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Pastoral care is the ministry of care and Counseling provided by Pastor s, Chaplain s and other religious leaders to members of their group (church, congregation, etc.). This can range from home visitation, to formal counseling by pastors who are licensed to provide Pastoral Counseling .

Pastoral care can also be a term generally applied to the practice of looking after the personal and social wellbeing of children under the care of a Teacher . It can encompass a wide variety of issues including health, social and Moral Education , behaviour management and emotional support.

Pastoral caregivers must be extremely careful not to foster Codependency , Dependent Personality Disorder , and other psychological maladies common to unprofessional caregiving relationships.


ACADEMIC RESOURCES

  • Christian Bioethics, ISSN: 1744-4195 (electronic) 1380-3603 (paper), Routledge

  • Educational Gerontology, ISSN: 1521-0472 (electronic) 0360-1277 (paper)

  • Mental Health, Religion & Culture, ISSN 1469-9737 (electronic) 1367-4676 (paper), Routledge

  • Pastoral Care in Education, ISSN: 1468-0122 (electronic) 0264-3944 (paper), Blackwell Publishing



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