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2021 PROGRAM GUIDE
INTERDISCIPLINARY
Integrating Spiritual Care in Whole Person Care
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April 12-14, 2021
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Conference
WELCOME
4-5
RENEWAL CEREMONY General Conference
7 Information
AGENDA AT-A-GLANCE
Monday, April 12, 2021
10:00 AM – 8:15 PM
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ESCA AWARD RECIPIENTS Tuesday, April 13, 2021
12 9:30 AM – 7:00 PM
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS Wednesday, April 14, 2021
14-15 9:30 AM – 6:45 PM
CONFERENCE AGENDA
17-35 Social Media
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SPEAKERS
42-45 All times listed are in
SPECIAL SUPPORTERS EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
46-47 (EDT)
ABOUT HCCN/SCA
49-50
BOARD AND STAFF
51-52
SCA DIVISIONS
53
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WELCOME FROM SCA
WELCOME
Dear Friends,
Welcome to the 8th Annual Caring for the Human Spirit®
conference which is the premiere conference for spiritual care.
We are excited to bring you the most respected and well-
known experts in spiritual care from around the world. This
year’s outstanding speakers include our keynote speaker Donna
Shalala, President Emeritus, University of Miami and
Trustee Professor, Herbert Business School and Department of Political Science;
and plenarists, Rev. Kevin Massey, MDiv, BCC; Susan Jacob, PhD, RN; and Rev.
Danielle J. Buhuro, DMin, BCC, ACP; Rev. Deborah L. Patterson, DMin, MDiv,
MHA; P. Ann Solari-Twadell, PhD, MPA, RN, FAAN; Katora Campbell, DrPH, MSN,
RN-BC, CHES®; Antony Sheehan, BSN, RN; and Kevin Smith, CEM.
This conference is for chaplains, social workers, nurses, doctors, first responders
and other care professionals, who are dedicated to improving the quality of
spiritual care. It will provide you with the skills, best practices and research to
enhance your delivery of spiritual care and to advance your career.
2021 marks the fourth annual meeting of the Spiritual Care Association’s
membership who will gather Wednesday morning and have an opportunity for
direct conversation with SCA leadership. This is a time where we listen and then
gauge our activities for the coming year.
On Monday the 12th, we have a plenary address, Disaster Chaplaincy in the 21st
Century, and a series of workshops specifically for First Responder Chaplains.
Workshops include CISM, Suicide Prevention for First Responders, Building a
Statewide Disaster Response Network, Le Spouse Academy, and Equipping the
Profession’s Early Warning System.
Once again, the Caring for the Human Spirit Conference® welcomes the Westberg
Symposium. Over the years, the Westberg Symposium has become the premier
gathering and networking event for faith community nurses from across the globe.
Participants develop supportive connections and gain new ideas and skills as
distinguished speakers share techniques and experiences for the benefit of the
professional practice.
Thank you for choosing to attend the Caring for the Human Spirit® Conference.
Peace and Blessings!
Rev. Eric J. Hall, DTh, APBCC
President and Chief Executive Officer
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WELCOME
WELCOME FROM WESTBERG
WELCOME
Greetings,
Welcome to the 35th Annual International Westberg Symposium
for Faith Community Nursing. Once again, it is exciting to provide
a combined conference where nurses and chaplains can learn
together. This year’s symposium offers a wonderful variety of
speakers covering a wide range of topics related to technology
and compassionate spiritual care.
We are especially excited to have with us for the Anne Marie Djupe Memorial Lecture
Ann Solari-Twadell, the original Director of the International Parish Nurse Resource
Center (IPNRC), Deborah Patterson, Director of IPNRC during its years in St. Louis,
and Katora Campbell, Director of the IPNRC, now the Westberg Institute for Faith
Community Nursing, during its years in Memphis with Church Health. These inspiring
nurse leaders will discuss growth and changes in FCN practice and the organization
during their time as Director along with thoughts about the future.
Other symposium highlights include the Granger Westberg Memorial Lecture with
Antony Sheehan and the Helen Westberg Memorial Lecture with Susan Jacob. Once
again, Helen Wordsworth will be leading our International World Forum bringing
greetings from many of our 33 partnering countries.
New this year is the Westberg Institute Zazzle store with a wide range of items to select
from with the symposium logo, faith community nursing logo, and the SCA Nursing
Division logo. Be sure to post a picture of yourself wearing your conference apparel or
with your conference items to Instagram or Facebook with #2021WestbergSymposium
and tag @WestbergInstitute for a chance to win a free registration to the 2022
Westberg Symposium at the Caring for the Human Spirit Conference!
The Rev. Dr. Granger Westberg worked to establish chaplaincy as a profession and faith
community nursing as a specialty practice. I think he would be pleased to know that the
Westberg Institute has found a permanent home with the Spiritual Care Association
Nursing Division. Thank you for attending this symposium named in his honor. May our
time together be filled with joy and fellowship.
In Service,
Sharon T. Hinton MSN, RN-BC, NPD-BC, D.Min, BCC
Director, Westberg Institute for Faith Community Nursing
Director, Spiritual Care Association Nursing Division
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Are you a fire, police, or first response chaplain? Are you a volunteer or
community leader looking for more training in spiritual care for crisis, trauma,
and disaster first response? Then the First Responder Chaplain Division of
the Spiritual Care Association is perfect for you!
The First Responder Chaplain Division of SCA focuses on the spiritual
dimension of professional first response practice including professional
chaplains, volunteers, community leaders, and all members of
a first response team. Join Us!
EARN YOUR CRISIS, TRAUMA, AND FIRST
RESPONSE CERTIFICATE
The Crisis, Trauma, and First Response Certificate Course
for Chaplains provides the basic and fundamental skills and
knowledge needed in order to provide chaplaincy spiritual care
to those people who have been impacted by an emergency,
crisis, trauma, or disaster. Upon completion of this online,
self-guided course, you will earn the Crisis, Trauma, and First
Response Certificate.
Learn More at
www.spiritualcareassociation.org/first-responder-chaplains
RENEWAL CEREMONY
RENEWAL CEREMONY
Ceremony of Renewal of Commitment to Spiritual Care
I do solemnly affirm by the spirit of life:
That as a professional chaplain,
I will respect the religious and spiritual traditions
of my patients and colleagues, as well as my own;
That I will lead my life, and practice the art and science of spiritual care
in an honorable and ethical manner;
That into whatsoever circumstance I enter,
it shall be for the well-being of the people entrusted to my care;
That I will respect the confidentiality of those who put their trust in me;
That I will affirm the inherent worth and dignity of all;
That I will promote peace among all people
valuing our diverse gifts and celebrating our common origins.
May God grant in us the strength and inspiration
to continue in this noble service.
Amen
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Orlando, FL 32826-0822
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Extensions:
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Learning models – CPE students learn
through action-reflection instructional methods
and supervised practice in real-world settings
Clinical site selection is up to YOU – CPE to provide pastoral services to persons in crisis.
students partake in 300 hours of supervised
Clinical Training at their current place of Personalized instruction, guidance and
ministry or any number of settings. mentoring – Students engage in one-on-one
Coaching/Supervisory Sessions with
ICPT’s program includes evidence-based experienced CPE Supervisors.
quality indicators and scope of practice
criteria for spiritual care providers. Convenience – We offer instructional
meetings via Zoom® Video Conferencing and
Peer review – Students expand their perspectives online training. This allows CPE supervisors to
by collaborating with interdisciplinary teams in the deploy technology with face-to-face teaching to
CPE program. meet the unique needs of our learners.
Accredited – The Institute for Clinical Pastoral
Training is accredited by the Accrediting
Council for Continuing Education & Training
(ACCET). ACCET is listed by the U.S.
Department of Education as a nationally
www.ClinicalPastoralEd.org recognized accrediting agency.
AGENDA AT-A-GLANCE
AGENDA AT-A-GLANCE
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
DAY 1: MONDAY, APRIL 12
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Welcome & Opening Reflection
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Plenary Session
10:00 AM – 8:15 PM FRCD Workshops
12:15 – 1:15 pm Virtual Exhibit Hall
1:00 – 1:20 pm SCA University of Theology and Spirituality
Graduation Ceremony
1:20 – 2:45 pm Keynote Address
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Break
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Workshop A Series
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM Break
4:45 PM – 6:15 PM Workshop B Series
6:15 PM – 7:15 PM World Forum
DAY 2: TUESDAY, APRIL 13
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM Awards, Certificates & Ceremonies
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Break
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Advocacy Update
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM HW Plenary Session
11:45 AM -12:00 PM Break
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Plenary Sessions
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Exhibits
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Workshop C Series
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM Break
4:15 PM – 5:45 PM Workshop D Series
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Westberg Institute Educators and
Coordinators Meeting
DAY 3: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM SCA Membership Meeting
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Workshop E Series
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Exhibits
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Plenary Session
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM Closing Remarks
2:45 PM – 6:45 PM Post-Conference Intensive
Note: Agenda subject to change.
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Show the World That You Deliver
Excellent Spiritual Care
The Excellence in Spiritual Care Award
from HealthCare Chaplaincy Network™
(HCCN) is a prestigious recognition of your
What Is the Process?
To qualify for the award your organization
must undergo a three-step process:
Assess
HCCN will provide you with a self-assessment
What Is the Award? tool to help determine your organization’s
The award signifies that your strengths and weaknesses as they relate to
organization is committed to addressing HCCN’s Standards of Excellence in Spiritual
your patients’ spiritual and religious Care.
needs through the best practices in Assist
spiritual care. Once you’ve completed the self-assessment,
By applying for the award you’ll undergo HCCN will review the self-assessment with
a thorough process of determining if you to strategize how you can qualify to meet
you currently provide excellent spiritual the Standards of Excellence in Spiritual Care,
care based on HCCN’s Standards of determining a course of action for building
Excellence. your strengths and improving the areas of
Our goal is to advance your spiritual care weakness in spiritual care, providing up to
delivery and enable you to meet these three hours of consultation.
standards for excellence. Award
Once HCCN determines that your
organization has met 10 of the 19 Standards
What Are the Standards of of Excellence in Spiritual Care, we will notify
Excellence in Spiritual Care? you that your organization is an Excellence in
HCCN has identified 19 proprietary Spiritual Care Award recipient.
Standards of Excellence in Spiritual Care. Once your organization has received the
To receive the award, your organization award it remains in effect for two years.
must meet at least 10 of the 19 standards. To maintain the award and stay current
The standards of excellence include: with the latest industry quality standards,
n employing an interdisciplinary organizations must reapply every two years
and pay a re-assessment fee.
approach to spiritual care
n engaging in quality improvement
projects
n the strategic deployment of chaplaincy
care resources
HCCN will work closely with you so that
you successfully meet the standards.How Long Does the What Will We Receive If
Process Take? We Are Successful?
The process is based on how long it takes Your organization will:
for your self-assessment and, if necessary, n receive the Excellence in Spiritual Care
implementing strategies to improve areas of Award to be proudly displayed in your
weakness identified in the overall evaluation. institution
n receive Excellence in Spiritual Care Award
What Are the Benefits? marketing materials
This program will: n b e listed on HCCN’s website
n v alidate the excellence of spiritual care e recognized at HCCN’s annual
n b
delivery
conference
within your organization by a leader in
spiritual care n receive a press release template to promote
n help insure your compliance with the Joint your organization’s achievement
Commission’s standards related to spiritual
care
n identify areas in your spiritual care
program in need of improvement
n improve the quality of your spiritual care
program
n increase the visibility of your spiritual care
program within your organization and How Do I Sign Up?
community Programs@HealthCareChaplaincy.org
n i ntegrate chaplaincy services more fully 212-644-1111 ext. 261
into the overall delivery of health care in
your organization
n e levate the visibility of your spiritual care
department and celebrate the service of
your chaplainsESCA AWARDS RECIPIENTS
ESCA AWARD RECIPIENTS
ESCA AWARD RECIPIENTS
Excellence in Spiritual Care Award Recipients:
Award Presented February 2019 Award Presented January 2016
Eskenazi Health Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
Indianapolis, IN Center
New York, NY
Award Presented December 2018
Trezevant Episcopal Retirement Award Presented September 2016
Community Bayhealth Kent General Hospital
Memphis, TN Dover, DE
Bayhealth Milford Memorial Hospital
Award Presented March 2018 Milford, DE
WellStar Cobb Hospital
Austell, GA Award Presented May 2015
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
PRESENTED BY
HEALTHCARE CHAPLAINCY NETWORK
The Excellence in Spiritual Care Award signifies that an organization has demonstrated it follows
evidence based best practice in a wide variety of spiritual care-related categories, while expertly
addressing the spiritual and religious needs of patients and their families. This process involves
undergoing a robust self-assessment and thorough external evaluation where an organization
seeks to meet the nineteen Standards of Excellence. As part of the evaluation, HCCN specialists
identify areas in need of improvement, provide consultation to achieve goals and to assist in more
fully integrating chaplaincy services into overall health care delivery. The program is a useful tool in
elevating your program and celebrating your chaplaincy services.
The introductory cost for this program is $3,500 per site. Once your organization has received
the award it remains in effect for two years. To maintain the award and stay current with the latest
industry quality standards, organizations must reapply every two years and pay a re-assessment fee.
12CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
Participants of the Caring for the Human Spirit® Conference and the
Westberg Symposium can qualify for up to 22.5 nursing professional
development contact hours credits and 21 for Chaplains, Medical
Professionals and Social Workers continuing education credits.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
All participants qualify for 21 CEUs. A Certificate of Attendance/
CEU Certificate will be automatically emailed to all participants after
the conference. No additional forms are required to be completed.
This applies to both in-person and webcast participants.
Continuing Nursing Education contact hours
(CNEs)
Participants interested in nursing professional development contact
hours must document the activities attended by completing the
online evaluation form found in the CLICK HERE button below
by April 23, 2021. When the evaluation form is submitted, your
certificate will be automatically generated and sent to you as an
email attachment.
The Spiritual Care Association Nursing Division is accredited
as a provider of nursing continuing professional development
by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation. #P0623.
If you need further assistance, contact Dr. Sharon T. Hinton,
Accredited Provider Program Director at
shinton@spiritualcareassociation.org
CLICK HERE
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CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
Social Worker Contact Hours
Participants interested in receiving Social Worker Contact Hours must
complete an online form found in the CLICK HERE button below.
Upon completion of this online form, participants will receive an
email confirmation of their hours. This program is approved by the
National Association of Social Workers (Approval # 886849958-1599)
for 21 continuing education contact hours.
CLICK HERE
Continuing Medical Education (CMEs)
Caring for the Human Spirit® and The International Westberg
Symposium Virtual Conference, 04/12/2021, Virtual NY, Course Code:
LIVE-213222
Participants may receive 20.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.
Participants interested must complete an online form by clicking on
the GREEN BUTTON below. Physicians should claim only the credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This form must be completed after the conference has concluded.
Upon completion of this form, participants will receive an email
confirmation with their awarded CMEs. CMEs are provided by the
University of Alabama School of Medicine Division of Continuing
Medical Education. UAB is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action
Employer.
CLICK HERE
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the
Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education through the Joint Providership of the University of
Alabama School of Medicine and HealthCare Chaplaincy Network.
The University of Alabama School of Medicine is accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide
continuing medical education for physicians. The University of
Alabama School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum
of 20.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of
their participation in the activity.
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MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2021
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
PLENARY
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Accelerating Change: The emerged future of Spiritual Care
Rev. Kevin Massey, MDiv, BCC, Vice President, Mission and Spiritual
Care, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Advocate Lutheran General
Hospital
Rev. Kevin Massey has long been associated with predicting and proposing
paradigmatic change in the field of health care chaplaincy. In this presentation,
Rev. Massey will describe how the long-predicted changes have accelerated into
unpredictable, new realities which promise exciting future directions for health
care chaplaincy.
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Virtual Exhibit hall
1:00PM – 1:20 PM
SCA University of Theology and Spirituality Graduation Ceremony
1:20 PM – 2:45 PM
Keynote Address
Has COVID Made Us Better Caregivers?
Donna Shalala, PhD
President Emeritus, University of Miami andTrustee Professor, Herbert Business
School and Department of Political Science
Former Congresswoman Shalala who is now President Emeritus, University of
Miami and Trustee Professor, Herbert Business School and Department of Political
Science will discuss how COVID has exposed our fragmented, unequal healthcare
system and our insufficient safety net. How have we filled the gaps?
WORKSHOP SERIES A – 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
A1. Building Relationships during a Pandemic: How One Health Care System
Used Technology to Provide Compassionate Care to Their Community
Cindy Newman, RN, MSHEP, Wellstar Health System
Julie Wallace, MS, Wellstar Health System
This workshop reflects the collaboration and interdisciplinary work between
faith community nurses, community clergy, and hospital chaplains to provide
compassionate care to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. It
discusses strategies for improving communication between the health care system
and community clergy along with setting up pop-up sites at faith communities
to meet the needs of the Black and Brown communities who were hardest hit.
Monthly community briefings provided education and strengthened relationships
with community clergy.
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After attending this workshop, you will be able to:
• Explain how technology was used to improve communication and
compassionate care.
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ssess community resources and develop partnerships to provide culturally
sensitive care.
A2. Sustainable Approaches to Leverage Technology and Build Capacity
Michelle Moseley, MA, CHES, University of California, San Francisco, Abundant
Life Health Ministries Network
Marion Harris, RN, BSN, PHN MSN, MEd, Samuel Merritt University
The historic, rapidly expanding COVID-19 pandemic led to stay home orders and
public health practices such as hand washing, face coverings, physical distancing,
and quarantining to slow the spread and save lives. Technology that involves the
use of the internet, smart phones, and other devices played an important role as
the go-to resource, catalyst for innovation, increased access to communications,
and community engagement for health and wellness. This workshop features
novel approaches and strategies for using technology for hands-only CPR training,
health ministries symposium, COVID-19 communications via website, email and
telephone, online health education session, mobilizing community for COVID-19
testing, and contact tracing as part of faith community nursing spiritual care
practice through local and regional health ministries.
After attending this workshop, you will be able to:
• Assess capacity for conducting health and wellness activities using technology.
• Compare remote technology options to determine which ones to adopt.
• Identify three actions to take for sustaining remote technology opportunities.
A3. The Efficacy of Mindfulness Methods For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
Don Oyao, BCCC, Center for Spiritual Care and Pastoral Formation
This workshop reflects the collaborative and interdisciplinary work with spiritual
care providers and medical practitioners in the neuroscience of spirituality,
known as neurotheology, to train medical practitioners and spiritual caregivers
in the science of mindfulness and the emergence of neurotheology. Mindfulness
meditation methods are shown to address and improve various medical and
psychological difficulties particularly post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD). The
integration of science and spirituality does broaden the scope of consciousness
experience to address the relationship between neuroscience and mindfulness.
Mindfulness as a meditation practice can involve neurosomatic stretching, eye
movements, breath-control techniques, and prayer. This research study presents
arguments in support of the idea that mindfulness practices can catalyze and
stimulate neuroplasticity in individuals living with PTSD. An integrative examination
of neuroscience behind PTSD and mindfulness practices demonstrates the
effectiveness of meditation practices as a treatment for PTSD.
After you attend this workshop, you will be able to:
• Comprehend the science of mindfulness and its integration with neuroscience.
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• Understand that PTSD is a severe public health concern that requires a unique
treatment paradigm.
• Recognize that mindfulness practice methods can be included in mainstream
intervention for individuals suffering from PTSD.
A5. The Clinical Chaplain Value in the Healthcare Setting is Answered
Anthony Andrews, BCC, BCCC, Adventist Health
The task of the clinical chaplain is to remove barriers to the plan of care so the
medical team can provide medical care and the patient can receive good health
outcomes. Amid general anxiety of the value the clinical chaplain brings to the
health care setting, this workshop provides a concrete integration approach to
clinical chaplaincy by identifying how clinical chaplaincy fits within the “task” of the
health care institution, how it can make and affect impact on institution goals and
metrics, and the deployment of the model.. The session provides an overview of
how this new model was created and how it meets both patient and institutional
needs and its deployment in three hospitals in a 23-hospital system.
After attending this workshop, you will be able to:
• Articulate an alternative role of clinical chaplaincy in the general acute care
hospital.
• Identify three areas of patient care.
• Explain how to deploy a new approach of clinical chaplaincy.
A6. Social Media vs. Social Distance: Caring for Wounded Hearts During a
Pandemic
Karen McWilliams, BSN, RN, CFCS,FCN Faith Community Nurse Roman Catholic
Ardiocese of Boston
Karen Wenger, MS, RN Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
The COVID-19 pandemic has eclipsed many chronic health and social issues,
including the issue of addiction. This presentation addresses the challenges of
COVID-19 and the role social distancing has played in ministering to individuals
and their loved ones who struggle with substance use disorder. This workshop
demonstrates the transition of a prayer-based community of support for persons
impacted by addiction from an in-person to a remote venue necessitated by the
COVID-19 pandemic, including a discussion of a variety of technological options.
Facilitators demonstrate how they managed to provide continued support for
those who regularly gathered and offered virtual outreach to others who would
otherwise not feel comfortable attending. The session includes resources and
examples of social media options and steps in the process to transition from
physical gatherings to remote ministry.
After attending this workshop, you will be able to:
• Identify feasible technological options.
• Discuss steps to transition to remote ministry.
• Examine methods to measure remote participation.
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A7. Providing Compassionate Care for the Uninsured Through-out the
COVID-19 Pandemic
Carmen Flores-Zeigler, Baycare Health System
Sr Sara Proctor, CCMMC Catholic Charities
Participants attending this workshop will hear and respond to the authentic
trials that arose for a free clinic in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The
workshop reviews and discusses adaptation of processes for clients and staff,
including cultural beliefs and the challenges surrounding them, and addresses the
continued need for primary care to the uninsured, underserved population which
substantiated the call to rise above the crisis and tackle questions surrounding
clinic routines, outdoor triaging, PPE, educating the largely illiterate population,
staff safety, COVID-19 testing, and new processes.
After attending this workshop, you will be able to:
• Implement processes to safely and compassionately care for the underserved
with limited resources.
• Integrate safe practices for clinic staff.
• Discover how the use of technology provides an increase in communication and
care related to the coronavirus.
Workshop Series B – 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM
B1. Faith Community Nurses and Telehealth: Future Considerations
P. Ann Solari-Twadell, PhD, MPA, RN, FAAN, Loyola University Chicago
Telehealth is not foreign to faith community nurses as the phone has been used
to remain connected with clients since the beginning of this specialty nursing
practice. However, COVID-19 has changed the landscape of telehealth. The
session provides a limited history of telehealth, its uses prior to COVID-19,
application to faith community nursing prior to COVID-19 before discussing
definitions of telehealth and telemedicine, in addition to the benefits and
barriers to patients and providers. The workshop also covers telehealth resources
introduced that relate to HIPAA, consent, recording and documentation and
related to federal rules in place before COVID-19 as well as COVID-19 telehealth
practice and rules that are currently being waived to better service clients.
After attending this workshop, you will be able to:
• Explore applications of telehealth in assessing and monitoring client care.
• Relate understanding of telehealth and telemedicine in providing compassionate
care.
• Discuss issues regarding technological applications, protocols, and protection of
client privacy.
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B2. Laughter: A Funny Path to Compassionate Care
Lucy Tormoehlen, RN, MSN, EdD, Body-Mind-Spirit Wellness Center
Laughter is not the first tool one might use in giving spiritual care, but it can be a
very rewarding one for both the person receiving care and the caregiver. It takes
careful assessment and strategically applying little gestures and sayings that
brighten the spirit and boost good feelings. The physical benefits of laughter and
humor have been documented many times. Laughter reduces stress hormones,
increases the good cholesterol, drops blood pressure, and relaxes muscles. Well-
directed laughter can lighten a person’s mood and boost the function of the
immune system, even in the midst of pain and sorrow. This workshop aims to help
participants know when and how to use laughter.
After attending this workshop, you will be able to:
• Assess ways laughter can be interlaced into caregiving.
• Tap into the repertoire of laughter and healing resources.
• Recognize current research on laughter and healing.
B3. Wellness for Warriors
Kerry Miller, Cox Health
Amy Cruise, MS, ATC, PES, Cox Health
Bryan Mason, MDiv, Cox Health
Wellness for Warriors serves current military, veterans, first responders, and their
families though peer support services, and holistic wellness training. This workshop
addresses current issues and concerns for military and veterans and the challenges
first responders and their family members face by providing vital statistics about
the needs for holistic wellness and information on physical, mental, emotional, and
spiritual education for this particular population.
After attending this workshop, you will be able to:
• Equip military, veterans, and first responders with tools for wellness specific to this
population.
• Educate by introducing mind and body techniques to improve well-being
regardless of physical limitations or psychological distress.
• Empower others to share tools presented with others in this population.
B4. Exploring the Concept of Sabbath in CPE Supervision
Moses Taiwo, PhD, BCC, Kettering Health Network
Persons enter the CPE learning environment with various brokenness and
restlessness through conflicts from their past with families, themselves, churches,
and other life events, or systems, as well as the conflicts they bring from their
pastoral encounters or case presentations. A theology of Sabbath may help provide
an avenue to address and possibly offer ideas to resolve the issues of restlessness
in our individual and collective lives. This workshop addresses issues around causes
and challenges with human restlessness or lack of the Sabbath, human lack of
rest in the context of Matthew 11:28–30 and Hebrews 4:9, and the presenter’s
experience with CPE learners and their stories of restlessness.
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After you attend this workshop, you will be able to:
• Identify issues of restlessness in human life.
• Address some root causes of the human restlessness.
• Offer suggestions for resolution to foster the human spirit amidst restlessness.
B5. The Impact of Integrating Spiritual Leadership Theory on the Well-Being
and Job Satisfaction of Nurse Managers
Rebekah Wagner, BCC, APBCC, Owensboro Health Regional Hospital
As the world of health care has changed and pressures have mounted on frontline
staff, especially nurses, burnout has risen and job satisfaction has declined. Would
training and spiritual direction in spiritual leadership theory as a leadership model
improve these measures? This doctoral project sought to answer this question.
This session shares the research, the results, and next steps to the collaborative
approach to supporting nursing leaders in hospitals. As chaplains seek new ways
to integrate spirituality, this program uses spiritual practices and direction to
provide staff support in new ways for nurses who wish to have another approach
to leadership that may be more life-giving to them and their team members.
After you attend this workshop, you will be able to:
• Describe spiritual leadership theory and its application to nursing leadership.
• Determine whether this is a new intervention for chaplain leaders to use in
supporting nursing leaders.
• Explain how spiritual direction provides an ongoing approach to leadership
staff support.
B6. Narrative Medicine in the Delivery of Spiritual Care To Healthcare
Professionals
Chaplain Elizabeth J. Berger, MS, APBCC Narrative Medicine Specialist
This workshop is an experiential introduction to the tenets of narrative medicine.
The literary stimulus and accompanying writing prompt have been selected
in keeping with the goal of promoting spiritual health among healthcare
professionals.
After you attend this workshop, you will be able to:
• Participants will be acquainted with the operational tenets of narrative medicine,
its various applications, and its connection to spiritual care of clinicians and
patients alike.
• Locate themselves within the literary stimulus, relative to personal beliefs.
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B7. Pulling Back the Curtain on Certification
George Handzo, BCC, APBCC, CSSBB, Credentialing and Certification Spiritual
Care Association
Board certification is increasingly required as a condition of employment for any
chaplain job in health care. However, which association to pick and how to navigate
the process can be daunting. Misinformation abounds, and requirements seem to
change almost daily. Led by the former chair of certification and president of the
Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) and current director of credentialing
and certification for the Spiritual Care Association (SCA), the workshop discusses
the commonalities of board certification broadly but focuses on APC and SCA.
After attending this workshop, you will be able to:
• Distinguish the different options for certification and how to choose the right
one for you.
• Understand the major components of all chaplain certification processes
and how to satisfy each.
• Determine the testing process for the major certifying bodies and how to
prepare for each.
6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
World Forum
Helen Wordsworth, RN, RHV (tutor), RNT, MTh, DMin, Westberg Institute for
Faith Community Nursing
Anne van Loon, RN, MN, PhD, Australian Faith Community Nursing Association
and Baptist Care
Faith community nurses are present in about 33 countries worldwide. Some of
these have developed their own contextual versions of the Foundations of Faith
Community Nursing curriculum and are multiplying their ministry. Others remain
working as parish nurses or faith community nurses in localized area. This session
examines the barriers faced in developing faith community nursing in Australia in
order to enable other countries to apply the learning experienced in overcoming
them. It also focuses on the ways in which technology can help faith community
nurses address the additional challenges brought by COVID-19.
After attending this session, you will be able to:
• Appreciate the differences and similarities of challenges faced by FCNs in
Australia.
• Discuss ways of overcoming the barriers faced by FCNs in your own context.
• Consider the use of technology in the further development of faith community
nursing.
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9:00 AM – 9:45 AM
General Assembly (Awards, Certificates, Commitment Ceremonies,
35th anniversary recognition)
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Advocacy Update
Todd Tuten, Senior Advisor, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Helen Westberg Memorial Lecture
Providing Grief Support Using Technologies
Susan Jacob PhD, RN, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Faith community nurses and chaplains often are not aware of grief support
resources that use technologies. During the COVID-19 pandemic it became
essential that support and resources be provided virtually. This presentation
discusses case studies, techniques, and resources for providing grief support using
technology including suggestions on using Granger Westberg’s text Good Grief.
After attending this session, you will be able to:
• Discuss the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the grief experience of
professional and family caregivers.
• Describe how technologies can be used to provide compassionate support to
individuals who are experiencing grief.
• Describe how technologies can be used to provide compassionate support to
individuals who are experiencing grief using Granger Westberg’s Good Grief as
an example.
Granger Westberg’s wife, Helen, played a major part in the development of
parish nursing. She was Granger’s counselor, sounding board, and confidant as
well as life-long partner in ministry. At the tenth Westberg Symposium, the Helen
Westberg Memorial lecture was established to honor her contribution to the
specialty practice of faith community nursing.
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
PLENARY
From Health Care Trauma to Health Care Trust: Spiritual Care for African
Americans in the Face of Medical Apartheid
Rev. Dr. Danielle Buhuro, ACPE, Advocate Aurora Health Care
Why don’t some African American patients trust their medical doctor? This plenary
session explores prominent racialized events in the history of America’s health care
field that have created a psychology of distrust among some African American
persons. Participants also learn how current systemic social conditions, grounded
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in oppression, contribute to racial disparities in the health care profession
along with spiritual care strategies for rebuilding trust among African American
healthcare patients.
After attending this workshop, you will be able to:
• Demonstrate awareness of prominent racialized events in the history of America’s
health care field.
• Discuss current systemic social conditions that contribute to racial disparities in
health care.
• Articulate spiritual care strategies for rebuilding trust among African American
health care patients.
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Anne Marie Djupe Memorial Lecture
Evolution of Faith Community Nursing: Challenges to Opportunities
(Panel Discussion)
Katora Campbell, RN-BC, MSN, DrPH, Westberg Institute for Faith
Community Nursing
Deborah L. Patterson, MDiv, MHA, DMin, Smyrna United Church of Christ
P. Ann Solari-Twadell, RN, MPA, PhD, FAAN, Loyola University Chicago
Faith community nurses operate within the context of influential factors that
impact their individual practice as well as the overall faith community nursing
specialty. Key factors include technology, the health care system, the nursing
profession, and the nature of their own community practice setting. The
presentation considers the role of faith community nurses and Westberg Institute
in light of past experiences and how we can learn from and help shape the future
of faith community nursing. This session addresses past challenges to inspire
today’s FCNs toward the future as well as guide Westberg Institute as the practice
moves forward.
After you attend this session, you will be able to:
• Discuss the important role of faith community nurses in faith communities, health
care, and society.
• Describe considerations regarding Westberg Institute and faith community
nurses in the context of progressing into the future.
• Relate past practice or organizational challenges to possible opportunities and
strengths for the future of faith community nursing.
As a colleague of Granger Westberg, Anne Marie Djupe was the first Director
of Parish Nursing Services. Her faith, expertise, and innovative ideas formed
the foundation for parish nursing practice across the United States. Each year at
the Westberg Symposium, we honor the memory of this outstanding nurse who
pioneered the specialty practice we now call faith community Nursing.
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Workshop Series C – 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
C1. Using technology to inspire more faith groups to appoint a Faith
Community Nurse
Helen Wordsworth RN, RHV (tutor), RNT, MTh, DMin International Parish Nurse
Specialist Church Health
One outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic is that faith leaders and groups have
become more aware of the need to engage with health issues. This workshop
demonstrates a new digital tool developed to stimulate interest in congregations
to appoint faith community nurses. The demonstration takes place in the context
of a discussion on communicating the value of faith community nursing with faith
groups that do not yet have a nurse on their leadership teams. The new tool
promotes the practice, and participants have the opportunity to discuss how
faith leaders and congregations might receive it and contribute to improvements
before the tool is widely available for use. International participants will be able
to translate the commentary and contextualize the tool for their own language
groups.
After attending this workshop, you will be able to:
• Understand the need for a tool that helps congregations appoint faith
community nurses.
• Identify effective ways of using the tool.
• Access and contextualize the tool for your own contacts.
C2. Advance Care Planning in Faith Communities
Lorie Hacker, RN, NP-C, CNE, MSNEd, Marian University
Jan Erlenbaugh-Gaddis, BSN, RN-BC, Franciscan Health
Advance care planning (ACP) is an important aspect of care for adults. ACP
improves patient outcomes by increasing clinician understanding of patient
wishes, reducing hospitalizations and aggressive care at the end of life,
increasing use of hospice programs and increasing patient satisfaction with care
provided. Ninety-two percent of people indicate that having a conversation
regarding end-of-life care is important; however only 32 percent have had this
conversation. Faith communities play an important role in shaping social issues
and values surrounding end-of-life care and can help to overcome barriers to
health promotion in many cultures. Effective screening and prevention are key
to determine individual treatment preferences to improve quality of life. This
workshop focuses on the importance and implications of ACP in faith communities
and assists the faith community nurse in practical application of ACP outreach.
After attending this workshop, you will be able to:
• Describe the importance of advance care planning.
• Identify the implications of advance care planning for faith communities.
• Develop a practical application of ACP outreach plan for the faith community
nurse.
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C3. Neurologic Illness - Making Caregiving Sustainable
Judith Long, University of California San Francisco UCSF
Learn about some of the conditions that commonly accompany neurologic
illness as well as several effective practices for providing spiritual care. We will
also consider the role of telehealth with this population including novel online
resiliency classes for patients and for caregivers.
After attending this workshop, you will be able to:
• Identify three ways to help neurologic patients and caregivers calm their
emotions and their nervous systems.
• Identify three practices that can help family caregivers of neurologic patients
strengthen their own resilience and meet difficult emotions.
• Determine how interactive online courses have helped these populations re-
establish connection and learn skills to help them meet their illnesses.”
C4. Understanding the Spiritual and Emotional Needs of Siblings of
Chronically Sick Children with a Rare Disease
Paul Nash, MA, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Siblings of chronically sick children are at risk of adverse outcomes if needs are
not recognized and met. Having a chronically unwell sibling negatively impacts
global well-being, and their emotional and spiritual development. This workshop
presents data from a normed and widely used questionnaire (Kidscreen 52) along
with insights from interviews and focus groups on the spiritual and emotional
needs of siblings of chronically sick children with a rare disease. The key needs
have been summarized in a short accessible video using the words of siblings
themselves that can be used for spiritual care training.
After you attend this workshop, you will be able to:
• Understand the emotional needs of siblings.
• Identify the spiritual needs of siblings.
• Be aware of the adverse outcomes possible for siblings and identify positive
outcomes and interventions.
C5. Latin America: experiences and challenges of professional chaplaincy
Rev. Jorge Espinel, BCC, Centro Medico Imabanaco Cali, Columbia
En este taller compartiremos una perspectiva del estado actual del cuidado
espiritual en clínica en Latinoamérica. Exploraremos los principales desafíos
que enfrenta para su inclusión en el contexto clínico y la relevancia de estas
experiencias para el cuidado espiritual de la población latina en los Estados
Unidos. Este taller será en Español.
In this workshop we will explore the perspectives and realities of the current
situation of professional healthcare chaplaincy in Latin America. We will examine
the challenges to implementing spiritual care in the clinical context and the
relevance of these experiences for the spiritual care of the Latinx community in the
United States. The workshop will be in Spanish.
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After you attend this workshop, you will be able to:
• Understand the challenges to integrate professional spiritual care in the
healthcare context in Latin America.
• Explore different initiatives taking place to facilitate this integration
• Understand the relevance of this experience to the spiritual care of Latinxs in the
United States.
C6. S.E.X.Y. Ageless Spiritual Wellness
Medgar Reid, RMCM Open Secret CC Movement
This workshop reflects the collaborative and interdisciplinary work with chaplains
alongside older adults for those who identify themselves with being more spiritual
than religious. The acronym S.E.X.Y. stands for Synergistic Energy eXchange
within Yourself. The goals and objectives of the session are accomplished through
techniques of Brassri Mindfulness Meditation.
After you attend this workshop, you will be able to:
• Shift energy within yourself to reduce pain.
• Shift your perception of cosmic consciousness.
• Allow inner peace to flow through you.
C7. Virtual Spiritual Care
Jean Montgomery RN, PhD (c), MSN, CNE, CNL, Texas Health Resources
Spirituality centers around what gives life meaning and purpose, and it provides
a strong source of strength. It is present in people of all faith traditions as well as
in those with no professed faith. Talking with patients in the hospital and helping
them identify or affirm their sources of meaning, purpose, and strength is part
of the healing process. Coordinating and providing spiritual care in the era of
COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges. Technology aids in the ability
to assess and address each patient’s spiritual needs. This presentation highlights
best practices to improve the spiritual health of the people in the communities
Texas Health Resources serves and lessons learned in the delivery of high-quality
virtual patient and family spiritual care.
After attending this workshop, you will be able to:
• Understand technologies available to provide spiritual care.
• Appreciate the importance of care coordination for spiritual care.
• Examine virtual spiritual care best practices.
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Workshop Series D – 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM
D1. Faith Community Nursing and Collegiate Affiliation: Preparing for the
Future and Ministering in the Present
Beth Gotwals, RN, PhD, Moravian College
Deborah Bartholomew, RN, Parish Nurse Coalition of the Greater Lehigh Valley
The work of a local FCN coalition, which began over two decades ago, recognized
the importance of academic connections in meeting its mission and vision for faith
community practice in the local area. Additionally, local nursing curriculums have
recognized the importance of community health nursing and the practice of faith
community nursing in preparation of future members of the nursing profession.
This presentation reflects on a 20-year coalition-academic connection and its
impact on FCNs, population health, and nursing education. The session shares
strategies for developing these connections.
After attending this workshop, you will be able to:
• Describe a faith community nursing coalition connection to academe and the
resulting outcomes and possibilities.
• Explore the intersection of FCNs, nursing students, and technology.
• Examine literature related FCN-academic partnerships.
D2. Hospice Chaplains Using Symbolism in Spiritually Caring for Patients
Living with End-Stage Dementia
Kevin Wardlaw, MA, MDiv, PhD, Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care
This workshop sheds light on practical theological understandings in developing
best practices for hospice chaplains using symbolism in spiritually caring for
patients living with end-stage dementia by exploring two research questions:
What are best practices for hospice chaplains using Christian symbols with
dementia patients? And, What do hospice chaplains learn from using Christian
symbols with dementia patients? Hospice dementia patients generally cannot
verbalize more than six-word sentences or engage in “meaningful” conversations.
Analyzing the interview data from hospice chaplains, the presenter explore the
themes that emerged during the chaplains’ use of symbols in order to provide
understandings of their best practices and discoveries which may guide future
research.
After you attend this workshop, you will be able to:
• Use a creative intervention in providing spiritual care to patients living with end-
stage dementia.
• Ameliorate hospice chaplain compassion fatigue in communicating with patients
living with end-stage dementia.
• Teach caregivers of patients living with end-stage dementia a tool for engaging
in meaningful communication with their loved ones.
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D3. Understanding Self-Compassion for the Provision of Quality Hospice &
Palliative Spiritual Care
Charles James Parker, MDiv, EdD, APBCC-HPC Palladium Hospice and Palliative
Care
This workshop will provide the essential tools for treating oneself in a kind,
compassionate way whenever spiritual caregivers suffer, perceive themselves to
fail, or feel inadequate. This workshop is designed to showcase the intentional
actions needed for combating burnout and compassion fatigue for spiritual
caregivers and their interdisciplinary teams who regularly serve terminally-ill
patients and their families.
After you attend this workshop, you will be able to:
• Examine the elements of Self-Compassion
• Discover the benefits to the intentional implementation of Self-Compassion
• Access Self-Compassion literature/workshops for practitioner utilization
D4. Integrating Virtual Spiritual Care into the Patient Experience Continuum
Justin Martin, BCC, MDiv, Mercy Virtual
This workshop reflects the integration of virtual spiritual care in ambulatory care
models with case studies from Mercy Virtual and strategies for collaboration
between traditional ambulatory care models and virtual spiritual care. Health
care has evolved a great deal over the last several years with the adaptation of
electronics medical records, technological platforms, and broader societal norms.
Mercy Virtual has leveraged technology and traditional spiritual care to further
provide excellent holistic care in the ambulatory setting. Mercy Virtual is the
first virtual care center and is often described as a “hospital without beds” that
intentionally had spiritual care as the core of it visionary care. A core component
of this workshop will be to demystify the language of virtual care and to create
a shared vocabulary that will allow all providers to begin healthy dialogue about
virtual spiritual care.
After you attend this workshop, you will be able to:
• Identify patient populations who would be better served by incorporating virtual
spiritual care into ongoing care plans
• Use standardize vernacular of telemedicine and virtual spiritual care.
• Articulate limitations and opportunities of virtual spiritual care platforms and
compare to “traditional” care models.
D5. Dreams as Spiritual Glimpses, Guides, and Gifts
Patsy Fortney, CC, Central Vermont Medical Center
Throughout history and across cultures and religions, dreams have been
considered important, even divine, messages offering guidance, support, and
comfort. Regardless of religious or spiritual beliefs, many people believe their
dreams are meaningful and helpful. Chaplains and other care providers are well
placed to explore dreams as a vehicle for eliciting feelings, promoting self-
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reflection, and enhancing spiritual understanding. In this workshop, participants
will learn simple tools for addressing patients’ dreams, as well as their own, and
also how dreams have been understood historically up to the present day. They
will also have opportunity to consider how their own dreams might serve as guides
in their personal and professional lives, thereby contributing to resilience.
After you attend this workshop, you will be able to:
• Use simple techniques to be present with the dreams of others, which may elicit
feelings, promote self-reflection, and enhance spiritual understanding.
• Explain some unique ways dreams speak to the psyche.
• Begin to consider the intention of your own dreams.
D6. Efficient and Effective Technology-Based Ministry for Improving the
Quality of Life for Cancer Patients & Caregivers
Karen Tripp, MS, LMFT, Cancer Companions
Janice Spikes, PhD RN, Lutheran Parish Nurses Intl/ Emporia State University
Can we, as health ministry professionals, improve the lives of cancer patients,
survivors, and caregivers to bring physical, emotional and spiritual health through
technology? The answer is yes! Previously the needs within the cancer support
group were addressed solely through in-person attendance. Decreased personal
interactions for cancer patients is often advised, suggesting that virtual cancer
support would be beneficial. This presentation discusses establishing a faith-
based, volunteer-led ministry for the cancer community using the following
technology: online training, Zoom, FaceTime, other social media, email, and
phone. This involves evaluating a faith community’s current cancer support
interactions, building a trained volunteer team, learning video conferencing
techniques, and understanding the pros and cons of online support compared to
in-person support groups.
After attending this workshop, you will be able to:
• Describe the need for a ministry for cancer patients and caregivers in the faith
community.
• Identify the pros and cons for leading an internet-based support group.
• Explain the steps of the program to improve the lives of those in the cancer
community locally, nationally, and internationally through technology.
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