{"id":8764,"date":"2023-03-29T20:50:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T20:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diowillochra.org.au\/new\/?page_id=8764"},"modified":"2023-03-29T20:53:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T20:53:26","slug":"professional-standards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/diowillochra.org.au\/new\/professional-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8764\" class=\"elementor elementor-8764\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a54ef02 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6a54ef02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43ce9c6b\" data-id=\"43ce9c6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b19aef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55b19aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Standards<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef27934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef27934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/diowillochra.org.au\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lines-300x30-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8200\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3b2256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3b2256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d645ffe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d645ffe\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-row\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22761714\" data-id=\"22761714\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13540b53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13540b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>The Diocese of Willochra does not tolerate harassment or abuse in its church community and is committed to ensuring a safe environment in all its ministries.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37b0c43b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37b0c43b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d072895\" data-id=\"d072895\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d5e26a elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"15d5e26a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3661\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3661\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Initiatives to ensurethe church is a safe place<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3661\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3661\"><ul><li><u>Safe Ministry<\/u>\u00a0requirements for ordination candidates, clergy, paid church workers and volunteers<\/li><li>Licensing of all people ministering to those under the age of 18 years.<\/li><li>Application of a\u00a0<u>Code of Conduct<\/u><\/li><li>Providing clergy, lay people engaged in ministry and lay employees with\u00a0<u>Safe Ministry Education<\/u>, including mandatory notification<\/li><li>Publishing\u00a0<u>Guidelines for the Protection of Children<\/u>\u00a0involved in activities within the Diocese<\/li><\/ul><p>Commissioning of independent status and compliance reports<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3662\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3662\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Initatives to ensure that the church is able to appropriately deal with complaints of abuse<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3662\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3662\"><ul><li>Establishment of a confidential complaint procedure<\/li><li>Commitment to resolve complaints in a pastoral manner<\/li><li>Establishment of the Healing Steps process to resolve complaints<\/li><\/ul><p>Within the context of a pastoral relationship, the burden of responsibility for appropriate and helpful behaviour rests on the\u00a0<em>church worker<\/em>, ordained or lay. People who come to a church worker for help are particularly vulnerable to abuse of power and trust. Within a pastoral relationship, it is always a breach of professional ethics for overt sexual activity or sexually suggestive behaviour to take place, no matter who initiates it and no matter how willing the participants say they are.<\/p><p>Sexual abuse or sexual misconduct by a church worker may also be a breach of the criminal law. Whether or not there has been a breach of the criminal law, if the ethics of a ministry relationship are breached, the church must respond.<\/p><p>Church workers are accountable for all their relationships whether directly related to their role in ministry or not. Always, the church worker\u2019s relationships must reflect the integrity between the church\u2019s relationship with all people and its witness to the Gospel.<\/p><p>In all instances of sexual abuse the church will respond with a concern for justice and for the healing of those affected by it.<\/p><p>The Willochra Diocese has established an ordinance which outlines principles for the establishment and operations of a Professional Standards Committee and Director.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3663\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3663\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Resolving Grievances<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3663\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3663\"><p>The Anglican Diocese of Willochra regards open communication and feedback as essential elements of satisfying and productive work\u00a0and faith communities. \u00a0The Diocese already has a comprehensive Professional Standards regime in place to deal with complaints where the complaint concerns behaviour by Church Workers that calls into question their fitness to hold a position in the Church.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>However, the Professional Standards regime does not cover all complaints nor all members and employees of the Church.\u00a0 \u00a0Grievance issues can be terribly damaging to communities. \u00a0Interpersonal disputes and conflict between members of a parish and between employees in a workplace can fracture relationships and damage not just individuals but whole communities. \u00a0<\/p><p>Diocesan Council has adopted an overarching Grievance Policy which implements the principles enunciated \u00a0by the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>Being Together: Expectations of behaviour in our church community<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 The purpose of this\u00a0Policy\u00a0is to provide an avenue through which\u00a0\u00a0members and employees of the Anglican Church in the Diocese\u00a0can resolve complaints as they arise, without fear of unfair treatment or victimisation and in the knowledge that their privacy will be protected.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3664\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3664\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Legislation and Forms<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3664\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3664\"><p>Click on the links to download a PDF of the relevant documents.<\/p><p><u>The Professional Standards Ordinance 2016<\/u><\/p><p><u>The Professional Standards Protocol 2020<\/u><\/p><p><u>The Professional Standards Communications Protocol 2020<\/u><\/p><p><u>The Professional Standards Regulations 2020<\/u><\/p><p><u>The Professional Standards Checklist<\/u><\/p><p><u>Professional Standards Complaint form.<\/u><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional Standards The Diocese of Willochra does not tolerate harassment or abuse in its church community and is committed to ensuring a safe environment in all its ministries. 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