Transforming Chaplaincy promotes evidence-based spiritual care and integrate research into professional practice and education by fostering a culture of inquiry
Transforming Chaplaincy Webinars: April and May
The value of researching chaplaincy outcomes is increasingly acknowledged by both scholars and practitioners. In this webinar, we present the qualitative and quantitative findings of our intervention “In dialogue with your life story”, developed for patients receiving palliative care at home, a growing field of chaplaincy in the Netherlands. We discuss key characteristics of the intervention, including life review, imagination, materiality, and rituality, alongside the quantitative evidence of changes in patients' spiritual well-being over time. Additionally, drawing on our qualitative analysis, we share the underlying mechanisms of the interventions and offer some insight into the 'black box' of chaplaincy care. Presenter: Drs. Anke Liefbroer, PhD and Annemarie Foppen, PhD Respondent: Beba Tata MS, MDiv, MPH, BCC
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The Emerging research with psychedelic medicines suggests that people experience mystical or spiritual encounters that appear to mediate improvements in conditions such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, substance use disorders. This webinar will describe the roles of chaplains on psychedelic treatment teams and the competencies needed to provide safe, ethical, and high quality care. Presenter: Steve Lewis, MA, DMin
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This session presents the results of a Delphi study aimed at building consensus on core competencies for healthcare chaplaincy education. The findings offer a clear, research-informed framework for preparing chaplains to function effectively within interdisciplinary care teams in complex healthcare environments. The discussion will focus on implications for theological and clinical pastoral educators, training programs, and the future of the field. Presenter: The Rev. David W. Fleenor, PhD, BCC, ACPE Certified Educator
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Transforming Chaplaincy
Transforming Chaplaincy promotes evidence-based spiritual care and integrate research into professional practice and education by fostering a culture of inquiry
Digital Spiritual CareFunded by The John Templeton Foundation We're thrilled to announce our new international research project: "Digital Spiritual Care: Towards a Vision for Compassionate Care in Digital Health," with generous funding from the John Templeton Foundation and in partnership with the University of Zurich, Heidelberg University, and Virginia Commonwealth University. Healthcare has gone digital, with telehealth, electronic health records, remote monitoring, and AI. But spiritual...
Digital Spiritual CareFunded by The John Templeton Foundation We're thrilled to announce our new international research project: "Digital Spiritual Care: Towards a Vision for Compassionate Care in Digital Health," with generous funding from the John Templeton Foundation and in partnership with the University of Zurich, Heidelberg University, and Virginia Commonwealth University. Healthcare has gone digital, with telehealth, electronic health records, remote monitoring, and AI. But spiritual...
A Significant Request with Ambitious Goals: Reflecting on the 10th Anniversary of Transforming Chaplaincy (L-R: Paul Galchutt, Amanda Borchik, Dr. Csaba Szilagyi, Cate Beaulieu-Desjardins, Dr. George Fitchett) By Cate Beaulieu-Desjardins, Assistant Director of Research DevelopmentOn March 31, as we gathered on a Zoom webinar to celebrate ten years of Transforming Chaplaincy, I found myself thinking about how rare it is to be part of something that is at once visionary yet also deeply...