Recognizing Spiritual Issues in Ordinary Language

Part 2 of The World of the Dying

Spiritual issues are contextual and couched in ordinary language, thus they have the tendency to appear hidden, illusive, and inaccessible. Using the seven fold framework of the world of the dying, Dr. Rusnak will identify, define, and illustrate through case studies, the spiritual issues that emerge in the end of life context. This will necessarily include definitions of spirituality, religion, spiritual pain, and religious pain, and what differentiates these. It is in recognizing spiritual issues in ordinary language that the professional provider can effectively reduce or eliminate pain, a critical goal of palliative and hospice care.

This presentation is intended only for those who have learned the seven-fold spiritual framework that emerges and develops in The World of the Dying.