CHAPLAINCY for the 21st Century

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WHelen Bunce GRI

ChaplainsA person who is appointed and recognised as part of the specialist spiritual care team within a health care setting. His or her job is to seek out and respond to those who are expressing spiritual and religious need by providing the appropriate care, or facilitating that care, through contacting, with the patients permission, the representative of choice

North Glasgow

Lead ChaplainRev Anne Harper

North

Rev Anne HarperLead Chaplain

Sandra BellChaplain

GRI

Helen BunceChaplain

GRIStobhill

Norma LivingstoneChaplain

GRI

Specialist Areas – GRI & Stobhill

Palliative CareRenalMedicine for the elderlyMaternityBurns UnitTransplantPlastic Surgery

West GlasgowRev Keith Saunders

Lead Chaplain Western & Gartnavel

Rev Anne Dougall Chaplain Gartnavel & Blawarthill

Sessional Chaplains

Iain BeatonStobhill

Bill RamseyLightburnFourhills

Irene FitchettStobhill

Andrew McMillanDrumchapel

Volunteers65 volunteers within North GlasgowEscorts provided for Sunday Services in GRI Trained Chaplaincy VisitorsStudents on placementEucharistic Ministers

Roman Catholic ChaplainsGRI: via radio pager/switchboardFather John McGrath – StobhillFather Joe Sullivan - GRISister May Commins - WesternWestern & Gartnavel - Deanery

Who do we visit?Patients of all or no faiths, staff, visitors

Faith CommunityA recognisable group who share a belief system and usually undertake religious practices such as prayer, scripture reading, meditation, and communal acts of worship

Belief GroupAny group which has a cohesive system of values or beliefs but which does not classify as a faith community.E.g. African-Caribbean Somali Culture Akan (Ghana) Cultural Groups Humanist

Spirituality is whatever gives a person meaning, worth and value.Unique to each individual, for some that can be their religion, for others music, nature, family, friends etc

“Spirituality is a slippery word these days, involving anything from monasticism to wind chimes, but I have never been able to resist tinkering under the bonnet of the soul.

No longer convinced by the absolutes of my childhood, I nevertheless hankered after something to replace them, aworkable credo with which to engage life.”(Adrift in Caledonia, Boathitching for the UnenlightenedNick Thorpe 2006)

Spiritual Care

1-2-1 relationship, completely person centred and makes no assumptions personal conviction or life orientation.

Who gives spiritual care?

We all do!!!

“How are you doing tonight?” = Spiritual Care

Indicators of spiritual distress

Why me? Why Now?Putting on a brave face - I mustn’t let my family down.“I can’t take anymore”“I’d be better off dead”Talks more of religion/God/afterlifeTurns face to the wall

Addressing Spiritual Needs/Distress-RecogniseThe need to give and receive love

The need to be understood

The need to be valued as a human being

The need for forgiveness, hope and trust

The need to explore beliefs and values

The need to express feelings honestly

The need to find meaning and purpose in life.

People are not merely physical bodies requiring mechanical fixing.

Some find their spirituality helps maintain their health and helps them cope with illness, trauma, loss, change as body, mind & spirit

integrate. Whether religious or not people share deep

needs as they try to make sense of & maintain hope when illness or injury strikes.

F.A.Q’SIs God angry with me?Is God punishing me?Is this happening because I didn’t go to church?Has God given up on me?Why me?

Most Frequent Answer!

NO !

What are the spiritual needs of patients/families in last days and

hoursFear of dyingUnresolved issuesUnfinished businessFear of letting go

How can we meet these needs?

Being there, listening, giving hope, Fostering companionship & peaceFocussing on individualBeing non-judgementalGiving a sense of meaningAdvocacyHelping a person to be him/herself:

retaining sense of personal worth maintaining their own identity

Liverpool Care Pathway

GRI & StobhillExt 24661 & 13098Leave a message on Chaplaincy answering machine when a patient is placed on the Pathway. Someone will get back to you.Please don’t leave it until a few minutes before the patient dies

Religious care:- shared beliefs,values,liturgies and

lifestyle

Religious carePrayerServices on SundayBaptismBlessing of BabiesSacrament of the SickAnointingSacraments-Eucharist, ReconciliationContact appropriate faith leader at patient’s request

What about faith groups other than Christian?

What about Muslims?

Buddhists?Jehovah’s Witnesses?

Baha’i?

Jews ?

Where can we find info about how to help other faiths?

RELIGIONS & CULTURE MANUAL-provided by the Chaplains

Christian Science?Hindu?Mormon?

Sikh?

Where can you find us?GRI :- 0141 211 4661Stobhill :- 0141 201 3098Western:- 0141 211 2812Gartnavel:- 0141 211 3026Pager via hospital switchboardsRC Chaplains: pager via switchboards