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Center for Counseling and Education Individual Introduction The Center for Counseling and Education (CCE) is a nonprofit professional Pastoral Counseling Center, which provides psychotherapy which integrates our client's values and religious beliefs. The Center has served the religious community of Tulsa and surrounding areas since 1983. We are financially supported by congregations, individuals, foundations and corporations. We are Tulsa's only pastoral counseling center that provides psychotherapy according to the professional standards of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. AAPC is the only national professional mental health organization which sets clinical standards for the integration of religion and psychotherapy. What type of therapy is offered at CCE? The Center provides psychotherapy, spiritual growth groups, clergy self-care, and community education for the healing of individuals and families. What is the cost of Pastoral Counseling? Counseling fees are based on the amount of time involved and on the type of help needed. Ordinarily, appointments are once a week and last about 50 minutes. Group therapy may go for a two-hour period. There is a range of fees. CCE utilizes a subsidized fee policy based on income and a client's general ability to pay. Thanks to the generosity of our contributors, the "Mulford Scholarship Fund" is available to cover counseling fees for those who come to us with limited financial resources.
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Center for Counseling & Education A Vision for Tulsa's Own What a better backdrop to glimpse the future of CCE than a crisp, colorful November Saturday. At the home of Joe Bufogle, the Executive Board and staff of the Center for Counseling and Education heard from Dr. Wayne Albrect how the Dallas Center for Pastoral Counseling has grown in 30 years to serve thousands of clients in 30 locations. Then we did the math - CCE is already nearly 20 years "old." We can grow to fulfill our mission in a bigger way as well. CCE was founded by the Lutheran Church as the Kairos Center in 1983 and has operated as an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation since 1990. The need for integrated, faith-sensitive psychotherapy is indeed here. Since September 11, 2001, and after a year of economic turmoil in Tulsa, the Center has experienced an increase in the demand for counseling services. In 2001, CCE devoted 2,000 client-hours to individual and family counseling, support groups and educational workshops. This year, that number is approaching 2,500. Within two years the Center seeks to double our counseling hours to 5,000. To double our services, an additional full-time pastoral counselor is needed. That's the focus of an ambitious, two-year agency development plan to fund scholarships and staff. A recent independent study commissioned by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) found that 75% of Americans would prefer a therapist who represents spiritual values and beliefs - and 81% would prefer to integrate their own values and beliefs integrated into the counseling process. With Tulsa's deep and diverse religious community, the percentages are probably even greater. The Center's affiliation with AAPC assures the highest clinical and organizational standards and enables CCE to provide a specialized professional ministry which most congregations are not staffed to offer. A widening circle of Tulsa churches recognize the need for a pastoral counseling center and partner with CCE to provide these services. Our mission is "to enable spiritual and emotional healing and growth" by providing excellent professional counseling available to all, regardless of religion, gender, race, age or economic status. We envision a community where spiritually-focused counseling and support are an integral part of the culture, with the Center for Counseling and Education as the standard-bearer. We offer subsidized fees for services based on income and family size and provide scholarships that help defray even the reduced fees. About one-third of those who receive services use the scholarship fund and one-fifth of those served paid less than the lowest stated fee for services. The difference between the Center's and private-practice fees represents an investment in the mental health needs of our society on behalf of the religious groups, private foundations, corporations and individuals who support CCE. Please join in our vision and help expand faith-sensitive pastoral counseling services in the Tulsa metropolitan area. Your contributions are fully tax deductible. Rev. Mike Barron Board Of Directors Executive Board (Meets Monthly)
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CCE's Staff represents diverse faith traditions. Seeking Additional Full-time Therapist The Center for Counseling and Education in Tulsa, Oklahoma, seeks AAPC Certified Member to provide full-time (1,100 hrs.) pastoral psychotherapy and relationship development with partner congregations in the greater Tulsa area. Fellow or Fellow plan desired. Mental health licensure by endorsement in OK is desirable. CCE partners with 30 congregations and 7 denominations, and is seeking AAPC Service Center Accreditation. Salary based on credentials; practice guarantee, plus benefits. Send resume to Clyde Glandon, DMin, LPC, Search Committee, CCE, 2761 E. Skelly Drive, Tulsa, OK 74105 or send via e-mail. Employee Assistance Networks CCE provides EAP services for:
For further information, contact: Clyde Glandon (918) 747-6800 Who are pastoral counselors? Pastoral Counselors are highly educated professionals. By studying both theology and psychotherapy, Pastoral Counselors are trained for a clinical practice that integrates both disciplines. The typical education and training of an AAPC Pastoral Counselor at the membership level of Fellow consists of a bachelor's degree from a college or university, a 3 year professional degree from a seminary, and a specialized masters or doctoral degree in the counseling field. Standards of Practice In accordance with standards set by the AAPC, each pastoral counselor recognizes his or her areas of competence and seeks consultation, supervision, and referral whenever one or more of these resources are needed. CCE counselors acknowledge their own religious faith, heritage, and values, yet are trained to be objective as well as respectful of the client's own racial, religious, ethnic, or cultural memberships and preferences. New National Survey Powerfully Affirms Desire for Pastoral Counseling! by C. Roy Woodruff, Ph.D. " an overwhelming number of Americans recognize the close link between spiritual faith, religious values, and mental health, and would prefer to seek assistance from a mental health professional who recognizes and can integrate spiritual values into the course of treatment." Over the past decade, the Gallup Poll of 1992 has perhaps been the most often quoted statistic in AAPC. It clearly identified the strategic role of pastoral counselors in meeting the mental health care needs of the American public. However, it has become dated and another survey was needed to update the '91 figures. As with the Gallup survey, AAPC and the Samaritan Institute joined to fund a new, expanded survey that was completed in November 2000, by Greenberg Quinlan Research, Inc., of Washington, D.C. The results were drawn from questions appended to a national political survey of one-thousand likely voters, with a margin of error of +/- 3.2 percent. The findings of this new survey are remarkable, and they powerfully affirm the role of qualified pastoral counselors in meeting the mental health needs of our communities. The research found that an overwhelming number of Americans recognize the close link between spiritual faith, religious values, and mental health, and would prefer to seek assistance from a mental health professional who recognizes and can integrate spiritual values into the course of treatment. · Eighty-three percent feel their spiritual faith and religious beliefs are closely tied to their state of mental and emotional health. · Seventy-five percent of respondents say it is important to see a professional counselor who integrates their values and beliefs into the counseling process. · Sixty-nine percent believe it to be important to see a professional counselor who represents spiritual values and beliefs if they had a serious problem that required counseling. · Seventy-seven percent say it would be important for an elderly parent or relative who was in need of treatment to get assistance from a mental health professional who knew and understood their spiritual beliefs and values. · Perhaps most remarkable, more people most prefer pastoral counselors and others with religious training, than prefer any other category of professional mental health caregivers. There are highly significant features to these results. For example, of the
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While there is general support for faith based mental health treatment, there are certain segments of the population, which are even more likely to value this type of counseling. Women, African Americans, devout Evangelicals, those who attend church most frequently, and those without a college degree responded most favorably to the type of treatment pastoral counselors offer. Almost all (97%) African Americans say emotional and mental health is closely tied to spirituality. Black respondents were also more likely than white respondents to fear that their values and beliefs would not be respected when asked why they would not see a mental health professional. The researchers at Greenberg Quinlan conclude: "There appears to be a favorable environment for the type of role pastoral counselors can play, especially for the growing elderly population. Voters say it is important to them that mental health counselors be able to integrate spiritual health and mental health in the course of counseling. These data also show a widely held belief that emotional well being is closely linked with spiritual faith. Finally, the results show that a fear exists on some level that mainstream counseling and therapy may not always take seriously the spiritual and emotional beliefs of clients. These findings put the AAPC in a distinct position to make the argument that their members can fill a void that currently exists in treating mental and emotional problems. AAPC can work to gain inclusion into Medicare by promoting its pastoral counselors as uniquely qualified to serve in this capacity." If you would like to learn more about the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, visit www.aapc.org. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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