Critical Care
Delivering Spiritual Care in Healthcare Contexts
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Patient Care, Caregiving, Religion & Spirituality, Inspiration & Meditation, Counseling
| Author: | Rodney Baxendale, Hamish Ferguson-Stuart, Stephen Flatt, Anne McCormick, Layla Welford, Karen Mackinnon, Mirabai Galashan, Julian Raffay, Richard Wharton, Mark Clayton, Debbie Hodge, Charles Thody, Steve Nolan | ISBN: | 9780857009012 |
| Publisher: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers | Publication: | July 21, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Rodney Baxendale, Hamish Ferguson-Stuart, Stephen Flatt, Anne McCormick, Layla Welford, Karen Mackinnon, Mirabai Galashan, Julian Raffay, Richard Wharton, Mark Clayton, Debbie Hodge, Charles Thody, Steve Nolan |
| ISBN: | 9780857009012 |
| Publisher: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Publication: | July 21, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Language: | English |
Providing a bridge between research in healthcare and spirituality and practitioner perspectives, these essays on chaplaincy in healthcare continue dialogue around constructing, negotiating and researching spiritual care and discuss the critical issues in chaplaincy work, including assisted suicide and care in children's hospices. Each section of the book is introduced by an academic theologian, giving the book a strong theoretical base, before serving healthcare chaplains offer their perspectives and experiences with material drawn from practice in a broad spectrum of healthcare contexts.
The integration of theory and practical application in these essays will be of interest to chaplains, healthcare practitioners, and students of theology and healthcare.
Providing a bridge between research in healthcare and spirituality and practitioner perspectives, these essays on chaplaincy in healthcare continue dialogue around constructing, negotiating and researching spiritual care and discuss the critical issues in chaplaincy work, including assisted suicide and care in children's hospices. Each section of the book is introduced by an academic theologian, giving the book a strong theoretical base, before serving healthcare chaplains offer their perspectives and experiences with material drawn from practice in a broad spectrum of healthcare contexts.
The integration of theory and practical application in these essays will be of interest to chaplains, healthcare practitioners, and students of theology and healthcare.
