U.S. Veterans Administration Chaplain Service will hold free Community Clergy Training on Nov. 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tulsa Wesleyan Church at 701 S. Mingo Road.

Training topics will include:

• Identifying potential conflicts between civilian and military cultures.
• Identifying actions community clergy can take to assist military personnel and their families with a healthy adjustment to a civilian culture.
• Types of common military events that can cause adjustment problems for military personnel and the psychiatric and psychological responses that often follow from them.
• Identifying the relationship between spirituality and “meaning making.”
• The importance of personal narratives and past, present and future stories.
• Identifying pastoral responses and resources for clergy and their congregations.

Clergy are an important point of contact for veterans, a spokesman said. However, sometimes clergy members aren’t aware of the veterans in their congregation or how they might help a veteran and their family following deployment. Clergy may recognize Veterans who are struggling in their return to civilian life, but not know how to support them. To register, contact V.A. Chaplain Nancy McCoy at 918-577-3760.