Volume 22
Number 1
The Forum issue of Association of Professional Chaplains
Articles

The Impact of Professional Spiritual Care

APC, along with our Strategic Partners, published the digital book “The Impact of Professional Spiritual Care.”  This resource was designed to help chaplains inform colleagues, supervisors, potential employers and others about professional chaplaincy.   Since its publication, APC has received great feedback from our members who are successfully using thePDF/Flipbook as a resource to teach others about professional spiritual care and the impact it has for care recipients as well as institutions.

Inside “The Impact of Professional Spiritual Care” readers will find 4 sections that pertain to understanding professional chaplaincy, including: Demystifying Spiritual Care; Professional Chaplains Qualifications and Competencies; Professional Chaplains Standards of Practice; and The Evidence for Spiritual Care.  Each of these sections includes background, research and data on the benefits of spiritual care and the impact that professional chaplains bring to their institutions.

For a deeper dive and additional talking points related to these sections, you can refer to the “what’s inside” section for the publication on the APC website.

Section 1 – Demystifying Spiritual Care

Section 2 – Professional Chaplains’ Qualifications and Competencies

Section 3 – Professional Chaplains’ Standards of Practice

Section 4 – The Evidence for Spiritual Care

Now, we would like to hear more from you.  Send your feedback and thoughts about this publication to kyle@professionalchaplains.org with “IPSC Pub” in the subject line.  Your feedback is important for future editions of this resource and may be helpful to others in the profession. 


Articles

A Message from APC President… January 2020

APC President Joseph Perez MDiv BCC Happy New Year APC Colleagues! As we look forward to 2020 and beginning a new decade, let’s take some time to reflect on what is […]

Strategic Partners Issue Progress Report 2

Discussion Update:On November 20-21, 2019, representatives for the Strategic Partners for Spiritual Care gathered in Cleveland, OH to continue to explore ideas to formalize their relationships. The strategic partners began […]

APC Call for Board Nominations January 2020

Serving in leadership is one of the most important ways for members to contribute to and shape the work and mission of APC. As a member of APC you are […]

Coming Soon: Updates to the Palliative Care & Hospice Advanced Certification

In the next few weeks, APC/BCCI will send out updates to the Palliative Care and Hospice Advanced Certification process and procedures.  If you are interested in the advanced certification, you […]

2020 Joint Conference Updates: 

Registration for the 2020 Conference opens soon; a separate email will be sent out to all APC members when registration opens. To learn more about this year’s Joint Conference visit the conference […]

Poem: Catching the Light

by Rev. Dr. Samuel J. Ross, BCC   Catching the LightAnd the light continues to shineEverywhere and anywhere . . . even in the light.And the light understands the lightAnd the light […]

CSU’s Announces Upcoming Dates for “Essentials of Palliative Care Chaplaincy” January 2020

California State University in conjunction with Association of Professional Chaplains is now accepting registrations for a several cohorts for their course “Essentials of Palliative Care Chaplaincy”.  The following start dates […]

National Consensus Project: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, 4th edition

Many people living with a serious illness who are receiving treatment for their condition, whether heart failure, lung disease, cancer or another illness, don’t have access to palliative care, which […]

Resource Reviews for Continuing Education and Reference January 2020:

The Psychology of Religion: An Empirical Approach, Fifth EditionRalph W. Hood, Jr., Peter C. Hill and Bernard Spilka (Boulder, New York: Guilford Press, 2018, 656 pages, hardcover) In The Psychology […]