Exploring the Phenomenon of Spiritual Care Between Hospital Chaplains and Hospital Based Healthcare Providers

Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 91-107

  Taylor, Janie J ^a   Hodgson, Jennifer L ^b   Kolobova, Irina ^b   Lamson, Angela L ^b   Sira, Natalia ^b   Musick, David ^c  

^a CareNet Counseling East   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA TECH CARILION SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

chaplain; collaboration; hospital; pastoral counseling; spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLERGY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CLERGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PASTORAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84938413106     PISSN: 08854726     EISSN: 15286916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2015.1015302     Document Type: Article

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