The World of Hospice Spiritual Care: A Practical Guide for Palliative Care Chaplains

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Overview

The World of Hospice Spiritual Care: A Practical Guide for Palliative Care Chaplains offers a comprehensive study of spiritual care in hospice. Dr. Sullivan's ability to express the role of the spiritual counselor in creative and insightful ways is refreshing. Chaplains serve in interdisciplinary teams to relieve pain and suffering and to improve patients' quality of life. Members of hospice teams must have specialized knowledge in their area of expertise. Hospice chaplains must be familiar with other areas of hospice work and their functions because hospice care components interrelate. Working in the hospice environment offers tremendous satisfaction and challenges. Doug skillfully addresses those challenges and equips chaplains to allow God's presence to shine through them as they minister effectively in palliative care outreaches.
This practical guide examines hospice movement history, philosophy and concepts of care, program models, and interdisciplinary teams. Then Dr. Sullivan discusses the psychosocial and spiritual aspects of pain; spiritual assessments and spiritual care plans; the role of spiritual care staff; grief, bereavement, and mourning; and staff grief and stress management. A thorough analysis of these topics introduces caregivers to the world of hospice, which helps the critical role of the spiritual counselor (hospice chaplain) to emerge. Thus, a better understanding of these concepts and the resulting increased technical competence allows hospice chaplains more freedom to impact patients', families', and caregivers' lives through the ministry of presence.
The World of Hospice Spiritual Care: A Practical Guide for Palliative Care Chaplains prepares chaplains to offer comfort, kindness, and care to the dying in their communities in their greatest hours of need. The emotional, spiritual, and practical helps hospice chaplains provide through the ministry of presence can make all the difference in the world for their neighbors. Indeed, hospice chaplains are ordinary people inspired by extraordinary purpose, allowing God's manifest presence to change people's lives through palliative care ministry.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940158990946
Publisher:	Christian Faith Publishing, Inc
Publication date:	07/06/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	506 KB

About the Author

Doug Sullivan, an insightful and powerful teacher of God’s Word, has served as a lead pastor, college professor, chaplain, and counselor for over thirty years. Dr. Sullivan is a retired USAF officer who continues to serve as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Texas Civil Defense, where he oversees all chaplain and benevolence ministries. He is also an adjunct professor at the Waxahachie Campus of Navarro College where he teaches religion, philosophy, and orientation. Doug is the emergency services chaplain for the Maypearl Fire Department, while also providing hospice and bereavement services to patients, families, and caregivers in the South Dallas area as a spiritual counselor for Bristol Hospice Pathways.
Chaplain Sullivan completed his doctoral studies in pastoral care and counseling at Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri. Doug received his Master of Divinity in practical theology from Regent University School of Divinity in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He also has completed all course work for his MS in counseling and human development from Troy State University in Troy, Alabama.
Doug's many hobbies include gardening, landscaping, hunting, fishing, and restoring antique vehicles. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Debbie who teaches special needs children. They are blessed with two married children: Daniel, a Dallas Texas police officer; and Catherine, an elementary school teacher. The Sullivans also have three wonderful grandchildren, Sophia, Ty, and Emma, and they spend much of their time spoiling them on their small farm just south of Dallas, Texas.