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Craig Katz is Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Medical Education, and Healthy System Design & Global Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Katz founded and directs Mount Sinai’s Program in Global Mental Health, an interest that grew out of his experience in organizing and providing psychiatric services to […]

Chaplains, educators, and all others involved in spiritual care provision in this moment of crisis are invited to a weekly town hall. This open conversation is a place to share resources, offer advice, and generally discuss what you are seeing, hearing, and doing in your work. Phillis Shepherd, Associate Professor of Religion, Psychology, and Culture […]

Practitioners share solutions for moral dilemmas facing spiritual caregivers: when “do no harm” is threatened by a chaplain’s bodily presence, and when acute moral stress is caused by denials of care and other pandemic dynamics.  What unique value does spiritual care have in the COVID-19 pandemic? Join our conversation with a panel of top chaplaincy […]

How do we gather & grieve well when COVID19 prevents us from gathering together in person? Zac Willette of Allay Care Services will moderate a conversation with Alua Arthur, Going with Grace; Rabbi Steve Kaye, American Red Cross Disaster Spiritual Care; Casper ter Kuile, Sacred Design Lab; Glenda Stansbury, Licensed Funeral Director; and Perla Torres, […]

Chaplains, educators, and all others involved in spiritual care provision in this moment of crisis are invited to a weekly town hall. This open conversation is a place to share resources, offer advice, and generally discuss what you are seeing, hearing, and doing in your work. We'll be joined this week by Storm Swain, Frederick […]

This webinar will provide an overview of what chaplains should expect in the coming weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. We will be joined by M. Jeanne Wirpsa, MA, BCC, HEC-C, Program Manager & Clinical Ethicist, Medical Ethics Program and Research Chaplain, Spiritual Care & Education, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL and Timothy J. Usset, MDiv, […]

Roberts Research and Consulting hosts a series of conferences that will give veterans a chance to tell their stories so that chaplains and clergy will get a true sense of some of the problems that still exist in the military and in support systems, such as the VA. Military chaplains and clergy will talk about ways that […]

Researcher, chaplain, and educator Will Whitmore joins the Lab to discuss his work on sports chaplaincy and the future of the field. Will Whitmore is School Minister at Mercersburg Academy and PhD Candidate at the University of Gloucestershire.

Justin vonBujdoss, Staff Chaplain and Executive Director of Chaplaincy and Staff Wellness for the New York DoC, discusses what it means to provide spiritual care for both detainees and staff.

Aja Antoine, Research Associate at Brandeis and former Senior Program Manager for The OpEd Project, will provide chaplains with a practical guide to responding to contemporary issues in popular media.