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Al Henager, CPSP Clinical Chaplain, is attending the 2008 National Conference of the Association of Professional Chaplains in Pittsburgh, March 6 -13. He is sending updates about the conference especially regarding CPSP. He is calling his reports "Blogging from the Spot."
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I arrived in Pittsburgh on Thursday evening greeted by cold, rainy weather. Ironically, my wife told me when I phone her that it was snowing in Little Rock! In fact my daughter's school was closed the next day. The rain, however, did not dampen my spirits.
The first big thing on my agenda was, on Friday, March 7, to present a four-hour pre-conference workshop called "Forging Relationships of Understanding -- Communicating what Chaplains Do."
Often chaplains are unable to explain exactly what they do or how they make a difference. This workshop was designed to help chaplains articulate what they do in a way that others, particularly in administration, can understand. I tried to focus on ways to measure their productivity, common outcomes of their work, and a common language to describe what chaplains do.
There were about 20 people who attended, which is really good for a pre-conference workshop. I received quite a few compliments on the workshop, and I am posting the PowerPoint presentation here for downloading anyone who would like it. Download file
Posted by Perry Miller, Editor at March 11, 2008 9:20 AM
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