Spiritual Care Giver’s Guide to Identity, Practice and Relationships
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Author/Creator
Neil Elford
Robert Cardinal
Description
Discusses the process of developing a relationship between health care workers and Traditional Elders in order to develop a position which would best serve the spiritual needs of Aboriginal patients.
Chapter Five of The Spiritual Care Giver’s Guide to Identity, Practice & Relationships: Transforming the Honeymoon in Spiritual Care and Therapy edited by Thomas St. James O'Connor, Colleen Lashmar, and Elizabeth Meakes.
Examines existing programs operating in Canada, evidence of impact on service utilization, health, and overall quality of life, and the need for Indigenous components in addictions treatment.