title: Clergy consultation as a community mental health program.
abstract: The authors describe the planning, development, implementation, and results of a consultation program to the clergy as part of an agency's community mental health service. The paper focuses on the four main program goals of (1) revitalizing a local association for the clergy, (2) developing the clergy's pastoral skills, (3) increasing community supports for mental health, and (4) developing a counseling service sponsored by the local clergy for community residents.
mesh_terms: D002977:Clergy; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003376:Counseling; D010327:Pastoral Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation