Organization Leadership (OL)
OL competencies demonstrate how well you function within the institution and in a way, for the institution. “If the starting point for spiritually competent practice is spiritual self-awareness, organizational awareness of spirituality comes a close second. Without this, the spiritually competent practitioner finds herself constantly having to work around (or even against) the system, rather than with it.”[1]
[1] Stephen Curran, Melanie Rogers, and John Wattis, eds. Spiritually Competent Practice in Health Care (Boca Raton, LA: CRC Press, 2017), 192.
OL 1
Promote the integration of spiritual care into the life and service of the institution in which one functions.
OL 2
Establish and maintain professional and interdisciplinary relationships.
OL 3
Understand and function within the chaplain’s institutional culture and systems, including utilizing business best practices appropriate to one’s role in the organization.
OL 4
Advocate for and facilitate ethical decision-making in one’s workplace.
OL 5
Foster a collaborative relationship with community clergy and faith-group leaders.