Dr. Hicks' Ministry Positions:

2005 to Present - MemberCare/Counseling/Celebrate Recovery Pastor @ Harvest Church, Ft.Worth, TX.

2001-2004:  Marriage and Family Therapist Intern at Christian Counseling Associates, Plano, TX

1973-1975  and 1977-2005 [29 years]  MemberCare Consultant for the International Mission Board, SBC in Northern Africa and the Middle East.  Assignment included Marriage and Family Counseling, Pastoral Care, Crisis/Emergency Intervention for Western personnel living and working in the Middle East and Northern Africa.

Organizations of which Dr. Hicks is a member

• AACC-American Association of Christian Counselors

• ABC-Association of Biblical Counseling (Dr. HIcks also serves on the board for the ABC)

• ICISF-International Critical Incident Stress Foundation

• AAETS-American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress

Dr. Hicks' Specialized Training with the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF)-Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Training using the Mitchell Model.

1. Critical Incident Stress Management-Basic Training (14 training hours)

2. CISM-Peer Support Crisis Intervention Training (12 training hours)

3. CISM Pastoral Crisis Intervention Training (13 training hours)

4. CISM-Basic Group Crisis Intervention Refresher Course (7 training hours)

5. Critical Incident Stress Management: Advanced Training (14 training hours)

6. Fire Ground Operations-Chaplain on the Scene Crisis Response-The Wedgwood Shooting (1.5 hr.training)

7. First Responder to Crisis/Hostage Scene Training (8 training hours)

Dr. Hicks' Areas of Specialized Training and/or Experience:

1. Critical Incident Stress Debriefer

2. CISM-Critical Incident Stress Management

3. Fluent Spoken Arabic Interpreter

4. Crisis/Emergency/Trauma Responder

5. Trauma Counseling

6. Marriage Enrichment Presenter

7. Islamic Specialist (25 years living and working in the Muslim/Islamic context of the Middle East)

Languages Spoken:

Dr Hicks speaks fluent Arabic and has served as an iterpreter in the Middle East and locally.

Education:

Doctorate of Ministry in Marriage and Family (1990) The Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA

Masters of Divinity in Pastoral Care with an additional emphasis in Biblical languages (1978), The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky

•   2 Units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Baptist Hospital East, Louisville, Kentucky through the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky

Bachelor of Arts (1973) Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY

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