Ep 6 Show Notes
The chaplains talk about the power of music with patients on the show and patients they've met in hospitals. You can learn more at the American Music Therapy Association website.
Sara Jane mentions Myers-Briggs types, which many chaplains have learned about in their CPE training. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator can give interesting insights into personality.
Since "Blizzard" features a Catholic nun praying over a patient who has died, the chaplains discuss the comfort of repetitive prayers such as the prayers often used in Catholic tradition. Stacy says she also sometimes uses the Book of Common Prayer.
Sara Jane tells the beautiful story of one of her patients, a man with dementia, teaching her to dance the fox trot. Like music, dance can have great therapeutic value for hospital patients. You can learn more at the American Dance Therapy Association website.
The chaplains debate the language of organ harvesting vs. organ procurement. Whatever word we use for it, organ donation does save lives. In ER, the doctors will often mention the UNOS list. Stacy mentions different experiences with local Organ Procurement Organizations. You can find the list of all OPOs in the U.S. here. And if you haven't done so already, you can sign up to become an organ donor here. Just be sure to talk to your family about your wishes! As we saw in this episode of ER, next of kin usually have to sign off before organ procurement can begin, even for a patient who is a registered donor.
Carrie says that trauma can often cause us to move backward in our stages of faith. James W. Fowler's book Stages of Faith is a classic, and is often required reading in seminary as well as in psychology classes. This helpful chart illustrates the different stages.