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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824780503321

Autore

White Gillian <1957->

Titolo

Talking about spirituality in health care practice : a resource for the multi-professional health care team / / Gillian White

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006

ISBN

1-280-56642-6

9786610566341

1-84642-493-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Disciplina

615.8/52

Soggetti

Medical care - Religious aspects

Holistic medicine - Religious aspects

Spirituality - Health aspects

Spiritual care (Medical care)

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: Finding a voice for the spirit -- Spirituality and the holistic approach -- Learning about spirituality in the multi-professional team -- Developing opportunities to talk about spirituality -- Understanding spirituality -- Spiritual care -- Outcomes and opportunities -- Conclusion: The journey continues.

Sommario/riassunto

Gillian White draws on her experiences and proposes that multi-professional health care teams should talk about spirituality in challenging but safe environments to develop shared understanding of it, and to increase their confidence about integrating spiritual care into their daily practice.