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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

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Join Us - 10 Years of Celebrating Transforming Chaplaincy & Annual Report

10 Years of Celebrating Transforming Chaplaincy: Past, Present, and FutureTuesday, March 31, 1-2 PM (CDT) (Top Row, L-R: Dr. George Fitchett, Marilyn Barnes, Dr. Csaba Szilagyi)(Middle Row, L-R: Drs. Jason Turner, Christina Puchalski, Erik Gjesfjeld)(Bottom Row, L-R: Dr. Lex Tartaglia, Dr. Anne Vandenhoeck, Theresa Vithayathil Edmonson) Please join us to celebrate Transforming Chaplaincy’s decade-long journey of impact and growth, featuring insights from partners and collaborators on our...

10 Years of Celebrating Transforming Chaplaincy: Past, Present, and FutureTuesday, March 31, 1-2 PM (CDT) Please join us to celebrate Transforming Chaplaincy’s decade-long journey of impact and growth, featuring insights from partners and collaborators on our program's reach and influence. We are also excited to highlight our current focus areas and vision as we look toward the future of spiritual care research. To Register 10 Years of Transforming ChaplaincyReport To Access This Report...

10 Years of Celebrating Transforming Chaplaincy: Past, Present, and FutureTuesday, March 31, 1-2 PM (CDT) Please join us to celebrate Transforming Chaplaincy’s decade-long journey of impact and growth, featuring insights from partners and collaborators on our program's reach and influence. We are also excited to highlight our current focus areas and vision as we look toward the future of spiritual care research. To Register 10 Years of Transforming ChaplaincyReport To Access This Report...

10 Years of Celebrating Transforming Chaplaincy: Past, Present, and FutureTuesday, March 31, 1-2 PM (CDT) Please join us to celebrate Transforming Chaplaincy’s decade-long journey of impact and growth, featuring insights from partners and collaborators on our program's reach and influence. We are also excited to highlight our current focus areas and vision as we look toward the future of spiritual care research. To Register 10 Years of Transforming ChaplaincyReport To Access This Report...

10 Years of Celebrating Transforming Chaplaincy: Past, Present, and FutureTuesday, March 31, 1-2 PM (CDT) Please join us to celebrate Transforming Chaplaincy’s decade-long journey of impact and growth, featuring insights from partners and collaborators on our program's reach and influence. We are also excited to highlight our current focus areas and vision as we look toward the future of spiritual care research. To Register 10 Years of Transforming ChaplaincyReport To Access This Report...

Our Next Webinar Religious Literacies for Healthcare: Which One?Thursday, March 19, 10 - 11 am (CDT) Drs. Steve Cunningham & Judy Ragsdale This webinar will explore the importance of religious literacy as a foundation for spiritual care. In particular it will review prevailing notions of religious literacy and discuss aspects of each and of healthcare in a conversation about which is best for healthcare and why. Presenter: Dr. Steven Clark Cunningham, MD, MLA, FACS Respondent: Dr. Judy...

Our Next Webinar Religious Literacies for Healthcare: Which One?Thursday, March 19, 10 - 11 am (CDT) Drs. Steve Cunningham & Judy Ragsdale This webinar will explore the importance of religious literacy as a foundation for spiritual care. In particular it will review prevailing notions of religious literacy and discuss aspects of each and of healthcare in a conversation about which is best for healthcare and why. Presenter: Dr. Steven Clark Cunningham, MD, MLA, FACS Respondent: Dr. Judy...

What Do Chaplains Do? Send Us Your Best Elevator Speech Workshop, Friday, June 12, 10:45 am-12:15 pmAPC 2026 Annual Meeting, New Orleans (photo credit: derrick treadwell_unsplash) Chaplains’ clinical and administrative colleagues frequently have a limited understanding of what we do. Providing these colleagues with a clear, simple description of our work is one of a chaplains’ most important skills. You are invited to submit your best 150 word elevator speech about what chaplains do for a...

Upcoming Webinars Introducing the Dutch Chaplaincy Outcome MeasureFebruary 19, 11 AM - Noon (CST) (L-R: Drs. Anja Visser and Csaba Szilagyi) Chaplains are increasingly challenged to show outcomes of their work. However, current standardized instrument do not always fit the context of chaplaincy well. The Dutch Chaplaincy Outcome Measure was designed to remedy some of these issues: It was (a) designed with chaplains, their colleagues and their clients to (b) assess outcomes they deemed central...

Upcoming Webinars Introducing the Dutch Chaplaincy Outcome MeasureFebruary 19, 11 AM - Noon (CST) (L-R: Drs. Anja Visser and Csaba Szilagyi) Chaplains are increasingly challenged to show outcomes of their work. However, current standardized instrument do not always fit the context of chaplaincy well. The Dutch Chaplaincy Outcome Measure was designed to remedy some of these issues: It was (a) designed with chaplains, their colleagues and their clients to (b) assess outcomes they deemed central...