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Pre-Conference Workshops
Saturday, May 17, 2014 7:30 am – 11:30 am
P1 ~ Fun Self-Care to Heal Mind, Body, and Spirit (Lightner-Morris)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Learn proven techniques to reduce the “stress response” in the moment and over time.
- Practice each of the techniques for self which can then be taught to others (patients and or staff).
- Feed the heart and honor the body not just the intellect!
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
The Center for Mind-Body Medicine www.cmbm.org
Gordon, D. (2008). Unstuck. Penguin Press
Presentation Materials
P1 – Fun Self Care (PDF)
P2 ~ Healing Suffering: A Clinical Pastoral Response to Spiritual Distress (Murphy/Lind)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Define the role of healing and suffering in spiritual growth.
- Apply clinical method to assess and treat suffering in case scenarios.
- Practice using the spiritual assessment tool to communicate with the interdisciplinary treatment team.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
Cassel, E. (1991). The Nature of Suffering. New York: Oxford Press
Paul II, J. (1984). Salvifici Doloris: On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering. Rome: Vatican Publishing House
Sulmasy, D. (1997). The Healer’s Calling. New York: Paulist Press
Presentation Materials
P2 – Healing Suffering Presentation (full slide version) (PDF)
P2 – Healing Suffering Presentation (4 slides per page) (PDF)
P2 – Spiritual Distress Worksheet (PDF)
P3 ~ Motivational Interviewing: Enhancing Our Skills (Murphy)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Name skills and theory of Motivational Interviewing.
- Apply skills of Motivational Interviewing to clinical work.
- Identify chaplains’ similarity to and differences from others who counsel patients.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
None required per presenter.
Presentation Materials
None provided by presenter
P4 ~ Weaving the Final Threads of Life (Olson)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Be able to explain some of the spiritual tasks at the end of life.
- Be able to articulate their wishes, hopes and fears as they think about their end-of-life journey.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
None required per presenter.
Presentation Materials
P4 – A Guide to Reflecting on your Death (PDF)
P4 – Breaking Free From Fear (PDF)
P4 – Fill in the Blank Exercise (PDF)
P4 – I imagine that today I am to die Exercise (PDF)
P4 – Nouwen Quote (PDF)
P4 – Resources (PDF)
P4 – SALD Spiritual Assessment (PDF)
P4 – Weaving the Final Threads of Life (4 slides per page) (PDF)
P4 – Weaving the Final Threads of Life (full slide version) (PDF)
P5 ~ Palliative Care and Chaplaincy: Preparing For and Serving in This Spiritual Care Ministry (Palliative Care Certification Specialty Implementation Team)
Workshop Objectives
- An overall reflection on the spiritual care ministry in Palliative Care and Hospice.
- A more specific examination of the competencies of this ministry through the lens of the NACC Standards for Specialty Certification in Palliative Care and Hospice.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
NACC Standards for Specialty Certification in Palliative Care and Hospice
www.nacc.org/certification/standards-and-procedures
NACC Procedures for Specialty Certification in Palliative Care and Hospice
www.nacc.org/certification/standards-and-procedures
P5 – Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care (PDF)
Presentation Materials
NACC Standards for Specialty Certification in Palliative Care and Hospice:www.nacc.org/certification/standards-and-procedures
NACC Procedures for Specialty Certification in Palliative Care and Hospice: www.nacc.org/certification/standards-and-procedures
P5 – Clinical Practice Guidelines Domain 5 (PDF)
NACC Workshops
Saturday, May 17, 2014 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
N1 – N5
N1-N5 are NACC Workshops; handouts will be provided on site.
75-minute Workshops
Sunday, May 18, 2014 10:30 am – 11:45 am
S1 ~ Sankofa – Reclaiming Our Traditions to Renew Our Spirits (Duru)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Be able to integrate drumming in their ministry.
- Discover and rediscover innate rhythm.
- Discover the beauty and simplicity in praying with the drum.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
Hull, A. (2007). Drum Circle Facilitation: Building Community through Rhythm. Hal Leonard Corp
Hemmings, B. (2011). Corporate Drumming, Flow and Team Efficacy: The Use of Drum Circles and Shared Flow Experiences to Promote Team Efficacy. SBS HDR Student Conference, Paper 9, University of Wollongong
Snow, S. and D’Amico, M. (2010). The Drum Circle Project: A Qualitative Study with At-Risk Youth in a School Setting. Canadian Journal of Music Therapy 16.1
Ho, P. (2011). The Impact of Group Drumming on Social-Emotional Behavior in Low-Income Children. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2011 (Article ID 250708)
Stevens, C. (2012). Music Medicine: The Science and Spirit of Healing Yourself with Sound. Sounds True
Jones, B., Jones, G., Summers, C.A. (editor). (1995). The Healing Drum. Barbour Publishing
Weibel, V. (2006). The Art and Heart of Drum Circles. Music Educators Journal 92.4, 17-17
Kalani (2004). Together in Rhythm: A Facilitator’s Guide to Drum Circle Music Alfred Music Publishing
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
None provided by presenter.
S2 ~ Staff Care and the “Middle Realm” (Campbell)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Gain a theoretical and experiential understanding of the “Middle Realm” (liminal space).
- Feel confident and competent to utilize the “Middle Realm” as a way of providing caregiver renewal for staff.
- Be able to articulate to administrative leadership the importance of providing care for staff and its positive effect on patient care and outcomes.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
Berryman, J. W. (2014). The Middle Realm, the Creative Process, and the Creator in Religious Education. CARR Journal:
The Reform Jewish Quarterly Winter, 2014.
Life, Faith, Hope and Magic: The Chaplaincy in a Children’s Cancer Center. (1985). The Chaplain’s Strange Language: A Unique Contribution to the Health Care Team. Austin, Texas: The University of Texas Press.
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
None provided by presenter.
S3 ~ I.C.A.R.E. Do You? (Mattone)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Be introduced to the origins of the Integrative Care Team at Baptist Health Lexington.
- Understand the significance of I.C.A.R.E. as an interdisciplinary approach to patient/family care and how it can enhance and diversify spiritual care.
- Have the opportunity to experience several I.C.A.R.E. activities, such as hand massage, relaxation, mandalas, drumming. etc.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Complementary, Alternative, or Integrative Health: What’s In a Name? – nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam
The Bravewell Collaborative: Elements of Integrative Care www.bravewell.org/integrative_medicine/integrative_care/
Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine – www.imconsortium.org/about/history/home.html
American Holistic Health Association – www.aha.org
Patient-Centered Care Improvement Guide – www.patient-centeredcare.org/chapters/chapter7g.pdf
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
None provided by presenter.
S4 ~ Spiritual Screening: The Current Evidence for Why and How (Murphy)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Describe religious/spiritual struggle and its effects.
- Examine a specific screening tool, the Rush Religious Struggle Screening Protocol, and distinguish it from assessment.
- Using a published research article about the Rush Protocol, name some characteristics of a valid and reliable tool.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
None required per presenter.
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
None provided by presenter.
S5 ~ Supportive Care Coalition Project (Picchi/Butler/O’Gorman/Heintzkill/Mather)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Articulate the unique professional role of the chaplain as a core member of the palliative care interdisciplinary team, participating in goals of care conferences.
- Demonstrate an ability to integrate spirituality in patient and family care conferences.
- Act as mentors for the interdisciplinary care team in respecting, exploring and communicating with patients and families regarding their beliefs and practices.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
English, W., Picchi, T. (2014). Spiritual Wisdom: A Component of Care. Health Progress, Jan-Feb 2014 (50-54)
National Consensus for Quality Palliative Care, Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, 3rd Edition (Pittsburgh: HPNA, 2013) www.nationalconsensusproject.org
Palmer, P.J. (2009). A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
Supportive Care Coalition – www.supportivecarecoalition.org
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
None provided by presenter.
S6 ~ Practical Strategies for Growing Through Suffering (Sidoti)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- State how the natural suffering that is part of life can have a positive or negative effect upon the human psyche and one’s spiritual growth.
- Describe the difference between religion and spirituality – specifically how one (a religious act) does not “necessarily” lead to the other (spiritual connectedness).
- Describe what is meant by the term “existential suffering” in relation to the end of life and two ways caregivers can help to ease the suffering.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
Sidoti, C.W. (2011). Living at God’s Speed, Healing in God’s Time. Twenty Third Publications
Sidoti, C.W. (2013). Fortune Cookie Wisdom: A Contemplative Perspective. Tau Publishing
Charles W. Sidoti – author page at opentohope.com
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
Practical Strategies for Growing Through Suffering – PPT slides (PDF)
S7 ~ Thinking Outside the Box to Provide Models of Pastoral Care (Stump)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Be introduced to and learn from three models of pastoral care to Catholics in community hospitals throughout the Diocese of Dallas by diocesan chaplains.
- Learn from the model of how lay ecclesial ministers of pastoral care serve in the parish in the Diocese of Dallas.
- Learn from the model of how parish-based lay ecclesial ministers serve in hospitals, assisted living, and homebound in the Diocese of Dallas.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
None required per presenter.
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
S7 – Thinking Outside the Box (full slide version) (PDF)
S7 – Thinking Outside the Box (2 slides per page) (PDF)
S8 ~ From Newborn Loss Comes the Gift of Hope (Westerlund/Boretto/Garlough)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Describe the options available to guide families who anticipate or experience a newborn loss.
- Explain the interdisciplinary role of the chaplain in cases of newborn loss.
- Apply strategies to support parents who anticipate or experience a newborn loss.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
The Organization of Transplant Professionals – www.NATCO.org
YouTube video on Anencephaly: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hQHLJTGdTU
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
S8 – Newborn Loss and Hope (full slide version) (PDF)
S8 – Newborn Loss and Hope (2 slides per page) (PDF)
S9 ~ Compassionate Leadership: Creating Interdisciplinary Partnerships for Staff Care (Beltramo)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Become familiar with a practical, hospital-adapted CISM-based interdisciplinary model of caring for staff which actually works.
- Receive resources to plan, promote and conduct a “Healing our Losses” service to acknowledge staff loss and grief (personal losses, loss of team members and accumulated loss from caring for patients who have died).
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
None required per presenter.
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
2013 Healing Our Losses Program (PDF)
After a Trauma Strategies for Self Care (PDF)
CISM Incident Intake Form (PDF)
CISM Participant Feedback Form (PDF)
CISM Requestor Feedback Form (PDF)
Crisis Response Team Brochure (PDF)
Moment for Meditation Calendar (PDF)
Moment for Meditation Instructions (PDF)
Music Meditation (2014) (PDF)
S10 ~ Chaplains and Volunteers: Forging a Vital Partnership to Meet Pastoral Needs (Foose/Garvis)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Learn to expand and strengthen a hospital’s ecumenical pastoral outreach to patients and families through the recruitment and training of qualified lay persons from diverse traditions.
- Understand the crucial role of providing administrative and pastoral support to the volunteers.
- Appreciate the enhanced reputation the department and hospital gain through such a well-organized and integrated program.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
None required per presenter.
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
S10 – Chaplains and Volunteers (2 slides per page) (PDF)
S11 ~ Continuing the Journey with Pastoral Services in Clinic Locations (Jones)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Learn about one system’s ongoing effort to address spiritual needs in physician offices/clinic settings.
- Identify skills and tools that chaplains need when working in physician offices.
- Share current practices in working with physician offices./li>
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
New Model for Spiritual Care (PDF)
Discussion to Develop an Action Plan (PDF)
Catholic Health World (2012). Mercy Brings Spiritual Service to Outpatient Clinics. May 15 edition. www.chausa.org/publications/catholic-health-world/may-15-2012
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
S11 – Continuing the Journey with Pastoral Services in Clinic Locations (4 slides per page) (PDF)
S11 – Questions for Clinic Feedback (PDF)
S11 – Referral Tracking Questions (PDF)
S11 – Screening Tool (PDF)
S12 ~ Spiritual Care Partners Program (Kim/Shenk)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Learn from an overview of the Spiritual Care Partners Program at Bon Secours Richmond Health System.
- Learn and share concrete ways of recruiting and training lay volunteers as front-line pastoral caregivers who partner with certified chaplains in a clinical setting.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
Gorsuch, N. (1999) Pastoral Visitation. Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Purnell, D. (2003) Conversation as Ministry: Stories and Strategies for Confident Caregiving. Pilgrim Press
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
None provided by presenter.
S13 ~ Shared Ministry – Reaching out to Community Clergy of Different Faiths and Cultures (Lenegan)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Develop strategies for effective collaboration with community leaders and clergy for shared ministry.
- Receive tools for integrating community clergy into a pastoral care staff.
- Develop a keener awareness of the need for shared ministry to the sick of all faiths
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
None required per presenter.
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
S13 – Shared Ministry (PDF)
S14 ~ PACE Chaplains Tell All (Lethe-Drake/McGraw)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Present policies for all-inclusive care for the frail elderly with stories about how they work out in day-to-day life.
- Present examples through stories of how teamwork provides the best care for elders.
- Share a ritual and stories of how ritual blesses the dying and their families.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
None required per presenter.
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
Pace Chaplains Tell All
Vision article – NACC advocating for professional chaplaincy
Rush University Chaplaincy Research
Health Homes FAQ
Passage Quilt Blessings
S15 ~ New Frontiers in Research: Chaplains as Natural Qualitative Interviewers and Research Partners (Mundle/Mako)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Recognize opportunities for new and innovative qualitative research projects.
- Enhance their research literacy to utilize qualitative methods, theory and analysis in the development of new research ideas.
- Gain confidence in presenting research studies in inter-professional clinical workshops, conference presentations, and in scholarly journal and book publications
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
McGill Qualitative Health Research Group – www.mcgill.ca/mqhrg/
Andrews, M., Squire, C., and Tamboukou, M. (2008) Doing Narrative Research (2nd edition). London: Sage
Gilgun, J. (2005) Grab and Good Science: Writing up the Results of Qualitative Research. Qualitative Health Research, 15 (2), 256-262
Green, J., and Thorogood, N. (2009) Qualitative methods for health research (2nd edition). London: Sage
Hennink, M., Hutter, I., and Bailey, A. (2011) Qualitative Research Methods. London: Sage
Riessman, C. (2008) Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences. London: Sage
Thomas, G. (2011) How to do your Case Study: A guide for students and researchers. London: Sage
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
None provided by presenter.
S16 ~ Patient Identity Symbolized (Paquette)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Explore ways to see the patient through the patient’s eyes.
- Explore a tool to aid in the discovery of the patient as the patient would want to be known.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
None required per presenter.
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
S16 – Patient Identity Symbolized (full slide version) (PDF)
S16 – Patient Identity Symbolized (4 slides per page)
75-minute Workshops
Monday, May 19, 2014 10:30 am – 11:45 am
M1 ~ Celebrations of Life in a Changing Culture (Anderson)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Become more aware of how changes in culture are affecting the grief process when a loved one dies.
- Learn how celebrations of life that are personal and unique to the family are more effective in helping them move through the initial stages of grief.
- Learn how language which has moved from “attending a wake,” “planning a funeral,” “conducting a memorial service” to “a celebration of life” reflects changes in culture and the way people are mentally dealing with the initial stages of grief.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
None required per presenter.
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
M1 – Celebrations of Life (full slide version) (PDF)
M1 – Celebrations of Life (2 slides per page)
M2 ~ “Chapel Talk” – Interfaith Dialogue with Offenders (Berna)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Learn a method for engaging prisoners in group discussions aimed at bringing faith to bear on daily issues.
- Participate in a “Chapel Talk” session.
- Obtain resources for conducting “Chapel Talk” in jails, prisons and other correctional facilities.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
None required per presenter.
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
Chapel Talk (PDF)
M3 ~ Spiritual Care Companions (Cella/Luvin)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Identify resources to develop and/or enhance current volunteer program.
- Present strategies to meet the challenges of placement, retention, self-care and support from faith communities as well as collaboration with the diocese.
- Provide specific resources to train volunteers for persons with developmental disabilities and for a community service ministry for high school students.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
None required per presenter.
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
M3 – Spiritual Care Companions Outline (PDF)
M4 ~ Sharing our Struggles, Embracing Our Hope (Hagerty/Weschler)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Learn how a chaplaincy program can collaborate with administration, an outside agency and the interdisciplinary care team to create a program that supports the self-care, social and spiritual needs of a healthcare staff.
- Learn the process, guidelines and benefit of “talking circles” and the effects of emotional fatigue on healthcare personnel.
- Experience a sampling of the self-care program, “Sharing Our Struggles, Embracing Our Hope.”
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
Baldwin, C. (1998). Calling the Circle. New York: Bantam Books
Barks, C. (1995). The Essential Rumi. New York: Harper Collins
Boyes-Watson, C. and Pranis, K. (2010). Heart of Hope Resources Guide. Boston: Center for Restorative Justice at Suffolk University
Drinka, T.J.K. and Clark, P. (2000). Healthcare Teamwork: Interdisciplinary Practice and Teaching Westport, Ct., Auburn House. (A handbook about healthcare terms, how they work and how they can work together)
Module 4 Interdisciplinary Teamwork in Healthcare – www.med.unc.edu/epic/module4/m4to.htm
Pranis, K. (2005). The Little Book of Circle Processes. Intercourse, PA: Good Books
Stamm, B. Hudnall and Figley, C. R. (1995-1999). Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue (CSF) Test. www.isu.edu/~bhstamm
Umbreit, M. (2003). Talking Circles. University of Minnesota: Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking – www.cehd.umn.edu/ssw/rjp/resources/rj_dialogue_resources/Peacemaking_Healing_Circles/Talking_Circles.pdf
Wheatley, M.J. (2009). Turning to One Another. San Francisco: Barrett-Koehler Publishers
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
M4 – Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue (CSF) Test (PDF)
M4 – Self Care Group Flyer (PDF)
M4 – Talking Circles (PDF)
M4 – The Guest House (PDF)
M4 – Turning to One Another (PDF)
M4 – Presenter Outline (Weschler) (PDF)
M4 – Presenter Text (Hagerty) (PDF)
M5 ~ Crossing the Sacred Bridge: Spiritual Assessment with People Who Have Dementia (McLain Cox)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Become familiar with current demographics and issues in spiritual care for persons with dementia.
- Practice utilizing a spiritual assessment for persons with dementia.
- Enhance their learning through video excerpts and case examples from actual spiritual care visits.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
Power G.A. (2010). Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care. Health Professions Press.
James, O. (2010). Contented Dementia. Ebury Press.
Davis Basting, A. (2009). Forget Memory: Creating Better Lives for People with Dementia. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Butler, R.N. and Koenig Coste, J. Learning to Speak Alzheimer’s. Mariner Books.
Alzheimer’s Association – www.alz.org
National Institutes of Health – www.nih.gov
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
Dementia Facts
Spiritual Assessment with People who have Dementia
M6 ~ Engaging the Local Diocesan Bishops to Advance Diocesan-Wide Spiritual Care in Health Care Settings (Nguyen)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Understand limitations and capacities of bishops and diocesan structures in promoting spiritual care.
- Appreciate the local clergy and bishops’ theological and pastoral concerns for promoting spiritual care.
- Be able to adopt strategies for cooperation, service, and leadership in the promotion of spiritual care.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
Melczek, D. (2004). Use of the Title “Chaplain” National Association of Catholic Chaplains Vision, July – www.nacc.org/resources/page6.pdf
Instructions on Certain Questions Regarding the Collaboration of the Non-Ordained – www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cclergy/documents/rc_con_interdic_doc_15081997_en.html
Grahmann, C. (2002) Pastoral Letter on the Church’s Care for the Sick and Dying. – www.stannparish.org/index.cfm?load=page&page=424
Presentation Materials
Health Pastoral Care in the Church (PDF)
M7 ~ iHope: Chaplaincy Beyond the Hospital Walls (Rau)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Understand the iHope model of e-chaplaincy.
- Glean from iHope launch experience: volume, frequency, demographics, types of need, etc.
- Identify ways in which iHope 1) meets the unmet needs of staff, patients and 2) builds community.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
None required per presenter.
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
None provided by presenter.
M8 ~ Hospital Chaplains in Dialogue with St. Ignatius of Loyola (Stevens/Ryan)
Workshop Objectives
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
- Be introduced to Ignatian spirituality.
- Integrate elements of Ignatian discernment into pastoral care.
- Expand their concept of “wisdom” for ministry: integrating life and work.
Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the workshop)
None required per presenter.
Presentation Materials (items to be brought to the workshop and/or presentation materials)
None provided by presenter.
