Elizabeth Mackinlay

Spiritual Growth and Care in the Fourth Age of Life

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the spiritual dimension of ageing and investigates the role of pastoral and spiritual care in helping the frail elderly cope with end-of-life issues. Focusing on the experience of nursing home residents and anecdotes gathered in interviews, MacKinlay sensitively presents the struggles facing older people in need of care.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 418g
• ISBN-13: 9781843102311
• ISBN-10: 1843102315
• Artikelnr.: 21637152

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth MacKinlay

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. 1. The spiritual dimension of ageing and people in need of care.
2. The studies of frail older people and staff in aged care. 3. Assessment
of spirituality and spiritual needs: A developmental approach. 4. Meaning
of Life and frailty in the later years. 5. Wisdom, final meaning, the
spiritual journey and frail older people. 6. Spiritual reminiscence:
provisional and final meanings in frail older people. 7. The spiritual
journey and mental health amongst older adults in need of care. 8. Meeting
the challenge: older people with memory loss and dementia. 9. Worship and
use of ritual among older people: different cultures, different religions;
working in multi-faith and multicultural societies. 10. Vulnerability and
transcendence, living in a disintegrating body and failure to thrive. 11.
Vulnerability, transcendence and living with physical health problems. 12.
Relationship and intimacy needs among nursing home residents. 13. Grief,
death, dying and spirituality in an aged care facility. 14. Ethical issues
in the fourth age of life. 15. The model of spiritual growth and care in
the fourth age of life. 16. References. Appendix 1: Assessment of the
Spiritual Needs of Older Adults - 1st Level. Appendix 2: Assessment of the
Spiritual Needs of Older Adults - 2nd Level. Appendix 3: Group topics for
spiritual reminiscence. References. Index.