An Invitation to Chaplaincy Research: Entering the Process
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HANDBOOK An Invitation to Chaplaincy Research: Entering the Process Editor | Gary E. Myers, Ph.D., M.Div. Senior Director of Professional and Community Education HealthCare Chaplaincy Network Associate Editor | Rabbi Stephen Roberts, MBA, BCC Creation of this important new tool to assist professional chaplains who want to be involved in research was supported by a grant from Sponsored by Created 2014 An Invitation to Chaplaincy Research About the Editors Gary E. Myers, PhD, MDiv, Senior Director, Continuing Professional Education, is a member of the adjunct faculty at Drew Theological School and the former executive director and therapist of the Grace Counseling Center in Madison, New Jersey. Gary was previously associate professor in the departments of medical humanities and psychiatry at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, a psychotherapy supervisor in their department of psychiatry, and is a past president of the Association for Behavioral Science and Medical Education. An ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church and a Diplomate, American Association of Pastoral Counselors, Gary earned a PhD in theology and personality studies from Emory University. He has published in the areas of psychotherapy and spirituality, end of life care, psychiatric education, psychoanalysis, and narrative medicine. He is a visiting professor at the University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany and the Lviv State Medical University in Lviv, Ukraine. He joined HealthCare Chaplaincy Network in 2012. Rabbi Stephen Roberts, MBA, BCC - editor of: Professional Spiritual and Pastoral Care: A Practical Clergy and Chaplain's Handbook and co-editor of: Disaster Spiritual Care: Practical Clergy Responses to Community, Regional and National Tragedy has been involved in the field of chaplaincy for almost 2 decades as both a staff chaplain and as a manager of large chaplaincy programs. He is a past president of the National Association of Jewish Chaplains and has worked closely with the leadership of the major chaplaincy organizations in North America. About the Editors An Invitation to Chaplaincy Research Authors Paul Bay, DMin, BCC, Retired Formerly a chaplain Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN Rachael E Bennett, MA Research Associate University of Colorado, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine Trials Management and Lead Trainer Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group (PCRC) Margaret Feuille Bockrath, MA, Graduate Assistant Doctoral candidate in Clinical Health Psychology at Bowling Green State University. Starting her one-year pre-doctoral internship at West Virginia University School of Medicine. Martha Dimmers, MDiv, MSW, BCC Seattle Children's Manager, Pastoral and Spiritual Care and Staff Support Team Laura B. Dunn, MD Professor, Department of Psychiatry Gloria Hubner Endowed Chair in Psycho-Oncology Director of Psycho-Oncology, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center University of California, San Francisco Betty Ferrell PhD, FAAN Professor and Director Nursing Research City of Hope Medical Center George Fitchett, DMin, PhD Professor and Director of Research Department of Religion, Health and Human Values Rush University Medical Center Chicago, Illinois Molly Gavigan RN, JD Operations Lead, Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group (PCRC) Project Leader, Center For Learning Health Care, Duke Clinical Research Institute Nurse-attorney with extensive clinical research experience in oncology, hospice and palliative care. Authors An Invitation to Chaplaincy Research George Henry Grant, MDiv, PhD Executive Director, Spiritual Health at Emory Healthcare System director responsible for care response, education and research at Emory University’s hospitals and clinics. Daniel H. Grossoehme, DMin, BCC Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary Medicine Affiliate Faculty, James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence Staff Chaplain III, Department of Pastoral Care Health outcomes researcher in pediatric chronic disease, with special interest in religion/spirituality’s role in health behaviors. Rev. George F. Handzo, MDiv, BCC Director of Health Services Research & Quality HealthCare Chaplaincy Network New York, NY Rev. Handzo participates in and leads projects in HCCN's research and provides expertise to programs of quality improvement in professional education and clinical services. Ellen Idler, PhD Samuel Candler Dobbs Chair of Sociology Director, Religion and Public Health Collaborative, Emory University Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health Rev. William L. Iler BA, MDiv, BCC Chaplain/Pastoral Care Coordinator at LewisGale Medical Center, Salem, VA. Rev. Dr. Ewan Kelly, BSc, MBChB, BD , PhD Programme Director for Spiritual Care and Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, NHS Education for Scotland, Senior Lecturer in Pastoral Theology, University of Edinburgh Research Fellow, University of Glasgow. Allison Kestenbaum, MA, MPA, BCC, ACPE Supervisor Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisor, Center for Pastoral Education Jewish Theological Seminary. Teaches pastoral care to interfaith seminary students, experienced clergy and chaplains. Rev. Stephen D. King, BA, MDiv, PhD, BCC (Association of Professional Chaplains) Manager, Chaplaincy Department, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Leads Fellowship in Oncology Chaplaincy program. Teaches at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and conducts research. Authors An Invitation to Chaplaincy Research John D. Lantos, MD Director, Children's Mercy Bioethics Center, Children's Mercy Hospital. Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri at Kansas City John is a general pediatrician and directs a children's hospital-based bioethics center. Marlene McKenzie, RN, MN. Retired. Formerly Senior Professional Research Assistant for the Palliative Care Research Consortium in Colorado. Shirley Otis-Green, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, OSW-C Senior Research Specialist Division of Nursing Research and Education Department of Population Sciences Kenneth I. Pargament, PhD Professor, Department of Psychology Bowling Green State University Kenneth, a clinical psychologist, works as a teacher, researcher, and practitioner focusing on understanding and fostering the links between spirituality and mental health. Rev. Dr. Michele R. Shields, DMin, BCC, ACPE Supervisor Director, Spiritual Care Services UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, San Francisco Lecturer, UCSF School of Medicine Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF School of Nursing Michele Shields is a United Methodist minister and Spiritual Care Director responsible for Patient/Family/Staff Care, Ethics, Research and Clinical Pastoral Education. Shoshanna Sofaer, Dr. PH Robert P. Luciano Professor of Health Care Policy, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College, and serves on the faculty of the Doctoral Program in Public Health at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Dr. Sofaer’s research focuses on making patients and families more central to health care decision making. Dane R. Sommer, DMin, BCC Director, Chaplaincy Services Assistant Director, Bioethics Policy and Practice, Children's Mercy - Kansas City. Adjunct Professor, Bioethics, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences Wm. Thomas Summerfelt, PhD Vice President, Research & Innovation, Advocate Health Care Dana Villines, MA Director of Research Services, Advocate Health Care Authors An Invitation to Chaplaincy Research Preface Whenever a professional group creates a groundbreaking book, it does so in order to affirm the history and traditions of the profession as it charts innovative and often necessary new directions for its future development. An Invitation to Chaplaincy Research explores how the profession, through research, may establish vital links between the time honored value of chaplain caring practices with the growing expectation that healthcare providers demonstrate the value of their practices. This book is both invitation and challenge to the profession to contribute to the growth, effectiveness, and longevity of chaplaincy by increasing its research literacy and by supporting or participating in research opportunities. For a mix of reasons, empirical outcomes research has not been an inherent part of chaplaincy and to some it may seem incongruous with the heart and intent of chaplains’ caring practices. We understand that many of us, having been informed by the content and methods of theology and the humanities rather than more empirical fields of study, may find the inclusion of research in the chaplain’s portfolio to be a challenge and in some cases even an imposition. With this in mind we have tried to address not only the exciting possibilities of chaplaincy research, but also the concerns and obstacles that could discourage chaplains from exploring the role of research in patient care and chaplain education. We wish to highlight some aspects of the development of this book. Creation of An Invitation to Chaplaincy Research would not have been possible without both the tangible and intangible support of the John Templeton Foundation. By awarding HealthCare Chaplaincy Network a grant to support research and the writing of this book, the Foundation has made it possible to invite established innovative researchers and authors from the fields of chaplaincy, medicine, psychology, and sociology to write a truly interdisciplinary text that expressly focuses on chaplaincy research. The topics for the chapters emerged from a sustained dialogue between