Being a Crisis Chaplain - Delivering Help and Healing in Critical Scenarios

Being a Crisis Chaplain delivers the essential elements of crisis chaplaincy, outlining the process of responding to crises with clarity and compassion. Drawing from real-world experiences and research, this is a concise but comprehensive toolkit for navigating the delicate aftermath of crises.

List of contents

1. What is a critical crisis? 2. Why critical crisis chaplaincy 3. Who becomes a critical crisis chaplain? 4. The crisis response 5. Things you may encounter 6. Critical crisis and trauma 7. Crisis aftercare 8. Crisis Chaplain Self-care

About the author

Sidney Dekker, MA, MSc, PhD, is a professor and the director of the Safety Science Innovation Lab at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia.
Lance Mergard, OAM, is the founder and chief chaplain of ChaplainWatch in Brisbane, Australia.

Product details

• Authors: Sidney Dekker, Sidney (Griffith University Dekker, Lance Mergard
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 08.07.2025
• EAN: 9781032961811
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3296181-1
• No. of pages: 82
• Series: Routledge Focus on Mental Health
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; RELIGION / Counseling, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Counseling, Psychotherapy, Engineering: general, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services, Ergonomics