title: Clinical pastoral education and the value of empirical research: examples from Australian and New Zealand datum.
abstract: This article argues in favor of clinical pastoral education programs incorporating research methods as part of a standard neo-curriculum for the 21st Century. It suggests that the benefits of such a curriculum would be useful in scientifically validating and evaluating pastoral care practice at a 'micro,' 'meso' and 'macro' level. This argument is supported with the presentation of Australian and New Zealand descriptive statistical datum exploring the involvement of chaplains in patient bioethical decisions, staff bioethical decision-making and the involvement of chaplains on hospital institutional research ethics committees.
authors.affiliation: Australian Health & Welfare Chaplains Association, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia. Linz.Carey@latrobe.edu.au
authors.forename: Lindsay B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Carey
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Newell
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital / Q000941:ethics; D002977:Clergy; D003479:Curriculum; D036262:Empirical Research; D017041:Ethics Committees; D033061:Ethics Consultation; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000193:education* / Q000941:ethics; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D012070:Religion and Science