Evidence-Based Healthcare Chaplaincy - Softcover

FITCHETT, GEORGE

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785928201 ISBN 13: 9781785928208

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018

Synopsis

Research literacy is now a requirement for Board-Certified chaplains in the US and a growing field in the UK. This reader gives an overview and introduction to the field of healthcare chaplaincy research. The 21 carefully chosen articles in this book illustrate techniques critical to chaplaincy research: case studies; qualitative research; cross-sectional and longitudinal quantitative research, and randomized clinical trials. The selected articles also address wide-ranging topics in chaplaincy research for a comprehensive overview of the field.

To help readers engage with the research, each article includes a discussion guide highlighting crucial content, as well as important background information and implications for further research. This book is the perfect primary text for healthcare chaplaincy research courses, bringing together key articles from peer-reviewed journals in one student-friendly format.

About this title

Book Description

Essential introduction to healthcare chaplaincy research

From the Author

George Fitchett is Professor and Director of Research in the Department of Religion, Health, and Human Values at Rush University Medical Center, and has been a certified chaplain and educator for over 30 years.

Kelsey White is a Board Certified Chaplain with Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Kentucky and a Transforming Chaplaincy Research Fellow.

Kathryn Lyndes works as an assistant professor and coordinates the Transforming Chaplaincy project in the Department of Religion, Health & Human Values at Rush University Medical Center.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1785928201
• ISBN 13: 9781785928208
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432