Spiritual care in practice : case studies in healthcare chaplaincy / edited by George Fitchett and Steve Nolan ; foreword by Christina M. Puchalski ; afterword by John Swinton.

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God tells the doctors to pick the right medicine : LeeAnn, a 12-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis / Daniel H. Grossoehme -- I can tell you this, but not everyone understands : Erica, the mother of a 2-year-old-girl with cancer / Alice A. Hildebrand -- Why did God do this to me? : Angela, a 17-year-old girl with spinal injury / Katherine M. Piderman -- Critical response to pediatric case studies : a chaplain's perspective / Alister W. Bull -- Critical response to pediatric case studies : a psychologist's perspective / Sian Cotton -- I am frightened to close my eyes at night in case the witch comes to me in my sleep : Yesuto, a Nigerian man in his early thirties troubled his belief in witchcraft / Rosie Ratcliffe -- I tried to kill myself. will God keep me apart from the person I love in the life-after? : June, a 78-year-old woman who attempted suicide / Christopher Swift -- My family wants me to see a priest, it can't hurt, right? : Nate, a 20-year-old man and his sexual identity / Angelika A. Zollfrank -- Critical response to psychiatric case studies : a chaplain/psychologist's perspective / Grame D. Gibbons -- Critical response to psychiatric case studies: a psychiatrist's perspective / Warren Kinghorn -- I need to do the right thing for him : Andrew, a Canadian veteran at the end of his life, and his daughter Lee / Jim Huth, Wes Roberts -- What can you do for me? : David a mid-sixties Jewish man with stage IV pancreatic cancer / Nina Redl -- Tell her that it's OK to release her spirit : Maria, a Native American woman, grieving the loss of her dying mother / Richard C. Weyls -- Critical response to palliative case studies: a chaplain's perspective / David Mitchell -- Critical responses to palliative case studies : a nurse's perspective / Barbara Pesut -- Ethical issues in case study publicaiton / David B. McCurdy -- Afterword / John Swinton.

Revealing the richness and depth of understanding that chaplaincy brings to direct work with patients, these in-depth case studies and critical responses from other chaplains and healthcare professionals give insight into spiritual carer-patient work in a range of settings and the vital work of chaplains in the healthcare team.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In English.

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