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February 2016
Cert IV Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care CHC42315
Would you like to become better prepared to care for your community’s most vulnerable people? Then come and study CHC42315 ‘Certificate IV in Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care’ at Baptist Care in 2016. (This course is auspiced by Tabor Adelaide RTO Code: 4452). It is a recognised qualification that prepares you for pastoral support worker and pastoral care roles. You can also study this course as an ‘audit only’ student via the non-accredited ‘Health & Care Ministry Development Pathway’ without any…
Find out more »Cert IV in Youth Work CHC40413
Leaving school and considering a GAP year? Then why not ‘Get A Purpose’ and put your faith into action for 12 months! If a career or ministry with vulnerable youth appeals to you, then you are welcome to come and study CHC40413 ‘Certificate IV in Youth Work’ at Baptist Care in 2016 as a faith-based GAP year experience. You’ll receive a recognised qualification that has excellent full time and casual job opportunities on completion, and you’ll have plenty of free…
Find out more »May 2016
‘Hope and a Future’ Retreat and Conference
AFCNA will celebrate its 20th year with a residential conference /retreat titles 'Hope and a Future' which will be held Monday May 2nd to Wed May 3rd. We are thrilled to have as our keynote speaker Rev. Dr. Lynn Arnold, former Premier of South Australia, CEO of World Vision Australia and Anglicare SA and now Anglican priest at St Peters Cathedral in Adelaide. He will share how we can become purveyors of hope in our community. Conference Registration Register Early…
Find out more »June 2017
‘Dying Well’ Conference Registrations are OPEN!
We will all face death, and living well until the end of life is something most people wish to experience. Preparing for a good death can help people achieve the best possible end to life. A good death meets the dying person’s physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs. You are invited to explore these aspects and more at this conference so we can help people to die well. Keynote speakers: Dr Lawrie Palmer: Palliative Care Physician speaking on ‘What does…
Find out more »September 2017
‘Supporting Transition in Ageing’ seminar
$20 – $25
Ageing involves many transitions. They can be positive and eagerly anticipated, such as retirement; or they may be challenging and unwanted, such as the diagnosis of a chronic condition with an accompanying deterioration in health and the ability to do the things you had hoped to do in your retirement. Our health, disability and aged care sectors are also undergoing transition - from institutionally directed care models to consumer directed care models, but are older people, faith-based agencies, and churches…
Find out more »21st Birthday Celebrations
AFCNA was founded in 1996, so it’s our 21st birthday! We would like to invite you to celebrate with us at a brief AGM (5.30-6.30pm) followed by a celebratory dinner commencing at 6.30pm on 12th September. We are thrilled to have special international dinner guest, Rev Dr Helen Wordsworth, a Registered Nurse, Baptist minister, and the Founding Director of ‘Parish Nursing Ministries UK’ which began in 2001 to establish the Faith Community Nurse (FCN) role across the UK. Helen was…
Find out more »Rediscovering Christian Community Health and Care Ministry
You are warmly invited to a FREE evening seminar with Rev Dr Helen Wordsworth. The evening is sponsored by Baptist Care and the Australian Faith Community Nurses Association. All are very welcome! Helen will share with us how the health and care ministry of faith community nurses has become an important and useful adjunct to the Christian church’s health and pastoral care ministries, providing rich new opportunities to reach into your community with compassionate services that inspire hope, and are…
Find out more »May 2018
The Art and Science of Spiritual Care
$25 – $35
This one day interactive workshop comes from a Christian perspective and is designed to provide you, as a worker in health and/or pastoral care, with skills to assess and address the spiritual concerns of the people you serve from various religious and cultural backgrounds and diverse settings. Our workshop covers Overview of spiritual care Assessing spiritual needs Spiritual care and interventions Challenges in providing spiritual care The workshop is interactive, practical, culturally sensitive and applied to your context Internationally recognised This…
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