Spiritual Care to Elderly and Dying Loved Ones

by Quiles, Kevin

• ISBN13: 9780981621975
• ISBN10: 098162197X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-15
• Publisher: Atlasbooks Dist Serv

Summary

With our aging community expanding at a substantial rate, new questions and challenges are surfacing about end-of-life care. Spiritual Care to Elderly and Dying Loved Ones uniquely tackles the spiritual distress that commonly occurs as this reality unfolds. Author Kevin Quiles, M.Div., a hospice chaplain with over a decade of experience in the field, uses his professional and personal experiences counseling dying individuals and their families to illustrate situations that arise at the end of life. While respecting the mysteries of life and death, he answers difficult questions by intertwining professional caregiving techniques with an interpretation of spirituality that promotes full relational presence and nonjudgmental listening. The book is divided into three parts: Tools for the Caregiver, Spiritual Care to the Dying, and Spiritual Care After Death. A set of questions and the author¿s observations for both professionals and laypersons follow each chapter, delivering the perfect vehicle for educational application or group discussions. Quiles teaches us that we can all be effective spiritual caregivers. Whether you are caring for a loved one or are a professional or volunteer at a nursing facility, assisted living home, or hospice, this book provides you with practical insight to guide you through your spiritual care journey.

Author Biography

Kevin Quiles, M.Div., a hospice chaplain with over a decade of experience in the field, uses his professional and personal experiences counseling dying individuals and their families to illustrate situations that arise at the end of life. While respecting the mysteries of life and death, he answers difficult questions by intertwining professional caregiving techniques with an interpretation of spirituality that promotes full relational presence and nonjudgmental listening.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Tools for the Caregiver	p. 9
An Honest Look Inward	p. 11
Boundaries: When to Let Go	p. 31
Journaling to Keep Personal Agendas in Check	p. 47
Tug of War with the Nonreligious and the Religious	p. 73
Staying Focused in the Midst of Family Chaos	p. 95
Spiritual Care to the Dying	p. 113
Alzheimer's Disease and Advanced Dementia	p. 115
The Story of Cynthia: A Cancer Patient	p. 137
Hospice: For Someone Transitioning	p. 157
A Cardiac Patient Turns Resident	p. 191
Two Men with the Same Illness	p. 209
Spiritual Care after Death	p. 223
Remobilizing the Family	p. 225
Change Versus Recovery	p. 239
Summary: One Final Thought	p. 255
Acknowledgments	p. 257
Notes	p. 259
Index	p. 261
About The Author	p. 275
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