Stories of Chaplaincy
The Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program at Cincinnati Children’s brings you the following stories of chaplaincy from graduate residents and from mentor / mentee teams.
Graduate Residents
- “Chaplain to Patients, Families and Staff” – Ron Davis
Ron tells a poignant story of the challenge of serving a patient, his family and staff in a difficult end-of-life situation.
- “From Resistance to Appreciation” - Janet Carr
Janet describes the action-reflection process which is the core of the Clinical Pastoral Education approach. She shares how she initially placed emphasis on her clinical work but gradually came appreciate the value and importance of the reflection process.
- “Growing in Pastoral Authority” - Karen Geiger-Behm
Karen shares a residency experience in the Emergency Department in which she was learning to grow into her pastoral identity.
- “The Emotional Side of Caregiving” - Brendan O’Sullivan
Brendan shares how he sought longer-term pastoral relationships as a part of his first-unit learning goals, only to discover there are both joys and sorrows inherent in the caregiving relationship.
