Trauma Healing Awareness Session [place, presenter name] [date/host]

“Our people are acting strangely since the attacks: we don’t know what to do!” 2001, Pastors in war zones

Objectives: To train church leaders to help their people: Heal from emotional wounds, present and future Re-engage with Scripture & God.

Levels of Care Psychologists & Psychiatrists Counselors Facilitators & Caregivers

Trauma Healing: Global Each Trauma Healing facilitator is represented by a dot. Trauma Healing is active in some form in 56 countries.

Foundational Principles Grounded in Bible & mental health Contextualized: Translatable Pilot-tested Develop local facilitators Group-based & participatory Sustainable

Lesson Composition  Current life stories  Small & large group discussions  Skits, role plays, exercises  Reflection on culture  Learning to listen  Experiential: telling their story, laments, art exercise  Bringing pain to Christ for healing

Lesson topics 1.If God loves us, why do we suffer? 2.Heart wounds 3.Grieving 4.Children 5.Rape 6.HIV & AIDS* 7.Care for the caregiver 8.Taking your pain to the cross 9.Forgiveness 10.Reconciliation 11.Preparing for trouble *Supplemental topics: 6A Domestic violence 6B Suicide 6C Addictions

Product Line AdultsChildren 9–13 Oral communicators

Four-step Program Model CONVENING/ AWARENESS EQUIPPING HEALING COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Equipping Facilitators Community of Practice Advanced equipping session Practicum Initial equipping session

Facilitator Competencies 1.Able to manage personal well-being 2.Able to work as a team 3.Understand content 4.Able to help traumatized people 5.Lead groups in a participatory way

3 types of facilitators Master facilitators TrainersCaregivers

1.Program model 2.Content (contextualized) 3.Training 4.Advocacy materials 5.Database for tracking 6.Network

Churches & Organizations  Identify people to be equipped as facilitators  Integrate Trauma Healing into their ministries  Report on activities