Empowering Clergy as Crisis Counselors
Tues. Feb 24th 2-5 PM
Many of our community stakeholders look to their faith community leaders for emotional and spiritual support when tragedy strikes. Far too many Angelenos have endured the hardships of losing a loved one to gang violence without adequate emotional and spiritual support.
There is a significant gap between the average clergy person’s counseling training and the common perceptions and expectations in our communities. Most seminarians only receive one course in pastoral care and counseling. Crisis Counseling skills and the common risks factors associated with traumatic acts of violence are not usually in the curriculum. Several psychologists on staff with the LAPD will lead workshops on:
• PTSD
• Complicated Grief
• Assessing for Suicide risk
As urban pastors, we need continuing education if we are to serve as effective pastoral counseling resources for the LAPD clergy councils. By attending this consultation and remaining active in your local LAPD Clergy Council, you will be part of a growing community of faith leaders working together for peace and reconciliation in Los Angeles.
Rampart Clergy Council
Community Room at the Rampart Community Police Station
1401 W 6th St LA, CA 90017
Parking is available across the street on 6th St.
RSVP with Rev. Howard Dotson
hr_dotson@yahoo.com (612) 702-3151
Howard's Sermons and Article Clippings.
About Me
- Howard
- Im a Mainline protestant minister who loves serving in multicultural and urban contexts. I'm very interested in how liberation theology and existential-humanistic psychology are applied to the praxis of pastoral care and counseling. My most profound encounters with God come as we sojourn as brothers and sisters seeking the inbreaking of God's reign, here and now.
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