Clergy and Other Pastoral Ministers
Alcohol and drug problems interfere with the capacity of addicted individuals and their family members to develop and sustain a meaningful spiritual life. Clergy and other pastoral ministers have a wide array of opportunities to address these problems and lead hurting families to recovery support and healing.
Therefore, NACoA established a broad ranging Faith Initiative, which includes The Clergy Education and Training Project® (CETP). Core Competencies, curriculum development, development of free materials for distribution through congregations for educational efforts, and partnerships with federal agencies, leading pastoral counseling organizations and seminary training programs are all part of this effort. For more information on the CETP, see the pamphlet “Breaking Down the Wall of Silence” below.
NACoA Offers New On-line Course See Announcement for details.
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Clergy Certificate Program Certificate
in Spiritual Caregiving to Help Addicted Persons and Families |
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Curriculum
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Other
Relevant Articles:
The
Set Up: Living With Addiction by Dr. Tian Dayton gives you an
overview of the impact on families who live with alcohol abuse,
alcoholism or other drug addictions. You are welcome to download
it and use in your own educational programs, with attribution to
Dr. Dayton and NACoA.
Role of Clergy: The Effects of Alcohol and Drugs on the Person and the Family, by Rev. C. Roy Woodruff, Ph.D.
We invite you to review the following documents. They are available in PDF format or you can order a free copy of the Core Competencies Booklet here. An order form to obtain free copies of the poster and pamphlets is shown below.
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Spiritual
Caregiving to Help Addicted Persons and Families Handbook For Use by Pastoral Counselors in Clergy Education |
Breaking
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Additionally,
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment has worked with NACoA to create
a new poster and complementary pamphlets
It Feels so Bad and Alcohol and
Drug Addiction Happens in the Best of Families...and it Hurts
designed for use in faith communities – especially as pick-up
materials in pamphlet racks and in congregational offices and educational
centers. Materials can be ordered from NCADI.
The poster and pamphlets are also available in Spanish.
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Alcohol and Drug Addiction Happens in the Best of Families...and it hurts |
Core Competencies Self-Study Guide Available. Studies in the Twelve Core Competencies is a new self-study guide for clergy and other pastoral ministers wishing to enhance their knowledge and skills on alcoholism and other drug dependencies. The self-guided course helps ministry caregivers to become more informed and better prepared to respond to the problem of addiction with individuals and within families. Developed by Rev. Christopher C. Bowers, M.Div., the guide grew out of the author's participation in NACoA's Clergy Education and Training Project®. For more information and to order, visit http://www.counselorandclergy.com
On-line Clergy Core Competencies Course The Wayne E. Oates Institute again offered its 12.0 contact hour on-line course, Substance Abuse and the Family: Defining the Role of the Faith Community, in April, 2008. The course is based on the Clergy Core Competencies and training provided by The Clergy Education and Training Project® in November 2004.
Related Materials:
Children of Alcoholics: Important Facts
Children of Addicted Parents (PDF)