Tag: Pastoral counseling

• March 4, 2024

  Podcast: Part Two: A conversation with Ronald Greer on his new book, “The Quiet House.”

  This is Part Two of Saul’s conversation with Ronald Greer about his new book, “The Quiet House.” Ron Greer is the Director of the Pastoral Counseling Service at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, having been with this ministry for forty years. He is an ordained United Methodist minister, a Fellow of the…
• September 25, 2023

  Podcast: A conversation with Abby Brockman on her life’s journey and work

  In Today’s episode, Saul talks to Abby Brockman about her life’s journey and work. Abby Brockman is a Jewish board-certified clinical trauma chaplain. She received her Masters of Divinity from Boston University’s School of Theology, completed her clinical residency at the Seattle VA hospital, and worked as a staff chaplain for many years at Seattle…
• July 23, 2020

  I treated my dog better: Suicidal Ideation in Hospice Care

  Dr. Saul Ebema
• June 21, 2018

  The Chaplain’s Role in Patient Confidentiality

  By Cheryl Barnes-Neff, PhD, MDiv, RN
• March 6, 2018

  Stuck in Grief?

  By Kenneth J. Doka, M.Div., Ph.D. Sometimes individuals share with me that they or someone they know are “stuck in grief.” Yet, I always wonder what individuals mean when they say “stuck in grief.” Sometimes when I think of someone stuck in grief, I know they are having a more complicated reaction to grief. Here the…
• January 19, 2018

  What constitutes a good death in Hospice Care?

  Dr. Saul Ebema. Although dying is part of the human condition, dying poorly ought not to be. Researchers have begun to look at various domains of what constitutes a “good death.” I believe that a meaningful dying process is one during which the patient is physically, psychologically, spiritually, and emotionally supported by his or her…
• January 4, 2018

  Facts about Complicated Grief

  By Dr. Saul Ebema- Resident writer. 
• July 22, 2015

  The Skilled Chaplain

  Saul Ebema, D.Min.     In the book, “The Skilled Pastor: Counseling as the Practice of Theology”, Taylor writes that “the way to help persons deal with their problems is to help them change the beliefs that contribute to their distressing feelings and behaviors”. I find this quote from Taylor to be true because skilled…