REV ALAN GALT
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (Sydney 1964)
Master of Arts in Counselling (Macquarie 1980)
Member of the Australian College of Chaplains (1988)
Level 2 Supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education (1990)
Acting Level 3 Supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education (2003)
Subject area
Pastoral Theology and Practice
Status
Part-time
RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP & RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Research activity
Articles in non-refereed journals
Model Plan for Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care in NSW Hospitals NSW Civil, Chaplaincies Advisory Committee (senior author), April 2002
Pastoral Care in Disasters – Disaster Plan NSW Synod of the Uniting Church in Australia (senior author), April 2004
NSW Uniting Church Disaster Recovery website, March 2004
Creative works
Planning and Running Introductory Units of CPE, Training clergy and lay people for participation in local hospital chaplaincy teams, 1975-2005
Planning and Running Basic Units of CPE training chaplains for mental health and aged care ministry in psychiatric units, nursing homes, prisons and parishes, 1980-2005
Planning and running a Basic Unit of CPE in Aged Care Ministry at St Basil’s Greek Orthodox Aged Care Facility, incorporating translated interviews between Greek speaking residents and non-Greek speaking students, Lakemba NSW, 2004
Planning and running an Inter-faith Introductory Unit of CPE in Hospital Ministry for trainees from Buddhist, Christian and Moslem Faiths, Randwick, 2005Professional standing (last five years only)
Conferences attended
Australian and New Zealand Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Brisbane (2001), Canberra (2002), Hobart (2004)
Conference papers
The future of mental health ministry - Presentation at the Australian Health & Welfare Chaplains Association Annual Conference, Sydney, January 2001
Suicide and depression in the elderly – Presentation at the Uniting Ministry with the Ageing national conference, Meroo, October 2001
Australian and New Zealand Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Application for re-accreditation as a Level 2 Supervisor Canberra 2002
Pray and take your pills: spiritual issues for families affected by mental illness - Paper at the National Catholic Family Conference, April 2004
Mental Health Ministry - Paper at the Uniting Church Social Justice Expo, May 2004
Looking after yourself - Presentation to the NSW Ambulance Chaplains Training Session, June 2004
Spiritual issues in suicide - Paper at Sutherland Shire Suicide Safety Network, August 2004
Participation in church, government and industry bodies
Local Government Councillor, Central Darling Shire Council 1967-1970
Member of the Australian Health and Welfare Chaplains Association 1971-2005
Member of the College of (previously Council for) Clinical Pastoral Education in NSW 1971-2005
Convenor of the Uniting Church’s Civil Chaplaincy Committee 1976-2005
Uniting Church representative on the NSW Civil Chaplaincies Advisory Committee 1978-2005
Member of the Australian College of Chaplains 1988-2005
Convenor of the NSW Uniting Church Disaster Recovery Committee 1990-2005
Area Liaison Chaplain NSW CCAC for Central and South Western Sydney 1991-2005EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND TEACHING (last five years only)
Course co-ordination, development of curriculum and teaching methodology
Planning and implementing Pastoral Theology program, St Andrews’ Greek Orthodox Theological College
Co-planning and implementing the Units of Supervisory Training for the College of Clinical Pastoral education Mulgoa 2004-2005CONTRIBUTION TO INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING AND GOVERNANCE (last five years only)
Membership of committees and bodies in the SCD
Member, SCD panel reviewing the Pastoral Theology syllabus 2004-2005
Membership of committees and bodies in the Member Institution
Member, Faculty, St Andrews’ Greek Orthodox Theological College 1991- present
Member, Faculty, NSW College of Clinical Pastoral Education 2003- present
Member, Academic Board, NSW College of Clinical Pastoral Education 2004- presentSERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, PROFESSION AND CHURCH (last five years only)
Official church appointments
Mental Health Chaplain (Uniting Church) 1971-2005
Membership of community bodies
Churchill Fellows Association of NSW 1971-2005
