Motivational factors in mental health chaplains: Practitioners’ perspectives
Gubi, Peter M. Smart, Harry
Gubi, Peter M.
Smart, Harry
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2014-05-27
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Abstract
The role of Mental Health (MH) Chaplains in the UK is unclear. Their motivation to undertake and sustain them in the work is under-researched. The aim of this research is to explore what motivates people into MH Chaplaincy, and examines what motivates them to remain. For this research, eight MH Chaplains were interviewed to explore what brought them into MH Chaplaincy and what motivates them to remain in it. The data were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Three major themes emerged: Contextual; Early motivation; Sustaining Motivation. The data
revealed significant factors that motivate MH Chaplains to undertake the work, and factors
that sustain them in the work. Implications for recruitment, training, supervision, appraisal and professionalization are explored.
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Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 2013, 1(2), pp. 149-164
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Equinox Publishing
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Health and Social Care Chaplaincy
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10.1558/hscc.v1i2.149
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en
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2051-5561
2051-5553
2051-5553