Disaster Emotional and Spiritual Care Academy
Next Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Event Details
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Six weeks of live, free webinars will offer pragmatic and informative sessions to help faith and community leaders address needs emerging from disasters and other crises. Webinars are scheduled for Tuesdays, March 24 through April 28, 2026, from 10:00 am - 11:30 AM Central Time (11 am - 1230 pm EST) and are appropriate for all levels of experience and expertise. |
One registration for all sessions: When you submit this registration, you are registering to receive webinar links and reminder emails for all webinars in this series. Attend as many as you are available. For details on webinars, visit the Webinar Hub at crisiscareministries.net.
Schedule at a glance, 10 AM - 11:30 AM Central or 11 am-1230pm EST
- March 24, 2026 - "Calm in Crisis"
- March 31, 2026 - "Talk Saves Lives" (suicide prevention)
- April 7, 2026 - "Responding with Care: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Disaster Response for Diverse Communities"
- April 14, 2026 - "Risk and Protective Factors"
- April 21, 2026 - "Tools for Building Resilience"
- April 28, 2026 - "Emotional and Spiritual Care in Human-Caused Disasters"
Following each webinar, participants are invited to stay for a bonus 15-minute guided reflection led by the BELOVED Compassion Network (belovedcompassionnetwork.org) to strengthen our sense of grounding and connectedness with the Sacred Source of Compassion. These contemplative practices will cultivate deeper compassion for self and others, for more compassionate and effective caregiving in disaster recovery.
Webinars will not be recorded.
This series is brought to you by collaborative organizations including: Church World Service, Crisis Care Ministries, International Orthodox Christian Charities, Lutheran Disaster Response, Oklahoma Conference of the United Methodist Church, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Prevention Division, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance - PC (USA), United Church of Christ, Week of Compassion, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), with additional support from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy
