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Journal Volume 2 No 2 October 1999 EDITORIAL It
is with a mixture of sadness and joy that I approach the editorial of
the third edition of the Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy.
My sadness is that this is the last issue that I will be editing due
to other work com-mitments. My time as editor has been a most enjoyable
experience. I have had the pleasure of working with some very interesting
and inspiring people who have produced some important work that will
undoubtedly influence the thinking and practice of chaplaincy and healthcare
in the years to come. It has been a pleasure working with contributors
and members of SACH, all of whom have made my time as editor much easier
than it might have been. The task of being human is never an easy one. The task of living humanly even in the midst of pain, suffering and confusion is even harder. As we reflect with the authors on issues of spirituality, birth, death and new beginnings it very soon becomes clear just how com-plicated a task healthcare work actually is. Each day we are faced with ethical, theological and spiritual dif-ficulties that challenge us to develop in new ways in response to the experiences of human. Such a response requires much more than technological expertise. It demands skills that open up the mysteries of human beings and human existence to possibilities that tran-scend human knowledge and point us to the `beyond in our midst.' Contemporary healthcare practice desperately needs the humanizing presence of spiritual carers. It is to developing precisely what that might mean, that this issue of the journal dedicates itself to. John Swinton Full Text (PDF Format) |
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CONTENTS SPIRITUAL
CARE AND CHAPLAINCY - A RESEARCH PROJECT Pages 2-6 During the 1990's Spiritual Care has featured prominently in nursing and palliative care jour-nals. However, virtually nothing has been contributed by chaplains. Why? This article reports the findings of a research project considering whole-time health care chaplaincy in Scotland, as presented to the Scottish Association of Chaplains in Healthcare, at the Annual Conference in May1999. The findings are positive. There is a clear understanding among chaplains of their role and a continuity of practice. Spiritual care is clearly understood to be more than religious care, with chaplains readily acknowledging that all Health Care Professionals can provide it. The report highlights the importance of education and training for health care professionals to increase their understanding of spiritual care, and areas for further research needing to be ex-amined. The debate on spiritual care is happening now, chaplains need to ask some questions, research what they do, and join the debate. Key Words: Being there, Chaplaincy, Education & Training,Palliative care, Person centred care, Spiritual care Rev. David Mitchell is a chaplain at the Marie Curie Centre Glasgow. Margaret Sneddon is the Macmillan Lecturer in Palliative Care at the University of Glasgow Full Text (PDF Format) THE
CHAPLAIN AS TRANSLATOR Pages 7-10 The Chaplain finds herself continually in the position of the translator, having to move in the space between subject and object. This space Winnicott calls "Transitional", and Ulanov sees as particularly the domain of the clergy. The nature of these gaps is ana-lysed, especially with respect to Chaplaincy and the work of the individual Chaplain. Various kinds of transitional space are examined, and the challenges facing the Chap-lain in these situations are highlighted. Key Words: Chaplaincy Translator, Language, Transitional Space, Theology, Psychology Rev. Dr lain Macritchie is one of the Inverness Hospitals' Chaplain Full Text (PDF Format) THE
CHAPLAIN AS PATIENT Pages 11-14 Yvonne Hendrie is a chaplain in Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary Full Text (PDF Format) WHEN
BIRTH AND DEATH COME TOGETHER: THE RIGHT RITE? Pages 15-18 David Hamilton is a minister in the Church of Scotland and a retired lecturer in practical theology - University of Glasgow. Full Text (PDF Format) SOME
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE PREVENTION OF SUICIDE Pages
19-24 The prevention of suicide is often discussed alongside the ethics of suicide itself. The ethics of prevention often centres around the use of ethical principles in the context of dilemmas and problems. The limitations of this approach are highlighted by focussing upon the concept of the moral community. Relational virtues arising from this commu-nity suggest important strategies for both client and carer alike. Key Words: Ethics, Autonomy, Beneficence, Paternalism, Community, Virtues Andrew Mckie is a lecturer in nursing in the School of Nursing
and Midwifery, at The Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen Full Text (PDF Format) THE
POLITICS OF CARING: PASTORAL THEOLOGY IN AN AGE OF CONFLICT AND CHANGE Pages
25-30 John Swinton lectures in Practical Theology at the University ofAberdeen. Full Text (PDF Format) BEYOND JOHN KNOX Pages 31-32 Graham K Blount - Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office, St Columba's by the Castle, 14 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh, EHI 2PW Full Text (PDF Format) BOOK REVIEWS Pages 33-34 The Disabled God: Towards a Liberatory Theology of Disability In Living Colour: An Intercultural Approach to Pastoral Care and
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THE
ORERE SOURCE
Pages 35-39 The Rev. Noel Brown is the editor of THE ORERE SOURCE, a bimonthly
compendium of his abstracts from the pastoral care and health-care literature.
He is also a Chaplain Supervisor in the Pastoral Services Department,
Northwestern Memorial Hospital. An ordained minister, he has built his
database of abstracts over the past 12 years, faithful to the injunction
of the his Scottish Presbyterian professor of Christian education, the
Very Rev. Dr JD Salmond: "Be knowledgeable about one thing, and
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