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A professional chaplain:Serves of any religion or no religion.Does not proselytize or promote any particular faith tradition.Is an objective mediator who helps defuse conflicts and crises through facilitating communication and culturalsensitivityGains new skills through continuing professional education.ResearchIn 2011 the John Templeton Foundation selected HealthCare Chaplaincy (HCC) to manage a three-year $3 million grantto identify and explore hypotheses about chaplains’ contributions to palliative care and build a community of researchers,including professional chaplains, to grow the field of research on spiritual care in palliative care.HCC staff has published close to 100 research articles on different aspects of spirituality and health in peer-reviewedscientific journals in medicine, nursing, psychiatry, psychology, sociology, and chaplaincy/pastoral care.EducationHCC is one of the largest and most experienced providers of clinical pastoral education, and is accredited by theAssociation for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc.HCC and The California State University Institute for Palliative Care – two leaders in their fields – have joined forces tocreate a new online certificate course to train chaplains and other spiritual care providers in effective delivery of palliativecare to patients and their families in hospitals, hospices, long-term care facilities, and elsewhere.HCC publishes PlainViews ® , the preeminent online professional journal for chaplains and other spiritual care providers.Sample issue here: http://bit.ly/JPLHtj Website: http://bit.ly/LzsBDoClinical PracticeSince 1961, HealthCare Chaplaincy’s professional chaplains, have helped close to 6 million patients, family and staffcoping with life-changing health situations find meaning and comfort – whatever their faith, beliefs or culture – inhospitals, academic medical centers, long-term care facilities, and outpatient settings. HCC’s partner institutions includeBeth Israel Medical Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, Lawrence Hospital Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering CancerCenter, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York Hospital Queens, NYU Langone Medical Center, St. Luke’s-RooseveltHospital Center, St. Mary’s Center, and Winthrop-University Hospital.A National Model – In DevelopmentHealthCare Chaplaincy is developing the National Center for Palliative Care Innovation, including a 120-unit enhancedassisted living residence for people with serious, chronic illnesses who can no longer live independently. The NationalCenter will demonstrate how ill people in their final years can live with excellent medical care combined with grace,dignity, and emotional and spiritual support.Website: www.healthcarechaplaincy.orgContact:comm@healthcarechaplaincy.orgor 212-644-1111 x141Subscribe to the free e-newsletterHealthCare Chaplaincy Today:http://bit.ly/hycJ2OFollow on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/healthcarechaplaincy, and Twitter http://twitter.com/MeaningComfortHealthCare Chaplaincy is a nonprofit organization that depends on the generous support of its contributors to fulfill its mission.You can donate securely online at http://bit.ly/TEjjf7HCC fact sheet (June 2013) Page 2 of 2