CCTP: Pastoral Care for Veterans and Their Families

This free interactive training is co-sponsored by the National VA Chaplain Center and Faith Chapel.  _                                       Please REGISTER to RESERVE your seat now.  _ _This training has two available time slots, one in the afternoon (1p-4p) and one in the evening (6p-9p). The content will be the same for each training; please feel free to pick the time that best fits your busy schedule! The facilitator for this training will be Chaplain James Patterson, who can be reached at james.patterson8@va.gov._ Many Veterans and their family members seek help for their problems from clergy because they feel the faith community can provide anonymity, confidentiality and a stigma-free environment. Yet clergy members sometimes have limited knowledge about readjustment difficulties and the unique health issues such as post-traumatic stress, or depression common to returning warriors. This event can help prepare you to support them.  The Community Training Partner Initiative offers critical resource to educate and support the faith community.   TRAINING OBJECTIVES * To provide knowledge that can improve pastoral care skills to better serve Veterans, service members, and their families. * To present the narrative approach to pastoral care to include the roles of past, present, and future. * To consider the roles of clergy in community pastoral care. * To review pastoral responses to and resources for Veteran care.   Learn more about this program on the VA Community Clergy Training Program website [https://www.patientcare.va.gov/chaplain/clergytraining] or email shane.russell@va.gov.