Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy Vol 7 (1) 2004

SPIRITUAL CARE IN HEALTH CARE

Peter W. Speck
Issued Date: 10 Apr 2013

Abstract


Effective spiritual care must truly interact with its recipients in order to discern need and to engage in a mutual process of exploration. Spiritual carers should be a resource in the individual's search for meaning and purpose, and a support through the sometimes painful re-examination of beliefs in the face of some life crisis. To be effective the carer must have personally engaged with the existential issues which arise. Support for spiritual caregivers is essential in order to increase self knowledge, address sources of anxiety, and work through the difficult feelings which engagement with another person at this level will arouse.

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DOI: 10.1558/hscc.v7i1.21

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