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Trauma Healing Awareness Session. [place, presenter name]. [date/host]. “Our people are acting strangely since the attacks. We don’t know what to do!” 2001, Pastors in war zones. Objectives: To train church leaders to help their people:. Heal from emotional wounds, present and future.
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Trauma Healing Awareness Session [place, presenter name] [date/host]
“Our people are acting strangely since the attacks.We don’t know what to do!” 2001, Pastors in war zones
Objectives:To train church leaders to help their people: Healfrom emotional wounds,present and future Re-engagewith Scripture & God
Levels of Care Psychologists & Psychiatrists Counselors Facilitators & Caregivers
Trauma Healing: Global Each Trauma Healing facilitator is represented by a dot. Trauma Healing is active in some form in 56 countries.
Foundational Principles • Grounded in Bible & mental health • Contextualized: Translatable • Pilot-tested • Develop local facilitators • Group-based & participatory • Sustainable
Lesson Composition • Current life stories • Small & large group discussions • Skits, role plays, exercises Reflection on culture Learning to listen Experiential: telling their story,laments, art exercise Bringing pain to Christ for healing
Lesson Topics • If God loves us, why do we suffer? • Heart wounds • Grieving • Children • Rape • HIV/AIDS* • Care for the caregiver • Taking your pain to the cross • Forgiveness • Reconciliation • Preparing for trouble *Supplemental topics: 6A Domestic violence 6B Suicide 6C Addictions
Product Line Oral communicators Adults Children 9–13
Facilitator Competencies • Able to manage personal well-being • Able to work as a team • Understand content • Able to help traumatized people • Lead groups in a participatory way
Program model • Content (contextualized) • Training • Advocacy materials • Database for tracking • Network
Churches & Organizations • Identify people to be equipped as facilitators • Integrate Trauma Healing into their ministries • Report on activities