At its annual convocation in January in Alexandria, Virginia, The Network on Ministry in Specialized Settings (the COMISS Network) honored HealthCare Chaplaincy’s president and CEO, the Rev. Dr. Walter J. Smith, S.J., with its highest honor—the 2012 COMISS Medal—in recognition of his contributions to the profession and to the international field of chaplaincy care.
COMISS is a national organization of chaplaincy, pastoral care and pastoral counseling professionals, and their religious endorsing officials. Its multifaith network includes organizations that provide, certify, accredit and endorse chaplaincy and other pastoral services to persons in health care facilities, correctional institutions, mental health settings, the armed forces, business settings and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The COMISS Medal has been given only 6 times since its inception. Some previous recipients have included the noted Dutch writer and lecturer, the late Henri Nouwen, and the celebrated developmental psychologist and Pulitzer Prize winner, the late Professor Erik Erikson.
Fr. Smith’s address to the COMISS delegates will be published in late March issue of the Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling and will be available on HealthCare Chaplaincy's website in April.
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