Association of Hospice & Palliative Care Chaplains

Welcome to AHPCC

Welcome to the AHPCC Website, a key resource for chaplains and anyone with an interest in spiritual palliative care.

Latest Developments

Late March 2012

There’s a rich crop of new items this month. ‘Media Releases’ has been quiet of late, but I’ve been fascinated by some of the March articles. There are also quite a few new training events to check out and there are several significant additions in ‘Study and Policy’.

First, you might be interested in a new 6-part series on chaplains on BBC 2 starting on Monday March 26th at 8.00. More details in the ‘Articles’ section (we don’t have a dedicated TV page!)

Also in the ‘Articles’ section… last year, we publicised a simple ‘Pocket Guide to Spirituality’ produced by the RCN. They have followed this up with quite a substantial training resource. There’s a link to this next to the link to the Pocket Guide.

And in the ‘Book reviews’ there is another publication from Tom Gordon (who is proving to be quite a prolific writer), co-written with David Mitchell and Ewen Kelly, to read and hopefully review. If you do read something that would be of interest to other chaplains, please do write and let us know about it, it would be good to have more items submitted each month.

If you haven’t renewed your membership, please don’t forget to do so, (application forms are in ‘Contacts’), and that your £30 subscription also gives a £40 Annual Conference discount! Speaking of which – don’t forget to book your place at this year’s Conference (details in ‘Courses and Conference’).

Earlier this month, we noted a possible technical problem, which I’ll keep posting for a while longer. Some of us may find that Firefox reloads this site as it was the last time we visited it, blocking subsequent changes (e.g. current membership forms). To resolve this, go to "Tools", find "Clear recent history", set "Time range to clear" to "Everything"; tick "Cache" in the "Details" list, and click on "Clear now". You should then find all the recent changes! (But if you have this problem, will you get to read about the solution?!)

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Guide to the website

About us

Here, you will find information about the AHPCC – who we are, what we do, our history, and information about our regional groups and their activities. This section is still developing.

Newsroom

Every month, we highlight media items that may be of interest. There is also a message board to allow the sharing of ideas. This section is due for further development.

Clinical Practice

The emphasis here is on sharing practical ideas and resources – everything from assessment tools and care plans, to prayers and poetry.

Study & Policy

This contains more academic items – book reviews, journal articles, and links to publications from related organisations. You will also find handouts and notes from previous AHPCC Conferences.

Professional & Recruitment

This contains professional standards, competencies, guidelines, code of conduct, and also current vacancies. For prospective employers, there are sample person specs, job descriptions and pay scale guidance to assist in recruitment, and also a vacancies section where posts can be advertised.

Courses & Conferences

Here, you can find details of coming training events and courses relevant to spiritual palliative care. You will also find up-to-date information about the AHPCC’s popular Annual Conference here.

Contacts & Links

If you need to contact the AHPCC, or would like to join, there are contact details and a booking form here.

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