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HOW TO HELP DEVELOP
A TRAUMA-INFORMED
CONGREGATION
Heather Davediuk Gingrich, PhD
Professor of Counseling
Denver Seminary
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MAKES YOU THINK
16 FALL 2019
#METOO. SINCE OCTOBER 2017, THIS MOVEMENT HAS ALLOWED
AN INCREASING NUMBER OF SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL
ASSAULT
TO BREAK THE SILENCE THAT HAS BOUND THEM WITH SHAME,
FINALLY BROADCASTING THE SECRETS THAT PROTECTED
THEIR PERPETRATORS.
IN MY 35-PLUS YEARS AS A CHRISTIAN COUNSELOR, I HAVE
SPECIALIZED IN WORKING WITH ADULTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED
SEXUAL ABUSE AND OTHER FORMS OF RELATIONAL TRAUMA.
A previous version of this article was published in October (2018) in CT-Pastors Magazine. Used with permission.
Click to read the rest of this article at CTPastors.com.
