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Resource for chaplains & pastoral care workers

The Responsibility Return Map

List what you are carrying, including the unofficial things. Assign each to Mine, Shared, Provider, Host, Governance or Other. For anything that is not yours, write the sentence that returns it.

A chaplain must never be required to resolve at practitioner level a conflict of purpose that should have been resolved at governance level.

What I am carryingWhose it isHow it came to meThe sentence that returns itWho I say it toBy when

This worksheet is independent, non-accredited educational material from Spirit Led Institute. It is a reflective tool for professional development, not counselling, therapy, crisis care, legal advice, work health and safety advice or clinical supervision. Obligations vary by jurisdiction and change over time; check current authoritative requirements and obtain appropriately qualified advice where necessary.

© Spirit Led Institute · The Humanising Presence™ · Companion reading: Who Safeguards the Chaplain? and The Balm of Gilead for Chaplains — Sharon Mackenzie.

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