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Victorian Council of Churches Emergencies Ministry. VCOSS Conference 2019. www.vccem.org.au Compassion in times of Crisis www.facebook.com/vccem. www.vccem.org.au Compassion in times of Crisis www.facebook.com/vccem.
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Victorian Council of ChurchesEmergencies Ministry VCOSS Conference 2019 www.vccem.org.au Compassion in times of Crisis www.facebook.com/vccem
www.vccem.org.au Compassion in times of Crisis www.facebook.com/vccem
SUFFERING IS NOT WHAT DESTROYS PEOPLE, SUFFERING WITHOUT MEANING DESTROYS PEOPLE. Victor Frankl www.vccem.org.au Compassion in times of Crisis www.facebook.com/vccem
PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID & EMOTIONAL SPIRITUAL CARE • There are 7 known and accepted versions of Psychological First Aid globally • Each agency nuances PFA to their organisational culture and values suggesting there are many more than 7 models of PFA being delivered www.vccem.org.au Compassion in times of Crisis www.facebook.com/vccem
VCC EM Strategy from 2009 • Clergy to Laity • Multifaith • Company – autonomy – governance • DGR/PBI www.vccem.org.au Compassion in times of Crisis www.facebook.com/vccem
10 FAITH GROUPS 26 CULTURAL GROUPS 57 LANGUAGES SPOKEN www.vccem.org.au Compassion in times of Crisis www.facebook.com/vccem
FORMAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH ISLAMIC COUNCIL OF VICTORIA SIKH COMMUNITY AUSTRALIA BUDDHIST COUNCIL OF VICTORIA HINDU COMMUNITY FAITH COMMUNITIES COUNCIL OF VICTORIA www.vccem.org.au Compassion in times of Crisis www.facebook.com/vccem
INFORMAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH 320 CULTURALLY AND ETHNICALLY SPECIFIC CHURCHES IN VICTORIA www.vccem.org.au Compassion in times of Crisis www.facebook.com/vccem
SIKH (20) BAHMA KUMARIS (27) MUSLIM (49) BUDDHIST (91) HINDU (6) www.vccem.org.au Compassion in times of Crisis www.facebook.com/vccem
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INNER EAST CHINESE COMMUNITY www.vccem.org.au Compassion in times of Crisis www.facebook.com/vccem
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT • Access to information • Where is the primary source of information? • What information is trusted and what is not? • How do people access local information? • Trust in system or individual • Who is trusted? • Engagement in planning • Engagement in response • Engagement in recovery www.vccem.org.au Compassion in times of Crisis www.facebook.com/vccem
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WORKING WITH THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY OF MELBOURNE www.vccem.org.au Compassion in times of Crisis www.facebook.com/vccem
QUESTIONS WEBSITE: www.vccem.org.au FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/vccem TWITTER: www.twitter.com.au/vccemergencies