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Spiritual Care at the End of Life
The Chaplain as a 'Hopeful Presence'
Steve Nolan
Chaplains in healthcare settings offer patients spiritual care that involves companionship, counselling and maintaining hope. This is particularly important at the point where a patient has run out of treatment possibilities. This book reflects creatively on the work that chaplains do with people who are dying and the unique quality of the relationship that palliative care professionals construct with patients at the end of life.
2011, Paperback: £17.99/ $29.95
ISBN: 978-1-84905-199-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp
Keywords: grief, mental health, palliative care, pastoral care, practical theology, spirituality, theology
Palliative Care, Ageing and Spirituality
A Guide for Older People, Carers and Families
This sensitive and compassionate book provides older people who are nearing the end of life and their loved ones, as well as the professionals who work with them, with a greater depth of understanding of spiritual issues surrounding death and dying. more »
February 2012, Paperback: £11.99/ $19.95
ISBN: 978-1-84905-290-0, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 144pp
Keywords: bereavement, carers, counselling, death, dementia, grief, health care, nursing, older people, palliative care, pastoral care, social care, spirituality
The Art and Alchemy of Chinese Tea
The fine art of preparing and drinking tea has become a hallmark of Chinese civilization, handed down through the ages in China by monks and martial artists, doctors and hermits, emperors and alchemists. In his latest book, Daniel Reid explores Chinese tea in its manifold varieties, its long and colorful historical development in China, and its refinement as a mainstay of Chinese culture. more »
2011, Hardback: £0.00/ $27.95
ISBN: 978-1-84819-086-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
Keywords: Chinese culture, Chinese history, Chinese philosophy, Daoism, qigong, spirituality, Taoism, tea
Spiritual Care at the End of Life
The Chaplain as a 'Hopeful Presence'
Chaplains in healthcare settings offer patients spiritual care that involves companionship, counselling and maintaining hope. This is particularly important at the point where a patient has run out of treatment possibilities. This book reflects creatively on the work that chaplains do with people who are dying and the unique quality of the relationship that palliative care professionals... more »
2011, Paperback: £17.99/ $29.95
ISBN: 978-1-84905-199-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp
Keywords: grief, mental health, palliative care, pastoral care, practical theology, spirituality, theology
Yijing, Shamanic Oracle of China
A New Book of Change
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2011, Hardback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-84819-083-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 336pp
Keywords: Chinese astrology, Chinese culture, Chinese philosophy, Daoism, divination, spirituality, Taoism, Yijing
What Makes a Good Nurse
Why the Virtues are Important for Nurses
In recent years, the human values at the heart of the nursing profession seem to have become sidelined by an increased focus on managerialist approaches to health care provision. Nursing's values are in danger of becoming marginalised further precisely because that which nursing does best - providing care and helping individuals through the human trauma of illness - is difficult to measure,... more »
2011, Paperback: £19.99/ $34.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-932-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keywords: health care, mental health, nursing, palliative care, practical theology, spirituality
A Theological Diagnosis
A New Direction on Genetic Therapy, 'Disability' and the Ethics of Healing
As society becomes progressively dominated by an ideology of healthy living, Matt Edmonds makes a vital critique of contemporary efforts to remove 'disability' from the world around us. Surveying the logic and language of both secular and religious health movements, Edmonds highlights the misplaced generalisations and dubious values that cumulatively serve to undermine individual inclusion... more »
2010, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-998-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp
Keywords: autism, counselling, disability, practical theology
The Psychology of Spirituality
An Introduction
Spirituality is increasingly accepted as integral to human psychology, vital for physical and mental health.
The Psychology of Spirituality is an accessible book that introduces the relationship between spirituality and psychology. The author sets out what spirituality is, the values it represents and how it can contribute to mental health and wellbeing. He then illustrates how knowledge... more »
2010, Paperback: £14.99/ $24.95
ISBN: 978-1-84905-004-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp
Keywords: counselling, health care, mental health, mental illness, nursing, palliative care, pastoral care, practical theology, psychiatry, psychology, spirituality
Ageing and Spirituality across Faiths and Cultures
Health and social care practitioners are increasingly called upon to provide care to elderly people from a number of different faiths and cultures. This collection of essays examines ageing in the context of the many faiths and cultures that make up Western society, and provides carers with the knowledge they need to deliver sensitive and appropriate care to people of all faiths. more »
2010, Paperback: £22.99/ $37.95
ISBN: 978-1-84905-006-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 272pp
Keywords: dementia, health care, nursing, older people, palliative care, pastoral care, practical theology, race, social care, spirituality, theology
Faith and Fertility
Attitudes Towards Reproductive Practices in Different Religions from Ancient to Modern Times
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2009, Paperback: £19.95/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-535-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp
Keywords: counselling, practical theology, religious education, spirituality
A Child Sees God
Children Talk About Bible Stories
In A Child Sees God, Howard Worsley explores how we can all learn from a child's perspective of the world and shows how a child's eye view of the Bible reveals many interesting ideas about ethics and morality, and provides new ways of understanding these ancient stories. more »
2009, Paperback: £14.99/ $29.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-972-3, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 176pp
Keywords: bible stories, child psychiatry, child psychology, education, parenting, spirituality, theology
Bible Stories in Cockney Rhyming Slang
'Cos they didn't
Adam and Eve it
When God said 'Oi!
Apple – leave it!
This innovative collection of Bible stories, written in cockney rhyming slang, is a fresh and fun approach to learning about the Bible. From Adam and Eve to the Resurrection, the book presents well-known stories in an original and accessible way for everybody to enjoy. more »
2009, Paperback: £6.99/ $12.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-933-4, 210mm x 210mm / 8.25in x 8.25in, 32pp
Keywords: Asperger syndrome, autism, bible stories, dramatherapy, practical theology, psychodrama, special education, speech and language therapy, theology
The Ethic of Traditional Communities and the Spirit of Healing Justice
Studies from Hollow Water, the Iona Community, and Plum Village
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2009, Paperback: £27.99/ $44.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-687-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp
Keywords: offenders, practical theology, restorative justice, social work law, theology
Asperger's Syndrome and Mindfulness
Taking Refuge in the Buddha
Understanding who you are can be a lonely and difficult process following the diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome (AS). Asperger's Syndrome and Mindfulness illuminates this experience as an empowering path of discovery through the teachings of Buddhism. more »
2008, Paperback: £13.99/ $21.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-686-9, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 144pp
Keywords: adults, Asperger syndrome, autism, spirituality, theology
Recovery from Depression Using the Narrative Approach
A Guide for Doctors, Complementary Therapists and Mental Health Professionals
Recovery from Depression Using the Narrative Approach explores people's experiences of depression, recovery and available treatments. The author explains how, by selecting a variety of 'narrative tools', such as talking therapies, yoga and complementary therapies, as well as conventional medical approaches, people can take control of their condition. By choosing more helpful narratives, they... more »
2008, Paperback: £18.99/ $37.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-575-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp
Keywords: complementary therapies, depression, health care, mental health, practical theology, psychiatry, psychology, theology
Speaking of Dying
A Practical Guide to Using Counselling Skills in Palliative Care
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2008, Paperback: £18.99/ $34.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-678-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp
Keywords: bereavement, counselling, dementia, health care, mental health, older people, palliative care, practical theology, spirituality
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- adults,
- art therapy,
- Asperger syndrome,
- autism,
- bereavement,
- bible stories,
- carers,
- challenging behaviour,
- child protection,
- child psychiatry,
- child psychology,
- Chinese astrology,
- Chinese culture,
- Chinese history,
- Chinese philosophy,
- complementary therapies,
- counselling,
- creative writing as therapy,
- creativity,
- Daoism,
- death,
- dementia,
- depression,
- disability,
- disability law,
- divination,
- dramatherapy,
- education,
- fiction,
- folklore and myth,
- fostering,
- grief,
- health care,
- memoirs,
- mental health,
- mental illness,
- nursing,
- offenders,
- older people,
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- paranormal psychology,
- parenting,
- pastoral care,
- practical theology,
- psychiatry,
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- psychodrama,
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- qigong,
- race,
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- restorative justice,
- social care,
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- special education,
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- tea,
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