{"title":"Spiritual Care for Muslim Patients During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and End-of-Life Care: A Narrative Reflection and Bedside Framework.","authors":"Effat Sorayya Ardakani, Ezatollah Behzadinia","doi":"10.1177/15423050261484610","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050261484610","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This narrative reflection examines spiritual care for Muslim patients during cardiopulmonary resuscitation and end-of-life care. Islamic ethics emphasize preservation of life, dignity, prevention of harm, and relief of suffering. Practices such as talqin, Qur'anic recitation, modesty protection, family presence, qibla orientation, and imam or chaplain involvement may be accommodated when they do not interfere with resuscitation. Direct evidence during cardiac arrest remains limited, supporting consensus, simulation, feasibility testing, and evaluation.</p>","PeriodicalId":44361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling","volume":" ","pages":"15423050261484610"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148867362","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":"The Hidden ROI: Why Hospital Chaplains Deserve Equitable Compensation.","authors":"Chaplain Shady M Alshorman","doi":"10.1177/15423050261484599","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050261484599","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This reflection challenges the revenue-centric model of healthcare administration within the United States that treats professional chaplains as financial liabilities due to a lack of direct fee-for-service insurance billing codes-a structural condition reflected in compensation disparities between chaplains and their clinical peers. Operating within the contemporary landscape of value-based care, this paper synthesizes health economics and clinical literature to establish a data-informed case for chaplaincy as an institutional asset for cost mitigation and quality improvement. Early spiritual care and interdisciplinary palliative interventions correlate with reduced patient Length of Stay (LOS) and lower overall resource utilization under Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) payment structures. Furthermore, integrated spiritual care supports federal reimbursement under the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program by improving Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) patient experience scores. Chaplaincy interventions also mitigate costly clinical workforce turnover by addressing moral distress among nurses and physicians. Ultimately, evaluating a chaplain's utility solely through direct fee-for-service revenue tracking represents a narrow economic view. Aligning compensation structures to reflect operational contributions establishes equitable pay as a matter of fiscal accuracy and administrative sustainability.</p>","PeriodicalId":44361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling","volume":" ","pages":"15423050261484599"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148867430","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":"Comparing the Art of Midwifery Practice to Spiritual Care: Common Characteristics Emerging from Theoretical Models and Field Work.","authors":"M-N Bélanger-Lévesque, S Crowther","doi":"10.1177/15423050261483272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050261483272","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article offers an original comparative analysis of spiritual care providers and midwives using two theoretical models, the \"art of midwifery practice\" and \"practiced spirituality\". The analysis draws on interview data from ten New Zealand midwives. Focusing on presence, guardianship, intuition, confidence/courage, and human relationship, the analysis reveals shared yet distinct ways of enacting care, illuminating overlooked dimensions of spiritual care practice, and opening new avenues for interdisciplinary reflection.</p>","PeriodicalId":44361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling","volume":" ","pages":"15423050261483272"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148867309","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":"Van Gogh, Cowper, and Unfinished Suffering: Narrative Hope in Clinical Chaplaincy.","authors":"Hyewon Kim","doi":"10.1177/15423050261483266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050261483266","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This clinical pastoral reflection explores how historical and artistic narratives may support meaning-making in chaplaincy encounters. During a pastoral visit with a patient experiencing advanced cancer and depression, the lives of Vincent van Gogh and William Cowper became interpretive resources through which suffering was reframed as spiritually continuous rather than spiritually disqualifying. The encounter illustrates how narrative engagement can foster renewed hope while suffering remains unresolved within clinical pastoral care.</p>","PeriodicalId":44361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling","volume":" ","pages":"15423050261483266"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148867435","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}
Marcin Moroń, Dariusz Niedbała, Dariusz Krok, Magdalena Biolik-Moroń, Krzysztof Matuszewski
{"title":"Severity Benchmarks for the Pennsylvania Inventory of Scrupulosity: Brief Screening Measure for Pastoral Care and Counseling.","authors":"Marcin Moroń, Dariusz Niedbała, Dariusz Krok, Magdalena Biolik-Moroń, Krzysztof Matuszewski","doi":"10.1177/15423050261483270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050261483270","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The objective of the present study was to determine whether the Pennsylvania Inventory of Scrupulosity (PIOS) can effectively distinguish between individuals with clinically significant religious scrupulosity and those experiencing non-pathological religious concerns. To establish severity benchmarks for the PIOS, we utilized empirically derived cutoff points from the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R) alongside self-reported lifetime diagnosis of OCD. The study involved 732 Polish adults, the majority of whom identified as Roman Catholic. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses revealed that a PIOS total score of 26 or higher indicates an elevated risk of clinically relevant OCD symptomatology comorbid with religious scrupulosity.</p>","PeriodicalId":44361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling","volume":" ","pages":"15423050261483270"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148841559","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":"Spiritual Care Tools from the Hindu Tradition: A Holistic Approach to Addressing Life's Challenges.","authors":"Gaurav Rastogi, Zachary Ginder","doi":"10.1177/15423050261483268","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050261483268","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This theoretical exploration examines Hindu spiritual practices within their historical and philosophical context, focusing on their application to the threefold afflictions of human experience: superhuman/situational, physical, and mental/spiritual. Drawing on classical Hindu texts and interdisciplinary literature, it considers how Vedic astrology, Ayurveda, yoga, meditation, and devotional practice may be integrated into spiritual care. Applications for spiritual care providers are offered, alongside consideration of limitations and directions for continued scholarly inquiry.</p>","PeriodicalId":44361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling","volume":" ","pages":"15423050261483268"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148841013","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}
Wim Graafland, T Theo J Pleizier, Theo A Boer, A Stef Groenewoud
{"title":"Experiences and Views of Dutch Protestant Pastors with Palliative Sedation in Their Pastoral Care at the End of Life.","authors":"Wim Graafland, T Theo J Pleizier, Theo A Boer, A Stef Groenewoud","doi":"10.1177/15423050261458809","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050261458809","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is a growing public support for medical interventions at the End of Life (EoL), such as euthanasia and physician assisted suicide (EPAS) and palliative sedation (PS). This paper explores pastors' views and their pastoral care on the place of EPAS and PS and uses a 2.556 pastors' survey. <b>W</b>hereas only 38% were in favour of EPAS, more than 90% could justify PS. This paper analyses the differences in pastors' attitudes regarding EPAS versus PS.</p>","PeriodicalId":44361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling","volume":" ","pages":"15423050261458809"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148309740","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":"Navigating the Ethical Tension Between Autonomy and Protection in Medically Assisted Dying: A Spiritual Care Approach.","authors":"Stephen Bernard Ubi","doi":"10.1177/15423050261459273","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050261459273","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article examines several ethical, legal, and spiritual aspects of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada, a practice that has been legalized in Canada since June 17, 2016. The article identifies the underlying ethical tension of patient autonomy, and the principle of care providers protecting vulnerable populations. The article reviews how the legal framework of MAiD has evolved in Canada, where now individuals with any irremediable medical condition have access to this program; and where the care community appears divided regarding MAiD options for people's mental health. The article looks at the ethical, legal impacts of MAiD for medical providers, with a specific focus on their moral conscience; mental health wellbeing; duty to \"do no harm\". Spiritual care providers have a role to play in MAiD situations, as they act as a non-judgmental supportive presence who honor their own ethical limits, as well as the various belief systems of their patients. Utilizing a case example and ethical frameworks, the article advocates for compassionate care for individuals in serious and persistent suffering that is rooted in patient centered care, as honoring dignity and personhood with safeguards against potential abuse. The overall recommendation in this exploratory article is for equitable interdisciplinary care that includes considerations of ethics, spiritual care and legalities.</p>","PeriodicalId":44361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling","volume":" ","pages":"15423050261459273"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148273392","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":"<i>To Serve is to Die:</i> A Touching Doctors' Legacy.","authors":"Dalmacito A Cordero","doi":"10.1177/15423050251395009","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15423050251395009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper is a reflection on the role of doctors in everyone's life. It is anchored and inspired from three Filipino doctors who serve as frontliners and died during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through sacrifice and service, they provide unconditional care up to the point of risking and losing their lives. They deserve trust and cooperation from their patients to execute an effective treatment and care management.</p>","PeriodicalId":44361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling","volume":" ","pages":"17-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145490456","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":"Panic and Pandemics: Addressing Collective Trauma.","authors":"Mary Beth Yount","doi":"10.1177/15423050261457690","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050261457690","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling","volume":"80 1-2","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148200471","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}