Scott E. Hall

Value Perceptions of Integrative Health Care: A Study of Primary Care Physicians and Professional Clinical Counselors

A study was conducted to identify value perceptions of primary care physicians and Professional Clinical Counselors on integrative health care. Surveys were collected from 54 primary care physicians and 33 Professional Clinical Counselors in Central Ohio. Quantitative and qualitative results indicate favorable perceptions and opportunities for professional collaboration.

Enhancing volunteer effectiveness

The characteristics of being genuine/congruent, having an unconditional positive regard and an empathic understanding, can be integrated into the training volunteers receive prior to assignment with patients/families. Understanding and practicing these concepts may further promote the interpersonal relationships volunteers have with patients/families and other hospice professionals.

Spiritual diversity: A challenge for hospice chaplains

Spirituality is a critical component of the holistic mind-body-spirit model embraced by Hospice. Hospice chaplains, as part of the caregiving team, must understand their abilities and limitations in providing spiritual guidance to others who may differ in religious and spiritual beliefs.

Enhancing volunteer effectiveness: A didactic and experiential workshop:

Presented is an actual workshop to enhance the personal and professional development of volunteers and their relationship with others. This workshop is a follow up to information in the article, “Enhancing volunteer effectiveness” which appeared in the May/June (1996) issue of The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care.

Dealing with the anger and hostility of those who grieve

Hospice caregivers are often targets of appropriate or displaced anger from the patients and family members that they try to help. Although anger is often an essential part of the grieving process, it may be difficult to endure. Caregivers must therefore understand the causes and signs of anger in themselves, patients, and family members, and find strategies to reduce the anger. A therapeutic response to anger will better facilitate the grief process as well as the effectiveness and well-being of the hospice caregiver.

Using the Character Development Model in the Group Counseling Context With a Court-Mandated Substance Abuse Client: A Clinical Report

Court-mandated substance-abusing clients often have years of use that has slowly eroded their character development. Substance abuse clients are particularly challenging because the use of substances often affects several life domains simultaneously. Group counseling has long been the mainstay of treatment for this population, and various interventions are available for therapists who practice group counseling. The study of character development is an emerging trend in three theoretical orientations—dynamic psychiatry, transpersonal psychiatry, and positive psychology (Peterson & Seligman, 2004). The authors present a self-assessment instrument, the Character Identity Inventory (Hall, 2006), which helps both therapist and client to identify strengths and weaknesses of character. The Character Identity Development Model (Hall) is an adaptation from the character development and positive psychology literature and can be used as a therapeutic framework to integrate the components of character development into group counseling. Use of this model with a court-mandated, treatment-resistant client is presented. Specific examples include how one of the authors (BK) was able to lower the clients resistance and increase motivation within the group setting.