samoliver's profile

I have cared for the needs of the dying in palliative care for over 17 years. During that time, I have served as the Chair, and now, Co-Chair of the Hospice Ethics Committee at the Hospice Care Center of VNS in Akron, Ohio. I have served several years as a State Continuing Education Chairperson for the Association of Professional Chaplains. For well over a decade, I have been an active editorial review board member and contributing writer for Healing Ministry Journal, The Journal of Terminal Oncology, and The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care.

I began speaking about spiritual care over 15 years ago and continue to speak at public engagements on the local, national, and international levels. I have spoken at several college campuses and keynoted at several Hospice Conferences. My first book of four "What the Dying Teach Us: Lessons on Living" is a National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization selection.

My undergraduate study was at Georgetown College with a B.A. in Psychology. I received my Master of Divinity @ The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky with an emphasis in the Pastor/Teacher track.  In 2003, I finished my post-graduate certificate in Healthcare Ethics through Rush University in Chicago, IL. Presently, I am the  Chaplain at the Hospice Care Center of VNS in Akron, Ohio.

My first children's grief book is titled "A Fish Named Ed" My website: http://www.soulandspirit.org

Presently, I have a new journal that has just been published titled "God a Logs on Living and Dying"