The unbroken circle
Subtitle: a toolkit for congregations around illness, end of life and grief
By: James L. Brooks
Contributors: Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life
Publisher: Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Durham, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 121
ISBN-13: 9780979679018
Subjects: Terminal care; Christianity; Death; Grief; Soins en phase terminale; Aspect religieux; Christianisme; Mort; Chagrin
Notes: "In collaboration with Caring Connections and Project Compassion"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: Call to action. The crisis response approach ; A call to faith communities ; Faith communities as circles of care ; Becoming unbroken circles of care ; Unbroken circle v. crisis response ; How this toolkit can help; title: Creating unbroken circles of care. Envisioning an unbroken circle ; Supporting others during specific seasons of life ; Getting started ; Creating action plans ; Providing leadership development ; Providing education for the congregation ; Providing congregational care and support ; Providing support through worship ; Providing effective communication ; Providing supportive and accessible space; title: Support during serious illness. How this toolkit can help ; Changing views of illness ; Illness as a season of life ; Understanding illness ; The impacts of illness ; Illness and suffering ; The opportunities of illness ; Living with caregiving ; Creating unbroken circles around illness ; Congregational care ; Caring for children and teens ; Meeting the needs of ill people through worship; title: Support during the end of life. How this toolkit can help ; Understanding death and dying ; Death of a child ; Care at the end of life ; Preparing for the end of life ; Advance care planning ; How faith communities can help ; Congregational action planning ; End of life education ; Congregational care ; Incorporating end of life into worship; title: Support through grief. The uniqueness of grief ; The purpose of grief and mourning ; Reactions to grief ; Traumatic grief ; Children, teens and grief ; Congregational action planning ; Grief education ; Congregational care ; Support following traumatic death ; Incorporating grief into worship.