Abstract The title Community Health Advocate (CHA) is one of thirty or more titles used
throughout the world for an indigenous outreach worker who is trusted and respected in his …

Objectives To examine the extent to which chaplains interact with military veterans at
increased risk of suicide and select characteristics related to those at-risk veterans who …

I walked into the outpatient pulmonary clinic to pay a father of one of our patients the
reimbursement for his time and effort in participating in a qualitative research study I was …

Objective: The purpose of this statewide study was to identify factors that impede or promote
the timeliness of CHA and CHIP completion. Design: Fifteen focus groups, representing 11 …

A 2007 article objects strenuously to hospital chaplains' practice of accessing and
documenting in patients' medical records. This essay examines the ethical issues underlying …

What does it mean to be a healthcare chaplain? The recent introduction of the chaplaincy
guidelines has taken chaplains into the heart of the healthcare system and ensured that the …

Surveys a stratified sample of patients in six different hospitals and compares their
perceptions of hospital chaplaincy and other pastoral care efforts with related hospital …

Consensus is developing in the field of professional pastoral care around the several best
practices. The discipline is becoming a multi-faith, referral service. Generally, it is no longer …

Chaplains often describe their work in health care as one of “translation” between the life
world of the patient and the world of hospital medicine. Translators usually work with texts …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Recognizing that clergy and spiritual care providers are a key
part of mental health care systems, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department …