title: Practicing discernment: pastoral care in crisis situations.
abstract: This article correlates a particular experience of providing pastoral care for a person in a crisis situation with a particular understanding of the practice of pastoral care. Through engaging in correlative practical theology, it highlights the need for practicing discernment when providing pastoral care for persons utilizing narratives to work through crisis situations.
authors.affiliation: North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, USA. scott.landes@ufl.edu
authors.forename: Scott D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Landes
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001293:Attitude to Death; D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D002977:Clergy / Q000379:methods*; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011361:Professional Competence; D024382:Professional Role; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D029181:Spirituality; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*