Laurie Whatley Email & Phone Number

Union City, Ga

• Relate on a personal level to 10-12 nursing home, hospice, or assisted living residents each week in a caring and respectful manner.• Assess and document in detail the spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical condition of residents on a regular basis, as requested by pastoral care staff members.• Encourage or comfort residents and family members in various situations of need with appropriate spiritual assistance, supporting them as God works in their lives.• Teach a weekly interactive Bible lesson to residents in physical rehabilitation/recovery, so that they may apply God’s truth to their lives.

Atlanta, Ga

• Utilize a biblically-based, Christ-centered counseling model skillfully to counsel and teach individual female clients, under consistent supervision.• Assist each client in discovering the spiritual cause of her problems and in learning to apply biblical principles successfully.• Accept and minister effectively to a variety of clients, such as those from other countries and ones who are grieving losses.• Maintain accurate, thorough, and confidential documentation, regarding each client.

Clinical Site: Gwinnett Medical Center Lawrenceville, Ga

• Provided sensitive spiritual care and support to hospital patients and family members of different backgrounds, who were in acute need or crisis.• Adapted people-centered ministry within a variety of situations, such as trauma, code blue alerts, death, end-of-life care, and medical treatment.• Performed challenging duties skillfully, while on-call once each week and during 11 overnight shifts.• Developed in key growing edges as a chaplain, including assertiveness, wise decision-making, and pastoral authority.

Clinical Sites: Christian City, Inc. And Gwinnett Medical Center

• Developed a unique ministry style appropriate to the needs of nursing home and assisted living residents and hospital patients and their families.• Discerned the spiritual needs of people in healthcare facilities, tailoring pastoral care to each situation.• Demonstrated the different roles of a chaplain through active ministry.

Orlando, Florida Area

• Developed an intermediate ability to communicate in Mandarin.• Built strong relationships with Chinese nationals and missionary colleagues.• Shared my Christian faith and the gospel in culturally appropriate ways.• Designed and implemented useful training programs, which introduced English teaching theory and methods to Chinese teachers.

Master’S Degree, Biblical Counseling

Master’S Degree, Early Childhood Education & Post-Graduate Study In Tesol (1994)

Bachelor’S Degree, Early Childhood Education