Darryl Owens MDiv, BCC, CT

Darryl Owens received his BA degree in Industrial Relations at UNC Chapel Hill, and his Masters of Divinity at Duke University. He has served as a Clinical Chaplain at Central Prison in Raleigh, NC, and became a Women’s Services Chaplain/Grief Counselor at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC in Feb. 2001. His duties include providing pastoral care and grief counseling to patients, families, and staff served by the NC Women’s Hospital. He manages the perinatal bereavement program, serves on the hospital Bereavement Team, and co-facilitates community bereavement support groups. He is certified as a clinical chaplain through the Association for Professional Chaplains, and is one of its Past Presidents. Darryl is certified in thanatology through the Association for Death Education and Counseling He serves as a national speaker for RTS Perinatal Bereavement Services, and has authored several chapters and articles related to perinatal bereavement. Darryl and his wife are parents of 3 children, and grandparents of one.