Recognizing Spiritual Needs in People who are Dying

ISBN-13: 9780198525110 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 280 str.

Rachel Stanworth

Opis

This book aims to clarify current thinking about the spirituality of terminally ill patients to ensure greater compassion and sensitivity in meeting their spiritual needs. Listening carefully to patients at the end of life is at the heart of good palliative care and this book provides a means of recognising and talking about spiritual needs even when religious language is not used. The author refers to this as a "language of spirit." The book is based on interviews with patients who are dying and the language they use to describe their experiences. It deals with death, dying, the experiences of patients and the relief of spiritual pain by looking closely at patient stories, drawings and behavior. Aimed primarily at palliative care specialists and specialist nurses, this book will also appeal to social workers, health care chaplains, pastoral support workers, theologists and psychotherapists.

Recenzje

This book should be of particular interest to anybody who has a special interest in spirituality and spiritual care, especially those who provide pastoral care in the palliative care setting.

O autorze

Rachel Stanworth is a trained nurse and a Doctor of Pastoral Theology. This book is based on research she conducted over three years in post as Chaplaincy Researcher at St Christopher's Hospice, London. She is also a member of the management advisory committee of The Befriending Network, a charity that trains, supports and supervises volunteers who befriend people with life-threatening or terminal illness.