Karuna Care Association - Mission
General populace
KCA provides introductory-level training and education for
individuals seeking to increase their self-awareness and
interpersonal skills and to learn how to be a non-judgmental, empathic, listening presence for others as a means of relieving human suffering.
Professional Certification Track
KCA also creates foundational courses relevant to Pastoral Care
that are credible to count towards educational equivalency for those pursuing board certification with the Association of Professional Chaplains. KCA is also the endorsing body for
ISKCON members pursuing board certification with the APC.
Rambhoru Brinkmann
Director/Founder Karuna Care Association Training Supervisor M.Div; MA; BCC ACPE Certified Educator
Why Rambhoru established Karuna Care Association
For a long time, Rambhoru wrestled with how she might use her many years of study and practice to serve her spiritual teacher, His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founding spiritual master of and visionary for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). In 2017, Rambhoru strategized how she might use her education as an offering to Srila Prabhupada. Through an ongoing process of prayer, consultation with ISKCON leadership, and experimentation with distance-learning programs, Karuna Care Association gradually evolved.
Rambhoru seeks to serve the ISKCON Vaishnava community by equipping its members and associates with the training and tools they need to engage with others as a nonjudgmental, empathic listening presence while accompanying them during times of life crises and transition
Karuna Care Association sees its programs as an investment in both youth and leader development by providing cutting edge tools thatcreate cohesive, caring communities – one heart at a time.