​Cross-Cultural Services

IN OFFICE SERVICES​
  • Counseling, psychotherapy, and pharmacotherapy for cross-cultural workers and their children living locally

ONLINE SERVICES
  • Follow-up medical and therapeutic care for established clients in accordance with the possibilities and limitations of the practice of telemedicine for physicians licensed in North Carolina. 
  • Non-medical resilience-enhancing consultations with cross-cultural workers after an initial meeting to establish the need, suitability, and goals for such a service. Insurance cannot be used for non-medical consultations. If a non-medical consultee would need a diagnosis or prescription, he/she will need to consult a suitable medical provider. 
  • Telemedicine services for Alongside Counseling Center in Richland, MI
  • Consultations or telemedicine services for global workers through Barnabas International

ORGANIZATION INITIATED SERVICES
  • Consultations with organizations that are placing staff cross-culturally, regarding such issues as staff concerns, trauma, and crisis management.

Dr. Frauke Schaefer’s cross-cultural qualifications include:
  • Cross-cultural medical work in Nepal from 1990-1997
  • Experience working at Tumaini Counseling Center in Nairobi, Kenya in 2005
  • Research projects and training, mostly about trauma, resilience, and delivery of care for global workers
  • Consulting Services for Trans World Radio and other organizations that place staff cross-culturally
  • Presentations and workshops at international conferences
  • Cross-cultural studies at Fuller Theological Seminary
  • Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (Liverpool, UK)

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