2001 October Highlights
Vol.11, No.9
- Cover
 St. Joseph’s Manor Honored for Innovative Program in Long-term Care. St. Joseph’s Manor of Trumbull, Connecticut, received a Circle of Life Award on July 31 from the American Hospital Association Health Forum Summit in San Diego.
- Special Section: Spiritual Needs in Long-term Care Communities
- Yellow quilt bible stories by Mary Pauluk.
- The blessing of hands by Paul Kselman.
- Reflective reading by Rev. Steve Trent.
- Spiritual resources for those near death by Karion Krieger.
- St. Joseph’s Manor works to improve end-of-life experience for residents by Karin “Teddi” Tomsic.
- What are you grateful for today? by Anne Murphy.
- Care for the sisters of the Adrian Dominican community by Elaine M. Ladd.
- Bible study group taps into resident’s life experiences by Lenore Domers Merrill.
- “Catch the spirit” retreat renews employees by Jennifer Reed.
- Saving stories by Rev. Rebecca “Beck” Schubert, BCC.
- Remembrance service by Sister Mary Ellen Wagner, CBS.
- Thoughts on ministering in a long-term care community by Rose M. McKeown, ASC, Anna Marie Koval, SP, and Patricia A. Soltesz, IHM.
- National News
- September 11, 2001 – notice about resources on the NACC web site
- NACC to partner with APC to increase diversity. The NACC Board of Directors has accepted the invitation of the Association of Professional Chaplains to partner with them in an initiative to increase the number of certified chaplains from underrepresented cultural and ethnic groups.
- Changes in the NACC certification process. Beginning January 1, 2002, an interview for certification will be scheduled only after an applicant submits a copy of proof of a bachelor’s degree plus transcripts for all theology requirements. All educational and theological credit must be verified prior to scheduling an interview.
- Articles
- HIPAA & privacy: regulations impacting spiritual care in health care by Michele Le Doux Sakurai, NACC Director of Professional Practice. Ms. Sakurai explains the impact of HIPAA’s final privacy rule on hospital/facility chaplaincy.
- CHA’s resources for performance improvement by Julie M. Jones. This article briefly explores Catholic identity, explains CHA’s Living Our Promises, Acting on Faith initiative, and outlines how these findings may be helpful to departments of spiritual care.
- Spiritual leadership: professional communication by Margot Hover. Dr. Hover writes that treatment teams take a more serious look at the skills involved in chaplaincy when she is able to define what she does in fairly specific terms.
- Looking toward enhancing the healing care of Jesus through collaboration by Most Rev. Dale J. Melczek. Bishop Melczek celebrates health care chaplaincy and looks forward to the symposium in 2002: Comprehensive Spiritual Care for Our Sick and Dying – A National Pastoral Strategy.
- Book Review
- The Bereavement Ministry Program is reviewed by Charlotte Leas.
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