Issue #253 – July 17, 2017
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1. Executive Director’s Reflection*
2. Welcome our NACC members who joined us in June 2017!*
3. Death of a Member*
4. Thank you to the early donors to the 2017 Annual Campaign!*
5. Read about Interdisciplinary care in the July-August issue of Vision*
6. Free webinar THIS THURSDAY for those considering applying for Certification with NACC*
7. Remaining NACC Networking calls for July 2017*
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! IMPORTANT DATE TO HOLD!
8. Tuesday, October 17, 2017, for a Chaplaincy Leadership Summit!
APC/NACC 2018 CONFERENCE, Thursday, July 12, to Sunday, July 15, 2018!
9. Thursday, July 12, to Sunday, July 15, 2018, for APC/NACC Joint Conference!
10. Call for Intensives and Workshop Proposals now being accepted!*
CHAPLAINCY NEWS, EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS
11. Coming soon, August 3rd! Our NACC August Webinar on Dementia and Growing Older!*
12. Would you please participate in this survey to help us collect valuable information about innovative spiritual care programs?*
13. A local NACC event in September 2017*
14. Other educational resources and offerings *
15. For information on our NACC 2017 Webinar Series, please go to:
www.nacc.org/education-resources/nacc-webinars-and-audio-conferences
16. If you missed the NACC Conference, you do not need to miss the excellent plenary sessions. You can still get the live-stream videos.
17. Healing Tree: a request for prayers*
18. Recent job postings*
1. Executive Director’s Reflection*
Do you find yourself often hearing these words of the Lord so personally? “But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.” (Mt. 13:16-17)
As I reflected on those verses that followed Jesus’ parable of the Sower and the Seed, I could not help but remember the many times I have heard you, our members, express this “blessed are your eyes” when you have shared how deeply privileged you feel to see what you see and to hear what you hear as you care for those God has given to you to be love and compassion. Just last Tuesday on a networking call one of our members practically repeated exactly those words.
I wonder how much being around and with people who are experiencing life’s ultimate questions in the midst of their aging, tragedy, suffering, and uncertainty cannot but make us fertile soil, as it does them, when we are with them. I wonder how much we count on God’s Word to be present and active in their lives, and to hear it for the first time.
It reminded me of a quote attributed to Daniel Berrigan when he was asked about what most attracted him to Dorothy Day, “She lives as though the Truth were actually true.” I don’t know about you, but plenty of Sundays during the Eucharist I find myself thinking, “David, if you really believed what you are hearing and seeing were true, how much more would you be surrendering and living a more hopeful and peaceful life?” I ask myself: “Do I live as though the Truth were really true?”
Do you? Are we truly fertile soil in our ministry?
Blessings,
David Lichter, D.Min.
Executive Director
2. Welcome our NACC members who joined us in June 2017!*
Please join us in welcoming our new NACC members who joined us in June 2017!
Full Members
Mrs. Susan D. Decker (Seattle, WA)
Mr. Michael J. Harning (Allen Park, MI)
Mr. Sebastian Jose (Salem, NH)
Sr. Angela AO Omoareghan EHJ (Anchorage, AK)
Dr. Maurice J. Paré (Nashua, NH)
Student Members
Ms. LaVonne R. Bayer (Madison, WI)
Ms. Camille Harrison (Manitou Springs, CO)
Mrs. Mary P. Marks (Grand Rapids, MI)
Sgt. Ret. Philip N. Reeves (Calabasas, CA)
Ms. Christine I. Sorenson (Burbank, IL)
3. Death of a Member*
We received word just before this issue of NACC Now was due to be sent of the death on July 11 of Sr. Marie Veronica Janousek CSJ. We commend Sr. Marie to the Lord with deep gratitude for her work.
For her obituary and highlights of her remarkable life of service, please see
http://www.kansas.com/news/local/article161682403.html.
4. Thank you to the early donors to the 2017 Annual Campaign!*
Many members have already responded generously to our 2017 Annual Campaign. To date we have received 270 gifts totaling $30,200, compared to 301 gifts totaling $32,415 at this time last year. We are most appreciative!
Please note: If you misplaced your Annual Campaign envelope, please contact Phil Paradowski (pparadowski@nacc.org) for a new one. Also, you can make your donation online by going to the Annual Campaign webpage (https://www.nacc.org/donate/) or just click here to donate https://nationalcatholicwiassoc.wliinc32.com/forms/donation.aspx. Please give as you can!
5. Interdisciplinary care not confined to palliative care unit. Read in current Vision.*
Interdisciplinary care does not have to be confined to the palliative care unit. In the current issue of Vision, cardiologist Lindsay Castle and chaplain Sage Olnick discuss how they work together to help patients with heart failure.
https://www.nacc.org/vision/july-august-2017/physician-chaplain-team-up-patients-heart-failure
6. Free webinar THIS THURSDAY for those planning to apply for NACC Certification*
Are you considering applying for certification with the NACC? If so, this Thursday, July 20, 2017 – 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time (10:00 a.m. Pacific, 11:00 a.m. Mountain, 1:00 p.m. Eastern) an NACC webinar, Certification with the NACC, will provide participants with an overview of the NACC certification process, with special attention to the revised NACC Competencies and procedures. We will present key information about certification and provide a forum for answering questions about certification with the NACC. This free webinar will be presented by members of the NACC Certification Commission.
Please note that although this webinar is offered at no charge, you still need to register in order to receive information on how to access both the webinar materials and the webinar itself. To register for this webinar, as well as for any other NACC 2017 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, and also a link enabling you to register online.
7. Remaining NACC Networking calls for July 2017*
If you wish to participate on any of these calls and are not already on that particular call list, please contact Ramune Franitza at rfranitza@nacc.org.
- NACC Retired Call – Tuesday, July 25, 2017 – 2 p.m. CT
- NACC State Liaisons Call – Tuesday, July 25, 2017 – 10 a.m. CT
- NACC Student Call – Wednesday, July 26, 2017 – 2 p.m. CT
- NACC New Member Call – Thursday, July 27, 2017 – 1 p.m. CT
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! IMPORTANT DATE TO HOLD!
8. Tuesday, October 17, 2017, for a Chaplaincy Leadership Summit!
The NACC is collaborating with its Strategic Partners in Chaplaincy (ACPE, APC, CASC, and NAJC) in preparing an important Leadership Summit on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. Dr. Christina Puchalski will be the keynote presenter, along with the presidents of these five chaplaincy associations. The program will provide an overview of the state of chaplaincy and our collaborative initiatives to advance the profession. Please plan on participating via live-streaming. While the event will be held at the APC headquarters in Hoffman Estates near Chicago, this day program will be available to all through live streaming. So please hold the date! More details to follow in the coming weeks.
APC/NACC 2018 CONFERENCE, Thursday, July 12, to Sunday, July 15, 2018!
9. Thursday, July 12, to Sunday, July 15, 2018, for APC/NACC Conference!
Mark your calendars for the APC/NACC Conference in 2018! This conference will be held Thursday, July 12, through Sunday, July 15, 2018, at the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California. It will be preceded by preconference workshops and our NACC retreat. Plan to join us!
10. Call for Professional Development Intensives (Pre-Conference Workshops) and Workshop Proposals! Proposals now being accepted!*
APC and NACC are inviting proposals for Intensives and Workshops. Please go to https://www.nacc.org/2018-joint-nacc-apc-conference/call-for-proposals/ to access information and applications forms for submitting your proposals.
CHAPLAINCY NEWS, EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS
11. Coming soon, August 3! Our NACC August Webinar on Dementia and Growing Older!*
If you have not already done so, it is still not too late to register for this webinar.
On Thursday, August 3, 2017 – 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time, Sr. M. Peter Lillian Di Maria, O.Carm., BA, LNHA, and Alfred W. Norwood, BS, MBA, will present “Dementia and Growing Older.”
Program Summary
Tapping into one’s Faith belief and understanding a person’s spirituality is a key component to helping those who suffer from different types of dementia. It has been seen that many people with advanced levels of dementia are still comforted by spiritual practices. In this session, Alfred Norwood will discuss dementia and its impact on understanding. Sr. Peter will provide insight on how to identify and provide spirituality for those with a dementia diagnosis.
Program Objectives
1. Discuss the impact of dementia’s progressive, irreversible mental losses on patient behavior.
2. Describe mental processes that remain and can be used to facilitate a “behaviorless” decline for those with dementia.
3. Discuss spirituality of aging as it applies to dementia and discuss spiritual approaches for elders, especially those living with dementia.
About the Presenters
Sr. M. Peter Lillian Di Maria has over 35 years’ experience in the continuum care ministry as a Carmelite Sister for the Aged and Infirm. Sr. Peter has served her community in many administrative positions and has lectured many times on Alzheimer’s disease, palliative care, geriatric spiritual care, family care issues, stress reduction, leadership development, and team building. Sr. Peter has developed successful dementia care programs, dementia care curriculums and assisted in developing a palliative care resource manual that is specific for geriatric care. Over the past fifteen years, Sr. Peter and the Avila Institute of Gerontology have worked with many Congregations concerning aging issues, as well as providing congregational management and education services. She has a BA in Secondary Education and currently holds three state licenses as a Nursing Home Administrator.
Alfred Norwood holds a BS degree and graduate study in Physiological Psychology from Michigan State University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. For 25 years he was the founder and managing partner of Organization Development Associates Inc. (Minneapolis, Palo Alto & Brussels), a management consulting company assisting multinational organizations in team based strategic planning and corporate development. Upon moving to Rochester, he founded Companion Radio, a satellite service to LTC and Assisted Living facilities. Observing the impending aging care crisis, he formed Behavior Science, Inc., which developed tools and training programs for nursing homes, assisted living and home care agencies. For 15 years he has worked with Sr. Peter at the Avila Institute of Gerontology to help Avila clients better meet the needs of seniors they serve.
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 2017 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, and also a link enabling you to register online and pay by credit card.
12. Would you please participate in this survey to help us collect valuable information about innovative spiritual care programs?*
The Catholic Health Association Pastoral Care Advisory Committee’s (NACC is a member) Subcommittee on Chaplain Development is planning in the coming months to provide information on spiritual care settings and leading practices being implemented in those settings. We need your help. We need to learn from you what you consider to be your biggest challenges in service and what innovation in service those challenges are calling from you. To that end, would you please provide your responses to this brief survey by the end of July? www.surveymonkey.com/r/MP5R5XH?utm_source=July+2017&utm_campaign=April+2017+Newsletter&utm_medium=email
13. A local NACC event in September 2017*
We are pleased to announce the 2017 Fall Chaplains’ Conference that will be held September 21-22, 2017, in Alexandria, MN. The subject of this year’s event is “Moving Beyond Our Comfort Zone: Understanding Behavioral Health for the Provision of Spiritual Care,” with Rev. Michele Guest Lowery as the guest speaker. For more information, and to register for this event, please visit our website at this link: REGISTER.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Andris Kursietis at: akursietis@nacc.org.
We hope you will accept this opportunity to enhance your learning and to meet with fellow chaplains in your region. Please invite your colleagues, even if they are not members of the NACC – all are welcome.
14. Other educational resources and offerings*
- Our NACC member, David Rapp, MAPS, BCC, recently had published his book, Prayers and Thoughts: A Devotional for the Sick and Those Who Care for them. To read a review of this book, you can go to: http://www.pressreleaserocket.net/xulon-press-announces-new-book-providing-insight-into-the-mystery-of-suffering/
- Professional Resiliency Training: Care for the Front Line
Presenter: Eric Gentry, Ph.D., LMHCEric Gentry, Ph.D., LMHC, is an internationally recognized leader in the field of disaster and clinical traumatology, having trained thousands of professionals and paraprofessionals worldwide in the treatment of traumatic stress.
Dr. Gentry has been a clinical member of several CISM teams and has provided assistance in many different disaster and critical incidents He was the developer of the Community Crisis Support Team, which began in Tampa, Florida, and has become a model for communities to integrate mental health services into their disaster response network.
Dr. Gentry is the co-author of the critically acclaimed Trauma Practice: Tools for Stabilization. His newest books include Forward Facing Trauma Therapy and is co-author of Trauma, PTSD, Grief & Loss.
You will be challenged, inspired, and uplifted by Dr. Gentry and this unique training.
- September 29, 2017
- 8:00 – 4:30
- Providence Auditorium (in person option only)
- Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane
Providence Caregivers: $15.00
Non-Providence attendees: $45.00
Lunch on your own/morning and afternoon refreshments providedTo Register: http://washington.providence.org/events/phc/professional-education/spiritual-care-conference/
Intended audience: chaplains, certified nursing assistants, bereavement counselors, nurses, physicians, social workers, teachers, therapists, volunteers, and all those who “hold it all together” for others.
Overview
Showing up well for others when they are hurting can feel like a daunting task. Holding space with others doesn’t require words, platitudes or clichés. In fact, just being present with others and finding a comfortable space within ourselves to just BE with them is the best thing we can do. However well we process our own pain is exactly how well we will be able to respond to the pain of others. We need our own sacred spaces when the time comes that the-one who-holds-it-all-together-for-others needs someone to hold space for them. In this talk, keynote speaker Rev. Dr. Carla Cheatham will discuss the process of “holding space” to create the environment for transformation that flows from the stories of patients, our colleagues and ourselves.
Objectives:
- Describe the process and five benefits of holding space.
- Identify three steps in the spiritual process of transformation.
- Analyze the role of re-storying and disillusionment in that process of transformation.
- Incorporate into practice an awareness of the four roles struggle can play in transformation.
Registration: Please call 630-933-4234. TTY for the hearing impaired: 630-933-4833. When registering, please advise if any special accommodations are needed. This program is provided without charge to participants. Registration deadline: July 19. Please note that this is not an NACC event, so any questions about it should be addressed to the organizers.
15. For information on our NACC 2017 Webinar Series, please go to:
www.nacc.org/education-resources/nacc-webinars-and-audio-conferences
16. If you missed the NACC Conference, you do not need to miss the excellent plenary sessions. You can still get the live-stream videos of the Plenary Sessions!
The NACC 2017 national conference is over, but you still have the opportunity to enjoy the opening prayer ceremony and the four plenary speaker sessions by registering for the recordings of these sessions, which were live-streamed.
The charge for accessing the recordings is $80 for NACC members and $100 for non-NACC members. The fee covers the welcome/opening prayer service and all four plenary speaker sessions. Please note that this is a package deal that includes all the four plenary sessions and welcome/opening prayer and we do not offer separate registration for individual sessions.
We hope you will take advantage of the opportunity to view these sessions.
The sessions that were the subject of live streaming and were recorded are:
* Friday, April 28, 2017: Conference Welcome/Opening Prayer
* Friday, April 28, 2017: LIVING TRADITION: Were Not Our Hearts Burning. Presented by Dr. Dianne Bergant, CSA
* Saturday, April 29, 2017: REMEMBER! AND THEN JESUS WALKS AND TALKS US BACK INTO LIFE. Presented by Dr. Megan A. McKenna
* Sunday, April 30, 2017: WHO IS THIS? Encountering God in Other People and Traditions. Presented by Dr. Emmanuel Lartey
* Monday, May 1, 2017: Catalytic Conversions with Conversing Narratives: Alchemical Traditions that Transform Us. Presented by Dr. Raymond Reyes
7 CEH hours (1.75 hours per plenary session) are offered.
To view the recorded sessions requires a computer with internet access. Please take a few moments to register online: Register. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to the site where the recordings may be viewed.
17. 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: Russ (husband of NACC member Linda Bronersky), Mary Columbo Reichert and family, Betty and Louis Skonieczny, Anne Murphy, Sr. Mary Clare Boland SP, Bernadette Bolton (mother of NACC member, Patrick Bolton), Sr. Romona Nowak, OP, Sr. MariaTheresa Hronec, Sr. Mary Thecla Kuhnline, Fr. Jim Radde, SJ, Julie Bablin, Sheila Amrich (niece-in-law of NACC member Sr. Paracleta Amrich), Isabelita Boquiren, Susan Balling, Jim and Frances Castello, Glenn and Pat Teske, and Gloria Troxler.
18. 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.
PASTORAL CARE ASSOCIATE
Orange, California – Regina Residence
DIRECTOR of SPIRITUAL CARE
Putnam CT – Matulaitis Rehabilitation and Skilled Care
CHAPLAIN – Part-Time, Days
Hinsdale, IL and Chicago, IL – RML Specialty Hospital
DIRECTOR of PASTORAL CARE
Chicago, IL – Mercy Circle
CHAPLAIN
Lima, Ohio – St. Rita’s Medical Center
CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN
Albuquerque, New Mexico – UNM Hospitals
PRIEST CHAPLAIN
Warwick, NY – Good Samaritan Hospital
