Citation

Kestenbaum A, Fleischman CA, Dabis M, Birnbaum B, Dunn LB. J. Pastoral Care Counsel. 2018; 72(1): 8-21.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1542305017748663

PMID

29623794

Abstract

OBJECTIVEs Spiritual support is an essential component to disaster response and recovery. The goals of this study were to (a) provide a qualitative examination of spiritual needs of recipients of disaster relief after Hurricane Sandy, as observed by spiritual care interns in "verbatims"; (b) demonstrate the feasibility of conducting research with providers of disaster spiritual care.

METHODS The study was accomplished through analysis (including codebook development and transcript coding) of written pastoral reports-aka "verbatims" ( n = 18)-as well as audio-recorded, transcribed seminars ( n = 23). Clinical Pastoral Education verbatims offer qualitative data in the form of confidential, anonymous reports of what the students do in the field.

RESULTS Analysis of coded transcripts yielded several themes and subthemes as results. Significance of Results Major themes include: (a) the feasibility of research for CPE students as subject; (b) the discussion of magnitude of the storm and aftermath, as a spiritual need in disaster;

(c) the relationship between "normative crisis" and disaster; (d) the use of metaphors and images to describe disaster experiences.

Language: en

Keywords

Disaster; chaplain; clinical pastoral education; spiritual care; verbatim