CAPC Toolkit: Addressing the Spiritual Care Needs of Patients with Serious Illness

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The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) has released a toolkit, "Addressing the Spiritual Care Needs of Patients with Serious Illness."

The toolkit provides online courses and tools for spiritual care providers to meet the needs of patients with serious illness. Leaders will find information about integrating professional spiritual care into their palliative care programs. The resources include:

  • Research on the impact and implementation of professional spiritual care
  • Tools for spiritual care providers working within palliative care teams
  • Communication tools to address spiritual distress and goals of care
  • Standardized spiritual screening and assessment tools
  • Sample job descriptions, interview questions, and other resources for hiring and supporting professional chaplains within palliative care programs

To go to the toolkit, click here.
To go to CAPC's website, click here.
To learn more about JAHF's support, click here.