Psycho-spiritual Care in Health Care Practice

by Guy Harrison (Editor), Rachel Freeth (Contribution by), Gavin Garman (Contribution by), Isabel Clarke (Contribution by), Steve Nolan (Contribution by)

Overview

Meeting the psychological and spiritual needs of patients is vital to supporting their wellbeing in health care settings. To develop an effective, holistic and inclusive approach to care within predominantly medical health care models, practitioners across health care disciplines must work collaboratively to understand the complex, significant relationships between their patients' medical, therapeutic and spiritual requirements.

Bridging the gap between care disciplines, the book presents an innovative vision of patient wellbeing enriched by a synthesis of psychological, spiritual and medical approaches. Prominent practitioners from a range of disciplines including nursing and psychiatry demonstrate how their psycho-spiritual approaches meet the individual needs of patients, adapting to their emotional, spiritual and religious requirements.

Accessible and enlightening, this book offers significant practical insight into the role of psychologically informed spiritual care.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784502928
Publisher:	Kingsley, Jessica Publishers
Publication date:	05/18/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Steve Nolan, Ph.D., is a palliative care chaplain at Princess Alice Hospice, Surrey, UK, where he works daily with people who are dying, supporting them and their families. He regularly teaches spiritual care to students visiting the hospice and is a tutor on the MTh in Chaplaincy Studies at St. Michael's College, Llandaff, part of Cardiff University.

Table of Contents

Introduction - Guy Harrison, Head of Spiritual and Pastoral Care, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. Part One. The Development of Psycho-Spiritual Care: Research and Practice - Guy Harrison. 1. The Practice of Psycho-Spiritual Care. 2. An Autoethnographic Narrative Case Study Approach to Research. 3. Liminality and Healing. 4. Developing Psycho-Spiritual Care as an Aspect of Holistic Health. Part Two. Aspects of Psycho-Spiritual Care in Health Care Practice. Introduction - William West, Visiting Professor in Counselling at the University of Chester and Honorary Reader in Counselling Studies at the University of Manchester. 5. The Struggle for Meaning: Incorporating a spiritual dimension in mental health care - Rachel Freeth, Psychiatrist and Counsellor. 6. Spirituality, Psychosis and the Journey of Life - Isabel Clarke, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. 7. Souls and Shadows: Words, Music and the Compassionate Spirit - Bob Heath, Music Therapist. 8. The Mindfulness of Caring - Gavin Garman, Deputy Director of Nursing and Practice, Devon Partnership Trust. 9. Searching for Identity in Uncertain Professional Territory: Psychospirituality as Discourse for Non-Religious Spiritual Care - Steve Nolan, Chaplain. 10. Conclusion - Guy Harrison.

Editorial Reviews

Guy Harrison has produced a fascinating book which explores wide-ranging and genuinely new facets of psycho-spiritual care. This curiously compelling blend of personal research and inter-disciplinary reflection puts flesh and feeling on the bones of rigorous analysis. A truly holistic achievement which prompts rich and radical thinking.

The Revd Canon Dr Margaret Whipp

This book will be required reading for the rapidly growing number of health care practitioners and trainees who want to know more about the contribution psychologically informed spiritual care can make to psychological health in the UK.
Accessible and engaging, it provides an excellent overview of the development of psycho-spiritual care in the context of holistic health. Harrison and his colleagues invite the reader on an important journey, grounded in innovative research and illustrated with fascinating case vignettes, which gives a voice to the lived experience of patients and health care staff alike.

Professor Simon du Plock

This easy-to-read book draws on more than two decades of experience of working with patients and carers. The result is a compelling book that provides important insights into the nature of care and caring. Highly recommended for all who are interested in contributing to a holistic care environment.

Professor Debra Jackson PhD FACN