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Internet-based Education on End-Of-Life Issues for Mental Health Providers

Primary Author: American Psychological Association

This course includes ten modules that can be completed individually. Module 6 covers Religious and Spiritual Issues At the End of Life. The objectives of this module are:

1. Recognize the significance of religion and spirituality in the lives of those who are dying and their family and friends.
2. Describe a variety of approaches to conducting a spiritual assessment for patients near the end of life.
3. Describe three common spiritual concerns of dying persons and their family and friends.

CE credits are available from the APA, NASW, Association for Death Education and Counseling certification in Thanatology, National Hospice and Palliative Care Association, and the American Geriatrics Society.

Date Last Modified Continuing Education course

Life Purpose Assessment

Primary Author: The University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality & Healing

Self-assessment exercise intended to help identify strengths and areas for improvement.

Date Last Modified 03/25/2009 Measure/Rating scale

A Lion in the House DVD Modules for Health Care Education

Primary Author: A Lion in the House, Community Media Productions, Inc.

A compelling set of teaching modules is available from the Emmy Award-winning documentary about children with cancer, A LION IN THE HOUSE. Based on real-life case studies, where things do not always go so well, the stories offer a forum to consider and discuss approaches to helping families navigate life and death issues related to cancer.

The Case Studies in Spirituality and Childhood Cancer Module offers specific, complicated case studies around issues of spirituality during a pediatric medical crisis. The Institute of Medicine defines pediatric palliative care to include the spiritual needs of a family, with a broad view of spirituality as the search for meaning and purpose in life and in death. Many families rely on spiritual resources in times of health-related crises, especially at end-of-life. Yet the majority of medical caregivers do not address issues of spirituality with their patients, with many feeling ill-equipped to do so. This module offers the insight of several veteran pediatric oncologists around spirituality issues.

-Each DVD module contains mini movies shot over a course of six years, competencies & objectives, discussion questions, a recommended resource list, and a PowerPoint presentation.

Date Last Modified 04/01/2010 Video, Case example/study, Clinical practice guidelines, Course curriculum, Website

The Medical Manual for Religio-Cultural Competence: Caring for Religiously Diverse Populations

Primary Author: Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding

This book "details how religious traditions and practices affect medical decisions in ten major world religions - Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Shinto, Traditional Chinese, American Indian & Alaska Natives and Afro-Caribbean." It is a guidebook for medical practice.

Date Last Modified 12/01/2009 Book

Meyer Spiritual Suffering Scale

Primary Author: Bonnie J Meyer, Hospice of the Bluegrass

The Meyer Spiritual Suffering Scale is a basic tool for rating the level of emotional distress arising from religious and spiritual factors. This tool can be used in conjunction with other spiritual assessment instruments. It is useful for clinical assessment, for interdisciplinary communication, and for research.

Date Last Modified 03/10/2010 On-the-job tool