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01-04-2017 | Original Paper

What do Non-clergy Spiritual Care Providers Contribute to End of Life Care in Israel? A Qualitative Study

Authors: Michal Pagis, Orly Tal, Wendy Cadge

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 2/2017

Abstract

Spiritual care is an increasingly important component of end of life care. As it emerges in Israel, it is intentionally built on a nonclerical model. Based on interviews with spiritual care providers in Israel, we find that they help patients and families talk about death and say goodbyes. They encourage the wrapping up of unfinished business, offer diverse cultural resources that can provide meaning, and use presence and touch to produce connection. As spiritual care emerges in Israel, providers are working with patients at the end of life in ways they see as quite distinct from rabbis. They offer broad frames of meaning to which patients from a range of religious traditions can connect.

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Title: What do Non-clergy Spiritual Care Providers Contribute to End of Life Care in Israel? A Qualitative Study
Authors: Michal Pagis
Orly Tal
Wendy Cadge
Publication date: 01-04-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-016-0349-x

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