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Michelle is the Program Director of AC’s Chaplaincy and Community Services courses. She also trains chaplaincy students at the Diploma and Certificate IV level. She has been in church ministry for over 25 years and has been a chaplain in the aged care, prisons, mental health, disaster response and funeral sectors. She is the National Director of 1800Chaplain (a national phone support service provided by professionally trained Chaplains) and has also worked with Lifeline Central West as a Domestic and Family Violence awareness trainer, a Crisis Supporter trainer, and has volunteered as a Lifeline crisis supporter. She has been the National Wellbeing Manager of Disaster Relief Australia and is a member of the Disaster Recovery Chaplaincy Network (DRCN).
Qualifications
Graduate Certificate of Professional Supervision (St Mark’s National Theological Centre) 2018
Certificate IV of Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care (Alphacrucis University College) 2015
Research Interests
Chaplaincy
Field of Research
Social WorkEngagement Publications
Books
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2014
- Fife, M. (2014). The Best Present Ever. Xlibris Publishing. Indiana, USA..
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2011
- Fife, M. (2011). Together we walk alone. Holy Fire Publishing. Tennessee, USA.
Professional Memberships
Australian Association of Supervision (since 2018)
Chaplaincy Australia (since 2015)
Disaster Recovery Chaplaincy Network (since 2016)
Disaster Relief Australia (since 2016)
Mental Health Academy (since 2017)
- CHCAOD001 Work in an alcohol and other drugs context
- CHCCCS003 Increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide
- CHCCCS004 Assess co-existing needs
- CHCCCS016 Respond to client needs
- CHCCCS017 Provide loss and grief support
- CHCCOM002 Use communication to build relationships
- CHCDFV001 Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
- CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
- CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically
- CHCMHS001 Work with people with mental health issues
- CHCPAS001 Plan for the provision of pastoral and spiritual care
- CHCPAS002 Provide pastoral and spiritual care
- CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice
- CHCYTH002 Work effectively with young people in the youth work context
- EXP009 Professional Practice in Chaplaincy
- MIN013 Chaplaincy Ministry
- MIN014 Theories and Practices in Chaplaincy
- MIN015 Chaplaincy Support in Practice
- SSC010 Understanding Trauma
- SSC011 Understanding Addictions
- SSC012 Methods of Youth Work
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