Parish Support for Veterans

This NCPD webinar examines the range of realities faced by veterans of war. It supplies tools for ministry, pastoral care and for parishes to provide support to them and to their families during deployment and following their veteran’s return from war, whether recently or in the past. What veterans see during war bludgeons their innocence and can bring wounds to their body, mind and spirit. Stress and added responsibilities to the spouse and children during deployments and following the return of their veteran can be very positively affected by the experience of a supportive parish community life and the grace of the Sacraments. The same is true for the veterans, themselves.

Provides:

Examination of medical and mental health issues, including PTSD
Catholic Church teaching
Pastoral, family & imaginative means of parish support
Live Q & A
Real-time captioning

Presenters:

Fr. Rick Curry, S.J.

Chaplain-in-Residence

Founder, Academy for Veterans

Georgetown University

Jim Boehnlein, MD

Psychiatrist

Professor of Psychiatry, Oregon Health and Science University

Associate Director for Education, VA Northwest Network Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC)

Moderator:

Peg Kolm

Coordinator

Office for Ministry with Persons with Disability

Archdiocese of Washington

Recommended for those in the following ministries and professions:

Parish and Diocesan Pastoral Support
Pro-life Ministry
Mental Health
Seminary and Medical Studies
Young Adult/ Youth/ Catechetical Ministry
Health Care
Family Life
Disability Ministry
Social Concerns
Chaplaincy

Free of charge if your Diocese is an Affiliate of NCPD (verify at ncpd.org) or member/constituent of webinar partners. The registration fee for others is $45 per logged-in computer. Group viewing encouraged!

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