional and mental responses to stress, grief and trauma and how to respond in manners of compassionate care. The purpose of this workshop is to assist the participants in learning how chaplaincy interventions may be effectively integrated for both the lay person and church leadership. Chaplains, pastoral counselors, mental health professionals, and basically anyone interested in using basic Biblical and pragmatic resources to come along side of people in a time of need should find this course of interest. The course uses multimedia and many interactive learning activities which makes for an enjoyable and enriching experience.

Day 1:(6:00 pm – 9pm)

• Nature of psychological crisis
• Crisis Intervention
• Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)
• Overview of faith-based crisis ministry

Day 2:(6:00 pm - 9pm)

• Applications of chaplaincy crisis intervention
• Pastoral crisis assessment: The "crisis of faith"
• Psychological triaging
• Common psychological reactions during crisis

Day 3:(8:30 am – 4:30 pm)

• The foundations of faith in crisis and recovery
• Mechanisms of traditional crisis intervention
• Practical chaplaincy ministry strategies
• Most challenging applications
• Common problems encountered in chaplaincy ministry
• Self-Care resources