Spiritually Competent Practice in Health Care

ISBN: 9781498778428 出版年：2017 页码：222 CRC Press

Features Presents a user friendly, readable and practical style Offers evidence-based approach Focuses on psychological, emotional and spiritual needs Helps practitioners to distinguish religion from spirituality and understand the relationship between them Highlights the cultural and organizational issues that must be addressed to support spiritually competent care Summary This practical guide tackles the important issues of spirituality in health care, emphasising the role of organisations in developing a culture of leadership and management that facilitates spiritual care. Spirituality is a central part of holistic care that addresses physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of care in an integrated way. The chapters are written by experts in their fields, pitched at the practitioner level rather than addressing ‘spirituality’ as a purely theoretical concept. Each one describes the realities of spiritually competent practice and show how it can be taught and put into practice in a variety of areas and settings, including \uf0b7\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000 Undergraduate and Postgraduate education \uf0b7\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000 Acute healthcare settings \uf0b7\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000 Mental health \uf0b7\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000 Primary care \uf0b7\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000 End of Life Care \uf0b7\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000 Creative organisations \uf0b7\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000 Social services Ideal for practitioners, educators, trainees and managers in nursing and healthcare, the book is also relevant reading for occupational therapists, physiotherapists, social workers and psychologists.