Faith based professional links:
BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF RICHMOND (BTSR)
Dr. Dan Bagby, D.Div, AAMFT Fellow
dbagby@btsr.edu
804.204.1204
Jim Peak, Ph. D., Distance Learning Director
Jpeak@btsr.edu
804.204.1230
BTSR offers substance abuse education as part of an elective course on Crisis Care taught by Dr. Bagby. The course is offered once every 1.5 years in the seminary rotation.
Union Theological Seminary, which is the physical location of BTSR, offers an elective course called the Church in an Addictive Society taught by Dr. Charles Brown which is also an accepted elective at BTSR.
The BTSR School of Christian Ministry offers an Advanced Congregational Leadership Certificate that will provide people with an opportunity to better prepare themselves for Christian ministry in a congregational setting. The SCM will provide theological education to support the faith and commitment of congregational leaders and train them to express their faith through leadership in the church. Through study, peer interaction, and reflection participants can exercise the vocation of the church to continue the ministry of Christ in the world.
The School of Christian Ministry at BTSR is an innovative distance education program designed for learners who desire advanced training in leadership skills, the practice of ministry, and theological studies.
The BTSR School of Christian Ministry program involves information, formation, and critical reflection in four core courses-one each in the Biblical Basis for Ministry, Theological Reflection, Spiritual Formation and Calling, and Baptist Identity-and three concentration courses in a focused field of interest. Initially, three ministry training tracks will be offered in the SCM program: Youth Ministry; Preschool/Children's Ministry; and Hispanic Ministries. Each ministry track will consist of seven required courses: the four core course and the three specialized ministry concentration courses. The BTSR Certificate of Advanced Congregational Leadership will be awarded upon completion of the seven courses. However, anyone may take one or more courses in any specialized ministry area, including core courses, without declaring a particular specialized ministry concentration. The start-up date for this program is Fall 2003.
*A course in Adolescent Substance Abuse will be offered Feb-March 2004 in collaboration with the Mid-ATTC. You can also check out the “doorway” to BTSR at the following address: http://blackboard.btsr.edu. Type in “guest” for the User ID and “guest” for the password.
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American Association of Pastoral Counselors www.aapc.org
9504-A Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA 23021-2303
703.385.6967
"A Gallop poll found that 66% of persons would prefer a therapist who represented spiritual values and beliefs; 81% would prefer a therapist who enabled them to integrate their values and belief system into their counseling." From www.aapc.org webpage.
"Pastoral counseling is a unique form of psychotherapy which uses spiritual resources as well as psychological understanding for healing and growth. Pastoral counselors are certified mental health professionals who have had in-depth religious and or theological training. "
AAPC represents and sets professional standards for over 3,000 pastoral counselors (including a code of ethics) and 100 pastoral counseling centers in North America and around the world. Founded in 1963. Accredits pastoral counseling centers, approves training programs and certifies pastoral counselors. AAPC is non-sectarian and respects the spiritual commitments and religious traditions of those who seek assistance without imposing counselor beliefs onto the client.
VIPCARE is one such accredited center.
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VIPCARE (The Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care) www.VIPCare.org
2000 Bremo Road, Suite 105
Richmond, VA 23226
804.282.8332
Mary Fran Hughes-McIntyre, D.Min., Director of Education
12 locations in Richmond, Middle Peninsula and Williamsburg, VA
"The Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care is fully accredited as a pastoral counseling service and training center by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. VIPCare staff members value their membership in AAPC and often hold offices at the regional and association levels of AAPC. "
MISSION:
To provide counseling, care and education inspired by faith through:
• Pastoral counseling which integrates wisdom from the faith traditions and the behavioral sciences
• Educational programs for ministers, congregations and community professionals as they provide competent, compassionate pastoral care and counseling
• Partnership in responding to community needs for healing.
VIPCare was founded in 1967 as in interfaith, not-for-profit. Each satellite counseling office is located on church property. One workshop is listed in their clinical educational program that is specific to substance abuse: Addictions: Practical Help and Real Life Stories taught by Dr. Donald Denton. The description indicates use of AA's 12 steps as integral to the workshop.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN COUNSELORS www.aacc.net
1639 Rustic Road
Forest, VA 24551
800.526.8673 or 525.9470
"AAAC is dedicated to being a Christ-centered organization that brings professionals, pastors, and lay-helpers together to champion Christian counseling and to provide quality resources that can increase your counseling effectiveness." Membership is at 30,000.
The organization has a well-developed code of ethics and offers distance learning courses and annual conferences. It maintains the Coalition for Christians in Private Practice, a division of AACC, which includes a national referral network of church-based, licensed counseling providers.
MISSION:
AACC exists to:
• encourage excellence in counseling worldwide
• provide useful information, educational resources, and counseling aids
• stimulate interaction and mutual encouragement between counselors
• facilitate integration of counseling principles and biblical theology
• promote the highest standard of counselor training
• contribute to strengthening of families
• bring honor to Jesus Christ .
RESOURCE GUIDANCE CENTER
Mike Flynn, LCSW, Director
Richmond, VA 23235
804.257.0912
This is a private counseling group with several locations in Richmond, Williamsburg, and the Tidewater areas of Virginia. They employ about 50 licensed therapists who provide substance abuse and mental health counseling to individuals and families who desire a therapist who will overtly include Christian issues of faith into the counseling milieu
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS (AAMFT) www.aamft.org
AAMFT is the professional association for the field of marriage and family therapist representing more than 23,000 members in the U.S., Canada and abroad. Founded in 1942, the association facilitates research, theory development and education while developing standards for graduate education and training, clinical supervision, professional ethics and the clinical practice of marriage and family therapy. The AAMFT hosts an annual national training conference each fall and week-long summer educational institutes. Regular publications include: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, Family Therapy News, and Practice Strategies. AAMFT Regulatory Boards administer licensure exams.
AAMFT has 17 divisions (specialty areas) including the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, & Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC) which war originally the National Catholic Guidance Conference, charted in 1974. ASERVIC is devoted to professionals who believe that spiritual, ethical, religious and other human values are essential to the full development of the person and to the discipline of counseling.
Two other divisions relate to substance abuse professions: International Association of Addiction and Offender Counseling (IAAOC) and the Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW). IAAOC was chartered in 1972 as an advocate for the development of effective counseling and rehabilitation programs for people with substance abuse problems, other addictions, and adult and/or juvenile public offenders. ASGW was founded to promote quality in group work, training, practice and research nationally and internationally. This specialty group has 5,800 members.
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AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST ASSOCIATION www.apa.org
Based in Washington, DC, the APA is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychologists in the U.S. with 159,000 members, making it the largest association of psychologists world-wide. The APA publishes journals, sponsors conferences, promotes adherence to an ethical code of conduct, and provides public information services. Several divisions (specialty sub-groups of the membership) are applicable to substance abuse or faith-based influences: Division 28 (Psychopharmacology and substance abuse), 36 (Psychology of religion), 37 (Child, youth and family services), 50 (Addictions), and 18 (Criminal justice is provided for in Psychologists in public service).
POSSIBLE TRAINING COLLABORATIONS:
VIRGINIA BAPTIST RESOURCE CENTER
2828 Emerywood Parkway
Richmond, VA
804.672.2100
Ken Dibble, youth pastors coordinator: 804.915.5000
2 national conferences are sponsored for youth pastors: east and west of the Mississippi. This would be an excellent opportunity for educational collaboration on substance abuse, adolescents and the Christian faith community.
Additional local contact: Lynn Turner, D. Div., Minister to Youth, First Baptist Church, Richmond, VA. 804.355.8637. First Baptist also maintains an award winning website with outreach to youth as a specialty section: www.fbcrichmond.org.
SAMHSA Faith Based and Community Initiative, including Charitable Choice documents
http://www.samhsa.gov/faithbased/index.html
Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
White House
Cabinet Centers
Dept. of Justice
Dept. of Labor
Dept. of Education
Dept. of Health & Human Services
Dept. of Housing & Urban Development
Liaisons
Other Cabinet Center Contacts
ALABAMA
Terri Hasdorff
Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
(334) 242-7110
ARKANSAS
Mr. Chris Pyle
Governor's Liaison for Family Policy
Office of the Governor
(501) 682-2325
Chris.Pyle@gov.state.ar.us
CALIFORNIA
Earl Johnson
California Health & Human Services Agency
(916) 654-3345
ejohnson@chhs.ca.gov
COLORADO
Kevin R. Richards
Director, Colorado Works Program
Office of Self-Sufficiency
Colorado Department of Human Services
(303) 866-2054
kevin.richards@state.co.us
CONNECTICUT
Michael J. McCarthy
Manager, The Center for Capacity Development
The WorkPlace, Inc.
(203) 576-7030 Ext 313
(203) 335-9703 fax
mmccarthy@workplace.org
http://www.centerforcapacity.org
James Brennan, Director
CT Department of Labor
Center for Faith-based/Community-based Initiatives
200 Folly Brook Blvd.
Wethersfield, CT 06109
(860) 263-6513
james.brennan@po.state.ct.us
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Deborah Murphy
Department of Employment Services
Office of Faith and Community-Based Partnerships
(202) 671-1552
FLORIDA
Mark A. Nelson Coordinator, Governor's Faith-Based & Community Initiative
Volunteer Florida Foundation
Elliot Building
401 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
(850) 410-0696 Office
(850) 413-0909 Direct
(850) 414-0096 Fax
mark.nelson@myflorida.com
http://www.flafaithandcommunity.org
IDAHO
Blossom Johnston
Office of the Governor
(208) 334-2101 x226
bjohnston@gov.state.id.us
ILLINOIS
Rev. Derrius Colvin
Regional Community Liaison
Illinois Department of Human Services
(312) 793-4343
(312) 793-3789 or 5019 fax
http://www.state.il.us/agency/dhs/pforh.htm
Fred Nettles
Regional Community Liaison
Illinois Department of Human Services
(217) 782-1268
http://www.state.il.us/agency/dhs/pforh.htm
INDIANA
FaithWorks Indiana
(800) 599-6043
http://www.state.in.us/fssa/faithworks
KANSAS
Linda J. Weaver
State Liaison
Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Kansas Department of Human Resources
401 SW Topeka Boulevard
Topeka, KS 66603
(785) 296-2159
(785) 291-3512 fax
MARYLAND
Rev. John Heath
Faith-Based and Community Liaison
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
410-767-4800
MICHIGAN
Greg Roberts Associate Director for Community Relations
Governor's Office (in Detroit)
(313) 456-0020
Wanda Bostic
Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Mayor's Office, Detroit
(313) 224-6855
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Faith-Based Coalition for Community Renewal
PO Box 20546
Jackson, MS 39289
(601) 346-7503
http://www.msfaithcoalition.org
MONTANA
David M. Young, Co-conferer
Montana Faith-Health Cooperative
Director, MT Office of Rural Health
(406) 994-5553
(406) 994-5653 fax
dyoung@montana.edu
http://healthinfo.montana.edu/ruralhealth/mtfhc/mtfhc.html
NEBRASKA
NEBHANDS Initiative
Caroline Walles
University of Nebraska Public Policy Center
121 South 13th St., Suite 303
Lincoln, NE 68588-0228
(402) 472-5678
(402) 472-5679 fax
nebhands@nebraska.edu
http://www.nebhands.nebraska.edu
NEW JERSEY
Edward LaPorte, Executive Director
State of New Jersey
Department of State
Office of Faith Based Initiatives
225 West State St.
P.O. Box 456
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0456
609-292-9808 (phone)
609-633-7141 (fax)
edward.laporte@sos.state.nj.us
NEW YORK
Larry Ritter
Liaison to Faith Communities
New York State Department of Family Assistance
(518) 474-9510
(518) 473-8590 fax
az2950@dfa.state.ny.us
NORTH CAROLINA
Diana Jones Wilson
North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center
Center for Faith Initiatives
(919) 250-4314
additional telephone contact: (919) 834-8335
http://www.faithpartnerships.org
OHIO
Krista Rush Sisterhen
Director, Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
(614) 466-3398
(614) 644-6763 fax
ksisterhen@gov.state.oh.us
OKLAHOMA
Bradley Yarbrough
Director, Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
2400 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 522-0606
brad.yarbrough@okdhs.org
http://www.faithlinksok.org
PENNSYLVANIA
Gilbert Gomez
Liaison to the Faith Community
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
717-787-0262
ggomez@state.pa.us
J. Robert Harrison
Associate Director
City of Philadelphia, Mayor's Office of Faith-Based Initiatives
(215) 686-3958 / (215) 686-3905
(215) 686-1458 fax
robert.j.harrison@phila.gov
SOUTH CAROLINA
Gene Beckman
SC Employment Security Commission
(803) 737-2673
gbeckman@sces.org
TEXAS
The Texas Department of Human Services has appointed 11 regional faith-based liaisons. For contact info. see: http://www.dhs.state.tx.us/communitypartnerships or call Sharon Zambrzycki at TDHS at (512) 438-4037.
The Texas Workforce Commission has appointed a liaison for each local workforce board. Consult their website at http://www.twc.state.tx.us for contact information.
UTAH
Jennifer Daniella
Utah Issues Center for Poverty Research & Action
(801) 521-2035 ext. 100
jennifer@utahissues.org
http://www.utahissues.org
http://www.faithandcommunityworks.org/
VIRGINIA
Jane Brown
State Faith-Based Liaison
Virginia Department of Social Services
(800) 777-8293
jbb7@dss.state.va.us
http://www.dss.state.va.us/community/faith.html
Contact Jane Brown for information on the state’s regional faith-based liaisons.
WASHINGTON / IDAHO / OREGON / ALASKA -- (Region X for U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families)
Caron Dwyer
Program Specialist
Youth, Diversity & Faith-Based Outreach
Administration for Children and Families
2201 Sixth Avenue, Suite 600
Seattle, Washington 98121-2500
(206) 615-3656
cdwyer@acf.hhs.gov
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov
WYOMING
Andy Aldrich
AALDRI1@state.wy.us
Compassion Capital Fund http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccf/citizens/citz_about_ccf.html
FAQ’s about Compassion Capital Fund http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccf/citizens/citz_faqs.html
HRSA and FBCI
http://bphc.hrsa.gov/programs/FaithProgramInfo.htm
The Whitehouse Office of Faith-based and Community Initiatives www.whitehouse.gov/government/fbci/.
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