Spiritual care in a hospital setting : an empirical-theological exploration / / by Wim Smeets ; translated by M. Manley.

• Superior document: Empirical studies in theology, v. 13
• Author: Smeets, Wim.
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Empirical studies in theology ; v. 13.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (306 p.)
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

This book reports on a theoretical and empirical study of spiritual care as a profession in health care. Central issues in spiritual care are analysed and the attitudes of Dutch spiritual caregivers towards these issues are investigated. The book discusses some challenges for the future.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Frontispiece -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Spiritual Care in a Hospital Setting: A Problem -- 1.1 Conceptual Framework: Health Care, Worldview and Spiritual Care -- 1.1.1 Health care -- 1.1.2 Worldview -- 1.1.3 Spiritual care -- 1.2 Research Orientation: Questions and Aim -- 1.2.1 Research questions -- 1.2.2 Research aim -- 1.3 Research Method -- 1.3.1 Data collection -- 1.3.2 Data analysis -- 1.4 Research Population -- 1.5 Résumé -- 2 Aspects of Quality Assurance in Health Care -- 2.1 Aspects of Quality Assurance at Meso Level -- 2.1.1 Aspects of internal quality assurance: bureaucratisation -- 2.1.2 Aspects of external quality assurance: professionalisation -- 2.1.3 Aspects of quality assurance at meso level: research findings -- 2.2 Aspects of Quality Assurance at Micro Level -- 2.2.1 Self-determination -- 2.2.2 Aspects of quality assurance at micro level: research findings -- 2.3 Résumé -- 3 Worldview in Health Care -- 3.1 The Medical and the Worldview Approach -- 3.1.1 Medicalisation and contingency as its limit -- 3.1.2 Medicalisation and the limits of contingency: research findings -- 3.2 Dimensions of the Function of Worldviews in Health Care -- 3.2.1 Intrinsic and extrinsic function of worldviews -- 3.2.2 Intrinsic and extrinsic function of worldviews: research findings -- 3.3 Résumé -- 4 The Spiritual Caregivers Worldview -- 4.1 Narrative Identity -- 4.1.1 Some aspects of narrative identity -- 4.1.2 Narrative identity: research findings -- 4.2 Worldview-related Dimension of Identity -- 4.2.1 Worldview-related dimension of identity -- 4.2.2 Worldview-related dimension of identity: research findings -- 4.3 Résumé -- 5 Legitimacy and Position of Spiritual Care in Health Care.

5.1 Legitimacy and Position of Spiritual Care as a Professional Discipline in Health Care -- 5.1.1 Legitimacy and position of spiritual care as a professional discipline -- 5.1.2 Legitimacy and position of spiritual care as a professional discipline: research findings -- 5.2 Ministry and Sanctuary of Spiritual Care -- 5.2.1 Ministry and sanctuary in a theoretical perspective -- 5.2.2 Ministry and sanctuary: research findings -- 5.3 Résumé -- 6 Goals and Tasks of Spiritual Care -- 6.1 Goals -- 6.1.1 Immediate goals and ultimate goal -- 6.1.2 Goal orientations -- 6.1.3 Goals and goal orientations: research findings -- 6.2 Tasks -- 6.2.1 Tasks from a theoretical perspective -- 6.2.2 Tasks: research findings -- 6.3 Résumé -- 7 Determinants of Spiritual Care -- 7.1 Determinants of Micro Level Goals: Expectations and Outcome -- 7.1.1 Expected determinants of micro level goals -- 7.1.2 Determinants of micro level goals: research findings -- 7.2 A Profession at Risk -- 7.2.1 Principal determinants of micro level goals -- 7.2.2 Professional discipline, personal worldview and health care -- 8 Synopsis and Recommendations -- 8.1 Synopsis -- 8.2 Policy Considerations and Recommendations -- Appendix 1 Research Population -- Appendix 2 Measuring Instruments -- Appendix 3 Tables -- Literature -- Index.