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1 1 Chaplaincy Today Volume 23 Number 2 Autumn/Winter 2007 EditorRozann Allyn Shackleton, MDiv, MA, BCCE ditorial BoardDavid McCurdy, DMin, BCC Biomedical EthicsPatricia Murphy, PhD StatisticsPaul Derrickson, MDiv, BCCR obert W. Duvall, MDiv, BCCJ odie Futornick, MA, BCCMark LaRocca-Pitts, PhD, BCCM argaret Ann Muncie, MDiv, BCCJ effery M. Silberman, DMin, BCCL arry VandeCreek, DMin, BCCAl Voorhis, MDiv, BCCD avid J. Zucker, PhD, BCCE ditorial AssistantsPatricia Cocks, PhDAnthony Rake, MDivEditorial Office58 Foxwood LaneBarrington, IL TodayVolume 23 Number 2 Autumn/Winter 2007the journal ofthe association of professional chaplainsChicago has been unseasonably warm the past few days, making sandals and short sleeves the preferred dress; nev-ertheless, change is in the air, and the leaves on the oak tree outside my window are begin-ning to show autumn color.

2 CT also reflects seasonal change with a rotation on the editorial board. With this issue, Al Voo-rhis concludes his term, having left Chaplaincy earlier this year to return to parish ministry. I am grateful for his service and pleased that he will continue to review books for these this year, Jodie Futornick and Mark LaRocca-Pitts accepted positions on the edi-torial board, and beginning with this issue, David Zucker joins them. Their willingness, along with that of their colleagues whose names appear on the left, to give of their time to review manuscripts assures a consis-tent level of change is planned for 2008 as CT will be offered as an e-publication beginning with the spring/summer issue.

3 This will help to reduce printing/postage expenses as well as speed delivery to you and, perhaps more importantly, provide a more efficient way to access articles for reference. Although CT will continue to be available in printed form, I en-courage all who are e-literate to elect this subscription method. Information as to how to effect this change will be provided after the first of the year. For now, I invite you to sit back and enjoy the wealth of information and reflection contained in the following Journal of the Association of professional Chaplains2 Chaplaincy TodayThe Journal of the Association of professional ChaplainsChaplaincy Today is a semiannual publication whose mission and vision is to connect all of us who do the work of Chaplaincy by giv-ing voice to the individual expression of our collective experience in order that we may more effectively care both for others

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8 (The University of Chicago Press, 2003). References should be cited using the documentary-note (humanities) style with endnotes, which is detailed in chapters 16-17. A copy of the APC Publi-cation Style Guide is available via education [CE] creditTwo CE units are available on completion of the reading of this issue of Chaplaincy Today . Enter CT23-2 on the CE report Today Volume 23 Number 2 Autumn/Winter 2007 Medical practitioners and researchers continue to explore the association between spiritual/religious (SR) concerns and illness and medical care.

9 Koenig et al. summarize over 1600 publications that describe this a previous publication, we reported the statistically significant web of associations between the personal/ professional characteris-tics of pediatricians and their attention to SR in clinical In summary, we found that older pediatricians who described themselves as religious and spiritual more frequently talked with patients/families about their SR concerns. These pediatricians re-ported that their own personal SR was important in their clinical practice and that the SR of patients/families was relevant to the care they article presents results relative to the following: Clinical situations in which pediatricians perceive that the SR of patients/families plays an important role.

10 The education pediatricians receive in medical school and residency that prepares them to respond to these to Spiritual/Religious Concerns in Pediatric Practice: What Clinical Situations? What Educational Preparation?Larry VandeCreek, BCC Daniel H. Grossoehme, BCC Judith R. Ragsdale Christine L. McHenry Celia ThurstonMany pediatricians believe that spiritual/religious (SR) concerns of patients/families are important in some clinical situations. This project identifies these situations, the educational preparation of pediatricians to respond helpfully to these concerns and their interest in additional education.