Collaboration between mental health organizations and religious institutions.

Walters, Jeff; Neugeboren, Bernard

doi:10.1037/h0095440

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“…In addition to their role with respect to referrals for hospital admission, community clergy can also play a role in facilitating hospital discharges, especially for patients with mental health problems. This role can take the form of providing social networks through church-related activities or social clubs (Walters & Neugeboren, 1995) or joint programs between churches and mental health agencies and organizations (Holcomb, 1987). Establishing a connection between hospital chaplains and community clergy helps to provide patients with a continuum of care in the hospital and the community setting.…”

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A Study of Pastoral Care, Referral, and Consultation Practices Among Clergy in Four Settings in the New York City Area

Moran

Flannelly²,

Weaver³

et al. 2005

Pastoral Psychol

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Clergy (N = 179) in the catchment areas of four hospitals in New York and Connecticut were surveyed about their pastoral care activities. Factor analysis revealed two separate sets of problems presented in pastoral counseling, with respect to clergy's ratings of their competence to address them. The first factor included grief, death and dying, anxiety, and marital problems, in descending order of frequency. The second factor consisted of depression, alcohol/drugs, domestic violence, severe mental illness, HIV/AIDS, and suicide. Clergy were significantly less confident of their ability to deal with Factor 2 problems, yet clergy rarely consulted with mental-health professionals about either type of problem. Less than half of the clergy had training in Clinical Pastoral Education, but those who did tended to feel they were more competent to deal with both types of problems. On average, clergy devoted 3.7 hours per week to visiting patients and nearly 55% said they were "definitely more likely" to refer a patient to a hospital with a pastoral care department.

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A Study of Pastoral Care, Referral, and Consultation Practices Among Clergy in Four Settings in the New York City Area

Moran

Flannelly²,

Weaver³

et al. 2005

Pastoral Psychol

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“…Ideally, religious communities and psychologists will collaborate to enhance personality change and adjustment among parishioners with chronic mental health needs (cf. Anderson, 1985; Kehoe & Ely, 1997; Walters & Neugeboren, 1995).…”

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Psychologists collaborating with clergy.

McMinn

Chaddock²,

Edwards³

et al. 1998

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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If a patient adheres to religious values and practices, should the treating psychologist get input from a clergyperson? How frequent is clergy-psychologist collaboration? What obstacles impede such collaboration? An exploratory survey questionnaire was sent to 200 clergy, 200 psychologists interested in religious issues, and 200 psychologists selected without regard to religious interests or values. Four themes were assessed: types of collaborative activities, frequency of collaboration, obstacles to collaboration, and ways to enhance collaboration. Strategies for promoting clergypsychologist collaboration include challenging unidirectional referral assumptions, building trust through proximity and familiarity, and considering the importance of shared values and beliefs. When did you last reflect on the range of other professionals with whom you have regular contact? Who was on the list? Other psychologists, a couple psychiatrists, a few social workers, some teachers (if you work with children), and some primary care physicians-and maybe some nurses? Any clergy? The professional practice of psychology has changed over past decades, and the amount of professional collaboration has expanded (

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“…If programs addressing older congregants' mental health needs are not readily available social workers should form partnerships with African American churches and clergy to provide in-services and programs on the interconnection between aging and mental health. As Walters and Neugeboren, (1995) suggested collaborations between helping professions (i.e., clergy, social workers) can increase support available to elder congregants with mental disorders.…”

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An Exploration of Mental Health Literacy Among African American Clergy

Stansbury

Schumacher

2008

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

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The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore African American clergy's mental health literacy with older congregants 60 years of age and older. Using a grounded theory approach, we recruited a purposive sample of 9 African American clergy representing diverse ages, denominations, locales, and educational levels. Data was coded and classified according to Kevin's (1976) typology of pastoral counseling and Jorm et al.'s (1997) conceptual model of mental health literacy. Findings from data analysis revealed study respondents were adherents of Kevin's Religious-Community (R-C) model. Additionally, the following themes emerged: loss of cognitive functioning, psychosocial stressors, religiosity, and appreciation for professional assistance, cultural barriers, and key informants/familiarity with formal mental health providers which partially maps onto Jorm et al.'s conceptual model of mental health literacy.

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Collaboration between mental health organizations and religious institutions.

Cited by 14 publications

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A Study of Pastoral Care, Referral, and Consultation Practices Among Clergy in Four Settings in the New York City Area

A Study of Pastoral Care, Referral, and Consultation Practices Among Clergy in Four Settings in the New York City Area

Psychologists collaborating with clergy.

An Exploration of Mental Health Literacy Among African American Clergy

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