CASC/ACSS Conference 2021 Workshop Video- TB3 -Revising our Certification Process and Scope of Practice -Updates from the Professional Practice Commission- Panel

The Professional Practice Commission (PPC) of CASC/ACSS has been working on two of our Association’s Strategic Priorities this year: the revision of our Scope of Practice and our Certification processes. This interactive workshop will present a summary of this work including: identified needs; steps taken; current status of this work and next steps. Goals of Workshop • Learn about the work that the Professional Practice Commission (PPC) has done this year, specifically around the revision of the CASC/ACSS Scope of Practice and the Revised Certification process, including the processes involved in this work, current situation as of the Conference, and next steps the PPC will be taking. Panel Philip Murray, Chair of Professional Practice Commission Philip Murray is a Certified Spiritual Care Practitioner and works at Providence Health Care in Vancouver, BC as a Spiritual Health Practitioner at St. Vincent's: Brock Fahrni Long Term Care Home and the Crosstown Clinic on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. He currently serves CASC/ACSS as the Chair of the Professional Practice Commission and is on the Board of Directors. Ron Falk, Chair of Certification Committee Ron Falk is a Certified Spiritual Care Practitioner currently working at Eden Mental Health Centre, Winkler, Manitoba. Ron has worked at various acute care health centres across Canada over the past 25 years. Ron has had numerous roles on the Education Standards Commission and currently hold the role of Chair of Certification, Professional Practice Commission. Matthew Heyn, Chair of Revisions Standards Committee for PPC Rev. Matthew Heyn works at the Richmond Hospital (Vancouver, BC) as a Spiritual Care Practitioner and Certified Supervisor of CPE. He is also the Chair for Revisions of Standards within the PPC (Professional Practice Commission) and is a member of the C-DaWG (Core Development Working Group) committee innovating a core curriculum for CPE in CASC/ACSS.