Office of Pastoral Support and Outreach
The Office for Pastoral Support and Outreach is a program of the Archdiocese,
staffed by lay professionals, that offers pastoral support, outreach, and referrals
for professional assistance to persons who report having been sexually abused
as children by clergy, archdiocesan personnel, or volunteers. The Office will
also extend appropriate support to family members of such persons and to archdiocesan
parishes, schools, and other institutions affected by a complaint of child
abuse.
The Office for Pastoral Support and Outreach offers ‘outreach to every person
who has been the victim of sexual abuse as a minor by anyone acting in the
name of the Church, whether the abuse was recent or occurred many years in
the past. This outreach will include provision of counseling, spiritual assistance,
support groups, and other social services’ (USCCB, Charter for the Protection
of Children and Young People §1).
The Office for Pastoral Support and Outreach is staffed by licensed professionals
and qualified advocates, each of whom has expertise in addressing the needs
of persons harmed by child abuse.
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Barbara Thorp, L.I.C.S.W.
Director, Office of Pastoral Support and Outreach
Rutgers University, School
of Social Work, MSW, 1977
Over 25 Years Experience in Crisis Intervention,
Pastoral Outreach and Counseling
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Edna M. Lezotte, D.Min., L.I.C.S.W.
Staff Social Worker, Office of Pastoral Support and Outreach
Boston University’s School of Social Work, MSW, 1990; School of Theology,
D.Min., 2000
Experience with In-Patient and Out-Patient Treatment for
Survivors of Sexual Abuse.
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June Chin, L.I.C.S.W.
Staff Social Worker, Office of Pastoral Support and Outreach
Boston College,
MA in Pastoral Ministry, MSW 1997; CAES, 2002
Experience in Trauma Treatment
Related to Child Sexual Abuse and Adult Recovery from Child Sexual Abuse.
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Virginia Lucey, R.N.
Family Outreach Coordinator, Office of Pastoral Support and Outreach
Experience
Facilitating Support Groups for Parents of Victim/Survivors and Pastoral Outreach
to Families
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Robert McMackin, Ed.D
Staff Psychologist, Office of Pastoral Support and Outreach
Boston University,
Ed.D., 1982
Director, Shattuck Hospital Youth Services Program and Director,
Program Development for Life Resources, Inc.
Extensive Experience and Research
into Childhood Trauma and Treatment.
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John Cusack, Ph.D
Consulting Psychologist, Office of Pastoral Support and Outreach
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