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

The Role of the Faith Community Supporting Families and Behavioral Health Issues

Goals for this Presentation  Re-imagine ministry as a form of intervention  Reclaim the healing role of faith  Reflect on how spiritual perspectives and culture shape how we view “getting help”  Can faith leaders and behavioral health leaders collaborate? If so … how?  Re-imagine ministry as a form of intervention  Reclaim the healing role of faith  Reflect on how spiritual perspectives and culture shape how we view “getting help”  Can faith leaders and behavioral health leaders collaborate? If so … how?

Is Ministry Intervention?  Post 9-11  Worship  Support  Meaning  Pastoral Counseling  Pastoral Care

Pastoral Care  Support  After a service  Listening  Meeting a person where they are  On their terms  Prayer

Pastoral Counseling  Structure  Time limited  Assessment  Referral  Goals  Structure  Time limited  Assessment  Referral  Goals

Reclaim the Healing Role of Faith

Perspectives What is the experience of asking for help like in your congregation?

Healing  Quick?  Fix all problems?  Three visits … and your out?  Condemnation or judgment?  Magical?  Quick?  Fix all problems?  Three visits … and your out?  Condemnation or judgment?  Magical?

Perspectives What is the experience of asking for help in our culture?

Healing  Quick Fix?  Pill  Diagnosis  Stigma  Costly  Time Limited  Quick Fix?  Pill  Diagnosis  Stigma  Costly  Time Limited

Families  Faith Groups tend to needs from birth to death  Have members in health professions  Know the power of volunteerism  Accessible

Do you know a behavioral health professional  Trust  Accessibility  Collaboration  Confidentiality  Language  Trust  Accessibility  Collaboration  Confidentiality  Language

DEPTH

MEANING

WOUNDED HEALER