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Spiritual Care at the End of Life – The Chaplain as a ‘Hopeful Presence’
Author: Steve Nolan
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pages: 160pp
ISBN: 9781849051996
Review
As a mental health care professional, I found this book to be thoughtful, containing interesting discussions framed in analytic and psychodynamic language about personal exploration of hope without recovery.
It has a number of shared themes with the ‘recovery movement’ in mental health, which implores carers to provide hope within recovery. This book will be of value to all those who seek to accompany people undergoing existential crises.
It is about doing ‘with’, not ‘to’ – about carers themselves being changed by their experiences. Short case studies are skilfully used to illustrate points and the end-of-chapter summaries provide guidance for chaplains and other end of life carers on how to incorporate what has been discussed into their approaches.
All this is underpinned by the author’s research project. The content in some places may be somewhat inaccessible for those without a psychodynamic background. Having said that, this guide is a good buy and a useful addition to any healthcare professional’s library.
Reviewer: Paul Tarbuck
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