Values interpretation: A new model for hospital ministry |
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Authors: | Christopher G Fichtner MDiv MD Gerald P Mckenny MDiv PhD |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA;(2) Department of Religious Studies at Rice University in Houston, Texas;(3) Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago (M/C 913), 912 South Wood Street, 60612 Chicago, Illinois |
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Abstract: | The importance of values in clinical settings is a topic of increasing discussion in the medical literature, but the nature of values and the process of interpreting them have received little attention. The hospital chaplain or religious professional is an underused resource in addressing values issues. This paper summarizes the current models of the hospital chaplaincy in historical context, and then develops a new model drawn from the disciplines of pastoral care and clinical medical ethics in order to address problems involving values in clinical settings. The model construes the chaplain as values interpreter who provides both consultation and liaison functions in clinical situations. We present a clinical case to illustrate the role of the values interpreter. We conclude that the religious professional can make an important contribution to both clinical decision making and medical education through such a model.The authors thank Don S. Browning, Ph.D., and Thomas H. Jobe, M.D., for their critical readings of earlier versions of this paper. |
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