Emotional Care

A person’s Emotional Well-being is essential for their overall health. Yet approximately one in five people suffer from a mental health crisis every year. According to the National Center for Emotional Wellness, the term “emotional wellness” refers to a person’s “awareness, understanding, and acceptance of their emotions, and their ability to manage them effectively through life challenges and changes.” Being emotionally well does not necessarily mean that a person is happy all the time. It means a person can manage their emotions in ways that inspire them to make choices in their best interests. This includes tending to their physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual health.

Considering that life is by nature ever-changing, it is inevitable that a person will, at least once in their lifetime, experience themselves in crisis, struggling to find balance amidst a storm. Navigating such challenges in isolation can often make them seem worse. Receiving support from a nonjudgmental, compassionate listener can greatly increase a person’s ability to cope, find solutions to their problems, and the courage to carry on. Compassionate Listening Care:

• Builds confidence and self-esteem
• Reduces stress
• Encourages new insights to emerge
• Creates a safe environment where problem-solving can occur.

A Chaplain provides a person in crisis with a safe, nonjudgmental space where they may freely express and explore their feelings, wrestle with existential questions, re-evaluate their spiritual assumptions, clarity their values and gain new insight on their way forward in life.

Different to counselors, coaches, mentors and therapists, a chaplain [also known as a “spiritual care provider”] is someone who is often ordained or endorsed by a faith group to provide spiritual and compassionate listening care in diverse settings including, but not limited to, hospitals, prisons, long-term care facilities, sports teams, palliative care, police departments, fire departments, military, hospices, workplaces, mental health, assisted living institutions and universities, religious communities, etc.

Anyone can provide compassionate listening care to anyone anywhere. However, if they want to be recognized as a competent spiritual care practitioner and receive payment for their services, they typically must have a Master’s degree in Theology, Philosophy or Psychology, complete a year of Clinical Pastoral Education practicum from an accredited chaplain training program (www.acpe.edu), and be Certified by a national Board Certifying Body such as the Association of Professional Chaplains (www.professionalchaplains.org).

Finding a skilled compassionate listener is rare in this world. Karuna Care Education is responding to this great human need by offering compassionate listening care and support to persons in crisis by skilled Karuna Care Chaplains who have undergone rigorous training under the supervision of Karuna Care’s Founder and Director, Rambhoru Brinkmann, a Certified ACPE Clinical Pastoral Educator (www.acpe.edu) and Board Certified Professional Chaplain (www.professionalchaplains.org). Certified Karuna Care Chaplains who become members of the Karuna Care Association, provide compassionate listening and spiritual care to persons in need through the Karuna Care Education website’s “Get help” button under the close supervision of Karuna Care’s Founder/Director and engage in ongoing education in the art and science of spiritual care and compassionate listening. Karuna Care Education and all of its Karuna Care Association members who provide care under the Karuna Care Education brand are insured by the American Professional Agency (www.americanprofessional.com | MentalHealth@americanprofessional.com).

In addition to Karuna Care Compassionate Listening Care Chaplains, Karuna Care Education website features several licensed Counselors and Therapists for persons needing care beyond a Karuna Care Chaplain’s scope of practice. To find these counselors, click the website “Get Help” button and explore the designated section for counselors, etc. Listed Counselors and Therapists are responsible for acquiring their own indemnity insurance and negotiating with those receiving their care remuneration for their services unless they agree to serve under the supervision of Karuna Care’s Founder/Director, Rev. Robin Brinkmann (aka: Rambhoru Brinkmann).