VICTIM  ASSISTANCE  COORDINATOR

FOR THOSE SEXUALLY ABUSED AS MINORS
BY CHURCH PERSONNEL

The first obligation of our Church with regard to victims of sexual abuse is that of healing and reconciliation.

The Bishop of the Diocese of Beaumont has appointed a qualified person to coordinate assistance for the immediate pastoral care of the victim and the victim’s family. 

The Victim Assistance Coordinator is:

Mrs. Becky Richard, M.S., L.P.C.
2780 Eastex Freeway
Beaumont, TX    77703
Ph. 409/924-4433
Fax  409/832-0145
brichard@catholiccharitiesbmt.org

(9-17-07)

Mrs. Becky Richard, M.S., L.P.C., Counselor at Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas, is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Texas.  She obtained a bachelor’s degree from Lamar University in 1975 and a master’s degree in Community Counseling Psychology in 1977.  She worked for 13 years at MHMR of Southeast Texas (now Spindeltop MHMR) as a therapist and Director.  She also worked at Fannin Pavilion (now Memorial Hermann Baptist) for one year as Director of the Child & Adolescent Unit.  She worked in private practice for 10 years.  She joined Catholic Charities as a volunteer in 2000 and was hired as a part-time counselor in 2002.  She assisted in developing Elijah’s Place, a grief support program of Catholic Charities which provides services for children who have experienced the death of a parent or sibling.   She continues to volunteer at Elijah’s Place and is a Board member of Spindletop MHMR.  She is a Eucharistic Minister and Parish Council member at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, Sour Lake, where she is a parishioner.