Changes In Ministry
Chaplain Uses Alternative Therapies

Thanks for your inquiry.  I find spiritual care changing slowly, but still changing.  I've brought in an acupuncturist to help a pt. in a psych unit, dealing with an over stimulated kundalini.  I've seen massage and aromatherapy help to put people at ease.  I have even used Reiki at times.
 
Most importantly, I have used visualizations to help people get to a deeper level.  I was formerly employed at a large tertiary-care hospital and the issue was getting enough time to see the patients.  How many times I could see them before they were discharged?  Simply talking was too slow and not efficacious enough.
 
I hope that helps. 
 
All the best,

Senior Life Chaplain
Skokie, IL