forwarded by Pamela Sherman, pamsher123@nullmsn.comYou are invited to the 2016 Spiritual and Emotional Care in Disasters Summit: Power through Partnerships. This year’s summit will be held May 24-25, 2016 from 8:00am to 4:30pm at the Glen Eyrie Castle, 3820 N. 30th Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904. If you would

like to attend this summit please email Rebekah Wicker, MRCEPC Unit Coordinator at mrc@nullepcms.org. The first 35 MRC volunteers to register by May 10, 2016 will be free (paid by the MRC of El Paso County)!!!!!

Spiritual and emotional care providers and communities of faith are primary resources for post-disaster support.  This year’s summit will integrate local government planners and emotional and spiritual service providers with our military mission providers to discover capacity building models of success that can be incorporated throughout the region.

As an integral part of any community, local faith-based organizations are uniquely equipped to work with other agencies to provide healing emotional and spiritual support services to fellow citizens.  For this reason, the 2016 Summit objectives are:

·         Educate and determine how spiritual and emotional care fits into disaster recovery

·         Promote integration of spiritual and emotional care capabilities into disaster preparedness plans

·         Enhance awareness of spiritual and emotional care resources and capabilities within the region

·         Strengthen spiritual and emotional care/behavioral health networks in support of disaster victims and first responders

Attached is the Summit flyer and agenda.

 

Sincerely,

Rebekah Wicker, BS, NREMT

Unit Coordinator     rebekah@nullepcms.org

Medical Reserve Corps of El Paso County

1465 Kelly Johnson Blvd., #130

Colorado Springs, CO 80920

www.medicalreservecorps.gov/MrcUnits/UnitDetails/51

Phone (719) 591-2424 | Cell (719) 245-7811 | Fax (719) 591-5649

Thank you,
Koral O’Brien