Mental Health Chaplaincy What We Know and Don’t Know Spiritual Care Week

There is very little literature that studies the outcomes of mental health chaplain interventions. Against the backdrop of a case, this presentation will summarize the findings of the literature about the impact of mental health chaplains, the expectations of patients, and the future areas of curiosity that can drive studies in this area.
Angelika A. Zollfrank, MDiv, BCC, ACPE, is an ordained clergy in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. In her role at McLean, she provides spiritual support appropriate to the spiritual orienting systems of patients, families, and staff. Chaplain Zollfrank also leads the Mental Health Clinical Pastoral Education Program at McLean Hospital. She specializes in how spirituality and religion may be useful for coping with mental health struggles.