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of the Heart Mark Jewish Institute Initiative Chaplaincy Garners Prestigious APC Award Winthrop Creates Chaplaincy Unit for Pastoral Care and Education SAVE
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For the second time in a decade, The HealthCare Chaplaincy has received the Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC). The Rev. Dr. Walter J. Smith, S.J., president and CEO of The Chaplaincy, was recognized for providing key leadership in articulating the benefits of healthcare chaplaincy for patients and families. The ceremony took place at the APC annual conference in Charlotte, N.C. on March 1. John and Carolyn Twiname first received this award on behalf of The Chaplaincy in 1992. Father Smith was cited for his role in developing a consensus statement on professional healthcare chaplaincy that defines what professionally trained healthcare chaplains do and what benefits they achieve. The project, to be completed by year-end 2000, is being funded by a grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb. Father Smith, accepting the award in the name of The Chaplaincy staff, underscored the critical role that these dedicated and highly skilled staff chaplains play in extending pastoral services to the front lines of spirituality and healthcare.
Larry Burton, president of APC, called Father Smith's contribution "a wonderful gift to the whole profession ‹ including those of us who engage in chaplaincy in healthcare settings. His extraordinary leadership and encompassing vision of healthcare chaplaincy are what motivated us to bestow this discretionary award." "Father Smith's generous contribution of funds and expertise provides a tremendous boost to our programs," said Jo Schrader, executive administrator of APC. "And with his commitment to help us reach our larger goal, we will be able to pursue grant proposals and other funding sources. It is truly a godsend." The APC conference, titled "The Power of Partnership: Spiritual Care in the New Millennium" was co-sponsored with the National Association of Catholic Chaplains. APC, the largest pastoral care certifying body in the U.S., targeted the conference to explore how spirituality and health will intertwine over this next century.
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In
accepting the award, Father Smith also announced that he would share
a special $25,000 grant that The Chaplaincy received from The Starr
Foundation with APC to help broaden its membership, particularly
in underrepresented ethnic as well as religious groups. He also
pledged to help APC raise additional or the second time in a decade,
The HealthCare Chaplaincy has received the Distinguished Service
Award from the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC). The
Rev. Dr. Walter J. Smith, S.J., president and CEO of The Chaplaincy,
was recognized for providing key leadership in articulating the
benefits of healthcare chaplaincy for patients and families. The
ceremony took place at the APC annual conference in Charlotte, N.C.
on March 1. John and Carolyn Twiname first received this award on
behalf of The Chaplaincy in 1992. Father Smith was cited for his
role in developing a consensus statement on professional healthcare
chaplaincy that defines what professionally trained healthcare chaplains
do and what benefits they achieve. The project, to be completed
by year-end 2000, is being funded by a grant from Bristol-Myers
Squibb. Father Smith, accepting the award in the name of The Chaplaincy
staff, underscored the critical role that these dedicated and highly
skilled staff chaplains play in extending pastoral services to the
front lines of spirituality and healthcare. In accepting the award,
Father Smith also announced that he would share a special $25,000
grant that The Chaplaincy received from The Starr Foundation with
APC to help broaden its membership, particularly in underrepresented
ethnic as well as religious groups. He also pledged to help APC
raise additional funds to reach its goal of increasing the number
of minorities that serve as chaplains in underserved areas. 