Foundations of Trauma Ministry

In this Foundations of Trauma Ministry course, you will learn about trauma and how to approach it in a biblically faithful and psychologically informed way in order to both provide meaningful care to trauma survivors and navigate your own experiences of trauma.

By David C. Wang

Takes approximately 15 hours to complete.

$125.00

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Topics:

Church and Ministry Leadership

Course Description

Trauma is all around us—research suggests that 70% of people worldwide have been exposed to a traumatic event in their lifetime. Not only has it impacted the majority of people, but trauma is also one of the leading causes of pastoral burnout and exit from ministry. While trauma is ever-present and oft-discussed, fully understanding and supporting those impacted by it can be a significant challenge. In this Foundations of Trauma Ministry course, you will learn to approach trauma in a biblically faithful and psychologically informed way in order to both provide meaningful care to trauma survivors and navigate your own experiences of trauma. 

This course is the recommended third course in the Certificate of Emotional Health in Ministry. 

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Meet Your Instructors

David C. Wang

David Wang is a licensed psychologist, pastor, editor of the Journal of Psychology and Theology, and serves on the editorial board for the APA journal Spirituality in Clinical Practice. In 2022, he joined Fuller’s faculty as the Cliff and Joyce Penner Chair for the Formation of Emotionally Healthy Leaders.

His research interests include trauma and traumatic stress, spiritual formation and spiritual theology (with special interest in the experience of the spiritual desert), and various topics related to multicultural psychology, peace, and justice.

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