{"title":"The Inclusion of an Interdisciplinary Expert Advisory Group in Doctoral Research on Chaplaincy: Insights from Two Doctoral Researchers.","authors":"Serena Margaret Saliba, Collins Ikeokwu Nwafor","doi":"10.1177/15423050251340984","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050251340984","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper advocates for including an interdisciplinary expert advisory group in doctoral research, particularly for interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary research. Five benefits were identified: uncovering blind spots, fostering diverse perspectives on the topic, providing opportunities for researchers to explore related areas, enabling collaboration amongst experts, and offering structure to the doctoral project. This approach enhances the quality and breadth of doctoral research by integrating expertise from multiple disciplines.</p>","PeriodicalId":44361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling","volume":" ","pages":"15423050251340984"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144041236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Becky Gruber, Sara Matalik, Janet Barriger, Jenny Raybin, Darcy Copeland
{"title":"Code Lavender Pilot: An Emotional Support Intervention for Intensive Care Unit Staff.","authors":"Becky Gruber, Sara Matalik, Janet Barriger, Jenny Raybin, Darcy Copeland","doi":"10.1177/15423050251326297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050251326297","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>On-demand support is necessary to mitigate distress and attrition in healthcare staff. Healthcare chaplains' scope includes such support. This pilot studied the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of a Code Lavender protocol utilizing chaplain support and stress-relief items. A post-hoc analysis examined the protocol's cost-effectiveness. The results indicated the protocol's acceptability, effectiveness, feasibility, and cost-effectiveness. Healthcare worker distress can be mitigated with this simple, on-demand support utilizing the specialized skills and training of healthcare chaplains.</p>","PeriodicalId":44361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling","volume":" ","pages":"15423050251326297"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143671365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inductive People Helping: Integrating Inductive Bible Study and the Process Model of Helping.","authors":"Ronnie Jeff Johnson","doi":"10.1177/15423050251327094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050251327094","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article proposes Inductive People Helping as a supplement to faith-based support that combines the strengths of Inductive Bible Study and the Process Model of Helping. This integration aims to assist chaplains and pastors supporting Christians in applying their existing knowledge of hermeneutics to understanding \"living texts.\" The proposed use of inductive questions is informed by theoretical investigations and supported by practical experience. It can support the field of pastoral care and counseling.</p>","PeriodicalId":44361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling","volume":" ","pages":"15423050251327094"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143658159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mattering in the Pews and Beyond: How the Concept of \"Mattering\" May Provide Religious Practitioners and Institutions with a Deeper Understanding of Well-Being.","authors":"Rebecca Bonhag","doi":"10.1177/15423050251324954","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050251324954","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This brief essay aims to introduce the concept of \"mattering\" in its relevance for both the secular and spiritual realm. I argue for the importance of this psychosocial resource for a more holistic understanding of well-being and for its relevance for religious institutions and practitioners.</p>","PeriodicalId":44361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling","volume":" ","pages":"15423050251324954"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143626427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Employment Status of Hospital Chaplains After a Well-Being Workshop Intervention: A Matched Case-Control Study.","authors":"Stephanie L Harris, Amanda T Sawyer","doi":"10.1177/15423050251323298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050251323298","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This matched case-control study compares long-term employment status of chaplains at a healthcare system headquartered in Florida based on participation and non-participation in a well-being workshop. A Kaplan-Meier curve illustrated separation rates between those who participated in the workshops and matched controls who did not in the 30 months during and after the intervention. This paper provides evidence for return on investment for initiatives to support chaplain well-being by avoidance of turnover costs.</p>","PeriodicalId":44361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling","volume":" ","pages":"15423050251323298"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143626426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"My Journey into International CPE.","authors":"David C Johnson","doi":"10.1177/15423050251319358","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050251319358","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The reflection shares the journey from having no experience in international CPE to being critical of how ACPE manages programs outside the USA.</p>","PeriodicalId":44361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling","volume":" ","pages":"15423050251319358"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143459694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tradition-Aware Chaplaincy Theory (TACT): A Name Change for and Evolution of Religiously Informed, Relationally Skillful Chaplaincy Theory.","authors":"Judith R Ragsdale","doi":"10.1177/15423050251319359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050251319359","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Religiously Informed, Relationally Skillful Chaplaincy Theory (RIRSCT) (Ragsdale & Desjardins, 2020) is a chaplaincy theory positing that healthcare chaplains would be more helpful to patients and to members of the healthcare team if they were better versed in how patients' religious beliefs and practices impacted their healthcare experience. Changing the theory's name to Tradition-Aware Chaplaincy Theory expands the original theory to include spiritualities and secular belief systems not included in the term \"Religiously Informed.\"</p>","PeriodicalId":44361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling","volume":" ","pages":"15423050251319359"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143415746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Counseling Andy.","authors":"J Rush Pierce","doi":"10.1177/15423050251319498","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050251319498","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this first-person narrative, the Dean instructs a young supervising physician to counsel a medical student about why he should not talk to patients about his religion. The essay reflects some of the emotions, ethical considerations and ambiguities that caregivers face in these situations.</p>","PeriodicalId":44361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling","volume":" ","pages":"15423050251319498"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143415740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Manuela Jarrett, James Skinner, Ronalds Busulwa, Judith Dyson, Joanne Brooke
{"title":"The Role and Impact of the Prison Chaplain: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis.","authors":"Manuela Jarrett, James Skinner, Ronalds Busulwa, Judith Dyson, Joanne Brooke","doi":"10.1177/15423050241296487","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15423050241296487","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While the relationship between crime, prisons and religion has been the subject of extensive research, the contemporary role and impact of prison chaplaincy remains a relatively under-explored area of study. This systematic literature review explored the role and impact of the prison chaplain. The role included pastoral and emotional support as well as religious, practical, and educational input. The impact included rehabilitation, creation of communities, calm, forgiveness and atonement.</p>","PeriodicalId":44361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling","volume":" ","pages":"133-143"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142606687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}