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| Dedication | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Preface | |
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| The Spiritual Dimension | |
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| Characteristics of Spirituality | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Spiritual Dimension | |
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| Theories of Spirituality | |
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| Defining Spirituality | |
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| Essential Elements of Spirituality | |
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| Spiritual Development | |
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| Spirituality and Healing | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Questions for Reflection | |
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| References | |
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| Spirituality, the Health Care Professional, and the Spiritual Care Provider | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Spiritual Health Care Providers | |
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| The Spirituality of Health Care Providers | |
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| Barriers to Providing Spiritual Care | |
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| Moral and Ethical Issues in Spiritual Care | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Questions for Reflection | |
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| References | |
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| Spiritual Rituals | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Creating Rituals | |
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| Prayer | |
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| Meditation, Visualization, and Guided Imagery | |
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| Gratitude | |
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| Spending Time in Nature | |
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| Art | |
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| Storytelling | |
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| Rituals as a Healing Force | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Questions for Reflection | |
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| References | |
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| Spirituality, Religion, and Health | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Religion and Religiosity | |
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| The Connection Between Spirituality, Religion, and Health | |
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| The Benefits of Religion on Specific Health Conditions | |
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| Religious Beliefs, Religious Practices, and Health | |
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| Integrating Religious Practices and Beliefs Into Health Care | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Questions for Reflection | |
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| References | |
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| Spirituality, Culture, and Health | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Culture Defined | |
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| How Are Spirituality, Culture, and Health Related? | |
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| Compassion and Culturally Competent Care | |
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| Looking Within: A Spiritual and Cultural Self-Assessment | |
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| Health Belief Systems | |
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| Health Care Systems | |
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| Cultural Groups in the United States | |
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| Language and Culturally Competent Care | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Questions for Reflection | |
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| References | |
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| Providing Spiritual Care | |
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| Spiritual Assessment and Spiritual Care | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Spiritual Care | |
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| Assessing Spiritual Status | |
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| Preparing for the Spiritual Assessment: Strategies for Success | |
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| Conducting the Spiritual Assessment | |
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| Models for Spiritual Assessment | |
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| Spiritual Diagnoses: Alterations in Spiritual Integrity | |
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| Planning Spiritual Care | |
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| Implementing Spiritual Care | |
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| Evaluating Spiritual Care | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Questions for Reflection | |
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| References | |
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| Therapeutic Interventions for Healing | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Music Therapy | |
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| Art Therapy | |
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| Dance and Movement Therapy | |
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| Humor Therapy | |
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| Animal-Assisted Therapy | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Questions for Reflection | |
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| References | |
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| Spiritually Healing Environments | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Is a Spiritually Healing Environment? | |
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| A Shift in Focus | |
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| The Power of Design | |
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| Creating a Spiritually Healing Environment | |
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| The Health Care Provider as a Healing Environment | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Questions for Reflection | |
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| References | |
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| The Spiritual Dimension in End-of-Life Care | |
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| Spiritual Care of the Dying | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Spiritual, Psychological, and Social Dimensions at the End of Life | |
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| Cultural Considerations at the End of Life | |
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| Spiritual Caregiving Strategies | |
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| Hospice and Palliative Care | |
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| Advantages and Disadvantages of Dying at Home | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Questions for Reflection | |
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| References | |
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| Spirituality and the Grieving Process | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Grieving Process | |
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| Types of Grief Responses | |
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| Normal Grief Responses | |
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| Cultural Differences in Response to Grief | |
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| Coping With Grief | |
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| Grief Counseling and Elements of Healing | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Questions for Reflection | |
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| References | |
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| Spirituality and Special Populations | |
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| Spirituality, Religion, and Children | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Development of Spirituality and Religion in Children | |
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| Phases of Psychosocial and Spiritual Development | |
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| Spiritual Assessments of Children | |
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| Spiritual Distress in Children | |
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| Providing Spiritual Care to Children | |
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| Spiritual Care of the Child With a Chronic Illness | |
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| Spiritual Care of the Dying Child | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Questions for Reflection | |
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| References | |
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| Spiritual Dimensions of Aging | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Unique Spiritual Challenges of Aging | |
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| A Changing Paradigm | |
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| Aging and the Human Spirit | |
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| Spiritual Development in the Aging Individual | |
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| Loss, Hope, Spirituality, and Aging | |
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| Love, Sexuality, Spirituality, and Aging | |
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| Religion, Spirituality, Aging, and Health | |
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| Coping Strategies for Difficult Times | |
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| Spiritual Interventions for the Aging Adult | |
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| Spiritual Elders | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Concepts | |
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| Questions for Reflection | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |