Spiritual Care as a Safeguarding Asset: Building Trust, Culture and Early Insight
Presented by Rev Paul McFarlane, Spiritual Care Australia
23 July 2026
1pm to 2pm
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about the presenter
Rev. Paul McFarlane
Rev. Paul McFarlane is a board member and Partnerships Officer for Spiritual Care Australia and a wellbeing leader with over 30 years’ experience across healthcare, emergency services and workplace mental health. A long-serving ambulance chaplain and author of Charlie 1, Paul is passionate about helping organisations to embed safe, professional spiritual care practice and strengthen wellbeing, culture and safeguarding systems across Australia’s health, education and community sectors.
Australian Catholic Safeguarding Ltd respectfully acknowledges all Traditional Custodians of the land and waters of Australia.
We pay respect to their Elders, past and present, and young leaders of today and the future. ACSL commits itself to the ongoing work of reconciliation with our Aboriginal families and communities.
ACSL acknowledges the lifelong trauma of abuse victims and survivors and their families; the failure of the Catholic Church to protect, believe and respond justly to children and adults at risk; and the consequent breaches of community trust.
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