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Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Religion, Society, and Development, Theological Perspectives and Practices.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology Religion, Society, and Development Theological Perspectives and Practices Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Biblical Studies and Interpretation
ISSN1542-3050
Citation impact (2-yr)0.43
h-index27
i10-index123
Total citations4,646
Top institutions publishing hereHealthCare Chaplaincy Network
Journal websiteus.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications per year

62
2014
52
2015
62
2016
51
2017
58
2018
58
2019
57
2020
80
2021
53
2022
20
2023
31
2024
14
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications by publication year

97
2014
305
2015
159
2016
252
2017
215
2018
208
2019
305
2020
404
2021
144
2022
32
2023
19
2024
2
2025

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Most-cited papers in Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications

Online/Cyber Counseling Services in the COVID-19 Outbreak: Are They Really New?

Dominikus David Biondi Situmorang · 23 Sep 2020

Online/cyber counseling has been named as the best way to offer counseling services during the COVID-19 outbreak. The purpose of this article is to explore the use of online/cyber counseling during the COVID-19 outbreak to solve psychological problems. The author examines the history and concepts, the therapeutic relationship, transference and countertransference, the advantages along with…

Screening for Spiritual Struggle

George Fitchett, James L. Risk · 1 Mar 2009

A growing body of research documents the harmful effects of religious or spiritual struggle among patients with a wide variety of diagnoses. We developed a brief screening protocol for use in identifying patients who may be experiencing religious/spiritual struggle, as well as patients who would like a visit from a chaplain. We describe the results…

Mental Health Issues among Clergy and Other Religious Professionals: A Review of Research

Andrew J. Weaver, David B. Larson, Kevin J. Flannelly et al. · 1 Dec 2002

The authors reviewed the literature on mental health issues among clergy and other religious professionals, using electronic searches of databases of medical (Medline), nursing (CINAHL), psychology (PsycINFO), religious (ATLA), and sociological research (Sociofile). The existing research indicates the Protestant clergy report higher levels of occupational stress than Catholic priests, brothers, or sisters. Catholic sisters repeatedly…

Recent Progress in Chaplaincy-Related Research

George Fitchett · 1 Sep 2017

In light of the continued growth of chaplaincy-related research this paper presents an overview of important findings. The review summarizes research in six broad areas: what chaplains do; the importance of religion and spiritual care to patients and families; the impact of chaplains' spiritual care on the patient experience; the impact of chaplain care on…

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