Have Faith in Recovery

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Have Faith in Recovery

• Marcus M. McKinney, D.Min., LPC
• Assistant Professor
• University of Connecticut School of Medicine
• Director of Pastoral Counseling
• Saint Francis Hospital
• Hartford, CT
• www.pastoralcounselingtraining.com

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How to Organize Behavioral Health Ministry
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Goals for this Workshop

• Explore everyday ministry activities that assist
  emotional life
• Consider formalizing options
• Pastoral Counseling
• Networking
• Who is qualified?

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How to Organize Behavioral Health Ministry

• What activities in your setting assist people in
  emotional life?
• Groups
• Counseling
• Lectures on specific life problems
• Referral model with community
• Networking

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How do People Get Help?

• Phone call to Pastor
• Hallway discussion
• Office visit
• Womens Ministry
• Sunday School

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WHO helps them?

• Deacon
• Imam, Priest, Pastor
• Sunday School Teacher
• Close Church Friend
• Cell Group Leader
• Associate Pastor

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What setting?

• Hallway
• Homes
• Beauty Salon
• Fellowship Hall
• Phone
• Computer

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Who Supervises?

• Pastor
• Deacon
• Personal Friend
• No One

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Opportunity

• Develop Health Ministries
• Expand to include Spiritual Counselors
• Train and Supervise
• Make formal arrangements with a licensed
  professional
• Offer talks / forums with local Behav. Health
  Agencies
• Join Local agencies in Continuing Education

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Dont Abandon your Call

• Dont pose as something you are not
• Value the Worth of a High Calling
• Use language that speaks to your tradition
• Build bridges of respect
• Stay humble

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Spiritually Relevant

• Use scripture that adds psychological insight
• Teach and counsel regarding how prayer is used
• Does it feed denial at times?
• Can pain and failure be expressed?
• Reach for depth GROW DOWN

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Clinically Sound

• Psychology as Soul Work
• Liability Issues
• Utilize Federal and Local Resources
• Consider talks from local persons willing to
  share their insights and experiences
• Include professionals and consumers

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Federal Resources

• Recoverymonth.gov
• www.health.org
• PastoralCounselingTraining.com

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Draft a Plan

• Ministry Lead
• Accountability
• Liability
• Liaison w.Community
• Supervision
• Network with Faith Community

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PastoralCounselingTraining

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