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Nothing Left Unsaid: Creating a Healing Legacy with Final Words and LettersPrimary Author: Mary Polce-Lynch, Randolph-Macon College
Rituals exist to settle estates and bequeath material possessions after people die, but there isn't a ritual for making sure that nothing is left unsaid to loved ones. Messages of love, forgiveness, life lessons, hopes, and personal legacy can prevent regret during the grieving process and bring meaning to life in the present.
Date Last Modified 10/10/2009
Exercise, Manual/guide
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A Dictionary of Patients' Spiritual & Cultural Values for Health Care ProfessionalsPrimary Author: HealthCare Chaplaincy
This is "a guide that is meant to describe beliefs and practices generally found within a particular cultural or religious group." The purpose is to help healthcare providers meet the Joint Commission's requirement for addressing and maintaining patient rights for their cultural, religious, spiritual, and personal values, and religious and other spiritual practices to be accommodated. Sections include:
Date Last Modified 09/01/2009
Manual/guide, Report/Document/Book chapter
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Spiritual Care to Elderly and Dying Loved OnesPrimary Author: Kevin Quiles, This book seeks to the provide caretakers with the necessary tools to develop a warm approach toward the experiences of a loved one, friend, or patient. It covers topics such as cancer, dementia, deep loneliness, and loss of purpose.
Date Last Modified 09/01/2009
Book
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Checklist: Improving the Quality of Spiritual Care as a Dimension of Palliative CarePrimary Author: GWish Checklist based on the recommendations from the report of the Consensus Conference on Improving the Quality of Spiritual Care as a Dimension of Palliative Care. The checklist helps you compare your institution's spiritual care practices with the recommendations, and determine areas for improvement.
Date Last Modified 07/08/2009
Exercise, Other
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Complementary Spiritual Practices in Professional ChaplaincyPrimary Author: Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)
A resource for chaplains seeking to learn more about complementary pastoral resources, practices, and interventions. This pdf document contains a list of practices across the mind/body/spirit continuum that a chaplain could do in his or her ministry. For each practice the purported benefits are listed along with references to research about the practice.
Date Last Modified 06/01/2009
Manual/guide, On-the-job tool
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