Issue #232 – September 19, 2016
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1. Executive Director’s Reflection *
2. NACC hosting a national planning summit on preparing for pastoral care ministry *
3. NACC members meeting with USCCB Bishops at provincial meetings*
4. Read about Muslim patients and Catholic chaplains in the September-October Vision. *
5. Member in the News: Mary Wetsch-Johnson, BCC *
6. February 2017 Initial Certification Application Deadline – Revised Certification Procedures Manual and Supporting Documentation *
2017 NATIONAL CONFERENCE APRIL 28-MAY 1, 2017
CHAPLAINCY NEWS, EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS
8. Did you see the recent PBS episode on spiritual care in health care? *
9. Need CEH’s? You can access free of charge the 2011 & 2012 NACC Webinars! *
10. Need materials on specific topics? Have you looked at workshops of past conferences? *
11. Second Request: Policies and protocols on charting, HIPAA regulations and chaplain review of charts
12. Last Chance to register for this Thursday’s September NACC Webinar! *
13. The remainder of 2016 NACC webinars! *
14. NACC Local Events *
15. Other educational offerings *
16. Healing Tree: a request for prayers *
17. Recent job postings *
1. Executive Director’s Reflection*
Yesterday’s readings, from Amos 8:4-7 that highlights the gross disrespect of and injustices toward the poor and lowly, and from Luke 16:1-13 that shows the cunning of the unjust steward when caught cheating his master, bring before us how disrespect and cheating are part of daily life of those not attentive to the dignity of others. And the gospel has the master providing the counsel, “The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones; and the person who is dishonest in very small matters is also dishonest in great ones.”
So I began reflecting on what does disrespect and cheating look like in ministry and how is it related to the trustworthiness in small matters. What struck me right away was the vital importance of integrity, passion, and self-dedication needed daily in ministry so as not to cheat or disrespect those we serve. Then how critical are the daily small matters of tending to one’s own spiritual, emotional, social, intellectual, and physical life, as a form of stewardship of God’s gifts to me, in order to be fully present to and intentionally for another on a daily basis. I thought about how integrated and entwined are my tending to the seemingly small decisions I make daily, for example, to tend to the blessings God bestows, to notice the gifts given and the promptings to be grateful. How not doing this can also lead to being less than I can be, and thus cheating others of the graces God intended for them because of my being less caring for and present to them. I don’t have to be grossly unjust like those referred to in Amos, but I know I also can wonder when the Sabbath is over, wherever it is offered, so that I can get back to the business of life and ministry. Am I not disrespecting both the gifts God gives to me, and the gifts God wants to offer another in and through me? Might there be people in my ministry or life situation whom I would consider not deserving the best from me because of how I view them as less than worthy, or because of what they have done to me? Could they be the poor God has set before me? What does good stewardship of the gifts God has given me look like?
Just wondering… So what are the small things I need to attend to? What does disrespect and cheating look like in ministry? Just wondering…
David Lichter, D.Min.
Executive Director
2. NACC hosting a national planning summit on preparing for pastoral care ministry*
As you might recall, the NACC announced in the May 16, 2016 NACC Now that NACC was awarded a $30,000 planning grant from the Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities to support a planning process to convene a diverse group of Catholic ministry stakeholders engaged in pastoral care ministry. The planning process statement was: “The NACC, with its mission to continue the healing ministry of Jesus in the name of the Church, seeks to provide leadership with key Catholic ministry partners to ensure the appropriate preparation for pastoral care ministry for diverse pastoral care settings to ensure the highest quality of pastoral care for the most vulnerable.” Plans include holding two planning sessions, in fall 2016 and spring 2017. The first planning session will be held in Milwaukee, October 11-13, 2016. More than twenty national Catholic ministry stakeholders in the pastoral care ministry will be participating. To learn more about the planning project go to www.nacc.org/about-nacc/strategic-plan.
3. NACC members meeting with USCCB Bishops at provincial meetings*
During these past two weeks, NACC members were able to attend and participate in two provincial meetings of bishops. Bev Beltramo, BCC, Bridget Deegan-Krause, BCC, and Executive Director David Lichter, met on Wednesday, September 7, in Lansing, MI, with the bishops of the Michigan Catholic Conference. Mary Catherine Casey, BCC, met on Wednesday, September 14, in Gallup, NM, with the bishops of New Mexico and Arizona. Both meetings were appreciated and viewed productively. The objectives of the meeting are to seek the bishops’ advice and counsel on: 1. how best to encourage our Church’s priests, deacons, religious, and lay members to consider this ministry of pastoral care, and 2. how NACC can best support those in their dioceses who are designated to provide the pastoral care ministry in parishes. Go to www.nacc.org/about-nacc/leadership/episcopal-advisory-council to view the materials shared with the bishops.
4. Read about Muslim patients and Catholic chaplains in the September-October Vision.*
Most Muslim patients will welcome a visit from a Catholic chaplain – but Ty Crowe, an APC-certified Muslim chaplain, has some further suggestions for good interfaith spiritual care in the newly posted September-October issue of Vision.
www.nacc.org/vision/september-october-2016/muslims-likely-welcome-catholic-chaplain
5. Member in the News: Mary Wetsch-Johnson, BCC*
NACC member Mary Wetsch-Johnson, BCC, is part of a chaplaincy team that positions spiritual care as a community partnership. www.blscourierherald.com/lifestyle/393760501.html
6. February 2017 Initial Certification Application Deadline – Revised Certification Procedures Manual and Supporting Documentation
The NACC Certification Procedures Manual along with supporting documentation is in the process of being completed. If you are planning on applying for the February 2017 initial certification deadline, we will have materials available for you by October 15, 2016. If you would like to be added to the list to receive these materials as soon as they are completed, please send Ramona Zeb an email which includes your name and email address at rzeb@nacc.org.
2017 NATIONAL CONFERENCE APRIL 28-MAY 1, 2017
7. Join us at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, for our April 28 – May 1, 2017 NACC Conference!
The April 28 – May 1, 2017 Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, just outside Albuquerque. It is in a beautiful setting ideal for our conference. More information on hotel reservations will be forthcoming. To view the Resort and Spa, go to tamaya.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html.
CHAPLAINCY NEWS, EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS
8. Did you see the recent PBS episode on spiritual care in health care?
See the recent, September 16, 2016, episode of Religion and Ethics Newsweekly on spiritual care in health care. Our NACC member, Fr. Rick Bauer is also featured, along with Dr. Christina Puchalski. “More and more hospitals are now putting added emphasis on the spiritual care of their patients, and it is paying off both figuratively and literally. Correspondent David Tereshchuk reports from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, where he interviews hospital chaplain Father Rick Bauer, who says that more than any other health professionals the chaplain “has the ability and the job to be totally present to you and listening to you.” He also talks with Dr. Christina Puchalski, founder and director of George Washington University Medical School’s Institute for Spirituality and Health about the improved outcomes that result from having chaplains available to patients and the benefits for medical institutions of having better patient satisfaction. Says Dr. Puchalski: “You can’t practice excellent patient care if you don’t practice excellent spiritual care.”
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2016/09/16/spiritual-healthcare/32117/
9. Need CEH’s? You can access free of charge the 2011 & 2012 NACC Webinars!
If you are looking yet still looking for CEH’s for 2016, did you know you can access without charge the 2011 and 2012 NACC webinars and audio conferences? Just go to www.nacc.org/education-resources/nacc-webinars-and-audio-conferences.
10. Need materials on specific topics? Have you looked at workshops of past conferences?
Sometimes you need materials on a specific topic or issue. On the NACC website you can access materials on the topics presented in workshops at past NACC National Conferences. You just need to go to this link, and click on the icon of any of the past conferences, and you will find access to the materials from that conference. Check it out. It might prove helpful. www.nacc.org/conference/history
11. Second Request: Policies and protocols on charting, HIPAA regulations and chaplain review of charts
Our NACC member, Deedee VanDyke, BCC, at Presence Health in Chicago, informed us that they are looking to update their system’s spiritual care policies and ongoing education with system chaplains on their charting protocols and policies, as well as the issue of HIPAA regulations and chaplain review of charts. She is seeking to learn of articles on the issue and/or other systems’ policies and protocols on charting. If you can share any information on your system’s policy on this area, Deedee would be deeply grateful, and will gladly share with those who contribute what she learns from others. You can contact her, Deedee Van Dyke, MA, BCC, Coordinator of Spiritual Care, Dorothy.VanDyke@PresenceHealth.org or 630-801-2615.
12. Last Chance to register for this Thursday’s September NACC Webinar!
Don’t miss Thursday’s NACC webinar, September 22, 2016 – 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Rabbi Dr. Nadia Siritsky, MSSW, BCC, will present “Metrics for Spiritual Care Interventions: a CHI Kentucky One Initiative.”
Program Summary
CHI Kentucky One’s Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY, gets over 100 Emergency Department (ED) visits a day that puts pressure on maintaining high quality service and on staff health. The Jewish Hospital Clinical and Operational Excellence (COE) team worked collaboratively with the Pastoral Care and Clinical and Process Excellence (CPE) to launch an innovative Chaplain Intervention Program (ChIP) that integrated skilled chaplains into the ED environment with a two-fold approach to provide patient care and deliver staff support. Mission leader, Rabbi Nadia Siritsky, BCC, a social researcher by background, will share the process of developing the metrics used to measure effectiveness, what they are learning, and how they are moving forward to integrate metrics in spiritual care.
Participants qualify for 2.0 CEHs total for the session (which includes 90 minutes for the webinar plus 30 minutes preparation time).
To register for this webinar, as well as for any other NACC 2016 webinars, please visit the webinar page on our website by clicking on this LINK. The web page contains a link to a downloadable paper registration form, but you can also register online by clicking on REGISTER.
Learn more about our September Webinar presenter, Rabbi Dr. Nadia Siritsky, MSSW, BCC in Health Progress.
Health Progress, March-April 2016 issue had an article by Rabbi Dr. Nadia Siritsky, MSSW, BCC, entitled “Reflections of a Rabbi Mission Leader.” You might enjoy reading it to gain a better understanding of her background.
https://www.chausa.org/publications/health-progress/article/march-april-2016/reflections-of-a-rabbi-mission-leader
13. The remainder of 2016 NACC Webinars!
What Every Chaplain Should Know About the Business of Health Care
Presented by Tim Crowley, MHA, MAPM, LFACHE
Thursday, October 13, 2016 – 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time
Ethical Issues Facing Our Healthcare Settings, and Implications for Spiritual Care
Presented by Rev. Thomas A. Nairn, OFM, PhD
Thursday, November 10, 2016 – 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time
Certification with the NACC
Presented by the NACC
Thursday, November 17, 2016 – 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time
Chaplaincy and the Ritual Ministry: Its Role and Value
Presented by Jim Letourneau, BCC, and Linda Bronersky, BCC-S
Thursday, December 8, 2016 – 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time
To register for these webinars, please visit the webinar page on our website by clicking on this LINK. The web page contains a link to a downloadable paper registration form, but you can also register online by clicking on REGISTER. You can also register to access the recordings of previous 2016 webinars at the same web page.
14. NACC Local Events
Several local gatherings are being scheduled for 2016. Some have registration details – for further information about the events and how to register, please click on the links. For the others, please “hold the date,” as details will follow. If you would like to consider hosting and helping plan an NACC local event, please contact Andris Kursietis (akursietis@nacc.org).
- September 29-30, 2016, Alexandria, MN, see details
- October 8, 2016, Seattle, WA, details to follow
- November 10, 2016, Cincinnati, OH, see details
- November 1, 2016, St. Louis, MO, details to follow
- November 15, 2016, Baltimore, MD, see details
15. Other educational offerings
- Mark your calendar for the APC 2016 Chaplain Symposium, October 6, 2016.
The APC 2016 Chaplain Symposium is entitled, “New Normal: The Evolving Challenges of Spiritual Care,” to be held on October 6, 2016. Go to the APC Website for more details! http://www.professionalchaplains.org/content.asp?pl=72&sl=492&contentid=492 - Mark your calendar for a seminar series organized by Daylesford Abbey during October – December 2016.
A series of seminars (5 sessions) for spiritual directors, chaplains and pastoral ministers will be held between October 5 and December 8, 2016. For information about these seminars, and how to register, click on this link: Nurturing a Discerning Heart.
16. Healing Tree: a request for prayers
Please let us know if you would like our membership to pray for your health and healing. We will leave the person’s name on the Healing Tree list for three months, unless you ask us to remove your or the person’s name earlier. You can always request us to leave the name on longer.
We continue to pray for: Fr. Jim Radde, SJ, Mary Smiley (mother of member Diane Smiley), Mason Richter, Shane Rebholtz, Rosemary Benya BCC, Sr. Nancy Beckenhauer, Linda Dickey, Marilyn and Chuck Silkey (sister and brother-in-law of NACC member Kathy Ponce), Dr. David Nile (Husband of recently deceased NACC member Lucy G. Nile BCC), Amy in Redwood City, CA (friend of NACC member Teresa Sullivan); Julie Bablin, The family of Dale Dewitt, Marie Coglianese, Nancy and Sheila Amrich (nieces-in-law of NACC member Sr. Paracleta Amrich), Isabelita Boquiren, Sister Patricia Watkins, GNSH, Sister Stephanie Morales, FMI, Marybeth Harmon, Susan Balling, Maria Meneses, Chaplain Julia Mary Sweeney (mourning the death of her sister, Margaret Maureen Lewis, BA Honors), Sister M. Dianna Hell, Sister Maria Teresa Hronec, Betty and Louis Skonieczny, Jim Castello, Thomas Smiley(brother of member Diane Smiley), Marga Halala, Thomas (grandson of NACC member Ginny Grimes Allen), Elizabeth A. Walsh, Glenn and Pat Teske, Sr. Mary Clare Boland, SP, Kathy Brier (daughter of NACC member Teresa Brier), Gloria Troxler, and Kelly Elizabeth Sexton (daughter of NACC member Melyssa Sexton).
17. Recent job postings
The following positions have been posted recently on our Positions Available page.
For more information go to www.nacc.org/resources/positions.
DIRECTOR of MISSION INTEGRATION and SPIRITUAL CARE
Johnston, Iowa – Bishop Drumm Retirement Center
DIRECTOR of MISSION INTEGRATION and SPIRITUAL CARE
Villa Hills, Kentucky – Madonna Manor
PRIEST – PASTORAL SERVICES POSITION
Springfield, Missouri – Mercy Hospital
DIRECTOR OF PASTORAL CARE
Rockville Centre, New York – Mercy Medical Center
DIRECTOR, SPIRITUAL CARE
Wisconsin – Ascension
FULL TIME CHAPLAIN POSITIONS
Springfield, Massachusetts – Mercy Medical Center and Providence Behavioral Health Hospital
CHAPLAIN
Allegany, New York – St Elizabeth Motherhouse
CHAPLAIN SUPERVISOR
Madison, Wisconsin – University of Wisconsin Health
CHIEF MISSION INTEGRATION OFFICER
Indianapolis, Indiana – St. Vincent Health
CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION SUPERVISOR
Peoria, Illinois – OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
CPE RESIDENCY
La Crosse, Wisconsin – Gundersen Health System
CHAPLAIN
Waterbury, Connecticut – Saint Mary’s Hospital
View these jobs and more at: www.nacc.org/resources/positions.
