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Posted on May 28, 2013, 4:28 pm
Topics: Caring
If you have experienced a stroke and are involved in a church community, Dr. Peggy Goetz and her student assistants would like to be in touch with you for a study Goetz is conducting. She would like to interview stroke survivors and attend worship and other church activities with them over the course of several weeks
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Posted on April 23, 2013, 10:04 am | 5 comments
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As issues started coming up, we had to make decisions together. When should mom stop driving? Is she using the stove safely? Is she taking her meds correctly? When do we need to consider moving mom into assisted living? Facing such decisions can bring out old tensions and even tear families apart. We did not want this to happen to us.
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Posted on April 15, 2013, 11:09 am | 3 comments
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Mental health is not a particularly religious term. But the concern for wellness, for healing and recovery, and for the effects of illness and disease are part of spiritual care. It has never been easy for individuals suffering from brain disorders to find place among us.
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Posted on April 8, 2013, 2:56 pm | 4 comments
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Matthew Warren had the best medical care available, a loving church that cared for him and his family, and parents who loved and prayed for him. Yet, that could not keep Matthew with us.
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Posted on March 11, 2013, 2:08 pm | 1 comment
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No one knows what it is like to be the grandparent of a child with disabilities better than another grandparent.
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Posted on February 12, 2013, 10:51 am
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Mom hasn’t been able to initiate conversation for several years, but only a few months ago yet, mom and I could have two sentence conversations. I would say a brief sentence, and she would usually give some appropriate response. Those appropriate responses are gone too. Except one.
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Posted on January 14, 2013, 12:48 pm
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Considering that 25 percent of us will experience a diagnosable mental illness in the course of our lifetimes, all pastors and church leaders will deal with mental illness themselves, in their families, and/or in their congregations. These five books will help in ministering with people affected by mental illnesses.
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Posted on December 11, 2012, 3:09 pm
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If you have a grandchild with special needs, no one will understand your joys and concerns better than another grandparent.
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Posted on November 26, 2012, 10:34 am
Topics: Caring
When faith communities show non-judgmental love to members affected by mental illness, parishioners feel safe to acknowledge their needs and overcome their fears of rejection. A faith community can establish that reputation with persons who have a mental illness and their families in a variety of ways.
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Posted on November 12, 2012, 1:24 pm
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Churches can and should support men and women who sacrificed themselves for our countries. Frequently mental health issues are one component in the lives of veterans with disabilities, but pastors and church leaders don't always know how best to minister to these men and women.
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Posted on October 4, 2012, 1:05 pm
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In our lifetimes, one out of every four of us will experience a diagnosable mental illness, and the stigma around mental illness causes many to suffer in silence. This webinar will help faith leaders understand mental illness.
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Posted on September 12, 2012, 7:46 am
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They both live in good group homes that are clean, caring, and provide various evening activities. Their group home brings them to church on Sundays. What is missing from this picture?
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Posted on September 4, 2012, 10:56 am | 2 comments
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The language of creation replaces, and transcends, the language of loss, just as it does in life. The pastoral care-giver's question is not, “What have you lost? But “What’s it like?” and “What’s happening?”
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Posted on July 16, 2012, 7:00 am | 1 comment
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I still wonder sometimes if my friendships will last during a depression. Will they call? “How are you?” they ask. Do they want to know the painful truth? Sometimes it’s better to say “fine.”
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Posted on July 13, 2012, 11:29 am
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This Clinical Pastoral Education program provides intensive and extensive training for clergy, seminarians, and lay persons who will learn from their clinical work and assignments with community based agencies and rehabilitation centers serving persons with disabilities and their families.
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