Professional Chaplain and Educator

Estrella “Star” L. Valino

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Jacksonville, Florida 32246

Cell Phone: 904-***-****

Email: ******.****@*****.***

Objective: Experienced chaplain seeking for an opportunity to engage myself in pastoral ministry in a multi-cultural setting that provides opportunities for growth in pastoral care, pastoral education, pastoral counseling, and other spiritual gifts.

Qualification

Summary: Served as a chaplain for more than 10 years in multi-cultural setting:

>4 years as a chaplain; and 1 year in the supervisory process in a parish-hospital setting in the Philippines).

>1.5 years as a chaplain resident in Northern California (i.e., specialized in oncology and with children, adolescent and adult psychiatric units).

> 5 years in Jacksonville, Florida-- as a chaplain (direct patient care and leading spirituality group in adult psychiatry unit) and as a supervisory trainee (supervised about 8 groups (4 summer/4 extended) in 2006-2009.

Work

Experience: Chaplain, Supervisor-in-training, Facilitator of the Spirituality Group (Adult Psychiatry unit)

Baptist Health System, Jacksonville, Florida, August 2004 – present (ending in August 30, 2009)

• Pastoral care and supervision are focused at the central adult hospital, an 800+ bed tertiary care facility.

• Pastoral responsibilities in supervisory education, adult psychiatry unit and on call rotation in the children and adult in three hospitals: Baptist-Downtown, Baptist-South, and Baptist-Beaches.

• A supervisor candidate in October 2005 and supervised summers interns and externs for four years and withholds this process for self-care.

• Participated in bi-weekly meetings at North Central Florida, a joint effort in the educational process from Florida Hospital in Orlando, Tampa General Hospital and Baptist Health.

Chaplain (PRN), on-call rotation for entire hospital

Mayo Clinic, San Pablo Road. Jacksonville, Florida, February 2006-present

• Provide spiritual support to staff, patient and families on patients with neurological diseases such as Alzheimer and Parkinson’s patients. It is a new 214-bed facility with 16 operating rooms, transplant and epilepsy units, and advanced cardiac and neuro-surgery facilities. It also provides facility for cancer studies a facility for The Griffin Cancer Research Building.

• Offer spiritual care to patient and families developing spiritual assessment, family intervention, direct patient care for patients who are in the process of organ-tissue, pre-transplant (i.e., liver, lung, heart, kidney, pancreas, intestine) up to the end-stage process serving the Intensive-Critical care units.

• Ensure bereavement and grief support, counseling, patient-centered ritual and prayer, interdisciplinary teamwork, participation in medical conferences, documentation in medical record, crisis management and appropriate use of spiritual resources.

Weekend House Manager

Ronald McDonald House, Jacksonville, Florida, June 2009-present

• Pastoral and emotional support, hospitality (i.e., continuity of care), in harnessing and enhances interpersonal relationships with doctor, nurse, social service department that gives referral service for family and patient. Patients from 18 years of age or younger who are receiving treatment in Jacksonville medical facility centers such as Nemours, Wolfson, Shands, Protons, Brooks, etc. for a temporary lodging facility to critically, chronically ill and seriously injured children and their families.

Chaplain Resident

Mt. Diablo Medical and Pavilion (Behavioral Health) Center, Concord, CA, March 2003-August 2004.

• Successfully finished 6 units of CPE and the highlights of educational experiences revolved around the Oncology and Behavioral unit for children, adolescent and adult patients:>Oncology, in-patient unit- provided spiritual care through the spectrum of the cancer experience from diagnosis through death and bereavement care.

>Radiation, Oncology, offered spiritual and emotional support to outpatients and family members on one-on-one care (waiting room area).

>Psychiatry unit- lead groups for children, adolescent and Level 1&2 adults psyche patients. Other units served: ER (adult), CCU, Orthopedic/Surgical, Renal-Telemetry, Short-Stay (pre-op/post op).

• Ministry to the Hospital Community: offered a hospitable, caring and daily presence on the units through interfaith religious rituals like “blessing of hands,” “special activities on Pastoral Care week, participated in the leading of the “Ash Wednesday” in Lenten season and giving out of “inspirational cards” to patients, family members and staff.

• Community Outreach: Participating in creation of a community-wide “Health and Spirituality Dialogue” – an event for local and spiritual and religious leaders and healthcare professionals in Concord, CA areas.

Chaplain Coordinator,

Asian Clinical Pastoral Education Association, Inc.(ACPEA), Philippines, October 2001-February 2003.

• Participated in the development of a church-hospital based CPE in the Philippines. Responsibilities involved recruitment, screening, orientation, entrance/exit interview of students, develop curriculum, provide didactic, multi-cultural lectures, rituals, and lead the students in direct pastoral care to patients, families and staff.

Education: Master of Divinity, Graduated in March 2001

Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary, Baguio City, Philippines.

Certificate received on Summer Institute Missions Training Course,

Asia Baptist Graduate Theological Seminary-Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary, Institute of Missions, Baguio City, Philippines, May 2000.

Bachelor of Arts in English, (A.B. in English), Graduated in May 1993.

National College of Business and Arts, Quezon City, Philippines.

Certificate: Basic Bible Course, Graduated in April 1976

FEBIAS College of Bible, Manila, Philippines

High School Diploma, Graduated in April 1975.

Quirino High School, Quezon City, Philippines

Awards,

Talents Academic Excellence Award, M.Div. Program, March 2001.

Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary, Baguio City, Philippines

Leadership Award, Student Council President, 2000-2001

Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary, Baguio City, Philippines

Best in Composition (Tagalog), Papuri Festival, 1992.

Best in Composition (Tagalog), Papuri Festival, 1981.

Creative Arts, Music (Sing, Play Guitar) and Poetry

Professional

Affiliation(s) Licentiate Worker, Member and in the ordination process, United Church of Christ, Florida Conference of United Church of Christ

Clinical Member, Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE)

Decatur, Georgia

Affiliate Member, Association of Professional Chaplains

References are available upon request

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