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Course
Foundations of Trauma Ministry
~15 Hours
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.
David C. Wang
About This Course
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.
Learning Outcomes:
- Discover the long-term impact and pervasiveness of trauma on individuals and communities
- Identify the different potential outcomes of a traumatic experience (PTSD, Complex Trauma, or Resilience)
- Take steps to safeguard yourself from the negative impact of trauma on pastors and leaders (secondary, vicarious, burnout)
- Develop a pastoral caregiving framework for working with trauma survivors among your staff and congregation
This course is the recommended third course in the Certificate of Emotional Health in Ministry.
A FULLER Equip course
- Mental & Emotional Health
- Lead Pastor
- Administration
- Professional Training
Introduction
1. Getting Started
The Prevalence of Trauma
2. The Reality of Trauma
3. The Impact of Trauma
The Experience of Trauma
4. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
5. Complex Trauma
6. Resilience
Pastoral Responses to Trauma
7. Trauma & the Leader
8. Ministry of Presence
9. Theology in the Tension
Conclusion
10. Next Steps
Your Instructor
David C. Wang
Cliff and Joyce Penner Chair for the Formation of Emotionally Healthy Leaders
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.
