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2013 Spirituality And Clinical Care Course Syllabus

Primary Author: M. Kay Sandor, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Syllabus developed for UTMB Nursing, Medical, and Allied Health Students through a grant from the John Templeton Foundation Spirituality and Medicine Award administered by GWish. Case studies and a bibliography are included.

These materials may be used in other courses with credit given to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston as the United States Copyright owner.

Date Last Modified 01/01/2009 Course curriculum, Case example/study

The 7 x 7 Model for Spiritual Assessment: A Brief Introduction and Bibliography

Primary Author: George Fitchett, Rush University Medical Center

Overview of the 7 x 7 Model for Spiritual Assessment, which was developed in the mid-1980s by a team of chaplains and nursing faculty at Rush University including George Fitchett, Russ Burck, Carol J. Farran, and Julia Emblen. The 7 x 7 model for spiritual assessment incorporates a holistic assessment and a multi-dimensional spiritual assessment.

Date Last Modified Article

The ABIMH Holistic Health and Wellness Questionnaire

Primary Author: American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine (ABIHM)

This questionnaire is intended for self-evaluation of body, mind, and spirit.

Date Last Modified 01/22/2010 Measure/Rating scale

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