A Web Site about Pastoral Care

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

 

SPIRITUAL CARE AUSTRALIA
(Previously - 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 2010

Pastoral Care Practitioner Continuing Education in 2010
 

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

Note: most of these meetings, unless otherwise advertised, start with tea and fellowship time at 3:45 pm , with opening business commencing at 4:10 pm followed by speaker/discussion, with the aim to close by 5:30 pm.

18 February

Debriefing the 7-11 Feb Annual National Conf
and the inaugural meeting of the new multi-faith organisation
“Spiritual Care Australia”  
  in Melbourne       

  
11 March

workshop
“Negotiating With Emotional Intelligence”

 Rhian Williams
8 April

workshop
“Developing Ethical Intelligence”

 Jean Shannon
13 May

“Strengthening Our Network”
Sharing the ACT Pastoral Care Practitioner Experience

Round 1
Our Bright Highlights and Deep Challenges

  
22 July
(Later in the month than usual, to avoid the 2-19 July school holidays)

Offering Healing “Presence”
Through Music
                       

A workshop with
Alison Ware and her harps!
13-14 August
Fri eve
through Sat eve

RETREAT
“Ministering From Who You Are
Vs. What You Know”
Silence, lecture, spiritual exercises
and discussion

with Fr. Roger Sharr
9 September 

The AGM to wind-up the “old” ACT Chapter of the AHWCA

(to make way for the official launch of the ACT Branch of Spiritual Care Australia)

 
28 October 
9 am – 3 pm

International Pastoral Care Day

Theme: “Healing Presence in the Community of Care”
Venue (tentative) Hughes Baptist Church
11 November

“Strengthening Our Network”
Sharing the ACT Pastoral Care Practitioner Experience

Round 2
Our Bright Highlights and Deep Challenges

  
10 December

Friday evening Holiday Dinner Banquet

Program/speaker to be determined

Planned by the Education Subcommittee of the ACT Branch
Spiritual Care Australia:
Chaplain Clair Hochstetler (Chair) with Jean Shannon and Alec Stevenson
This Program is subject to change

 

National web site for AHWCA

http://ahwca.org.au

 

 


Enquires to the Honorary  Secretary

Gloria Dowling
(02) 6248 7334
Postal: ACT Chapter AHWCA Inc.
  PO Box 5748
  Hughes ACT 2605