Pastoral care/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Pastoral care.

"Counseling or comfort given by ministers, priests, rabbis, etc., to those in need of help with emotional problems or stressful situations";there is an implication they have both psychotherapeutic counseling training and usually some medical context

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2023), Pastoral care (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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