Pastoral Caregivers' Resources Links

Huge Categorized Listing of
Resources Useful to Chaplains

Aging

How to apply for a job when you’re over 50
and avoid age discrimination
https://resume.io
Grants for Seniors:
A Guide for Seniors
https://grantsforseniors.org
Brain Games, Activities, and More: Resources for Preventing Memory Loss
https://wordfinder.yourdictionary.com
Medicare Plans in Virginia
https://www.medicareplans.com
American Society on Aging
http://www.asaging.org/
Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health
Duke University
http://www.spiritualityandhealth.duke.edu/
Older Adult Ministries
GBOD
http://www.gbod.org
Senior Housing
http://www.ageinplace.org
Preparing for a
parent living with you
https://www.agingcare.com
Preventing Falls at Home [PDF]
http://www.n4a.org
Senior Home Safety:
25 Tips To Make Home Safe
https://www.homesecuritylist.com
Home Design for
Fall Prevention for Seniors
http://www.homeadvisor.com
Exercise & Physical Activity:
Your Everyday Guide from the
National Institute on Aging
https://www.nia.nih.gov
14 Ways to Help Seniors Avoid Isolation
http://www.aplaceformom.com
The Benefits of Cooking with Alzheimer's:
A Caregiver’s Guide
http://www.culinaryschools.org
Depression in Older Adults
http://www.helpguide.org
A Senior's Guide to Using Computers and Software
http://www.mapcon.com
Economic Security for Seniors Facts
https://www.ncoa.org
8 Things Not to Say to Your Aging Parents
http://www.nextavenue.org
How to care for your aging
parents from a distance
http://www.pbs.org
The Stress-Free Guide to
Selling an Inherited Home
https://www.redfin.com
Nursing Home Abuse Center
https://www.nursinghomeabusecenter.com
Stress Management Guide for Seniors
MobileHelp
https://www.mobilehelp.com
Recognizing Elder Abuse And Knowing Your Rights
Aging In Place
http://www.aginginplace.org
Retirement Living Information Center
Best Medical Alert Systems
https://www.retirementliving.com
Dementia and Sleep Disorders
https://www.tuck.com
Sleep and Aging: What is The Correlation?
https://www.mattressnerd.com
Sleep Guide for Seniors
https://mattresshelp.org
The Ultimate Internet Safety Guide for Seniors
https://www.safetydetectives.com
Best Medical Alert Systems
Consumer Affairs
https://www.consumeraffairs.com
A Guide to Downsizing for
Seniors and Their Loved Ones
https://www.redfin.com
Should You Own or Rent a Home in Retirement?
https://www.fool.com
How to Save for a Down Payment on a House
https://www.thebalance.com
Saving for a Home Post-Bankruptcy:
A Three-Step Guide for Families
https://www.mortgagecalculators.com
7 Home Improvement & Remodeling Ideas
that Increase Home Value
(And What to Avoid)
https://www.moneycrashers.com
A Senior’s Guide to Computer Basics
https://www.nursinghomelawcenter.org
How to talk about end-of-life and
emergency planning with your family
https://havenlife.com
Home Modifications for the
Visually Impaired or Blind
The Complete Guide
https://blog.hireahelper.com
A Good Article of Traveling for
Seniors or Handicapped
https://millionmilesecrets.com
Alzheimer’s and Dementia:
Financial and Legal Planning
for Patients and Families
https://www.fiscaltiger.com
Assisted Living Options for
People With Disabilities
https://www.assistedliving.org
A Caregiver’s Guide to Understanding,
Recognizing, and Preventing Elder Abuse
https://online.maryville.edu/blog/
Strategies for Long-Distance Caregivers
https://onlinenursing.simmons.edu
50 of the Best Online Resources for Senior Citizens
https://www.bayalarmmedical.com
Medicaid Long Term Care Guide
https://www.seniorplanning.org
https://www.seniorsafetyreviews.com
How Does Medicare Work When You Turn 65?
https://www.medicareinsuranceaz.com
The Senior’s Guide to Online Financial Scams
https://wikibuy.com
Financial Tips for Seniors
https://www.ignitespot.com

Physical Health Related

Trauma

Sexual Abuse & Trauma

Tips to Prevent Sexual Assault When Drinking
https://www.addicted.org
RAINN:
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
http://www.rainn.org
National Survivor Advocates Coalition (NSAC)
http://www.nsacoalition.org
Calafornia Coalition Against Sexual Assault
http://calcasa.org
FaithTrust Institute
http://www.faithtrustinstitute.org
Stop Baptist Predators
http://stopbaptistpredators.blogspot.com
The Wartburg Watch
Dealing With Serious Sin and Pain:
an important article on pedophilia with
GREAT links
http://thewartburgwatch.com
Abuse Tracker
A Blog by Kathy Shaw
http://www.bishop-accountability.org/AbuseTracker/
MN SNAP YouTube Channel
Several Videos including:
A recently discovered historic clergy sexual abuse panel discussion.
http://www.youtube.com/mnsnap
Your Guide to Sexual Consent
https://www.healthline.com
Sexual Assault Resource Guide
https://www.healthline.com

Domestic Violence

Death, Dying, & Bereavement

ADEC
The Thanatology Association
http://www.adec.org
Beyond Indigo
http://www.beyondindigo.com
The Compassionate Friends
http://www.compassionatefriends.org
Counseling for Loss and Life Changes, Inc.
Grief and Loss Counseling
http://www.counselingforloss.com
EndLink
Resource for End of Life Care Education
https://web.archive.org
The End of Life
Exploring Death in America
http://www.npr.org
Genesis Bereavement Resources
http://www.genesis-resources.com
Grief Net
http://www.griefnet.org
Grief Resources Catalog
http://www.griefresourcescatalog.com
Hospice Foundation of America
Hospice College
http://www.hospicefoundation.org
Hospice Foundation of America
http://www.hospicefoundation.org
Hospice Foundation of America
End of Life
http://www.hospicefoundation.org
Julie's Place
http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mytree/JuliesPlace.html
Kearl's Guide to Sociological Thanatology
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/death.html
On Our Own Terms
Moyers on Dying
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/onourownterms/
Renew
Center for Personal Recovery
http://www.renew.net
The Robert Wood Johnson Foudation
http://www.rwjf.org
Sympathy Share
A Sympathy Sharing Site
http://www.sympathyshare.com
Wings
A Grief Education Ministry
http://www.wingsgrief.org
Webhealing.com
Tom Golden's Page on
Crisis, Grief, & Healing
http://www.webhealing.com
Dr. Alan Wolfelt's Center for Loss
and Life Transition
http://www.centerforloss.com
Online Grief Support
A Social Community
http://www.onlinegriefsupport.com
Grief Share
http://www.griefshare.org
GRASP
Grief Recovery
http://grasphelp.org
eHealth Medicare Hospice Benefit
Coverage for End-of-Life Care
http://blog.ehealthmedicare.com
Hospice Patients Alliance
Signs of Approaching Death
http://www.hospicepatients.org
Financial Help & Benefits for Widows:
2020 Guide
https://thecreditreview.com

Depression

Mental Health & Substance Abuse

Drug Rehab USA
https://drugrehabus.org
Addiction Resource
https://addictionresource.com
Learning To Live With Mental Illness
After Problematic Drug Use
https://spirit-filled.org
Lakeview Health
Mental Health and Dual Diagnosis
http://www.lakeviewhealth.com
ZocDoc
Find a Therapist/Counselor
http://www.zocdoc.com
MentalHealth.gov
Health Insurance and Mental Health Services
http://www.mentalhealth.gov
eHealth
Medicare Mental Health Coverage
http://blog.ehealthmedicare.com
No Stigmas
http://blog.ehealthmedicare.com
EPA
Smoke-free Homes
http://www.epa.gov
Quit Smoking Community
http://quitsmokingcommunity.org
Tobacco Free Life
https://tobaccofreelife.org
Emerging Trends in Drug Use
https://www.drugabuse.gov
Is Your Home an Accomplice
for Your Rebellious Teen?
http://www.homeadvisor.com
Parent Talk Kit: Tips for Talking and What to
Say to Prevent Drug and Alcohol Abuse [PDF]
http://medicineabuseproject.org
American Addiction Centers
https://americanaddictioncenters.org
Rehabs.com
An American Addiction Centers Resource
https://www.rehabs.com
DrugAbuse.com
An American Addiction Centers Resource
https://drugabuse.com
Depression and Addiction
https://www.drugrehab.com
PTSD and Addiction
https://www.drugrehab.com
The Gut-Brain Connection:
How Diet and Mental Health Are Linked
https://online.rider.edu

College Students and Mental Health

Conflict Resolution / Mediation

Pastoral Care Advocacy & Promotion

Studies In Religion

Humor

Bible Studies / Devotional Guides

RBC Ministries
http://www.rbc.org
The Jesuits Sacred Space
http://sacredspace.ie
Bibles in Various Translations
http://bible-server.org
AmazingBible.org
A mega-site of Bible Studies, Doctrine, Prayer Info, Prophecy, Sin List, Spiritual Warfare, Statistics, All People & Places of the Bible, Audio & Written Bible & Sermons, Author, Bible College, Christian, Church, & Denom. Info, Doctrinal Info., Gospel Music & Exodus Pics of Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Incredible Testimony, Jewish Info, Judges and Kings of Israel, Poem, Proof the Bible is True , Testimonies, Tracts, World is Changing.
http://www.amazingbible.org/

Spiritual Abuse / Toxic Faith

Corrections

American Rehabilitation Ministries
http://www.arm.org
Books to Prisoners
http://www.bookstoprisoners.net
Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul
http://www.angelfire.com/de/lagana/prisonersoul.html
Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
http://www.cjpf.org
International Network of Prison Ministries
http://prisonministry.net
Jewish Prisoner Services International
http://jewishprisonerservices.org
Kairos Prison Ministry International
http://www.kairosprisonministry.org
Miracles Prisoner Ministry
http://www.miraclesprisonerministry.org
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
http://nabcj.org
Global Ministries
Restorative Justice
http://new.gbgm-umc.org
Send free Life Changing Newsletters or Magazines to inmates
http://freebible.us/
Significant Listing of Sources for
Free Literature & Resources for
Correctional Chaplains
Compiled by a Friend of The CSC, Ken Hansen

Healthcare Chaplaincy and Research

Relation of Religion and Spirituality to
Adjustment, Quality of Life, and Health Indices
http://www.cancer.gov
Can we measure good chaplaincy? (PDF)
Association of Professional Chaplains
Reading Room
http://www.professionalchaplains.org
Catholic Health Association of the United States
http://www.chausa.org
Spiritual Care Resources
Providence Health & Services
http://oregon.providence.org
HealthCare Chaplaincy
http://www.healthcarechaplaincy.org
International Center For The Integration Of Health And Spirituality
http://www.nihr.org
Hospice Foundation of America
Hospice College
http://www.hospicefoundation.org/hospicecollege
Pediatric Chaplains Network
http://www.pediatricchaplains.org
The Joint Commission
http://www.jointcommission.org
"Chaplains Launch New Standards of Practice"
Hospitals & Health Networks
http://www.hhnmag.com
A Dictionary of Patients' Spiritual & Cultural
Values for Health Care Professionals
[PDF]
Cultural & Spiritual Sensitivity:
A learning module for Health Care Professionals
[PDF]
Pastoral Presence In Corporate Healthcare -
In Search Of Sustainability
http://amzn.com/B005U7RI3K
What do clinical healthcare chaplains do?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Biomedical Ethics

International Association of Bioethics
http://bioethics-international.org
The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
http://www.cbhd.org
Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics
http://bioethics.slu.edu
Articles on Ethics
The Medical Journal of Australia
http://www.mja.com.au
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
http://www.bioethics.gov
Rush University Medical Center
http://www.rush.edu/
Center for Biomedical Ethics & Humanities
University of Virginia
http://www.medicine.virginia.edu

The following are links for websites of organizations which deal with the ethics of human subject research protections:

The National Association of IRB Leaders
http://www.naim.org
Friends Research Institute
http://www.friendsresearch.org
Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research
http://www.primr.org/

Military

US Air Force
Chaplaincy
http://www.usafhc.af.mil
US Air Force
Chaplaincy
http://www.airforce.com/chaplain/
U.S. Army Chaplains Corps
http://www.army.mil/chaplaincy/
U.S. Navy Chaplain Care
http://chaplaincare.navy.mil/index.htm
Command and General Staff College
U.S. Army Combined Arms Center
http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/
Foreign Language Translation
Systran
http://www.systransoft.com
Military Times
http://www.militarytimes.com
Military Christian Fellowships and the Military Chaplain (PDF)
The Military Order of the World Wars
https://www.moww.org
Universal Currency Converter
from XE
http://www.xe.com/ucc/
Excerpt from "Chaplains Under Fire"
An independent documentary
about military chaplains
http://www.chaplainsunderfire.com/
Video:
"Shoulder to Shoulder: I will never quit on life."
(In honor and memory of Army Chaplain Maury Stout)
http://www.army.mil/media/amp/?bctid=114827147001
Naval Leadership
http://navaleadership.blogspot.com/
Military Association of
Atheists and Freethinkers
http://www.militaryatheists.org/chaplain.html
Living Well brochure tailored for
chaplains providing for Free Exercise
for Humanists and Freethinkers
[PDF]
Another Military Humanist/Freethinker Site for Spiritual Fitness
http://spiritfit.militaryatheists.org
On Moral Courage
Ch, Maj Gen Cecil R. Richardson
Chief of Air Force Chaplains
by permission of the MCA
[PDF]
Star Tribune Video
Lost Warriors:
Families struggle with military suicide
http://www.startribune.com
Addiction and Suicide Amongst Veterans:
Finding Hope In The Darkness
http://www.drugrehab.org
Military Ministry
Resources for Chaplains
http://www.militaryministry.org
Witty Little Secret
A Deployment Diary of Another Sort
http://wittylittlesecret.wordpress.com
Military Spouse Central
on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com
Military Family Central
on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com
Veterans United Home Loans
http://www.veteransunited.com
NationalResourceDirectory.gov
Connecting Wounded Warriors,
Service Members, Veterans,
Their Families and Caregivers with
Those Who Support Them
https://www.nrd.gov/

Ministering to Families Affected by Military Deployment

Because of the operational needs of the military, deployments to foreign countries are virtually guaranteed. The following link is to a page that posts homecomings of deployed military and their families. Caution they are very emotional.

3 Military Homecoming Videos to Melt Your Heart
http://www.parentdish.com
Deployment Resources for Clergy
Ministering to Families Affected by
Military Deployment (PDF)
As loved ones go to war,
military families face private battles (PDF)
Dallas Morning News
Long Distance Parents
Military Chaplains Association
http://www.mca-usa.org
Blessing Service Members Deploying for War
United Methodist Endorsing Agency (PDF)
How to Speak Military:
Including Acronyms,
Definitions and Slang Terms
United Methodist Endorsing Agency (PDF)
Supporting Military Members and their Families:
A Directory of Organizations & Online Resources
United Methodist Endorsing Agency (PDF)
Spiritual Care Handbook on PTSD/TBI (PDF)
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
PBS Program on Chaplain Burnout
http://www.pbs.org
NPR
The Army Chaplain: A Kind Of Mission Specialist
http://www.npr.org

Workplace

Courts

Pastoral Counseling

Masters in Counseling Programs
http://www.mastersincounseling.org/
100 Counseling Resources Sites
http://www.mastersincounseling.org/
American Association of Pastoral Counselors
http://aapc.org/
American Counseling Association
http://www.counseling.org/
American Association for
Marriage and Family Therapy
http://www.aamft.org
College of Pastoral Supervision & Psychotherapy
http://www.cpsp.org
National Association of Social Workers
http://www.naswdc.org
Clinical Social Work Federation
http://www.cswf.org

Caveat To Select Membership And Certifying Associations

The following organizations while good for resources, fellowship, and networking, may hold little or no professional recognition or certifications among state regulatory authorities or hiring firms and institutions:

American Association of Christian Counselors
http://www.aacc.net
Christian Association for Psychological Studies
http://caps.net

Various Specialty Organizations

FaithTrust Institute
http://www.faithtrustinstitute.org
MentalHelp.net
http://www.mentalhelp.net
Mental Health Group of
The School of Health and Related Research
The University of Sheffield
Formerly
The Centre for Psychotherapeutic Studies
http://www.shef.ac.uk
The Freudian Slip
Music Therapy & Using Music in Therapy
http://www.enterthefreudianslip.com
University of Missouri Extension
http://extension.missouri.edu

Multi-Cultural, Multi-Ethnic, and Inter-Faith Resources

20,000 Dialogues
http://www.20000dialogues.org
The Abraham Fund Initiatives
http://www.abrahamfund.org
American Jewish World Service
http://ajws.org
Ashoka
Innovators for the Public
http://www.ashoka.org
Bill Moyers Journal
http://www.pbs.org
Boniuk Center
Rice University
http://boniuk.rice.edu/
Jerusalem Center for Jewish-Christian Relations
http://www.jcjcr.org
Clinton Global Initiative
http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org
Creating Hope International
http://www.creatinghope.org
The Elijah Interfaith Institute
http://www.elijah-interfaith.org
FJC Donor Advised Funds
http://www.fjc.org
The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding
https://www.ffeu.org
Hadassah International
http://www.hadassah-international.org
The Harmony Institute
http://www.theharmonyinstitute.org
International Council of Christians and Jews
http://www.iccj.org
Interfaith Conference of
Metropolitan Washington
http://www.ifcmw.org/
The Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding
Muhlenberg College
http://www.muhlenberg.edu/cultural/ijcu/
Interfaith Community
http://www.interfaithcommunity.org
Interfaith Encounter
http://interfaithencounter.wordpress.com
Intersections International
http://www.intersectionsinternational.org
Journal of Ecumenical Studies
http://journal.jesdialogue.org
Inter-Religious Dialogue
http://irdialogue.org
Maaber
http://www.maaber.org
National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People (NAACP)
http://www.naacp.org
National Conference for Community & Justice
http://www.nccj.org
National Council of Churches USA
http://www.ncccusa.org
National Crime Prevention Council
http://www.ncpc.org/
National Urban League
http://www.nul.org
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
http://www.pewforum.org/
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
PBS
http://www.pbs.org
Religious Tolerance
http://www.religioustolerance.org
Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
https://www.tanenbaum.org
Three Faiths Forum
http://www.threefaithsforum.org.uk/
Interfaith Alliance
http://www.interfaithalliance.org
Open Society Foundations
http://www.soros.org
A Dictionary of Patients' Spiritual & Cultural
Values for Health Care Professionals
[PDF]
Cultural & Spiritual Sensitivity:
A learning module for Health Care Professionals
[PDF]

Wedding Planning

Identity Theft

Credit Cards