Category Archive for: "Professionalization"

Ethics, Politics, and Religion in Public Health Care: A Manifesto for Health Care Chaplains in Canada

October 3, 2017 Professionalization

Abstract: Health care chaplaincy positions in Canada are significantly threatened due to widespread health care cutbacks. Yet the current time also presents a significant opportunity for [...]
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Hospital Characteristics Affecting HealthCare Chaplaincy and the Provision of Chaplaincy Care in the United States: 2004 vs. 2016

October 3, 2017 administration, Professionalization

This study replicates, expands and analyzes a 2004 survey examining six hospital characteristics influencing three measures of chaplain employment in large, small, for-profit and nonprofit [...]
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An e-Chart Review of Chaplains’ Interventions and Outcomes: A Quality Improvement and Documentation Practice Enhancement Project

October 2, 2017 measurement, Professionalization

Abstract: In Canada, the spiritual care landscape in health care settings is becoming more regulated and standardized documentation is part of this rigorous environment. Staff chaplains at The [...]
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Recent Progress in Chaplaincy-Related Research

October 2, 2017 Professionalization, research

Abstract: In light of the continued growth of chaplaincy-related research this paper presents an overview of important findings. The review summarizes research in six broad areas: what chaplains [...]
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Theodicies and professional quality of life in a nationally representative sample of chaplains in the veterans’ health administration

October 2, 2017 Professionalization, quality of life

(Abstract:) This study examined the role of theodicies or theological/philosophic attempts to resolve existential dilemmas related to evil and human suffering in chaplains’ professional [...]
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