Shema, Vidui, Yivarechecha: what to say and how to pray with Jewish patients in chaplaincy.
A 90-minute focus group was conducted with five male and two female Jewish professional chaplains from Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox backgrounds. This study describes and discusses eight principal themes that emerged from the focus group: (a) the identity, (b) role, and (c) practices of a chaplain; (d) Jewish chaplaincy prayers; (e) practices for chronic versus acute care; (f) patients' reactions to the chaplain's gender; (g) general and spiritual interventions; and, finally, (h) challenges in chaplaincy.
Silton
Nava R
NR
The Spears Research Institute, Healthcare Chaplaincy, New York, New York 10022, USA. nsilton@healthcarechaplaincy.org
Asekoff
Cecille A
CA
Rabbi Bonita Taylor
Rabbi Paul B Silton
D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007585:Jews; D008297:Male; D010327:Pastoral Care; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012067:Religion; D012737:Sex Factors