Resources and Downloads
Resources for pastors, mental health professionals, and public health workers navigating COVID-19. Use these resources as you develop real-world strategies and action plans, as the page is updated frequently.
A. Trauma
Associate Professor teaching and mentoring Clinical Psychology, doctoral students at Palo Alto University
B. Systems
Peter Goldblum, MPH, PhD
Consultant to Project Trust
Stigmatized Grief: Lessons from AIDS
Vincent Fuqua, MA, PsyD
Health Program Coordinator
Office of Health Equity/Community Health Equity & Promotion (San Francisco, CA)
Donna Allen, PhD
Pastor of New Generation Church (Vallejo, CA), Chaplain of Alta Bates Medical Center (Berkeley, CA), and CPE Certified Educator of the Shaw Institute at University of Redlands
C. Death & Dying
Kathy Patton-Thompkins, MDiv
Chaplain at Kaiser Permanente, Santa Rosa
Phyllis E. Carter, MS, LCMFT, MDiv, DMin
Preacher, Teacher, Lecturer, Author
How to Recover from Sudden and Tragic Loss
Rev. Laurie Garrett-Cobbina, Ph.D.
Assoc. Professor of Pastoral Care and Education
Shaw Chair for Clinical Pastoral Education
Toxic Theology
D. Youth Issues
Toni Dunbar, MDiv, DMin, RBT
Associate Pastor of the City of Refuge (Oakland, CA), Behavioral Therapist
Maggie de Vera, LMFT
College of San Mateo and John F. Kennedy University
E. Family Issues
Rev. Darrell Armstrong MDiv, EdS – MFT, DD
Pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church (Trenton, NJ)
Chief Administrative Officer to the United Nations for the Baptist World Alliance
Violence Against Children, Presentation 1
Violence Against Children, Presentation 2
Violence Against Children, Presentation 3
F. Issues for People 18-29
Bernard Schlager, PhD
Executive Director of CLGS at the Pacific School of Religion (Berkeley, CA)
Vance Barnes
Pastor of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church (San Francisco, CA)
G. Issues for People 50+
Lisa M. Brown, PhD, ABPP
Tenured Professor, Director of Trauma Program (Palo Alto University)
Death and Dying During COVID-19
Bishop Ernest Jackson, MTS, MBA
Pastor of Grace Tabernacle Community Church
(San Francisco, CA)
H. Unintended Consequences: Homelessness, Food Security, Environmental Impact, etc.
Michael Smith, MDiv – Pastor of McGee Avenue Baptist Church Berkeley CA
Black, Green, and Traumatized: Cultivating Food Justice in the Era of COVID-19
I. Self-CARE
Self-care resouces from lists, to recommended readings, and tools.
Creative Wellness Self-Care quiz/assessment
Self-Care Bibliography
Self-Care list
Media
Questions from the Conference Discussion
Questions and responses from the conferences will be added in this section as we receive them. Continue to check back for new content.
