Religious Literacy in Palliative Care姑息治疗中的宗教素养.pptVIP

“ ” Religious Literacy in Palliative Care PANAGIOTIS PENTARIS GOLDSMITHS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON This material is not subject of recreation or representation without the author’s permission. Content Religion and Spirituality Religion and Illness Research design Results Conclusions Religious Literacy Knowledge and Understanding Skills and Abilities Knowledge of, and ability to understand, religion Spiritual care Religion and belief Spirituality Well-being Ethical understanding Psychosocial support Etc. Religion and Illness Three functions for the patient: Provides a theoretical framework Provides practical resources for coping with illness Provides hope. Research design 3 Hospices in London, UK 4 months, 160 hours ? Participant observation 40 hours ? Ethnography 72 informal interviews Participants (observation): 4 male, 5 female Recruitment: Open call with limitations Supplementary of a larger study Religion and belief in the space Present Chapels Quiet rooms (?) Absent Signs of religious belief Icons Crucifixes Prayer rooms Secular organizations and organizational foundations 2013 – 3 hospices assigned new CEOs – declaring secular attitude and leadership. 2013 – becoming neutral Changing logos Removing signs of religion and belief (i.e. crucifixes from the entrance) Leadership ? Health Care Professionals in the front line Attitudes towards Religion and Belief in Society Habit Choice Imposed framework of meaning Misunderstood Weakness Sign of mortality Form of intolerance Unstable ‘I think our society in this country has become quite secular, whereas religion used to be very much the centre of people’s world; that has changed throughout the 20th century and into the 21st century.’ Attitudes towards Religion and Belief in Palliative and Hospice Care Diversity Equality – Social Policies Misunderstood Sets boundaries in care Viewed as Christianity Representation of a patient Religious Literacy in Palliative Care Knowledge Understandin