The Role and Value of Chaplains in the Ambulance Service: Paramedic Perspectives

Leach, Katie; Simpson, Paul; Lewis, Joanne; Levett‐Jones, Tracy

doi:10.1007/s10943-021-01446-9

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“…In some jurisdictions faith-based chaplains are the only service who concurrently care for an organization’s active and former staff, as well as their families (Hartman, 2019 ). Faith-based chaplains are also trained in, and have engaged in providing psychological first aid, and referrals to mental health professionals as necessary (Tunks Leach et al, 2021 ).…”

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“…The critical role of faith-based chaplains is also evident within paramedical services. Research on Australian paramedics reported that paramedics highly valued the support of faith-based chaplains, regardless of the paramedic’s personal spiritual or religious beliefs (Tunks Leach et al, 2021 ). Importantly, in the interviewed sample of 17 paramedics only three identified as religious, yet 16 of the 17 respondents thought faith-based chaplains added value to their organization even if they had not initially understood their role.…”

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The Impact of Faith-Based Pastoral Care in Decreasingly Religious Contexts: The Australian Chaplaincy Advantage in Critical Environments

2023

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This article considers the contribution of faith-based chaplains who provide holistic pastoral and spiritual care within critical environments such as the military, first responders, and hospitals. The contribution of faith-based chaplains can sometimes be taken for granted or not properly understood, particularly in some Western countries which are currently experiencing a decline in religiosity. Following on from a previous paper regarding chaplaincy utilization (Layson et al. 2022 ), this article presents an alternative argument to the secularist-humanist perspective by noting five ways by which the faith based chaplaincy model provides best practice service and builds a capability advantage for organizations that engage faith-based chaplaincy services. The first section discusses faith-based chaplaincy and organizational holistic care; the second section considers the role of faith-based chaplains—much of which is largely unknown and poorly appreciated; the third section considers the unique capability of faith-based chaplains to provide spiritual and religious care to those of faith and for those of none; the fourth section explores how faith-based chaplains can leverage the positive impact of religious organizations to provide additional low-cost resources for other organizations and their staff; and lastly, the operational advantage of faith-based chaplains on the world stage is considered, particularly in light of culturally and linguistically diverse populations to whom religiosity is increasingly important.

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The Impact of Faith-Based Pastoral Care in Decreasingly Religious Contexts: The Australian Chaplaincy Advantage in Critical Environments

2023

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“…This correlated with the paramedics’ perspectives and other healthcare chaplaincy literature (Aiken, 2022 ; Cunningham et al, 2017 ). However some paramedics stated that chaplains were mostly only volunteers, which acted as a barrier when they were considering using chaplains as a support resource (Tunks Leach et al, 2022 ). Yet, when chaplaincy is considered through a healthcare lens, the work of chaplains sits under a primary health care banner (World Health Organization, 2022 ) and should be more available to paramedics simply because chaplains provide person-centred care in the workplace.…”

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“…Transcripts were thematically coded and analysed using the seven steps proposed by Gale et al ( 2013 ), and meetings between researchers occurred at regular intervals throughout this phase to review findings, clarify any issues arising and ensure accuracy of the qualitative methodology. The framework for analysing the chaplain interviews used the same overarching themes as those used to analyse data from the paramedic interviews previously conducted (Tunks Leach et al, 2022 ); however, the subthemes were specific to the chaplain interviews.…”

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“…In a scoping review on this topic, only seven papers were identified across first responder and military settings (Tunks Leach et al, 2020 ), and since that review, only one additional paper was found that explored consumer perceptions (Flores, 2021 ). Consequently, in a previous paper, we explored paramedic perspectives on the role and value of chaplains in the ambulance service (Tunks Leach et al, 2022 ). In the current paper, we present the findings from a subsequent study of chaplains’ views of their role and we compare this with the paramedics’ perspectives, with the aim of creating a comprehensive understanding of the role and value of chaplains in the ambulance service.…”

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The Role and Value of Chaplains in an Australian Ambulance Service: A Comparative Study of Chaplain and Paramedic Perspectives

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Chaplains are embedded in several ambulance services across Australia, however as Australia’s religiosity is currently in decline and questions are being asked about retaining chaplains, little is actually known about their role and value within Ambulance services. The aim of this paper is to present the key findings from interviews with chaplains about their role and value of being ambulance chaplains. These findings are then compared with those of paramedics derived from an earlier phase of this study. Thirteen chaplains participated in semi-structured interviews, and data were analysed using framework analysis. The results indicated that ambulance chaplains provided paramedic-centred emotional and spiritual care through proactively and reactively supporting paramedics in their work. Chaplains saw value in their relational approach which facilitated trust and access, did not seek to ‘fix’ or diagnose but instead offered physical and emotional presence, and promoted supportive conversations. Chaplains and paramedics valued operationally trained and equipped ambulance chaplains who provided a relational, around the clock, ‘frontline’ staff support presence in paramedic workplaces, regardless of the paramedic’s personal religious/spiritual beliefs.

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The roles of chaplains in dispelling cancer myths in Nigeria: A narrative review

Salami,

Kanmodi,

Amzat

2023

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Background and AimsThe epidemiological burden of cancer in Africa, and Nigeria in particular, has been increasing significantly over the past few decades due to exposure to numerous risk factors as well as belief in various myths and misconceptions. Chaplains can play crucial roles in dispelling these myths and misconceptions about cancer among people. Therefore, this study seeks to review the epidemiological burden, risk factors, and myths relating to cancer and the roles of chaplains in dispelling cancer myths in Nigeria.MethodsThis paper is a narrative review that relied on secondary sources obtained through a thorough literature search of relevant articles on multiple electronic databases including PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science. Published books, journal articles, and other published materials that were written in English were consulted in line with the objectives of this study. Both theoretical and empirical papers were used for this review.ResultsCancers are associated with risk factors including exposure to chemicals, ultraviolet radiation, harmful tobacco and alcohol use, exposure to human papillomavirus (HPV), and these factors may vary with age, cultural beliefs (myths and misconceptions), and socioeconomic factors among others. Chaplains, however, have crucial roles to play in dispelling cancer myths in Nigeria. These roles include counseling, advocacy, education, and psycho‐social support which may be limited by challenges such as spiritual ambiguity, inadequate training of healthcare providers and limited time/resources. These challenges can be addressed by training healthcare providers and incorporating chaplain practice in Nigerian healthcare.ConclusionThe role of chaplains in dispelling cancer myths in Nigeria is crucial despite the numerous challenges. Hence, an urgent address of these challenges will be instrumental in ensuring effective chaplain practice in Nigeria.

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The Role and Value of Chaplains in the Ambulance Service: Paramedic Perspectives

Cited by 9 publications

References 30 publications

The Impact of Faith-Based Pastoral Care in Decreasingly Religious Contexts: The Australian Chaplaincy Advantage in Critical Environments

The Impact of Faith-Based Pastoral Care in Decreasingly Religious Contexts: The Australian Chaplaincy Advantage in Critical Environments

The Role and Value of Chaplains in an Australian Ambulance Service: A Comparative Study of Chaplain and Paramedic Perspectives

The roles of chaplains in dispelling cancer myths in Nigeria: A narrative review

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