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Spiritual and Emotional Care Teams
SWTX Conference United Methodist disaster Response Care Ministry Teams (“Care Teams”) are faith-based, on-going teams with standardized UMCOR training that provide spiritual and emotional care following disasters.
Reaching out from the faith community, Care Teams help disaster survivors connect with their personal and community spiritual, emotional, and basic life resources.
While Care Teams do not normally provide traditional individual or ongoing counseling, their purpose is:
o To show the church cares, offering a listening presence;
o To reduce the terrible aloneness survivors feel;
o To connect survivors with long-term disaster recovery systems, gathering information and providing support and information about the recovery process and available services.
Standardized UMCOR Training is required
All Care Team members are required to complete a standardized training offered by UMCOR. Additional training is encouraged.
The basic training includes:
o Basics of spiritual and emotional care and theology following disasters;
o Disaster trauma and the long-term disaster recovery process,
o The phases of disaster and stages of trauma recovery,
o Common and not-so-common reactions to stress,
o Practical stress reduction ideas;
o Congregational and community trauma;
o Caring for the caregiver;
o Meeting with survivors,
o Disaster emotional and spiritual care ethics,
o Strategies for handling difficult situations,
o When, where and how to refer survivors for further care,
o Defusing and basic crisis intervention strategies.
Scheluled Care Team Training
No Care Team training is scheduled for the Southwest Texas Conference at this time. Send us an email if you are interested in information on the next training.
Contact: person: Eugene Hileman
email: aehileman@umcswtx.org
phone: 210-557-8698
To register for this training Click Here
Cost: $30.00
This includes:
• Meal, breaks and snacks
• SWTX Conference Disaster Response T-shirt
• Background check
• Identification Badge
• Training Resources and Manuals
Spiritual and Emotional Care Resources
A link to UMCOR.org website information for congregations
http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected/resources/spiritualcare/
On this page you will find sepecfic links to these resources
Basic Trauma Information for Congregations
http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/media/scdr/congregations.pdf
Where are You on the Road to Recovery?
http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/media/scdr/recovery_stages_20071127.pdf
How Can I Expect My Child to React in Disaster?
http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/media/scdr/childreact.pdf
Should I Seek Professonal Counseling for My Child or Teenager?
http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/media/scdr/seekcounschild.pdf
GBGM resources for worship after crisis and disaster
http://new.gbgm-umc.org/resources/worship/devotional/
The National Voluntary Organizations Acitve in Disaster (NVOAD) Emotional and Spiritual Care Committee has published Light Our Way. You have permission to print as many copies of the web version as needed.
http://www.nvoad.org/Portals/0/Light_Our_Way_LINKS.pdf
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