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The Unbroken Circle: A Toolkit for Congregations Around Illness, End of Life, and Grief

Primary Author: James L Brooks, Duke University

The Unbroken Circle: A Toolkit for Congregations Around Illness, End of Life, and Grief is a new resource filled with practical tools and guidance to help congregations care for people facing illness, dying and bereavement. Developed by the Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life and written by Rev. James L. Brooks, it provides clergy, lay leaders, parish nurses and chaplains with an inspiring vision, easy-to-use tools, specific tips, and hundreds of additional resources.

The Toolkit starts with a call to action and provides templates for congregations to plan a discussion of these issues. It also includes guidelines for support groups, information on how to offer spiritual support to families, and outlines for educational programs and liturgical services. The Toolkit is designed to be in sync with the self-organization of congregations, including organizing illness, death, and grief information specifically geared towards adult and child education, congregational care, and worship, facility, and clergy leadership.

Published in the summer of 2009, The Unbroken Circle has been embraced by congregationally-based clergy and nurses, chaplains in health care settings, educators in seminaries and clinical pastoral education programs, and students interested in spiritual dimensions of caring for those with advanced illness.

Date Last Modified 03/31/2009 Manual/guide, Book, On-the-job tool

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

Offering Spiritual Support for Family or Friends

Primary Author: Caring Connections

PDF brochure for friends and family providing spiritual support for someone living with an illness. Offers suggestions for how to speak with and support someone, along with helpful questions to ask.

Date Last Modified 01/01/2007 Other, Article

Professional Chaplaincy: Its Role and Importance In Healthcare

Primary Author: HealthCare Chaplaincy

Report describing the role and significance of spiritual care. Includes sections on The Meaning and Practice of Spiritual Care, Who Provides Spiritual Care?, The Functions and Activities of Professional Chaplains, and The Benefits of Spiritual Care Provided by Professional Chaplains. Edited by Larry VandeCreek, D.Min. and Laurel Burton Th.D.

Date Last Modified 05/22/2001 Report/Document/Book chapter, Website

ChiPPS Pediatric Palliative Care Newsletter Issue #10: Spirituality and Pediatric Palliative Care

Primary Author: National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)

This issue of the Children's Project on Palliative/Hospice Services (ChiPPS) Pediatric Palliative Care Newsletter focuses on Spirituality and Pediatric Palliative Care.

Articles include:

- Struggles with God by Lisa Buell
- The Importance of Meaning-Making: Where Spirituality and Grief Intersect by Elizabeth A. Keene Reder, MA, CT
- Spiritual Care of Children with Life-Limiting Illness by Paul Thayer, DMin
- When a Child Dies: Spiritual Struggles and Solace by Beth Seyda

Date Last Modified 02/01/2008 Report/Document/Book chapter, Article