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Non-Anxious Presence: The Supervisor's First Lesson chaplain-director chaplain-supervision field-guide formation non-anxious-presence presence supervisor Jul 19, 2026

Every chaplain supervisor watches the same reflex appear in new trainees. A patient starts to cry, a widow goes quiet, a young officer stares at the floor, and the chaplain in training reaches for words. The instinct is kind. It is also the first thing a supervisor has to slow down. Presence is not ...

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