A Web Site about Pastoral Care

This web site is organised by The Pastoral Care Board of the ACT which functions as a peak body representing a cross-section of the pastoral care providers in the ACT.

 

The Australian Health and Welfare Chaplains Association Incorporated has the following objectives to:

  • Promote fellowship amongst its members;
  • Arrange periodic conferences;
  • Strengthen understanding among chaplains and others of the aims and functions of chaplaincy;
  • Disseminate information to members;
  • Conduct and encourage research in areas relating to chaplaincy;
  • Encourage education and maintain standards in pastoral care;
  • Maintain co-operative links with the Australian College of Chaplains; and to
  • Conduct other activities related to chaplaincy as it sees fit.

Continuing Education Program: 

The objective for the Continuing Education Program is:
To encourage and empower each other within a caring ministry, to provide best practice in clinical pastoral care and to aspire to our full potential.

 

 

PROGRAM FOR THE YEAR

Meetings normally an 2rd Thursday
at Hughes Baptist Church: Groom St., Hughes

  Increasing Pastoral Care Skills  
Feb 14 Thursday
4 - 6pm

"Pastoral Empathy"
David Oliphant

 at Hughes Baptist Church
Mar 13 Thursday
4 - 6pm
"Pastoral Supervision"
Jennifer Hume
 at Hughes Baptist Church
Apr 10 Thursday
4 - 6pm

"Methods of Pastoral Care"
K. Poulos, C. Watts, H. Lockley

 at Hughes Baptist Church
  Pastoral Care of the Vulnerable  
May 8 Thursday
4 - 6pm
"Pastoral Care and Mental Illness"
Ros Cairns
 at Hughes Baptist Church
Jun 12 Thursday
4 - 6pm
"Pastoral Care and the Aged"
Elizabeth MacKinlay
 at Hughes Baptist Church
Jul 10 Thursday
4 - 6pm

"Pastoral Care and Palliative Care"
Mary Waterford, Clinical Pastoral Care Supervisor for Canberra and Region  and Co-ordinator of Pastoral Care at the Hospice, Canberra
at Hughes Baptist Church
9.15 - 3pm
5th August
Tuesday

Labyrinth Reflection Day

Led by Liz Anne Smith
at The Gathering Place, Bancroft St.,
Dickson
Sep 11 Thursday
4 - 6pm

"Pastoral Care and the Voiceless"
Isabel Harvey,
Charge Nurse, Stroke Unit,
The Canberra Hospital.
 at Hughes Baptist Church
Oct 23 Thursday
9am - 4.00pm


Pastoral Care Week
WORKSHOP

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at Yarralumla Uniting Church
     

Thursday
6pm - 10pm
13th November

Annual General Meeting
and Dinner

Speaker will be the Rev. Cheryl Holmes, National President of the AHWCA,
who will present the topic: 
"Spiritual Care Australia: 
a way forward"

 Southern Cross Club, Woden

Continuing Education Sub-committee:
Liz Brumer, Koula Poulos, Lyn Kelly,Convenor: Elizabeth Porra,

This Program as of August 2008 is subject to change

 


Enquires to the Honorary  Secretary

Maire Cook
Ph. 02 6285 1777
Postal: Hon.Sec . ACT Chapter AHWCA Inc.
  PO Box 1930
  WODEN ACT 2606
   
email: j.mycook@bigpond.com.au