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Accepted: 1 October 2023

First Online: 27 October 2023

Declarations

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: LBC and TJH are both fully qualified and endorsed chaplains and allied health researchers. They are co-authors of the ‘Pastoral Narrative Disclosure’ training manual (Hodgson & Carey, CitationRef removed, CitationRef removed. NJ is a social worker/suicidologist and mental health wellbeing researcher and author of the book ‘<i>Darkest before Dawn</i>’ (Jamieson, CitationRef removed). MB is a clinical psychologist. MGB is a mental health and wellbeing researcher. HGK is a psychiatrist, mental health researcher and co-author of ‘<i>Spiritual readiness: Essentials for military leaders and chaplains</i>’ (Koenig et al., CitationRef removed) and ‘<i>Moral injury: A handbook for military chaplains</i>’ (Koenig et al., CitationRef removed).

: All research cited within this paper, which involved human participants, was checked for verifiable institutional approval from the respective human research ethics committees. As this review involved the reporting and initial assessment of a professional development program for training chaplains, ethics approval was not required. Nevertheless, data collection procedures were followed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki—Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects and subsequent amendments (WMA, 1964–2013). Approval for chaplaincy participants to undertake PND professional development was gained from the Director General of each Chaplaincy Branch (Navy, Army and Air Force), and additional approval was granted by the relevant departmental directors and/or military commanders permitting their chaplains to engage in the PND training and evaluation.