Category Archive for: "education"

GPs and spiritual care: signed up or souled out? A quantitative analysis of GP trainers’ understanding and application of the concept of spirituality

October 28, 2018 education

GPs have a wide range of attitudes to spirituality which contribute to variations in reported spiritual care. Study aims were: to assess concepts of spirituality and their application in a sample [...]
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Lectio Divina: A Preliminary Evaluation of a Chaplaincy Program

September 30, 2018 education

This participant outcome evaluation serves as a preliminary investigation into the effects of lectio divina, a chaplaincy service representing a form of focused Scripture reading. A sample of [...]
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A 10-Year Longitudinal Study of Effects of a Multifaceted Residency Spiritual Care Curriculum: Clinical Ability, Professional Formation, End of LIfe, and Culture

September 30, 2018 education

CONTEXT: Although spiritual care (SC) is recognized as important in whole-person medicine, physicians infrequently address patients’ spiritual needs, citing lack of training. Although many [...]
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Education for Professional Chaplains: Should Certification Competencies Shape Curriculum?

September 29, 2018 chaplain profession, education

The growing importance of professional chaplains in patient-centered care has raised questions about education for professional chaplaincy. One recommendation is that the curricula of Clinical [...]
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Spiritual Care Education of Health Care Professionals

June 14, 2018 education

Nurses and health care professionals should have an active role in meeting the spiritual needs of patients in collaboration with the family and the chaplain. Literature criticizes the impaired [...]
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