Resilience and professional chaplaincy: a paradigm shift in focus
1a Houston Methodist West Hospital , Houston , Texas , USA.
Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy
|March 4, 2014
Summary
Resilience research challenges traditional healthcare chaplaincy models. Understanding resilience as a common response to trauma offers new interventions and patient assessment strategies for chaplains.
Area of Science:
- Psychology of resilience
- Healthcare chaplaincy studies
Background:
- Traditional clinical perspectives in healthcare chaplaincy often presume grief recovery models.
- Research, notably by George Bonanno, highlights resilience as a predominant response to trauma.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the challenge resilience research poses to current professional chaplaincy practices.
- To propose a broader paradigm for chaplaincy, emphasizing intentionality and interventions informed by resilience.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of resilience research, particularly George Bonanno's work.
- Analysis of the implications for professional chaplaincy in healthcare settings.
Main Results:
- Resilience is a more common response to potentially traumatic events than previously assumed in clinical chaplaincy.
- Resilience research offers valuable insights for patient assessment and interventions.
Conclusions:
- Professional chaplaincy in healthcare can benefit from integrating resilience research into its framework.
- An expanded focus on resilience can enhance patient care, interdisciplinary collaboration, staff support, and transcultural effectiveness.
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