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Spirituality, Health, and Healing: An Integrative Approach

by: Young, Caroline; Koopsen, Cyndie

Spirituality, Health, and Healing: An Integrative Approach

by: Young, Caroline; Koopsen, Cyndie

ISBN 13:
9780763779429
ISBN 10:
0763779423
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 11/17/2009
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

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Spirituality, Health, and Healing: An Integrative Approach, Second Edition offers healthcare professionals, instructors, and spiritual care providers a comprehensive guide to the most current research on the connection between spiritual practice and health. Drawing on the full breadth of their experience in public health and alternative medicine, authors Caroline Young and Cyndie Koopsen provide fresh insight on a wide array of evidence-based methodologies and techniques that harness the healing power of spiritually in health care. Book jacket.

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
About the Authors	p. xv
The Spiritual Dimension	p. 1
Characteristics of Spirituality	p. 3
Introduction	p. 3
The Spiritual Dimension	p. 4
Theories of Spirituality	p. 5
Defining Spirituality	p. 9
Essential Elements of Spirituality	p. 12
Spirituality and Healing	p. 17
Integral Spirituality	p. 21
Consciousness	p. 22
The New Thought Movement	p. 24
Western Worldviews	p. 26
A Spirituality of Wholeness	p. 27
Summary	p. 29
Key Concepts	p. 29
Questions for Reflection	p. 29
References	p. 30
Spirituality, the Healthcare Professional, and the Spiritual Care Provider	p. 35
Introduction	p. 35
Spiritual Healthcare Providers	p. 38
The Spirituality of Healthcare Providers	p. 52
Barriers to Providing Spiritual Care	p. 53
Moral and Ethical Issues in Spiritual Care	p. 56
Summary	p. 60
Key Concepts	p. 60
Questions for Reflection	p. 61
References	p. 61
Spiritual Rituals	p. 67
Introduction	p. 67
Creating Rituals	p. 69
Prayer	p. 69
Meditation, Visualization, and Guided Imagery	p. 73
Gratitude	p. 77
Spending Time in Nature	p. 78
Art	p. 79
Dance and Ritual	p. 80
Storytelling	p. 81
Rituals as a Healing Force	p. 83
Summary	p. 84
Key Concepts	p. 84
Questions for Reflection	p. 85
References	p. 85
Spirituality, Religion, and Health	p. 89
Introduction	p. 89
Religion and Religiosity	p. 90
The Connection Between Spirituality, Religion, and Health	p. 91
The Benefits of Religion on Specific Health Conditions	p. 96
Religious Beliefs, Religious Practices, and Health	p. 97
Integrating Religious Practices and Beliefs into Health Care	p. 104
Summary	p. 105
Key Concepts	p. 106
Questions for Reflection	p. 106
References	p. 107
Spirituality, Culture, and Health	p. 111
Introduction	p. 111
Culture Defined	p. 112
How are Spirituality, Culture, and Health Related?	p. 113
Compassion and Culturally Competent Care	p. 115
Looking Within: A Spiritual and Cultural Self-Assessment	p. 115
Health Belief Systems	p. 117
Healthcare Systems	p. 118
Cultural Groups in the United States	p. 119
Language and Culturally Competent Care	p. 135
Summary	p. 138
Key Concepts	p. 139
Questions for Reflection	p. 140
References	p. 140
Providing Spiritual Care	p. 143
Spiritual Assessment and Spiritual Care	p. 145
Introduction	p. 145
Spiritual Care	p. 146
Assessing Spiritual Status	p. 148
Preparing for the Spiritual Assessment: Strategies for Success	p. 152
Conducting the Spiritual Assessment	p. 156
Models for Spiritual Assessment	p. 157
Spiritual Diagnoses: Alterations in Spiritual Integrity	p. 164
Planning Spiritual Care	p. 166
Implementing Spiritual Care	p. 168
Evaluating Spiritual Care	p. 169
Summary	p. 170
Key Concepts	p. 170
Questions for Reflection	p. 171
References	p. 171
Therapeutic Interventions for Healing	p. 175
Introduction	p. 175
Music Therapy	p. 176
Art Therapy	p. 182
Dance and Movement Therapy	p. 185
Humor Therapy	p. 187
Animal-Assisted Therapy	p. 191
Summary	p. 198
Key Concepts	p. 198
Questions for Reflection	p. 199
References	p. 199
Sacred Spaces, Healing Places	p. 203
Introduction	p. 204
Sacred, Healing Spaces: What are they and Why are they Important?	p. 205
Health Care's Shift in Focus	p. 208
Designing for Humanness: The Healer's Presence and Healing Environments	p. 211
The Power of Design: Creating a Spiritually Healing Environment	p. 213
Sacred Space: Designing with the Natural World	p. 231
Summary	p. 236
Key Concepts	p. 236
Questions for Reflection	p. 237
References	p. 237
The Spiritual Dimension in End-of-Life Care	p. 241
Spiritual Care of the Dying	p. 243
Introduction	p. 243
Spiritual, Psychological, and Social Dimensions at the End of life	p. 244
Cultural Considerations at the End of Life	p. 247
Spiritual Caregiving Strategies	p. 250
Hospice and Palliative Care	p. 255
Advantages and Disadvantages of Dying at Home	p. 259
Summary	p. 259
Key Concepts	p. 261
Questions for Reflection	p. 262
References	p. 262
Spirituality and the Grieving Process	p. 265
Introduction	p. 265
The Grieving Process	p. 266
Types of Grief Responses	p. 268
Normal Grief Responses	p. 269
Cultural Differences in Response to Grief	p. 272
Coping with Grief	p. 275
Grief Counseling and Elements of Healing	p. 276
Summary	p. 278
Key Concepts	p. 278
Questions for Reflection	p. 279
References	p. 279
Spirituality and Special Populations	p. 281
Spirituality, Religion, and Children	p. 283
Introduction	p. 283
The Development of Spirituality and Religion in Children	p. 284
Phases of Psychosocial and Spiritual Development	p. 286
Spiritual Assessments of Children	p. 296
Spiritual Distress in Children	p. 298
Providing spiritual Care to Children	p. 299
Spiritual Care of the Child with a Chronic Illness	p. 303
Spiritual Care of the Dying Child	p. 306
Summary	p. 309
Key Concepts	p. 309
Questions for Reflection	p. 310
References	p. 310
Spiritual Dimensions of Aging	p. 313
Introduction	p. 313
The Unique Spiritual Challenges of Aging	p. 315
A Changing Paradigm	p. 316
Aging and the Human Spirit	p. 317
Spiritual Development in the Aging Individual	p. 319
Loss, Hope, Spirituality, and Aging	p. 321
Love, Sexuality, Spirituality, and Aging	p. 321
Religion, Spirituality, Aging, and Health	p. 327
Coping Strategies for Difficult Times	p. 329
Spiritual Interventions for the Aging Adult	p. 332
Spiritual Elders	p. 333
Summary	p. 337
Key Concepts	p. 338
Questions for Reflection	p. 338
References	p. 339
Index	p. 343
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