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15/09/09Presentation Title goes here2 Palliative Care Study Day Beaumont Hospital Thursday September 17 th 2009 Different Faiths & Cultures Providing Spiritual Care

15/09/09Presentation Title goes here3 Bryan Nolan Development Coordinator Hospice Friendly Hospitals

15/09/09Presentation Title goes here4 Religious Needs Spiritual Needs Are they the same or different?

15/09/09Presentation Title goes here5 Assumptions Can & do get in the way of service delivery

15/09/09Presentation Title goes here6 Question A person is dying on your ward and your manager is ticking off the boxes on a care plan. The manager turns to you and asks if that person’s spiritual needs are being looked after? What would come into your mind? What do you think the manager is talking about?

15/09/09Presentation Title goes here7 What is a Spiritual Need ?

15/09/09Presentation Title goes here8 Spiritual needs include the need for - Love – to love and be loved Self Esteem Integrity Purpose Motivation Meaning Identity Value Worth Hope Freedom Fulfilling Relationships Expression of Sexuality Fullness of life

15/09/09Presentation Title goes here9 Religious needs include the need for - Going to Church Rituals & Religious rites Blessings & Sacraments Personal & Public Prayer Forgiveness & Reconciliation Seeing a religious person Visiting Holy places Possessing Holy items such as Bibles & Relics

15/09/09Presentation Title goes here10 Spirituality is the essence of what it means to be Human. It addresses ultimate concerns, questions, meanings, values, deepest relationships with self, others & God

15/09/09Presentation Title goes here11 “In some mysterious way the quality of my presence, my look, brings to you life or death” - Jean Vanier

15/09/09Presentation Title goes here12 Different Faiths & Cultures Ask the Question Have the Conversation

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