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Spiritual Assessment Jam Sessions

KENDALL & THE FACTS

Function

Future

MIssions

Fun

Finances

Fame & Fortune

Get all the band members back to jam!

Let's start with something simple: answer the questions by choosing the correct image, and then go for it!

left or right?

Mission 1

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Which of these bits of fun could a chaplain help a patient access in the hospital?

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mission 1

Based on our in-class shadowing and study, which of these sources of fun have landed some of our recent patients in the hospital?

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mission 1

Based on our prior verbatims, which of these activities have we incorporated into patient care?

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mission 1

Hey man, I'm just here to have fun.

CONGRATULATIONS!

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Finances

Future

MISSIONS

Fame & Fortune

Function

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Assess the access needs and conflicts related to the following patients' finances.

Impressions

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Mission 2

Whose finances are a source of conflict or strain for them?

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Mission 2

Which patient needs a referral to a social worker for discharge placement concerns?

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Mission 2

By now you've realized that there are no incorrect answers in this section, right? Why?

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Mission 2

Keep playing like this and we can take this show on the road.

The intricacies of finances.

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missions

Function

Future

Fame & Fortune

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Choose the correct patient based on how they believed they functioned or fit in their context.

Familiar Folks

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MISSION 3

Emily's Verbatim

Elyon's Verbatim

Konstantza's Verbatim

Ever since Minister died, I've been running things. Even the food pantry operates from my own basement. I can't fathom taking a Sunday off.

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mission 3

Kimberley's Verbatim

Pauline's Verbatim

Konstantza's Verbatim

My daughter doesn't call me. She talks to my wife but barely to me. Maybe I've spoiled my kids by providing so much for them.

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mission 3

Emily's Verbatim

Elyon's Verbatim

Pauline's Verbatim

I'm young and I know I'm dying. My liver is failing. I'm not making the kind of plans other people my age are making.

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MISSION 3

Just trying things out to see what fits our sound.

Fit tested.

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Future

missions

Fame & Fortune

Get all the band members back!

How do these patients see their impact in the world?

Legacies and legends.

mission 4

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Let me tell you about earlier times in my life when I've felt strong and capable and competent! Kendall says it's probably because I want to feel powerful in a moment when I don't. But I also want you to know about...

My Communal Reach

My Family Tree

My Glory Days

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mission 4

I've started multiple nonprofits in New Haven for feeding the food-insecure, children's literacy, and other pressing issues of our time. At 90, I'm writing a book about why these matter to me and what I've learned.

My Communal Reach

My Family Tree

My Glory Days

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mission 4

Have I told you yet about my grandbabies? I have? Wait, I also have pictures.

My Communal Reach

My Family Tree

My Glory Days

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mission 4

We're really going to make a difference, aren't we?

Their stories mean so much.

mission 4 complete

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Future

MISSIONS

Get all the band members back!

And finally, a quick multiple choice: get it wrong, and there may be a thrown tomato in your future!

RESPOND CORRECTLY

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mission 5

"My husband and I already filled out an Advance Directive."

"I'm afraid I didn't understand what the doctor said about my prognosis."

Which of these patient statements most clearly expresses an anxiety about their medical future and a need for staff access/availability?

"It's been overwhelming, so I take everything just one day at a time."

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mission 5

"I'm hoping this surgery goes well. It's really going to change my life."

"I'm tired of being in the hospital. I can't wait to go home."

Which is the clearest example of the future being a current source of comfort to a patient? (i.e., "In light of their prognosis, how does the patient see their future?")

"My parents say God isn't going to let anything bad happen to me."

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mission 5

"Don't be afraid of dying. You're going to a better place."

"Savor what you have today! Things could always be worse."

Which of these is a verbal intervention a chaplain would be well advised to offer a patient conflicted about the future?

"Let's talk about how you see your future and what this means to you."

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mission 5

We really have something here. Jam again soon?

We've assessed the future.

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MISSION 5 COMPLETE

This Spiritual Assessment Jam Session is a wrap! Take 5.

That sounds great! 😊

THE BAND IS BACK TOGETHER

Let's jam!

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