George Fitchett (Rush) & Lex Tartaglia (VCU) Teaching Research Literacy In CPE

Today’s Outline Introduce the Transforming Chaplaincy project Review the CPE Curriculum Development Grant application requirements Discuss key findings from Tartaglia, et al., study (2013) of model practices of teaching research literacy in CPE residency programs Present two models for teaching research literacy in CPE residency programs Respond to your questions

Funded by two grants totaling $4.5M over four years from the John Templeton Foundation Supported by ACPE and the major professional chaplaincy organizations – The Association for Professional Chaplains – The National Association for Catholic Chaplains – Neshama—the Association for Jewish Chaplains

The aim of the Transforming Chaplaincy project is to better equip hospital chaplains to use research to guide, evaluate and advocate for the spiritual care they provide.

Three Project Activities Templeton Chaplain Research Fellowships – The Fellowship program will pay for 16 board-certified healthcare chaplains to complete a two-year, research-focused master’s degree. CPE Curriculum Development Grants – Curriculum Development Grants will be awarded to 70 ACPE- accredited clinical pastoral education (CPE) residency programs to support incorporation of research literacy education in their curricula. Free, Online Research Education for Chaplains – An online continuing education course, Religion, Spirituality and Health: An Introduction to Research, will be made available at no cost to members of the four major professional chaplaincy and pastoral education organizations.

CPE Curriculum Development Grants Two-year Curriculum Development Grants will be awarded to 70 ACPE-accredited clinical pastoral education (CPE) residency programs – To support incorporation of research literacy education in their curricula 35 programs in Cohort 1 (awarded July 2016) 35 programs in Cohort 2 (awarded July 2017)

CPE Curriculum Development Grants Yearly grant distributions to each CPE Center – Year 1 grants will be $2,500 – Year 2 grants will be $1,500 – Year 2 incentive grants of $1,000

Grant Selection Process Criteria Be Substantive Provide instructional in-class hours (minimum 15-20) Schedule out of class assignments Design a coherent and developmental syllabus Be Contextual Use available resources Fit the center’s setting Be Applicable to Practice Identify how learning informs or influences current work Be Accountable Outline how students’ learning will be assessed/measured – e.g., Concrete exercises Be Enduring Plan for sustaining curriculum beyond initial funding period

Grant Timeline Activity CPE Curriculum Development Grants CPE Program Activity CPE online application posted on project website October, 2015 Fall - Many residency programs begin in September Application deadline December 15, 2015 Winter/Spring – CPE programs plan curriculum for next year and interview applicants Decision about application March 1, 2016 Applicants confirm acceptance April 1, 2016 CPE Residency Programs begin Summer/Fall – New residency programs begin

Elements of a Curriculum Learning Outcomes Content/Topics Delivery Methods Readings Assignments Assessment/Evaluation of Learning

Common Elements of Programs with Research Curricula Sustained programs were built on a foundation of research literacy that – Took patience to develop – Had a research champion and the support of a CPE supervisor – Offered the program in a cultural context with a sustained commitment to research – Utilized resources from both within and outside the CPE/Chaplain department – Incorporated multiple methods to introduce research consistent with existing CPE teaching methodology

VCU Patient Counseling Substantive 29 Direct Content Hours (14, 90 minute seminars plus a 5 Hour retreat and 3 hour dissemination activity) over a 10 month period Hours of Reading, Assignments Content introduced developmentally with question “why” and shifting to “what” Content introduced developmentally including terminology, methodology, resource identification, data collection and dissemination

VCU Patient Counseling Contextual Understanding Evidence Based Practice in an Academic Medical Center Thinking organizationally as well as chaplaincy as a discipline Thinking about process improvement; what do I do that I think could be done better? Accessing Resources and Identifying Collaborators

VCU Patient Counseling Application to Practice Readings/Assignments Related to Specific Patient Populations Use of research articles in verbatim or case study analysis Institutional Review Boards

VCU Patient Counseling Accountability Completion of a literature review Critique of a Research Article Pass the CITI IRB Examination Data Collection (RedCap) Completion and Dissemination of Culture Study through Poster Presentation

VCU Patient Counseling Continuation/Endurance Current research educator on faculty Faculty attendance at resident seminar series Protected time for faculty/staff involved in research related activities Recruitment of future faculty/staff who demonstrate research literacy

Resident Research Didactic RHHV & Christ Advocate CPE Residents and Supervisors Led by Pat Murphy & George Fitchett

Contextual Rush is an academic medical center – Library with every e-journal imaginable – Computer lab to learn PubMed RHHV is an academic as well as a clinical department RHHV research program is 25 years old – Residents exposed to research throughout the year, e.g. The APC Webinar Journal Club Religion, Health & Human Values

Substantive 8 seminars, 2.5 – 3 hours each, 2 per week, J-term – The Rush syllabus is on the project website Activities (number of sessions) – Presentations by George & Pat (4) – Small group presentations of articles (each student presents 2-3 articles) – Searching PubMed for articles (2) Reading – Assigned readings (e.g. chapters from Myers) – Articles students are presenting – Articles presented by peers

Application to Practice Residents select articles to read and present in their areas of interest Faculty periodically assign new articles related to resident clinical area and interests Faculty inform residents of research presentations by other Rush investigators related to resident clinical areas and interests Religion, Health & Human Values

Accountability

Continuation/Endurance RHHV research program is 25 years old Resident research didactic since 2009 Supervisors sometimes audit the research didactic Current RHHV research faculty are aging Religion, Health & Human Values

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To ACPE for hosting this free webinar To you for your interest in our CPE grants If you have any questions after the webinar is over, you are welcome to contact our project coordinator, Kathryn Lyndes Thank you