Care for the Caregiver
A Support/Supervision Group For Those in Healing Vocations
Often individuals in care-giving vocations and ministries feel the burden of emerging burnout, yet face the cultural and social expectations that such care-givers have little or no need to care for themselves.
This bi-weekly group is designed for therapists, clergy, nurses, teachers, lay counselors and others in care-giving ministries who recognize that the cultural norm and expectation of emotional self-sufficiency is unrealistic and unsound and who wish and claim their right and need for support for their own lives.
While the group often assists in deepening the understanding of the dynamics of the helping relationship, it is not just a supervision group. The purpose of the group is to support the care-giver in his or her own healing journey as it expresses itself in the care-giver’s psychological, relational and spiritual life.
Format
- This program is available in a group setting or through private consultation.
- Consultation is also available by telephone or teleconference.
Facilitator: This specialized program is provided by Dr. John Becker. John is a licensed clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, spiritual director, and retreat leader with special expertise in the care of clergy. He brings to his work over 35 years of post-doctoral clinical experience in a wide range of clinical settings. John is a graduate of the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation's Spiritual Guidance Program and has served on Shalem's Program Staff, where he has led groups in "The Clergy and Contemplative Prayer, "Healing," and "Contemplative Presence in Health Care Ministries."
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Page Last Updated: 12/1/2004
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