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Chaplaincy in Palliative Care Settings


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Post spiritual care professionals maryg 4 06/30/2009
I am reviewing our program for how we are meeting the NQF standards for prefered practice. #22 refers to Spiritual care professionals trained and certified in Palliative care. To what certification would this be refering to? Does any one know. Thanks for ...
Post Assessment tools LeeCPE09 2 06/03/2009
I am a hospice chaplain and I am in the process of designing a new assessment tool to use with our patients. I would appreciate any of you that uses an effective tool to send me a copy. Thanks for your help on this project.
Post Interventions/goals that are specific/measurable SusanDMin 2 05/08/2009
Hello and blessings to all. I am new to this forum but have many years in chaplaincy. THe discussions on assessments are valuable. What I am looking for is a set of interventions and goals that are specific and measurable enough to fit the new COPS a ...
Post Helping the families after death Chaplain_Donna 1 04/09/2009
We have a memorial service twice a year. Families are invited back. Sometimes this is the first time for them to come back since their loved ones' deaths. As we read out the names, a representative from the family comes to the front to accept a flower ...
Post Self care death Mardi 5 04/08/2009
Management has asked that we create a way to acknowledge deaths and provide care for staff. Staff have said they do not want any "touchy feely, kumbayah stuff". Does you program have any routines that allow staff to process the death of a patient? Than ...
Post NYT Article: Hospice Chaplains Take Up Bedside Counseling jbcassel 1 11/03/2008
From the New York Times: October 29, 2008. Hospice Chaplains Take Up Bedside Counseling By PAUL VITELLO. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/29/nyregion/29hospice.html Some of the hospice patients talk about their impending deaths, or ab ...
Post The Role of the Chaplain on a Palliative Care Team PCaines 1 02/09/2009
If you missed CAPC's popular December 3, 2008 audio conference, "The Role of the Chaplain on Palliative Care Team," as presented by Timothy Ford, MA, MS, CT and Rev. George F. Handzo, MDiv, MA, BCC you can purchase it on CAPC's eMarketplace by copying an ...
Post Seeking 2n year palliative care residency Mark_Lodico 3 02/16/2009
Friends -- Currently, I am a first year full time resident at Alta Bates Summit medical center in Oakland, Ca. Most of my work has been on our oncology unit and I have also worked as a hospice volunteer in the past. I have come to sense that I want very ...
Post Assessment Tools caseysmydog 1 01/07/2009
Please end me a copy as soon as you can...many thanks and Amazing Grace, Chaplain David Tester dat1923@yahoo.com
Post Hastings Center Rpt Examines the Role of Chaplains PCaines 3 12/29/2008
Role of chaplains in improving health care examined as demand increases New publication from The Hastings Center offers perspectives on the professionalization of health care chaplaincy and the challenge of assessing spiritual care services (Garrison, ...
Post Palliative Chaplain audio BevR 2 12/05/2008
I would appreciate any opinions from Chaplains that logged on to the audio discussion yesterday December 3. I am completing a chaplain residency and also writing a research paper on the role of the chaplain in a Palliative setting. I was not able to hear ...
Post Assessment tools LisaDelgado 2 11/03/2008
We are in the process fo developing an assessment tool for our spiritual care providers in hospice. If anyone has an assessment tool they would be willing to share it would be greatly appreciated!
Post Assessment tools LisaDelgado 2 11/03/2008
We are in the process fo developing an assessment tool for our spiritual care providers in hospice. If anyone has an assessment tool they would be willing to share it would be greatly appreciated!
Post ethical issues in severe mental retardation walkerco 1 08/28/2008
Terry, I too would like to commend you for your thoughtful intention for this patient and his situation. This very subject appears to be one of the top ethical concerns at all levels of health care facilities across the nation. First, I would ask if yo ...
Post Ethical issues with Severe Mental Retardation TerrellVanAkenMD 3 08/26/2008
I have just received an interesting consultation regarding a 50y.o. male with severe developmental delay/mental retardation related to an uncontrolled seizure disorder since he was one year old. Last month the patient had an emergency lap choley and was f ...
Post Chaplain on the end of life. kengokjohn 4 10/03/2008
How are your chaplains ministering to palliative care to end of life patients? What are some better ways to provide pastoral care? Ps. Kengok John
Post Patient/Family Satisfaction surveys Chapdavid 3 07/02/2008
Our Palliative program is looking for ways to get feedback from families upon the care received while in the hospital. What tools are others using that have been helpful? Do you mail surveys out? Telephone people?
Post Hospice Requirement for Chaplain parson1pr 4 08/20/2008
I am a new B.C.C and I was working in a hospice environment, recently I was let go of my position. I have an M.Div. and M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy. When I was getting my certification, I was forced to use PTO because my hospice location did not r ...
Post Re: Assessment tools kengokjohn 3 06/20/2008
When I read through the assessment tools for chaplain for palliative care, I saw that the assesment tools were nice and easy to use on a patient. My question is that if due to pains the patients is unable to response to this assessment tools. What are oth ...
Post When to do an assesment GPutnam 3 06/20/2008
We have the assessment--my question is when do you do it? I am working in an outpatient university cancer center. Our patients are coming sometimes 6 or 7 hours to get here. They spend a long time with the nurse, doctor, resident and so forth. It can be a ...
Post Assessment/history prybydo 7 02/13/2009
I believe that asking religious history/denomination can be very helpful. It gives an understanding of where folks "came from" even if that has changed. Also, 15 years ago or so there were a lot of formal spiritual assessments. The one I like best was p ...
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