CASC Ontario Council
January 18, 2013, 1pm-3pm
Present:
Ciaran McKenna – chair (SW), Rebekah Hackbusch – vice chair (NE), Kathy
Edmison – treasurer (CN-adhoc), Mike Chow (SW), Dan Moulton (NE), Merv Wilson (NW), Anke
Flohr (CN-PPC).
Regrets: Cindy Elkerton – secretary (CN), Marvin Shank (SW-PPC).
1.
Meeting called to order at 1:03pm.
2.
Agenda approved.
3.
Minutes of December 12, 2012 reviewed. Item 16 – removal of sentence “We would look at
the relationship between Health Care and Diocese, as well as non-faith organizations and
ethical issues between faith based & public health care services.” M/S Dan/Anke: that the
minutes of December 12, 2012 be approved with above edit.
4.
Draft CASC Ontario FAQ Brochure – work on this is ongoing. Action: Report next
meeting.
5.
Letter explaining Ontario’s voluntary contribution of $20 - Ciaran circulated draft to
council for discussion and approval. Approval given. Action; Ciaran will send to CASC
Head Office promptly.
6.
Regional transfer of the $3000 from CASC to CASCON Council. $3000 has been
received by OCN. Only remaining region to send is SW. Claire Gosselin has been
contacted.
7.
New OCN and ONE representative required: 2 candidates have been contacted within
OCN. Anke will f/u.
ONE presents Vivian Stang as interim PPC rep. She will hold this
position until the ONE fall regional AGM.
8.
Financial Statement report: Reports circulated by Kathy. Cost of Pickering meeting
reported, $617.17. M/S Kathy/Anke.
9.
College Start-up: How shall we continue to address emails/inquiries from members about
the College? The FAQ brochure will be of significant help in this regard. With respect to a
recent inquiry from a CASC On member, Ciaran consulted with Bob Bond and will forward
Bob’s response to council members. It relays the message that it will be an expectation to
join the college. Ontario members are encouraged to keep dialogue open with their
employers regarding the relevance and significance of college registration.
10. Joint PPC and ESC January 7 meeting in Pickering. Mike offered his report on this
productive meeting and will send his summary for the minutes (below):
Present: Marc Doucet, Cindy Elkerton, Mike Chow, Marvin Shank (co-chair), Neil Elford (co-chair)
Main task: to create comparison chart between College requirements (competencies) for practitioners and
CASC Education Standards, including Competencies for Specialist Certification. Document has been
created and will be circulated to Teaching Supervisors prior to next OTN conference on thursday, Feb 7, so
that we can further refine our work. We want to identify competencies where we show strength as well as
gaps in our Standards that require improvement. Recommendations will be formulated and given to
ESC/PPC and the Board to make necessary changes to our Education Standards so that candidates for
membership in the College will be adequately prepared.
Parallel processes to compare what we have and the College requirements will also happen with
Specialists, from the perspective of practitioners and in the context of Professional Practice Commission
Standards. As well, the Academic Assessment Committee (ESC) and Regional Ethics Chairs will be asked
to review and compare from their respective perspectives.
Council members commented that it would be good to present this at our caucus meeting in
April. It is noted how this work impacts the national membership.
11.
APTI, the Transitional Council, and CASC update: deferred until next meeting.
12.
CASC Conference 2013 – Rebekah recalled the documents circulated earlier this month
explaining costs for renting a church hall, approx. $200 and a chili meal for 60 people at a
very reasonable rate of $300. We can probably expect that members outside of Ontario
and non-members interested in learning about the association may desire to participate.
Question raised s to how to cover costs. Suggested that members/non-members outside
of Ontario be charged $10. All in favour. Action: Rebekah will have this added to the
conference registration page.
13.
Report from Vice-Chair on CASC Advocacy Working Group : Rebekah indicated that no
further documentation has been completed for the “Letter of Agreement” between CASC
ON and the Ontario representative on the National Advocacy working group. However, a
recent experience within ONE offers a good description of an advocacy process. The
concern brought forward has to do with the PHIPA Privacy Officer and clarification around
whether the Chaplain can granted access to the medical record.
This concern was
brought to the Regional chair and coordinating committee; the Regional chair reported
the concern to CASC ON chair; the regional Advocacy rep will contact the concerned
member for detail as well as discuss with the National Advocacy working group for
consultation and advisement. CASC ON and Advocacy rep could then discuss. It is
noted that a similar experience has also recently been noted in Southwestern Ontario.
Council queries why this incident is recurring at this time? Action: Rebekah to circulate
draft “Letter of Agreement” re: Advocacy prior to next meeting.
14.
Update on OHA: Ciaran forwarded the draft letter to OHA to council members for
feedback and approval. Question arising about nomenclature (pastoral vs. spiritual) and it
is noted this is being addressed at the national level with CASC. Participation in the OHA
event will offer opportunity for further review of college regulation, education standards,
and possibly a key note speaker, Kenneth Pargament, to discuss how we fit into the
college. We also might want to look at the various understandings of the role of the
spiritual care provider within the care team. Letter approved. Action: Ciaran will send to
OHA and to CASC President Doug Kellough.
15.
In-Person meeting of the CASC Ontario Council – in Ottawa in April.
Council agrees it is favourable to meet face-to-face prior to the CASC ON caucus
meeting. A council meeting is scheduled for 5pm-6pm on Thursday April 11 in the
hospitality suite. Action: Rebekah to reserve the hospitality suite. Terms of reference
need to be reviewed and members need to look at succession planning. Our February
council meeting needs to offer an hour for discussion about terms of reference and a
“move forward” plan. Thus far the April caucus meeting includes:
Agenda – 45 minutes
Intros: Q & A brochure; financial reports, education opportunities – this is a hot topic –
question raised, should minutes be taken? Discussion on-going. Action: Ciaran to draft
agenda for April caucus meeting for discussion in February.
Meeting adjourned: 2:30 pm
16. Parking Lot Items
a. CASC Ontario Executive Administrator paid staff person- Develop draft job description
17.
Next meeting dates: February 15, 2013 1-3pm
March 22, 2013 1-3pm
May 17, 2013 1-3pm
April 10-13, 2013 – Conference
June 21, 2013 1-3pm