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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796933203321

Titolo

Spiritual care in practice : case studies in healthcare chaplaincy / / edited by George Fitchett and Steve Nolan ; foreword by Christina M. Puchalski ; afterword by John Swinton ; contributors, Alister W. Bull [and twenty two others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-85700-876-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Disciplina

259/.42

Soggetti

Medicine - Religious aspects

Chaplains, Hospital

Pastoral medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Spiritual Care in Practice""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 1: Pediatric Case Studies""; ""Chapter 1. �God tells the doctors to pick the right medicine� � LeeAnn, a 12-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis""; ""Chapter 2. �I can tell you this, but not everyone understands� � Erica, mother of a 2-year-old girl with cancer""; ""Chapter 3. �Why did God do this to me?� � Angela, a 17-year-old girl with spinal injury""; ""Chapter 4. Critical Response to Pediatric Case Studies: A Chaplain�s Perspective""

""Chapter 5. Critical Response to Pediatric Case Studies: A Psychologist�s Perspective""""Part 2: Psychiatric Case Studies""; ""Chapter 6. �I am frightened to close my eyes at night in case the witch comes to me in my sleep� � Yesuto, a Nigerian man in his early thirties troubled by his belief in witchcraft""; ""Chapter 7. �I tried to kill myself. Will God keep me apart from the person I love in the life-after?� � June, a 78-year-old woman who attempted suicide""

""Chapter 8. �My family wants me to see a priest. It can�t hurt, right?� � Nate, a 20-year-old man and his sexual identity""""



Chapter 9. Critical Response to Psychiatric Case Studies: A Chaplain/Psychologist�s Perspective""; ""Chapter 10. Critical Response to Psychiatric Case Studies: A Psychiatrist�s Perspective""; ""Part 3: Palliative Case Studies""; ""Chapter 11. �I need to do the right thing for him� � Andrew, a Canadian veteran at the end of his life, and his daughter Lee""

""Chapter 12. â€?What can you do for me?â€? â€? David, a mid-sixties Jewish man with stage IV pancreatic cancer""""Chapter 13. â€?Tell her that itâ€?s OK to release her spiritâ€? â€? Maria, a Native American woman, grieving the loss of her dying mother""; ""Chapter 14. Critical Response to Palliative Case Studies: A Chaplainâ€?s Perspective""; ""Chapter 15. Critical Response to Palliative Case Studies: A Nurseâ€?s Perspective""; ""Part 4: Ethical Concerns""; ""Chapter 16. Ethical Issues in  Case Study Publication""; ""Afterword""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""Blank Page""

Sommario/riassunto

These diverse case studies make a compelling case for the importance of effective spiritual care in healthcare and provide unprecedented insight into the essential role of the chaplain within the healthcare team. Presented alongside critical reflections and responses from professionals within chaplaincy, psychology, psychiatry and nursing, they provide an honest and detailed look into how healthcare chaplains actually work with the people in their care and reveal the vital role of narrative and imagination in effective transformative practice.  From a 16-year-old with a belief that God would e