Spiritual Care by and for the Spiritually / Religiously Unaffiliated
Join the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab for a free, public webinar at the conclusion of its project “Spiritual Care Networks for Unaffiliated Chaplains,” sponsored by the Fetzer Institute. In this webinar, we’ll report findings from our work on this project, including the educational opportunities and barriers present for spiritually/religiously unaffiliated chaplains; the experiences of unaffiliated chaplains in the workplace; and the effectiveness of providing space for unaffiliated chaplains to support one another.
This webinar will drive learning outcomes that we suggest fall under the following competencies published by APC/ACPE. **These suggestions do not imply endorsement of this webinar by either APC or ACPE.**
ACPE
Category A, Outcome 2, IA.7 Demonstrate an awareness of implicit and systemic bias including cultural and value/belief-based prejudice and its impact on spiritual care.
Category A, Outcome 3, IA.8 Demonstrate respect for the orienting systems of others arising out of a sense of shared humanity.
Category B, Outcome 3, IA.8 Demonstrate respect for the orienting systems of others arising out of a sense of shared humanity.
APC
ITP2: Provide spiritual care that incorporates a working knowledge of an academic discipline that is not explicitly religious/ spiritual (e.g., psychology, sociology, anthropology, history).
PIC2 Articulate ways in which one’s feelings, values, assumptions, culture, and social location affect professional practice.
PIC4 Respects the physical, emotional, cultural, and spiritual boundaries of others.
PPS8 Facilitate care recipients’ own theological/spiritual/philosophical reflection.
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We’ll be joined by:
Jason S. Callahan serves as an instructor in the Department of Patient Counseling, College of Health Professions, and as a chaplain for the Thomas Palliative Care Unit in VCU Massey Cancer Center. There, he provides pastoral care to patients, families and staff.
He holds an M.S. in Patient Counseling from Virginia Commonwealth University. He is a Board Certified Chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains and is endorsed by The Humanist Society. Prior to VCU, Jason worked as an advertising executive and as a counselor for individuals and families in crisis. Recently Jason was featured on Interfaith Voices, the nation’s leading religion news magazine on public radio in a segment called “Humanizing Pastoral Care,” which was a part of an hour-long broadcast: “Chaplains Part IV: Humanism at Harvard.”
Amy Lawton is Research Manager for the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab. She completed her PhD in sociology at the University of Connecticut. Her research interests focus on the potential and paradox of religious pluralism in the United States, the cultural production of the sacred, and meaning-making in both religious and (non)religious belief systems. Her dissertation examined the practice of donor memorial ceremonies, which are memorial services held by medical schools to commemorate and honor whole-body anatomical donors.
