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Journal Volume 4 No. 2 October 2001 EDITORIAL 'Total
pain' is a concept with which those of us who work in healthcare chaplaincy
are only too familiar. The many facets of human suffering which we come
across in the course of our daily work require us to draw deeply upon
our own spiritual traditions and resources, in order to minister to
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PAIN: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH Pages 2-7 Through two distinctive case studies the author illustrates the complex nature of total pain. He describes how the physical, psychological social and spiritual elements of what it is to be human are so intertwined that they need the skills of a team of gifted professionals to help the patient and the family in their suffering. The discussion explores the pitfalls for professionals who retreat into their professional boundaries, and the benefits of a multidisciplinary approach Key Words: good communication, multidisciplinary team working, total pain, palliative care, suffering Chris
Sugden Full Text (PDF Format) INTEGRATING
SPIRITUAL CARE AND CHAPLAINCY WITHIN PALLIATIVE CARE Pages 8-11 Within the field of palliative care recent years have seen a marked increase in chaplaincy provision, and a widening debate on how all healthcare professionals have the potential to provide spiritual care. This article gives a summary of a study day that brought together a wide range of healthcare professionals from hospices and hospitals in Scotland to discuss ways to integrate spiritual care and chaplaincy into the current settings and practice of palliative care. It draws conclusions and offers local and national agendas to take initiatives forward and sets challenges for the host organisation The Association of Hospice Chaplains in Scotland Key Words: chaplaincy, education, palliative care, research, spiritual care, support Jacquelyn
Chaplin Full Text (PDF Format) THE
FUTURE OF ROMAN CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE CHAPLAINCY Pages 12-16 This article takes a past, present and future look at healthcare chaplaincy from the perspective of the Roman Catholic (RC) Church in Scotland. It explores the traditions and experiences of chaplaincy in the context of a changing National Health Service (NHS), a multi-faith Scotland, and a changing Roman Catholic community. It offers insight into the future focused on a broad understanding of Spiritual care and chaplaincy. The author concludes with positive advice and encouragement for the RC Church, its bishops, the NHS, and all organisations associated with healthcare chaplaincy Key Words: Chaplaincy, ecumenical, multi-faith, Roman Catholic, spiritual, training and development Kenneth
Owens Full Text (PDF Format) PALLIATIVE
CARE: A THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATION Pages 17-21 This article argues that a Roman Catholic theology of palliative care must be rooted in the sacramental ministry of the Church. If Jesus Christ is the Sacrament of God, then the Church is rightly understood as the Sacrament of Jesus Christ. The Church's nature is realised most fully in and through the individual sacraments, since in this way she makes Christ present, and is his continuation. The Christ whom the Church makes present embodies an intensity of suffering and compassion which must lie at the heart of the palliative care offered by God's people to the sick. Key Words: Roman Catholic; palliative care; pastoral care; sacrament; church; suffering. George
Beuken Full Text (PDF Format) ASYLUM SEEKERS: PRACTICAL AND THEOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS Ken Coulter Pages 22-25 The area served by Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow has become the home for the majority of Asylum Seekers in Scotland, which has had a profound impact on the local community and the hospital. While there are religious issues, what hampers spiritual care most are communication problems. This article seeks to set practical concerns and experiences expressed by hospital staff, chaplains and parish clergy in a theological context and draws inspiration from European theologians who had to wrestle with the reality of a Europe with displaced people damaged by atrocity and genocide in the 1930s and 1940s. Key words: Asylum Seekers, Spiritual Needs, Communication, Theology, Suffering, Narrative Ken
Coulter Full Text (PDF Format) LOOKING
TO EUROPE: CHAPLAINS AT CHANIA Pages 26-28 The author
suggests that it is to Europe and not North America that Scottish Chaplains
should now be looking for ideas about future development in chaplaincy.
The growth of significance of the European Union in the everyday life
of Scotland dictates that chaplains must be willing to take their concerns
for standards in spiritual care to the European institutions. An important
focus for this is to be found in the European Network of Health Care
Chaplaincy, founded at Chania in Crete in November 2000. Key words: Europe, European Union, network, healthcare chaplaincy, Chania Declaration Fred
Coutts Full Text (PDF Format) A CHAPLAINCY VOLUNTEER VISITORS SERVICE Gillian Munro Pages 29-33 In the ever changing world of healthcare, hospitals are experiencing shorter stays, and increased patient throughput. Spiritual care has also seen a marked rise in profile and chaplains are increasingly seeing fewer patients for more in-depth work, often in a crisis, and find themselves increasingly responding to referrals from other members of staff. Add to that increasing opportunities to teach and its not surprising new approaches need to be developed. Gillian Munro explains the development of a chaplaincy volunteer visitor service as one approach to change, and three visitors tell us of their experiences. Key Words: chaplaincy volunteer visitor, recruitment, training, commitment Gillian
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BOOK REVIEWS Pages 34-38 A
selection of current books, and books soon to be published, are reviewed
by professionals with hands on experience of healthcare and education. Colours
of Hope and Promise: Personal stories of HIV & AIDS Iona
Poems Finding
Hope and Healing through the Bible Child
Protection in Primary Care The
Dying Soul, spiritual care at the end of life Fragile
Lives, Death dying and care Crucial
Decision at the Beginnning of Life: Parents' experiences of treatment
withdrawal from infants Representations
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