I enjoyed spending the day with chaplains and ministers at Christ College, Sydney, for the inaugural Jericho Road Chaplains Conference. I was asked to facilitate a day exploring the impact of secondary traumatic stress on caregivers. Notes and resources are listed below.
ADF Chaplains Seminar–Simpson Barracks 11-12 September 2012
It was quite sobering spending the 11th anniversary of 9/11 working with Army, Navy and Air Force chaplains on trauma and moral injury in war. We looked first at the nature of pastoral ministry in the context of chaplaincy and then explored the differences between Post Traumatic Stress and Moral Injury. Some good discussion on moral repair, forgiveness and justice followed. Tomorrow we look at leadership practices and processes for systemic health.
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ADF Chaplains Seminar Sydney–Richmond Air Force Base–7-9 May, 2012
The Chaplains of the ADF serve in a complex and challenging environment. Along with pastoral responsibilities for service personnel and their families, they provide counsel and support to the unit command on matters to with the ethics of engagement, relating to local civilian populations and on unit morale. It was a privilege to work with the Sydney Region Chaplains this week at the Richmond Air Force Base on pastoral transactions around moral injury and repair, leadership practices and processes for systemic health.
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Central Region ADF Chaplains Seminar–Adelaide
The Chaplains of the ADF serve in a complex and challenging environment. Along with pastoral responsibilities for service personnel and their families, they provide counsel and support to the unit command on matters to with the ethics of engagement, relating to local civilian populations and on unit morale. It was a privilege to work with the Central Region Chaplains this week in Adelaide on pastoral transactions around moral injury and repair, leadership practices and processes for systemic health.
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