Full Description
What do you need to know in order to provide the best possible care for sick children of different faiths? What, in the context of the young person's faith, might it be helpful to know to support the child and the family, improve care, communicate sensitively and avoid causing offence?
Drawing on extensive, evidence-based research and practice, this practical resource addresses the multi-faith needs of sick and dying children and young people in hospitals and the wider community. Covering Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism and Buddhism, it provides the key information needed to help multi-disciplinary healthcare staff offer the best, culturally-appropriate care to sick children and their families. The book discusses daily, palliative, end of life and bereavement care in a range of settings, including hospitals, hospices, schools and home. The information provided covers those aspects of the religions discussed that are essential for healthcare staff to understand, including modesty and hygiene, taboos, food and prohibited products, age-related issues, sacred objects, visitors, and the expectations of the family. It includes important information on the issues of disability and mental health in each faith as well as addressing the significance within different faith traditions of the transitions from childhood to adolescence to adulthood.
A comprehensive resource that uniquely focuses on the care needs of sick children from different faiths, this book will be of immeasurable value to multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals including doctors, nurses, bereavement support and palliative care workers, carers, counsellors, chaplains and arts therapists.
Contents
Introduction. Revd. Paul Nash, Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK. 1. 5 key objectives and values of multifaith care. Paul Nash. 2. Care of a Buddhist child and their family. Keith Munnings, Buddhist Healthcare Chaplaincy Group, UK. Madeleine Parkes, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Birminghan Children's Hospital, UK. 3. Care of a Christian child and their family. Paul Nash. Madeleine Parkes 4. Care of a Hindu child and their family. Madeleine Parkes. Rakesh Bhatt, Hindu Chaplaincy Services, Paediatric, Acute and Mental Health NHS Foundation Trusts, UK. 5. Care of a Jewish child and their family. Madeleine Parkes. Rabbi Naomi Kalish, NYP Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, US. 6. Care of a Muslim child and their family. Zamir Hussain, Birmingham Children's Hospital. Madeleine Parkes 7. Care of a Sikh child and their family. Madeleine Parkes. Parkash Sohal, Sikh Chaplaincy Services, Paediatric and Acute NHS Services, West Midlands, UK. Surinder Sidhu, Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK. 8. Spiritual care - Christmas in July for a Hindu family. Revd. Claire Carson, Hospital Chaplain, London, UK. 9. A Buddhist mother's reflections on spiritual and religious care. Kusumavarsa Hart, therapist and writer, West Midlands, UK. 10. Engaging health care and religious care. Paul Nash. Appendix 1. BCH Palliative, End of Life and Bereavement Issues in Religious Care of Children. Appendix 2. Key festivals. Appendix 3. Example of a religious care pathway and care plan.
