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News

Announcing a Time of Remembrance for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco

In collaboration with the Integrated Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care (IP3) program and Child Life Services, Spiritual Care Services invites families, friends, and UCSF faculty and staff to gather in honor and memory of your loved ones who received care at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, […]

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UCSF Hosts Continuing Education Event for Spiritual Caregivers and Allies on July 16, 2018

UCSF Spiritual Care Services is pleased to host a continuing education event for chaplains, current CPE students and CPE alumni/ae, spiritual caregivers and religious leaders, interested laypersons, and allies—including interdisciplinary colleagues in the healthcare setting. It is scheduled for Monday, July 16th, at UCSF’s Parnassus Heights campus in San Francisco. There are three PDF’s attached […]

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Spiritual Care Services Launching No One Dies Alone (NODA) Program at UCSF

After over a year of preparations, volunteer recruitment and training, and logistical work, and thanks to a generous grant from UCSF Partners in Care, Spiritual Care Services is pleased to announce the beginning of a No One Dies Alone (NODA) program to serve imminently dying adult inpatients at Parnassus who are unbefriended or unaccompanied. NODA […]

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Midday Mindfulness at Parnassus

Beginning on Monday, January 23rd, Spiritual Care Services is pleased to offer a time of Midday Mindfulness at the Parnassus campus.  Similar to what we already offer on weekdays at the Mission Bay campus, these sessions will be available on Monday and Thursday afternoons from 12 noon to 12:15 p.m. in the Meditation Room (Moffitt/Long […]

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A Statement of Solidarity from Spiritual Care Services

The chaplains of Spiritual Care Services recognize and affirm the many people in the UCSF community who are devoting themselves tirelessly to the cause of justice. In a variety of ways UCSF students, faculty, and staff are striving against the racism and other types of discrimination that undergird and shape institutions in the United States, […]

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UCSF Spiritual Care Services Awarded Research Literacy Curriculum Grant

The Department of Spiritual Care Services is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a grant of $4,000 over two years as part of the Transforming Chaplaincy Project, which is sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation in collaboration with Rush University and Brandeis University. The grant is intended to assist us in developing and […]

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Spiritual Care Services Speaks Up on Sustainability

The UCSF Office of Sustainability and Spiritual Care Services are teaming up to encourage people of all faiths to act in ways that are environmentally responsible, and act as good stewards of the Earth and the life that exists on it.  For an article about our department and how faith and ecological awareness interweave, please […]

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Chaplains Publish Articles on Cancer Care and Asian American Religions

We are pleased to announce that the Rev. Susan Conrad, manager of spiritual care services, recently co-authored an article entitled “Spiritual Care for Cancer Survivors” with Dr. Jamie Alexis Cohen, and it was published in Coping with Cancer magazine in July/August 2015.  You can read the article by going to this link: Spiritual Care for […]

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More Articles Published from UCSF Spiritual Care Research

In a prior blog post, we discussed UCSF’s research project on the Spiritual Assessment and Intervention Model (AIM) and its application to outpatient palliative care settings for patients with advanced cancer, which was funded by a grant from the HealthCare Chaplaincy Network and the John Templeton Foundation. We are very pleased to announce that this […]

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Spiritual Care Services Sponsors Conversation with Thupten Jinpa

On Monday, May 18th, 2015, at 12 noon in Room N-217 of the UCSF School of Nursing at the Parnassus Heights campus, the Department of Spiritual Care Services will host Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D., the long-time English translator of His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, in conversation with David Bullard, Ph.D., clinical professor of medical psychology (psychiatry) at the […]

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Spiritual Care Services provides emotional and spiritual support for patients, their families and staff. Learn More

News and Blog Posts

  • Announcing a Time of Remembrance for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco
  • UCSF Hosts Continuing Education Event for Spiritual Caregivers and Allies on July 16, 2018
  • Spiritual Care Services Launching No One Dies Alone (NODA) Program at UCSF
  • Midday Mindfulness at Parnassus
  • A Statement of Solidarity from Spiritual Care Services
  • UCSF Spiritual Care Services Awarded Research Literacy Curriculum Grant
  • Spiritual Care Services Speaks Up on Sustainability
  • Chaplains Publish Articles on Cancer Care and Asian American Religions
  • More Articles Published from UCSF Spiritual Care Research
  • Spiritual Care Services Sponsors Conversation with Thupten Jinpa

Seven Steps to Self-Care

Tip #3: Reach out to others and feel free to ask for help when you need it. You don’t have to apologize. Remember that other people do care. Alternatively, you can contact friends who could use a call and ask them how they are doing. Sometimes supporting someone else is a good way to improve your own attitude.

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