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Shoring Up the Next Generation of Hospice Chaplains

Hospice News

Hospice chaplains often have little recourse for upward mobility along their career ladders. More professionals from a wider range of interfaith groups are entering the field, according to Shana Sullivan, bereavement coordinator of Texas-based Heart to Heart Hospice. He has also held hospice chaplain roles at St.

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Culture, Compensation, Education Are Keys to Hospice Chaplain Turnover

Hospice News

The hospice chaplain shortage is reaching a tipping point. As they work to recruit and retain their chaplain labor force, hospices are contending with a barrage of issues that also can impact patient access. She told Hospice News that pay rates for chaplains are “woefully inadequate.”.

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Knocking on doors: How a silent monk became a hospice chaplain

HopeHealth

Today, he’s a hospice chaplain. The post Knocking on doors: How a silent monk became a hospice chaplain appeared first on HopeHealth. Denis Lynch was a silent monk for 16 years. Here’s how his path led to HopeHealth, and the lessons along the way.

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Where do you find the sacred? Reflections of a hospice chaplain

HopeHealth

Chaplains help patients at the end of life connect to whatever they find spiritually meaningful. Our chaplain explains. Reflections of a hospice chaplain appeared first on HopeHealth. But what does that mean, and how does it help? The post Where do you find the sacred?

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Hospice Chaplains Excel At Leading Patients on a (Spiritual) Journey

Hospice 101

The role of the Hospice Chaplain is such an important role, and benefit, to the hospice team. Their main focus is to provide spiritual support to hospice patients and their loved ones. Very often, our Hospice Chaplains guide patients and loved ones on a personal reflection and spiritual journey.

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New Nonprofit Advocacy Group to Offer Education, Services on Psychedelics for the Terminally Ill

Hospice News

“Our organization is dedicated to a psychosocial and spiritual approach, and I can’t think of a better type of person to support an individual and their family than someone who works as an end-of-life doula or a hospice chaplain or volunteer.”

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Keys to Discussing ‘Hard Realities’ in Pediatric Advance Care Planning Conversations

Hospice News

A key to advance care planning among pediatric populations is to discuss all the potential outcomes of a serious or terminal illness prognosis, according to Molly Mattocks, an end-of-life grief coach and hospice chaplain based in Indiana.

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