APC Webinar Journal Club 13 - Five-part SeriesTuesday, June 11, 2024 (1pm - 2pm US/Central) Virtual |
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Learning From the Voices of Those Who Serve
presented by Cate Beaulieu-Desjardins, MDiv MPH BCC and Rev. Beth Muehlhausen PhD MDiv BCC LCSW
Please Register by 4/18/2024
Registration
All FIVE Webinar Journal Club 13 sessions
$335 / computer terminal / member
$505 / computer terminal / non-member
Registration by the published deadline is required to ensure that participants receive handouts, login information and pre-reading materials in sufficient time before the webinar.
Format
This APC-sponsored course is presented as five 60-minute webinar sessions from 1-2pm Central Time
While there is a common theme for all the articles in the series, each session will be complete in itself, so participants may register for one, several or all five sessions.
Session 1 - Recording - Fully paid registrants will see the recording link in the "My Meetings" section of their APC Profile.
Session 2 - April 23, 2024
Session 3 - June 11, 2024
Session 4 - September 10, 2024
Session 5 - November 19, 2024
Audience
The series is designed to help chaplains with no prior experience learn to read and understand research. It will also introduce research-literate chaplains to important research that will inform their chaplaincy practice and their ability to advocate for its benefits.
The aims of the WJC 13 are:
1. To provide participants with resources that can help them critically reflect upon and advance their chaplaincy practice.
2. To provide participants with resources that can help them advocate for the importance of chaplaincy care.
3. To help chaplains develop and maintain research literacy, including the ability to critically read research and where appropriate apply the findings in their professional practice.
Preparation
The articles selected for the series are made available, and participants are strongly encouraged to read them in preparation for each webinar.
Background to the 2024 Webinar Journal Club series
Season 13 of Webinar Journal Club will focus on Learning from Those We Serve, providing in-depth readings and discussion of research relevant to chaplains in clinical healthcare. Over five sessions, hosts and guests - both article authors and clinical Board-Certified Chaplains - will explore topics key to providing spiritual care in the 21st century to a wide variety of people. As the chaplaincy profession continues to incorporate research literacy into our field and certification standards, chaplains have “joined the conversation” with our other healthcare colleagues. The next step, which this season of Webinar Journal Club hopes to foster, is for individuals and the wider profession is to move from literacy to incorporating the research knowledge into daily spiritual care practice.
In Session 1, we will hear from a 67-year-old African American man wanting to leave a spiritual legacy for his granddaughter. In Session 2, we will hear from recipients of chaplain care who felt that religion identifies chaplains’ master status. In Session 3, we will hear from healthcare professionals on their perceived value of chaplain presence. In Session 4, we will hear from Latin American patients with cancer regarding spirituality, religiosity, spiritual pain, symptom distress, and quality of life. In Session 5, we will hear how psych-social-spiritual interventions impact aggressive End-of-Life measures and time after the final oncologic treatment.
Session 1
What We Leave Behind: A Case Study of Spiritual Legacy and the Impacts of Structural Racism
presented by Cate Beaulieu-Desjardins, MDiv MPH BCC and Rev. Beth Muehlhausen PhD MDiv BCC LCSW
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MDT
11:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT
10:00 am - 11:00 am AKDT
9:00 am - 10:00 am HAST
60 minutes (1 CE hour plus reading/self-study hours - Methodology 8, Research)
Case study research is a vital method to growing the body of research literature directly by and for healthcare chaplains. This case narrates the spiritual care relationship between a Chinese American female chaplain and an African American man and addresses important topics for chaplains including legacy-making, the impact of structural racism on both patients and the impact of race on the spiritual care relationship, and how chaplains can address issues of meaning-making at the end of life. This session will focus both on the process of writing a case study as well as the challenging and profound insight Shu’s case study illuminates for the field of professional chaplaincy in a diverse and complex racial landscape.
Aims for reading this article through the Webinar Journal Club:
1. Learn about the importance of case study research in building a body of evidence in healthcare chaplaincy.
2. Explore dynamics of race and racism in this particular case and the ways chaplains engage these issues personally and professionally.
3. Understand the core spiritual need of legacy making and ways chaplains can engage patients in legacy making.
Reading: Shu C. "I need my granddaughter to know who I am!" A case study of a 67-year-old African American man and his spiritual legacy. J Health Care Chaplain. 2023 Jul-Sep;29(3):256-268. doi: 10.1080/08854726.2023.2209463. Epub 2023 May 10. PMID: 37163229
Session 2
The Persistence of Religion as a Master Status for Chaplains
presented by Cate Beaulieu-Desjardins, MDiv MPH BCC and Rev. Beth Muehlhausen PhD MDiv BCC LCSW
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CST
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MST
11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST
10:00 am - 11:00 am AKST
8:00 am - 9:00 am HAST
60 minutes (1 CE hour plus reading/self-study hours - Methodology 8, Research)
Research has been conducted on how chaplains perceive their role. Less is known about how recipients of care perceive the role of chaplains. This study analyzed the interviews of 38 persons who had received spiritual care from a chaplain. Respondents see the role as multidimensional through the framework of “jobs that need to be done,” acknowledging that chaplains offer social listening, emotional comfort, and functional practical religious support. Religion provides a master status for chaplains from the perspective of care recipients because religion is the least ambiguous part of a chaplain’s job. These findings complicate the perspective of research and chaplain narratives that emphasize “presence.” The authors suggest that chaplains could mitigate professional identity tensions by centering desires for religious and spiritual care.
Aims for reading this article through the Webinar Journal Club:
1. To discuss the role of chaplains from the perspective of care recipients.
2. Understand how chaplains can lessen role confusion for care receivers.
3. Understand patient centered research through the use of qualitative interviews
Reading: Lawton, A. & Cadge, W. (2023). The Persistence of Religion as a Master Status for Chaplains. Review of Religious Research, 65(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/0034673X231215280
Session 3
What difference does chaplains caring for staff really make? Hearing directly from healthcare staff.
presented by Cate Beaulieu-Desjardins, MDiv MPH BCC and Rev. Beth Muehlhausen PhD MDiv BCC LCSW
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CST
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MST
11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST
10:00 am - 11:00 am AKST
8:00 am - 9:00 am HAST
60 minutes (1 CE hour plus reading/self-study hours - Methodology 8, Research)
Chaplains have long been asked to care for healthcare staff alongside patients and their families, and increasingly so since the onset of COVID-19 which added significant stressors within healthcare. However, few studies have been done directly asking health care staff about their perception of chaplains and the care they provide to staff, and how chaplains might impact important measures like burnout and compassion satisfaction. The researchers for this paper surveyed 1471 healthcare staff in a large medical center, exploring the above questions quantitatively. Their results support the idea that greater perceived chaplain importance to staff may mediate burnout and compassion fatigue, which may support expanding roles and adding FTEs to chaplaincy departments so chaplains have more time to devote to this vital area of staff care.
Aims for reading this article through the Webinar Journal Club:
1. Discuss the roles chaplains play in caring for healthcare staff.
2. Learn about how quantitative research methods can help give a voice to those we serve and demonstrate outcomes of chaplaincy.
3. Explore how perceived importance of chaplains to healthcare staff may improve staff burnout and compassion fatigue.
Gaines AF, Rangel TL, Freedberg R, Doucette S, Stengem D, Timmerman R, Roney J, Arenivar P, Patterson A, Long J, Sumner S, Bock D, Mendelson S, Saul T, West A, Leavitt RE, Colorafi K. Relationships Between Perceived Importance of Chaplain Presence and Health Professionals' Emotional Well-Being in the United States. J Relig Health. 2023 Jun;62(3):1546-1560. doi: 10.1007/s10943-023-01809-4. Epub 2023 Apr 3. PMID: 37010707; PMCID: PMC10068192.
Session 4
Spiritual Pain, Symptoms, and Quality of Life among Latin American Cancer Patients: What should chaplains know?
presented by Cate Beaulieu-Desjardins, MDiv MPH BCC and Rev. Beth Muehlhausen PhD MDiv BCC LCSW
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CST
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MST
11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST
10:00 am - 11:00 am AKST
8:00 am - 9:00 am HAST
60 minutes (1 CE hour plus reading/self-study hours - Methodology 8, Research)
This study was a multicenter, multi country study exploring the ways spirituality/religion (S/R) is associated with quality of life among Latin American patients with advanced cancer. Study participants (N=355) from Chile, Guatemala, and the United States completed a number of assessment measures looking at their depth of S/R, spiritual pain and symptom distress in conjunction with quality of life. The vast majority (315/355) identified as S/R, yet over half (N=195, 60%) stated their S/R needs were not met by the medical team. Positive COPE and quality of life was associated with S/R and spiritual pain was associated with physical and psychosocial distress.
Aims for reading this article through the Webinar Journal Club:
1. Understand the S/R needs of Latin Americans with advanced cancer.
2. Understand the role S/R needs play in regard to quality of life.
3. Develop a beginning understanding of assessment tools used to measure S/R, spiritual distress and quality of life.
Delgado-Guay MO, Palma A, Duarte E, Grez M, Tupper L, Liu DD, Bruera E. Association between Spirituality, Religiosity, Spiritual Pain, Symptom Distress, and Quality of Life among Latin American Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Multicenter Study. J Palliat Med. 2021 Nov;24(11):1606-1615. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0776. Epub 2021 Apr 12. PMID: 33844951; PMCID: PMC9022128.
Session 5
Chaplains making a difference at the end of life: implications of outcomes research in adult oncology
presented by Cate Beaulieu-Desjardins, MDiv MPH BCC and Rev. Beth Muehlhausen PhD MDiv BCC LCSW
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MDT
11:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT
10:00 am - 11:00 am AKDT
9:00 am - 10:00 am HAST
60 minutes (1 CE hour plus reading/self-study hours - Methodology 8, Research)
This quantitative study explores the potential role of spiritual caregivers, as well as social workers and psychologists, in mediating aggressive end-of-life measures and increased time until death after final cancer treatment. The study also looks at whether spiritual caregivers and other psychosocial interventions impact enrollment in hospice care. This study comes out of a hospital in Israel and the results (n=180) show significant correlations with spiritual care visits and improved end-of-life oncology outcomes. Although researchers have done some preliminary studies in this area and have long speculated that spiritual care might impact end of life outcomes in oncology, this is one of the first comprehensive quantitative studies to look at these measures and conclude that, in each of the three outcomes studied, spiritual caregiver visits made a statistically significant difference, with specific topics discussed also making a difference. These results have important implications for chaplains working with oncology and other patients at the end of life, and demonstrate an important method for studying the outcomes of spiritual care.
Aims for reading this article through the Webinar Journal Club:
1. Understand a method for looking at spiritual care outcomes and efficacy in adult oncology.
2. Explore what specific topics spiritual caregivers discussed with oncology patients that may correlate to improved outcomes.
3. Develop a beginning understanding of the use of statistical correlations in research relevant to chaplains.
Schultz M, Baziliansky S, Mitnik I, Ulitzur N, Illouz S, Katra D, Givoli S, Campisi-Pinto S, Bar-Sela G, Zalman D. Associations Between Psycho-Social-Spiritual Interventions, Fewer Aggressive End-of-Life Measures, and Increased Time After Final Oncologic Treatment. Oncologist. 2023 May 8;28(5):e287-e294. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad037. PMID: 37036873; PMCID: PMC10166162.
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Registration Fees:These fees are available through 06/07/2024 |
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| Name | Price | Available To |
| Member | $335.00 | Member |
| Non-Member | $505.00 | Non-Member |
Cancellation and Other Policies:
The registration fee (minus a $20 nonrefundable processing charge) will be refunded up to five (5) business days of the first scheduled WJC session. APC reserves the right to cancel the program within one (5) business days of the scheduled event, if an insufficient number of people register. In case of APC cancellation, all registration fees will be refunded.Continuing Education Information:
This series qualifies for 5 hours of CE credit.(Methodology 8 – Research)
