Who Are The Healing Support Group?
The Healing Support Group was formed in 2000. It is comprised of a group of Healing Practitioners, who are trained and registered by the NFSH/Healing Trust, and regulated by the charity’s Code of Conduct. The practitioners accept all faiths and no faiths, acknowledging that everyone has their own unique spiritual nature.
The practitioners offer spiritual health care in the form of spiritual healing, on the first Saturday of every month in the Chaplaincy Centre at the Borders General Hospital. The spiritual healing is offered through individual healing treatments to the staff, the patients and the general public. No appointments are necessary and all treatments are free of charge; however and donations are gratefully received to support the running costs of the Healing Support Group and for donations to the Chaplaincy Centre and the Friends of the BGH.
The healing group: aims and objectives
| Aims | Objectives |
|---|---|
| 1. To maintain the primary intention in healing work, which is not a therapeutic practice but one which is given to raise physical, psychological and spiritual awareness. | To provide a programme of holistic continuous education, to support the training given and the treatments carried out by the members of the group. |
| 2. To offer training in the principles and practice of healing and the language of energy. | To provide ongoing training courses that are accredited by a registered Organisation. |
| 3. To maintain professional standards of care when working with patients | To follow the Codes of Conduct and Practice as determined by the training bodies and organisations where the work is taking place. |
| 4. To liaise with the medical profession on a voluntary or funded basis. | To arrange meetings with medical staff, hospital management and spiritual care teams with regard to healing work complementing medical care. |
| 5. To promote healing in the community | To take part in talks, workshops and exhibitions which relate to the work of healing in health care. |
| 6. To provide healing development group programmes for all the members of the group. | To implement meetings on a regular basis which are attended by all the members of the group |
| 7. To offer a healing service for the practitioners in the group. | To arrange for suitable periods of time before or after clinic hours when healing may be given to the practitioners |