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Providing Spiritual Care to Agnostics & Atheists
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM EST
Category: Workshop

(75-minute webinar – available live or on-demand)
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
3:00 - 4:15 PM Eastern

Providing spiritual care always comes with challenges – even more so since the number of people who identify as either atheist or agnostic is growing. How do you provide this important aspect of care without the benefit of a known belief system? How do you meet people where they are? Reverend Jim Andrews will address these and other questions during this timeless session that will benefit all team members – especially chaplains.

AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

  • Draw on spiritual assessment categories to frame distress and well-being in nonreligious terms
  • Create meaningful rituals that align with core beliefs and deep feelings
  • Overcome preconceptions about the role of the chaplain
  • Clearly define your role in supporting agnostics and atheists
  • Develop patient-centered goals and interventions 

WEBINAR DETAILS: There is a growing segment of the population which has either never been a part of a faith community or has left their faith community due to spiritual crisis or changing belief systems. Chaplains and other team members need to be able to meet these patients and families where they are and find ways to address their existential concerns and their need to bring meaningful, peaceful closure to their lives. The problem is that so many of the “tools in our toolbox” come from supporting some kind of belief in a Divine Being. This webinar will explore the skills needed to provide spiritual care to those who experience and express their needs outside of the context of religious faith and belief.

THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES: Hospice

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? This informative session will benefit all primary care team members, with a special focus on chaplain services.

TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT

  • Bibliography of helpful reference materials and useful websites
  • Training log
  • PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
  • Attendance certificate provided

DON’T MISS THIS RELATED WEBINAR!

What Do They Believe & Why Does It Matter? originally presented on Tuesday, February 27, 2024

NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other agencies or those not employed by your agency is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.

MEET THE PRESENTER: Reverend Jim Andrews

Reverend Jim Andrews currently serves as the Director of Spiritual Care and Chair of the Bioethics Committee for Empath Health Hospice Division. He is in his 26th year with Empath Health, initially serving in the education department then as a chaplain for many years before assuming his current role ten years ago. Jim holds a bachelor’s in Human Development and Counseling Psychology and a master’s in Religious Studies. He is ordained with the Federation of Christian Ministries and is an Advance Practice Board Certified Chaplain (APBCC) with the Spiritual Care Association, a board-certified Healthcare Ethics Consultant through the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (HEC-C), and a Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma.

REGISTRATION FEE:     Member- $159          Non-member- $229

There no refunds or cancellations.

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