Nearly everything we wish our non-Jewish supervisors had known about us as Jewish supervisees.
The authors observe that Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) developed out of a Protestant setting. Much of its thinking and writing therefore is heavily laden with Christian orientation and terminology. Sharing a general theological framework, most Christians read these words and think of the same- or similar-ideas. However, Jews neither start with nor share the same theological beliefs. Jewish students perpetually ask themselves, "If the premise isn't true for me, can the conclusion still contain meaning?" Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Often, the resulting conflict leaves Jewish students feeling alienated from their CPE supervisors and peers. Few CPE supervisors realize that although everyone is reading the same material there are (at least) two "nations" present that are processing it differently. This article, by two National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC) Board-Certified Rabbis, presents twelve key points about Judaism and Jewish thought to help non-Jewish CPE supervisors and chaplains in their work with Jewish supervisees and patients (residents, et al.).
Taylor
Rabbi Bonita E
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Jewish Institute for Pastoral Care, HealthCare Chaplaincy, 307 East 60th Street, NYC, NY 10022, USA.
Zucker
Rabbi David J
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D002835:Christianity; D002977:Clergy / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007599:Judaism; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000193:education*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D014481:United States