Pastoral Care in Hospitals
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- Synopsis
- An essential handbook for bedside ministry, and for providing meaningful and enriching comfort to the sick and dying. Bringing comfort and concern to the seriously ill or injured is a challenge for lay people and clergy alike. In this practical guide, Neville Kirkwood shares wisdom gained from years of experience as a hospital chaplain–on the art of hospital visitation. This classic handbook, now updated, contains all the tools needed to address a variety of concerns: * Considering the privacy of the patient, and of friends and relatives * Realizing the time and place for prayer * Avoiding the pitfalls of bedside ministry * Imparting feelings of empathy and awareness * Handling depression, suffering, and despair * Understanding the non-verbal communications of the patient * Accepting when your services are not welcome * Acknowledging your own motivations Featuring additional sections addressed to clergy and trained lay pastoral workers, as well as those designed for lay volunteers, as well as a variety of exercises and prayers for specific circumstances, this is a “must-have resource for all who work with the sick and dying” (South Dakota Church News).
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780819226365
- Publisher:
- Morehouse Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 05/15/17
- Copyrighted By:
- Neville A. Kirkwood
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.