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Spiritual Caregiving: Healthcare as a Ministry Primary Author: Verna Benner Carson, Staff Builders Home Health and Hospice "In this book, Carson and Koenig examine the state of the healthcare system with the goal of providing healthcare professionals and caregivers the inspiration and practical tools to re-claim their sense of purpose." Chapters include: 1. Spiritual Caregiving: Healthcare as a Ministry 2. The State of the Current Healthcare System 3. Envisioning the Ideal 4. Preparation for Spiritual Caregiving 5. Providing Spiritual Care 6. Giving Spiritual Care: The Patient with Chronic Illness and Pain 7. Giving Spiritual Care: The Dying Patient 8. Spiritual Care for Special Populations 9. Nurturing the Self: Nurturing the Spirit 10. A David-and-Goliath Match: Taking On the System Date Last Modified 05/01/2004 Book

Spiritual Care in Nursing Practice Primary Author: Kristen L. Mauk, Valparaiso University From the back cover of this textbook: "Focusing on spirituality as an inherent component of effective nursing care, this text presents an unbiased view of the nature of human spirituality apart from religion. The text offers a unique interdisciplinary and inter-religious perspective--representing a range of Eastern and Western religious traditions--while addressing lifespan considerations and belief systems within the nursing process framework. Readable, interactive chapters apply the content clinically and highlight timely research on spirituality and health. Each chapter includes case studies, critical thinking questions, and personal reflection questions. Website references are also included." Includes chapters on: - Spiritual development - Influences of religion and culture on nursing - Spiritual Assessment - Collaboration - Nursing research - The nurse's spiritual health Date Last Modified 12/01/2003 Book

Encountering the Sacred in Psychotherapy How to Talk with People about Their Spiritual Lives Primary Author: James L. Griffith, GWUMC Primarily written for psychotherapists, counselors, and others working in mental health, this book serves as a guide to "exploring the creative and healing possibilities in clients' spiritual and religious experience. Vivid personal accounts and dialogues bring to life the ways spirituality may influence the stories told in therapy, the language and metaphors used, and the meanings brought to key relationships and events. Applications are discussed for a wide variety of clinical situations, including helping people resolve relationship problems, manage psychiatric symptoms, and cope with medical illnesses". Date Last Modified 07/01/2003 Book

Faith and Health: Psychological Perspectives Primary Author: Thomas G. Plante, Santa Clara University This book looks at "psychological research on the links between religious faith and health outcomes." It includes sections on: - Faith and Health in the General Population - Faith and Health in Special Populations - Faith and Health in the Clinic - Commentaries on Research Concerning Faith and Health Date Last Modified 08/01/2001 Book

Spirituality and Mental Health Care: Rediscovering a 'Forgotten' Dimension Primary Author: John Swinton, King's College, University of Aberdeen This book "explores the connections between mental health or illness and spirituality and draws on these to provide practical guidance for people working in the mental health field." Chapters include: 1. What is spirituality? 2. The neglect of the spiritual 3. Spirituality and mental health care: Exploring the literature 4. Living with meaninglessness: The lived experience of spirituality in the context of depression 5. Enabling spiritual healing: Developing an understanding of spiritual care Date Last Modified 01/01/2001 Book