Feb. 12 Healing After Abortion: Virtual Clinical Training Event
A one-day virtual clinical training event: Healing After Abortion, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Diocese of Detroit and several Michigan Dioceses, will be held Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, via ZOOM from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Clergy and Religious, Social Workers / Therapists / Counselors, Parish Nurses, Pregnancy Crisis Center Staff, Pastoral Care Staff, Spiritual Directors, Youth and Young Adult Ministry staff and other interested individuals also are invited to attend this virtual clinical training event.
This training event will feature presentations addressing specific areas of healing after abortion, including trauma, shame, post-abortion stress, grief and how faith plays a role in healing. The day will also include a specific session for priests, stories from women and men who found healing through Project Rachel, and an overview of the Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat model.
Tentative Schedule:
8:30 – 9 a.m. | Welcome, Introductions, Project Rachel & Rachel’s Vineyard Ministries
9 – 10:30 a.m. | Fr. Ken Schmidt – Trauma
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Deena Cantu-LaPres – Post-Abortion Stress and Shame
11:30 – 12:30 p.m. | Sister Colleen Ann Nagle | How Faith Plays a Role in Healing
12:30 – 1 p.m. | Lunch Break
1 – 1:30 p.m. | Witness talks from a post-abortive couple and an individual
1:30 – 2 p.m. | Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat Overview & Project Rachel Referral Network
2 – 3 p.m. | Priest Panel Discussion (for Clergy only)
This is a free event for Clergy and Religious, but organizers are asking others to consider a suggested donation of $25 to help cover costs.
All attendees are to register at project-rachel-virtual-training.eventbrite.com
After completing registration on Eventbrite, you will be emailed an order confirmation containing a registration link for the ZOOM webinar.
For more information: email mwalsh@ccwestmi.org
Event is sponsored by: Archdiocese of Detroit, Dioceses of Lansing, Saginaw and Kalamazoo, and Diocese of Grand Rapids’ Catholic Charities West Michigan.
