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ArticlePsychological services2023

Chaplains' perspectives on standardizing spiritual assessments.

Rachel L Boska, Shawn Dunlap, Todd M Bishop, David Goldstrom, Drew Tomberlin, Sheila Baxter, Marek Kopacz, Karen S Quigley, J Irene Harris

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Rachel L BoskaVA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention.ORCID 0000-0001-9280-8100
Shawn DunlapCenter for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research.ORCID 0000-0001-7684-2640
Todd M BishopVA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention.ORCID 0000-0001-8551-2117
David GoldstromAtlanta VA Health Care System.ORCID 0000-0001-9202-0145
Drew TomberlinAtlanta VA Health Care System.
Sheila BaxterAtlanta VA Health Care System.
Marek KopaczFors Marsh Group.
Karen S QuigleyDepartment of Psychology.ORCID 0000-0001-8844-990X
J Irene HarrisVA Maine Health Care System.

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Assessing Moral Injury in Veterans as part of a Chaplain-Delivered Spiritual Assessment: Implications for Social and Community RehabilitationI21RX003029 · VA · SYRACUSE VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI HARRIS, JEANETTE IRENE · 2019 to 2021
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Abstract

Chaplains are an integral part of mental health treatment within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and over the past decade, efforts have been made to integrate chaplain services into behavioral health treatment. One unique duty of chaplains is to conduct spiritual assessments, which are characterized as collaborative discussions with veterans to understand their overall religious and belief system, identify spiritual injuries, and how to integrate one's spiritual values into medical care. Although spiritual assessments in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers have evolved throughout the years to adopt a more structured approach, spiritual assessments can vary depending on site, clinical setting, and medical center. The present study sought to examine chaplains' perspectives on standardizing spiritual assessments and incorporating empirically validated measures into the assessments. Thematic analysis was conducted on two focus groups of chaplains from a large VHA medical center. Overall, chaplains appeared interested in standardizing spiritual assessments, with an expressed desire to maintain their current conversational format. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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Pastoral CareVeteransClergyFocus GroupsHumansPsychotherapySpirituality

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PMCPMC10165507

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