Professions within a Profession: A Case Study

Our world is aware of the fact that there are possibilities of some other professions to grow out of the many professions. Permit me to illustrate such growth with the accounting profession. Accounting is the main or major profession out of which following professions have grown:

1.     Cost and works accountancy.

2.     Management accountancy.

3.     Public accountancy.

4.     Corporate accountancy.

5.     Taxation.

6.     Project accountancy.

7.     Auditing.

What is common to all of these professions that grows out of accountancy is “General Accounting Studies” before their various specialties, accountancy remains the major profession out of which others are growing.

In like manner, chaplaincy profession incorporates or embodies other professions that are known to have grown out of chaplaincy such as:

1.     Health care chaplaincy which involves other specialities like hospital chaplaincy, hospice chaplaincy, palliative care.

2.     Mental health chaplaincy.

3.     Oil and gas chaplaincy.

4.     Parliamentary and party chaplaincy.

5.     Eco chaplaincy.

6.     Workplace chaplaincy.

7.     Sport chaplaincy.

8.     Agricultural chaplaincy.

9.     Market chaplaincy.

10.                        Corporate chaplaincy, etc.

Chaplaincy is what all of them have in common. General chaplaincy, its practice and service delivery is what is common to all these professions growing out of actual chaplaincy profession.

Chap. Prof. Mike-Jacobs

Chaplaincy Development Analyst

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