2014 National Conference

A big THANK YOU to our Plenary speakers, Conference Task Force, Board, Committee members, volunteers, attendees, sponsors, tireless office staff, and hotel staff for a GREAT conference! See the May 27th issue of NACC Now for more about the Conference!

If you are interested in purchasing 2014 conference recordings, please contact:

Jeanine Annunziato
Administrative Specialist/Education and Renewal of Certification
(414) 483-4898
jannunziato@nacc.org

Click here to view the slides from the PowerPoint presentation used at the Saturday, May 17, Opening Prayer Service

Accomodations

 

St. Louis Union Station – a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel

1820 Market St. One Union Station
St Louis, Missouri, 63103

Gateway to Compassionate Leadership

St. Louis is certainly known for its famous Gateway Arch monument, symbolizing the crucial position St. Louis held as the route pioneers took to the new Western frontier. How apt for us, as chaplains and spiritual care providers to gather in 2014 in St. Louis in the shadow of the Arch to reflect on the new frontiers to which we are called. Our profession is changing to meet new needs in new settings. Where, to whom and how we minister is evolving. In these times we cannot be bystanders but proactive pioneers and partners in shaping the future of the spiritual care profession. We continue to be called to exercise compassionate leadership:

• From a renewed spirit – we will explore the ways we connect with and refresh our bodies, minds, and spirits for the work we do, including self-care, support and collaboration with each other, and prayer.
• In new settings – we will explore the settings to which we are called, from clinics to home care, from outpatient specialized services to hospice centers, from palliative care to preventive care.
• With diverse partners – we will explore the partnerships to which we are called, from the interdisciplinary care team to the spiritual care role of all employees, from the mission leaders to the quality and safety teams, from religious community representatives to Church leaders, from professional researchers to the next generation of chaplains.
• Through innovative services – we will explore the services we must become skilled at providing, from e-chaplaincy to video-conferencing, from training care team members to do spiritual screenings and referrals to becoming skilled at translating spiritual issues into clinical terms, from effective charting to care plan development and implementation, from being an educator to an advocate for the underserved.

We are compassionate because that is the source and nature of our ministry, as we continue the healing ministry of Jesus in the name of the Church. We are leaders because our patients and residents, families and colleagues need us to be so that the dignity of the human person, holistic care, and the spiritual and religious needs of those we serve and serve with will be met in new settings, with diverse partners, and through innovative services.

2014 Conference Sponsors

We are deeply grateful to our 2014 Conference sponsors. We rely on this support to keep conference registration fees reasonable and provide other amenities for participants. Please join us in thanking our sponsors.

Day of Reflection with Fr. Ronald A. Mercier, SJ

 

PLEASE NOTE that as of Wednesday, April 16, the Day of Reflection is FULL and we cannot accept any more registrants. Thanks for your interest!

The ‘art of dying’: responding to a culture in denial with a word of hope

Friday, May 16, 2014
9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
$75 ~ Lunch and Transportation Provided
Location: Cardinal Rigali Center in St. Louis, MO
Sponsored by Catholic Health Partners
For those interested, the Cardinal Rigali Center offers Mass daily at 11:45 a.m. and attendance at this Mass will be optional to retreat participants.

Overview
Occasionally an issue becomes so important that it bleeds across the usual divides in our lives. One such concern recently surfaced in healthcare ethics, spirituality of care, and pastoral reflection; the lack of an ‘art of dying’ in our culture. Unlike earlier ages, we live in a forgetfulness of death that creates a context of fear, not care. During this retreat day, we will explore the challenge we face as well as resources from spirituality and the liturgical tradition. The messages of Jean Vanier will serve as a particular resource. How can we create a more humane space within our culture and the institutions we serve? Also, though, how does the challenge of our age call the faith community and its ministers to grow in response?

Retreat Facilitator
Ronald A. Mercier, SJ, is the rector of Belarmine House, the formation house for Jesuits studying philosophy at St. Louis University. He is also an Associate Professor in the Theological Studies Department of St. Louis University. Recently he was named the first provincial superior for the new United States Central and Southern Province of the Jesuits, effective July 31, 2014.

Ronald A. Mercier, S.J. served for ten years as the Dean at Regis College, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto. He has a B.A. in Slavic Studies from Yale University, M.A.s from Columbia and Harvard Universities in East European History and Russian History respectively and Master of Divinity and Doctor of Theology degrees in ethics from Regis College and the University of Toronto. As an Associate Professor of Christian Ethics, Professor Mercier offers courses in foundational ethics, bioethics and social ethics.

Professor Mercier has served on the editorial committee of the Health Care Ethics Guide of the Catholic Health Association of Canada. He is also active in bioethical consultation for such organizations as the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catholic Health Association of Canada. He has served as consultant for hospitals and health care facilities in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta. He has been involved as well in spiritual direction and retreat direction in Canada, the United States, Malaysia, Singapore, and Ireland.

2014 National Conference Plenary Speakers announced

 

We are happy to announce our 2014 National Conference Plenary Speakers. The committee is so excited to host each of these speakers who will speak specifically to components of our theme: Gateway to Compassionate Leadership. Mark your calendars now for what will be a wonderful conference!

Mercy and Compassion: Where Charity and Justice Meet
Rev. Richard Tessmer Leadership Lecture
Sr. Patricia Talone, RSM, Ph.D.
Saturday, May 17, 2014

A member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Community, Sister Patricia is Vice President of Mission Services for the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA). Prior to joining CHA, she served as Vice President for Mission Services and Ethicist for Unity Health, St. Louis, a subsidiary of the Sisters of Mercy Health System, St. Louis. Sister Patricia serves on the board of the Mid-America Transplant Services, and served for more than 10 years on the board of the National Catholic AIDS Network. She authored Feeding the Dying: Religion and End of Life Decisions (1996) along with numerous articles in healthcare and theological journals. She lectures extensively on mission and healthcare ethics and was honored as the 1994 Lindback award winner for distinguished teaching at Gwynedd-Mercy College in Pennsylvania, her undergraduate alma mater. She holds a master’s degree from St. Charles Seminary, Philadelphia, and a doctorate in theological ethics from Marquette University, Milwaukee.

The Rev. Richard Tessmer Leadership Lecture, sponsored by Alexian Brothers Health System in Arlington, IL, honors the memory of Dick Tessmer, longtime chaplain, supervisor, and pillar of the NACC.

Healing and the Church: Revisiting the Visitation of the SickDaniel Sulmasy, M.D., Ph.D.
Sunday, May 18, 2014

Dr. Sulmasy is an internist, an ethicist, an author and lecturer who is widely recognized as a bridge between medicine and theology. He currently serves the University of Chicago as the Kilbride-Clinton Professor of Medicine and Ethics in the Department of Medicine and Divinity School and as the Associate Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. His research interests encompass both theoretical and empirical investigations of the ethics of end-of-life decision-making, ethics education, and spirituality in medicine. He has completed extensive work on the role of intention in medical action, especially as it relates to the rule of double effect and the distinction between killing and allowing to die. His work in spirituality is focused primarily on the spiritual dimensions of the practice of medicine. He has served on numerous governmental advisory committees, and was appointed to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Problems by President Obama in April 2010. He has authored four books and over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles. He currently serves as editor-in-chief of the journal Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics.

Sponsored by Catholic Health Association of the United States

Forging Leadership in Compassionate Care: The Role of Spiritual Care ResearchTracy Balboni, M.D., M.P.H.
Monday, May 19, 2014

Dr. Balboni currently serves as an Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at Harvard Medical School, and acts as Director of the Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology Service at the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center – a service dedicated to the palliative radiation therapy needs of cancer patients. With degrees from Stanford University, Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health, Dr. Balboni is also a researcher with the Dana-Farber Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care. Her primary research interests are located at the intersection of oncology, palliative care, and the role of religion and spirituality in the experience of serious illness. Her research endeavors have included examining religion and spirituality in the experience of advanced cancer as part of the ongoing NIH-funded Coping with Cancer study. Dr. Balboni’s research work at the intersection of spirituality and cancer care has received awards from the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the National Palliative Care Research Center, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Her work also includes forging improved dialogue between academic theology, religious communities, and the field of medicine.

To learn more about Dr. Balboni’s work, please view the following interview where Dr. Tracy Balboni sits down with Selma Schimmel on The Group Room to discuss her research on Relating To Patients On a Humanistic Or Spiritual Level: How Physicians Can Make a Difference. This interview was filmed at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago 2013.

Relating To Patients On a Humanistic Or Spiritual Level – www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2HshSkgRqw

Sponsored by Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Inc.

From Dusty Shoes to the Llama Print Jacket: Compassionate Leadership in ActionChris Lowney, M.A.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Mr. Lowney chairs the board of the Catholic Health Initiatives, one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems. Formerly a Jesuit seminarian, he was named a Managing Director of J.P. Morgan & Co. while still in his thirties and held senior positions in New York, Tokyo, Singapore, and London until leaving the firm in 2001. He is a popular keynote speaker and has lectured in more than two ­dozen countries on leadership, business ethics, decision-making and other topics. His first book, Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company that Changed the World was named a finalist for a 2003 Book of the Year Award from ForeWord magazine. He is also author of Heroic Living, and A Vanished World: Medieval Spain’s Golden Age of Enlightenment. His latest work, Pope Francis: Why He Leads the Way He Leads, explores the compassionate leadership style of the first Jesuit Pope. This book has been called “an invaluable gift” and “a book for the ages.” Mr. Lowney is a summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University, where he also received his M.A. degree. He is the holder of five honorary Doctoral degrees.

Sponsored by Catholic Health Initiatives

Plenary Speakers Selected Published Works and Recommended Educational Materials

 

Patricia Talone, RSM, Ph.D.
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Published Works:
Talone, P. (1996) Feeding the Dying: Religion and End-of-Life Decisions. New York: Peter Lang
Talone, P. (2013) Mission and Leadership: Mentoring for Mission. Health Progress, January-February
Talone, P. (2013) Downsizing for Reform: How Does Church Teaching Guide Us? Health Progress, September-October
Talone, P. (2013) The Best May Come in Fallow Time. Health Progress. November-December

Daniel Sulmasy, M.D., Ph.D.
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Published Works:
Sulmasy, D.P. (1997). The Healer’s Calling: A Spirituality for Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals. New York: Paulist Press
Sugarman, J. and Sulmasy, D.P. (Eds.) (2001) Methods in Medical Ethics. Washington D.C.: Georgetown University Press
Sulmasy, D.P. (2006). The Rebirth of the Clinic: An Introduction to Spirituality in Health Care. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press
Sulmasy, D.P. (2006). A Balm for Gilead: Meditations on Spirituality and the Healing Arts. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press
Lazenby, M. McCorkle, R. and Sulmasy, D.P. (Eds.) (2014). Safe Passage: A Global Spiritual Sourcebook for Care at the End of Life. New York: Oxford University Press
Schatzlein, J. and Sulmasy, D.P. (in press, 2014). Francis the Leper: Faith, Medicine, Theology, and Science. Phoenix, AZ: Tau Publishing

Tracy Balboni, M.D., M.P.H.
Monday, May 19, 2014
Recommended Education Materials:
Balboni, T.A., Paulk, M.E., Balboni, M.J., Phelps, A.C., Loggers, E.T., Lewis, E.F., Block, S.D., Peteer, J.R., Prigerson, H.G. (2010). Provision of Spiritual Care to Advanced Cancer Patients: Associations with Medical Care and Quality of Life Near Death. Journal of Clinical Oncology. Vol. 28 (3): 445-452
Phelps, A.C., Lauderdale, K.E., Alcorn, S., Dillinger, J., Balboni, M.J., Van Wert, M., VanderWeele, T.J., Balboni, T.A. (2012) Addressing Spirituality within the Care of Patients at the End of Life: Perspectives of Advanced Cancer Patients, Oncologists, and Oncology Nurses. Journal of Clinical Oncology. Vol. 30 (20): 2538-2544
Balboni, T.A., Balboni, M.J., Enzinger, A.C., Gallivan, K., Paulk, M.E., Wright, A.A., Steinhauser, K., VanderWeele, T.J., Prigerson, H.G. (2013) Provision of spiritual support to advanced cancer patients by religious communities and associations with medical care at the end of life. JAMA Internal Medicine. Vol. 173 (12): 1109-1117

Published Works:
Balboni T.A., Balboni M.J. (2013) Hostility to Hospitality: Spiritual Care in the Practice of Medicine Oxford University Press (Book Contract)
Balboni, T.A., Vanderwerker, L.C., Block, S.D., Paulk, M.E., Lathan, C.S., Peteet, J.R., Prigerson, H.G. (2007) Religiousness and spiritual support among advanced cancer patients and associations with end-of-life treatment preferences and quality of life. Journal of Clinical Oncology. Vol. 25(5): 555-560 [published with editorial]
Wright, A.A., Zhang, B., Ray, A., Mack, J.W., Trice, E., Balboni, T.A. Mitchell, S.L., Jackson, V.A., Block, S.D., Maciejewski, P.K., Prigerson, H.G. (2008) Associations Between End-of-Life Discussions, Patient Mental Health, Medical Care Near Death, and Caregiver Bereavement Adjustment. The Journal of the American Medical Association. Vol. 300(14):1665-1673
Alcorn S.R., Balboni M.J., Prigetson, H.G., Reynolds, A., Phelps, A.C., Wright, A.A., Block, S.D., Peteet, J.R., Kachnic, L.A., Balboni, T.A. (2010) If God wanted me yesterday, I wouldn’t be here today: Religious and spiritual themes in patients’ experiences of advanced cancer. Journal of Palliative Medicine. Vol. 13(5): 581-588
Wright, A.A., Keating, N.L., Balboni, T.A., Matulonis, U.A., Block. S.D., Prigerson, H.G. (2010) Place of Death: Correlations with Cancer Patients’ Quality of Life and Predictors of Bereaved Caregivers’ Mental Health. Journal of Clinical Oncology.Vol. 28(28): 4457-67
Balboni, M.J., Babar, A., Dillinger, J., Phelps, A.C., George, E., Block, S.D., Kachnic, L., Hunt, J., Peteet, J., Prigerson, H.G., VanderWeele, T., Balboni, T.A. (2011) “It depends”: Viewpoints of patients, physicians and nurses on patient-practitioner prayer in the setting of advanced cancer. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Vol 41(5): 836-847
Maciejewski, P.K., Phelps, A.C., Kacel, E.L., Balboni, T.A., Balboni, M.J., Wright, A.A., Pirl, W., Prigerson, H.G. (2012) Religious coping and behavioral disengagement: opposing influences on advance care planning and receipt of intensive care near death. Psycho-Oncology. Vol 21(7): 714-723
Balboni, T.A., Paulk, M.E., Balboni, M.J., Phelps, A.C., VanderWeele, T., Wright, A.A., Block, S.D., Prigerson, H.G. (2011) Support of cancer patients’ spiritual needs and associations with medical care costs at the end of life. Cancer. Vol. 117(23): 5383-5391
Winkelman. W.D., Lauderdale, K., Balboni, M.J., Phelps, A.C., Peteet, J.R., Block, S.D., Kachnic, L.A., VanderWeele, T.J., Balboni, T.A. (2011) The relationship of spiritual concerns to the quality of life of advanced cancer patients: Preliminary findings. Journal of Palliative Medicine. Vol. 14(9); 1022-1028
Vallurupalli, M., Lauderdale, K., Balboni, M.J., Phelps, A.C., Block, S.D., Ng, A.K., Kachnic, L.A., VanderWeele, T.J., Balboni, T.A. (2012) The role of spirituality and religious coping in the quality of life of advanced cancer patients receiving palliative radiation therapy. Journal of Supportive Oncology. Vol. 10(2): 81-87
Balboni, M.J., Sullivan, A., Amobi, A., Phelps, A.C., Gorman, D., Zollfrank, A., Peteet, J.R., Prigerson, H.G., VanderWeele, T.J., Balboni, T.A. (2013) Why is Spiritual Care Infrequent at the End of Life? Spiritual Care Perceptions among Patients, Nurses and Physicians and the Role of Training. Journal of Clinical Oncology. Vol. 31(4): 461-467
Balboni, M.J., Sullivan, A., Enzinger, A.C., Epstein-Peterson, Z.D., Tseng, Y.D., Mitchell, C., Niska, J., Zollfrank, A., VanderWeele, T.J., Balboni, T.A. Nurse and physician barriers to spiritual care provision at the end of life. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; [in press] 2013
Trevino, K.M., Balboni, M.J., Zollfrank, A., Balboni, T., Prigerson, H.G. Negative religious coping as a correlate of suicidal ideation in patients with advanced cancer. Psycho-oncology [in press] 2014
El Nawawi, N., Balboni, M.J., Balboni, T.A. (2012) Palliative care and spiritual care: The crucial role of spiritual care in the care of patients with Advanced Illness. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care. Vol. 6(2): 269-274
Krishnan, M., Temel, J., Wright, A., Selvaggi, K., Bernacki, R., Balboni, T.A. Predicting life expectancy in patients with advanced incurable cancer: A review. Journal of Supportive Oncology. [in press] 2012
Smith, T., Temin, S., Alesi, E., Abernathy, A., Balboni, T., Basch, E., Ferrell, B., Loscalzo, M., Meier, D., Paice, J., Peppercorn, J., Somerfield, M., Stovall, E., Von Roenn, J. (2012) American Society of Clinical Oncology Provisional Clinical Opinion: The Integration of Palliative Care into Standard Oncology Care. Journal of Clinical Oncology. Vol. 30(8): 880-887

Chris Lowney, M.A.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Published Works:
Lowney, C. (2003). Heroic Leadership. Chicago: Loyola Press
Lowney, C. (2006). A Vanished World. New York: Free Press
Lowney, C. (2009) Heroic Living. Chicago: Loyola Press
Lowney, C. (2013) Pope Francis: Why He Leads the Way He Leads. Chicago: Loyola Press

2014 Awards

 

Outstanding Colleague Award

The NACC will be presenting the Outstanding Colleague Award to the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago for the support of chaplaincy and pastoral services by the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago Service Corporation (FSCSC). FSCSC is the parent company of Franciscan Communities, which currently operates and manages senior living communities in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Wisconsin and Illinois. Franciscan Communities also provides home and community-based health services in Indiana, a shelter for women and their children who are survivors of domestic violence in Indiana, affordable senior housing communities in Illinois and Kentucky, and a program that increases access to Catholic High Schools for young urban women on Chicago’s north side who are experiencing economic difficulties. The Outstanding Colleague Award is presented to “an individual or to a group whose work has proven complementary to, supportive of, or otherwise has contributed to the advancement of the profession of chaplaincy in a significant and lasting way.” The decision to grant the Award to FSCSC was based on the strong support of chaplaincy and spiritual care throughout the system. This support begins with the outstanding leadership of the chair of the Board of Directors of FSCSC, Sister Francis Clare Radke, who has provided consistent and passionate support for pastoral care and chaplaincy services since 1983. Her leadership is complemented by the strong and inspiring leadership of Jeanette Lindish, Vice President of Mission and Pastoral Care; and is lived out in the entire pastoral care staff whom Jeanette describes as, “such amazing people and I am truly blessed to minister with them.”
(Continued inside the 2014 Conference Registration Booklet)

Distinguished Service Award

Joseph G. Bozzelli, D.Min, BCC, has been a member of and board certified with the NACC for more than twenty years. Like many NACC members, he answered a call to ministry that led him to healthcare chaplaincy, and along the way he pursued further academic and clinical education to enhance his service to the People of God. Joe would never think himself as worthy of a nomination for the Distinguished Service Award, and in fact, upon notification of his selection, Joe said there were others more worthy. He even wanted to know if he could refuse the recognition. That’s the humble Joe we all know. Joe’s service within NACC is extensive. He has served on chaplain certification interview teams for 10 years, was a member of the 2006Vision and Action Committee, co-chaired the 2008 National Conference, served on the NACC Nominations Panel for 4 years, and currently serves on the NACC Certification Commission as vice-chair. Along with his steadfast commitment and involvement in diverse services within NACC, what further distinguishes Joe is his ongoing pursuit of self-discovery, and his willingness to learn and extend learning to those whom he supervises. He pursued further education with a Doctor in Ministry which several of our members have done. However, we probably won’t find many NACC members or Directors of Spiritual/Pastoral Care voluntarily undertaking another unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) to refresh self-knowledge and pastoral skills. This is what Joe did four years ago. This speaks to Joe’s humility and his desire to know himself through candid interaction with pastoral peers for the benefit of improving his ministry. Joe’s spirituality is evident in his devotion to and integration of the Catholic prayers and traditions that provide a firm base from which he reaches out to others. Joe is especially grateful for his family, the love and faith he received from his parents, Nicholas and Frances, as well as his 8 sisters and brothers, 59 nieces and nephews, and counting. They have enriched his life and have been a model of service and love.
(Continued inside the 2014 Conference Registration Booklet)

2014 Conference Charity: Guardian Angel Settlement Association

Each year, the NACC selects a nonprofit agency in the city where we meet to receive a special donation from conference participants. This year, the local agency selected is Guardian Angel Settlement Association. During our banquet on Sunday, May 18, we will collect donations from conference participants to present to Guardian Angel Settlement Association. Cash and Checks will be accepted.

Guardian Angel Settlement Association (GASA) has been serving low-income families and individuals in Saint Louis for more than 154 years. The agency was established in 1859 by the Daughters of Charity as an orphanage for immigrant girls and has adapted and evolved through the years to meet the changing needs of those living in poverty in the city of St. Louis. Current program offerings include comprehensive social services and early childhood education.

The mission of Guardian Angel is to serve those living in poverty by helping them improve the quality of their lives and achieve economic independence. Our vision is a strong community, free of poverty, racial disharmony, and crime. And until then, to continue to be a beacon of hope in a city with urgent community needs and limited resources. Guardian Angel remains committed to providing a “safety net” for those most vulnerable citizens of our community.

GASA is only partially supported by state and federal funds and relies heavily on the generosity of donors to provide services to more than 7,000 people on an annual basis. Your support can make a tremendous difference to an individual or family struggling to find a pathway out of poverty!

To learn more, or to make a donation in support of its important work in the community, visit www.gasastl.org.

For those not attending the conference, donations to Guardian Angel Settlement Association may be made:

• Via the web, www.gasastl.org, and select DONATE NOW
• By sending a check. Please make checks payable to GASA and send to:

Guardian Angel Settlement Association
1127 North Vandeventer Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63113

All those who donate will receive an acknowledgement letter that can be used for tax.

2014 Conference Scholarships

 

A limited number of scholarships will be available from the National Association of Catholic Chaplains for registration fees for the 2014 NACC National Conference. The applicant must apply in writing no later than Friday, February 14, 2014.

Criteria

1. The recipient must be a Member, Board Certified Chaplain, Certified CPE Supervisory
   Candidate, Certified CPE Supervisor, Missionary, or Student in good standing with the National
   Association of Catholic Chaplains.
2. Preference will be to award scholarships to those who have not have attended an NACC
   National Conference in the past three years.
3. The recipient would not be able to attend the conference without a scholarship.

Remuneration

The amount of any single scholarship shall not exceed the total cost of the Early Bird registration. The
scholarship will be provided in the form of payment of registration fees directly to the 2014 NACC
National Conference.

Cancellations

To continue our commitment to fiscal responsibility as an Association, if for any reason the scholarship recipient is unable to attend the conference, the recipient is responsible for notifying the NACC office by Friday, April 25, 2014. If cancellation is received after April 25, 2014 or if recipient is a no-show at the conference, recipient will be responsible to reimburse the NACC $170.00 for conference meals that are prepaid by the NACC and will also forfeit eligibility to receive future conference scholarships.

American Red Cross – Disaster Spiritual Care Training

During the NACC national conference, the American Red Cross will be offering two sessions on Disaster Spiritual Care.

Friday, May 16, 2014
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
American Red Cross Disaster Spiritual Care Orientation
Consider learning more about American Red Cross Disaster Spiritual Care and its new developments integrating within the American Red Cross. The new model of Disaster Spiritual Care has been in development since March 2012, with pilot programs in San Diego, CA; Cincinnati, OH; and Louisville, KY. In addition, our leadership team has been diligently working to bring you this new model of responding to events within the Disaster Response Operations of the American Red Cross within local communities. Partnering with national partners and others, our trained network of support is expanding and we continue to value the expertise and experience of Board Certified Chaplains to support our integrated and collaborative work. If you are interested in learning more about this next step and supporting the needs of those impacted by disaster and mass casualties, please register for this four hour orientation to Disaster Spiritual Care.

Pre-registration is required.

For more information or to register, please contact American Red Cross Volunteer Lead Tim Serban at Tim.Serban@redcross.org.

Friday, May 16, 2014
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
American Red Cross Disaster Spiritual Care (DSC) Practical Mock Deployment
Exercise for veteran and newly trained Disaster Spiritual Care (DSC) volunteers. This 200-level training, the first of its kind, features hands-on table-top experience and practice lab for Red Cross DSC disaster deployment. This short three-hour training will add more value to your Red Cross readiness than ever offered before. Come meet other DSC veterans and responders and learn from the wisdom of the entire community.

Pre-registration is required.
For more information or to register, please contact American Red Cross Volunteer Lead Tim Serban at Tim.Serban@redcross.org.

2014 National Conference Task Force

Chair
Mr. Robert J. (Bob) Barnes

Plenary Speaker Chair
Chaplain Peg McGonigal

Workshops Chair
Rev. John T. Crabb, S.J.

Liturgy Chair
Mr. Wilson O. Villamar

Local Arrangements Co-Chair
Mrs. Angie F. Vorholt-Wilsey

Ex-Officio
David A. Lichter, D.Min.

Ex-Officio
Jeanine Annunziato

Ex-Officio
Annie Kulhanek