Category: Research
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What you need to know about Cognitive Behavior Therapy
By Dr. Lisa Jones- Contributor
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Facts about Complicated Grief
By Dr. Saul Ebema- Resident writer.
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Best methods for selfcare
By Sally Hill Jones, PhD, LCSW. (Continuation of “A Delicate Balance: Self-Care For the Hospice Professional”)
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2017 TOP 20 HOSPICES IN ILLINOIS
As a Hospice Chaplaincy organization, part of our duties is to help clients find and compare hospices based on quality of care provided. Our conclusions on the best Hospices in Illinois came from available Hospice survey data on medicare.gov. We looked at the following; The patient’s care preferences and their beliefs and values being honored.…
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Spirituality and Religion
Daniel P. Sulmasy, MD, PhD Spirituality and religion are related but conceptually different. I define spirituality as the ways in which a person habitually conducts his or her life in relationship to the question of transcendence. A religion, by contrast, is a set of beliefs, texts, rituals, and other practices that a particular community shares…
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Managing Your Persistent Fears and Anxieties
Stanley Popovich Everybody deals with anxiety and depression, however some people have a hard time in managing it. As a result, here is a brief list of techniques that a person can use to help manage their most persistent fears and every day anxieties. When facing a current or upcoming task that overwhelms you with…
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Understanding The Spiritual Needs of the Dying
By Kenneth J. Doka, M.Div., Ph.D. Do individuals become more religious as they die? This question has often been debated among academics who study death. Such debate avoids the central issue that the dying process raises profound spiritual concerns of meaning and connection for individuals. Whether those who are dying reconnect, review, or renew prior…
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How Chaplains can Help Family Members of a Hospice Patient
Dr. Saul Ebema Because of the complexities of the family system, make sure you have a good assessment of the family. A good assessment of the family helps to provide understanding in; The makeup of the family. Family values and beliefs Coping styles and abilities. Religion and philosophy of life. Previous experience with death and…
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Spiritual care at the end of life can add purpose and help maintain identity
Colleen Doyle, University of Melbourne and David Jackson, University of Melbourne In Australian nursing homes, older people are increasingly frail and being admitted to care later than they used to be. More than half of residents suffer from depression, yet psychiatrists and psychologists aren’t easily accessible, and pastoral or spiritual care is only available in a subset of homes. Depression at the…
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