Racial Differences in Spiritual Care: Existing Evidence and Future Research

This event was co-presented by the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab and Transforming Chaplaincy

Data from several large U.S. studies suggests Blacks are somewhat more likely to receive chaplain visits and Blacks may be more likely than Whites to request chaplain care. In this webinar, we will review these findings and what they do and don’t tell us about possible racial disparities in the provision of spiritual care in healthcare.

We also discussed directions for future research about racial issues in spiritual care in healthcare. Moderators for this were: Marilyn J. D. Barnes MS, MA, MPH, BCC, Vice President, Mission and Spiritual Care, South Wisconsin & Central Chicagoland PSA, AdvocateAurora Health. She is a former Transforming Chaplaincy Research Fellow Christina Shu, BCC, Lead Interfaith Chaplain, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Presenters included:

George Fitchett, DMin, PhD: George is the director of Transforming Chaplaincy and Professor in the Department of Religion, Health and Human Values, Rush University Medical Center

LaVera Crawley, MD, MPH: LeVera is the director of Spiritual Care and Clinical Pastoral Education at the California Pacific Medical Center

Kelsey White, MDiv, MSc, BCC: Kelsey is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Health Management & System Sciences, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville. She is a former Transforming Chaplaincy Research Fellow.