Pastoral Institute Inc

Programs: Outpatient mental health treatment. There were approximately 2,696 intakes of new patients. There were 10,630 outpatient sessions provided. There were approximately 2,066 individuals in the community that participated in health fairs that provided mental health information and resources in addition to being screened for depression. In addition, 207 participants attended the divorcing parents program that is required by the state for couples who are divorcing and have children. Children's department. There were 4,223 outpatient services provided to children and adolescents. In addition, 120 social skills groups for children/teens with aspergers/autism, social anxiety and/or adhd were offered with a total of 128 that attended and completed the groups. This program continues to grow and currently has a waiting list for families seeking child assessments. In addition, professionals in this program have facilitated educational events to promote healthy lifestyles and assisting families on how to take care of yourself when raising children with special needs. Training of mental health professionals and pastoral counselors. Pastoral counselor training program provided 5,476 hours of counseling; residents and interns provided 980 hours of individual, couples and family counseling for those with limited resources, and 1,272 hours of counseling and group psycho-education for homeless women in columbus. Training faculty offered graduate courses to trainees in the areas of pastoral counseling, faculty interdisciplinary cases conference, group video supervision, spiritual roots and theological integration groups for residents and interns and pastoral institute counseling staff. The training program is actively providing training in the areas of pastoral care and post traumatic stress disorder on the state and national level. Clergy resource center program assists members of the clergy and congregations through counseling, consultation and education. 15 clergy took part in our clergy-in-crisis program and our congregational assistance program consisted of 37 participating churches in 2016. The program conducted a total of 2 pastor psychological assessments, 66 clergy consultations, 24 clergy support group hours, 87 hours of clergy mentoring and phone consultations. Business resource center and the center for servnat leadership merged to foster the develoment of a community that cares and cooperates, and emphasizes service to others, a balanced approach to work and the sharing of responsibility and recognition. The center provides employee assistance programs (eap) to over 155 local organizations. Trauma services provided critical incident debriefing for 171 individuals resulting from 9 occurrences. Training and development workshops were attended by numerous employees in regional companies. A total of 3,013 employees attended health fairs conducted at local organizations. The center works closely with columbus state university to educate and train students in servant leadership. Approximately 93 students participated in 10,390 hours of community education and volunteer services in 2016. Right from the start (rfts) marriage and family initiative goals are to lower divorce rates, lower unwed pregnancy rates, and to increase father involvement in the lives of children in muscogee county. Approximately 2,467 indviduals participated in the 2016 fatherhood program educational classes and muscogee county high schools wait training (why am i tempted). We had 982 individuals particpate in relationship skills classes or one of our specialized events, continuing the trend of impacting more people each year. Rfts continues to provide public education and awareness with newsletters, billboards, public service announcements, and guest speaking. 110 couples attended the annual amazing marriage chase in uptown columbus. The april luncheon included a date night for couples featuring our guest speaker shaunti feldhahn.