Charting Spiritual Care : The Emerging Role of Chaplaincy Records in Global Health Care

This open access volume is the first academic book on the controversial issue of including spiritual care in integrated electronic medical records (EMR). Based on an international study group comprising researchers from Europe (The Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland), the United States, Canada, and Australia, this edited collection provides an overview of different charting practices and experiences in various countries and healthcare contexts. Encompassing case studies and analyses of theological, ethical, legal, healthcare policy, and practical issues, the volume is a groundbreaking reference for future discussion, research, and strategic planning for inter- or multi-faith healthcare chaplains and other spiritual care providers involved in the new field of documenting spiritual care in EMR. Topics explored among the chapters include: * Spiritual Care Charting/Documenting/Recording/Assessment * Charting Spiritual Care: Psychiatric and Psychotherapeutic Aspects * Palliative Chaplain Spiritual Assessment Progress Notes * Charting Spiritual Care: Ethical Perspectives * Charting Spiritual Care in Digital Health: Analyses and Perspectives __Charting Spiritual Care: The Emerging Role of Chaplaincy Records in Global Health Care__ is an essential resource for researchers in interprofessional spiritual care and healthcare chaplaincy, healthcare chaplains and other spiritual caregivers (nurses, physicians, psychologists, etc.), practical theologians and health ethicists, and church and denominational representatives. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Introduction (Simon Peng-Keller, David Neuhold)....Pages 1-9 A Short History of Documenting Spiritual Care (Simon Peng-Keller, David Neuhold)....Pages 11-20 Chaplaincy Documentation in a Large US Health System (Brent Peery)....Pages 21-52 The Quebec Model of Recording Spiritual Care: Concepts and Guidelines (Bruno Bélanger, Line Beauregard, Mario Bélanger, Chantal Bergeron)....Pages 53-78 Charting and Documenting Spiritual Care in Health Services: Victoria, Australia (Christine Hennequin)....Pages 79-95 Spiritual Care Charting/Documenting/Recording/Assessment: A Perspective from the United Kingdom (Linda Ross, Wilfred McSherry)....Pages 97-116 Spiritual Care and Electronic Medical Recording in Dutch Hospitals (Wim Smeets, Anneke de Vries)....Pages 117-128 The Spiritual Care Giver as a Bearer of Stories: A Belgian Exploration of the Best Possible Spiritual Care (Anne Vandenhoeck)....Pages 129-144 Charting in Switzerland: Developments and Perspectives (Pascal Mösli)....Pages 145-170 Charting Spiritual Care: Psychiatric and Psychotherapeutic Aspects (Eckhard Frick)....Pages 171-180 Palliative Chaplain Spiritual Assessment Progress Notes (Paul Galchutt, Judy Connolly)....Pages 181-198 Charting Spiritual Care: Ethical Perspectives (Guy Jobin)....Pages 199-211 Charting Spiritual Care in Digital Health: Analyses and Perspectives (Simon Peng-Keller)....Pages 213-222 Back Matter ....Pages 223-232 This volume investigates a much debated issue of late-modern spiritual care : the integration of spiritual concerns and chaplaincy in electronic medical records ... Besides legal and ethical aspects, the ongoing discussion includes the who, what, where, when, how, and why of recording spiritual care in EMRs [electronic medical records].--Preface