Full Description
Spirituality and Holistic Spiritual Health makes the case for the key role that spiritual care and chaplaincy work play in healthcare.
Chapters articulate an innovative approach to spirituality, spiritual health, and spiritual care that integrates concepts from healthcare research, psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, theology, and religious studies. By engaging all these fields, this book offers a comprehensive understanding of spirituality and spiritual health while also describing clinical techniques and insights that can be used at the frontlines of care.
This book will be of interest to those researching chaplaincy and spiritual care practices, to professional Spiritual Care Practitioners/chaplains themselves, and to those who work in mental health and spirituality in healthcare more generally.
Contents
1. Reality and Spirituality: Scoping the Territory in Healthcare 2. Framing Reality: Spirituality's Fundamental Processes 3. Perceiving Reality: Bringing Awareness to Automatic Processes 4. Projecting Perceptions into Reality: Using Awareness to Build Openness 5. Working toward Neutrality: Facilitating Growth in Freedom and Wisdom 6. Committing to Truth: Wisdom, Silence, and the Emergence of Contentment 7. Fully in Relationship with Reality: Entering into Flourishing
