Tartaglia Alexander, Fitchett George, Dodd-McCue Diane, Murphy Patricia, Derrickson Paul E
School of Allied Health Professions, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
J Pastoral Care Counsel. 2013 Mar;67(1):5.
The Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) developed Standards of Practice for Acute and Long-term settings. Standard 12 promotes research-literate chaplains as important for the profession. Since many chaplains receive training in clinical pastoral education (CPE) residency programs, the aim of this study was to identify model practices for the teaching of research in such programs. Using a purposeful sample, this study identified 11 programs that offered "consistent and substantive" education in research. Common features included the existence of a research champion, a culture supportive of research, and the availability of institutional resources. The study identified models and methodologies that CPE programs can adopt.
