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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816657603321

Autore

Nash Paul <1959->

Titolo

Spiritual care with sick children and young people : a handbook for chaplains, paediatric health professionals, arts therapists, and youth workers / / Paul Nash, Kathryn Darby, and Sally Nash

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-78450-063-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Disciplina

615.8/52

Soggetti

Spiritual healing

Spirituality

Pastoral care

Church work with teenagers

Church work with sick children

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to spiritual care -- Best practice principles for spiritual care -- Interpretive spiritual encounters -- Spiritual care, illness and identity -- Creating spaces for spiritual care -- Meaning making with children and young people -- Spiritual care with families -- Spiritual practices for spiritual care -- Tensions and issues -- Facilitating spiritual literacy.

Sommario/riassunto

Spiritual care is recognised as an important facet of healthcare, yet it is a concept that is prone to misinterpretation. This book seeks to demystify the role of spiritual care in the treatment of sick children and young people.Inspiring, informing and practical, the book will help you develop your knowledge of spiritual care, equipping you with everything you need to know to provide the best possible spiritual support for sick children and young people. It presents a coherent philosophy and approach for offering spiritual care to sick children and young people in a variety of settings and pr