National Association of Catholic Chaplains

Session : NACC1010
Ecclesial Change and Promise
Conference : 2010 National Conference
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M. Shawn Copeland, Ph.D.

M. Shawn Copeland, Ph.D. is an associate professor in systematic theology at Boston College where her research interests converge around issues of theological and philosophical anthropology and political theology as well as African and African-derived religious and cultural experience and African American intellectual history. She holds a doctorate in theology from Boston College. Copeland is especially interested in Christian social praxis: how are we as Christians responding to the needs of our time? Copeland is the past convener of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium and former president of the Catholic Theological Society of America as well as receiving the Yves Congar Award for Excellence in Theology in 2000 from Barry University. The author of more than seventy articles and book chapters, recent publications include Enfleshing Freedom: Body, Race, and Being (2009); Uncommon Faithfulness: The Black Catholic Experience (editor, 2009); The Subversive Power of Love: The Vision of Henriette Delille (2009); and Feminist Theology in Different Contexts (edited with Elisabeth Schssler Fiorenza, 1996).

Session : NACC1011
S1- Leadership in a Non-Faith-Based Hospital: One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic
Categories: Leadership, Professional Development, Program Development
Conference : 2010 National Conference
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Rodger Accardi, D.Min., BCC, Director of Spiritual Care Resources, Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, IL

Karen Pugliese, M.A., BCC, Chaplain, Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, IL

How does one navigate the "Winds of Change" from faith-based to non-faith-based healthcare? By way of personal and professional story, this workshop will provide leadership tools, disciplines and strategies, as it explores the journey of building a shared vision of Spiritual Care, bridging to that vision, sustaining that vision, and growing that vision via staff (both chaplain and interdisciplinary) development. Lastly, we will proclaim a Spirit of Promise on the leadership journey in healthcare.

Session : NACC1012
S2- It
Categories: Program Development, Specialized Ministry
Conference : 2010 National Conference
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Deedee Van Dyke, M.A., BCC, Staff Chaplain, Provena Mercy Center, Downers Grove, IL

Ms. Sue E. McKenzie, M.A., Director of Education, In Health Wisconsin, Mequon, WI

With compelling life stories, informative slides, art, imagery, and animation, participants are invited to enter the lives of those touched by depression and explore their role in creating a healing environment. This fresh and engaging approach educates with compassion and invites the learner to change societal norms. Program also available in a "train the trainer" context to help spread community education on this important topic.

Session : NACC1013
S3- How Did I Get Here and Where Am I Going? The Basics of Structured Life Review
Categories: Program Development, Specialized Ministry
Conference : 2010 National Conference
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Carla Black, M.A., BCC, Staff Chaplain, St. Elizabeth Regional Health, Lafayette, IN

This workshop introduces the basic theory, skills, and practical resources for structuring and guiding persons in their natural process of life review. Structured Life Review enables persons to accept their one, unique, life as being what it was supposed to be. By doing so, they move into a more hopeful end stage of life, and a more peaceful death.

Session : NACC1014
S4- There is No Crying in Chaplaincy: Managing Vicarious Trauma
Categories: Personal Development, Professional Development
Conference : 2010 National Conference
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Mary E. Johnson, M.A., BCC, Coordinator of Education, Mayo Chaplain Services, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

What is the cost of witnessing the suffering of others over time? Chaplains are expert witnesses and can become accustomed to the suffering of others. This workshop will help you recognize the shape you are in as a witness to suffering and help you predict difficulties that may lie ahead. We will also discuss how you can invest in your own professional and spiritual wellness along the way. Bring your wisdom and experience with you to enrich our discussion.

Session : NACC1015
S5- Full Circle Spiritual Care
Categories: Professional Development
Conference : 2010 National Conference
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Sr. Rita Cammack, OSF, BCC, Vice President of Mission Integration, St. Anthony Summit Medical Center, Frisco, CO

Rev. Steve Gomes, Director of Spiritual Care, Littleton Adventist Hospital, Littleton, CO

Glenn Sackett, M.Div., BCC, Chaplain, Porter Adventist Hospital, Denver, CO

Full Circle Spiritual Care, a collaborative effort among Centura Health mission leaders, serves as a map for competent and outcome based spiritual care. Capturing the unique and soulful relationship between chaplain and patient, full circle care teaches a skillful assessment of the patient's needs, resources, and desires. Assessment, intervention, and articulated outcomes serve as the dynamic landscape of the spiritual care plan captured in the electronic medical record.

Session : NACC1016
S6- African Pastoral Ministers in the United States: A New Direction in Pastoral Care?
Categories: Professional Development
Conference : 2010 National Conference
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Rev. Baaju Izuchi, CSSp, Ph.D., BCC, Director, Cultural Orientation Program, African Pastoral Ministers, Inc., Lubbock, TX

The number of African Pastoral Ministers in the United States has grown significantly since the turn of the millennium. What impact has this made on healthcare ministry? This workshop critically assesses and evaluates some of the gifts African chaplains bring from their Motherland including Africa's Faith Healing Practices. We will explore the implications this could have for innovations in clinical pastoral education and how chaplains could creatively integrate some aspects of faith healing in their spiritual care practice.

Session : NACC1017
S7- Ethics Roundtable with Case Presentations: Chaplains Role in Ethical Decision-Making
Categories: Ethics, Profressional Development
Conference : 2010 National Conference
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Georgia Gojmerac-Leiner, D.Min. cand., BCC, Coordinator of Catholic Pastoral Care/Hospital Chaplain, Emerson Hospital, Concord, MA

This Ethics Roundtable is an opportunity to participate collegially in a discussion of ethical dilemmas faced by caregivers in healthcare settings. As chaplains we are often lone voices in an ethics rounds team among doctors, nurses, and social workers. This will be an opportunity to hear how we concur or differ among ourselves, depending on our faith, values, and belief systems.

Session : NACC1019
S9- Spiritual Care In Palliative Care - An Interdisciplinary White Paper
Categories: Professional Development, Specialized Ministry
Conference : 2010 National Conference
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Karen Pugliese, M.A., BCC, Chaplain, Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, IL

The Rev. George Handzo, BCC, Vice President, Pastoral Care Leadership & Practice, HealthCare Chaplaincy, New York, NY

We will discuss a multidisciplinary consensus paper co-authored by Christina Puchalski, M.D. and Betty Ferrell, Ph.D. entitled "Improving the Quality of Spiritual Care as a Dimension of Palliative Care." The presenters were Advisors to the Project. The Paper presents a spiritual care delivery model featuring board certified chaplains as the spiritual care professionals. Interdisciplinary roles, training and competencies, assessment models, relationships with community care providers, and implementation recommendations will be explored.

Session : NACC1020
S10- Assessing the Ethical Weight of Spiritual/Religious Beliefs
Categories: Ethics, Professional Development
Conference : 2010 National Conference
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Rev. James Buryska, S.T.L., BCC, Ethics Education Coordinator, Chaplain Services, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

This workshop examines the role of the chaplain in asessing and resolving conflicts that arise when the patient/family use their religious beliefs as the basis for demanding "non-beneficial" treatment, or for refusing ordinary clinical care. Participants will learn ways to understand, assess, and mediate such situations.