RESTORATION & PERSONAL GROWTH PROGRAM
A CARE MODEL DEVELOPED FOR MINISTRY LEADERS BY MINISTRY LEADERS.
Designed specifically for missionaries and pastors, the Restoration & Personal Growth Program provides a safe place to process challenges such as ministry burnout, marital distress, cross-cultural adjustment, career concerns, grief and loss, and family transitions.
Through Christ-centered counseling and care, we help leaders renew their perspective on life and ministry.
Our team has witnessed over 70% of those in the RPG program return to ministry. Over the years this has amounted to over 6,000 pastors, missionaries, and their families.
Participants engage in approximately 10 clinical sessions and 2 pastoral session per week. The pastoral care component of the RPG Program provides guidance for a healthy spiritual life, boundaries, spiritual warfare, and interpersonal relationships.
All program participants stay on our campus for a minimum of four weeks in their own fully furnished and equipped apartment. Our campus also has a basketball court, playground, pool, and library. While in our program, participants are encouraged to use their free time to engage in their hobbies, explore the beautiful local parks and nearby National Parks, and to supplement their counseling with recommended books, videos, and other resources.
Program Highlights
Comprehensive Psychological Assessment
A unique treatment program is created for each applicant.
Clinical Counseling
Pastoral Counseling and/or Counseling services for individuals, married couples, and family counseling are available as needed.
Processing Groups
Separate Men's and Women's groups. This is an opportunity to interact with participants for commonality, support and healing that comes from engagement with others.
Community Groups
While talk therapy is extremely valuable, having opportunities for movement, exercise, and activity are vital parts of the healing process. Link Care has partnered with two local organizations that offer such opportunities.
Weekly Kids Groups
The River Adventure Club for Kids (TRACK) is a program for children ages 5-12. TRACK provides children the opportunity to engage in fun activities designed to meet the needs of Third Culture Kids and children of full-time ministers. For younger children, we will provide a list local childcare options. All resources are outside of Link Care and parents are responsible to secure childcare.
Supportive Fellowship
A chance to be with other missionaries and pastors on campus.
If you or someone you know is interested in the RPG program, please contact Lisa Basile, ext 145. We've done our best to answer some of the most commonly asked questions in our FAQ below or download our informational pdf.
FAQ
Helping people grow in emotional health, personal integrity, and spiritual wholeness.
Can I use my health insurance?
Yes. However, it is important to note that most of our therapists are out of network providers. We are not able to provide in-network therapists for individuals in the Restoration and Personal Growth program. Also, it is important to understand that your insurance only covers clinical sessions and in some cases testing. Most of our services and fees are not covered under your health plan.
How much does the program cost?
- For a couple, the first month's estimated costs would be close to $12,500.
- For a family, the first month's costs would increase beyond the couple's cost to the extent that the children are receiving counseling.
- For a single woman, the first month's estimated costs would be close to $10,000 ($9,600 for a single man, since fewer group sessions).
- Added to this would be the cost of groceries; subtracted from this would be any reimbursement you have from insurance.
- For months 2 and following, the cost would be significantly less as some of the up-front costs are one-time fees and not repeated. Prior to your coming we will send a specific breakdown of costs, so that you would know the detailed amount.
Do you provide on-site childcare?
No. We do not provide on-site childcare. If you are in need of childcare during your time at Link Care, we discuss how to meet this need during the application process.
What does at typical day look like in the program?
There really isn’t a typical day in the program, since there is not a set format that include seminars. We seek to schedule your sessions with various counselors throughout the week, but you may find that you have 2-3 sessions in one day and none on another day. You are given your first week’s schedule upon arrival.
Can I bring my pet?
No. Link Care does not allow pets.
Are the therapists for individual, couple, family, and children different? If each of the counselors are different, we wonder how trust would be built.
Trust is built with each person/couple/family unit and their therapist. In fact, with having separate therapists for each person and couple/family unit, trust is built easier. For example, if one of the child's therapist is also the family therapist, the members of the family who are not that child may feel at some point that the therapist is favoring their client (even if the therapist is not doing so - it could feel that way) and impede full trust in the therapist's ability to remain impartial. The same goes for each member having their own therapist - it helps clients feel that there is not crossover and thus more secure privacy for the information they share with their therapist.
Does Link Care avoid mission/country of service crossover?
We work to make sure missionaries/global workers from the same agency/country are not at Link Care at the same time.
Do I need to be in ministry to go through the RPG program?
Yes. The RPG Program specifically ministers to pastors and missionaries who have encountered difficulties while in ministry.
I am a Pastor, but am not interested in the RPG Program at this time. Do you offer counseling for pastors separate from this program?
Yes. Link Care is fortunate to have a team of highly qualified counselors dedicated to serving missionaries, pastors, and laypeople - whether currently in ministry or who have stepped out.