Spiritual Care to Elderly and Dying Loved Ones

Download or read book Spiritual Care to Elderly and Dying Loved Ones written by Kevin Quiles and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.