Denver Seminary

4 ENGAGING IN SOLUTIONS TO MEET TODAY'S CHALLENGES A SERVANT'S HEART: THE CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM In 2018-19, Denver Seminary had approximately 75 students in our chaplaincy program. Of these students, many worked toward military chaplaincy and others planned to work with first responders, including firefighters and police officers. Still others prepared to minister to seniors, many of whom are distanced from their families and face aging alone. In addition, many were preparing to work in hospitals, with nonprofits, and myriad other places. For many, there is no better place than Denver Seminary to work toward chaplaincy. We are home to the only Clinical Pastoral Education Center at a conservative seminary and are the longest-standing seminary chaplaincy program in the US. Our program is accredited by the Association of Pastoral Education, the only agency recognized by the US Department of Education to accredit programs of Clinical Pastoral Education in the United States. A FOCUS ON TODAY'S CHILDREN AND YOUTH: THE SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM People are overwhelmed by the mental health crises facing schools today. Suicide, bullying, depression, and fear of school violence are constant concerns among our children, teens, and their families. School administrators and counselors are on the front lines seeking to address challenges students face, but often do not have the tools they need to do this work well. During 2018-19, Denver Seminary finalized plans to launch a fully accredited MA in counseling with a concentration in school counseling. As the only seminary in the nation offering such a program, Denver Seminary is uniquely poised to be a leader in school counseling studies within a theological framework. Denver Seminary is implementing solutions to challenges our nation faces today. Just two of the ways our students and alumni are working to engage those who often find themselves feeling alone, confused, or challenged are through our school counseling and chaplaincy programs. ENGAGING IN SOLUTIONS TO MEET TODAY'S CHALLENGES Our students are being trained to meet with real people on the real front lines where crisis and pain happen. For a lot of people who don't have a faith, the chaplain is the inroad to their faith. —Jan McCormack, director of chaplaincy and pastoral counseling programs School counseling is holistically focused, theologically integrated, and designed around the highest standards of the field to equip our students to walk out prepared for what the 21st century school counselor has to face. —Adam Wilson, assistant professor, counseling 2

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