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Abstract
Through a rich variety of case studies, this book provides insight into the patient's needs and the chaplain's perspective, as well as discussions of spiritual assessments and spiritual care interventions. Case studies such as a request to baptise a child complicated due to his admission for 'psychiatric reasons', as well as work with military veterans, such as a female transgender veteran who has been alienated from her faith, show the breadth and complexity of work that chaplains undertake daily.
Each section also includes critical responses to the case studies presented from a chaplain and related healthcare professional. This book will enable chaplains to critically reflect on the spiritual care they provide, and provide an informed perspective for healthcare professionals and others involved in chaplaincy services.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case Studies in Spiritual Care, Edited by George Fitchett and Steve Nolan | 1 | ||
| Introduction - Autoethnography in Chaplain Case Study Research by Steve Nolan | 11 | ||
| Part 1. Chaplains’ Care in Paediatrics | 33 | ||
| Ch 1. ‘That’s great! You can tell us how you are feeling’ | 35 | ||
| Ch 2. ‘She’s already done so much’ | 52 | ||
| Ch 3. Critical Response to Paediatric Case Studies | 71 | ||
| Ch 4. Critical Response to Paediatric Case Studies | 78 | ||
| Part 2. Chaplains’ Care for Veterans | 85 | ||
| Ch 5. ‘He is disappointed I am not the son he wanted. \nI tried and tried to deny I am a girl’ | 87 | ||
| Ch 6. ‘I was able to go to confession’ | 102 | ||
| Ch 7. Critical Response to Veterans’ Case Studies | 121 | ||
| Ch 8. A Psychologist’s Perspective | 128 | ||
| Part 3. The Chaplain as Ritual Leader | 135 | ||
| Ch 9. ‘God is just too busy for us right now’ | 137 | ||
| Ch 10. Connecting family members through ritual | 153 | ||
| Ch 11. ‘I do want to get this funeral planned’ | 170 | ||
| Ch 12. 'For myself and for your people with whom I pray' | 187 | ||
| Ch 13. Critical Response to the Use of Ritual Case Studies | 205 | ||
| Ch 14. Critical Response to the Use of Ritual Case Studies | 212 | ||
| Part 4. The Chaplain as Self-Reflexive Practitioner | 221 | ||
| Ch 15. ‘I’d like you to get to know about me’ | 223 | ||
| Ch 16. Critical Response to a Chaplain’s Self-Reflexive Case Study | 246 | ||
| Ch 17. Critical Response to a Chaplain’s Self-Reflexive Case Study | 252 | ||
| Afterword: Case Studies and Chaplaincy Research | 259 | ||
| Contributors | 273 | ||
| Index | 281 | ||
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