e Reverend
Doctor Howard W. Whitaker is a priest of the Episcopal Church and Director
of Clinical Pastoral Services, Chattanooga,
Tennessee.
The Reverend
Doctor Howard W. Whitaker is a priest of the Episcopal Church and Director
of Clinical Pastoral Services, Chattanooga,
Tennessee.
Fr. Whitaker is a graduate of Columbia Military Academy and The American University. He received his MASTER OF DIVINITY from Episcopal Theological Seminary in Kentucky and his DOCTOR OF MINISTRY from Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC.
Dr. Whitaker is a BOARD CERTIFIED CHAPLAIN of the Association of Mental Health Clergy and the Association of Professional Chaplains. He received his initial clinical training at Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati and Lakeshore Mental Health Institute, Knoxville. He took his advanced and supervisory residencies at The Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, Baltimore.
Dr. Whitaker is the author of A PASTORAL COMMENTARY ON DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS and numerous articles, letters and reviews in professional publications. He is known as a clinician and researcher in religious issues and psychiatric illness, particularly related to trauma-based personality disorders. He has lectured across the United States on such topics as suicide; sacred creativity and manic depressive illness; mysticism and trauma; self-injurious behavior; and the intricacies of pastoral relationship with persons struggling with personality disorders.
Dr. Whitaker also has deep experience in disaster and crisis services. He is CISM trained for school crisis response and deploys with the American Red Cross/National Transportation Safety Board Air Incident Response Team.
Fr. Whitaker is Licensed to Officiate in the Episcopal Dioceses of Easton, Lexington, East Tennessee, Alabama and Atlanta. Inquiries about service supply, critical incident management, interim consultation, workshop or retreat scheduling may be addressed to Clinical Pastoral Services or emailed to X747442311@cs.com
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