Description
The Spirituality in Aged Care Professional Development Program will help to enhance the integration of spiritual care in the aged care organisation by embedding strategies for spiritual care into the everyday practice of staff, and by mentoring a person-centred care model that encourages all staff to take responsibility for their part in attending to the spiritual needs of each resident and client.
The new Single Aged Care Quality Standards expect organisations to understand and respond to the spiritual needs of older people. Building on the initial program developed and trialled by Spiritual Health Victoria, this updated Leader’s Manual provides a way for organisations to gently engage their staff in understanding contemporary spirituality and spiritual care.
The comprehensive program manual includes introductory materials, sessions plans with links to PowerPoint presentations, handouts for each module, evaluation materials and additional information.
The downloads will be made available to you automatically when you complete your order. You can also access them directly in the downloads section of this resources portal here.
CONTENTS
Part 1: Introductory Information
1. What do we mean by ‘spirituality’?
2. Background
3. Alignment with Australian Aged Care Quality Standards
4. Spiritual Care Training Programs
5. Facilitating the Spirituality in Aged Care Professional Development Program
6. About Spiritual Care Mentors
Facilitator Checklists
Overview of Structure and Timing
Overview of the Modules
Module 1 – Qualities and Values
Module 2 – Presence and Listening Skills
Module 3 – Understanding Spirituality and Religion
Module 4 – Learning about the Relational Spirituality Model
Module 5 – Working with the Relational Spirituality Model
Module 6 – Spiritual Care for the Person Living with Dementia
Module 7 – Role of Spiritual Care Mentors
Module 8 – Spiritual Care as Intentional, Empathic, Responsive Listening and an introduction to ConnecTo Spiritual Screening Tool
Module 9 – Listening to Stories
Part 2: Session Plans
Part 3: Participant Handouts & Scenarios
Summary of Program Learning Outcomes
List of Values
The Practice of Mindfulness
Spirituality and Religion
Scenario: Francesca and Bill
Relational Spirituality
Spiritual Needs of Physically Unwell Elders
Responses, Resources and Referrals
Model for the Offer of Spiritual Care in Aged Care
Key Terms And Concepts
Person-centred Care and Dementia
Positive Person Work (PPW) Flinders University
Principles of Care that Inform the Person-centred Approach
Unexpected Possibilities in Care
Role of the Spiritual Care Mentor
The Process of Consultation
Domains of Spiritual Care
The World Health Organisation and Spiritual Care
Spiritual Screening and Assessment
The Eriksons’ Psychosocial Stages
Importance of Stories
Model of Spiritual Tasks of Ageing
Spiritual Ritual
Poem
Scenarios for Use in Discussion
Part 4: Evaluation Forms
Appendices
A Note on Adult Learning
Meaningful Ageing Australia Resources
Strategies for Spiritual Care in Aged Care Settings
Endnotes
The Manual is available free to our members, and available for purchase by non-members for a limited time during September 2022.
