Download or read book First Responder Chaplains written by Larry Bennett and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First responder chaplains are a growing force among chaplains and emergency services personnel. These brave individuals work on the front lines of local, state, and national disasters, ready to administer spiritual aid to the injured and traumatized. In the wake of devastating storms, hurricanes, floods, tornados, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other catastrophes, first responder chaplains can provide much-needed comfort and hope. First Responder Chaplains is a great resource for anyone contemplating the first steps toward taking on this role. Author Dr. Larry Bennett uses his own experience as a chaplain for police departments and fire and rescue teams to explain-and underscore-the level of expertise needed for the program. Bennett emphasizes that volunteer experience and emergency training isn't all that is needed to become a first responder chaplain. A specialized course of study exists for such chaplains, and anyone interested in the program must complete all the necessary specialized training. Information about the theology of chaplaincy is also part of Bennett's message. Chaplaincy can take a physical, emotional, and spiritual toll, and he stresses the importance of setting boundaries and knowing limitations. Using anecdotes from his own work, Bennett illustrates the many different ways that first responder chaplains serve.
Download or read book Embedded First Responder Chaplaincy Caring for Our Most Valuable and Vulnerable Public Servants written by Glenn Davis and published by Stakeholder Press. This book was released on 2022-06-20 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many stressors face First Responders and their families every day. These are the embedded Chaplains who serve them. Includes Embedded First Responder Chaplaincy program's history, development, staffing and training.
Download or read book Chaplain Prayer Book 2 for Ministers First Responders Health Care Workers written by America Selby and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-30 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second perfect prayer book for Chaplains, First Responders, Ministers, Military, Doctors, Nurses, Nursing-home staff and many people working in the care and people fields. In your vocation, you may come across people of different religions daily. There are four religions represented to help people get through some of the most life changing experiences they will ever have or with normal daily prayers The religions represented are: Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and Islamic. Prayer for the New Year Prayer for a Spring Holiday Prayer for a Winter Holiday Prayer for Thanksgiving Prayer for Rest Prayer for Peace in Oneself Prayer for the Military Prayer to Protect Loved one in the Military Prayer for Military Families that have Lost a Loved One Funeral or Graveside Prayer Prayers for the Morning Prayers with a Military Veteran Prayers for a Person who Committed Suicide Prayers for a Person who Feels Isolated Prayers for the Evening Prayers for a Difficult Decision Prayers for a Friend's Marriage Prayers for a Friend who is Moving Prayers for Times of Financial Insecurity Prayers for a New Baby Prayers for Motivation Prayers for Health Care Professionals Prayers for Meal Time Prayers for Bullying Prayers for Abused Women
Download or read book Firefighter Zen written by Hersch Wilson and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Be brave. Be kind. Fight fires.” That’s the motto of firefighters, like Hersch Wilson, who spend their lives walking toward, rather than away from, danger and suffering. As in Zen practice, firefighters are trained to be fully in the moment and present to each heartbeat, each life at hand. In this unique collection of true stories and practical wisdom, Wilson shares the Zen-like techniques that allow people like him to stay grounded while navigating danger, comforting others, and coping with their personal response to each crisis. Every life contains the unexpected and the unwelcome. How you cope with those inevitable events, more than the events themselves, defines the quality of your life. Firefighter Zen is an invaluable guide to meeting every day with your best calm, resilient, and optimistic self.
Download or read book First Responder Chaplaincy written by Christopher A. Bassett and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Police and fire chaplaincy comprises an emerging ministry profession that is underrepresented in academic study. This study addresses the problem of support structure inadequacies among First Responder Chaplains (FRCs) which create conditions that lead to burnout. The study examines their often-problematic connections to churches, denominations, and other endorsing agencies (sending sources). The purpose of the project is to assess those connections and provide remediation inadequacies. The thesis project examines Chaplaincy Organizational Agencies (COAs) and develops solutions for FRCs to build better initial and ongoing relationships with their sending sources. The thesis suggests that chaplains who are properly affirmed, supported, and sent into the mission field are less likely to suffer from the effects of isolation and therefore should experience lower rates of burnout. This study used the Francis Burnout Inventory as a quantitative tool to assess initial and follow-up burnout in twenty-seven FRC participants. The researcher compared responses between both iterations of the FBI to gauge the success of intervention methods. The researcher held qualitative interviews with each FRC and separate meetings with eleven sending source representatives and their FRCs to discuss solutions for building stronger relationships. The researcher used two focus groups with both the Tacoma-Pierce County Chaplaincy Executive Board (an FR chaplaincy COA) and one composed of several FRCs. The researcher sought concluding thoughts from participants with a final survey. The researcher used five hypotheses to assess the results of the study, offering several suggestions to build supportive relationships and reduce burnout in FRCs.
Download or read book Chaplaincy in Law Enforcement written by David W. De Revere and published by Charles C Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 2005 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoroughly revised and rewritten, this new second edition serves as a comprehensive first step for law enforcement departments seeking a police chaplain as well as a useful resource for the experienced police chaplain. This text is a manual of procedures, concepts, guidelines, and forms that are presented in plain, clear language, yet with substantial depth of knowledge. Major topics include how to get started as a Chaplain; how to relate to law enforcement department people; theological foundations; confidentiality; crisis intervention and counseling; death notifications; disasters; domestic disputes; officer deaths and funerals; addicted officers; hostage negotiations; and victim assistance. In addition, the Appendices offer resources for services; the Chaplain's Code of Ethics; a model for starting a chaplaincy program; requirements to be a chaplain; the Chaplain's Oath; plus where and how to receive chaplain training. All of the above features serve to fulfill the central purpose of the book: to enable law enforcement administrators to establish a program for chaplaincy, and, for experienced chaplains, to find new ideas to add to what they are doing. This book will also help parish clergy and leaders understand the role of law enforcement chaplaincy within a community. - Publisher.
Download or read book Crisis Pastoral Care written by Thomas W. Shane, D.Div. and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings a balanced, spirituality-based perspective to the dead center of tragic human experiences----violent crimes, homicides, natural disasters, automobile accidents, suicides, child abuse, and more. Author and chaplain Thomas Shane tells dozens of often brutal but ultimately compassionate stories of what it is like to provide crisis pastoral care to those caught in the grim reality of such critical incidents. As a police and hospital chaplain, the author has worked with law enforcement professionals for 30 years. His life is dedicated to the victims and families involved in tragedies, and particularly to the needs of police officers. These brave men and women are generally the first responders to crisis: they are the ones who hear the sound of a mother's grief, or first see the remains of the dead, or first bear the silence of those who are shocked and confused. Shane tells real-life stories of compassion in action. His words will both encourage and instruct other helping professionals to be might be better prepared to deal with their own and other's needs during a crisis situation. The book gives readers an insider's understanding of what crisis ministry is about. Shane's approach is experiential, not theoretical. He candidly reveals his own struggles, doubts and fears, along with the courage, faith and hope that sustains his life and work. He even addresses the complex and challenging task of offering care and spiritual counsel to the perpetrators of crimes. Topics include: general principles for working with police; helping people deal with guilt and find forgiveness; offering spiritual help to everyone; the real and personal risks in crisis intervention; death notification; chaplaincy and terrorism; what is the pastor's authority, and what is not. While many good books reveal the theory of pastoral care and the dynamics of grief work, Crisis Pastoral Care borders on a memoir of life in the midst of disaster. It will inspire and educate front line law enforcement officers, EMTs and the chaplains who work with them, as well as grief counselors, psychologists and local clergy. Anyone who deals on a regular basis with the victims of crime and disaster will find this book an invaluable resource.
Download or read book Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care in the Twenty First Century written by Wendy Cadge and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wendy Cadge and Shelly Rambo demonstrate the urgent need, highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, to position the long history and practice of chaplaincy within the rapidly changing landscape of American religion and spirituality. This book provides a much-needed road map for training and renewing chaplains across a professional continuum that spans major sectors of American society, including hospitals, prisons, universities, the military, and nursing homes. Written by a team of multidisciplinary experts and drawing on ongoing research at the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab at Brandeis University, Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care in the Twenty-First Century identifies three central competencies—individual, organizational, and meaning-making—that all chaplains must have, and it provides the resources for building those skills. Featuring profiles of working chaplains, the book positions intersectional issues of religious diversity, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and other markers of identity as central to the future of chaplaincy as a profession.
Download or read book Chaplain Prayer Book for Ministers First Responders Health Care Workers written by America Selby and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the perfect prayer book for Chaplains, First Responders, Ministers, Military, Doctors, Nurses, Nursing home staff and many people working in the care and people fields. In your vocation, you may come across people of different religions daily. There are four religions represented to help people get through some of the most life changing experiences they will ever have. The religions represented are: Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and Islamic. Prayer with a family after a death of a loved one Prayer for healing Prayer for patients who are nearing death Prayer for renewed faith Prayer on heartbreak of patients and family Prayer on heartbreak of a healthcare worker Prayer for your new baby's future Prayer following the death of a baby Prayer to calm anger Prayer to help let go of a dying loved one Prayer for forgiveness Prayer for easing pain Prayer for changes in one's life Prayer of thanksgiving Prayer when leaving the hospital
Download or read book Hope Offered written by Kevin Hardy and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-29 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Those men and women who serve their communities as Police, Fire, or EMS Chaplains are subjected to traumatic scenes and crisis settings that most individuals will never see. Because they are exposed to the same scenes and settings as First Response personnel, Chaplains also need to be encouraged and built up in their faith. This devotional has multiple purposes: To build up the Chaplain's faith and hope, to be utilized as a tool to minister proactively with First Responders and, to offer hope on the worst possible day of someone's life....
Download or read book Chaplaincy written by Mark A. Jumper and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2024-03-26 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive introduction to the ministry of chaplaincy brings together three authors who oversee three of the leading chaplaincy programs in the United States. Written from an evangelical perspective, the book covers the foundations of chaplaincy and surveys specific types of chaplaincy work. In the first half of the book, the authors delve into the history of chaplaincy work as well as its biblical, theological, and philosophical foundations. They introduce students to important topics such as endorsement, placement, and the constitutional and legal parameters of such work. They also consider the person of the chaplain and the understanding of chaplaincy as Christian ministry. In the second half of the book, the authors bring together expert contributors to survey ten specific contexts for chaplaincy work, such as education, healthcare, the military, corporations, prisons, public safety, and sports, and they explore the future of chaplaincy. This book will be an invaluable resource for students of chaplaincy.
Download or read book The Practical Guide to Police Chaplaincy written by Robert Perkins and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-18 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Practical Guide To Police Chaplaincy, brings together the Author's 15 years of L aw Enforcement experience with 10 years of work in the field of Chaplaincy. This book identifies all of the key elements necessary to be effective in the role of a Police Chaplain.Dr.Robert L. Perkins is a Psychophysiologist, Writer, Educator and Police Chaplain. He is also a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing. Dr. Perkins is a Certified Sexologist in the area of Sexual Dysfunction and Sexual Addiction. He is the Executive Director of the Canadian Practical Chaplain Association and also serves on the Board of Directors of the Ontario Critical Incident Stress Foundation.
Download or read book Spiritual Survival for Law Enforcement written by Cary A. Friedman and published by Compass Books. This book was released on 2005-06-15 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to provide spiritual fortification for officers who are faced with a barrage of experiences in the course of their careers which challenge their most deeply held personal beliefs. It comes with exercises, tools, and insights to restore inner peace and clarity.
Download or read book The Chaplain s Role written by Rev. Terry Morgan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-01-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a very real need today to understand the demands upon the law enforcement family, and how to minister to their specific needs. These needs will be addressed from a practical, Chaplain perspective. A Chaplain generally is a clergy person with specialized training dealing with people in areas of grief and trauma, and within their specific field or industry i.e. hospitals, military, law enforcement, etc. Pastors and other ministers that work in this field are traditionally given the title "Chaplain"This book discusses many general topics surrounding chaplaincy, but it is specifically designed for those working with first responders-more specifically, law enforcement. Within these pages you will find tools you can use to work with law enforcement in a ministry role. This book can be used as a "how to" guide for chaplains. It details out how to really make a difference in your community in times of crisis; and how to come alongside law enforcement in such a way as to be an asset to them.
Download or read book The First 48 Hours written by Jennifer S. Cisney and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first 48 hours are critical to the recovery of trauma victims.First responders make the difference between life and death for trauma victims. But what is often not recognized is that when disaster strikes, spiritual caregivers are often among those first on the scene. For these caregivers response should also help propel survivors toward positive transformation. This book focuses on critical responses that are key in the aftermath of natural disaster, community violence, personal injury, and crime. These basics include: the power of presence, safety, assessment and triage, how we help, putting the pieces together, telling the story, hope, and caring in the long haul.
Download or read book Conflict First Aid written by Nancy Radford and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives practical tips on how to manage disputes and personality clashes before they create major problems for business and relationships. Written in laymen’s terms with examples, acronyms, and illustrations, it helps the reader understand the causes of conflict and how it develops and escalates. The author explains the scientific basis for seemingly illogical behavior under stress and in conflict and also offers tips and tools for managing emotions and behaviors in difficult situations. Guidance is provided on setting and maintaining standards, balancing responsibilities with relationships, and dealing with negative issues before serious damage is done. The book is structured so that it can either be read as a whole or the relevant section accessed in a crisis, with a toolkit of resources at the end. Each chapter ends with questions to check understanding. Full of convenient tools and insights into managing emotions and handling disagreements, it provides a handy resource for managers and employees.
Download or read book First Responder Mental Health written by Michael L. Bourke and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-11-13 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume provides mental health clinicians with knowledge to effectively work with current and former first responders. It provides strategies on how to best develop and adapt clinical assessment procedures and therapeutic interventions to better meet the unique needs found in these settings. Chapters synthesize existing literature to introduce the reader to profession-specific factors issues that exist in these contexts and describe the challenges that can present when working with police, firefighters, EMS, emergency communications operators, crime scene investigators, and corrections personnel. The book covers a range of topics that clinicians and trainees need to understand the relevant issues, develop effective treatment plans, and deliver appropriate psychological services in public safety settings. First Responder Mental Health: A Clinician’s Guide will be essential reading for mental health professionals working with first responders, as well as those in training.
