Handling Stereotypes of Religious Professionals: Strategies Hospice Chaplains Use When Interacting with Patients and Families

Stereotypes of religious professionals can create barriers for those who provide spiritual/pastoral care. Through interviews and journal entries, hospice chaplains (n = 45) identified the following stereotypes that affected their work: chaplains as people whom others try to impress, who only talk ab...

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Auteur principal: Lindholm, Kristin (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage Publishing 2017
Dans: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Année: 2017, Volume: 71, Numéro: 4, Pages: 284-290
Sujets non-standardisés:B Hospice
B strategic communication
B Chaplains
B Stereotypes
B Clergy
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Résumé:Stereotypes of religious professionals can create barriers for those who provide spiritual/pastoral care. Through interviews and journal entries, hospice chaplains (n = 45) identified the following stereotypes that affected their work: chaplains as people whom others try to impress, who only talk about spiritual and religious topics, who are male, and who try to convert others. Participants reported using a variety of communication strategies to counteract stereotypes and make meaningful connections with the people they serve.
ISSN:2167-776X
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/1542305017744493