Projects
The Chaplaincy Innovation Lab networks researchers, chaplains and educators to better prepare spiritual caregivers to work in today’s changing religious landscape.
Movement Chaplaincy
The Daring Compassion Movement Chaplaincy Project is aimed at advancing the emerging vocational role of Movement Chaplain. Movement Chaplaincy is the work of spiritual accompaniment to social justice ...
Moral Injury in Women Veterans
This qualitative grounded theory project will use feminist trauma theory and create an explanatory theory of moral injury as it pertains to U.S. women veterans.
Military Self-Identification Stigma
No scientific work has been done to explore the role of military identity itself may play in reluctance to seek help, and poor health and well-being among service members and veterans. The proposed study ...
Mapping Diversity
Understanding the demographics of American chaplains and whether they match the demographics of whom chaplains serve.
Executive Perspectives
Chaplains have been trying to make their case by articulating their value in healthcare organizations since the earliest days of the profession.
Hindu Chaplaincy in US Higher Education
Spiritual support for Hindu students is in a nascent stage. To gain an understanding of the spiritual support offered Hindu students on US campuses, this project explored the history of Hindu Americans in the US ...
Chaplaincy Education
A quarter of theological schools offer chaplaincy training and degrees, and the work of chaplains is expanding in a range of settings.
Culturally-Appropriate Palliative Care CPE
ACPE and GWU are working jointly to assist Chile in establishing a Chilean-based clinical pastoral education program for the purpose of educating palliative spiritual care givers in a culturally appropriate manner.
Corrections Chaplaincy in Canada
This book provides a way forward for professional chaplaincy in Canada. The first section presents an historical overview of what has taken place in chaplaincy and situates the debate between the sacred and the secular.
Chaplaincy Philanthropy
The role of philanthropic institutions in supporting and sustaining religious leadership remains understudied. This study tracks and analyzes philanthropic grants supporting chaplains ...