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Abstract
The intentional use of live music in chaplaincy care may help to provide access to the core faith of religious patients and families and also serves as a vehicle for building trust and rapport in nonreligious spiritual care. This specific use of music by chaplains differs from other forms of therapeutic music and may open a healing path when nothing else succeeds. Professional standards, ethics and awareness of institutional protocols remain the responsibility of chaplains.
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Jesse Paledofsky
Jesse Paledofsky MDiv BCC (right) serves as staff chaplain at Holy Cross Hospice, Silver Spring, MD.
Zia Frances Shapiro
The Reverend Zia Frances Shapiro MA BCC is a certified music practitioner (through Music for Healing and Transitions) and also holds certification from American Association of Art Therapy. She is endorsed by Sufi Order International.