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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.
Scheduled Care Team Training: July 8 and 9, 2011
Location: Northern Hills UMC, 3703 N. Loop 1604, San Antonio, TX (Exit at Bulverde Road and travel west on the service road to the church.)
Date: Friday, July 8, 2011 (8: 30 A.M. to 4: 30 P.M.)
Basic Spiritual and Emotional Care: This course is designed for persons who wish to be a part of the Care Team Ministry following a disaster and have not previously taken training. It may also be taken by persons wishing to update their training in order to renew their Care Team Credentials even though they have taken the course in the past.
Date: Saturday, July 9, 2011 (8:30 A.M. to noon)
Spiritual and Emotional Care Refresher Course: This course is restricted to persons who have previously had Basic Spiritual and Emotional Care training and wish to update their training in order to renew their Care Team Credentials.
Date: Saturday, July 9, 2011 (1:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.)
Care Team Leader Training: Every care team must have a trained team leader when deployed. Persons wishing to be team leaders must complete this course in addition to Basic Spiritual and Emotional Care. There is no additional charge for this course.
Contact: Emmett Eary Southwest Texas Conference CareTeam Supervisor email: emmett.eary@sbcglobal.net phone: 512-663-3150 or Eugene Hileman Southwest Texas Conference Disaster Response Coordinator
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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