2 Articulate ways in which one’s feelings, values, assumptions, culture, and social location affect professional practice.
Your own self-reflection is not only important for your chaplaincy, it is also one of the main skills that are looked for when being hired.[1] PIC 2 dovetails well once one’s strengths and limitations are identified. It moves onto feelings, values, assumptions, culture, and social location as they affect one’s practice.
One of the more impactful books I read for my bachelors was Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes and it was a critical step in my intercultural growth. Regarding values the authors write, “We are profoundly influenced by our culture to recognize certain behaviors as virtues and other behaviors as vices.”[2] Continued growth in understanding our inner workings is essential for supporting the many kinds of people who are hurting. For diving into this competency further, I recommend the APC resources for cultural and spiritual traditions.[3]
[1] Kelsey B. White, et al., “Mapping the Healthcare Chaplaincy Workforce: A Baseline Description,” Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy 27 (2020): 255.
[2] E. Randolph Richards and Brandon O’Brien. Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Books, 2012), 178.
[3] Sue Wintz and Earl Cooper, “Learning Module Cultural and Spiritual Sensitivity.” Association of Professional Chaplains https://www.apchaplains.org/wp content/uploads/2024/02/culturalsensitivity.pdf.
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