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DHansen
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Posted: Wed Jan 13th, 2010 08:46 pm |
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| Brent, thank you for your response. I have selected a similar terminology that we will be using in the future... "Spiritual Care Volunteers". Again, thank you!
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brentpeery
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Posted: Wed Jan 13th, 2010 08:23 pm |
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DHansen wrote: Derek, My turn to apologize. (I am almost a year late in responding.) We experience this issue as well. Our approach is to use the term "Ministry Team Volunteers" and not use the term "chaplain" at all when referring to or badging volunteers. Peace, Brent Brent, I apologize... I sent my last response before scrolling through your entire response (noting your article).
May I insert another aspect to this and ask for your input? One of the difficulties I've run into is having our department volunteers (these are laity who have had no training whatsoever but who provide a valuable service of notifying a patient's clergy or faith group) being misrepresented as chaplains. They usually introduce themselves as "Chaplaincy Department Volunteers". Patients frequently misconstrue that as "Chaplain". Would you have a terminology suggestion?
Communication isn't it fun?!
Derek Hansen
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DHansen
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Posted: Wed Nov 11th, 2009 12:59 pm |
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| I appreciate your input. Yes, I have read the articles as they have come out through APC and Plainviews... They are very good!
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ghenergy
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Posted: Wed Nov 11th, 2009 05:19 am |
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A very thought provoking article by Dr. Brent Peery's article, "What's In a Name." As a retired Navy chaplain, I have grown accustomed over the last decade to be identifed as a professional chaplain within the military community. The military community, as with healthcare has grown comfortable over the years using terms such as "chaplain department," "chaplain," "chaplain's office," "chaplain services." When I see a hospital department called "Chaplaincy Services," it strikes a note of kinship between the military chaplaincy and healthcare chaplaincy.
George Hernandez
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ppoli
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Posted: Fri Nov 6th, 2009 02:28 pm |
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In answer to your query, about what term to use to describe chaplains' work, here's an article from the November 2009 issue of APC e-News:
Describing and Distinguishing Our Work
by Martha Jacobs
You may have noticed on the APC Web site that we have begun to use the term "chaplaincy care" rather than "pastoral" or "spiritual" care to describe our work. This change is being made as we move more and more toward professionalizing our profession.
You may recall the Standards of Practice for Professional Chaplains in Acute Care which are posted on our Web site, the result of a work group of the Commission on Quality in Pastoral Services. In the standards, we identify what we do as chaplains as "chaplaincy care." Since the board of APC has affirmed these standards, we are changing our vocabulary to reflect the standards of practice. (Several of our cognate groups are in the process of affirming these standards of practice, as well.)
If you would like to read more about the rationale behind embracing "chaplaincy care" as the term we use to describe our work, please see Dr. Brent Peery's article, "What's In a Name." Dr. Peery was on the Standards of Practice Acute Care Work Group and helped us to come to adopt the term "chaplaincy care" as the best way to describe and distinguish the work we do in our settings. There will be much more about the Standards of Practice for Professional Chaplains in Acute Care Settings. The just-posted autumn/winter 2009 issue of Chaplaincy Today features the standards of practice and responses to them from professionals in several disciplines. And, before too long, the Standards of Practice for Professional Chaplains in Long-Term Care will be completed, and posted for your review and comment.
Over the next several months, you will become aware of other changes that are being made at the APC to move us forward as we continue to professionalize our profession. The board is very excited with the work that we have been doing as we become more and more an integral part of the many settings in which we provide chaplaincy care.
Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs DMin BCC is chair of the APC Communications and Publications Council. She is managing editor of PlainViews and associate director for pastoral education, community-based programs for The HealthCare Chaplaincy in New York, NY. She may be contacted at mjacobs@healthcarechaplaincy.org.
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DHansen
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Posted: Tue Sep 8th, 2009 05:41 pm |
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Brent, I apologize... I sent my last response before scrolling through your entire response (noting your article).
May I insert another aspect to this and ask for your input? One of the difficulties I've run into is having our department volunteers (these are laity who have had no training whatsoever but who provide a valuable service of notifying a patient's clergy or faith group) being misrepresented as chaplains. They usually introduce themselves as "Chaplaincy Department Volunteers". Patients frequently misconstrue that as "Chaplain". Would you have a terminology suggestion?
Communication isn't it fun?!
Derek Hansen
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DHansen
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Posted: Tue Sep 8th, 2009 05:06 pm |
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Brent, I appreciate your response. Would you elaborate on that?
Thanks,
Derek
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morba
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Posted: Tue Sep 8th, 2009 03:33 pm |
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Brent,
I like your reasoning and response to the question. People know us best by how we serve and function within our own healthcare communities.
Barry
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brentpeery
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Posted: Tue Sep 8th, 2009 03:00 pm |
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I would encourage you to consider a third alternative - "Chaplaincy Services Department." I think it is better than either of the first two choices.
If you would like to read more about my reasoning please see PlainViews from 2/18/09: http://www.plainviews.org/AR/c/v6n2/pp.php
Peace,
Brent Peery
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morba
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Posted: Fri Sep 4th, 2009 03:33 pm |
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I made the change about 3 yrs ago to what you are currently exploring. my reasoning was that the name spiritual was broader in context and to me reflected the issue of meaning making for people in a healthcare situation. pastoral care comes for the judeo/christian context and reflects more of a tradition specific term. people here still call us pastoral care.
barry
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DHansen
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Posted: Thu Sep 3rd, 2009 03:54 pm |
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| I am in the process of determining a title change for our department from "Pastoral Care" to "Spiritual Care". To make this worth the time and effort--would you have information supporting such a change? Or, pros & cons? Thanks for your input.
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