2014 WEBINARS General Information: Continuing Education Hours and Cost Participants qualify for up to 3 CEHs total for the two sessions (1.5 hours per session which includes one hour for the webinar plus 30 minutes preparation time). A CEH certificate is provided for download by participants. For NACC members the registration fee is $35 per connection for the live sessions or $35 to purchase the recordings. For non-members the registration fee is $50 per connection for the live sessions or $50 to purchase the recordings. This fee includes both webinar sessions. You need to participate in both sessions to receive the full presentation. The speaker will begin the two sessions with a presentation, followed by facilitated participant exchange. Registration To Register for Live Sessions: Please register early space is limited! Complete the registration form and send with your check, made payable to NACC, to: Jeanine Annunziato, National Association of Catholic Chaplains, 4915 S. Howell Avenue, Suite 501, Milwaukee, WI 53207. Registration will not be considered complete until the NACC receives your registration form and fee. Access information and presentation materials will be made available to participants one week before the first webinar session. When you register for the live sessions, you will automatically be eligible for a copy of the recordings. To Order Recordings: When you order the webinar recordings you will receive access to the recordings of both webinar sessions, as well as the companion presentation materials. The recording will be made available for download from the NACC website once payment is received. Upon payment, the national office will e-mail you a web-link that will give you access to the recordings. The recordings are accessible using a large variety of software. Please Note: If you order a webinar which has yet to take place, you will receive the recording approximately one week after the webinar has been completed. IMPORTANT Registration Note: To register for a NACC webinar you must have a username to access the NACC website. Webinar participants will require a username in order to log in to the website and download the necessary materials for the webinar. Visit the NACC website to create your free account today. http://www.nacc.org/account/register.aspx Please be aware that as of January 18, 2013 the NACC website has an updated website username system. If you are a NACC member who had a username prior to January 18, 2013, please know that your old username will not work and you will need to visit the website to create a new username.
Audio Conferences Available: Discerning Leadership: Purpose Informs Your Vision, Informs Your Leadership Skills Presented by Bonnie McCulley, M.A., BCC Thursdays, April 10 and 24, 2014 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Central Time Discerning your [higher] purpose informs your vision, drives your goals, and empowers your leadership skills. The ability to lead comes out of your purpose story that that gives meaning to all aspects of your ministry. What informs and forms you into a discerning leader? This two part webinar series will help you explore, discern and answer those questions. The first session will identify the foundational pillars of being a leader, describe five types of leadership, and distinguish between the art of spiritual discernment and decision making. The second session will explore how core longings and values-based decision making informs and forms you into a discerning leader. 1. Identify foundational pillars of being a leader. 2. Describe 5 types of leadership. 3. Identify core longings and how they inform your purpose. 4. Discern what informs your purpose, vision and leadership. Bonnie McCulley has 25 years of experience in spiritual care and counseling in healthcare, integrative wellness programs, behavioral health, bereavement, hospice care, leadership development, educational workshops, and retreats. She is a Board Certified Chaplain, a Pastoral Minister, Professional Counselor, a Health and Wellness Coach, Transitional Life Coach and Spiritual Director. Bonnie serves as a spiritual companion for individuals or groups seeking meaning and purpose in life, a spiritual counselor for seeking deep inner healing, and a coach for finding paths to wellness, new directions, or those who wish to explore who they are in relation to self, others and God. Summary Point Charting for Interdisciplinary Effectiveness Presented by Dr. Gordon J. Hilsman, D. Min., BCC-S Thursdays, June 5 and 12, 2014 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Central Time This webinar uses lecture, two interactive exercises, and discussion of concepts to help participants enrich their pastoral care charting notes for greater relevance to interdisciplinary teams. Most electronic charting systems include areas for narrative along with checklists. We will be improving use of those narratives to represent human-to-human assessments using bullet point entries. 1. Reconsider the elements of a team-oriented chart note. 2. Practice capturing the soul for an introductory charting narrative. 3. Begin charting in bullet point form. Gordon J Hilsman, D.Min. is a retired clinical pastoral supervisor certified by the NACC and the ACPE, is a 28 year member of the APC, and has presented workshops at national meetings of all of those associations as well as that of the Catholic Health Association. He has degrees in Chemistry, Theology, Human Development, and a doctorate in Pastoral Counseling. He has published articles in several pastoral care journals and is preparing an extensive website entitled "spiritualclinician.com. He lives in Fircrest, WA.
Developing a Spiritual Support Volunteer Program Resources, Tools and Training Presented by Beverly M. Beltramo, D.Min., BCC and Caroline Cella, MA Thursdays, July 10 and 17, 2014 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Central Time Note: recording of July webinar only includes July 10 session Oakwood Healthcare System has had a strong volunteer program for over 10 years. In the past three years, the program has expanded significantly and now approximately 100 volunteers minister beside staff chaplains as Eucharistic Ministers, "Ministers of Care", and CPE trained Volunteer Chaplains. Volunteers are a valued part of the spiritual support team and augment the work of the staff chaplains by offering a basic spiritual screening, new patient visits, and by making referrals to staff chaplains. Hear about recruitment strategies, barriers and challenges, the "on-boarding" and training process for new volunteers, and receive electronic materials and resources to support you in building your own program. 1. Become the recognized experts in addressing emotional and spiritual needs. 2. Be able to show how what we do impacts core measures. 3. Learn some techniques to raise patient satisfaction scores. Beverly Beltramo, D.Min, BCC currently serves as the Director of Spiritual Support for Oakwood Health System, a four hospital secular health system in Western Wayne County, Michigan. Oakwood serves a religiously and culturally diverse population and Bev and her team of chaplains take pride in their department s mission to support wholeness, while honoring each person s spirituality. Bev holds a D.Min. from Ecumenical Theological Seminary, and M.A. from Assumption University in Windsor, Canada and has presented at the 2012 NACC conference, at the Spiritual Care Collaborative, and at the National Association of Hospice and Palliative Care Physicians and Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association Conference. Certification with the NACC (Note: This audio conference is offered at no charge) August 7, 2014 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time This webinar will provide participants with an overview of the NACC certification process, with special attention to the revised NACC standards 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. Note: 1.5 continuing education hours are offered for this audio conference. Renewal of Certification with the NACC (Note: This audio conference is offered at no charge) August 21, 2014 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time This webinar will provide participants with an overview of the renewal of certification process and documentation and provide a forum for answering questions about NACC renewal of certification. This free webinar will be presented by members of the NACC Certification Commission. Note: 1.5 continuing education hours are offered for this audio conference.
Theological Perspectives: Mystery of Suffering Presented by Rev. Robin Ryan, CP, M.Div., M.A Thursdays, September 18 and 25, 2014 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Central Time In this webinar we will reflect on the ways in which we envision and speak about God s relation to suffering people. In order to enrich our own thinking, we will explore the insights of Wiesel, Bonhoffer, Moltmann, Schillebeeckx, liberationist and feminist theologians in their discussions of this theme. We will enter into this theological conversation with a view to pastoral ministry to the sick and dying. 1. Identify images of God that speak to the experience of human suffering. 2. Describe the mystery of suffering from a multi-theological context. 3. Integrate and apply their theological reflection to pastoral ministry to the sick and dying. Robin Ryan, CP, M.Div., M.A., Catholic Theological Union; Ph.D., Catholic University of America, is a Passionist priest and Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Catholic Theological Union. He has authored a number of articles on the topic of the mystery of God and suffering. In addition to his experience in teaching and formation, he has also engaged in retreat ministry. Pastoral Care Visitor s Training Program for Volunteers Presented by Beth Lenegan, Ph.D., BCC Thursdays, October 16 and 23, 2014 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Central Time Pastoral care to the sick and injured, dying and bereaved is a primary ministry for all religious denominations. Meeting the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of patients and members of our congregations is an immense challenge and requires the intervention and assistance of mature well balanced, compassionate people who have been especially trained in this work. The webinar sessions are designed to help participants develop a program to effectively train volunteers for pastoral ministry in a church and/or health care facility. The first session will focus on the theoretical approach to training volunteers and the second session will provide tools for training and integrating volunteers into a pastoral care staff. 1. Develop a program to effectively train volunteers for pastoral ministry in a church or health care facility. 2. Receive tools for integrating volunteers into a pastoral staff. 3. Develop a keener awareness of the need for shared ministry to the sick. Dr. Beth Lenegan is Director of Pastoral Care at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York. She is currently involved in the development of pastoral care training programs for individuals for hospital and home visitation. Dr. Lenegan is an adjunct professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Buffalo State College. Among the courses she teaches are World Religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, Women and Religion and Intro to New Testament. She has also taught at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY; Niagara University, Lewiston NY; and Northeastern Seminary in Rochester, New York. Dr. Lenegan is a member of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains. She is a graduate of Boston College and State University of New York at Buffalo.
Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Frequently Asked Questions on Beginning and End of Life Presented by Rev. Thomas A. Nairn, OFM, Ph.D. Thursdays, November 6 and 13, 2014 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Central Time These webinars will address the frequently asked questions of both Beginning and End of Life issues as related to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services. Rev. Thomas A. Nairn, OFM, Ph.D. is Senior Director, Ethics, for the Catholic Health Association, USA. He has taught both in the US and internationally, and has been consultant to multiple organizations on ethics issues. He is in the process of both editing one book and completing another, and has published several articles on medical ethics which have appeared in such journals as Health Progress, New Theology Review, The Annual of the Society of Christian Ethics, The Journal of Lutheran Ethics, the AMA s online journal Virtual Mentor, and the anthology On Moral Medicine. End of Life, Grief, the Divine, and Human Meaning-making: Exploring Their Relationships Presented by Melissa Kelley, B.B., M.A., Ph.D. Thursdays, December 4 and 11, 2014 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Central Time This two-part webinar will consider theoretically, practically, and pastorally the connection between relationship with the Divine and the world of meaning for those approaching the end of life and those in grief. Pastoral and spiritual care approaches and practices in light of these insights will be explored. Melissa Kelley, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Pastoral Care and Contextual Education at Boston College. Dr. Kelley s primary research interests are pastoral care and counseling, grief and loss, death and dying, pastoral care of the family, prophetic pastoral care, and pastoral formation for ministry.