Engaging in moral learning: veterans' perspectives on how the moral dimensions of moral injury are addressed in one-on-one meetings with Dutch military chaplains.

Introduction: There is an increasing attention for the role of military chaplains (MCs) in supporting veterans with moral injury. However, research into how veterans experience the support of MCs remains scarce. Moreover, no studies to date have explored this question in a Dutch contex, while this is relevant as it can offer insight into what forms of care are helpful in predominantly secular societies.

Interfaith Collaboration: Boundary Crossing in a Participatory Action Research Project with Health Care Chaplains in The Netherlands.

This article explores the challenges faced by a multifaith chaplaincy team in a Dutch health care organization when searching for a shared professional identity regarding the role of worldview and religion. Using boundary theory, we show how the diverse worldviews and the contradictory visions on their role for chaplaincy's professional identity led to misunderstandings and conflict. However, open and respectful dialogue about these differences helped clarify disagreements and identify common ground.

Responding to Life Itself: A Proposed Understanding of Domain, Goal and Interventions for Chaplaincy in a Secular Age.

In this article, we present a model of chaplaincy in a secular age which includes, in one coherent system: domain, goal and an intervention pathway. The domain is presented as the process of "responding to life itself". A corresponding goal of chaplaincy is considered in the context of "existential well-being".

Enhancing the integration of chaplains within the healthcare team A qualitative analysis of a survey study among healthcare chaplains.

Background: Spiritual well-being is considered an important component of health and is increasingly integrated at all levels of healthcare. Delivering good integrated spiritual care requires coordination between different colleagues in which interprofessional collaboration is crucial. However, this interprofessional collaboration is not always self-evident.

Healthcare chaplains' conflicting and ambivalent positions regarding meaning in life and worldview.

Western society is increasingly a spiritual society, but not so much a society that draws on clearly delineated religious or worldview pillars anymore. Within healthcare, there's a growing attention to the spiritual dimension of health and the collaborative spiritual care that is needed for person-centered care. This changing religious/worldview and healthcare landscape is influencing healthcare chaplaincy.

Goals of chaplaincy care: a scoping review of Dutch literature.

A substantial number of (mostly health care) chaplaincy articles have emphasized the need for chaplaincy outcome research. In this study, we contribute to formulating intrinsic chaplaincy outcomes by first identifying chaplaincy goals. To this end, we have performed a scoping review of Dutch chaplaincy literature.

The future of chaplaincy in a secularized society: a mixed-methods survey from the Netherlands.

The spiritual care profession in the Netherlands is going through significant changes, including an increasing demand for secular and multi-faith spiritual care, a move towards professionalization and formulating 'best practices', as well as a broadening of the scope of chaplains' activities.In October 2019, 405 Dutch healthcare chaplains completed an online mixed methods survey with open and closed-ended questions about their work situation and professional identity. Quantitative analyses showed that most respondents evaluated current developments in chaplaincy in a positive way.

How the Military Context Shapes Spiritual Care Interventions by Military Chaplains.

Spiritual care interventions depend upon the context in which care is provided, its institutional setting and the actors involved. In order to understand the relationship between interventions in spiritual care and the context in which care is provided, we study the spiritual interventions of military chaplains against the background of the armed forces. In our study, we demonstrate that the military context needs its own conceptualization to understand the pastoral practices of military chaplains.

Can Outcome Research Respect the Integrity of Chaplaincy? A Review of Outcome Studies.

In recent years, some within chaplaincy have advocated for a stronger focus on outcomes, including outcome research, whereas others in the field have questioned an outcome-oriented perspective. In this article, existing outcome studies are reviewed in relation to the ongoing discussion about a process- or outcome-oriented approach to chaplaincy. A central question emerges from this discussion: how can outcome research be designed that respects the integrity of the profession of chaplaincy? A literature search in MEDLINE/Pubmed produced twenty-two chaplaincy outcome studies that met the inclusion criteria.

Research Priorities for Health Care Chaplaincy in The Netherlands: A Delphi Study Among Dutch Chaplains.

The aim of this study was to identify research priorities for health care chaplaincy in The Netherlands according to practicing chaplains and chaplaincy leaders. To this end, a two-round Delphi study was conducted. The first round in which participants were asked to list at least three research priorities was completed by 249 respondents.

Grief in a biography of losses: Meaning-making in hard drug users' grief narratives on drug-related death.

The focus in grief theories has been increasingly shifting toward questions of meaning. In this study, we draw on the meaning-reconstruction model of grief for studying the unique case of hard drug users who have experienced a drug-related death. The social context of hard drug use, as well as the death and grief circumstances, is problematic and stigmatized.

Representing the Good: Pastoral Care in a Secular Age.

In 'a secular age' (Taylor 2007), pastoral care is no longer exclusively associated with specific religious traditions and communities. Pastoral caregivers who work in secular institutions provide care to religious and nonreligious people alike, and in several Western societies the term pastoral care is used in relation to nonreligious (humanist) care. In secular contexts, the term 'pastoral care' is often replaced by the term 'spiritual care.

"Purely for You": Inmates' Perceptions of Prison Visitation by Volunteers in the Netherlands.

Research suggests that prison visitation by volunteers may significantly reduce the risk of recidivism. Community volunteers offer sustained, prosocial support to inmates which may account for these beneficial effects. However, the question of how inmates themselves evaluate volunteer visitation has hardly been studied.