If you encounter serious problems, don’t try to handle them yourself. Alcoholism, child 
abuse, drug addiction, and other problems may be present in the families of your students. Remember that you are not a therapist — you are a catechist. If you sense real problems, report what you observe to your director of religious education, to the principal, or to the pastor. They are all trained to deal with this kind of family situation.
Excerpted from The Vocation of a Catechist, part of the Called to Be a Catechist series. 2017. Published by Twenty-Third Publications. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
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