3rd National Conference

Where words meet silence:

connecting through pastoral care

16-19 April, 2012

Canberra ACT

Download conference registration form below

SCA Conference 2012 Registration Form - Updated 12/1/2012 ( 270 KB)

Download the SCA Conference Program below - updated 27/3/2012

SCA Conference Program - Final ( 299 KB)

Download the SCA Conference Timetable of Worshops below - updated27/3/2012

SCA Conference Timetable of Workshops - Final ( 348 KB)

Dr David Augsburger - Keynote Speaker

Keynote Speaker Biographical Notes: David Augsburger, who has taught at Fuller since 1990, is professor of pastoral care and counselling in the School of Theology.

The author of 20 books in pastoral counselling, marriage, conflict and human relations, Augsburger’s most recent writings are Pastoral Counselling Across Cultures (1995), Conflict Mediation Across Cultures (1992), Sustaining Love (1989), and the caring series beginning with the widely published Caring Enough to Confront (1980). Before teaching at Fuller, Augsburger taught at seminaries in Chicago, Indiana and Pennsylvania. For over a decade, he served as radio spokesperson for the Mennonite Churches. His productions won ten awards for creative religious broadcasting. He has written feature articles that have appeared in over 100 different periodicals.

An ordained minister of the Mennonite Church and a diplomat of the American Association of Pastoral Counsellors, Augsburger is active in teaching counselling and leading workshops internationally, and in doing supervision and therapy.

Areas of Expertise, Research, Writing, and Teaching: Pastoral counselling, conflict management in the church, cross-cultural counselling and theology, cross-cultural conflict and mediation, forgiveness and reconciliation, hatred, prejudice, and violence.

Call for Papers - SCA Conference 2012

Where Words Meet Silence - Connecting through Pastoral Care

16th-19 April 2012, Rydges Lakeside, London Circuit, Canberra City

A Call for Papers to be presented at the conference has been released. A copy of the document can be downloaded from the link below. The "Call for Papers" includes Elective Sessions, Workshops and Poster Presentations, full details are in the document.

Call For Papers Canberra Conference 2012 ( 181 KB)

Conference 2012 Costs

Full registration (prices include conference dinner):

Members: $500
Non-members $525
Early-bird (closes 2 March 2012) and Pastoral Studies participants: $450

Day registration (includes morning tea, lunch & afternoon tea): $150
Conference Dinner for day registrants: $100

Conference Unit in Pastoral Studies

Transform your Conference experience into a multi- dimensional educational encounter, additional to the conference related professional development hours, networking and stimulating workshops and keynote addresses it provides. A conference Unit in Pastoral Studies enables delegates to earn a 3rd or 4th level unit based around an integrated conference experience. The unit would include pre and post conference reading, reflective activities, workshops and seminars.
If you would like to explore this opportunity please contact Executive Officer Judy Rigby at eo@spiritualcareaustralia.org.au