Chaplain
Chaplains
serve in many hospital settings, and some are
assigned to rehabilitation units. They act as
spiritual counselors to help patients and families:
- through periods of
crisis.
- reaffirm their spiritual
beliefs.
- maintain or establish
relationships with a church or house of worship.
Chaplains
may be ordained ministers or priests, or may have
attended a chaplaincy or pastoral care program
through a university or hospital.
Because
rehabilitation focuses on the whole person - physical,
emotional, social, and spiritual, the chaplain
often plays a special part in helping a person
with a disability cope and recover. When a hospital
or rehabilitation center does not employ a chaplain,
the patient's own clergy or spiritual advisor
often performs these functions.
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