Panagiotis Pentaris

Religious Literacy in Hospice Care

Challenges and Controversies

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first book to explore how religion, belief and spirituality are negotiated in hospice care. Specifically, it considers the significant place that spiritual care has in hospice care and claims that the changing role of religion and belief in society highlights the need to re-examine how such identities are integrated in professional practice.

Using religious literacy as a framework, the author explores how healthcare professionals in hospice care respond to religion, belief and spiritual identities of service users. Part 1 provides a comprehensive account of the content and history of the place of religion, belief and spirituality in hospice care. Part 2 examines how these topics are negotiated in hospice care by looking at three key areas: environment, professional practice and organisation. Part 3 proposes a religious literacy model applicable to hospice care and explores implications for practice and policy. Lastly, the author identifies future trends in research, policy and practice.

Drawing on a range of theories and concepts and proposing a working model that can impact the training of future and current professionals, Religious Literary in Hospice Care should be considered essential reading for students, researchers and practitioners.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 335g
• ISBN-13: 9780367585143
• ISBN-10: 0367585146
• Artikelnr.: 66531228

Autorenporträt

Panagiotis Pentaris is a Senior Lecturer for the Department of Psychology, Social Work and Counselling at the University of Greenwich. He is also a Postdoc Research Fellow for the Faiths & Civil Society Unit at Goldsmiths, University of London. Panagiotis is a thanatologist, as well as a qualified social worker with specialty in hospice social work and clinical social work in end of life care. His research stretches from death policies to professional practice, and he has researched extensively about religion, belief and spirituality in end of life care.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures





List of tables





Acknowledgements





List of abbreviations

Introduction



Conversations about death

Spiritual care

Introducing this book

Overview of the chapters

References



PART I

Hospice care and changing religious landscape

1 Religion, belief and spirituality in hospice care



Introduction

Hospice movement

Spirituality and hospice care

The spiritual dimension of modern hospice care

In summary

References



2 Religion and belief: A changing landscape



Introduction

Migration

Religious plurality and diversification

Religious decline, secularisation and desecularisation



Secularisation and professional practise

Implications of religious plurality

References



3 Tracing religion in health and death policy



Introduction

What policy says about religion and belief in dying

Religion and belief in healthcare: A new design

Concluding thoughts

References



PART II

Negotiating belief in hospice care

4 Belief in the space

Introduction

Religion and materiality

Religion and belief in the space

Concluding thoughts

References

5 Hospice professionals and religion



Introduction

Separating religion from spirituality

The role of religion in society

Religion, belief, spirituality and dying

The role of religion, belief and spirituality for service users

References



6 Hospice professionals and religious literacy



Introduction

Knowledge and understanding of religion and belief

Skills and abilities to engage with religion and belief

References



7 Integrating religion and belief in hospice care



Introduction

Death and health policies



Assessments

Neutral spaces

Religious networking

Commemorative practises

Concluding thoughts

References



PART III

Religious literacy in hospice care

8 Religious literacy in hospice care



Introduction

Religious literacy in hospice care

Religious literacy model for hospice care

Concluding note

References



Conclusions



Implications for social policy

Implications for professional practise

Final thoughts

References



Index

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List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
Conversations about death
Spiritual care
Introducing this book
Overview of the chapters
References
PART I
Hospice care and changing religious landscape
1 Religion, belief and spirituality in hospice care
Introduction
Hospice movement
Spirituality and hospice care
The spiritual dimension of modern hospice care
In summary
References
2 Religion and belief: A changing landscape
Introduction
Migration
Religious plurality and diversification
Religious decline, secularisation and desecularisation
Secularisation and professional practise
Implications of religious plurality
References
3 Tracing religion in health and death policy
Introduction
What policy says about religion and belief in dying
Religion and belief in healthcare: A new design
Concluding thoughts
References
PART II
Negotiating belief in hospice care
4 Belief in the space
Introduction
Religion and materiality
Religion and belief in the space
Concluding thoughts
References
5 Hospice professionals and religion
Introduction
Separating religion from spirituality
The role of religion in society
Religion, belief, spirituality and dying
The role of religion, belief and spirituality for service users
References
6 Hospice professionals and religious literacy
Introduction
Knowledge and understanding of religion and belief
Skills and abilities to engage with religion and belief
References
7 Integrating religion and belief in hospice care
Introduction
Death and health policies
Assessments
Neutral spaces
Religious networking
Commemorative practises
Concluding thoughts
References
PART III
Religious literacy in hospice care
8 Religious literacy in hospice care
Introduction
Religious literacy in hospice care
Religious literacy model for hospice care
Concluding note
References
Conclusions
Implications for social policy
Implications for professional practise
Final thoughts
References
Index