Bereavement support in the UK Armed Forces
The role of the Army chaplain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20159478 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Cawkill (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, corresponding author), Richard L Smith (0000-0002-3454-3199), Richard Smith (0000-0001-9634-2918) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 11-15 |
| Publication date | 2013-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bereavement Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-2621 • E-ISSN: 1944-8279 |
| Publisher | Cruse Bereavement Care (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02682621.2013.779820 |
| OpenAlex | W1605682986 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
The military environment, particularly in the context of high intensity hostile combat operations, will regretfully always result in fatalities, which, more than in any other hazardous occupation, can be considerable and especially traumatic. The Army has a highly efficient system in place to deal with the aftermath of such tragedies, eg. death notification, repatriation of the body, funerals, etc. A fundamental part of this system is the Army chaplain. In terms of bereavement, no serving person or their families know how they will react to loss or what support they will need. Chaplains have been embedded in the Army for centuries, and their solid enduring pastoral role, often undertaken quietly behind the scenes, has been an invaluable source of spiritual comfort and support to many. However, such support can sometimes be at some cost to the chaplains themselves, especially psychologically. The clergy have been an integral part of British life since its beginnings, as has their association with death and bereavement, which often gets taken for granted. This article attempts to highlight the role of the clergy working in a more extreme environment, and discusses some of the potential personal downsides for those involved
Criminology · Military personnel · Political science · Public relations · Repatriation · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.17 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |