What do pastoral counselors do?
A pastoral counselor may serve in civilian endorsement settings including children’s home, clinical pastoral education, general hospital, hospice, marriage and family therapy, mental health, nursing home, police, corrections, retirement community, substance abuse, Veterans Medical Center, and workplace. A pastoral counselor may serve in military settings. Military appointments include U.S. Army, Navy, or Air Force,(active and reserve); National Guard; and Air National Guard units. A pastoral counselor may also serve on a local church staff. What are the duties of a pastoral counselor? The duties of a United Methodist pastoral counselor would be dependent on needs of the institutions and individuals they serve. Pastoral counselors’ specialized training enables them to bring together resources of scripture, belief, and the traditions of the faith community with the insights of the behavioral sciences to address the needs of individuals, families, and groups in institutional or clinical s
