Rev. Jason R. Pointer, MAR, CCISM
Director of Pastoral Care and Counseling, Terrell State Hospital
Jason Pointer is director of pastoral care and counseling, and chaplain supervisor at the largest state psychiatric hospital in Terrell, Texas. He is clinical coordinator of the only certified psychiatric CPE center in Texas. He is a certified instructor for Mental Health First Aid and Critical Incident Stress Management and was recently featured as a Ted Talk speaker on Destigmatizing Mental Illness. Jason is an ordained minister, former teaching pastor and missionary with extensive personal, family and trauma counseling experience, and has certifications in crisis response, disaster spiritual care and de-escalation techniques, and trained alongside police officers earning a Mental Health Peace Officer certificate. As a professionally trained hospital chaplain with specialization in mental health care, he has served in the emergency room, ICUs, during disasters, alongside first responders and for air medical transport, and has been recognized multiple times for his passion and exceptional patient care.
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