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@article{citeulike:1133626, abstract = {The delivery of spiritual and religious care has received a high profile in national reports, guidelines and standards since the start of the millennium, yet there is, to date, no recognized definition of spirituality or spiritual care nor a validated assessment tool. This article suggests an alternative to the search for a definition and assessment tool, and seeks to set spiritual care in a practical context by offering a model for spiritual assessment and care based on the individual competence of all healthcare professionals to deliver spiritual and religious care. Through the evaluation of a pilot study to familiarize staff with the Spiritual and Religious Care Competencies for Specialist Palliative Care developed by Marie Curie Cancer Care, the authors conclude that competencies are a viable and crucial first step in 'earthing' spiritual care in practice, and evidencing this illusive area of care.}, address = {Marie Curie Hospice, Edinburgh, UK. tom.gordon@mariecurie.org.uk}, author = {Gordon, T. and Mitchell, D.}, citeulike-article-id = {1133626}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15540674}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=15540674}, issn = {0269-2163}, journal = {Palliat Med}, keywords = {spiritual}, month = {October}, number = {7}, pages = {646--651}, posted-at = {2007-03-01 11:24:47}, priority = {4}, title = {A competency model for the assessment and delivery of spiritual care.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15540674}, volume = {18}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1133626 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1133626 N2 - The delivery of spiritual and religious care has received a high profile in national reports, guidelines and standards since the start of the millennium, yet there is, to date, no recognized definition of spirituality or spiritual care nor a validated assessment tool. This article suggests an alternative to the search for a definition and assessment tool, and seeks to set spiritual care in a practical context by offering a model for spiritual assessment and care based on the individual competence of all healthcare professionals to deliver spiritual and religious care. Through the evaluation of a pilot study to familiarize staff with the Spiritual and Religious Care Competencies for Specialist Palliative Care developed by Marie Curie Cancer Care, the authors conclude that competencies are a viable and crucial first step in 'earthing' spiritual care in practice, and evidencing this illusive area of care. IS - 7 JF - Palliat Med SN - 0269-2163 AD - Marie Curie Hospice, Edinburgh, UK. tom.gordon@mariecurie.org.uk EP - 651 TI - A competency model for the assessment and delivery of spiritual care. VL - 18 SP - 646 KW - spiritual AU - Gordon, T AU - Mitchell, D PY - 2004/10// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15540674 ER -