Aging Spirituality And Pastoral Care A Multinational Perspective James W Ellor Stephen Pickard James W Ellor Elizabeth Mackinlay Stephen Pickard by James W. Ellor; Stephen Pickard; James W. Ellor; Elizabeth Mackinlay; Stephen Pickard 9781136402524, 1136402527 instant download after payment.

How can you foster spiritual growth in older people? This multidisciplinary work re-examines issues of aging with dignity and spiritual meaning. Aging, Spirituality, and Pastoral Care: A Multi-National Perspective brings together chaplains, pastors, counselors, and health care practitioners in all walks of gerontology from around the world to present a fully rounded picture of the spiritual needs and potentialities of this fast-growing population. It also includes a study of the spiritual awareness of nurses working in six different nursing homes, as well as a model for a parish nursing practice that focuses on the aged. Aging, Spirituality, and Pastoral Care addresses urgent issues for older people, including: social and spiritual isolation the wisdom of the aging the need for intimacy sexuality among older people living with dementia the spiritual dimensions of caregiving