A recent national survey found many serious problems within hospital chaplaincy work with chaplains often feeling marginalised by other staff or failing to understand their role.
This practical and informative guide is therefore both timely and will meet and urgent need.
Aimed both at newly appointed and experienced chaplains, it aims to be a primary resource offering continuing guidance on:
the role of chaplaincy in the NHS today
the spiritual dimension of illness, injury and health care
ward etiquette, assessing needs, working with other health care professionals
working in specialist areas, maternity, paediatrics, accident & emergency, geriatrics, etc
death, dying and bereavement
beliefs and practices of different faiths
professional practice: ethics, pastoral boundaries, confidentiality, record keeping, clinical audit
caseload management, supervising volunteers, education and training
a large selection of prayers and readings for routine and emergency pastoral situations, anointing and laying on of hands, and much more.
ISBN: 9781853114779
Catalogue code: N/A
Publisher: CANTERBURY PRESS - published 16/01/2006
Format: Paperback