- Section I Traditions
- Section II Concepts
- Section III Practice
- Chapter 26 Models of spiritual care
- Chapter 27 Healthcare chaplaincy
- Chapter 28 Complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine
- Chapter 29 Restorative medicine
- Chapter 30 Nursing
- Chapter 31 Faith community (parish) nursing
- Chapter 32 Psychiatry and mental health treatment
- Chapter 33 Social work
- Chapter 34 Care of children
- Chapter 35 Care of elderly people
- Chapter 36 Palliative care
- Chapter 37 Spirituality and the arts: discovering what really matters
- Chapter 38 Care of the soul
- Chapter 39 Counselling
- Chapter 40 Dignity conserving care: research evidence
- Chapter 41 Pastoral theology in healthcare settings: blessed irritant for holistic human care
- Chapter 42 Next steps for spiritual assessment in healthcare
- Section IV Research
- Section V Policy and Education
- Section VI Challenges
(p. 175) Practice
We use models intentionally to simplify complex situations in an attempt to grasp them more clearly and respond more appropriately. Sometimes modelling simplifies by choosing out of many possibilities to focus on one dimension or one set of priorities alone. Sometimes complementary models are used (in physics the wave-particle duality is the classic example) to highlight the utilitarian aspect of using models. A ‘horses for courses’ approach is taken; we choose the model that best fits the questions we wish to ask and the answers we wish to obtain.
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- Section I Traditions
- Section II Concepts
- Section III Practice
- Chapter 26 Models of spiritual care
- Chapter 27 Healthcare chaplaincy
- Chapter 28 Complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine
- Chapter 29 Restorative medicine
- Chapter 30 Nursing
- Chapter 31 Faith community (parish) nursing
- Chapter 32 Psychiatry and mental health treatment
- Chapter 33 Social work
- Chapter 34 Care of children
- Chapter 35 Care of elderly people
- Chapter 36 Palliative care
- Chapter 37 Spirituality and the arts: discovering what really matters
- Chapter 38 Care of the soul
- Chapter 39 Counselling
- Chapter 40 Dignity conserving care: research evidence
- Chapter 41 Pastoral theology in healthcare settings: blessed irritant for holistic human care
- Chapter 42 Next steps for spiritual assessment in healthcare
- Section IV Research
- Section V Policy and Education
- Section VI Challenges