Spirituality and Meaning Making in Chronic Illness: How Spiritual Caregivers Can Help People Navigate Long-term Health Conditions
Author:   Kelly Arora
Publisher:   Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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9781784509965


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   21 February 2020
Format:   Paperback
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Many spiritual caregivers, including chaplains, spiritual directors and clergy, are unaware of how they can support people with chronic health conditions. This book combines insights on chronic illness with spiritual care skills and suggestions to enhance well-being for people living with long-term illness. Using a narrative approach, the author reflects on the stories of two women - Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, who travels from Kansas (a state of health) to Oz (an illness experience), alongside the author's personal experiences of managing an incurable autoimmune disease. Chapters will include guidelines and exercises that help equip caregivers to facilitate healing with people who live with long-term health conditions.

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Author:   Kelly Arora
Publisher:   Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Imprint:   Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 21.40cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 13.80cm
Weight:   0.260kg
ISBN:  

9781784509965


ISBN 10:   1784509965
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   21 February 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. The Calm Before The Storm: Wellness In The Foreground; 2. The Wicked Witch Of The West: Illness And Meaning Making; 3. The Yellow Brick Road: Losses And Grief On The Illness Journey; 4. Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion In The Haunted Forest: Spiritual Struggles And Spiritual Coping; 5. The Wizard Of Oz: Healers And Hope; 6. Return To Kansas: Spiritual Growth And A New Normal; Glossary

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This eminently practical book draws upon an extraordinary breadth of research to describe with elegant simplicity how to spiritually care for chronic illness. With wisdom, compassion, and deep respect for spiritual differences, Arora creatively describes and illustrates the role of spiritual practices, meanings, and spiritual care relationships in journeys of healing through the twists and turns of living with chronicThis eminently practical book draws upon an extraordinary breadth of research to describe with elegant simplicity how to spiritually care for chronic illness. With wisdom, compassion, and deep respect for spiritual differences, Arora creatively describes and illustrates the role of spiritual practices, meanings, and spiritual care relationships in journeys of healing through the twists and turns of living with chronic illness. -- Carrie Doehring, PhD Professor of Pastoral Care, Iliff School of Theology, author of The Practice of Pastoral Care: A Postmodern Approach


Author Information

Kelly Arora, PhD is Assistant Clinical Professor in Spiritual Care at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the Senior Adjunct Lecturer in Spiritual Care at the Iliff School of Theology. She is also a Spiritual Director in private practice.

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