Hospice offers a unique opportunity. The level of intimacy at the end of life invites a vulnerability that is rich with meaning and profound explorations of spirituality.

Through hospice care, a focus on the quality of relationships deepens between you and others as well as you and your own spirit. Possibilities for hope and courage emerge for all involved.

Chaplains use this clinical context for learning how to strengthen and build upon spiritual awareness. Mutual growth with hospice staff, patients and families happens in surprising and exciting ways.

Training in the hospice environment offers diverse experiences in patients’ homes, hospitals and nursing homes, and assisted living facilities/residential care facilities for the elderly.

Bereavement group leadership rounds out the cycle of end-of-life care. Chaplains conduct memorial services and help facilitate bereavement support groups in the community.Experiencing end-of-life rituals helps clergy learn the nuances of ethnic, cultural, religious and familial heritage.