Spiritually Competent Practice in Health Care

This practical guide addresses the issues of spirituality in health care, emphasising the role of organisations in developing a culture of leadership and management that facilitates spiritual care. Spirituality is a central part of holistic care that addresses physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of care in an integrated way. At the practitioner level, rather than addressing “spirituality” as a purely theoretical concept, chapters describe spiritually competent practice and show how it can be taught and put into practice in a variety of areas.