The Council on Collaboration, which was the forerunner of the Spiritual Care Collaborative, affirmed four foundational documents on November 7, 2004 in Portland, Maine. Collectively, these documents establish a
unified voice for the six organizations that have affirmed them and describe what it means to these
organizations to be a professional pastoral care provider, pastoral counselor or educator.
The four documents are:
The membership of the participating groups represents over 10,000 members who currently serve as
chaplains, pastoral counselors, and clinical pastoral educators in specialized settings as varied as
healthcare, counseling centers, prisons or the military.
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