1. 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 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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

8. Reclaim the Healing Role of Faith

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

10. 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?

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

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

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

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

16. DEPTH

17. MEANING

18. WOUNDED HEALER

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