Core Competencies for Clergy and Other Pastoral Ministers in Addressing Alcohol and Drug Dependence and the Impact on Family Members

Report of an Expert Consensus Panel Meeting

Preparatory Activities

Program participants received a number of materials in advance of the February 2003 meeting, specifically:
  • The report summarizing the November 14-15, 2001 expert panel meeting convened by SAMHSA, NACoA and JI.
  • A document summarizing the findings of a similar project, Core Competencies for Involvement of Health Care Providers in the Care of Children and Adolescents in Families Affected by Substance Abuse.
  • Latcovich, MA. The clergyperson and the fifth step, in Spirituality and Chemical Dependency, Robert J. Kus (ed.). New York: The Haworth Press, Inc.,1995.
  • Gallagher, FA. Related to Alcoholism and Its Impact on Family Members: Core Competencies Needed by All Clergy and Any Pastoral Minister, a draft core competencies discussion document prepared specifically for the meeting.
  • National Association for Children of Alcoholics. Core Competencies for Clergy and Pastoral Ministers in Addressing Alcoholism/Addiction and the Impact on Family Members, a draft discussion document prepared with assistance from physicians who participated in the development of core competencies for health care providers.
  • National Center on Addiction and Sub- stance Abuse (CASA). So Help Me God: Substance Abuse, Religion and Spiritual- ity. New York: Columbia University, November 2001.
Panel members were asked to review the documents and be prepared to work to achieve consensus on a set of core compe- tencies for clergy and other pastoral ministers.

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