Disaster Spiritual Care: Practical Clergy Responses to Community, Regional and National Tragedy Book

The first comprehensive resource for pastoral care in the face of disaster--a vital resource for clergy, seminarians, pastoral counselors and caregivers of all faith traditions. This essential resource for clergy and caregivers integrates the classic foundations of pastoral care with the unique challenges of disaster response on community, regional and national levels. Offering the latest theological perspectives and tools, along with basic theory and skills from the best disaster response texts, research and concepts, the contributors to this resource are innovators in their fields and represent Christianity, Judaism, Islam and more. Exploring how spiritual care changes following a disaster, and including a comprehensive explanation of a disaster's lifecycle, this is the definitive guidebook for counseling not only the victims of disaster but also the clergy and caregivers who are called to service in the wake of crisis. Contributors Rev. Lloyd George Abrams, DMin Imam Ummi Nur Allene Ali Rev. Willard W. C. Ashley Sr., DMin, DH Chaplain Therese M. Becker, MA, MDiv Rev. David Billings, DMin Rev. Greg Bodin, BCC, MDiv Rabbi Zahara Davidowitz-Farkas, BCJC Rev. Thomas H. Davis Jr. Kevin L. Ellers, DMin Rev. George Handzo, BCC Imam Yusuf Hasan, BCC Imam Muhammad Hatim, PhD, DMin Rev. Earl E. Johnson, MDiv, BCC Rev. Lorraine Jones, MDiv John D. Kinsel, MS, LPCC Rev. Canon William V. Livingston, MDiv, MEd Rev. Charles R. Lorrain, DMin Rev. Kevin Massey, BCC Rabbi Myrna Matsa, DMin Pamela Norris Norwood, LCSW Rev. Naomi Paget, DMin, BCC, BCETS Rev. Rebeca Radillo, DMin Tanya Pagán Raggio, MD, MPH, FAAP Rabbi Stephen B. Roberts, BCJC Rev. John A. Robinson Jr., MDiv Roberta L. Samet, LCSW Rev. Arthur Schmidt, DMin, BCC Timothy G. Serban, MA, BCC Rev. Frederick J. Streets, MDiv, MSW,DSW, DD, LICSW Rev. Julie Taylor, MDiv, CTR Cheryl Guidry Tyiska Rev. Beverly Wallace, PhD Rev. John C. Wilson, PhD Read More