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A Time for Listening and Caring Spirituality and the Care of the Chronically Ill and DyingPrimary Author: Christina M. Puchalski, GWish: The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health A thoughtful, informative, and practical guide for anyone involved in caring for the seriously and chronically ill or dying. This book covers how spiritual care can be integrated into traditional caregiving. Part one discusses aspects of spirituality, such as presence, ethics, and relationships. Part two delves into a number of specific religious and theological traditions. Part three offers practical applications and tools, including storytelling, psychotherapy, dance, music, and the arts. Part four focuses on patients' stories and reflections.
Date Last Modified 06/01/2006
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Encountering the Sacred in Psychotherapy How to Talk with People about Their Spiritual LivesPrimary 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
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The Medical Manual for Religio-Cultural Competence: Caring for Religiously Diverse PopulationsPrimary 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
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The Unbroken CirclePrimary Author: James L. Brooks, M.Div., Duke University Institute on Care at the End of Life This is already listed on your SOERCE page.
Date Last Modified 03/31/2009
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Spiritual Caregiving: Healthcare as a MinistryPrimary 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."
Date Last Modified 05/01/2004
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