SA2.01 – Spiritual Health for People in Early Recovery
Presented by Anne Bauer MD & John Sullivan
Overview:
This workshop will be for the chaplain who is interested in working with individuals with substance use disorders. New treatments are available that are important for the spiritual caregiver to understand. New programs for the community support of people in recovery exist throughout the country and are locations where chaplain involvement can be very valuable. One of the presenters started a spirituality group in a recovery center and the other is an individual who is a program developer for the center as well as a person in recovery.
Learning Objectives:
- Be familiar with developmental steps for people in early recovery as well as available treatments
- Understand new methods for engaging individuals in early recovery for discussion and practice of spiritual growth
- Learn about an existing group model for a group on spirituality at a community recovery center
Level: Intermediate
Handout included: Yes
SA2.03 – Rediscovering the Art of Connection
Presented by Karen Hoyt MDiv BCC & Mandy Reichert PhD MS(HCA) MS(NEd) PT-csp GCC
Overview:
The addition of a Bereavement and Family Support team to Women and Children’s Services has become an integral component to fostering true collaboration at NGHS. The team is comprised of a board-certified chaplain and a registered nurse. Our approach to caring holistically for patient and staff combines two helping professions, nursing, and chaplaincy. It is by intentionally developing one relationship at a time that we seek to re-pattern the individualistic approach to patient care to that of an interdisciplinary approach. Late-breaking feedback and recent evidence have demonstrated creating intentional moments of support have a direct impact on patient outcomes.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the role of chaplaincy in Women and Children’s services
- Discuss spirituality as an essential component of interdisciplinary teams
- Examine the components of holistic care and how they relate to bereavement and family support
Level: Intermediate
Handout included: Yes
SA2.04 – Breathing into the Situation: Basic Posture and Breathwork Techniques for Spiritual Care
Presented by Nikki Kleinberg MDiv BCC
Overview:
Workshop participants are invited to learn and/or share how their own posture and awareness of breathing during spiritual care interactions might enrich their practice and personal well-being. Chaplain Nikki offers a multi-sensory presentation exploring historic and modern perspectives on posture and breath work as spiritual care intervention, followed by interactive and experiential instruction of 3-5 techniques that a caregiver can do on their own and/or teach, while also considering breathing techniques for people who have difficulty breathing (e.g.: cystic fibrosis, congestive heart failure, Covid). Multi-faith and atheist perspectives on Chaplains’ use of posture and breath will be welcomed and explored.
Learning Objectives:
- Explore one’s own use of body posture and breath awareness during patient interactions, and understand at least 3 techniques to enhance one’s own presence and capacity for effective spiritual care of self and others
- Consider ancient and modern understandings of breath work as a meaningful religious/spiritual resource
- Understand potential benefits, risks, techniques and interdisciplinary resources for chaplains offering guided breath work to others (patients, families, staff) in patient care settings
Level: Beginner
Handout included: No
SA2.05 – Chaplains Providing Dignity Therapy for Patients with Advanced Illness: Experiences and Evidence
Presented by Dirk Labuschagne MDiv MPH BCC, George Fitchett PhD DMin BCC, & Paige Stephan MDiv BCC
Overview:
Dignity Therapy (DT) is a life-review intervention for people facing advanced illness. A key feature of DT is the production of a legacy document that can be shared with loved ones. In 2016 the NIH funded a clinical trial to examine the impact of chaplain or nurse-led DT for cancer patients receiving out-patient palliative care. This is believed to be the first NIH-funded study of a chaplain-delivered intervention. Chaplains who delivered the intervention will describe their experience and views about using DT in spiritual care. The findings from the clinical trial and a related pilot study will also be reported.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will become familiar with the basic features of Dignity Therapy for patients with advanced illness
- Participants will learn the perspectives of chaplains who have provided Dignity Therapy
- Participants will hear evidence of the impact of chaplain and nurse-led Dignity Therapy on palliative care outpatients
Level: Beginner
Handout included: No
SA2.06 – Spiritual Care on the Move: Chaplain Support in Outpatient Cancer Clinics
Presented by Thomas Payne MTS BCC
Overview:
Outpatient chaplaincy continues to grow. Unlike a variety of other medical contexts, chaplains do not have a large body of literature to inform best practices in outpatient settings. In this interactive lecture, I hope to share insights gained while implementing and developing chaplain support in six outpatient cancer clinics housed in a regional cancer institute in Portland, Oregon. This will include discussion of similarities and differences with acute care settings and practical suggestions for building outpatient chaplain practice – including tele-spiritual health – from the ground up.
Learning Objectives:
- Clarify definitions and understandings of chaplain practice in outpatient settings
- Discuss distinctives of ambulatory medical spaces and how they influence the spiritual assessments, interventions and care plans of chaplains
- Propose early recommendations particular to chaplaincy in outpatient cancer clinics, including hybrid models integrating both in-person and telehealth visits
Level: Intermediate
Handout included: Yes
SA2.07 – Autism and Aging: A Spiritual Care Imperative
Presented by Melvin Rodgers DMin BCC
Overview:
This presentation is by an autistic adult who is also a spiritual care professional. So, my theological education, clinical training and professional experience helps to inform my view of this topic. It will also include aspects of my personal journey, six years of research, my personal and therapeutic involvement with autistic adults in the southeastern United States. My previous ministry in the community/church also shapes my understanding of autistic adults and this topic. Also, I will highlight the trauma that is so often a reality for autistic adults. My experience with many autistic adults for six years, suggest that spiritual care can be a valuable resource for this community.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify some spiritual/emotional challenges experienced by autistic adults
- Identify a care/nurture framework for autistic adults
- Identify some spiritual resources available for autistic adults
Level: Intermediate
Handout included: Yes
SA2.09 – Qualitative Research: Story Telling as Research
Presented by Beth Muehlhausen PhD MDiv BCC LCSW & Christa Chappelle MDiv BCC
Overview:
This workshop will enable participants to become familiar with qualitative research methods and the ways these methodologies naturally lend themselves to the work of chaplains. Chaplains engage in storytelling leading to narrative theology on a daily basis. Qualitative research is a means for bringing to light the collective patterns and themes from multiple narratives. As a result of this workshop participants will understand the ways they engage in informal research as a starting point for academically rigorous qualitative research methodologies.
Learning Objectives:
- Begin to understand the role of storytelling in research
- Articulate a beginning understanding of qualitative research
- Begin to understand the qualitative research process
Level: Intermediate
Handout included: Yes
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