Newswise — The victims of hurricane Katrina are in desperate need of spiritual care, but the emotional toll on the caregivers can be dangerous if they are not prepared. In a special report for STNews.org, Science & Theology News' Julia C. Keller talks with chaplains ministering to the injured and displaced in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas about the overwhelming need for their services and the inevitable onset of compassion fatigue.
Read this exclusive report at STNews.org today: http://www.stnews.org/articles.php?article_id=1605&category=News. As the story of hurricane Katrina unfolds, Science & Theology News and STNews.org will continue to cover spiritual relief efforts on the Gulf Coast. In our October issue, available at STNews.org starting October 3, learn how:
Chaplains at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Tx. provide spiritual care for victims of hurricane Katrina:
"¢ Rev. Ted Smith, chaplaincy director"¢ Rev. Bill Bross, senior staff chaplain and director of bereavement services"¢ Rev. Bob Kidd, senior staff chaplain
The American Red Cross' Spiritual Care Task Force coordinates spiritual relief efforts:
"¢ Rabbi Stephan Roberts, founder and chairman emeritus, Institute for Disaster Spiritual Care, New York (member of the National Association of Jewish Chaplains, NAJC)
"¢ Rev. Gregory Bodin, senior chaplain director of spiritual care services, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minn. (member of the Association for Professional Chaplains, APC)
"¢ Rev. Deacon Michael Murray, founder and director, Interfaith Crisis Chaplaincy, Taunton, Mass. (member of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains, NACC)
Compassion fatigue theorists outline how chaplains' empathetic natures can have a dangerous flipside:
"¢ Robert Wicks, pastoral counseling professor, Loyola College, Md."¢ Charles Figley, Florida State University, director of Traumatology Institute, Tallahassee, Fla. "¢ Rabbi Stephen Roberts, founder and chairman emeritus, Institute for Disaster Spiritual Care, New York"¢ Kathleen Galek, researcher, The HealthCare Chaplaincy, New York
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