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In the News (Wed 3 Dec 08)

  
  Pastoral Care at Bergen County Health Department
Pastoral Care services are arranged by contract with various religious denominations.
Through the auspices of Pastoral Care, $863 raised by local churches and civic groups was donated to the hospital foundation for use by the Hair Care Program, which provides free haircuts and permanents to patients unable to afford this much-needed service.
Various pastors from the community and their congregants and choirs were invited to worship with residents.
www.bergenhealth.org /mental/pastoral/index.html   (926 words)

  
 Pastoral care - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pastoral care is the ministry of care and counseling provided by pastors, chaplains and other religious leaders to members of their group (church, congregation, etc).
The appropriate priority level of pastoral care in a religious leader's overall set of responsibilities, particularly one not duly licensed as a mental health professional, is a matter of some dispute.
Pastoral care can also be a term generally applied to the practice of looking after the personal and social wellbeing of children under the care of a teacher.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pastoral_care   (186 words)

  
 FAQs
Pastoral counseling is very much like the counseling that you would receive from any other counseling professional (psychotherapist, licensed social worker, psychologist), except that pastoral counselors also have been trained in issues of spirituality and faith.
A pastor should refer a congregant to a pastoral counselor when the congregant desires an integrated religious and psychological approach to treatment, and the pastor is unable to provide the most effective therapy needed by the individual.
Pastoral counselors are found in every major Protestant denomination, as well as the Roman Catholic Church and Jewish faith, and they do work with people of faiths different from their own.
www1.wfubmc.edu /pastoral_care/CareNet/FAQA.htm   (691 words)

  
 Pastoral Care Program
Providing pastoral care to our faith community is a high priority for us at Trinity, and one in which a great deal of time and effort is invested.
Pastoral care, as provided by our Parish Nurse, primarily takes the form of holy listening; that is, being truly present with the individual and family, and acting as a loving sounding board -- in other words, really listening when the other person needs to talk.
Instead, the care provided by the parish nurse is focused on six major functions: integration of faith and health, health education, personal health counseling, health advocacy, health resource/referral agent, leader of support groups and coordinator of lay pastoral volunteers.
www.kersur.net /~trinity/pastoralcare.html   (373 words)

  
 USCCB - (FLWY) - The Ministry of Pastoral Care
The ministry of pastoral care is a compassionate presence in imitation of Jesus' care of people, especially those who were hurting and in need.
Pastoral care is most fundamentally a relationship—a ministry of compassionate presence.
Pastoral care enables healing and growth to take place within individuals and their relationships.
www.usccb.org /laity/youth/renewingpart3pastoral.shtml   (450 words)

  
 Pastoral Care
Pastoral Care integrates the religious, academic and social spheres of the College and as such it underpins everything we do as a College community.
It is the responsibility of all staff members to be active in the provision of pastoral care to students and their families in the spirit of the College vision which states that as a community St. Clare’s ‘affirms, nurtures and empowers all members’ and is ‘committed to love, peace, joy and hope’.
The Pastoral Care teacher is the person the student has initial communication with in relation to matters such as attendance, uniform, personal issues and general advice.
www.stclaresc.act.edu.au /html/pastoral_care.html   (296 words)

  
 Pastoral Care   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Pastoral counseling is the utilization of a variety of healing (therapeutic) methods to help people handle their personal problems, life destiny, and their relationship with God.
An exploration of pastoral and educational care to people of all ages, drawing upon psychological, sociological, and moral disciplines to examine cognitive, emotional, social and moral development.
Situations and problems which require pastoral counseling skills are focused on: spouse abuse, sexual abuse, rites of passage, premarital and marital counseling, alcoholism, the sick, and topics of interest to students.
www.lextheo.edu /pastoralcare.html   (892 words)

  
 Pastoral Care
A chaplain, as pastoral care giver, crosses institutional, economic, cultural and ecclesiastical boundaries to present the God who demonstrates a desire for healing and wholeness in life.
Among other things, pastoral care demonstrates a dedication to human dignity, appreciation for individual differences, a balance of acceptance and accountability, a dedication to justice and mercy, and an incarnation of love and hope.
The Pastoral Care Department is there to assist persons in crisis to use their spirituality to buttress their hope so as to "soar on wings as eagles, to run and not grow weary, to walk and not be faint." (Isaiah 40:31)
www.msha.com /body02.cfm?id=342   (265 words)

  
 Pastoral Care 9re   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Pastoral Care will tell you, and let you send them a letter, or give you all their phone numbers, or any other information you desire.
Pastoral Care comes with a free multi user license, install on as many computers as you like only within the church that has bought a legal edition of Pastoral Care 9re.
Pastoral Care 9re makes life allot easier in this area by providing tools for filtering out privacy requested individuals and families, as well as individual settings on fields such as phone numbers, fax numbers and emails just to name a few.
www.pastoralcare.com.au /Product_9re.htm   (1514 words)

  
 FAQs
Pastoral care came from a tradition that reflected this broad-based professional care at times of healing and opportunities of reconciling.
Pastoral care is specific in its history, ecclesiastical or congregational authorization, training, skill sets, licensure, and patient focus.
The pastoral care person, the chaplain, represents the religious tradition before he or she ever says a word or offers a gesture of support.
www.pastoralcareweek.org /html/faqs.html   (1888 words)

  
 Pastoral Care at C3
Pastoral Care at C3 The purpose of pastoral or congregational care is to attend to all people and the diverse situations, needs and joys within and beyond this church community.
Pastoral Care is bringing a word of affirmation and celebration at times of delight and words and presence of encouragement in times of difficulty.
The pastoral care staff is available to you on any occasion when the voice or presence of another could offer comfort, meaning or hope.
www.christ-community.net /pastoral_care.htm   (497 words)

  
 MCCG - Pastoral Care
The Chaplains in the Pastoral Care Department are available to provide and coordinate pastoral care services for patients and their families throughout The Medical Center of Central Georgia.
Caring for the spiritual needs of patients is an integral part of total patient care.
The Pastoral Care team includes two full-time chaplains and one part-time pediatric chaplain, who are also available by appointment to provide consultation and supportive counseling for staff during office hours.
www.mccg.org /pvg/pastoralcare.asp   (752 words)

  
 Children's Medical Center Dallas | Patients and Families | Pastoral care
Chaplains in the pastoral care department listen to these questions daily, and offer spiritual guidance, emotional support, hope and compassion.
The pastoral care department, which began in 1983 with guidance and encouragement from religious members of the Dallas faith community, is designed to offer ecumenical spiritual support for children and families in crisis.
The unit chaplain may be contacted by calling the pastoral care department at 214-456-2822 or by asking the operator to page the chaplain.
www.childrens.com /Patients_Families/pa421a1.cfm?nav=37   (183 words)

  
 Pastoral Care at UNM Health Sciences Center
It is the mission and goal of the Department of Pastoral Care to participate in the UNM Health Sciences Center's effort to care for the whole person recognizing the inter-relatedness of body, mind and spirit in either sickness or health.
Assuring the provision of quality pastoral care to meet the emotional and spiritual needs of patients, families and staff utilizing the resources of the staff chaplains, chaplain interns and the community clergy as appropriate.
The Pastoral Care Department of UNM Hospital provides inter-faith pastoral care to patients and families of all faiths.
hospitals.unm.edu /pastoralcare/index.shtml   (540 words)

  
 Pastoral Care
The Pastoral Care Specialist Program is a certificate program designed for pastors and lay pastoral caregivers who are responsible to meet the pastoral care needs of congregations.
The program seeks to strengthen the personal pastoral identity and spirituality of caregivers and to enable them to provide pastoral care in a way that integrates the spiritual dimension and resources of one’s faith tradition with current theoretical understandings and practical skills.
The program also provides the training needed for admission to the American Association of Pastoral Counselors as a Pastoral Care Specialist which is a general membership category for people who have received special training in the area of brief, supportive pastoral care.
www.samaritancounselingmichigan.com /programpastoralcare.htm   (320 words)

  
 Pastoral Care Resources
A pastoral presence at the birth of a child is a crucial element of pastoral care.
Pastoral care is especially important in unplanned pregnancies, particularly where young unmarried parents are involved.
The APC is an interfaith professional pastoral care association of providers of pastoral care endorsed by faith groups to serve persons in physical, spiritual, or mental need in diverse settings throughout the world.
pastors.mennolink.org /pcare.html   (1173 words)

  
 2002 Conference Review
Although, as in all care giving situations, imminent harm to one’s self or another or abuse of a child were the exceptions to this rule.
Having a professional person on staff to act as pastor to the pastors of the presbytery is probably the best model for facilitating the trust of those church leaders who are in need.
On the down side, the EP model of care often finds itself reacting to a crisis rather than having the freedom to proactively care for pastors who are not currently in the midst of turmoil.
www.pastoralcarenetwork.org /2002_review.htm   (976 words)

  
 Pastoral Care
The Pastoral Care staff extends personal ministry by regularly visiting those members who are confined to home or in facilities such as nursing homes and assisted living.
When members are diagnosed with a terminal illness and are placed in Hospice care, Bellevue works with Hospice personnel to provide prayerful, compassionate, and supportive ministry to both the terminally ill member and their family through the Pastoral Care office.
When we are made aware of a loss, one of the Pastoral Care staff immediately attempts to contact a family member to express our condolences in the loss, to pray for the family, and to offer any assistance that the family may request.
www.bellevue.org /templates/cusbellevue1103/details.asp?id=1360&PID=5161   (827 words)

  
 Pastoral Care
The Department of Pastoral Care at The Johns Hopkins Hospital continues to carry on a tradition of spiritual care that began with the Visiting Clergy Service.
The hallmarks of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Johns Hopkins include the integration of theology and the behavioral sciences, the ability to correctly assess and provide appropriate spiritual care in an interfaith and pluralistic context and personal reflection on one’s gifts and opportunities for improvement in ministry.
Our goal in the CPE program is to help all persons interested in spiritual/pastoral care to become more effective ministers to the sick or injured, as well as their families, with a solid and flexible faith, a thorough understanding of interpersonal relationships and a deep sense of oneself.
www.hopkinsmedicine.org /patients/JHH/pastoral.html   (1087 words)

  
 The Journal of Pastoral Care 43
Pastoral care of the sick, in and out of the hospital, must always be defined in terms of the authority of the Call.
The caring pastor counteracts such evils in at least two ways: first, by recognizing that such evil exists and is a theological issue.
Pastors need to develop their own charting or note systems, rather than arrogantly acting as if their memories were sufficient.
faculty.plts.edu /gpence/PS1012/html/moyer_pastoral_care_hospital.htm   (4876 words)

  
 Pastoral Care
Within 5 years to increase to 50% the number of parishioners who are engaged in caring for and caring about each other through volunteer activities in support of the church’s efforts.
Within 5 years to increase to 50% the number of parishioners who are engaged in caring for and caring about the wider community.
Highlight pastoral care activities on the parish website and provide means of signing up for specific pastoral care activities.
www.stpauls-kst.com /lrp-pastoralcare.htm   (1165 words)

  
 Pastoral Care   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Pastoral Care offers people support, encouragement and care by visiting, listening, praying with them, and reading scripture together.
If you are interested in pastoral care, please read on to find out how you could take part.
The follow up course to this, if you wish to remain in Pastoral Care, is a weekend course, all day Friday and all day Saturday "Egan Short Term counselling skills" course.
www.btinternet.com /~uchm.org/Pastoral_Care.html   (518 words)

  
 Office of Pastoral Care
Serve as the diocesan pastoral care liaison to the Pastoral Care Departments in the hospitals and healthcare facilities in the four counties of the Diocese of Trenton.
Foster collaboration between the hospital/healthcare facility Pastoral Care Coordinators and the local Catholic parishes for the proper sacramental care of the Catholic patients and residents.
Provide assistance to parishes that are seeking to strengthen their pastoral responses and outreach to those within their parish communities who are sick, residing in healthcare facilities or are homebound.
www.dioceseoftrenton.org /justice/pastoralcare.asp   (302 words)

  
 LCHC Clinical Pastoral Care Services
Our Primary Care Psychology Consultation services provide brief, immediate support to LCHC physicians and their patients in areas such as mental health concerns, coping with chronic illness and life problems, and behavior change assistance in a variety of areas like weight loss, medication compliance, and lifestyle change.
Our pastoral care services provide social and emotional support for LCHC patients who are facing life crises, social isolation, joblessness, family conflict, housing issues and other life challenges.
Pastoral Care Workers are available to LCHC patients who simply ask their doctor for pastoral care support.
www.lawndale.org /services_pastor.html   (311 words)

  
 Pastoral Care
Pastoral Care is a special service designed around the emotional and spiritual needs of patients and families.
Pastoral care functions with the understanding that each life is precious and sacred.
Whatever our patient’s health status may be, our pastoral care staff is available to provide support, with respect to each person’s faith and beliefs.
www.monroeclinic.org /SpiritualServices/pastoral.htm   (406 words)

  
 St. Bartholomew's Church : : Pastoral Care
Pastoral care at St. Bart's can best be experienced by becoming involved in a long-term, committed way to one of the many small groups listed throughout the pages of this directory.
In addition to this ongoing life of healthful mutual care in community, there are times when particular needs arise which call for a sacramental or another particular response.
Communion for the sick or home-bound as well as pastoral visits to the hospital can be arranged with any of the clergy.
www.stbarts.org /pastoralcare.asp   (664 words)

  
 Pastoral Care
We are fortunate to have an exceptional pastoral team all of whom devote boundless quantities of time, energy and expertise to the complex task of supporting and leading our students forward as they progress through this stage of their education.
The Pastoral Care extended by senior members of the student body to those in younger years is a very important aspect of Gordonstoun ethos of care and welfare.
Our pastoral aims to which we strictly adhere and which we are successful in fulfilling are worthy of mention.
www.gordonstoun.org.uk /grdnstn/pastoral/pastoral.htm   (436 words)

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