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"Pastoral crisis intervention": toward a definition
1Loyola College, Maryland, The Johns Hopkins University, USA.
International Journal of Emergency Mental Health
|March 10, 2001
Summary
Pastoral care principles can be integrated with crisis intervention strategies, creating a valuable approach called pastoral crisis intervention. This method leverages the unique strengths of the pastoral community for psychological crisis support.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Crisis Management
Background:
- The pastoral community is an underutilized resource during psychological crises.
- Pastoral care offers unique restorative attributes in critical incidents like disasters and violence.
- Existing crisis intervention models lack integration with pastoral care principles.
Purpose of the Study:
- To elucidate the functional integration of pastoral care principles with crisis intervention.
- To introduce and define "pastoral crisis intervention" as a novel approach.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual framework development.
- Literature review of pastoral care and crisis intervention.
- Definition of pastoral crisis intervention.
Main Results:
- A framework for integrating pastoral care with crisis intervention is proposed.
- Pastoral crisis intervention is defined as the functional amalgam of these two fields.
- The potential of this integrated approach in critical incidents is highlighted.
Conclusions:
- Pastoral crisis intervention offers a structured method to utilize the pastoral community's strengths.
- This integration addresses a gap in current crisis response strategies.
- Further research and application of pastoral crisis intervention are warranted.