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Chaplaincy in Hospice and Palliative Care
Karen Murphy | Bob Whorton | Margery Collin | Jacki Thomas | Martin Hill | Judy Davies | Helen Newman | Jonathan Pye | Margaret Whipp | Jonathan Wittenberg | Julian Abel | David Buck | Caroline McAfee | Ruth White | Jill Brown | Louise Adey Huish | Gary Windon | Liza Waller | Sally Bedborough | Nell Mellerick | Jessica Rose | Andy Edmeads | Stig Graham | Abbas Khalifa | Simon O'Donoghue | Kathryn Morrison | Matthew Hagan | Dawn Allan | Richard Clarke | Ewan Kelly | Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
(2017)
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Abstract
Hospice chaplains have traditionally played a unique part in palliative care, providing human compassion and support to help ease life's final chapter. This book thoughtfully tackles the question at the heart of modern hospice chaplaincy: do chaplains have a distinctive role in an increasingly secular society?
A comprehensive look at why and how this work needs to be done, each chapter will be a rich resource for hospice chaplains and anyone working within a hospice multi-disciplinary team. Taking the form of reflections by chaplains and other professionals, they examine the tension between sacred and secular space, explore how spiritual care works in a changing society, and look at what voice a chaplain has within the hospice team.
Essential reading for chaplains, this insightful book reflects on the important work undertaken by hospice chaplaincies and explains why they continue to be a vital resource for end-of-life care.
Anyone who is involved in hospice work, or anyone working with people who are ill and lost, will find much in this book which is of value.
The Revd John Lampard
Methodist Recorder
Fifty years after Dame Cicely Saunders founded the first modern hospice in 1967, this book is a timely and fitting tribute to her legacy. It consists of a series of reflections by chaplains and allied professionals, and is packed with inspiration, experience, and good practice.
Revd Ann Fulton, Spiritual Care Co-ordinator for St Margaret's Hospice, Somerset
Church Times
This book explores the chaplain's unique role and the privilege of being involved in the lives of those who approach death. Varied contributors helpfully probe the inner life of the chaplain and her relationships with staff and volunteers. It explores the changing role of the hospice chaplain, but has great relevance for all involved in End of Life care. I wholeheartedly commend it to all who have an interest in healthcare chaplaincy.
Revd Mark Burleigh, Head of Chaplaincy & Bereavement Services, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and President, College of Health Care Chaplains
Challenged by the exigencies of health economies and the demands of secularists, chaplaincy is in transition. The diverse voices brought together by Murphy and Whorton speak to that transition with harmony and clarity about the 'traditional' values that shape chaplaincy identity and care, and that determine the distinctive contribution chaplains make to multi-professional team working.
Revd Dr Steve Nolan, Princess Alice Hospice, Esher, and The University of Winchester
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaplaincy in Hospice and Palliative Care edited by Karen Murphy and Bob Whorton | 3 | ||
| Foreword by Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 11 | ||
| Introduction by Karen Murphy and Bob Whorton | 15 | ||
| Part I: Locating the Work of Palliative Care Chaplaincy | 23 | ||
| 1. Then and Now by Richard Clarke & Judy Davies | 24 | ||
| 2. What Kind of Place Is a Hospice? by Karen Murphy & Julian Abel | 31 | ||
| 3. Many Faiths, No Faith by Abbas Khalifa and Stig Graham, Kathryn Morrison, Martin Hill & Simon O'Donoghue | 42 | ||
| 4. The Contribution of Volunteers by Karen Murphy | 59 | ||
| Part II: Reflecting \nTheologically | 69 | ||
| 5. A Good Death by Margaret Whipp & Jonathan Wittenberg | 70 | ||
| 6. Towards a Theology of Palliative Care Chaplaincy by Jonathan Pye & Helen Newman | 82 | ||
| Part III: Who Are We? | 95 | ||
| 7. Our Unique Role by Margery Collin & Jacki Thomas | 96 | ||
| 8. Do We Have a Voice? by Caroline McAfee, Ruth White & David Buck | 109 | ||
| 9. Mirror, Mirror by Jessica Rose & Andy Edmeads | 120 | ||
| 10. Holding the Tension by Louise Adey Huish & Gary Windon | 134 | ||
| 11. Our Place in the Shadows by Jill Brown & Bob Whorton | 144 | ||
| 12. Our Own Nourishment by Matthew Hagan & Dawn M. Allan | 155 | ||
| 13. A Creative Resource by Sally Bedborough, Liza Waller & Nell Mellerick | 164 | ||
| 14. Looking to the Future by Ewan Kelly | 176 | ||
| Appendix 1. Maxie Lane – Man of the Trees | 183 | ||
| Appendix 2. A Short Collection of Poems by David Buck | 185 | ||
| Appendix 3: Breathing by Karen Murphy | 193 | ||
| Appendix 4: At the Heart of the Periphery by Stig Graham | 195 | ||
| Contributors | 197 | ||
| Subject Index | 201 | ||
| Author Index | 205 | ||
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