FOR ADMINISTRATORS The APC has developed this section to assist administrators and department directors with tools for planning and implementing effective chaplaincy care programs in specialized ministry settings. Should you have feedback about the kind of resources you would like to see in the administrators section of our Web site, contact us with your suggestions or if we may assist you in any additional way.   Articles Chaplains, Assessment and Documentation: A Template (PDF) Chaplain Certification Common Standards   Chaplain to Patient Ratios (PDF) Cultural and Spiritual Sensitivity Training Tools   Corporate Partnership APC invites you to become a Corporate Partner, which offers many benefits to your organization and its professional chaplains.   Evaluating Your Spiritual Assessment Process (PDF) Guidelines for the Chaplain's Role in Health Care Ethics HIPAA and Pastoral Care Job Opportunities -  find qualified chaplains Joint Commission 2009 Review Crosswalk for Chaplains Services (PDF) Joint Commission monograph, Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care: A Roadmap for Hospitals Joint Commission Spiritual Assessment Guidelines Research/Studies Salary Survey Report Sample Job Descriptions Sample Policies Starting a Chaplaincy Program Standards of Practice for Professional Chaplains Articles  Articles in this section are listed in chronological order by publication date.  [back to top] Circle of Care: Professional Chaplains Integral to Organization Mission (from Healing Spirit,Fall 2008 Vol. 3 No. 1) Spiritual Struggle: Identifying Persons at Spiritual Risk has Positive Impact on Health Outcomes, by James L. Risk BCC (from Healing Spirit, Fall 2008 Vol. 3 No. 1) Religion and Health Collaboration among healthcare disciplines can shape future understanding of how persons cope through religion by Harold G. Koenig MD and Kevin Adams MDiv BCC (from Healing Spirit, fall 2008) We Speak the Language: Chaplains Offer Vital Role in Healthcare Patient-centered Communication, by George F. Handzo BCC and Susan K. Wintz BCC (from Healing Spirit, Fall 2006, Vol. 1 No. 2) (PDF) Pastoral Care Staffing and Productivity: More than Ratios, by Susan K. Wintz and George F. Handzo (from Chaplaincy Today, Spring 2005 Vol. 21 No. 1) Research/Studies [back to top] A National Survey of Hospital Directors' Views About the Importance of Various Chaplain Roles: Differences Among Disciplines and Types of Hospitals,  by Kevin J. Flannelly MS PhD, George F. Handzo MDiv MA, Kathleen Galek PhD, Andrew J. Weaver MTh PhD and Jon A. Overvold MDiv BCC (republished with permission from The Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling, Fall 2006 Vol. 60 No. 3) National Survey of Health Care Administrators' Views on the Importance of Various Chaplains Role, by Kevin J. Flannelly MS PhD, George F. Handzo MDiv MA, Andrew J. Weaver MTh PhD and Walter J. Smith SJ MDiv PhD (republished with permission from The Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling, Spring-Summer 2005 Vol. 59 Nos. 1-2) The Impact of Daily Visits from Chaplains on Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): A Pilot Study,by William L. Iler, Don Obenshain and Mary Camac.  From Chaplaincy Today Volume 17 Number 1 • Spring/Summer 2001  Professional Chaplaincy: Its Role and Importance in Health Care, a whitepaper researched and produced by the Association of Professional Chaplains and other North American pastoral care associations. Edited by Larry VandeCreek DMin and Laurel Burton ThD. 2001. Learning to Read Research, by Mark LaRocca-Pitts PhD BCC, (republished from APC e-News, April, 2009) A Step-by-Step Guide to Reading Research Articles , by Mark LaRocca-Pitts PhD BCC  Can We Measure Good Chaplaincy? A new professional identity is tied to quality improvement. This collection of essays, published in The Hastings Center Report, November-December 2008 Vol. 38 No.6, emerge from the research project Professional Chaplains and Health Care Quality Improvement, conducted collaboratively by The Hastings Center and HealthCare Chaplaincy. The essay set includes: What are We Doing Here? Chaplains in Contemporary Health Care, by Martha R. Jacobs Ethical Grounding for a Profession of Hospital Chaplaincy, by Margaret E. Mohrmann Lost in Translation: The Chaplains Role in Health Care by Raymond De Vries, Nancy Berlinger and Wendy Cadge Chaplaincy and Clinical Ethics: A Common Set of Questions by Martin L. Smith The Nature of Chaplaincy and the Goals of QI: Patient-Centered Care as Professional Responsibility, by Nancy Berlinger What Do Chaplains Really Do? I. Visitation in the New York Chaplaincy Study, by Rev. George F. Handzo MDiv MA BCC, Kevin J. Flannelly PhD, Kathryn M. Murphy BA, Rev. John P. Bauman DMin BCC, Sister Margaret Oettinger OP MA BCC, Sister Elaine Goodell PVBM DMA BCC, Imam Yusuf H. Hasan BCC, Rev. David P. Barrie MDiv MFA BCC and Rev. Martha R. Jacobs DMin BCC (republished with permission from Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 2008 Vol. 14 No. 1)  What Do Chaplains Really Do? II. Interventions in the New York Chaplaincy Study, by Rev. George F. Handzo MDiv MA BCC, Kevin J. Flannelly PhD, Taryn Kudler PhD, Rev. Sarah L. Fogg PhD BCC, Rev. Stephen R. Harding STM BCC, Imam Yusuf H. Hasan BCC, Rev. A. Meigs Ross MDiv BCC, Rabbi Bonita E. Taylor MA BCC (republished with permission from Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 2008 Vol. 14 No. 1)  What Do Chaplains Really Do? III. Referrals in the New York Chaplaincy Study, by Lauren C. Vanderwerker PhD, Kevin J. Flannelly PhD, Kathleen Galek PhD, Rev. Stephen R. Harding STM BCC, Rev. George F. Handzo MDiv MA BCC, Sister Margaret Oettinger OP MA BCC and Rev. John P. Bauman DMin BCC (republished with permission from Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 2008 Vol. 14 No. 1)   [back to top]