bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Brussels Bound
Authors: Pemstein Daniel , Meserve Stephen A. , Bernhard William T.
Published: May 2015

Parties in list systems must select candidates to best accomplish their electoral, organizational, and policy goals. In particular, parties must balance nominees’ policy-making potential against other aspects of candidate quality, such as electoral viability. We exploit the unique variation in candidates and parties in European elections to study this trade-off. We develop a statistical ranking model to examine how parties facing varying strategic contexts construct electoral lists and apply it to a novel data set chronicling the political backgrounds of candidates in the 2009 European parliamentary elections. Parties that place high salience on the target legislature, are well positioned to influence policy once in office, and have less access to competing policy-making venues place particular emphasis on institution-specific policy-making experience relative to other types of candidate experience. This systematic variation in parties’ candidate nomination strategies may fundamentally alter legislative output and partisan policy influence.
Parenting Stress in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD
Authors: Miranda Ana , Tárraga Raul , Fernández M. Inmaculada , Colomer Carla , Pastor Gemma
Published: May 2015

The purpose of this study was to compare the parenting stress experienced by parents of 121 children from 5 to 9 years old with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), comorbid ASD+ADHD, and typical development in different domains related to child and parent characteristics using the Parenting Stress Index. The three clinical groups presented greater perceived parenting stress than did the comparison group (CG). The ADHD group obtained higher levels of parenting stress related to attachment and depression than did the other groups. The ASD+ADHD group presented a unique profile of differences from the CG on Health and Spouse subscales. Results highlight the importance in clinical practice of considering parenting stress as a relevant variable for intervention in these clinical families.
Levinson's Theory of the Life Structure: The Case for Its Universality
Authors: Capps Donald
Published: May 2015

Considers arguments against the universalistic claims of developmental theory, focusing on Daniel Levinson's theory. Argues that a case can be made for the universality of his idea of the life structure if the biological foundations of this idea are considered. Uses Freud's theory of the life and death instincts to support this argument. Concludes that academicians in pastoral care should give as much weight to the individual/biological as the individual/cultural axis of human identity.
An Examination of How Adult and Theological Education Literature Informs the Practice of Clinical Pastoral Care: A Critical Review
Authors: Koppel Michael S.
Published: May 2015

Examines the literature on adult learning and theological education in relationship to the field of clinical pastoral education. Elicits insight from the source material that informs practice. Evaluates strengths and weaknesses in the literature, particularly in reference to self-directed and transformative learning. Gestures toward implications for pastoral care.
The Impact of Lay Pastoral Telecare on the Spiritual Well-Being of Church Attenders
Authors: Zwart Lavonne M. , Palmer Stuart L. , Strawn Brad D. , Milliron J. Trevor , Brown Warren S.
Published: May 2015

Examines the efficacy of Lay Pastoral Telecare (LPT) on the spiritual well-being and church satisfaction of churchgoers (N=207). Compares an experimental and a control group and concludes that the use of telephone by lay pastoral caregivers can be a means of promoting interpersonal support and enhancement of spiritual well-being within a church congregations.
Unfinished Business among the Aging and those who Love Them
Authors: Clendenen Avis
Published: May 2015

Draws attention to the growing population of the elderly in America and how this reality presents a complex challenge to generational dynamics. Uses a case study and the writings of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and Erik Erikson to illustrate interpretative ways of understanding a particular family drama.
What to Communicate: A New Chapter in Pastoral Care and Counseling?
Authors: VanKatwyk Peter L.
Published: May 2015

Evaluates the dominant what to be focus on ministry in the history of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) and proposes a what to communicate focus as a better fit in accommodating current understandings of what is required “to be of help.” Differentiates between three different roles in pastoral communication— representative, reflective, and reconstructive—in analyzing the linguistic structure of pastoral conversations, highlighting the distinctly pastoral function of meaning-making in reconstructive discourse.
Keeping the Wellsprings of Ministry Clear
Authors: Muse Stephen
Published: May 2015

Examines how unconscious dimensions of the call to ministry, when not recognized, can spoil pastoral work and lead to burnout. Claims that ministry that is more of an attempt to get the parish to love one, responding to anxious pressure to heal parishioners while ignoring one's own wounds, or trying to carve a personal identity out of one's work, may be an indicator of childhood wounds which obscure the sense of call and leaves pastors more vulnerable to depression, a sense of failure, fatigue, and burnout.
Spiritual Experience, Church Attendance, and Bereavement
Authors: Easterling Larry W. , Sewell Kenneth W. , Gamino Louis A. , Stirman Linda S.
Published: May 2015

Examines the empirical relationships among spiritual experience, church attendance, and bereavement adjustment in a sample (N=85) of individuals grieving the death of a significant person in their lives. Results indicate that those participants evidencing high levels of spiritual experience showed lower levels of problematic grief affect. Notes that church attendance appeared to influence grief adjustment only to the extent that it was positively correlated with spiritual experience. Discusses implications for pastoral caregiving.
What Five Clinical Pastoral Education Residents Discovered from a JCAHO Review
Authors: George Jacob , Kenney Chris , Maxwell John , Mosley Sterling , Siverls John
Published: May 2015

Discusses the process one pastoral care department and its five residents used to prepare for a JCAHO review and reports the experience, detailing questions asked and chaplains' responses when they sat in on twenty unit reviews.
God-Talk as Apocalyptic
Authors: Allen J. Timothy
Published: May 2015

Notes that God-talk encountered in pastoral ministry resembles the genre of apocalyptic literature and that the language and imagery is often confrontational and non-rational. Opines that caregivers need to be aware of the dynamic dimension of apocalyptic in order to understand the use of apocalyptic imagery in the pastoral encounter. Explores the background and theology of apocalyptic perspectives and suggests how it might be utilized in pastoral ministry
The Gestalt of Emptiness/Receptivity: Christian Spirituality and Psychotherapy
Authors: Gau James V.
Published: May 2015

Focuses on Christian Spirituality and Object Relations theory as one among many possible integrations of a religious tradition and a theory of psychotherapy. Develops an epistemology of gestalt as a method for understanding the Christian myth. Specifies emptiness/receptivity as an inclusive gestalt-first, of the divinity (following Philippians 2:6–11), then of humanity (integrating Object Relations with Paul's great hymn). Amplifies the Christ gestalt in the practice of pastoral psychotherapy.
The Cult of “Take” Rather than “Talk”: One Pastoral Psychotherapist's Perspective on Psychiatric Medication
Authors: Martignetti C. Anthony
Published: May 2015

Examines the use of psychiatric medication in the culture, including the potential pitfalls as well as the clinical, ethical, and religious considerations for pastoral psychotherapists. Uses clinical vignettes to illustrate major issues related to the use and possible overuse of psychiatric medications.
“Let Us Go into the House of the Lord”: Participation in African American Churches among Young African American Men who Have Sex with Men
Authors: Woodyard Jeffrey Lynn , Peterson John L. , Stokes Joseph P.
Published: May 2015

Describes the church involvement of young African American men who have sex with men (MSM). Reports data secured from 76 individual semistructured interviews with men between the ages of 18 and 29 who reported recent sexual behavior with other men in Atlanta and Chicago that revealed high levels of involvement in African American churches and its impact on self-esteem and sexual behavior. Notes that participation in African American churches encourages sexual secrecy and is associated with decreased frequencies of same-sex contacts. Suggests that African American clergy and other church leaders can initiate dialogue with church-going MSM and redirect ministerial efforts to foster inclusive, nurturing religious communities that no longer marginalize these African American men.
Prayer and Fasting in the Halls of Congress: A Pastoral Approach to Lobbying
Authors: Duncombe David C.
Published: May 2015

Describes a pastoral model for congressional lobbying and how this became the vehicle for a ministry of prayer and fasting supporting debt forgiveness for the world's 40 most impoverished nations. Raises questions for the reader concerning the need to take risks in doing effective ministry.
Conversion Therapy Revisited: Parameters and Rationale for Ethical Care
Authors: Rosik Christopher H.
Published: May 2015

Observes that efforts are being made within certain professional counseling associations to oppose and prohibit attempts to modify homoerotic feelings and behavior on ethical grounds. Outlines several factors that can motivate the pursuit of conversion therapy and reviews data that suggest change is a viable treatment outcome. Proposes, based on an analysis of research data, an ethical framework within which conversion therapy can be legitimately practiced.
Reclaiming Freud's Seven Articles of Faith
Authors: Ahlskog Gary
Published: May 2015

Defines “faith” as the underpinning of every therapist's choice of focus when responding to a specific client, reflecting the therapist's belief that this chosen focus will contribute most to that client's future well-being. Discusses seven of Freud's recommendations for technique as based on the faith that these will maximize future benefit to clients. “Reclaims” these approaches in Freud's name, since many modern-day techniques are reinventions of Freud's original approach.
Wounding, Doubting, and Trusting in Suffering
Authors: Tam Ekman P. C.
Published: May 2015

Constructs a working model of pastoral care on the foundation of the reality of suffering. Explicates how suffering wounds the person both psychologically and spiritually and how doubting God can be a constructive phase leading to the reclaiming of trust in God.
Revisiting the Process Theology of Daniel Day Williams with Implications for Pastoral Care
Authors: Hill E. Wayne , Mullen Paul M.
Published: May 2015

Reviews the basic assumptions and insights of Daniel Day Williams' process theology as they relate to his understanding of the human predicament and his concept of deliverance and suggests implications for contemporary pastoral care.
The Muslim Festival of Eid ul-Fitr at L'Arche Daybreak: A Pattern and Principles for Common Worship Services in Solidarity with Those Not of the Majority Faith
Authors: Porter Beth
Published: May 2015

Describes a common worship pattern designed to include a Muslim woman but a pattern that could be readily adapted in many situations of community or institutional chaplaincy settings where one or more of the members or residents is not of the majority religion.
Towards a Balanced Whole: The Well-Functioning Family
Authors: VanKatwyk Peter L.
Published: May 2015

Counters a preoccupation with the dysfunctional family with a description of healthy family functioning through a balancing process between polar opposites. Constructs a Core Dimensions of Family Functioning assessment diagram, integrating the various perspectives of essential family therapies and culminating in the dimension of a spiritual presence in the family. Emphasizes the competence of families and couples to balance competing demands through a case presentation of a critical family life cycle transition.
Using the Family Ecosystem Model to Enhance Pastoral Care and Counseling
Authors: Hill E. Wayne , Darling Carol Anderson
Published: May 2015

Argues that with individual, family, and world issues becoming increasingly complicated, those involved in pastoral care can benefit from using a comprehensive ecological approach to understanding and helping those in need. Suggests that the “family ecosystem model” that emphasizes interactions among individuals/families and their multifaceted environments, including their natural, human-constructed, and human-behavioral environments, can be used to incorporate a holistic view of these diverse issues. Explains and illustrates this approach to family concerns often encountered by pastoral caregivers.
How Many Chaplains Per 100 Inpatients? Benchmarks of Health Care Chaplaincy Departments
Authors: VandeCreek Larry , Gorey Eileen , Siegel Karolynn , Brown Sharon , Toperzer Rhoda
Published: May 2015

Reports the results of a questionnaire survey of a sample of chaplaincy departments directors (N=370) designed to answer the following questions: How many chaplains do various types of hospitals employ per 100 inpatients? What is the relationship between the number of employed chaplains and departmental Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) programs? How much effort do departments give to outpatient ministry? What percentage of ministry do volunteer chaplains provide? Provides tentative answers to inform the strategic planning processes of chaplains and administrators.
Moses Meets Kübler-Ross: The Five Stages toward Accepting Death as Seen in the Midrash
Authors: Berkowitz Miriam C.
Published: May 2015

Elucidates and explains an ancient midrash (rabbinic interpretation of biblical text, @ 400–600 CE) through the lens of modern psychological theory. Describes Moses's reactions to his approaching death and points out that his reactions follow closely the five classic stages of coming to terms with terminal illness. Brings to light and analyzes a text previously inaccessible to the non-specialist and notes practical applications for pastoral caregivers in dealing with the terminally ill in general. Suggests reasons why Jewish patients may be particularly resistant to accepting death and how using this midrash could offer a constructive model to approaching death.
The Use of the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music in Spiritual Growth
Authors: Marr Jennifer
Published: May 2015

Reports on the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) used as a modality for reflection and prayer in retreat, group process, and spiritual direction. Explains GIM as a music-centered, depth-oriented therapy that has been found to be an effective catalyst for spiritual experiences and growth. Records two case studies illustrating aspects of the method. Shows how spiritual and emotional insights can be gained and a sense of healing achieved by using the GIM method.
The Prayer Practices of Rabbis during Pastoral Visits
Authors: Dworken Bari S.
Published: May 2015

Reports on an informal survey of rabbis (N=20) on their attitudes and practices regarding praying with patients. Concludes that although Jewish clergy do not tend to integrate prayer into their pastoral practices to the extent that non-Jewish clergy do, they do express a wide array of interests in the use of prayer and appear eager to learn more about prayer in their pastoral care of hospital patients and their families. Discusses the results and suggests possible future research on the topic.
The Feckless Later Reign of King David: A Case of Major Depressive Disorder?
Authors: Ruthven Pam , Ruthven Jon
Published: May 2015

Offers a psychodiagnostic interpretation of King David's later Jerusalem reign which indicates criteria exceedingly those required for a Major Depressive Disorder as listed in the DSM-IV. Opines that whatever other political, polemical, or sociological constructs may be applied to these biblical passages, this interpretative axis supports a scientifically credible account of Yahweh's covenant faithfulness despite David's incapacitating depression.
On Stillbirth: An Open Letter to the Clergy
Authors: Kirkley-Best Elizabeth , Kellener Kenneth R. , Gould Sharon , Donnelly William
Published: May 2015

Presents suggestions from a medical team of nurse, physicians, and a social worker about how a minister, priest, or rabbi might be helpful in aiding parents through a stillbirth. Focuses on grief and aftercare as the most important areas for the functions of the clergy.
Death in the Family
Authors: Macrobert-Galazka Helen G.
Published: May 2015

Chronicles the burning down of the author's church and the emotional reaction of the church members to the “death” of the church building.
Stages in the Role Cycle of Pastoral Counseling
Authors: Randall Robert L.
Published: May 2015

Contends that there is a role of pastoral counseling which moves through a cycle with discernable stages. These role cycle stages are independent of any particular life stage the individual pastoral counselor may be passing through and may be traversed at any age of adulthood. The stages identified are: pastoral counselor role acquisition; pastoral counseling role performance; pastoral counselor's role assessment; and pastoral counseling role restructuring or rejection. Concludes with a brief statement of implications of a role stage theory.
The Pastoral Counselor's Counter-Transference as a Therapeutic Tool
Authors: Collins William J.
Published: May 2015

Sees the pastor as particularly prone, by reason of training, background and an ingrained desire to help, to the development of countertransference feelings toward clients and parishioners. Discusses the theoretical meaning of countertransference, moves to a presentation of three case fragments, discussing them in relation to the phenomenon of countertransference. Shows how supervision helps turn the problem of countertransference into a therapeutic strategy.
What Does ACPE Expect of Ministry?
Authors: Rowatt G. Wade
Published: May 2015

Summarizes and interprets a recent yearlong study of what ACPE persons expect of ministry and compares the findings to the Readiness for Ministry research of the early 1970s. Details some subject differences as related to age, sex, and supervisory status. The greatest number of differences were between males and females, although women and men reflected similarly in 93 percent of the items in the instruments. Invites readers to contribute to the attempt to improve the design of the study in order to secure a more accurate assessment of the impact of CPE on students.
Position Paper on CPE Supervision and Learning
Authors: Hemenway Joan E.
Published: May 2015

Outlines and discusses the general goals of clinical pastoral education in terms of the contexual, behavioral, experiential, relational, developmental, and integrative nature of the learning processes. Offers a brief theological reflection.
Blacks in Clinical Pastoral Education
Authors: Beverly Urias H.
Published: May 2015

With the increase of Blacks coming to CPE and the growing demand for more Black chaplains, it is imperative that supervisors become aware of the significant differences Blacks bring to clinical pastoral education programs, especially in regard to language, culture, and behavioral characteristics. Suggests that Blacks need at least two conditions for growth in the CPE experience: acceptance as they are with space to experiment with new growth patterns, and confrontation by a supervisor who is also willing to be confronted.
Battered Women and the Clergy: An Evaluation
Authors: Bowker Lee H.
Published: May 2015

Reports on a study of 146 marital violence victims in Milwaukee who were predominatly white and middle class. The overall evaluation of the helping efforts of clergy with those persons was more positive than negative, tending to be more successful with middle class than with working class women. Ministers were rated as more successful than priests in their interventions by women whereas husband reactions were initially just the opposite. Recommends that clergy raise the consciousness of their congregation about wife-beating and providing programs and funds for sheltering victims of family violence.
Toward an Understanding of Child Rape
Authors: Denham Priscilla L.
Published: May 2015

Focuses on the chaplain's work with child rape victims in Philadelphia. Several differences in working with children rather than adults are noted: Children are more concrete with anger and guilt in relation to the attack; time perception is often a problem for children; children have limited life experiences to understand what has happened; and children are usually seen in a family context which can complicate dealing with the rape. The chaplain is a good resource as a minister who automatically works in a family context and has the role of one who hears confessions and gives absolution. As a person who is a guide and educator, the chaplain can help make sense out of the crisis in the emergency room. Also, the chaplain can be an advocate for the child and for the family with the hospital staff and the police.
A Psychological and Faith Approach to Grief Counseling
Authors: Vogelsang John D.
Published: May 2015

Offers a model for grief counseling that takes into account the recognition that grief is a natural process, involving the expression and working through of feelings, the acceptance of death itself, and the reorganization of life after the death of a loved one.
Why Pastors Should be Counselors (of a Sort): A Response to Richard L. Krebs
Authors: Switzer David K.
Published: May 2015

In responding to a previously published article, the author argues that although parish clergy may not be in an ideal context for a certain kind of long-term counseling due especially to transference phenomena, their very involvements in the lives of their parishioners represent opportunities for effective ministry. The expectations placed on them by their role often make the minister the preferred and even the unique helper in a wide range of situations.
Pastoral Initiative: Why Wait for George/Georgia to Do It?
Authors: Houts Donald C.
Published: May 2015

Illustrates the taking of pastoral initiative by detailing a referral resource project, a pastoral consultation arrangement, the use of written communications, and group consultation procedures.
An Analysis of Pastoral Counseling Supervisors: Their Identities, Roles and Resources
Authors: Everett Craig A. , Wayland-Seaton-Johnson Anthony
Published: May 2015

Reports on a research project on a population of 900 persons identified as Diplomates and Fellows of AAPC and ACPE Supervisors. Analyzes demographic variables, issues of supervision, professional activities, and supervisor attitudes. Discusses data implications for AAPC and ACPE noting especially the lack of female representation in the organizations, ambivalences in regard to professional identity, and the disparities related to personal psychotherapy as an adjunct to clinical training.
A White Australian Woman's Reflections on Supervising Black Students in America
Authors: Peterkin Judith
Published: May 2015

Reflects on experiences while supervising black American students, noting especially her impressions in terms of violence, poverty, and ignorance. Notes the strength of the black community. Outlines the typical responses of blacks to a white Australian woman's supervisory style and presence.
Pilgrimage to Poland
Authors: Foskett John
Published: May 2015

Describes and reflects on the European Conference on Pastoral Care and Counseling which met in Poland in 1981. Places special stress on the difficulties encountered by Westerners in comprehending the full meaning and power of the Solidarity movement and its implications for pastoral care and counseling.
A Process Model of Theological Reflection
Authors: Kinast Robert L.
Published: May 2015

Sketches a model of theological reflection based on the process philosophy of A. N. Whitehead. Explicates the meaning and relevance of the notions of “dominant theological experience” and “contrasting experiences” to the idea of “enactment” and how such a dynamic interplay can lead to an integration of formal theological knowledge and concrete, pastoral experience.
Toward Envisioning the Future of Pastoral Counseling and AAPC
Authors: Clinebell Howard J.
Published: May 2015

Stresses the growing importance of an empowering vision for the pastoral counseling movement and gives particular attention to the acute spiritual and ethical crises in Western culture, the computer/communication revolution, and the contemporary search for a new paradigm of health. Notes the need for a better understanding of the entire biosphere and the emergence of a global culture. Details the implications for pastoral counseling of liberation propensities, the increased emphases on self-help and egalitarian networks, the reality of a new majority of older persons seeking zestful and productive years. Makes a plea for a greater recognition of right brain methods of healing and growth and for the healing power of laughter.
Married Homosexuals
Authors: Nugent Robert
Published: May 2015

Discusses the motivations involved in the marriage of homosexuals and notes situational factors which play themselves out in both homosexual and bisexual men and women. Identifies and describes four possible solutions to the dilemma of married homosexual persons: modification, platonic relationship, open relationship, and divorce/separation. Places special stress on the necessity for clergy to consider preventative measures, particularly marriage preparation and sex education.
A Ministry of Mediation: The Divorce Settlement
Authors: Coates Robert B.
Published: May 2015

Claims that the Christian ministry of divorce mediation has profound theological and scriptural bases. Offers a summary of mediation in the context of divorse therapy, drawing on the writings of contemporary marriage and family therapists and divorce experts. Explicates the conviction that divorce mediation can be an authentic expression of ministry, especially through preaching, mediation, and referral. Notes pitfalls and dangers of divorce mediation within the church and identifies the risks to the minister who becomes involved in this aspect of ministry.
Religion in the Psychiatric Hospital: A Reassessment
Authors: Pruyser Paul W.
Published: May 2015

Surveys from a perspectival model the place of the chaplain in the psychiatric hospital in terms of the multidisciplinary mental health team and its workings; historical patterns that have guided mental institutions' explicit or implicit contracts with religion; definitions of the scope of chaplaincy; the symbolic nature of religion; and the prevailing diagnostic neglect of religion and of the patient's personal agenda.
Teaching Jail Inmates to Diagnose Their Religious Experiences
Authors: Blomquist Albert G.
Published: May 2015

Describes the usefulness of teaching jail inmates diagnostic guidelines of religious experience using Paul Pruyse's diagnostic model. Introduces pastoral strategies to deal with the seven types of diagnostic patterns in an experiential learning group.
Order and Chaos
Authors: Foskett John
Published: May 2015

Reflects on the International Congress in Pastoral Care and Counseling, held in San Francisco, California, in August of 1983. Laments the carers' tendency to overlook and deny their own needs to be cared for, and illustrates through anecdotes and personal observations the diversities of persons and institutions in the world, yet claims the need to recognize the oneness of our life together on this planet.
Biblical Perspectives on Caring for Carers
Authors: Oglesby William B.
Published: May 2015

Expounds on the tendency of carers to deny their own needs to be cared for. Notes the dangers in this propensity, and reminds carers of the many biblical accounts which promise the means of grace which strengthen and sustain both those who receive care and those who offer it.
The Patient as Care Giver
Authors: Paylor Neil R.
Published: May 2015

Observes that the developmental usefulness which children find in patienthood continues in later life, and illustrates this tendency with special references to cancer patients. Describes ways in which family members may become helpers; and how clergy, if they have not sufficiently resolved developmental conflicts associated with being ill, may tend to see patients more as problematic objects than whole persons.
Interracial Pastoral Counseling with Black Clients
Authors: Wilson Meretle H. , Lyles Michael R.
Published: May 2015

Presents several case illustrations of the Black experience as manifested in pastoral counseling situations with White therapists. Describes characteristics of racial reality and how they may be manifested in rage, frustration, and depression. Urges White psychotherapists and pastoral counselors to make an effort to become more aware of environmental factors which shape the lives of Black Americans, to become acquainted with the varieties of lifestyles of Blacks, and to monitor honestly their own feelings relative to the race question.
Spiritual and Religious Needs of Mentally Retarded Persons
Authors: Carder Muriel M.
Published: May 2015

Describes the special spiritual and religious needs of the menally retarded, at the same time proclaiming the necessity of thinking of them firstly as persons. Gives specific illustrations of how the spiritual and religious needs of the mentally retarded may be met by peers, chaplains, and family members. Offers a personal testimony on how the mentally retarded can contribute to the growth and insight of the caregiver.
Computers and Chaplains: Using the Technology Revolution
Authors: Allen Michael D.
Published: May 2015

Describes how microcomputers may be used by departments of pastoral care for management analysis and for time usage studies. Claims that such analyses help to document the activities of chaplains and provide an accountability means and a way of demonstrating the contention that pastoral care is an integral part of complex health care institutions.
The Role of CPE in Medical Education
Authors: Hover Margot
Published: May 2015

Describes a program designed to aid medical students relate more empathically to patients and their families. Outlines the content of sessions, notes resistances and attitudes toward the program, and offers an anecdotal evaluation of the educational project.
The Marketing of Pastoral Care and Counseling, Chaplaincy, and Clinical Pastoral Education
Authors: Gleason John J.
Published: May 2015

Offers ten approaches pastoral care persons might use to confront the growing health care crises facing the United States. As a response, the Executive Director of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education outlines alternatives to traditional CPE settings which could be utilized to address creatively the many changes in health care delivery systems.
Metaphor in Pastoral Care
Authors: Close Henry T.
Published: May 2015

Offers a series of personal illustrations of how metaphor may be used in pastoral care, psychotherapy, preaching, and writing—particularly as metaphor is understood in the writings of Milton Erickson, Carl Whitaker, and Stephen Lankton.
Four Faith Frameworks
Authors: Hemenway Joan E.
Published: May 2015

Describes four faith frameworks—“After the Fall,” “Jesus Saves,” “God in History,” and “The Completion of Creation”—and how such theological themes may be used in CPE as a way of delineating different ethical assumptions and of introducing various approaches to pastoral care and personal growth.
Fitness for Community: A Response to Langs and Kohut
Authors: Grant Brian W.
Published: May 2015

Offers an appreciation and a critique of certain notions of the nature of psychotherapy as held by Robert Langs and Heinz Kohut, particularly as these psychoanalytically-oriented therapists view the preferred relationship between therapist and patient. Explores the following theoretical and clinical issues: (1) Appropriate point and visible commitments for client and therapist beyond the therapy contract; (2) technical and philosophical assumptions related to the prohibition against community membership of the therapist; (3) exclusiveness claim of the therapist as that of a mother who has but one child; and (4) the degree of omniscience of the therapist. These issues are addressed from a viewpoint which sees the pastoral psychotherapist as a representative of a wider community than that traditionally found in the psychotherapeutic approaches of psychoanalysis.
Beyond Visitation: Ministries with the Homebound Elderly
Authors: Ellor James W. , Tobin Sheldon S.
Published: May 2015

Reports exploratory research designed to identify type of ministries to the home-bound in four communities. Four models of ministry emerged from the research: (1) the pastoral-focused ministry; (2) the shared clergy-laity visitation model; (3) the minister of visitation form; and (4) the combined clergy/laity involvement ministry. Concludes that a successful homebound ministry includes four principles: (1) ministry should address the whole person; (2) reach out to all persons who have a need; (3) utilize shut-ins; and (4) use all the possible resources of ministry.
Pastoral Care for the Institutionalized Elderly: Determining and Responding to Their Need
Authors: Uhlman Jerry , Steinke Paul D.
Published: May 2015

Reports on a survey of nursing home residents and from the empirical findings of the survey outlines specific pastoral care needs, identifies vulnerable groups, and describes desired elements of visitation and ministry to the elderly. Links the elderlys' expressed current problems to effective pastoral care.
Ministry and the Problem of Suffering
Authors: Dearing Richard N.
Published: May 2015

Presents a philosophical/theological discussion on the nature of human suffering, drawing on literary and biblical sources. Describes connections between suffering and personality and the relation of God to suffering, particularly as viewed in Judaeo-Christian thought. Notes briefly some implications of an understanding of suffering in the practice of ministry.
Preparing the Previously Married for Second Marriage
Authors: Rolfe David J.
Published: May 2015

Observes that as more and more couples wishing to get married in the Church are entering a second marriage situation, pastoral ministry requires different approaches than would be used in working with a couple who had no previous marriage experience. Outlines specific approaches which assist clergy and previously married persons assess readiness for second marriage. Gives case illustrations and provides interview guidelines in securing information on economic, legal, co-parental, community, emotional, and psychic areas relevant to the preparation.
A God of Chance or Providence in the Face of Death and Disease?
Authors: Rossman Etta C.
Published: May 2015

Reveals excerpts from a chaplain's personal journal describing the tragic death of an infant girl in an auto accident. Offers theological reflections on the incident, its aftermath, and the parallels between the child's death and the chaplain's own struggles with cancer.
The Will to Forgive: A Pastoral Theological View of Forgiving
Authors: Cunningham Bobby B.
Published: May 2015

Defines forgiving as a process of reframing in which the restoration of integrity to one's self and one's relationships to others and to God is a central process. Sees this process of forgiving in four stages: (1) judgment vs. denial, (2) humility vs. humiliation, (3) opportunity of mutuality and negotiation, and (4) actualization of a new sense of awareness and perception. Provides cases illustrating the will to forgive and the failure of the will to forgive.
Sexuality and Spirituality: Friends, Not Foes
Authors: Chavez-Garcia Sylvia , Helminiak Daniel A.
Published: May 2015

Reviews past attitudes toward the relationship between sexuality and spirituality. Notes some sources of the negative attitude prevalent in Western civilization. Relates authors' own understanding of sexuality as a complex phenomenon that pervades every aspect of the human. Concludes that sexual integration and spiritual integration are correlative dimensions of personal integration.
Biomedical Ethics and Clinical Pastoral Education
Authors: Hinrichs Scott W. , Nelson William
Published: May 2015

Presents a rationale and method for integrating into Clinical Pastoral Education matters concerning applied ethics and the pastor's role in medical ethic matters. Describes student case studies and evaluations of biomedical ethics education within Clinical Pastoral Education and provides an outline and selected bibliography for an ethics presentation.
The Assessment of Systems in Promoting Collaborative Aftercare: Religious and Mental Health Organizations in Partnership
Authors: Anderson Robert G.
Published: May 2015

Maps out the terrain in which mental health and religious organizations collaborate in meeting community life needs of the long term mentally ill. Offers, from a systems theory perspective, four principles to be followed in planning and details six steps in developing a collaboration project between a free-standing private non-profit community mental health center and a suburban Roman Catholic parish.
The Impact of Chaplaincy Services in Selected Hospitals in the Eastern United States
Authors: Parkum Kurt H.
Published: May 2015

Surveys a stratified sample of patients in six different hospitals and compares their perceptions of hospital chaplaincy and other pastoral care efforts with related hospital services. Reports the presence of a strong impact of pastoral care services and discusses these findings from the perspective of a theory of expressive and instrumental social orientations as explicated by the sociologist Talcott Parsons.
People Live on Symbols
Authors: Zuideest Piet
Published: May 2015

Details the use of a Bible meditation technique and a credo-exercise in a Clinical Pastoral Education program in The Netherlands. Sees such experiences as ways of expressing in situ theology, at the same time contributing to the growth and creativity of the “learning by doing” principle so deeply imbedded in CPE.
Hidden Agenda in Cross-Cultural Pastoral Counseling
Authors: Reyes-Netto Benoni
Published: May 2015

Explores the ways in which exploitation, transformation, idigenization, and contextualization may be manifested in the pastoral counseling processes. Urges counselors to guard against stereotyping clients whose worldview may differ from their own.
Pastoral Research: A Definition and Elaboration
Authors: Morris Roberta
Published: May 2015

Presents a definition and context for pastoral research in terms of the modules of being-doing, meaning-meaninglcssness, related-separation, and body-mind. Notes seven assumptions behind the selection of methods used for research purposes and elaborates on operations of analysis and interpretation of research results. Offers an illustration of pastoral research following the model suggested.
An Ontological Model of Development
Authors: Schmidt William S.
Published: May 2015

Presents a trans-egoic paradigm utilizing the frame of reference of Ken Wilber in which developmental phases arc seen as (1) prepersonal or subconscious, (2) personal or self-conscious, and (3) transpersonal or supcrconscious. Explicates as well as demonstrates via diagrams and prose this new paradigm of Being levels and notes particularly the implications for pastoral therapy.
Seward Hiltner: He Changed my Life
Authors: Emerson James G.
Published: May 2015

Offers personal reflections on the significance of Seward Hiltner in the author's life and in the field of pastoral theology. Sees these benefits in terms of Hiltner's prophetic sensitivities, his capactity to teach others to think theologically, his creative adversarial tendencies, and his contributions to the theological field generally. Offers as a future agenda for pastoral theology concerns centering on the nature of ministry, the nature and practice of spiritual direction, liberation theology, and pastoral care in non-western countries.
Lay Pastoral Care Revisited
Authors: Oglesby William B.
Published: May 2015

Notes that implicit in much of Seward Hiltner's thinking and writing was an appreciation for the notion of the priesthood of all believers. Offers biblical support for this idea, particularly as it relates to pastoral care and counseling. Concludes that the dynamic relationship between clergy and laypersons in pastoral care is a healthy tension so long as the essential nature of each is maintained.
A Comparative Study of the Language People Use to Describe the Personalities of God and their Earthly Parents
Authors: Justice William G. , Lambert Warren
Published: May 2015

Reports on a questionnaire survey of 162 general hospital patients and 34 members of a Sunday School class to discover the correlation between the respondents' concept of the personality of their parents and their concept of the personality of God. Discusses and interprets data and draws implications for pastoral care.
Pastoral Care in the Nuclear Shadow: What Pastoral Care Specialists are Doing
Authors: Smith-Farris Jim , Clinebell Howard
Published: May 2015

Presents a summary of findings of a questionnaire survey of clergy with advanced training in pastoral care and special interest in nuclear peacemaking, regarding the nature and incidence of nuclear issues as a concern in therapeutic, supervisory, and teaching settings. Explores the theological and psychotherapeutic impact of this issue on the practice of pastoral care in a nuclear world. Offers specific insights as to the unique contributions to nuclear peacemaking of persons trained in both theology and pastoral psychology.
The Home Health Care Agency: A New Setting for Pastoral Care
Authors: Rice Sara C.
Published: May 2015

Summarizes the development of the pastoral care service within the Visiting Nurse Association of Martin and St. Lucie Counties in Florida. Describes the home health agency as an appropriate setting for pastoral care and discusses the needs of home health patients and families. Provides an outline of the role and function of the Pastoral Care Coordinator. Notes the effectiveness of pastoral care within the home health care setting.
Dream Interpretation in Spiritual Guidance
Authors: Howe Leroy T.
Published: May 2015

Sketches a distinctively pastoral context for dream interpretation and provides guidelines for doing such work as part of the spiritual guidance project. Reviews a variety of approaches to dream interpretation, suggests ways of beginning the work of pastoral dream interpretation, and emphasizes the importance of the progressive and revelatory quality of dreams.
The Role of the Chaplain with Religious Families Who are Resistant to Treatment
Authors: Graham Maurice
Published: May 2015

Describes and recommends a pastoral care protocol in dealing with families who resist medical treatment on religious grounds. Notes how such a protocol consisting of physician, social worker, and chaplain, can yield more successful results than a legal protocol. Gives several case illustrations.
The Abba and Amma in Early Monasticism: The First Pastoral Counselors?
Authors: Bondi Roberta C.
Published: May 2015

Sketches desert monasticism of the late third century and the key roles played by the Abba and Amma in the development of early monasticism. Outlines the assumptions of these guides and gives brief illustrations of their modes of counsel and direction, some of which parallel certain assumptions and practices of the modern pastoral counselor.
The Pastoral Counselor as Prophet
Authors: Bain Homer A.
Published: May 2015

Discusses the issues of whether caregivers expect their clients to return to society primarily to conform to or to reform the larger social order. Points out some of the tensions implicit in soul care as it becomes more involved in the social arena, and offers suggestions for seeing the complementarity as well as the tension between individual and social system interventions.
Toward an Understanding of Ministry of Presence
Authors: Avery William O.
Published: May 2015

Notes the importance CPE students often place on the notion of a ministry of presence and the confused understandings they express of it in their reflections on their CPE experience. Offers a description of presence gleaned from the writings of Gabriel Marcel and Martin Buber, and explicates Martin Luther's idea of the externality of the Word. Concludes by suggesting that ministry of presence might best be understood if it is viewed in a dialectical relationship with the externality of the Word.
A Jewish Experience of Clinical Pastoral Education
Authors: Silberman Jeffery Martin
Published: May 2015

Presents a personal account of a Rabbi going through a Clinical Pastoral Education unit. Notes the difficulties, resistances, and discomforts associated with a learning experience in which theology, language, and ecclesiastical forms are Christian. Concludes that despite such differences and difficulties, the CPE experience can lead to a variety of important learnings.
Pastoral Psychology and Care in the People's Republic of China
Authors: Clinebell Howard
Published: May 2015

Reports on a two-week study tour of The People's Republic of China designed to learn about care-giving practices in the church and the wider Chinese society and to identify possible ways of increasing collaboration between Chinese and Western care-givers. Offers observations and opinions on the historic and contemporary differences between the two cultures in a variety of areas— e.g. modes of doing pastoral care, shame versus guilt cultures, social justice and treatment of women, holistic tendencies in thinking—and opines that despite wide differences there are good possibilities for future communication and collaboration between the pastoral care deliverers of the two societies.
Ministry to Patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: A Spiritual Challenge
Authors: Wendler Klaus
Published: May 2015

Notes some of the psychosocial aspects of AID patients and offers general guidelines for caregivers in dealing with the factors of impact, regression, acknowledgment, and reconstruction. Identifies the main tools of ministry as those of presence, affirmation, and listening. Challenges the church to go beyond society's negativism regarding AIDS and to offer the sort of reconciliation made manifest in the scriptures.
Journey into Understanding Mentally Retarded People's Experiences around Death
Authors: Carder Muriel M.
Published: May 2015

Chronicles a seven-year journey working with mentally retarded adults who traditionally had avoided mentioning resident deaths. Notes how procedural changes, a deepening sense of community, reduction in staff fears, and attitude changes toward death contributed to a new attempt at dealing with this inevitable process. Stresses the observations that the reactions and responses of the mentally retarded resembles those of normal people. Bases observations on clinical data gathered from a variety of settings both within and beyond the institutional context.
The Fullness of the Christian Faith Experience: Dimensions Missing in Faith Development Theory
Authors: Ford-Grabowsky Mary
Published: May 2015

Argues that faith development theory speaks to the modern empirically oriented mentality and in doing so makes too many concessions to modernity, particularly in narrowing the notion of person by concentrating on ego psychology.
Dialogue 88: Definitions, Wellspring, and Dream
Authors: Duvall Robert W.
Published: May 2015

Provides a brief history of the Council on Ministry in Specialized Settings (COMISS) and shows how Dialogue 88 is one of the culminations of the long process of conversation among pastoral care organizations, denominational representatives, and the agencies which use pastoral services.