The Mandate of the Council is to provide oversight and coordination as a forum for a network of organisations within the ACT, in the setting of standards and support in the provision of pastoral care.

The scope of this network may include such areas as health, aged care, education, correctional, community, or any other aspect where there is an intentional provision of pastoral care.

The Pastoral Care Board is the executive arm of the Pastoral Care Council in the ACT

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Report on actions of BOARD December 2008 go>Full text of recent Report| The Board has been meeting monthly, with consideration of a number of issues as outlined below. Funding by the ACT Government through ACT Health for an Executive Officer for the Council  (2 days per week employment) is being finalised. View : A call for expression of interest in the position As of 1 August 2008 the Pastoral Care Council in the ACT is an incorporated body. The Revd Simon Wooldridge has been appointed to the position a full time Pastoral Care Chaplain to provide PASTORAL CARE AND CHAPLAINCY SERVICES in the Alexander Maconochie Centre of the ACT Corrections Service. (as of 5/12/08) View Proposal Guidelines Correctional Chaplaincy Guidelines View Article on Proposal Correctional Chaplaincy A subcommittee is working on developing appropriate criteria for standards in pastoral care in institutions within ACT. Annual meeting of the Council was held 5.30pm on 12 November 2008 go>Full text of the recent Report|

 

Responsibilities of the COUNCIL include:

Advocacy and support for pastoral care opportunities

• The Board promotes pastoral care as an essential element of general care and seeks the extension of pastoral care services where it deems needed.
• The Board develops cooperative multi-faith strategies and a respect for the varieties of spirituality within the provision of pastoral care.

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Standards & Accreditation of Pastoral Carers

• The Board invites pastoral carers to affiliate with the Board and become registered as an "Accredited Pastoral Carer".
• A certificate of "accreditation" will be issued subject to identification of appropriate training and recommendations.

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Developing training

Clinical Pastoral Education or equivalent training has provided an Australian wide standard for pastoral carers.

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Recognition of Religious and spiritual contributions

The Board acknowledges the historical contribution in the development and provision of pastoral care by religious traditions and seeks to incorporate the pastoral care by particular religious bodies within the overall provision of pastoral care.

Ensuring a Multifaith focus

The Board seeks to evolve cooperative multi-faith strategies and a respect for the varieties of spirituality in the provision of pastoral care.

The Council has co-sponsored a training project evaluating ways of providing training using CPE for pastoral carers who have differing faith traditions, and yet are able to offer care to people of different faith traditions.
This program sought to develop a training that would enable people from different faith traditions to train and work together within a shared philosophy of pastoral care.
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Pastoral Care Council of the ACT

Chair of Board: Geoffrey Hunter
Phone:0418 223 329

email: board@pastoralcareact.org

Postal: The Secretary,
Pastoral Care Council of the ACT,
c/- Community and Health Policy Unit,
ACT Health,
GPO Box 825,
Canberra, ACT. 2601