Posts Tagged ‘Wilderness Chaplains’
A First Responder for the Heart and Soul: DOC Employee Launches Non-profit Organization to Train Chaplains for Wilderness
Editor’s Note: This article was first published on The Washington State Department of Corrections’ website. By Rachel Friederich OLYMPIA, Washington—As an avid mountaineer and volunteer police chaplain, Katjarina Hurt knows firsthand the mental and emotional toll frequent exposure to trauma can have on first responders. In urban settings, there is usually a chaplain, a staff…