Chaplaincy in a Level 1 Trauma Center
What does it look like to provide spiritual care in a Level 1 Trauma Center? By definition, a Level 1 center “is a comprehensive regional resource…capable of providing total care for every aspect of injury – from prevention through rehabilitation.” Where do chaplains fit into this service?
We’ll hear from two chaplains who serve at University of Chicago Medicine and work with patients and families all the way from the Emergency Department to inpatient care. They’ll share their academic preparation for the role, what they needed to learn on the job, and what those interested in healthcare trauma chaplaincy should consider for their careers.
We have indexed this webinar’s learning outcomes to the following ACPE outcomes and BCCI competencies. This should not be construed as endorsement by ACPE, APC, or BCCI:
BCCI PPS4: Triage and manage crises in the practice if spiritual care
BCCI PPS5: Provide spiritual care to persons experiences loss and grief
ACPE D.1.1A.12: Demonstrate the ability to represent one’s role and function with initiating spiritual care relationships.
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We’ll be joined by:
Angela Parkinson is a Board Certified Chaplain endorsed as a humanist Confucian. She has worked as a staff chaplain at the University of Chicago Medical Center since July 2022, and, in June 2023, became part of the then-new two-chaplain team specifically dedicated to trauma service along with today’s co-panelist Samantha. Angela received her MDiv from the University of Chicago Divinity School, and has a passion for exploring the consequences of incorporating non-theism in the theory and practice of chaplaincy as it evolves to serve the needs of today’s patients and chaplains alike.
Samantha Nichols is a staff chaplain at the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCM) where she works on a team with Angela Parkinson to provide spiritual care in the Emergency Department and to trauma patients. She is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and received her MDiv from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. She has served as a chaplain or chaplain student in three different Level 1 Trauma Centers. Prior to working at UCM, Samantha completed a CPE residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Samantha is passionate about the intersection between ministry and social justice, believing strongly in the importance of advocating for the needs of individual patients as well as structural change.
