PlainViews Endorsing Agencies:

The American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC), through the work of its members strives to provide and promote theologically informed, spiritually sensitive, ethically sound, and clinically competent counseling and consultation as an extension of the ministry of faith communities; to provide professional formation and credentialing for those who seek to integrate theology and psychology into their practice; and to advocate the well being of persons and communities. The AAPC is committed to respecting the theological, psychological and faith traditions, and spiritual practices of our members and their clients, and to grounding our work in the psychological, social, ethical, and spiritual dimensions of all human endeavors. www.aapc.org

The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. (ACPE) is a multicultural, multifaith organization devoted to providing education and improving the quality of ministry and pastoral care offered by spiritual caregivers of all faiths through the clinical educational methods of Clinical Pastoral Education. http://acpe.edu/

The Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) is a multifaith association established to certify and serve its membership and to promote professional chaplaincy. The APC strives to integrate multicultural and multiethnic perspectives while maintaining the highest standards of professional competency and ethical practice. The APC values the dignity and worth of all persons; the spiritual care of individuals, communities, organizations, and systems; and faith as an essential dimension of wholeness. www.professionalchaplains.org

The Canadian Association for Pastoral Practice and Education(CAPPE), is a national multifaith organization which is committed to the professional education, certification and support of people involved in pastoral care and pastoral counselling. www.cappe.org

The Association Canadienne pour la Practique et l’Education Pastorales(ACPEP), est une organisation multiconfessionnelle nationale qui se consacre à la formation, à l'accréditation et au soutien professionels des personnes engagées dans le service pastoral et le counseling pastoral. www.cappe.org

The National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC) is a professional association for certified chaplains and clinical pastoral educators who participate in the healing mission of Jesus Christ. The NACC provides standards, certification, education, advocacy, and professional development for our members in service to the Church and society. There are over 3,300 members of the association which is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. www.nacc.org

The National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC) The NAJC mission is to enhance the kedusha (sacredness) of Jewish chaplains in order that they may provide quality pastoral, and spiritual care based on Jewish traditions and values. NAJC is a professional organization for rabbis, cantors, and other Jewish professionals functioning as Jewish and staff chaplains in hospitals, nursing homes and geriatric centers, hospice, psychiatric facilities, correctional centers, and the military, among others. In addition to offering collegial support and professional certification for Jewish chaplains, the NAJC promotes ongoing educational opportunities to Jewish chaplains with its annual conference and regional seminars. The NAJC serves as a clearinghouse for professional employment and advocates on behalf of Jewish chaplains and Jewish chaplaincy programs to other chaplaincy cognate groups, clergy associations, seminaries and the community at large. www.najc.org

Other Professional Chaplaincy Associations

Australian Health and Welfare Chaplains Association (AHWCA)
http://ahwca.org.au/

Association for Supervised Pastoral Education in Australia (ASPEA)
www.aspea.org.au

College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy, Inc. (CPSP) is a theologically based covenant community dedicated to "recovery of soul."
www.cpsp.org

European Council On Pastoral Care and Counseling (ECPCC)
www.ecpcc.info

European Network of Health Care Chaplaincy (ENHCC)
www.eurochaplains.org

International Council on Pastoral Care and Counseling (ICPCC)
www.icpcc.net

The Multi-Faith Group for Healthcare Chaplaincy (England and Wales) (MFGHC)
www.mfghc.com

National Institute of Business & Industrial Chaplains (NIBIC)
www.nibic.com/templates/system/default.asp?id=47362

New Zealand Healthcare Chaplains' Association (NZHCA)
www.nzhealthcarechaplains.org.nz

Pastoral Care in Canberra Australian Capital Territory (Pastoral Care ACT) http://www.pastoralcareact.org/default.html

Scottish Association of Chaplains in Healthcare ( SACH)
www.sach.org.uk

Society for Intercultural Pastoral Care and Counseling (SIPCC)
www.ekir.de/sipcc

Spiritual Care Australia (SCA) is a national association of practitioners in chaplaincy, pastoral and spiritual care. http://www.spiritualcareaustralia.org.au/website/home.html

Spiritual Directors International
http://www.sdiworld.org/

Other Links:

HealthCare Chaplaincy: www.healthcarechaplaincy.org
HealthCare Chaplaincy’s mission is to advance the profession of pastoral care through visionary leadership and continuing excellence in innovative research, education, and clinical practice.

The Hastings Center: http://www.thehastingscenter.org/Research/Detail.aspx?id=1212
A nonpartisan research institution dedicated to bioethics and the public interest since 1969. this link will take you to the "Professional Chaplains and health Care Quality Improvement" page, where you can download the essay set about chaplaincy.

Mental Health Ministries: http://www.mentalhealthministries.net/index.html
Started by Rev. Susan Gregg-Schroeder, Mental Health Ministries’ vision is to produce high quality resources to reduce the stigma of mental illness in our faith communities.

A website for Inspiration, Humor and Encouragement from the Executive Chaplain of Tampa International Airport. http://www.chapnotes.org/

Online Pastoral Care Journal Links:

Australian Journal of Pastoral Care and Health: www.pastoraljournal.org.au

Scottish Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy: http://www.sach.org.uk/journal.htm

Spirituality/Mind/Body Institutes

Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine
http://www.massgeneral.org/bhi/

Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health at the Duke University Medical Center
http://www.spiritualityandhealth.duke.edu/index.html

The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWISH)
http://gwish.org/

University of Florida Center for Spirituality and Health
http://www.ufspiritualityandhealth.org/default.asp

E-Mail List Serves:

One-person Department group

A group for one-person-departments: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/One_PersonDeptChaplains/

Crisis Intervention at APC

The group is for BCC's and Assoc. Chaplains in the Association of Professional Chaplains who are interested in discussion and sharing of information related to CISM, SAIR, Red Cross Disaster Spiritual Care Services, or the daily Crisis intervention found in Hospital Pastoral Care.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/CrisisInterventionatAPC/?yguid=29141479

Hospital Chaplains Forum

This group was created as a forum for hospital chaplains to dialogue about pastoral ethics and advocacy in inter-faith chaplaincy; share resources; and offer insights into the art of pastoral care, with all of its joys and challenges.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hospital_chaplains/?yguid=29141479

Pastoral Care Leadership Network

An online community for education and discussion of important trends in our field. http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/2423971/

Patoral Care List Serve

PastoralCare is a two-way email discussion list for healthcare Chaplains, for discussion of any issue relating to the practice of professional healthcare Chaplaincy.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pastoralcare/?yguid=81453524

Eurochaplains Group

The Eurochaplains Group is hosted by the European Network of Health Care Chaplaincy to encourage discussion on matters of healthcare chaplaincy, religious, spiritual, and pastoral care. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Eurochaplains/?yguid=29141479

Interdisciplinary Group

A forum for dialogue between chaplains, physicians, medical educators, Clinical Pastoral Education students and medical students who wish to discus the connections and practice of spirituality, religion, faith and medicine.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chap-phy-spirituality/?yguid=29141479

Managers of Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy Programs

There are unique responsibilities, challenges and joys in the professional life of managers of pastoral care and chaplaincy programs in hospitals and health care facilities around the world. Whether the team be comprised mostly of volunteers or professional staff, or some combination thereof (like where I work) regardless, it is important for department managers to be of support to each other. A new Linked-in group has formed to facilitate effective networking - especially for those of us who function as both an administrator and a chaplain/pastoral care practitioner among patients or clients.

My vision for this group? To be a supportive connecting place between annual conferences, to help each other address common challenges, share ideas and best practices e.g. research strategies, tips for advocacy, ways to raise visibility for pastoral care, effective fundraising strategies for program development, and the like; we could e even conduct discussion on key issues such as how to best recruit good quality pastoral carers from the community to assist the process, or how to best "release" them when someone behaves badly...the sky is the limit.

http://tinyurl.com/2vnfmoh is the place to go if you are already a member of LinkedIn. If not, but you meet the criteria, then it will be well worth your time to sign up at http://www.linkedin.com/

Cheers,
Chaplain Clair Hochstetler
Chaplaincy & Pastoral Care Manager
The Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia

State and/or Local Chaplaincy Groups

Arkansas Association of Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors
http://arkansaschaplains.googlepages.com/

Mississippi Chaplains Association
http://www.mschaplains.com

North Carolina Chaplains Association
www.ncchaplains.com

Pennsylvania Society of Chaplains Inc
www.societyofchaplains.org/home.html

Virginia Chaplains Association
www.virginiachaplains.org

Wisconsin Chaplaincy Association
www.wcachaplains.org

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