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About Us
Board of
Directors
| Randy Jones, Chair,
Attorney |
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| Cynthia Sexton, Treasurer, Non-profit
Executive |
| Suzanne W. Luper, Secretary, Center
Director, Pastoral Counselor |
| Sally Badger, Teacher |
| Rita Blackmon, Business Owner |
| Angie Bowers, Office Manager |
| Aida Doss Havel, Attorney |
| Nolan Huizenga, Clergy |
| Elizabeth Nicholaides, Social
Worker, Board/Staff Liaison |
| Terry Poole, Retired
Physician |
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Samaritan
Fund
Often persons seek counseling at
Triangle Pastoral Counseling who are unable to pay our standard fee and have no
insurance--or limited insurance coverage for mental health benefits. Our mission
is to see all persons seeking pastoral counseling, while maintaining the
financial health of the organization.
The Samaritan Fund is our
attempt to address these needs in a coordinated fashion. In the coming fiscal
year, our Development Team hopes to solicit grants from foundations supporting religious
counseling organizations such as ours.
In the past few years, Triangle
Pastoral Counseling has subsidized nearly $120,000 in fees for persons in need.
The Samaritan Fund, as it grows, will allow us to provide more services
while insuring our health as an organization in years to come.
Accreditation
Triangle Pastoral Counseling is accredited as a service and
training center by the Samaritan Institute, a network of pastoral counseling
centers, and by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. Our counselors
are individually certified by professional associations appropriate to their own
discipline. Accreditation and certification mean that Triangle Pastoral
Counseling and its counselors have met rigorous professional standards and offer
quality counseling and care.
Affiliations
American Association of Pastoral Counselors - AAPC
The American
Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) represents and sets professional
standards for over 3,000 Pastoral Counselors and 100 pastoral counseling centers
in the United States. AAPC was founded in 1963 as an organization which
certifies Pastoral Counselors, accredits pastoral counseling centers, and
approves training programs. It is non-sectarian and respects the spiritual
commitments and religious traditions of those who seek assistance without
imposing counselor beliefs onto the client.
Persons
become members of AAPC through a process of consultation and review of academic
and clinical education which leads to competent professional ministry. For
members, AAPC offers vital continuing education opportunities; encourages
networks of members for professional support and enrichment; facilitates growth
and innovation in the ministry of pastoral counseling; and provides both
specialized in-service training and supervision in pastoral counseling.
The Samaritan Institute
The Samaritan Ministry, founded in 1972, is the international
partnership of the Samaritan Institute and affiliated Samaritan Centers. With
over 500 locations in 33 states and Japan, Samaritan Centers provide more that
400,000 hours of counseling, education, and consultation each year. A Samaritan
Center is an interfaith, health care ministry. Samaritan Counseling Centers
provide outpatient counseling for individuals, couples, families, and groups;
educational programs; and consultation for clergy, congregations and other
professionals and organizations.
Samaritan Centers are accredited by the Samaritan Institute.
To receive accreditation, a Center must meet standards in the areas of
organizational structure, personnel and procedure policies, physical facilities,
and professional accountability. Each Samaritan Center is accountable to a local
board of directors made up of community leaders who represent supporting
congregations.
The Samaritan program has been acknowledged by the American
Medical Association, the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, The
President's Commission on Mental Health, Center for Management Systems, and
major church denominations.
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