An accomplished author, Dr. Shimba has penned numerous books that traverse various disciplines. His literary repertoire includes works on law, religion, finance, and other pertinent subjects. Through his writings, he has not only shared knowledge but also inspired and enlightened countless readers. Here, he writes a professional handbook for Chaplains.
The Islamic Council of Victoria announces the release of the fourth edition of their handbook Caring for Muslim Patients. This handbook for healthcare professionals and providers covers information on hospital chaplaincy for Muslim patients, guidelines on caring for Muslim patients, and an outline of the Islamic approach to palliative care and end-of-life challenges.
The ISPEC© course is designed around the Generalist Specialist model of professional spiritual care, in which clinicians (generalists) collaborate with spiritual care specialists (e.g., board-certified chaplains). The ability to integrate spiritual care into health settings as a standard part of whole person care necessarily involves a collaborative effort by clinicians and chaplains working together to provide spiritual care to patients and families. This course provides a unique opportunity for clinician and chaplain pairs from the same health setting to learn how to integrate spiritual care into patient care throughout their organisation.
The Spiritual Health Lived Experience Advisory Committee of Spiritual Health Australia has launched a 12-minute video aims to inspire, raise awareness, reduce stigma, and demonstrate the transformative impact of integrating spirituality and spiritual care into mental health services. Despite evidence that supports the positive correlation between health, wellbeing and spirituality, this continues to be neglected in mental health care. To raise awareness by those who know first-hand what supports recovery, the committee decided that their voices and experiences in relation to spirituality needed to be heard.
The Unitarian Universalist Movement for Earth has created one program for Climate Justice Movement Chaplaincy. This article gives strategies for Climate Movement Chaplains.
Dario Girolami, Abbot of Centro Zen L’Arco Roma, has been immersing himself in interfaith study, teaching, and social engagement since his college years in Rome. A former San Francisco Zen Center resident who was ordained by Zenkei Blanche Hartman and received Dharma Transmission from Eijun Linda Cutts, he currently is a leader in the international interfaith group Religions for Peace. He is co-president of Religions for Peace Italy and is on the Board of Directors of Religions for Peace Europe.
From 5-14 February 2024, delegates from UN Member States, civil society, and other stakeholders will convene at the United Nations headquarters in New York for the 62nd session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD62). The International Prison Chaplains Association will conduct a side-event at the 62nd session of the Commission for Social Development. Their side-event is titled, “A Human Dignity and Faith Perspective on the Eradication of Poverty as one of the main Root Causes of Incarceration in the World.”
This course is designed to increase participants’ knowledge of trauma, moral distress, and moral injury, drawing from research and work in various disciplines. These disciplines include the fields of social work, psychology, spiritual care, mental health counseling, religion, and arts and healing.
An interfaith / interspiritual minister reflects on the experience of completing a unit of Clinical Pastoral Education, and shares the takeaway insights from that experience.
Hindu Approaches to Spiritual Care is a pioneering volume that sheds light on the foundations, practicalities and growing of Hindu spiritual care in diverse environments. today. There is much-needed wisdom here for the wider Hindu community, but also insights for Chaplains and carers in other faiths. This raises opportunities to rethink and renew ways of spiritual care and practice.