Larry VandeCreek

Research in Pastoral Care and Counseling

Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches

Larry VandeCreek, DMin, the author of A Research Primer for Pastoral Care and Counseling (now Part One of the current volume), is the retired Assistan...

The Discipline for Pastoral Care Giving

Foundations for Outcome Oriented Chaplaincy

Structure your ministry to start with patients’needs, hopes, and resources and to be clear what difference your ministry can make!Hospital chaplains...

Professional Chaplaincy and Clinical Pastoral Education Should Become More Scientific

Yes and No

Does the scientific process belong in pastoral counseling? Professional Chaplaincy and Clinical Pastoral Education Should Become More Scientific: Yes ...

Parish Nurses, Health Care Chaplains, and Community Clergy

Navigating the Maze of Professional Relationships

This unique book is the first to clarify the roles and interprofessional dynamics of these three professions and describe how they can best work toget...

Contract Pastoral Care and Education

The Trend of the Future?

Create the Pastoral Care Center that your flock needs! Contract Pastoral Care and Education: The Trend of the Future? provides clergy of all faiths an...

A Research Primer for Pastoral Care and Counseling

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Spiritual Care for Persons with Dementia

Fundamentals for Pastoral Practice

Spiritual Care for Persons with Dementia explores spirituality in those with dementia to enrich our understanding of the neurological and psychologica...

Scientific and Pastoral Perspectives on Intercessory Prayer

An Exchange Between Larry Dossey, M.D. and Health Care Chaplains

Many people agree that prayer is a central feature of spiritual life. But what is prayer? Scientific and Pastoral Perspectives on Intercessory Prayer:...

Professional Chaplaincy

What is Happening to it During Health Care Reform?

Professional Chaplaincy: What Is Happening to It During Health Care Reform? examines the ways that hospital chaplains can take action in response to t...

Ministry of Hospital Chaplains

Patient Satisfaction

Evaluating the success of hospital chaplaincy has been a difficult task, but finally an effective approach has been developed. Ministry of Hospital Ch...

Professional Chaplaincy

What is Happening to it During Health Care Reform?

Choose innovative strategies for ministering to patients, families, and staff in a time of change! In the scramble to cut health care costs and the ne...

Spiritual Needs and Pastoral Services

Readings in Research

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The Chaplain-physician Relationship

Learn how to establish and maintain effective relationships with physicians with this authoritative new book. Chaplains will discover a wealth of info...