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Introduction of Spiritual Psychotherapy for Inpatient, Residential, and Intensive Treatment (SPIRIT) in The Netherlands: Translation and Adaptation of a Psychotherapy Protocol for Mental Health Care
No full textThe perceived value of the integration of spirituality and religion (SR) in mental health care is growing. This study aimed to adapt an SR intervention developed in the USA (SPIRIT) for use in the Netherlands and to explore its applicability. Employing a participatory practice-based action research design, professionals, clients, and an advisory board collaborated in iterative cycles of translation, adaptation, discussion, and testing. The ongoing interfaith dialog during the adaptation process broadened the perspectives incorporated into the existing handouts. We added the term “meaning” (M) alongside SR to accommodate patients who do not identify with religion or spirituality. Additionally, several handouts were added to the original protocol: autonomy, responsibility, and liberty; loneliness and belonging; inspiring persons in the past and present; and grief and loss. Moreover, the existing handout on sacred verses was expanded to encompass versions from various outlooks on life: philosophical/humanistic, Judeo-Christian, Buddhist, Islamic, and Hindu. Finally, layout modifications and diverse exercise formats were introduced. A qualitative examination revealed that the adapted SPIRIT protocol was well received by professionals and patients, and quantitative studies on its applicability and usefulness are recommended
The Moral and Gender Implications of Measures Used to Modulate the Mobility of People With Dementia Living in Residential Care Environments:A Scoping Review
No full textBackground and ObjectivesPolicies and measures often restrict the mobility of people with dementia living in residential care environments to protect them from harm. However, such measures can violate human rights and affect the quality of life. This review aims to summarize the literature on what is known about measures used to modulate the life-space mobility of residents with dementia living in a residential care environment. Furthermore, moral and sex and gender considerations were explored.Research Design and MethodsA scoping review framework was referenced to summarize the literature. A total of 5 databases were searched: PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, SCOPUS, and Web of Science. The studies for eligibility using the Rayyan screening tool.ResultsA total of 30 articles met the inclusion criteria. A narrative description of the findings of the articles is presented across 3 themes: (1) measures and strategies used to modulate the life-space mobility; (2) moral aspects; and (3) sex and gender considerations.Discussion and ImplicationsVarious measures are used to modulate the life-space mobility of people with dementia living in residential care facilities. Research exploring the sex and gender differences of people with dementia is lacking. With a focus on human rights and quality of life, measures used to restrict or support mobility must support the diverse needs, capacity, and dignity of people with dementia. Noting the capacity and diversity of people with dementia will require society and public space to adopt strategies that promote safety and mobility to support the quality of life of people with dementia
The Spiritual Dimension of Parents' Experiences Caring for a Seriously Ill Child:An Interview Study
No full textBACKGROUND: Parents of children with life-threatening conditions may have to balance their personal, family, and professional lives in the anticipation of child loss and the demands of providing medical care for their child. The challenges these parents are confronted with may lead to specific care needs. In this paper we explore the spiritual dimension of caring for a child with a life-threatening condition from the parents perspective.METHODS: We held an exploratory qualitative study with in-depth interviews with parents of children (0-21) with life-threatening conditions. Interviews were transcribed and subsequently thematically analyzed.RESULTS: Twenty-four parents of 21 children participated in the interviews. The spiritual dimension is an important, although not always visible, aspect of the experience of parents dealing with their child's illness. The main domains with regard to spirituality were: 1) identity; 2) parenthood; 3) connectedness; 4) loss or adjustment of goals; 5) agency; 6) navigating beliefs and uncertainties; and 7) decision-making. Parents also reflected on their spiritual care needs.CONCLUSION: The spiritual dimension plays a central role in the experiences of parents who care for children with life-threatening conditions, but they receive little support in this dimension, and care needs often go unnoticed. If we want to provide high-quality pediatric palliative care including adequate spiritual support for parents, we should focus on the wide range of their spiritual experiences, and provide support that focuses both on loss of meaning as well as on where parents find growth, joy or meaning.</p
A Locked Room:The Significance of Empathy and Being Seen, Particularly for Older Adults
Get PDFJoachim Duyndam aims to understand the situation of older adults by exploring the human condition of being fundamentally “isolated” in one’s self-experience and the supportive and liberating effect of empathy in breaking this self-isolation. Based on contemporary theories of emotions, he develops an understanding of empathy related to the inner experiential side of emotions. According to his reception of these theories, emotions have a “rational” publicly perceptible “outer side” and an intra-subjective “inner side”, whereby the latter makes people isolated in their self-experience. Using Michel Tournier’s philosophical recounting of the classical story of Robinson Crusoe, Duyndam argues that empathy directed at the inner side of someone’s experiences provides some form of recognition, that is, completion of one’s unique self, which is a prerequisite for experiencing meaning in life. Duyndam reveals an underlying structure of social isolation and loneliness and the vital role of empathy for all dimensions of meaning in life. This is particularly relevant since existential loneliness and social isolation are significant later-life risks
How to attune to spiritual sources of strength of people with mild to moderate dementia
No full textThis dataset is for replication and follow-up research purposes. It consists of all key documents from data collection to data analysis of the research project. See the readme document for the relevant procedure and document description
Teacher modelling as a way to foster <i>Bildung</i> in vocational education: a multi-method curriculum study
No full textThis study presents an inquiry into the relevance of Bildung for students in (pre-) vocational education. While Bildung has seen a remarkable revival in international educational theory, its relevance for educational practice(s) remains under-investigated, particularly in vocational education. This paper presents the insights offered by a multi-method curriculum study, conducted as part of a larger project in which (pre)vocational teachers in the Netherlands experimented with their own role as a model of and for their students’ Bildung. Building on a thematic analysis of teacher observations, teacher interviews and student focus groups, we explore how six teachers enacted and perceived their modelling role, and how their students experienced it. While all teachers modelled elements of what they found important for their students’ Bildung, the teachers actually perceived as models of Bildung by their students were those who shared their own experiences and stories with students, and who related to them on a personal level by offering them support, trust and inspiration to pave their own paths in life. Based on our findings, we suggest implications for broadening common understandings of Bildung and modelling, as well as practical implications for teachers, teacher education and policy to foster vocational students’ Bildung
Traumatic Grief: Recognition and Treatment in Clinical Practice
No full textTraumatische rouw omvat klachten van persisterende rouwstoornis, posttraumatische stressstoornis en depressie na verlies van een dierbare. Er is hierbij sprake van een preoccupatie met de overledene of de omstandigheden van het overlijden, een sterk gemis van of verlangen naar de overledene, met daarnaast regelmatig identiteitsverlies, ongeloof, vermijding, verlies van betekenis van het leven, gevoelens van verdoving, boosheid of schuld, intrusieve herinneringen, verhoogde prikkelbaarheid en reactiviteit en lijdensdruk en/of beperkingen in functioneren. Traumatische rouw kan optreden bij nabestaanden van een onverwacht of traumatisch verlies (door geweld, oorlog, ramp, suïcide of ontbreken van behandelmogelijkheden bij ziekte), waarbij onder andere het verlies van kind of partner, een hogere leeftijd, lager opleidingsniveau, rechtsgang na moord en migratieachtergrond het risico op klachten vergroten. Adequate diagnostiek, verwijzing en behandeling zijn van belang voor het individu, diens omgeving en de bredere samenleving. Beknopte eclectische psychotherapie voor persisterende en traumatische rouw (BEPPTG) kan door middel van psycho-educatie, exposure, symbolische interacties en betekenisgeving leiden tot aanzienlijke klachtenreductie en helpen om het verlies beter te integreren in het leven
Wenn alles auf den Tisch kommt:Die Weltbeziehungen der Homesharer werden in der Küche verhandelt
No full textThe starting point of our contribution is the observation that property relations are linked to specific forms of our relationship to the world. In order to pursue the question of whether and how relationships to the world of subjects change when property relations are altered, we investigate whether irritations and changes in relationships to things, to social others, and to oneself can be observed in the practices and experiences of homesharing, and what form and direction these take. Our focus is on the empirically observable, always precarious, tentative, and temporary communalization processes that arise when sharing interpersonal space. Based on qualitative interviews with users of homesharing platforms, we show that the kitchen and situations of communal eating are central starting points for shaping communality and reconstruct three types of homesharers that oscillate between the patterns of professionalism and familiarity