Here are some helpful web sites:
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
Association for Chaplaincy and Spiritual Life in Higher Education (ACSLHE)
Association of Muslim Chaplains (AMC)
Association of Professional Chaplains
Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC) "Promoting Excellence in Spiritual Care, Psychospiritual Therapy, Education and Research."
Canadian Association of Social Workers
Canadian Campus Chaplaincy Centre - "A resource for religious professionals who work with students, faculty and staff in universities and colleges."
Canadian Virtual Hospice - This site provides provides Information and support on "advanced illness, palliative care, loss and grief, to people living with illness, family members, people working in healthcare, educators, and researchers." Contains recommended books and links, articles, caregiving videos, discussion forums, as well as information on local, regional, and national programs and services.
Chaplaincy Innovation Lab - "The Chaplaincy Innovation Lab (CIL), based at Brandeis University, launched in October 2018 to bring chaplains, theological educators, clinical educators and social scientists into conversation about the work of chaplaincy and spiritual care."
College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario
Dulwich Centre - "a gateway to narrative therapy & community work"
GW Institute for Spirituality & Health (GWISH)
HealthCare Chaplaincy Network - "is a nonprofit health care organization that helps people faced with the distress of illness and suffering to find comfort and meaning."
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario (HPCO)
Interfaith Military Chaplaincy (Canadian Council of Churches)
Islamic Spiritual Care & Psychotherapy
The Journal of Pastoral Care Publications (JPCP) - "an international organization providing spiritual care clinicians with a diversity of trusted content that helps innovate and transform practices of care."
Journey Through Grief.com - This site provides reflections, book suggestions, the stages of loss, creative ideas for expressing feelings, spiritual practices, prayers and rituals, and a place to share.
KidsGrief.ca - "Talking with kids and teens about serious illness, dying and death."
Muslim Mental Health & Islamic Psychology Lab (Stanford University)
Psychology & Mental Health (Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research Canada) - "provides research on trauma and adversity from a psychospiritual perspective and theoretical and empirical research on the psychological processes involved in belief, doubt, and religious identity."
Understanding Muslim Patients: Culture, Spirituality, and Barriers to Care (University of Toronto - Temerty Faculty of Medicine)
Zen Caregiving Project - "Teaching caregivers skills rooted in mindfulness and compassion."
