Key Documents Informing Spiritual Care in Hospice and Palliative Care

Monday, November 5, 2012: 10:15 AM-11:45 AM
Primary Presenter:
Bonnie Meyer, DMin, BCC
Area of Emphasis: Spiritual Care
Learning Objectives:
1. Name five key documents related to spiritual care in hospice and palliative care
2. Discuss four key qualifications for a professional chaplain or spiritual caregiver
3. Describe the key guidelines in the NHPCO publication, Guidelines for Spiritual Care in Hospice
In this session, participants will consider spiritual care in hospice and palliative care focusing on five key documents:  Common Standards for Professional Chaplaincy, Report of the Consensus Conference for Improving the Quality of Spiritual Care in Palliative Care, APC Standards of Practice for Chaplains in Acute Care, NHPCO Guidelines for Spiritual Care in Hospice and a Literature Review--Testing the Efficacy of Chaplaincy Care.  


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