Proceedings of the 2nd biennial South African conference on spirituality and healthcare / edited by André de la Porte, Nicolene Joubert and Annemarie Oberholzer.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

De la Porte, André, editor.

Joubert, Nicolene, editor.

Oberholzer, Annemarie, editor.

Conference Name:

South African Conference on Spirituality and Healthcare,. sponsoring body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Medical care.

Medical care--South Africa.

Church work with the sick.

Spiritual care (Medical care)--South Africa.

Spiritual care (Medical care).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 304 pages) : illustrations, charts

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

Illness causes an existential crisis for people as it confronts them with the fragility, vulnerability and finitude of the human condition. Serious illness and hospitalisation can be challenging and life-changing experiences, especially in a context with poor resources and limited support. Healthcare workers meet patients in this space of disarray. Human qualities, such as faith, hope and compassion become crucial aspects of care. Patients' responses to these qualities highlight the importance of spirituality as part of holistic care, not only for the patients and their families, but also for the healthcare worker. The 2nd Biennial South African Conference on Spirituality and Healthcare brought together leading experts from different disciplines, and offered a variety of perspectives to explore the ways in which spirituality interacts with healing, growth and wholeness in healthcare. This volume addresses principles and practices for spirituality and healthcare, spiritual assessment, the role of community psychology, models of spiritual care, volunteers and children's spirituality in healthcare.

Contents:

Something old, something new ... the unfolding link between spirituality and health / Christo J. S. Lombaard

Wholeness in spiritual healing and helping : towards a base anthropology for a pastoral hermeneutics of hope care / Daniel J. Louw

Three different, but related, mindsets to constitute a paradigm for coping in times of distress / Dirk G. van der Merwe

The value of applied Christian community psychology in healthcare / Nicolene L. Joubert

Spirituality and holistic people-centred healthcare : a South African model / Andre E . de la Porte

Effect of a faith-based education programme on self-assessed physical, mental and spiritual (religious) health parameters / Frans J. Cronje, Levenda S. Sommers, James K. Faulkner, W.A.J . Meintjes, Charles H. van Wijk and Robert P. Turner

Responsible wholeness in healthcare: a social work contribution to guide spiritual support to healthcare service users / Jacques H. Botes and P. Botha

The spiritual journeys of a group of healthcare professionals at a South African provincial hospital / Thobeka S. Nkomo, Alida G. Herbst and Emmerentia du Plessis

Promoting caring presence in nursing : initial findings / Emmerentia du Plessis, Kathleen Froneman, Khumoetsile Shopo, Babalwa Tau and Sipho Sojane

Ethical dilemmas and pastoral counselling in the healthcare environment / Nicolene L. Joubert

The ethical integration of religion and spirituality in mental health within a South African context, with emphasis on Christianity / Wendy-Leigh Greyvensteyn

Supernatural healing: emotional reactions to hearing loss in the South African context / Dhanashree Pillay and Sharon Moonsamy

The role of Christian churches in rendering spiritual support to children in healthcare / Annemarie E. Oberholzer

From posttraumatic embitterment to wholeness in healthcare / Barbara Louw

Shifting landscapes : spirituality in the life of the African healthcare volunteer / Annalie Steenkamp-Nel

From dry bones to reconstituted body : head and neck microvascular reconstruction, biblical spirituality, and wholeness in healthcare / David de la Fuente

Proceedings of the 2nd biennial South African conference on Spirituality and healthcare

the ideal body and the celebration of health in the song of songs in the Hebrew Bible / Pieter van der Zwan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5275-1219-3

OCLC:

1044734603