RL 101
Research Literacy 101: An Introduction for Chaplains
5 weeks
Aims
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to understand evidence-based spiritual care and its rationale
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to provide an overview of spiritual care research,
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to help see that all research is not equal and
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to receive resources for research literacy
Knowledge: Participants will be introduced to the…
Evidence-based perspective for chaplaincy care
Print resources on chaplaincy research
Online resources on chaplaincy research
Major research methodologies – quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method
Hierarchy of research for evaluation
Components of a scientific manuscript
Tools to summarize a research article
Skills: Participants will…
Create case-study content
Access and search peer-reviewed literature
Interpret and evaluate research
Summarize and present on a research study and findings
Expectations
5 hours/week
Asynchronous
For much of the course, participants can complete their course work at a time convenient for them (asynchronous). This five (5) week long course wraps up with a 2-hour live session.
No prerequisite
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RL 102*
Research Literacy 102: A Deeper Exploration for Chaplains
10 weeks
Aims
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to conduct meaningful literature searches and locate research articles in chaplaincy-related area(s) of interest
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to understand and interpret written and tabulated results in research articles
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to evaluate the strength of study design and understand limitations
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to apply research findings to chaplaincy practice, chaplaincy program development, and communication with healthcare colleagues and leaders
Knowledge: Participants will gain knowledge about…
Notable studies in spiritual care research
How qualitative and quantitative studies are reported
Critical evaluation of major research designs and methodologies
Research ethics and Institutional Review Boards
Tools to critique a research article
Skills: Participants will…
Identify articles of interest and locate available full text
Identify to what extent an article is generalizable to their setting
Interpret p-values and statistical significance
Determine structure of and chaplain involvement in local IRB
Identify specific application of course articles within your setting
Expectations
5 hours/week (reading/videos/posting to discussion board)
Asynchronous
Participants can complete their weekly course work at a time convenient for them (asynchronous). Time zone and country of residence are not impediments to participation.
Prerequisites (one of these 3)
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Transforming Chaplaincy, Research Literacy 101 course.
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Chaplaincy Research Summer Institute (CRSI) hosted by Transforming Chaplaincy
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Transforming Chaplaincy’s online course, “Religion, Spirituality and Health: An Introduction to Research.” Taught by VCU faculty 2017-2019.