Assignment 1
Please go to Course Content for this module. Download and print the Chaplaincy Ppt and watch the video while following the notes. Print out and read the articles.Write an APA-formatted reflection paper around 1,000 words on 1) what you gleaned from the articles, and 2) from eachof the presenters by name and type of chaplaincy, and 3) how you, as a counselor, might collaborate with chaplains in the future to assist your clients. In a reflective post/paper you may use the first person.(“What you gleaned” and “reflective” means do not simply regurgitate the chaplain’s story – personalize the lessons learned).Chaplaincy notes in PPT in BB contentIn this forum you will find the PowerPoint (see attached above) to the video links and links to articles. The video is over two hours, so block that time before you sit down to watch it. Take note of what each chaplain tells you about his or her field as you will give a reflection about that in your paper.2. Here is the link for the chaplaincy video and Powerpoint.Chaplain Video PPThttp://www.regent.edu/admin/media/fms/vod/singlePlayerURL.cfm?address=20005333. Please print and read the following articles. You may refer to these articles in your paper, especially at the end when you answer the question of how counselors and chaplains can collaborate with each other to meet clients’ needs.Good Outcomes Require TimeResponses to Freestanding StoriesRole of Pastoral InterventionMeaning of AssistanceChaplaincy VideoHSC 561Dr. Evelyn BilesChristopher Frederick, MAVideo-Taped 3/29/20074 Chaplaincy BranchesHospiceNavyHospitalPolice/FireHospice ChaplaincyMarie Pogorelec – Hospice ChaplainBecame interested in Hospice Care after her mother died2 Years on the jobHospice ChaplaincyHospiceEnd of Life CarePatients are diagnosed as having 6 months or less to liveHospice chaplains work with people suffering from a gamut of diseasesThe Chaplain works with a team of health care workersHospice ChaplaincyPeople in Hospice have the need to reconnect to:Local ChurchGodHealing RelationshipsHospice ChaplaincyThe Patients in Hospice care need emotional supportThey are often looking for purpose and meaning in their deathThe Chaplain is there to be an empathetic listener and a prayer partnerThe Chaplain needs to be able to deal with her own issues facing death, dying, loss, and grief, because she will be facing these challenges everydayHospice ChaplaincyThe Power of Listening in actionThe Story of a World War II veteranHaving a listening ear helped him to express the memories he had and in turn it helped him to sleepNavy ChaplaincyJack Galle – Navy ChaplainNavy Chaplaincy RequirementsA Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s of Divinity or 72 hours of graduate workThe Chaplains must be ordained by their faith groupThey must have 2 years experience in their church or faith organizationNavy ChaplaincyA Navy Chaplain is there so people of faith can practice their faith, whatever it may beThey are there to allow people to exercise their faithNavy Chaplains serve the Navy, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines, and MarinesThey bring the news of death to a family when a soldier has passed awayNavy ChaplaincyThree Roles of a Military ChaplainProvideFacilitateCareNavy ChaplaincyTo Provide for those of their own faithe.g. Bible studies, counseling etc.To Facilitate for people of other faithsIf the chaplain can’t meet a soldier’s needs he or she helps to find a chaplain or clergy of the soldier’s faithTo Care for people regardless of their faithThe chaplain can always be comforting and sympathetic regardless of a faith baseChaplains :Conduct WorshipProvide SacramentsConduct OrdinancesProvide Pastoral CareAct as Ethical AdvisorNavy ChaplainPastorSpend time withCongregationSupported by the CongregationResponsible to Local Body of believersChaplainSpends time with people with no faith backgroundSupported by the taxpayersResponsible to the Commanding OfficerHospital ChaplaincyGeorge RodriguezHospital Chaplain at Sentara Virginia Beach General HospitalAs a chaplain he has the advantage of spending quality time with peopleHospital ChaplaincyThere are a variety of settings within the hospital:OncologyCardiologyPediatricLabor & DeliveryHospital ChaplaincyHospital Chaplains have to deal with:Angel of Death StigmaWanting to fix thingsThe constant learning processPatients bringing in their relationship problemsCultural sensitivityPolice/Fire ChaplaincyRandy Garner – Police/Fire Chaplaincy22 years in ministryUnpaid positionFull time pastorPolice/Fire ChaplaincyCritical Incident Stress Management (CISM)Two types of CISMPlannedUnplanned – The majority of a fire/police chaplain’s CISM is unplannedThey conduct ride-alongs; they offer stress management, counseling, marriage counseling, and morePolice/Fire ChaplaincyCISM:Defusing – Immediate on the scene processing; often chaotic and in the momentDebriefing – After the incident; an organized processPolice/Fire ChaplaincyOn Call 24/7Confidentiality – Won’t be broken for supervisors, county, etc.The chaplain is often the First Responders’ first choice for counseling“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” – attributed to a number of authorsA chaplain’s responsibility to First RespondersShow them you careLet them know that what they are going through is realLet them know they can get through what they are facingWhy is there a need for a Fire/Police Chaplain?First responders need someone they can trustThe chaplains can go where others cannotTo help the first responders through a crisis in their livesTo give the first responders hope and encouragement
