15 Aug Messiah Trap Response
Objective: Identify pitfalls of the Messiah Trap when providing crisis or trauma spiritual care.
Mindset: Acknowledge your limits when providing crisis or trauma spiritual care
Instructions
Care providers (chaplains and counselors) like first responders are at great risk for secondary traumatization and burnout. For example, some feel an additional sense of responsibility and may push themselves beyond healthy boundaries because they feel they are doing Gods work. Some may also feel as though they have to know all the right answers when survivors bring up spiritual or religious issues and may face feelings of inadequacy if they are unable to satisfy a survivor with their response. Hearing and seeing the pain experienced by victims of crisis and trauma can also take a spiritual toll on them. He or she can question their faith, feel guilty for doing so, and in some cases the result is that they doubt their own faith.
- Write a 2 to 3 page response that explains how you will guard against falling into the Messiah trap by acknowledging your limits as a crisis/trauma helper.
- It is not necessary to apply a formatting style for this assignment except when using a source to support your writing.
