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Pastoral Care Council
of the ACT inc. |
| Chair of Board |
Geoffrey Hunter
0418 223 329
board@pastoralcareact.org |
| Admin |
Kevin Teo
(02) 6272 6205
kteo@csu.edu.au |
| Postal |
Pastoral Care Council
of the ACT
c/o Centre for Ageing and Pastoral Studies
15 Blackall St.
Barton ACT 2600 |
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STANDARDS Section I
Role with clients & families |
1. ASSESSMENT |
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STANDARDS Section II
Care among staff
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Apply following to those with significant leadership and management responsibilities |
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STANDARD 1:
ASSESSMENT
The pastoral care practitioner gathers and evaluates relevant data pertinent to the client’s situation and/or physical-emotional-spiritual/religious health. |
INTERPRETATION
Assessment is a fundamental process of pastoral care practitioner practice. Provision of effective care requires that pastoral care practitioners assess and reassess client needs and resources. A pastoral care practitioner assessment involves relevant physical, psycho-social, and spiritual/religious factors, including the needs, hopes, and resources of the individual client and/or family.
A comprehensive pastoral care practitioner assessment process includes:
- In-depth open listening and observation
- Gathering and evaluating information about the spiritual/religious, emotional and social needs, hopes, and resources of the client or the situation
- Prioritizing care for those whose needs appear to outweigh their personal resources
MEASUREMENT CRITERIA
- Gathers data in an intentional, systematic, and ongoing process in relation to the client.
- An assessment may be brief and initial or on-going and in depth.
- Involves the client, family, other care providers, and the client’s local spiritual/religious community, as appropriate, in the assessment.
- Synthesizes and evaluates available data, information, and knowledge relevant to the situation to identify patterns, variances, and resources.
- Documents relevant information in a retrievable format accessible to the care team.
EXAMPLE:
Basic: Understands these assessment issues in relation to client-initiated engagement.
Advanced: Demonstrates familiarity with one accepted model for spiritual/religious assessment and makes use of that model in his/her pastoral care practitioner practice as appropriate.
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