Hospital Chaplain to Lead Trial Program of Similar Pastoral Care Services to Alabama Business
Hospital Chaplain teams up with National Heritage Foundation in the belief that pastoral care benefits to patients in the hospital can be equally beneficial for employees needing resolution for life issues that inhibit work performance.
Mobile, Alabama (PRWEB) August 17, 2005 -- Steve Durkac is a chaplain with
Providence Hospital who has teamed up with the National Heritage Foundation to
“test market” the helping benefits of pastoral care to the workforce of Mobile,
Alabama.
Steve said, "One day as I was making my hospital chaplaincy
rounds, the thought hit me, why don't businesses take advantage of the benefits
of pastoral care services for their workforce? Why not help employees find
resolution to the life issues that inhibit their work? Just as in a hospital
setting we help patients find resolution to the issues that inhibit their
healing?"
This trial program is looking for three to five Mobile,
Alabama businesses, varying business or industries, from 10 to 1,200 employees,
service or manufacturing, to help “test market” the benefit of voluntary use
workplace chaplain care services, at no-cost to the company.
Each week
chaplain Steve Durkac and trained workplace pastoral care associates will make
visits to the companies that have signed up for this unique 3 month no-cost
trial employee care services. Steve calls it a "ministry of availability." He
says business chaplains have been popular in England since the early 1800s and
since 1940 a few larger organizations have sold chaplaincy services to
businesses in the United States.
However, tighter corporate budgets have
made the hiring of company chaplains prohibitive. The selected businesses for
this trial program will be able to benefit from the programs' proactive measures
against workplace stress and resolution of life-issues that simply can't be left
at the door.
An Aug. 9, 2003, Reuters newswire story, entitled, “Work
Stress Taking Larger Financial Toll,” cites diminished productivity, turnover,
and insurance claims as a direct result of personal stress issues.
This
trial program will evaluate the voluntary benefit of non-denominational pastoral
care availability to personnel and will measure employee feedback for Human
Resource management.
Business owners interested in this no-cost trial
program for the Mobile, Alabama businesses should contact Chaplain Steve Durkac
at (251) 753-2065 or visit www.stevedurkac.com.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/8/prweb273166.htm