This community based medical clearing house provides patients with nurse case management for ongoing medical care. The WTB's mission is to provide services for wounded warriors that are transitioning back to the active military service or into civilian life. The Chaplain helps patients find the strength to press on despite legal, economic, residential and marital problems associated with complex medical care. Chaplains assess patient espoused and lived spirituality as a source of compassion. and provide an environment where wellness can become a reality. Pastoral caregivers attempt to participate in the patient journey for a limited period of time to identify spiritual concerns and co-create meaning. The spiritual assessment measures spiritual intelligence, well-being, transcendence and organizational virtues which contribute to healing. The assessment is a diagnostic tool which is a baseline for goal setting. The patient treatment plan involves an intake phase, IDES and transition phase. IDES is a 6 phase collaboration with the VA and the medical clinic. The goals of each patient are reviewed by the interdisciplinary team after 21 days The interdisciplinary team continuously provides risk assessment and mitigation plans for a very high risk population. The Chaplain provides direct crisis intervention during all phases and provides family care workshops and counseling.

Chaplain for the Surgical Admissions Center (SAC), “Surgical wards on 6B1 and 6 B2, the Operating Room Suites, the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and OIC for the Meditation Chapel. I was the first Chaplain to arrive every morning at 5:30 AM. My daily rounds began with going to the Nursing Bed Managers office between 5:30 to 6:30 AM. Bed managers had to be at the top of their game all the time. Bed utilization was a high stress job because they had to balance beds with the cooperation of the Nursing mangers of each department. They liked it when I dropped in for short visits. They kept me informed of patient safety reports (PSRs), sentinel events, priorities for pastoral care, deaths, falls, and other significant events across the hospital. I was well informed every morning and could adjust my plan of ministry where needed and brief the other chaplains when they arrived. I visited the bed managers often during the day to cheer them up and brought pizza and other goodies from chaplain activities and they vented their frustrations. After my morning update I went to the Surgical Admissions Center (SAC) to get the daily surgery Schedule and catch up with the staff. Some of the patients would leave (same day surgery) and some would stay overnight. The staff informed me of pastoral care needs in the SAC pediatric and adult waiting rooms or if we had early critical cases. I prayed with patients and families in the PACU if I hadn’t prayed with them in the SAC. Chaplain on Institutional Review Board. Served on Ethics Committee.

CHAPLAIN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRYADDICTIONS MEDICINE: Chaplain for home based and community based service lines. Developed spirituality curriculum for Addictions Medicine Intensive Outpatient Program (AMIOP). Team taught classes with therapist based on Hope, Forgiveness, Grief, Shame, Moral Injury and PTSD. Spirituality programs developed spiritual theme based on the 12 steps of recovery. Mental Health Chaplaincy was very popular among Chaplain interns. Trained 12 Chaplains as Chaplain preceptor for summer interns. Trained pastoral care volunteers to provide supervised visitation in medical and surgical wards. Trained Bible Study leader.INPATIENT PSYCHIATRY: Conducted assessments phase during visits in between classes and sometimes in classes. develop relationships based on equality, transparency and trust by laying board games and talking with patients between groups. Led spirituality classes three times a week using storytelling, myths, folk tales, autobiography and Bible stories to discuss themes and connections with patient stories. We explored emerging patient concerns and story for insights. Games like pass the hat and “jinga” were vehicles to use indirect means to pose stimulate discussions. Sometimes I would start the class by, “I feel…” and try to generate discussion that leads to a spiritual topic. Meditation or guided visualization and music appreciation classes stimulated discussion. I led a weekly Bible study and counseling

Completed 4 quarters of Clinical Pastoral Education. The training involved clinical rotations, didactics, individual supervision, self-exploration, process groups and research. Two quarterly rotations were on the medical wards at Eisenhower Medical Center at Fort Gordon, Georgia. One quarter was in the NICU at the Medical College of Georgia. The last quarter I alternated between the Augusta Uptown VA Wounded Warriors inpatient ward and the and the downtown Spinal Cord Injury ward.