Education

• BA with honors, Boston College
• MDiv, Harvard Divinity School
• PsyD, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology

Profile

Cheryl A. Giles is the Francis Greenwood Peabody Senior Lecturer on Pastoral Care and Counseling and a licensed clinical psychologist. She teaches courses on spiritual care, trauma and resilience for caregivers, and contemplative care of the dying.

A core faculty member of the Buddhist Ministry Initiative, Professor Giles received training and certification in end-of-life care from the Being with Dying program and GRACE: Training in Compassion-Based Interactions in the Clinical/Patient Encounter at Upaya Institute and Zen Center. She enjoys mentoring students who are preparing for chaplaincy, social justice advocacy, and those interested in research on trauma and the psychology of contemplative care.

Professor Giles is the co-editor of The Arts of Contemplative Care: Pioneering Voices in Buddhist Chaplaincy and Pastoral Work (Wisdom Press, 2012). She has authored articles on contemplative care of the dying and preparing clinicians to become compassionate caregivers.

Selected publications

• The Arts of Contemplative Care: Pioneering Voices in Buddhist Chaplaincy and Pastoral Work (Wisdom Press, 2012)

Support

Divinity Hall Faculty Support Team
Email: DivinityFASupport@hds.harvard.edu
Phone: 617.998.5387

See also

• Buddhist Ministry Initiative
• Buddhist Arts of Ministry and Leadership: Teaching and Adapting Meditative Skills (PDF)
• "Stepping to the Fore: Faith Leaders Address Sexual and Gender Based Violence"
• Historic Gathering for Buddhist Masters' of Divinity Programs
• "Wisdom on Self-Care from Gregory the Great" from The Christian Century
• "Self-care for the Beloved Community" from The Christian Century
• "What We Want at the End of Life" from UU World

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