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The Spiritual Religious Roots of Nursing and Chaplaincy

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The Spiritual Religious Roots of Nursing and Chaplaincy

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    1. The Spiritual & Religious Roots of Nursing and Chaplaincy Tom Keighley Chaplain - St Joseph’s Hospice

    2. The Problem with History! Whose account of the story? Which events or datum should be included? What time frame should be chosen? What type of analysis should be applied? Etc …

    3. Beginning at the Beginning

    4. 500BC

    5. The British Experience

    6. The Hospitallers

    7. Miss Nightingale & Friends

    8. Hospital Reform Compulsory church services in Poor Law institutions London Teaching Hospitals began to appoint their own chaplains 1946 NHS Act makes Chaplains NHS employees 1960 – first guides to chaplaincy published 1992 - College of healthcare chaplains formed 1997 – first national multi-faith working group 1999 – over 400 full-time chaplains and over 5000 spiritual support givers in UK

    9. Theodicy  "Essais de Théodicée sur la bonte de Dieu, la liberté de l'homme et l'origine du mal". Leibniz 1710 (The Justice of God) A struggle to understand why a good and omnipotent God allows the existence of evil Where did we come from, what are we doing here, where are we going? Bonaventure

    10. Interrelations Historically – chaplaincy for patients to address the questions of theodicy Henderson onwards includes assessment of patients’ spiritual needs Helen Orchards Study suggests chaplains spend upward to 60% of their time with staff In a superficially secular world, there seems to be an increased need for ‘spiritual experts’

    11. Modern World

    12. Individual & Community Traditional assumptions are gone Individuals are capable of being better informed about health care Individuals are less well informed about faith traditions and spirituality Quality of research about faith and health Demand for chaplaincy has never been higher! Demand for healthcare has never been higher Quo vadis?

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