| Description |
ix, 180 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"This volume is a handbook for those who visit the sick or needy, whether in hospitals or at home." "The chapters of this book have been written by medical and pastoral professionals, psychologists, and former patients. They represent the new thrust in caregiving that goes beyond doctors' offices, meeting people where they live and in places of the spirit where they need to find healing."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Beverly Anne Musgrave -- Part I: The meaning of illness -- The spiritual pain of illness: finding meaning in loss / John R. Bickle -- The spiritual challenge of illness: hope / Elizabeth M. Renyi -- Part II: Issues for visitors -- Empathy: the caregiver looks both ways / Beverly Anne Musgrave -- Visiting those who mourn / Sarah L. Fogg -- Presence: an active silence / Beverly Anne Musgrave -- The costly business of being a care partner / Beverly Anne Musgrave -- A healing presence: meetings with patients / Jacqueline C. Perez -- Health issues for visitors / Kathleen M. Duffy -- Confidence and confidentiality: the ethics of pastoral visitation / Curtis W. Hart -- Part III: Supporting visitation programs -- Practical steps to developing effective volunteers / Patricia Cusack -- Common ground: the importance of group support for visitors / Elizabeth A. Baker -- Critical issues in the development of a pastoral visitation program / Michelle D. White. |
| Subject |
Church work with the sick.
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Church work with bereaved persons.
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Visitations (Church work)
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Church work with the bereaved. (OCoLC)fst00861103
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Church work with the sick. (OCoLC)fst00861120
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Visitations (Church work) (OCoLC)fst01167922
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| Added Author |
Musgrave, Beverly Anne.
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Bickle, John.
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| ISBN |
0809141728 (pbk.) |
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9780809141722 (pbk.) |
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