Page 210. CHAPTER 10 Spiritual care in the NHS Sarah Eagger, Peter Richmond and Peter Gilbert Meeting the varied spiritual needs of patients, staff and visitors is fundamental to the care the NHS provides [Department of Health, 2003a: p.... more
Page 210. CHAPTER 10 Spiritual care in the NHS Sarah Eagger, Peter Richmond and Peter Gilbert Meeting the varied spiritual needs of patients, staff and visitors is fundamental to the care the NHS provides [Department of Health, 2003a: p. 5] Spirituality has been a part of the ...
영적 돌봄을 하는 방법들이 의미하는 것에 대해 제일 먼저 과학이 중요하다는 말을 하면서 시작하겠다. 과학이 중요한 것은 우리가 과학 기술을 이용하여 건강과 질병에 대해 이해하고 질병이 있는 환자들을 치료할 수 있는 방법들을 개발할 수 있도록 도와주기 때문이다. 민감하게 잘 이용한다면 과학은 영성과 건강의 복합적인 관계를 이해할 수 있도록 돕는다. 하지만 과학기술만으로는 환자들에게 좋은 돌봄을 제공할 수 없다는 것이다.... more
영적 돌봄을 하는 방법들이 의미하는 것에 대해 제일 먼저 과학이 중요하다는 말을 하면서 시작하겠다. 과학이 중요한 것은 우리가 과학 기술을 이용하여 건강과 질병에 대해 이해하고 질병이 있는 환자들을 치료할 수 있는 방법들을 개발할 수 있도록 도와주기 때문이다. 민감하게 잘 이용한다면 과학은 영성과 건강의 복합적인 관계를 이해할 수 있도록 돕는다. 하지만 과학기술만으로는 환자들에게 좋은 돌봄을 제공할 수 없다는 것이다. 이것이 어떤 의미인지에 대해 우리의 상상력을 동원하여 설명해 보도록 하겠다.
This paper builds on Frances Young’s suggestion that people with profound intellectual disability have a prophetic vocation. It explores the idea of vocation using the experience of intellectual disability as a critical hermeneutic that... more
This paper builds on Frances Young’s suggestion that people with profound intellectual disability have a prophetic vocation. It explores the idea of vocation using the experience of intellectual disability as a critical hermeneutic that brings to the fore a perspective that views vocation as something that includes all of the Body of Christ and not just the head. The intention is to offer a different more theologically and practically inclusive perspective on vocation that might enable us to create communities where each member's vocation was valued and enabled.
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Over the past year it has been my pleasure to manage a major research project within the United Kingdom that has sought to explore the spiritual lives of people with developmental disabilities and those who offer care and support to them.... more
Over the past year it has been my pleasure to manage a major research project within the United Kingdom that has sought to explore the spiritual lives of people with developmental disabilities and those who offer care and support to them. The project will last for two years and is funded by the Foundation for People with Developmental Disabilities, which is a London-based charitable organisation. We are right at the halfway stage at the moment and there are some fascinating findings beginning to emerge. The more we explore this area and take time to listen to and reflect on the experiences of people with developmental disabilities and their carers, the more apparent it becomes that this is an area of tremendous theological importance for the church. In this paper I want to share some of our initial findings and to give you a feel for the importance of the research and its implications for the ways in which we understand God, human beings, and what it might mean for the church to live as a graceful community. I also want to begin to reflect on what practical theology actually is as a theological and a practical discipline. Many people still have an image of practical theology as simply providing "handy household hints for
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Research Interests: Religion, Psychology, Ethics, Theology, Systematic Theology, and 15 moreHope, Qualitative Research, Intellectual Disability, Religion and Disability, Narratives, Disability, Survey, Disability theology, Theology and Intellectual Disability, Disability and Theology, Theology and disability, Peacemaking, Public health systems and services research, Christian Theology/Ethics, and Kingdom
Research Interests: Religion, Sociology, Philosophy, Ethics, Theology, and 13 morePractical theology, Systematic Theology, Hope, Religion and Disability, Disability, Survey, Theology and Intellectual Disability, Disability and Theology, Theology and disability, Peacemaking, Practical Theology, Christian Theology/Ethics, and Feminist Theology/Theory
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Table 1.1, p.25, from DS Martsolf and JR Mickley (1998) 'The concept of spirituality in nursing theories: differing world-views and extent focus' Journal of Advanced Nursing 27, 294303, © 1998 Blackwell Science Ltd. Reproduced... more
Table 1.1, p.25, from DS Martsolf and JR Mickley (1998) 'The concept of spirituality in nursing theories: differing world-views and extent focus' Journal of Advanced Nursing 27, 294303, © 1998 Blackwell Science Ltd. Reproduced with kind permission. Table 1.4, p.32, from MJ ...
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This article describes which possible roles that (theological reflections on) the church can play in societal debates around disability and inclusion. A turn to inclusion is sketched out and a number of different ecclesiological responses... more
This article describes which possible roles that (theological reflections on) the church can play in societal debates around disability and inclusion. A turn to inclusion is sketched out and a number of different ecclesiological responses are mapped out. We argue that an ecclesiology which is informed by church practices can contribute to reflection on the concept of inclusion, which, in turn, helps the church in its quest for inclusive practices. It also reflects on the implications of such a quest. Additionally, church practices and reflections on them may serve society at large in its quest for inclusion.
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BackgroundVery few studies address how GPs react to situations where patients express doubt or perplexity about the meaning of their existence.AimTo assess the range of responses which GPs make to a theoretical scenario, where a patient... more
BackgroundVery few studies address how GPs react to situations where patients express doubt or perplexity about the meaning of their existence.AimTo assess the range of responses which GPs make to a theoretical scenario, where a patient says ‘Doc, I’m not sure there is any point to all this?’. To discuss the significance of these responses within a clinical and philosophical context.MethodWe interviewed 19 GPs in Scotland and analysed transcripts using an approach informed by grounded theory.ResultsThe context of these questions, patients’ other complaints, and the comfort of the GP in this area of discussion, affected the GP response. Responses included discomfort and diverting the conversation, exploring the contribution of physical pain, or, most commonly, considering the questioning to indicate mental health problems. Some GPs felt the questioning was fuelled by unmet emotional needs or by social and relational crises. GP responses included prescribing medication or pragmatic ‘j...
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GPs have a wide range of attitudes to spirituality which contribute to variations in reported spiritual care. Study aims were: to assess concepts of spirituality and their application in a sample of GP trainers; explore statistically the... more
GPs have a wide range of attitudes to spirituality which contribute to variations in reported spiritual care. Study aims were: to assess concepts of spirituality and their application in a sample of GP trainers; explore statistically the relationship between personal spiritual affiliation, attitudes to, and reported practice of, spiritual care and; to examine whether GP trainers consider training in spiritual care to be adequate. Questionnaire involving 87 GP trainers using Likert scale responses and multinomial trend tests to analyse the relationships between 'concept of spirituality' and attitude to, or practice of, spiritual care. Cluster and latent class analysis to investigate whether groups of GPs are categorically different. Results were GPs largely considered spirituality to be a meaningful, useful, but unclear concept. 8% did not wish involvement in spiritual care, 27.6% had reservations, 46% were pragmatically willing and 12.6% expressed keenness. 35.6% reported th...
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Guidance for medical staff reminds employees of the responsibility to deliver spiritual care in its broadest sense, respecting the dignity, humanity, individuality and diversity of the people whose cultures, faiths and beliefs coexist in... more
Guidance for medical staff reminds employees of the responsibility to deliver spiritual care in its broadest sense, respecting the dignity, humanity, individuality and diversity of the people whose cultures, faiths and beliefs coexist in society. This is no small or simple task, and although GPs (family practitioners) have been encouraged to deliver spiritual care, we suggest this is proving to be challenging and needs further careful debate. This literature review critiques and analyses existing studies and points to four categories of attitude to spiritual care, and two related but distinct concepts of spirituality in use by GPs. Our aims were to search for, summarise and critique the qualitative literature regarding general practitioners' views on spirituality and their role in relation to spiritual care. An integrative review was made by a multidisciplinary team using a critical realism framework. We searched seven databases and completed thematic and matrix analyses of the ...
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This article describes a unique empirical study where critical incidents were obtained from learning disability nurses to understand how they attempt to meet the spiritual needs of the people for whom they care. Following analysis, the... more
This article describes a unique empirical study where critical incidents were obtained from learning disability nurses to understand how they attempt to meet the spiritual needs of the people for whom they care. Following analysis, the nurses' approaches to meeting spiritual needs were categorized as 'personal' and 'procedural', and each of these is described in turn. There then follows a discussion on the effects of these nurses' interventions on both clients and their families, and nurses themselves. The findings of the study illuminate how these learning disability nurses attempted to meet the spiritual needs of people with learning disabilities in their care. The findings may help nurses ensure that spiritual needs are identified in the construction of the personal care plans of people with learning disabilities.
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The Centre for Spirituality, Health and Disability was established to help healthcare practitioners and others meet the spiritual needs of patients--and explore their own needs The centre was set up in 2004 in Aberdeen. It brings together... more
The Centre for Spirituality, Health and Disability was established to help healthcare practitioners and others meet the spiritual needs of patients--and explore their own needs The centre was set up in 2004 in Aberdeen. It brings together people from the disciplines of nursing, medicine and divinity. It combines education, research and practice in spirituality and health.
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Should chaplaincy be scientific? The answer is a resounding yes! Science is not the enemy of chaplaincy any more than it is the enemy of theology. It is necessary and therapeutically vital that chaplains strive to base their theory and... more
Should chaplaincy be scientific? The answer is a resounding yes! Science is not the enemy of chaplaincy any more than it is the enemy of theology. It is necessary and therapeutically vital that chaplains strive to base their theory and practice on appropriate and well-researched evidence. The substantial question, however, is: What actually constitutes acceptable evidence, who decides and why?
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A growing body of research suggests that religion and spirituality can have a positive effect on mental and physical health. Like any other powerful belief system, they also have potential for harm. Further research is needed if they are... more
A growing body of research suggests that religion and spirituality can have a positive effect on mental and physical health. Like any other powerful belief system, they also have potential for harm. Further research is needed if they are to be understood and therapeutically incorporated into healthcare.
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This article describes a unique empirical study where critical incidents were obtained from learning disability nurses to understand how they attempt to meet the spiritual needs of the people for whom they care. Following analysis, the... more
This article describes a unique empirical study where critical incidents were obtained from learning disability nurses to understand how they attempt to meet the spiritual needs of the people for whom they care. Following analysis, the nurses' approaches to meeting spiritual needs were categorized as 'personal' and 'procedural', and each of these is described in turn. There then follows a discussion on the effects of these nurses' interventions on both clients and their families, and nurses themselves. The findings of the study illuminate how these learning disability nurses attempted to meet the spiritual needs of people with learning disabilities in their care. The findings may help nurses ensure that spiritual needs are identified in the construction of the personal care plans of people with learning disabilities.
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... Article author query; swinton j [Google Scholar]. John Swinton a1. a1 University of Aberdeen. ...John Swinton (2001) Scottish Journal of Theology, Volume 54, Issue 02, May 2001 pp 252-252... more
... Article author query; swinton j [Google Scholar]. John Swinton a1. a1 University of Aberdeen. ...John Swinton (2001) Scottish Journal of Theology, Volume 54, Issue 02, May 2001 pp 252-252 http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0036930600051437. John Swinton (2001). ...
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... Article author query; swinton j [Google Scholar]. John Swinton a1. a1 University of Aberdeen. ...John Swinton (2001) Scottish Journal of Theology, Volume 54, Issue 02, May 2001 pp 251-252... more
... Article author query; swinton j [Google Scholar]. John Swinton a1. a1 University of Aberdeen. ...John Swinton (2001) Scottish Journal of Theology, Volume 54, Issue 02, May 2001 pp 251-252 http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0036930600051425. John Swinton (2001). ...