Christian Counseling Center

	In the future, CARE, Inc. desires to expand the counseling ministry to include those who suffer from Type A traumas. It is felt that this type of expanded ministry would be a Christian outreach to the Baldwin community at large.
	"Type A traumas are the absence of good things we all need to receive. These traumas produce problems in relationship, so recovery requires a loving relationship to fill the Type A void." E. James Wilder, Ph.D. - Life Model Psychological Abuse is defined as "rejecting, degrading/devaluing, terrorizing, isolating, corrupting, exploiting, denying essential stimulation, lack of emotional responsiveness or availability, unreliable and inconsistent parenting." (#1-4, 6, 7, Hart et al., 1987, #5, Garbarino et al., 1986, #8 Briere 1992) Emotional abuse is defined as "the act of omission, frequently the result of parental ignorance or indifference. As a result the child is not given positive emotional support and stimulation. Parents may give adequate physical care to the child but leave him/her alone in crib for long periods of time, seldom cuddle or talk to the child or fail to give him/her encouragement and recognition." (Briere, John N. 1992 Child Abuse Trauma Theory and Treatment of the Lasting Effects. Newbury Park, CA: Sage)
	He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes, with the princes of their people. He settles the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord. Psalm 113:7-9