Department of Patient Counseling Mission

Our mission is to develop and equip spiritual care professionals to provide evidence-based care to people of diverse backgrounds and value systems.

In pursuit of this mission, specific objectives are:

  • To teach in a manner that is theologically/philosophically award and evidenced-based in application.
  • To collaborate with other healthcare disciplines and social support/justice organizations.
  • To advocate for person-centered care that restores and preserves spiritual wellbeing.
  • To provide compassionate and competent spiritual care that respects an individual's dignity, culture, and values.
  • To promote the professional formation process of students through a supportive environment.
  • To advance the research literacy of chaplains and evidence-based practice in chaplaincy.
  • To invest in the community through clinical and educational partnerships.