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Ethical Questions in Healthcare Chaplaincy: Learning to Make Informed De

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  • ISBN-13: 9781785924217
  • Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
  • By Pia Matthews
  • Price: AUD $49.99
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/08/2018
  • Format: Paperback 192 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Religion & beliefs [HR]
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This textbook untangles the complicated ethical dilemmas that arise during the day-to-day work of healthcare chaplaincy, and offers a sturdy but flexible framework which chaplains can use to reflect on their own practice.  
 
Tackling essential issues such as consent, life support, abortion, beginning and end of life and human dignity, it enables chaplains to tease out the ethical implications of situations they encounter, to educate themselves on relevant legal matters and to engage with different ethical viewpoints. The book combines case studies of familiar scenarios with thorough information on legal matters, while providing ample opportunity for workplace reflection and offering guidance as to how chaplains can best support patients and their families while preserving their own integrity and well-being.   
 
Clear, sensitive and user-friendly, this will be an indispensable resource for healthcare chaplains and all healthcare professionals interested in spiritual care.
Introduction. 1. The Basics. 2. The Dignity of the Human Person. 3. Autonomy, Consent, Refusing Treatment and Boundaries. 4. Ethics and Non-autonomous Patients. 5. Confidentiality, Privacy, Data Protection, Truth Telling and Trust. 6. Ethical Issues at the Beginning of Life. 7. Ethical Issues about Babies, Children and Young Adults. 8. Ethical Issues at the End of Life. 9. Dying and Death: Ethical Issues. 10. Loss, Grief and Bereavement, Burn-out and the Wounded Healer. 11. Conscientious Objection and Loyalties. Resources.

Pia Matthews has written a timely and informative book that speaks directly to its readers.This book is to be commended for its breadth and the straightforwardness of its discussion. It could valuably be shared with all chaplaincy volunteers and is essential reading for anyone who finds themselves working for the first time as a healthcare chaplain.

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