Missions and Ministries

2020 ◽  
pp. 45-62
Author(s):  
Jeff Levin
Keyword(s):  
Nongovernmental Organizations ◽  
Pastoral Care ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Pastoral Education ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Anton Boisen ◽  
Medical Surgical Nursing ◽  
Healthcare Chaplaincy

Chapter 3 discusses the history and scope of Christian (and other) missions that provide medical, surgical, nursing, and dental care and environmental health development through extensive programs of global outreach on six continents. These include partnerships with nongovernmental organizations, government agencies, academic institutions, and secular foundations and philanthropies. The chapter also lays out a historical timeline for the emergence of the pastoral care field, with an emphasis on healthcare chaplaincy. From pioneers such as Richard Cabot and Anton Boisen, in the 1920s and 1930s, through establishment of key organizations and institutions like the Association of Professional Chaplains, the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, and the HealthCare Chaplaincy Network, this history is traced with an emphasis on clinical, educational, and scholarly developments that have shaped the profession to the present day. Newer professional innovations such as faith-based psychotherapy are also discussed.

Rules of the Game: Nontechnical Guides to Environmental Health

1995 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 17-21
Author(s):  
Lynette Benson
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Nongovernmental Organizations ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Health Departments ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Rules Of The Game

Anthropologists are increasingly confronted with concerns about environmental quality and health in the communities in which they live and work. Significant numbers of anthropologists are employed by government agencies, health departments, and nongovernmental organizations, and others serve as community advocates to promote health education. Environmental health issues are fast becoming a part of their agendas.

Social Media Alternative for Health Communication in Nigeria

2022 ◽  
pp. 453-468
Author(s):  
Janet Aver Adikpo ◽  
Patience Ngunan Achakpa-Ikyo
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Health Advocacy ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
The People ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Global Population

In the changing media and health landscapes, health communication requires more ways to improve and sustain new practices for health advocacy. The same way global population is soaring, people are becoming more urbane, and these vicissitudes are accompanied by the need to access new forms of media to meet information needs. This chapter assesses social media relevance as an alternative tool for health communication and clearly established that social media holds an integral locus in the day-to-day activities of the people, the same way it has for health communication. The growing concern is for stakeholders who are government and non-government agencies actors like traditional rulers, faith-based organisations, and international bodies to adopt the use of social media as an alternative for health communication in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Humanist Chaplains Entering Traditionally Faith-Based NHS Chaplaincy Teams

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 744
Author(s):  
Lindsay Jane van Dijk
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Patient Demographic ◽  
Religious People ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
New Development ◽  
First Time ◽  
Healthcare Chaplaincy

Healthcare chaplaincy in the National Health Service (NHS) has rapidly changed in the last few years. Research shows a decline of people belonging to traditional faith frameworks, and the non-religious patient demographic in the NHS has increased swiftly. This requires a different approach to healthcare chaplaincy. Where chaplaincy has originally been a Christian profession, this has expanded to a multi-faith context. Over the last five years, humanists with non-religious beliefs have entered the profession for the first time, creating multi-faith and belief teams. As this is a very new development, this article will focus on literature about humanists entering traditionally faith-based NHS chaplaincy teams within the last five years in England. This article addresses the question “what are the developments resulting from the inclusion of humanist chaplains in healthcare chaplaincy?” Topics arising from the literature are an acknowledgement of a changing healthcare chaplaincy field, worries about changing current practices and chaplaincy funding, the use of (Christian) language excluding non-religious people and challenging assumptions about those who identify as non-religious.

scholarly journals Deficiencies in pastoral care with prisoners in Cameroon

2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abraham K. Akih ◽  
Yolanda Dreyer
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Care ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Faith Communities ◽  
Colonial Rule ◽  
Care Programme ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Political Crises ◽  
Care Approach ◽  
Broad Overview

Cameroon celebrated fifty years of independence from colonial rule on 20 May 2010. Major problems facing the nation are economic, social and political crises and the appalling condition of its prisons. This article focuses on pastoral care with prisoners in Cameroon. Most churches in Cameroon have no pastoral care programme for prisoners. The churches in general are not yet committed to this kind of work. The article argues that changes and reform of the penitential system will be difficult if not impossible without collaboration with other institutions and resources, which include the different faith communities and faith based organisations. The focus should be on the care and well-being of those within its walls if successful rehabilitation is to take place. Spiritual care will contribute to the general well-being of prisoners. The article gives a broad overview of the situation of prisons and prisoners in Cameroon and presents a pastoral care approach that could contribute to the overall improvement of the lives of people in Cameroon prisons.

Social Media Alternative for Health Communication in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 19-38
Author(s):  
Janet Aver Adikpo ◽  
Patience Ngunan Achakpa-Ikyo
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Health Advocacy ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
The People ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Global Population

In the changing media and health landscapes, health communication requires more ways to improve and sustain new practices for health advocacy. The same way global population is soaring, people are becoming more urbane, and these vicissitudes are accompanied by the need to access new forms of media to meet information needs. This chapter assesses social media relevance as an alternative tool for health communication and clearly established that social media holds an integral locus in the day-to-day activities of the people, the same way it has for health communication. The growing concern is for stakeholders who are government and non-government agencies actors like traditional rulers, faith-based organisations, and international bodies to adopt the use of social media as an alternative for health communication in Nigeria.

Voices Crying in the Wilderness: Prophetic Ministry in Clinical Pastoral Education

1997 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-47
Author(s):  
Frances C. McWilliams
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Care ◽  
Clinical Pastoral Education ◽  
Pastoral Education ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Education Movement

Reviews and comments on articles appearing in The Journal of Pastoral Care dealing with the pastoral/prophetic dynamic which has existed in the pastoral care, counseling, and education movement. Makes a plea for greater emphasis on larger-than-individual systems in future Clinical Pastoral Education programs.

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