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49 Ways to Provide Spiritual Care When There is No Chaplain

Primary Author: Donald Koepke, Center for Spirituality and Aging

List of activity ideas, particularly helpful for use in long-term care communities.

Date Last Modified 12/31/2002 On-the-job tool, Other

ACPE Research Network Newsletter

Primary Author: The ACPE Research Network

The ACPE Research Network Newsletter is published three times a year and contains items of enduring value on the subject of spirituality research and health and education.

Date Last Modified Report/Document/Book chapter, Article

Addressing Patients Emotional and Spiritual Needs

Primary Author: Paul Alexander Clark, Press Ganey Associates

This article from the December 2003 issue of the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety (Volume 29 Number 12) is the result of a literature review and original research to ascertain whether patients emotional and spiritual needs are important, whether hospitals are effective in addressing these needs, and what strategies should guide improvement.

The study found "a strong relationship between the degree to which staff addressed emotional/spiritual needs and overall patient satisfaction" and the authors conclude that "the emotional and spiritual experience of hospitalization remains a prime opportunity for QI" (Quality Improvement).

Date Last Modified 12/01/2003 Article

Addressing Patients Spirituality in Medical Treatment

Primary Author: Marc Galanter, NYU School of Medicine

Article published in Primary Psychiatry [2008;15(9):82-90].

Topics covered include:

- spiritual assessment
- the roles of chaplains and nurses
- incorporating spirituality in psychosocial treatment
- models for intervention
- HIV/AIDS
- spiritually-oriented support groups

Date Last Modified 09/01/2008 Article

Art of Ascension

Primary Author: Eileen Dunn, warmy eileen

Every death is unique. While the emotional and spiritual needs of the families undergoing this process are undoubtedly complex, the language of energy helps to bring a universal understanding to the sacred process of dying. Guided by a map of the chakras, you will learn to recognize the physical stages of a spiritual transition, establishing the connection between the family and the dying individual. Through the complementary tools of massage, aromatherapy, music, and visualization, you create a sacred space for the dying.

Through self-reflection, the reader begins to explore his or her own inner world and beliefs. As healers, we are truly sacred messengers, journeying with our patients between the earthly and spiritual realms.

Date Last Modified 01/31/2009 Continuing Education course, Course curriculum