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Fiesco's Conspiracy at Genoa
Authors: Schiller Friedrich
Published: May 2015

Within two years of the success of his first play Die Räuber on the German stage in 1781, Schiller wrote a drama based on a rebellion in sixteenth century Italy, its title: The Conspiracy of Fiesco at Genoa. A Republican Tragedy. At the head of the conspiracy stood Gian Luigi de’ Fieschi (1524–1547), Schiller’s Count Fiesco, a clever, courageous and charismatic figure, an epicurean and unhesitant egoist, politically ambitious, but unsure of his aims and principles. He is one of Schiller’s mysterious, protean characters who secures both our admiration and disgust. With Fiesco as tragic hero Schiller examines the complex entanglement of morality and politics in his own times that was to preoccupy him throughout his career.

The play was a moderate success when performed in Mannheim in 1784; it was more popular in Berlin where, during Schiller’s lifetime, it was performed many times in a version by Carl Plümicke, which however radically altered the play’s meaning. There have been some noteworthy productions on the German stage and television, even if it has remained somewhat in the shadow of Schiller’ other works. In the English-speaking world it is all but unknown and very seldom performed. This translation aims to remedy that oversight.
What Matters When Explaining Environmentalism at the Watershed Level
Authors: Mobley Catherine
Published: May 2015

This research was conducted in the southeastern United States, one of the most rapidly developing regions in the country. The study included two sets of predictor variables: environmental experiences and perceptions (i.e., observation of pollution and assessment of pollution’s impact) and residential factors (i.e., rural vs. urban residence and upstream vs. downstream watershed location); sociodemographic characteristics served as control variables. Sequential regression was performed on survey data of watershed residents to isolate the predictors of environmentalism. Observation of pollution and assessment of pollution’s impact on water quality were most important for explaining environmental concern, self-reported household-based behaviors, and self-reported likelihood of engaging in water quality improvement efforts. The sociodemographic variables were also significant predictors; the residential variables had limited influence on the dependent variables. These results indicate that stormwater educators should account for experiential factors and perceptions of pollution when designing strategies for encouraging environmentalism.
Electrocardiogram experiment for analog electronic laboratory
Authors: Suzuki Daniela OH , Taques Bárbara OM , Marques Jefferson LB
Published: May 2015

The measurement of biomedical signals is exciting and challenging for students of electrical and electronics engineering. This paper presents an experimental practice involving electronics instrumentation in measuring the heart beat. Students learn about electrophysiology, bioelectricity, instrumentation amplifier, and filters. The course is scalable and can provide a module about signal processing. The students are motivated with lab experiment of real-life applications (electrocardiograph) and their enthusiasm enhances their learning.
A fun and effective self-learning approach to teaching microcontrollers and mobile robotics
Authors: Cubero Samuel N
Published: May 2015

This paper describes how students can be guided to become their own best teachers, able to test their newly acquired skills with only minimum or no direct assistance from an instructor or lecturer. ‘Closed-loop’ student-centred learning and problem-based learning approaches are described, involving weekly lectures and hands-on lab activities that keep students highly curious, motivated and engaged in self-regulated learning. Students are required to design and test their own original circuits and software code by modifying, extending or expanding the sample circuits and example code described in the lecture notes, in order to complete and demonstrate specific objectives or requirements for each weekly lab session. These ‘closed-loop’ student-centred learning labs ensure that all teams of students achieve a common or minimum acceptable level of practical skills, which adequately prepares them for a ‘design-and-build’ competition. This style of learning also helps develop generic life-long learning skills such as investigating and identifying problems (problem definition and analysis), independent research and experimentation, decision making, communication and teamwork. Even without any prior hands-on experience with electronic circuit design, programming and microcontrollers, each team of students was able to apply and demonstrate new knowledge and skills, devise and test original designs for circuits and software without any supervision, solve and fix complex problems successfully and confidently, and build an operational remote-controlled electric vehicle or mobile robot for a final competition. Some went even further and built sensor-guided fully autonomous mobile robots. Three different competitions described in this paper include a timed racing car competition, a multi-player box grabbing contest over a rocky obstacle course and a ‘robot wars’ competition that was televised on Channel 10 news in Australia.
Quality of life and clinical characteristics in a nonselected sample of patients with schizophrenia
Authors: Medici Clara R , Vestergaard Claus H , Hjorth Peter , Hansen Mette V , Shanmuganathan Jan WD , Viuff Anne G , Munk-Jørgensen Povl
Published: May 2015

Background:

Patients with schizophrenia experience low quality of life (QOL).

Aims:

To examine QOL in these patients and the relation between QOL and illness duration, adjusted daily doses (ADDs) of antipsychotics, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and smoking.

Methods:

In this naturalistic, cross-sectional study, 82 patients were interviewed about smoking habits. Patients completed a QOL questionnaire (World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref) consisting of physical, psychological, social and environmental domains and had height, weight and waist circumference measured. The characteristics and QOL were correlated using multiple regression analysis.

Results:

QOL was significantly lower in the patients than in the general population ( p < .01). In first-ever diagnosed patients, QOL was associated with BMI (regression coefficient (RC): physical −0.73, psychological −1.44 and environmental −0.55; all p < .05), ADD (RC: physical 3.71, psychological 4.37 and environmental 2.94; all p < .10) and smoking (RC: physical −0.69; p < .01). In the long-term ill patients, QOL was associated with BMI (RC: physical −1.19 and psychological −1.28; all p < .05) and illness duration (RC: physical 1.38; p < .05).

Conclusion:

Patients experienced low QOL. Lower QOL was associated with high BMI, low ADD and smoking in first-ever diagnosed patients and with high BMI and short illness duration in long-term ill patients.
Understanding the Economics–Politics Nexus in South Korea–China Relations
Authors: Ye Min
Published: May 2015

A very interesting observation in recent South Korea–China relations is the sharp contrast between their “hot” economic and “cold” political ties. This article proposes to understand the “trade–conflict” relations from the perspective of the two states’ grand strategy of foreign policy. At the bilateral level, Vector Autoregression models are employed to test the Granger causality between Sino-South Korean bilateral trade and political relations. At the regional level, the two states’ economic and political ties with other regional powers in Northeast Asia are examined. The findings reveal different patterns in South Korea and China’s grand strategies to balance their economic and political goals.
Judaism, Professional Intervention, and Ethics in Long-Term Care
Authors: Linzer Norman , Samuel J. , Sable Jean
Published: May 2015

Discusses spiritual, professional, and ethical approaches to work with an elderly Jewish patient in a nursing home. Addresses the knotty issues of determining decision-making capacity, the refusal of nutrition and hydration, Judaic values pertaining to ending one's life, the role of the spiritual caregiver, the role of the social worker, and the ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, paternalism, and do no harm.
Breaking the Power of Ondine's Curse
Authors: Purvis-Smith Terry A.
Published: May 2015

Draws on Ondine, a character from German folklore, to gain insight into several contemporary events which link breath with spirit, and illustrates such connections with actual case materials from health care experiences.
Clinical Pastoral Education with Students from Other Cultures: The Role of the Supervisor
Authors: Jernigan Homer L.
Published: May 2015

Outlines an approach for Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisors in working with students in a cross-cultural context, based on his many years of experience as supervisor and theological educator. Urges both supervisors and students to learn from one another in order to enrich the CPE process.
The near Death Experience: Observations and Reflections from a Retired Chaplain
Authors: Nelson Harold R.
Published: May 2015

Reflects on over two-decades of interests in the near-death experience and draws connections between it, biblical spirituality, and a ministry of spiritual caregiving.
Spiritual Care in the Hospital: Who Requests It? Who Needs It?
Authors: Fitchett George , Meyer Peter M. , Burton Laurel Arthur
Published: May 2015

Reports the results of a survey of general medical and surgical patients (N=202) who were asked if they wanted to have a chaplain talk with them, have a chaplain pray with them, and/or receive the sacrament of communion. Discusses the implications of the findings for hospital chaplains.
Organ Donation: A Pastoral Care Model
Authors: Tartaglia Alexander , Linyear Alice Strozik
Published: May 2015

Reports the development and implementation of one academic medical center's comprehensive program to increase organ donation rates. Describes a systematic program of family care and communication with special attention to the role of pastoral care. Data demonstrate a positive impact on consent and donation rates in the program's second year. Results suggest factors which impact consent and donation rates.
Towards a Pastoral Care in a Trinitarian Perspective
Authors: Eschmann Holger
Published: May 2015

Traces the development of pastoral care in Continental Europe during the last century and presents a model of pastoral care rooted in the Christian Doctrine of the Trinity.
Theological and Psychological Reflection on the Functions of Pastoral Care in the Context of Child Prostitution in Thailand
Authors: Sorajjakool Siroj
Published: May 2015

Reports that there are 800,000 children below the age of 16 serving as prostitutes in Thailand and approximately 200,000 of these children are under the age of twelve. Estimates that 20% of these children will end up with AIDS. Relates these realities to several mental health and theological questions. Argues that God will become real for these children only if sensitive human participation takes place. Proposes that pastoral caregivers can play a crucial role in the confrontation and the resolution of this tragedy.
The Hamilton SPE Evaluation Tool (HSET): Is it Any Good?
Authors: O'Connor Thomas St. James , Meakes Elizabeth , Edey Lori , Healey-Ogden Marlene , Empey Glenn , Klimek Sarah , O'Neill Kathleen
Published: May 2015

Presents the Hamilton Supervised Pastoral Evaluation Tool (HSET). HSET is a self-report that evaluates student learning in a basic SPE unit utilizing six areas: supervisory relationship, personal growth, professional growth, theological reflection, learning context, and overall growth. Reviews statistics involving seven regional units consisting of 18 SPE units with 101 students. Utilizes methodological, investigator, and data triangulation by drawing on qualitative study and CAPPE accreditation review. Discusses strengths and weaknesses of HSET and makes recommendations for further use.
Farewell to a Fallen Warrior
Authors: Richardson Frank J.
Published: May 2015

[In the Summer of 1999, Kemp Burleson had what he thought was going to be a rather routine annual physical exam. By his own estimate, at 37-years-old he was in perfect health. There was no warning of what was to come. At his wife's insistence, he asked for a blood test to determine if his cholesterol was elevated, as there was a family history of heart disease. Within days, the results were in. They were not good. It was not a cholesterol problem. He had leukemia and would need a bone marrow transplant to increase his odds for survival. In spite of the attempts to extend his life, he lived only several months following that initial diagnosis. The following is the eulogy that was inspired by our time together in the hospital.]
Ethical Boundaries and Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Expectations: Who Draws the Line?
Authors: Jacob Melvin R.
Published: May 2015

Observes that although HMO expectations continue to expand with an increase of responsibilities for the pastoral counselor, the benefits have not maintained pace with the responsibilities. Asks, “Where and how does the pastoral counselor draw the line of personal limits? When limitations are set, how does the pastoral counselor represent the ethical values of the profession and the religious community?” Argues that there are subjective and objective considerations and judgements needed to test the ethics of where and how such limitations are established.
Canadian Supervised Pastoral Education—Affirmations and Ethical Queries Emerging from a Two-Year Study
Authors: Trothen Tracy J.
Published: May 2015

Presents the findings of the second phase of a research study carried out in the summer of 1999 and commissioned by CAPPE/ACPEP, and The Churches' Council on Theological Education in Canada. Reports the results of a survey of students who completed a basic unit in Supervised Pastoral Education to identity the self-perceived effects of the unit on their pastoral functioning. Notes that the results of both the first and second phase of the research affirm the use of experiential learning and the success of basic SPE in increasing self-awareness.
When Chaplains are Newsworthy
Authors: Windle Phyllis N.
Published: May 2015

Discusses ways in which the experiences and interpretations of chaplains as published in the “Personal Reflections” section of The Journal of Pastoral Care may be transformed into pieces acceptable to large non-professional newspapers and other media. Provides illustration from The Washington Post of the techniques proven to be particularly effective in publicizing professional materials for new audiences. Describes how such pieces relate to press coverage of chaplaincy in general.
The Interface of Pediatric Oncology and the Family
Authors: Fitzgerald C. George , Hammelman William
Published: May 2015

Develops the use of family therapy theory and technique with the families of children who have cancer. Three clinical cases are presented with the chaplain making the family intervention. Family assessment and follow-up are stressed.
Grieving People
Authors: Nyce Dorothy Yoder
Published: May 2015

A senior seminary student reflects on her Clinical Pastoral Education experience in a local parish focusing around death and dying. She presents her ambivalence, reflects on her relationship with the deceased, looks at the nuclear and church family and broader relationships. She discusses the issues of faith and the theological significance of the experience.
Heresy and Pastoral Counseling
Authors: Sabom W. Stephen
Published: May 2015

Relates four of the classical Christian heresies—ebionism, adoptionism, docetism, and gnosticism—to the practice of pastoral counseling. Each of these heresies distorted the attempts to relate the divine and human nature of Christ. Variations of these heresies can be seen similarly distorting the practice of pastoral counseling. Reacquaintance with these traditional theological problems can help avoid parallel problems in the modern practice of Christian ministry.
A Comparative Evaluation of Changes in Basic Clinical Pastoral Education Students in Different Types of Clinical Settings as Measured by the Adjective Check List and the Experience Scale
Authors: Thomas John T. , Stein Leonard I. , Klein Marjorie H.
Published: May 2015

Utilizes the Adjective Check List, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, a critical incident report, and a demographic questionnaire to test students in twenty basic CPE units in a before-and-after research design. Various statistical analyses indicate that Basic Unit CPE students in several types of CPE settings tend to perceive themselves in a more positive and less defensive way following the CPE experience. Describes and tests several other hypotheses relative to the specific settings in which CPE takes place. Suggests additional research possibilities.
Religious Mainstreaming of Mentally Retarded Clients into the Community
Authors: Deprater William A.
Published: May 2015

Reports on the “mainstreaming” or integrating of mentally retarded residents of a state hospital into local churches. Several categories of participation are described, the highest being full involvement including Sunday school, worship, family night suppers, women of the church, and other events in the life of the local church. A second level of participation provides more structure through a Sunday morning worship service at the institution and a rotating Sunday afternoon service held by five local congregations. The program described focuses on music with short, highly illustrated sermons. The final level of involvement for severely impaired residents involves on-campus Christian education and worship experiences.
Facilitating a Responsible Decision About Parenthood
Authors: Erlen Judith Ann
Published: May 2015

Describes the role of the pastor in helping couples make responsible decisions about parenthood through exploring their values and options in premarital counseling. Issues include impact on careers, health, responsibilities of parenthood, women's liberation, finances, time to pursue educational or personal goals, and the time needed to establish the marital relationship. Compares birth control attitudes of Protestant and Catholic women with a brief review of statistics over the last decade.
Jesus, A Model for Ministry
Authors: Holland J.T.
Published: May 2015

Argues for using the ministry of Jesus as a basic criterion for understanding and evaluating one's own notion of ministry. Treats the issue of authority as central to ministry. Characterizes Jesus' ministry as possessing certain qualities, including those of human concern, being in touch with feelings, and having a strong relational mode. These same characteristics are present in contemporary psychotherapeutic projects where they are called empathy, warmth, and genuineness.
Standards: A View from the Past and Prospects for the Future
Authors: Aist Clark S.
Published: May 2015

Provides an archeologically-oriented summary of standards writing in the various pastoral care groups over the years and suggests that there is presently a need for a collaborative review and study of the entire standards structure of the clinical pastoral movement.
The Beginning of Clinical Pastoral Care in the Philippines
Authors: Dalton J. Albert
Published: May 2015

Sketches the history of CPE in the Philippines from its experimental beginnings at St. Luke's Hospital in 1964 to ACPE accreditation of the first program in 1966.
Pastoral Pilgrimage and Supervisory Tasks among the Saints: An Australian's Reflections
Authors: Gibbons Graeme D.
Published: May 2015

Details the movement through a CPE experience of an amalgum of Australian students with special attention to the supervisory processes invoved. Reports on the selection and matching of students and supervisors, and the explication of student goals. Relates the process to previously published issues in CPE, especially the formation of spirituality as part of the CPE experience.
Biblical and Classical Foundations of the Healing Ministries
Authors: Walaskay Paul W.
Published: May 2015

Traces the modes and methods of healing in the Old Testament, the Greek Hippocratic tradition, and the New Testament. Concludes that healing in the biblical tradition is subjective, introspective, preventive, participatory, with an emphasis on the divine dimension of disease; whereas healing in the Hippocratic tradition is objective, observational, curative, detached, with emphasis on the natural cause of illness. Modern ministry is called to use the best of both traditions.
Marriage: Crucible for Growth
Authors: Wurster David Ec.
Published: May 2015

Depicts marriage as a crucible in which authentic growth and faith may be enhanced provided the true meaning of “crucible” is recognized and appreciated. Notes the deep significance of a marriage's history and its potential as a therapeutic process. Sees marriage as a process of leaving, grieving, cleaving, and rejoicing which, if understood as part of God's created forces, can lead to a deepening faith.
Clergy Divorce: A Survey of Issues and Emerging Ecclesiastical Structures
Authors: Goodling Richard A. , Smith Cheryl
Published: May 2015

Surveys and classifies the literature on clergy divorce under the headings of theological considerations, the minister, the minister's spouse, the congregation, and ecclesiastical relationships, procedures, and policies.
The Pastoral Care of Environmental Disease Patients
Authors: Barron Earle P.
Published: May 2015

Details the increasing number of persons suffering from environmental diseases, records five such cases, and suggests pastoral care approaches involving (1) increasing the awareness of the problem and the types of help available; (2) forming a valid theological perspective to the problem; (3) offering appropriate inspiration; (4) providing opportunities for worship; (5) offering personal and group support; and (6) engaging in a counseling relationship.
The Institutional Chaplain: Constructing a Role Definition
Authors: Barger George W. , Austil Brian , Holbrook John , Newton John
Published: May 2015

Reports on a questionnaire survey of members of the Omaha Nebraska Area Institutional Chaplains' Association and the Nebraska State Chaplain's Association, Develops a typology of the role of the hospital chaplain based on findings which indicate that chaplains see themselves as (1)counselors, (2) professionals, and (3) religious functionaries. Notes that these perceptions are often at dissensus with relevant publics, and interprets the role of definitions in terms of secularization and social structure principles. Discusses and suggests ways of addressing role differences in view of current changes in health care developments.
Ministry to Organic Brain Syndrome Patients
Authors: Woodruff Archibald M.
Published: May 2015

Offers philosophical, theological, and biblical reflections on the organic brain damaged patient and outlines the pastoral care of them in terms of confession/acknowledgement, proclaiming/advocacy, listening/learning, worship/encouragement of faith, maintaining a moral point of view without condemnation, praying/hoping, and wise pastoring throughout life. Makes a plea for the availability of more information on the BDP in the pastoral care literature and in CPE programs.
A Method for Doing Grief Work with Families who have had a Child Die with Cancer
Authors: Lang Gordon
Published: May 2015

States an approach to doing grief work with families who have had a child die of cancer and outlines a small group process which follows Erich Lindemann's themes of (1) reviewing the life of the deceased, (2) reflecting on the meanings of the deceased person's life; (3) restructuring of relationships, (4) liberating the dead person, and (5) recognizing the reality of a form of resurrection.
Some Implications of Narrative Theology for Ministry to Cancer Patients
Authors: Jensen Mark
Published: May 2015

Explores a narrative approach to theological method as it may be manifested in praxis, especially in ministering to cancer patients. Describes, with case illustrations, how a care-giver elicits and listens to stories. Makes use of Stanley Hauerwas' theories in interpreting the power of story telling as a therapeutic mode; and draws implications for pastoral identity, particularly in terms of seeing the pastor or chaplain as an artist who encourages persons to integrate sacred stories into their particular lives and communities.
Public Relations for Pastoral Counseling Centers
Authors: Ross R.J.
Published: May 2015

Outlines a public relations program in terms of setting objectives, developing programs, and evaluating effectiveness. Details an example of a PR campaign for a Samaritan Center. Notes ways in which a well-planned PR program can increase a pastoral counseling center's effectiveness and visibility.
Listening Revisited
Authors: Cedarleaf J. Lennart
Published: May 2015

Offers a personal exposition and reflection on how the art of listening was learned from such persons as Russell Dicks, Anton Boisen, Tom Klink, and Fred Kuether. Explicates the listening mode in terms of listening to oneself, to others, to nature, and to God; and claims that the power of a listening ministry is as great today as it was in the early days of Clinical Pastoral Education.
Aequus: Advancing the Male-Female Dialogue
Authors: Harnest Charles P.
Published: May 2015

Claims that the principle of “level and equal” relative to gender represents a revolutionary development in our time and that these new relationships between the sexes ought to be celebrated. Places the notion of Aequus (level and equal) in the contexts of Eastern religious thought and in biblical anthropology and suggests that an integration into human consciousness of these notions will allow each couple the freedom to design and evolve a unique relationship shaped only by the values, needs, and the wants of the two persons within the relationship.
Clergy's Role on Medical Ethics Committees
Authors: Eyer Richard C.
Published: May 2015

Presents a view of clergy serving ethics committees as symbols of a “different reality” and as representatives of a historical faith. Notes the roles of clergy as theologians, teachers, and pastors dedicated to the task of asking the right questions, clarifying issues, and speaking clearly the witness which the Judeo-Christian faith proclaims.
The “Baby Fae” Memorial Service
Authors: Davis M. Jerry
Published: May 2015

Recounts the situation at the medical center in which “Baby Fae” lived and died. Shares the actual Memorial Service conducted following the death of the infant. A professor of preaching offers a commentary on the pastoral occasion, the pastor in the occaison, and the pastor's sermon.
Pastoral Care of the Coronary Patient and Family
Authors: Paterson George W.
Published: May 2015

Describes coronary heart disease conditions in terms of (1) the consequences of coronary-prone behavior patterns; (2) as threat of sudden death; (3) fear of disability; and (4) conflicts related to changing family roles and relationships. Presents a model for short-term crisis intervention based on loss-and-bereavement concepts which is particularly suited for clergy offering pastoral care to heart attack victims.
Privileged Communication for Pastoral Counseling: Fact or Fancy?
Authors: Knapp Samuel , VandeCreek Leon
Published: May 2015

Notes that privileged communication laws protect the confidential statements of parishioners to their clergy from intrusion by the courts but that the legal status of counseling performed by ministers is less clear or uniform. Argues that common and statutory laws which protect religious confessions should not be construed to protect communications made by parishioners during counseling unless the clergy have demonstrated minimal standards of competency in counseling. Critical responses to the article are provided by a professor of pastoral theology and a law professor.
CPE Methods for the Education of Interdisciplinary Professionals
Authors: Dayringer Richard , Paiva Rosalia E. A.
Published: May 2015

Reports the findings of a five (groups) by two (pre-and-post test) split-plot analysis of variance type research project designed to test the hypothesis that CPE teaching methods are as effective in producing personal change in health care professionals as they are with clergy. Analysis of measuring instrument responses (Adjective Check List, Survey of Interpersonal Values, Rokeach Dogmatism Scale) of 79 subjects—clergy, nurses, nuns, counselors, and miscellaneous professionals— tended to support the major hypothesis. Critical comments are offered by a professional pastoral counselor not involved in the original research.
Similarities and Differences of Care in a Medical Center
Authors: Cairns Alexander B. , Hunter James S.
Published: May 2015

Explicates a medical-pastoral paradigm in terms of eight “polar unities”: natural science/theology; person/organism; efficient/teleological causality; multivocal/univocal language; quantitative/qualitative concerns; meaning/technical interventions; description/value; validation of intervention effectiveness. Suggests that these varieties of approaches may be illustrated in the ancient Oriental Yin-Yang symbol which includes the kind of “polar unity” implicit in a modern medical center.
Seward Hiltner's Contributions to Parish Ministry
Authors: Brown Charles E.
Published: May 2015

Expands and illustrates the thesis that Seward Hiltner's most revolutionary contribution to the theological enterprise was his conviction that pastoral practice can inform, expand, and correct theological reflection and psychological formulations. Provides personal reflections on the ways this major thesis has informed the author's doing and being as parish pastor.
Quality of Life in a Home for the Elderly: A Systemic Approach
Authors: Ashbrook James B.
Published: May 2015

Describes and assesses a 12-year consultation program in a large, multi-level care facility for the elderly—from initial case conferences about individual hard-to-manage patients to a total institutional staff program of Quality of Life based on prescribed staff attitudes determined by assessing emotional assumptions. Describes a significant modification of care stimulated by the recognition of differences between women and men.
Paying Peter and Paul: Benefits of a Hospital-Based Lay Pastoral Visitation Program
Authors: Wood Gregg D.
Published: May 2015

Describes six assumptions supporting the notion of hospital-based lay pastoral visitations, notes the potential benefits of such a program, and details an actual example growing out of the identified assumptions.
Some Implications of Lonergan's View of Conversion for Pastoral Counseling
Authors: Kelley Joseph T.
Published: May 2015

Notes similarities between art and psychotherapy. Argues that Bernard Lonergan's understanding of intellectual, moral, and religious conversion provides a helpful framework for seeing the processes of pastoral counseling and offers as well a good illustration of how our theological notions can enrich the pastoral counselor's hermeneutic project.
Where is the Pastoral Counselor in the Hospice Movement?
Authors: Gates George N.
Published: May 2015

Offers a brief historical summary of the hospice movement in America, noting particularly the inclusion of the term “pastoral counselor” in the law's language. Discusses the utilization and contribution of pastoral counselors based on a survey of 153 hospice programs. Concludes that pastoral counselors need to demonstrate their competencies and contributions, that the American Association of Pastoral Counselors ought to assume a greater role in fostering and nurturing pastoral counselors for participation in hospice activities, and that pastoral counselors should teach sister disciplines therapeutic technologies which are a part of the religious community. Warns that opportunities to become a part of the hospice movement may be relinquished if pastoral counselors do not accept the invitation and responsibility to join in the hospice movement.
Marriage as Dramatizing Theology
Authors: Hunt Richard A.
Published: May 2015

Explores meanings and values of marriage in scriptural and theological ways, noting particularly how marriage dramatizes theological themes. Draws attention to five specific issues generated by the approach and concludes that such an understanding of marriage provides opportunities to blend measurement efforts so that religion and marriage may be viewed as a way in which two persons can become a corporate unit for the benefit of children, careers, community, and the church.
Some Brief Reflections on Values Training and Family Therapy Education
Authors: Childs Brian H.
Published: May 2015

Notes that pastoral counseling frequently has been criticized for its unreflective use of secular psychology and psychotherapeutic theory but that general systems theory as applied to marriage and family counseling usually escapes this criticism. Argues, however, that a feminist critique counters this general assumption, particularly as it challenges systems neutrality regarding ethics and values. Proposes that it is essential for pastoral counselors to be educated in ethics and value analysis in order to deal authentically with issues encountered in marriage and family counseling.
Later-Life Struggle: Psychological/Spiritual Convergence
Authors: Hyer Lee , Jacob Melvin R. , Pattison E. Mansell
Published: May 2015

Describes later-life development, transitions, content, loss and narcissism, centeredness, acceptance and moratorium, and hope. Argues that understanding of these complex factors and dynamics can best be achieved by holding to a unitary approach which includes a bio-psycho-social-spiritual notion. Illustrates the thesis with a case of a later-life person with biological, psychological, social, and spiritual disruptions of his human integrity.
A Case of Demon Possession
Authors: Van Gelder David W.
Published: May 2015

Describes and analyzes a case of demon possession experienced by a sixteen year old boy. Sketches historical background to the topic of demon possession phenomena and offers theological and psychological interpretations of the case. Notes the personal effects the event has had on the author.
Clergy and Self-Help Groups: Practical and Promising Relationships
Authors: Madara Edward J. , Peterson Barrie Alan
Published: May 2015

Notes the growing number of mutual self-help groups (MASH) in the United States and outlines five ways in which clergy may be involved in them: (1) as a referral source, (2) as an initiator of such groups, (3) as a provider of meeting space for the groups, (4) as a supporter of religious organizations' self-help efforts, and (5) by initiating self-help groups for clergy themselves. Provides a current list of Self-Help Clearinghouses in the United States.
Group Supervision versus Group Psychotherapy: Similarities and Differences for Clinical Pastoral Education
Authors: Bogia Benjamin Preston
Published: May 2015

Identifies and discusses five similarities and three differences between group psychotherapy and group supervision in a CPE setting. Notes particularly the distinctions between life-changing growth and professional education and the presence of a variety of group experiences in the CPE model. Opines that understanding both the similarities and the differences can help the educational supervisor choose intentionally among various supervisory strategies.
The Paradox of Pastoral Psychotherapy
Authors: Ahlskog Gary R.
Published: May 2015

Explores critically the position that psychoanalysis is a suitable psychological framework or fiction for doing pastoral psychotherapy, particularly in view of the phenomenon of transference as it is understood in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Uses the definition of pastoral psychotherapy as offered by C. Schlauch to draw out the paradox implicit in the pastoral psychotherapy/psychoanalytic psychotherapy association.
Child Sexual Abuse: A Rich Context for thinking about God, Community, and Ministry
Authors: Poling James N.
Published: May 2015

Raises theological issues from the context of pastoral responses to child sexual abuse. Asks, What view of the human self can account for the evil of child sexual abuse? What is wrong in society and church that child sexual abuse is unacknowledged and so badly handled? Is there an ambiguity in God that makes such evil so widespread? Opines that these and other questions may provoke new thinking for the discipline of Pastoral Theology.
Rethinking some Aspects of Ministry to the Divorced: A Theological Retake
Authors: Nichols J. Randall
Published: May 2015

Critically examines the notion of the “friendly divorce” and finds it severely inadequate on personal, biblical, and theological grounds. Contrasts “friendly divorce” with “divorce with freedom” and observes that the idea of shalom is a suitable description for the healthy divorce. Argues for the abandonment of friendly divorce and urges the church and divorcing persons to aim instead for civility and peace-making in which authentic reconciliation can take place.
Lay Pastoral Care
Authors: Sunderland Ronald D.
Published: May 2015

“You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.”

I Peter 2:9 (NEB)
An Ethical Framework for Pastoral Care
Authors: Poling James
Published: May 2015

Defines the ethics of pastoral care as the project which relates suffering and power. Examines a biblical story (2 Samual 13) which demonstrates the relation of suffering and power. Claims that the most sinister aspects of social injustice is the devaluation of certain persons and their suffering and the denial of moral and religious obligations toward such persons. Urges pastoral care practitioners to be self-critical regarding the use of power in relation to suffering else they become the pawns of an unjust society and its mistreatment of persons.
Peer Support: An Intervention Program for Ministers' Wives
Authors: Baker David C.
Published: May 2015

Reports on pilot research focusing on the effects of a peer social support program for ministers' wives. Compares wives who participated in the support group with those in a wait-control group. Posttest scores on measures of burnout were lower in the support group; and scores on a measure of marital satisfaction were higher for wives who participated in the four week intervention program. Recommends ways of improving the intervention program and encourages pastoral counseling centers and other helping agencies to develop similar cross-denominational support programs for the spouses of parish ministers.
A Psychiatrist's View of Transference and Countertransference in the Pastoral Relationship
Authors: Schwartz Richard S.
Published: May 2015

Defines the concepts of transference and countertransference and the ways in which these processes may lead to stress in any psychotherapeutic relationship. Explicates the characteristics of “preformed transference” and how it especially may impact pastoral relationships. Notes the sexual dangers implicit in transference and countertransference and urges helpers of all types to seek understanding of the phenomena through study, personal therapy, and supervision.
Computer-Assisted Clinical Case Management for the Pastoral Counselor
Authors: Denton Donald
Published: May 2015

Examines the qualitative impact of a personal computer upon the clinical practice of one pastoral counselor. Describes the hardware and software used, as well as specific applications of the software. Examines staff and client response to the computer, and concludes by discussing significant legal and diagnostic issues related to computerization.
Food for Spirituality
Authors: Barron Earle P.
Published: May 2015

Points out the numinous quality of food and explores the relationship of food to spirituality through considerations of the organism, the person's set, and the setting in which food is consumed. Notes references to food in the scriptures and the place of food in the sacraments. Urges pastoral care persons and spiritual directors to include food as an important variable in their understandings and actions as caregivers.
A Denial of Grace: The Dynamics of Adolescent Suicide
Authors: Nydam Ronald J.
Published: May 2015

Describes some underlying dynamics of adolescent suicide, including defenses, demands, and depression. Interprets adolescent suicide as a “denial of grace.” Notes difficulties in attempts to respond to the contemporary outbreak of adolescent suicides, particularly in terms of denial and negative countertransference factors. Identifies a variety of communal interventions available to pastoral counselors who wish to confront the near epidemic problem of adolescent suicide.
Learning from our Elders: Clinical Pastoral Education in A Geriatric Environment
Authors: Cooley Ray N.
Published: May 2015

Observes that the geriatric setting provides many learnings where frail elderly persons may teach a theology rooted in years of experience. Notes a variety of topics which Clincial Pastoral Education students may encounter in a geriatric environment, including issues of finitude, transcendent experiences, and creative coping strategies.
A Comparative Inquiry of Men and Women Entering Pastoral Psychotherapy
Authors: McDonald Craydon , Jernigan Homer L.
Published: May 2015

Summarizes self reports made by those entering pastoral psychotherapy concerning their life situations, expectations at the onset of therapy, sense of self, and the choice of pastoral psychotherapy. Discusses implications of the data, along with the emergent relationship of gender stereotypic self-expectations to the data.
A Spirituality for the Helping Professions
Authors: Carfagna Rosemarie
Published: May 2015

Draws on the writings of J.H. van den Berg, Bruno Bettelheim, Robert Lane, and Bernard Boelen to develop the notion that contemporary caregivers ought to focus more on spiritual factors in their counseling and pastoral care. Notes especially the importance of diminishing the will to control, trusting in God, and letting God act.
Compact CPE: A Full Unit of Clinical Pastoral Education in 27 Days
Authors: Beverly Urias H.
Published: May 2015

Details a four-week Basic Clinical Pastoral Education Unit. Gives a rationale for the abbreviated unit. Notes positive factors as well as limitations of such an educational experience and urges other CPE supervisors to try the compact approach. Critical responses follow the article.
Serving the Needs of Persons with Chronic Mental Illness: A Neglected Ministry
Authors: Erickson Richard C. , Cutler David , Cowell Victoria Brannan , Dobler George E.
Published: May 2015

Argues that the present disarray in services for persons with chronic mental illness opens the door for the Church to provide important and needed ministries. Describes various misconceptions and prejudices and the services church people can provide to meet the challenge.
Change in Faith Experiences and in Psychotherapy
Authors: Whitlock Glenn E.
Published: May 2015

Examines relationships between changes in experiences of faith and changes in psychotherapy. Uses James Fowler's theories of the development of faith to compare the two experiences; and interprets psychotherapy from a theological perspective. Draws on object relations theories of Harry Guntrip and William Fairbairn to focus on the presence of a psychotherapist in a transference relationship. Claims that this presence is a symbolic representative of a transcendent presence—a way of expressing an incarnational theology in which the psychotherapist becomes a transitional object which points beyond itself.
In the Belly of the Whale: A Metaphor for Understanding the Psychosocial Development and Treatment of an Anorexic Client
Authors: Hill E. Wayne , Armstrong Gloria F.
Published: May 2015

Draws on Erik H. Erickson's developmental psychosocial theories and case material drawn from the successful course of psychotherapy to understand the etiology and treatment of anorexia nervosa.
Instruments Used to Measure Change in Students Preparing for Ministry: A Summary of Research on Clinical Pastoral Education Students
Authors: Derrickson Paul E.
Published: May 2015

Surveys studies in which psychometric tools were used in an attempt to measure change in students as a result of their participation in Clinical Pastoral Education. Gives special attention to the use of The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, the Personality Orientation Inventory, Edwards Personal Preferance Schedule, the Adjective Check List, the Osgood Semantic Differential, Cattells' Sixteen Personality Factor Test, Leary's System for Interpersonal Diagnosis, the Carkhuff Scale, and The Empathy Test. Notes positive as well as limiting factors of research in which psychometric instruments have been used.
Expanding the Contexts of Pastoral Care
Authors: Schlauch Chris R.
Published: May 2015

Examines how pastoral care involves judgments about “what do I do?”, “what is happening?”, “how do I know what I know?” and “what are the biases and distortions of my judgments?” Outlines a style of pastoral response, originating in introspections and empathy, between and among persons who are regarded as “lay psychologists-theologians-ethicists” in ever-expanding contexts of care.
Working with a Pastoral Dream Group
Authors: Lindijer Coert H.
Published: May 2015

Describes a rationale for utilizing pastoral dream groups in doing pastoral care and outlines a particular approach. Notes specific techniques which may be used in leading such groups, especially procedures originally suggested by Ann Faraday, Robin Sohet, and Montague Ullman.
Womanchurch: Toward a New Psychology of Feminine Spirituality
Authors: Halligan Fredrica R.
Published: May 2015

Presents historical, anthropological, and Jungian materials to stress the power and significance of contemporary feminist movements in the life of the church and in the psychospiritual development of modern women. Notes implications of these forces in the establishment of the notion of WomanChurch and in the work of helping professionals.
The Spiritual Discipline of Aikido: Its Religious Aspects and Psychodynamic Value
Authors: Hall Ernest G.
Published: May 2015

Proposes that the martial discipline aikido offers a unique opportunity to nurture spirit through the sublimation of aggression. Examines the spiritual dimension unique to aikido among the martial arts, identfies its relgous aspects, and, through a case presentaton, descrbes the psychodynamc value offered by the dscplne.
Character Disorders: Where Faith and Healing Sometimes Fail
Authors: Nydam Ronald J.
Published: May 2015

Defines character disorders from the perspective of early attachment difficulties and draws upon John Bowlby's studies of difficulties in the bonding process during the first years of life. Employs subject of adoption illustratively to demonstrate how the unique cluster of problems surrounding adoption may be understood in terms of possible characterological problems. Offers theological reflections concerning how a pastoral psychotherapist may understand salvation for people who struggle with attachment issues. Concludes with observations about the utility of treatment approaches which may be useful with these people.
Clarifying Several Nuances of Narcissism and Their Implications for Pastoral Care
Authors: McDonald Craydon D.
Published: May 2015

Brings narcissism experience-near through the powerful Greek myth of Narcissus and Echo told in light of recent advances in self psychology. Discusses the dichotomous nature and presentations of narcissism as these affect the relationships, internal lives, and treatment of the clients of pastoral clinicians.
Soul: Its Meaning and its Making
Authors: Ashbrook James B.
Published: May 2015

Speculates on the meaning and making of soul within a contemporary ethos, drawing especially on current scientific understandings as they intertwine with biblical and religious understandings. Suggests that the richness of the notion of soul stands in danger of being adulterated by certain trends in technology and by political tyranny.