Danielle Shaffer

Provided pastoral care and counseling in diverse, acute/non-acute healthcare environments and community settings, including but not limited to the inpatient hospital, and outpatient offices.

Provide optimal pastoral care and spiritual support to our patients, their family members & friends, and other hospital staff.

Participated in duties and responsibilities that included serving as a member of an interfaith Pastoral Care staff, visiting with patients (including on-call and other routine rounding responsibilities), collaborating with other chaplains and clinical staff to provide excellent patient care, intentionally serving and caring for the hospital staff, participating in meetings & committees, and providing meaningful worship experiences.

Collaborated with other faith leaders to promote peace and understanding among diverse groups; Developed youth outreach programs for children in the community that included specifically designed to served family of individuals with disabilities; Provided pastoral counseling to individuals in need of guidance or comfort; Organized and facilitated spiritual retreats for members of the church community; Conducted weekly meetings with church staff and congregation to discuss upcoming events, services, and activities; Visited, counseled, and prayed with church members to provide pastoral care; Referred families and individuals to community support services, psychologists, or doctors for necessary care; Instructed and guided individuals converting to new faith; Brought attention to youth ministry contributions through congregational awareness initiatives; Carried out church mission by planning and leading worship services, writing sermons and working with church leaders; Reached out to unchurched, new residents or inactive church members.

As a Student Chaplain, I provided pastoral care and spiritual support to patients, family members/significant others and staff throughout the assigned healthcare setting, under supervision of a staff chaplain. I served as a member of an interfaith pastoral care staff, sharing in activities such as patient care, on-call responsibilities, and providing meaningful work

Assisted and supported Victims of Child Sex Trafficking; Provided trauma-informed and responsive crisis care & behavioral support services; Provided crisis prevention & intervention services.; Communicated and maintained good working relationships with the youth, co-workers; Comply with all regulatory standards and compliance requirements; Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.; Actively embrace spiritual responsibilities.; Provided Spiritual Care Resources for clients and staff.; Implemented evidence-based practices to improve student outcomes related to academic performance, social and emotional functioning, self-care abilities, adaptive living skills, leisure skills, communication skills, vocational skills.; Contributed feedback during team meetings about how best practices can be applied within various situations encountered while working with clients.; Created visual supports such as schedules or choice boards to help clients understand expectations more clearly.; Conducted functional assessments to identify the function of problem behaviors and develop strategies to address them.; Provided consultation services on an as needed basis in order to assist other professionals working with clients who have challenging behaviors.; Trained staff members on techniques used in group home setting to manage challenging behaviors.