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Chaplaincy in Palliative Care Settings

In Reply To: Interventions/goals that are specific/measurable

Post Re:Interventions/goals that are specific/measurable
Author: ghandzo [Expert]
Date: May 8, 2009 12:10 pm
One of the "advantages" of there being no real set standards of practice or outcomes for pastoral care is that they are generally not included in most protocols. It also gives pastoral care the freedom to make up our own. I believe this situation is an example of that. I would suggest that the issue is not interventions, but expected outcomes. So for "doing grief work", an outcome might be "Family member was able to share meaningful memories of the deceased". A good guide for this process is "The Discipline for Pastoral Care Giving" by Larry VandeCreek and the late Art Lucas. An alternate strategy is to look at the applicable outcomes for social work and to write pastoral care equivalents. Hope this helps.

The Rev. George Handzo, BCC
Vice President
Pastoral Care Leadership & Practice
HealthCare Chaplaincy
New York, NY
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