TK Lang
Since 2002 I have lived in Larvik, a small coastal town in south-eastern Norway. I am married and we have five children and six grandchildren. Besides spending time with my family and friends, I am an eager reader of fiction and non-fiction alike, with keen interest in philosophy and political history. I like to write, but my clinical work both as a supervisor of different professional groups and as a therapist, seems continually to consume most of my time. Though I love to be in the mountains, I am at our cabin there far too seldom.
Education
1990
Columbia Theological Seminary, Atlanta, USA
Dr. Theol.
1981-83
Atlanta Theological Association, Atlanta, USA
Completing the Doctor of Sacred Theology in Pastoral Counseling program.
1981-83
Georgia Association for Pastoral Care, Atlanta, USA
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE): one Basic, four Advanced and two Supervisory units.
1980-81
Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, USA
Scholarship-holder in a Master of Theology program.
1979-80
Menighetsfakultetet,
Oslo, Norway
Practicum, a one-year Practical Theological Seminar.
1979
Menighetsfakultetet,
Oslo, Norway
Cand.Theol.
Academic posistions
2020 - 2023
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2016 - 2020
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2012 - 2016
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Professional
practice
1992-present
Norway
Family Therapist, Supervisor and Lecturer in private practice.
1989-92
Rosenlund Center for Phsycotherapy & Family Treatment,
Fredrikstad, Norway
Family Therapist.
1987-2005
Nordic Journal of Palliative Medicine
On the editorial board as one of the issue-editors of Omsorg: Nordisk tidsskrift for palliativ medisin (Nordic Journal of Palliative Medicine).
1987-2003
Nordic Association for Palliative Care
On the board of Nordisk forening for palliativ vård (Nordic Association for Palliative Care).
1987-89
Church’s Family Counseling Office, Sarpsborg, Norway
Family Therapist.
1985-87
Sarpsborg, Norway
Chaplain at Sarpsborg Hospital & Kurland Geriatric Care Facility and Family Therapist at the Church’s Family Counseling Office, Sarpsborg.
1985-present
The Norwegian Church
Sole Responsible for the supervision of ministers and personnel of the Norwegian Church in Borg diocese & supervising the supervisors of the 24 groups this work amounted to in 2020.
1983-85
Sarpsborg Hospital and Moss Hospital
The first hired professional Chaplain at Sarpsborg Hospital and Moss Hospital plus two of the cities’ Geriatric Care facilities.
1981-83
Professional
practice
1992-present
Norway
Family Therapist, Supervisor and Lecturer in private practice.
1989-92
Rosenlund Center for Phsycotherapy & Family Treatment,
Fredrikstad, Norway
Family Therapist.
1987-2005
Nordic Journal of Palliative Medicine
On the editorial board as one of the issue-editors of Omsorg: Nordisk tidsskrift for palliativ medisin (Nordic Journal of Palliative Medicine).
1987-2003
Nordic Association for Palliative Care
On the board of Nordisk forening for palliativ vård (Nordic Association for Palliativ Care).
1987-89
Church's Family Counseling Office,
Sarpsborg, Norway
Family Therapist.
1985-87
Sarpsborg, Norway
Chaplain at Sarpsborg Hospital & Kurland Geriatric Care Facility and Family Therapist at the Church's Family Counseling Office, Sarpsborg.
1985-2023
The Norwegian Church
Sole Responsible for the supervision of ministers and personnel of the Norwegian Church in Borg diocese & supervising the supervisors of the 24 groups this work amounted to in 2020.
1983-85
Sarpsborg Hospital and Moss Hospital
The first hired professional Chaplain at Sarpsborg Hospital and Moss Hospital plus two of the cities' Geriatic Care facilities.
1981-83
The Wesley Woods Hospice Unit, Atlanta, USA
Chaplain & Family Counselor. The last year member of the unit's adminstrative board.
1980
Norway
Ordained minister, functioning a few months as substitute parish minister before leaving for scholarship studies in USA.
Academic positions
2016-19
Universitetet i Oslo, Norway
Affiliated Associate Professor in Theology.
2009-12
Universitetet i Oslo, Norway
Contracted in as the professional responsible for the first master’s degree program in Supervision at the Faculty of Theology.