Towards Peace

Safe spaces to connect with your own spirituality, with your sense of God and your journey Towards Peace

Oversight Committee

In October 2018 an Oversight Committee, comprising seven members, was established to replace the thirteen member Board of Towards Peace.

The Committee includes a representative from the Irish Episcopal Conference, a representative from AMRI and four others including a survivor, all of whom are committed to spiritual accompaniment, consistent with restoring a healthy relationship with God and with others.

Staff 

One lay part-time staff member is currently employed by Towards Peace.

Spiritual Companions

Towards Peace has established a panel of spiritual companions who are women and men, lay people, religious brothers and sisters and priests – from the Christian tradition. The panel of spiritual companions is dispersed throughout the island of Ireland. They hold a qualification in spiritual direction, a commitment to ongoing specialised training to work with people who have been abused in Ireland, and are in regular supervision. All Towards Peace spiritual companions are members of AISGA (All Ireland Spiritual Guide Association) and abide by the AISGA Code of Ethics.

Supervisors

As well has having their own individual supervisors the Towards Peace spiritual companions have access to two in-house supervisors, each of whom hold qualifications in supervision and are members of SAI –  Supervisors Association of Ireland.

SAI is an inclusive interdisciplinary, international learning group which promotes cross-professional supervision, a self-governing professional organisation for supervisors which upholds a Code of Ethics and standards amongst its members

Collaborators 

Towards Peace works in collaboration with The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI) and with Towards Healing.

The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI) has three main aims: (1) To offer advice on best practice in Safeguarding Children; (2) To assist in the development of Safeguarding policy, procedures and practice; and (3) To monitor practice in relation to Safeguarding Children. It is funded by the IEC and AMRI.  More information can be found at www.safeguarding.ie.

Towards Healing is an organisation that has expertise in providing a compassionate response to adults who have experienced abuse as children. It offers direct services to survivors through a range of counselling, psychotherapy, helpline and restorative approaches. It is funded by the IEC and AMRI. More information can be found at www.towardshealing.ie.

Funders

Towards Peace is funded by the Irish Episcopal Conference (IEC) and the Association of Missionaries and Religious of Ireland (AMRI).