Pastoral Counseling of Northern Virginia is proud to sponsor this well-established training program for those interested in providing pastoral care.
The mission of the Art of Pastoral Care is to introduce people to the Healing Presence within them, that they might extend it to others with competence and compassion.
In the Art of Pastoral Care Course you will learn how to minister to the whole person recognizing a person's physical, educational, spiritual, and religious needs, responding with help that helps.
Who: The class is open to anyone who wants to learn the basics of pastoral care and more about themselves as caregivers.
What: The course teaches Pastoral and Spiritual Assessment, Listening Skills, and provides supervised pastoral visitation in local hospitals.
Classes cover: Grief and Loss; Death and Dying; Suffering; Care of Self; Caring for Aging Parents; Divorce; Substance Abuse; Stress; Burnout and Depression; Life Transitions; Issues of Homelessness; Personality Assessment; Prejudice and other relevant topics.
For more information on the Art of Pastoral Care, please contact Deaconess Kathy A. Garrison at 703-449-1944 ext. 240 or visit www.ArtOfPastoralCare.com