{"id":3469,"date":"2024-08-22T10:40:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T14:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/?post_type=idfive-person&#038;p=3469"},"modified":"2025-02-09T13:04:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T18:04:19","slug":"dave-wethington","status":"publish","type":"idfive-person","link":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/dave-wethington\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Wethington"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--person\">\n\t<div class=\"person-block idf-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"person-block-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"person-block-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_person_placeholder_480.jpg\" alt=\"A gray silhouette of a person on a light gray background, typically used as a placeholder for a profile picture.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-block-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"article-h1\">Dave Wethington<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"person-block-info__title\">MA, BCC<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chaplain<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"person-block-contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"phone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:404-350-7674\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"41\" height=\"41\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#icon-ICON_Phone\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t404-350-7674\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:dave.wethington@shepherd.org\" title=\"dave.wethington@shepherd.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"41\" height=\"41\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#icon-ICON_Email\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdave.wethington@shepherd.org\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/treatment\/services-clinics\/psychology\/\" class=\"wp-element-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Psychology Team &amp; Services<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"idf-block text-content\">\n\t\t<p>Chaplain Dave Wethington has been with Shepherd Center since 2020 and is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/admissions\/patient-experience\/chaplaincy\/\">Chaplaincy Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Education<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Houston Methodist Hospital System<\/strong><br \/>\nClinical Pastoral Education Internship and Residency, 2016-2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dallas Theological Seminary<\/strong><br \/>\nMaster of Art, Christian Leadership, 2014-2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Georgia Institute of Technology<\/strong><br \/>\nBachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, 1999-2004<\/p>\n<h2>Certifications<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Association of Professional Chaplains<\/strong><br \/>\nBoard-Certified Chaplain<\/p>\n<h2>About<\/h2>\n<p>Chaplain Dave Wethington joined Shepherd Center in 2020, returning to the organization after previously being a patient here following a brain injury. 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