Assessing Spiritual Needs (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780788099403)

How do pastors, chaplains, and caregivers assess the spiritual well-being and needs of the people they minister to? George Fitchett presents a model for spiritual assessment that he and his colleagues developed, illustrated with case studies. He reviews a number of other models and provides a six-part framework for evaluating them. Pastoral caregivers find that the effectiveness of their ministry is enhanced when they are able accurately to identify problem areas and needs in the spiritual lives of the people with whom they work. This book addresses many of the questions pastoral caregivers have raised about this timely topic and provides an informed and balanced approach for making decisions about spiritual assessment models and tools. George Fitchett is associate professor and director of research and spiritual assessment in the Department of Religion, Health, and Human Values at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago.

Author: George Fitchett
ISBN-10: 078809940X
ISBN-13: 9780788099403
Publisher: Academic Renewal Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2002
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.20h x 6.44w x 0.38d