“We Need to Talk About Empathy”
Dutch Humanist Chaplains’ Perspectives on Empathy's Functions, Downsides, and Limitations in Chaplaincy Care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21744871 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jolanda Van Dijke (0000-0003-3101-7078, University of Humanistic Studies, corresponding author), Joachim Duyndam (0000-0001-8216-214X, University of Humanistic Studies), Inge Van Nistelrooij (0000-0002-9053-7279, University of Humanistic Studies), Pien Bos (0000-0001-8306-7689, University of Humanistic Studies) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 15-28 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1542-3050 • E-ISSN: 2167-776X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/15423050221074271 |
| PMID | 35068263 |
| OpenAlex | W4206942819 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 50 |
This paper investigates the functions, downsides, and limitations of empathy in chaplaincy care. Data were collected from 20 humanist chaplains working in health care, prison, and military settings using semi-structured interviews. According to the participants, empathy is at the heart of their profession but has disadvantages as well. The analysis yields seven major functions of empathy with corresponding downsides and limitations: (1) to connect, (2) to understand, (3) to guide, (4) to acknowledge, (5) to motivate, (6) to inspire, and (7) to humanize. We argue for a need to “talk about empathy” since despite its importance and challenges, there is little professional and academic discussion about empathy in chaplaincy care. We hope that the findings of this study can function as starting points for the discussion and thus contribute to the ongoing professionalization of chaplaincy care. To that end, we propose three topics for further reflection and conversation
Conversation · Empathy · Health care · Humanism · Political science · Professionalization · Social science · Sociology · Communication · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Empathy and Medical Education · Law · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
Moral Perception and Particularity
The Ethics of Care and Empathy
Against Empathy
Compassion fatigue
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Health Care Chaplaincy as a Research-Informed Profession
Evidence-Based Chaplaincy Care
Overview of Qualitative Research
Research Priorities for Health Care Chaplaincy in The Netherlands
Patients' Satisfaction with Health Care Chaplaincy and Affecting Factors
‘This ward has no ears’
What Do Chaplains Really Do? II. Interventions in the New York Chaplaincy Study
Testing the Efficacy of Chaplaincy Care
Research Priorities for Healthcare Chaplaincy
Pastoral Interventions and the Influence of Self-Reporting
Empathy and Silence in Pastoral Care for Traumatic Grief and Loss
The Maternal Factor
Caring
Saturation in qualitative research
Empathic Accuracy
Empathic and compassionate healthcare as a Christian spiritual practice
Non-religious pastoral care
Empathic
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |