Pastoral Services in Catholic Health, Community & Aged Care- Contemporary Practice

This publication seeks to highlight to all who work in Catholic health, community and aged care the value this ministry and these practitioners bring -not just to the patients, residents and clients but to their families, carers, staff and, indeed, the spirit of the facility itself. This publication provides a greater insight into and understanding of the unique value pastoral services brings to our ministry of healing..

Click here to order this item online

Christian Conscience

Christian Conscience is designed to guide health care practitioner through moral situations in an increasingly complex world.

Written by Father Norman Ford, one of Australia's leading theologians and ethicists, the book explores the challenges presented to practitioners of Catholic health and aged care by emerging moral and ethical dilemmas posed by the rapid introduction of new medical technologies.

Click here to order this item online

Click here to download an order form for the booklet

Provision of Palliative Care in Catholic Health and Aged Care Services

CHA's essential new book guides staff through the complex world of delivering effective and holistic patient-centered, interdisciplinary palliative care. It is accompanied by a brochure for patients and their families translated into three languages and available for free download here.

Click here to order this item online

Click here to download an order form for the booklet

A 'Preferential Option for the Poor'

Application to Catholic Health and Aged Care Ministries in Australia.

The challenge to servie the poor must never ve dismissed or relegated as merely one option amongst many. It requires effort and resolve. Fr Arbuckle has provided a roadmap for us all to journey in meeting Christ in the anawin.

Click here to order this item online

Being a Catholic Hospital

A booklet written for all who work in Catholic Hospitals today which explores the origins, ethos, values and challenges of the modern Catholic  hospital.

It invites reflection and conversation about the meaning of our work together as we enter  a new era in the life of the Catholic hospital.

Click here to order this item online

Click here to download an order form for the booklet.

Code of Ethical Standards

The Code of Ethical Standards is addressed to all health care practitioners working in Catholic health and aged care organisations.

Click here to order this item online

Click here to download the Code of Ethical Standards Order Form.

Catholic Care of the Ageing

CHA recently released its educative resource booklet 'Catholic Care of the Ageing' which is an easy to read reflection on the essence of aged care ministry. 

Click here to order this item online

Click here to download an order form for the booklet.

The Care of Persons with Dementia in Catholic Aged Care

CHA has developed this book as a resource for providers committed to the continuous improvement of the care and support for people with dementia.

Click here to order this item online

Click here to download an order form for the book.

Download the resource kit order form

On Being Pastoral

This is the fourth booklet in a series produced by CHA to provide easily read resources for staff formation and education. It offers a refreshing yet confirming series of insights into the pastoral dynamic at the heart of a healing and caring relationship.

Click here to order this item online

Click here to download an order form for the booklet.

Crafting Catholic Identity in Postmodern Australia

In this work Fr Arbuckle sm provides a comprehensive overview of the many approaches to Catholic identity and offers a direction for organisations grappling with identification in a post modern world. Readers will discover a font of wisdom seldom compiled in such a succinct and readable fashion.

Click here to order this item online

Click here to download an order form for the book

Ministering to People with Dementia: A Pastoral Guide

Ministering to People with Dementia: A Pastoral Guide , produced by Catholic Health Australia in cooperation with Alzheimer's Australia is a practical handbook for the spiritual care of people with dementia. The Guide has been written expressly for those working in parish settings to assist in the provision of spiritual care of parishioners with dementia both at home and in residential care within the local community.

Click here to order this item online

Click Here to download an order form for the book.