Abstract
The commonly held view that pastoral counseling centers have or should have financial policies similar to those maintained in parish settings is inadequate. A major difference concerns the funding of ministry in each situation, especially as this funding relates to charging fees for services. The sliding fee scale (the Robin Hood Procedure) is an attempt to reconcile resulting disparities, but ethical and financial difficulties are present in this approach. These difficulties suggest a re-evaluation of underlying priorities as well as specific procedures. An alternative approach using the Cost of Delivered Services concept as the basic unit seems promising.
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