Under a Harvard Medical School pilot program, they will work as interns before counseling on their own, referring more serious cases to medical providers.
After months of classes on counseling, Veron Blue got her chance to put what she has learned all year to work. Across from her was fellow trainee Deborah Johnson , who, as part of a lesson, assumed the role of a hypothetical client, who had come to Blue for help dealing with depression. Remembering to focus first on the encounter’s positives, Blue, pastor at San Antonio ’s Family Life International Ministries , began, addressing Johnson directly: “I am so proud of you for coming to this meeting.
Harvard Medical School’s Mental Health For All Lab has recently translated the program from Hindi to English and Spanish, and San Antonio is the first stop. “Leveraging faith leaders has been done all over the world,” said John Naslund, an instructor in Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard who is helping implement the EMPOWER program in San Antonio. “America is actually behind in this regard.
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