Category Archive for: "pediatrics"

TC colleagues publish chapters in new book on pediatric chaplaincy

June 9, 2018 News, pediatrics, Professionalization

Transforming Chaplaincy is proud to note that several colleagues have published chapters in a new book on pediatric chaplaincy. Pediatric Chaplaincy: Principles, Practices and Skills (Jessica [...]
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Documenting an epidemic of suffering: Low health-related quality of life among transgender youth

March 30, 2018 pediatrics, transgender

Purpose: To quantify HRQOL of TGN patients using the PedsQL 4.0 generic core scales, and to compare reported HRQOL of TGN adolescents with published data from comparison populations. Methods: [...]
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Assessing and Communicating the Spiritual Needs of Children in Hospital: A new guide for healthcare professionals and chaplains

December 7, 2017 pediatrics, spiritual needs

What is meant by ‘spiritual care’? How can we assess and communicate the needs of a child in hospital effectively if we each have conflicting interpretations of [...]
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10 Key Books to Read Relating to Spiritual Care

October 9, 2017 pediatrics

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Identifying Religious and/or Spiritual Perspectives of Adolescents and Young Adults Receiving Blood and Marrow Transplants: A Prospective Qualitative Study

October 5, 2017 hematology, pediatric, pediatrics, transplant

The potential benefits (or detriments) of religious beliefs in adolescent and young adults (AYA) are poorly understood. Moreover, the literature gives little guidance to health care teams or to [...]
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