The Dying Soul

Mark Cobb (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2001
Open University Press (Verlag)
978-0-335-20053-5 (ISBN)

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Aiming to explore the concepts, issues and practical implications of spirituality in care, this book describes how spirituality is experienced, and looks at the impact of terminal illness. It also argues that if we are to recognize spirituality as a significant aspect of living and dying, then care providers must develop an effective approach.

Holistic models of cancer and palliative care frequently refer to spirituality as an important element. But what do we mean when we talk about spirituality and how do we provide spiritual care? This book sets out an understanding of this complex domain, describing how spirituality is experienced and expressed, and looks at the impact of terminal illness.The author argues that if we are to recognize spirituality as a significant aspect of living and dying then care providers must develop an interesting, consistent and effective approach. Therefore issues of training, policy and practice all need to be addressed.Spirituality is often represented as the fourth pillar of palliative care, and yet it is often the least developed area in terms of both theory and practice. Originating from the author's clinical and teaching experience, this book aims to explore the concepts, issues and practical implications of spirituality in care.

Mark Cobb was educated at the universities of Lancaster and Keele and trained for the ordained ministry of the Anglican Church at Rippon College Cuddesdon, Oxford. He has experience in parochial ministry, and in healthcare Chaplaincy both within the NHS and voluntary sectors, during which time he came to specialise in palliative care. His research focus is the spiritual dimension of care, he teaches on the subject and is the co-founder of Body & Soul, the national conference on spiritual care. He is an honorary lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sheffield, a Research Associate of the Lincoln Theological Institute and was appointed the Senior Chaplain of the Central Sheffield University Hospitals NHS Trust in 1998. He is the co-editor and a contributing author of The Spiritual Challenge of Health Care (Churchill Livingstone 1998).

Series editor's preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Understanding spirituality
Expressions of the spiritual
Dying and death: a spiritual place?
Who cares for the spirit?
The place of spirituality in palliative care
A professional approach to spiritual care
Developing spiritual care
References
Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.1.2001
Zusatzinfo	referenecs, bibliogr
Verlagsort	Milton Keynes
Sprache	englisch
Maße	134 x 230 mm
Gewicht	264 g
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Palliativmedizin
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Schmerztherapie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Palliativpflege / Sterbebegleitung
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
ISBN-10	0-335-20053-2 / 0335200532
ISBN-13	978-0-335-20053-5 / 9780335200535
Zustand	Neuware