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Chaplaincy and the soul of health and social care : fostering spiritual wellbeing in emerging paradigms of care

Chaplaincy and the soul of health and social care : fostering spiritual wellbeing in emerging paradigms of care - London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2020 - 368p.

Part 1- Essence of healthcare chaplaincy: what does spiritual need feel like? -- Living with a chronic long-term condition: 'I can reflect with chaplains about things I cannot share with others' / Eva Buelens -- Experience of spiritual distress in an acute setting: living with perinatal loss / Daniel Robert Nuzum -- What does spiritual need feel like? Experience of chaplaincy and spiritual care in mental health / Madeleine Parkes -- Part 2 -- Is chaplaincy an art or science? -- Healthcare chaplaincy as professional artistry / Mark Stobert -- Different trains: liminality and the chaplain / Kevin Franz -- Role of science in enhancing spiritual care practice / Daniel H. Grossoehme -- Outcomes in health and social care chaplaincy: core business or problematic necessity? / George F. Handzo and Steve Nolan -- Part 3-- What kind of professionals are chaplains--Healthcare professionals? -- Charting the journey towards professionalization in the UK / Derek Fraser -- Reflections on research and professionalization in healthcare chaplaincy in Europe / Anne Vandenhoeck -- Architecture of chaplaincy and spiritual care: contemporary sustainable building / Hans Evers -- Professional identity and confidence / John Swinton -- Part 4-- Researching chaplaincy: what kind of evidence base do chaplains actually need? -- Advancing research in healthcare chaplaincy, why, how, who? / George Fitchett -- Story of the Scottish patient reported outcome measure: an example of innovation, collaboration and education in chaplaincy research / Austyn Snowden and Iain Telfer -- Part 5-- Creative engagements -- Chaplain and organizational spirituality of church-sponsored healthcare institutions / Neil Pembroke and Raymond Reddicliffe -- Chaplaincy and its potential contribution to cultural transformation / Kenneth J. Donaldson and Ewan Kelly -- Spiritual care and a new art of dying / Carlo Leget -- Part 6-- Caring well, caring spiritually -- Community chaplaincy listening: from interventions during ill health to enabling well-being and resilience / Timothy P. Bennison -- From person-centred to people-centred spiritual care / Jo Kennedy and Ian Sterling -- Co-production and promoting spiritual wellbeing in mental health / Julian Raffay and Don Bryant -- Part 7-- Educating chaplains: what do chaplains need to learn to work in and influence twenty-first century healthcare systems? -- Formation and intentional use of self: the chaplain's primary resource / Ewan Kelly -- Educating and equipping chaplains to practice in new paradigms / David W. Fleenor and Ewan Kelly -- Part 8 -- Shaping the future -- Strategic leadership in healthcare chaplaincy / Cheryl Holmes and Ewan Kelly -- Future directions: posing and living with questions / Ewan Kelly and John Swinton.

Gathering together thoughts and visions of experienced practitioners, academics, educators and strategic leaders from around the world, this edited volume sheds light on the nature of chaplaincy and its role and significance within ever-changing contemporary healthcare systems. A wide range of issues central to spiritual care delivery are covered, including reflections on what it feels like to be cared for by a chaplain through illness; the nature of chaplaincy as a profession; and how chaplains can engage with healthcare institutions in ways that have integrity yet are also deeply spiritual. The focus throughout is that chaplaincy should not only be guidance for people in distress, as a form of crisis intervention, but is rather about helping to promote wellbeing and enhance people's quality of life. Where specialisms tend to fragment systems and individuals, this book seeks to show that true health and wellbeing can only be found through a holistic approach, and shows how chaplaincy can bring this to the table. This book is for anyone who recognises the centrality of spirituality for wellbeing, and wishes to see what that might look like in practice.

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