Table 1 Meaning-centered spiritual care training program for hospice palliative care teams (McSCTP-HPCT)
⦁ Goal: We developed the meaning-centered, spiritual care training program (McSCTP) to promote the spiritual well-being of patients by hospice palliative care teams (HPCTs), who take care of patients with life-threatening ailments. The McSCTP is premised on humans’ spiritual attributes. ⦁ Caring principle based on McSCTP: HPCTs act as assistants to help patients with life-threatening illnesses to find their own meaning. | |||||
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Topic | Objectives | Contents | Workbook | Methods | |
Module I | Evaluation of the spiritual care competencies (SCCs) of HPCTs and understanding the logotherapy concepts | • Identify the SCCs of HPCT members • Understand major concepts of spiritual care • Understand major concepts of logo therapy • Apply meaning-centered intervention (MCI) to oneself | • Self-evaluation of SCCs (compassion, compassion fatigue [CF], and SCCs) • Major concepts of spiritual care • Major concepts of logotherapy | • Evaluation of self-assessment regarding compassion, CF, and SCCs • Identify the case-based attributes of spirituality, spiritual needs, spiritual issues, spiritual resources /communication practices • Meaning-based perspective training with real cases • The practice of MCI for HPCTs | • Self-evaluation • Lecture • Discussion • Case study • Presentation |
Module II | Meaning-centered care related to existential needs | • Understand the meaning-centered care process related to existential needs • Identify spiritual needs/issues/resources with real cases • Implement meaning-centered care related to existential needs | • The process of meaning-centered care related to existential needs (Sp 1) • Meaning-centered care (Sp 2) | • Identification of spiritual needs/issues/resources based on real cases • Implement meaning-centered care | • Lecture • Discussion • Case study • Practice: Meaning-centered counseling techniques • Presentation |
Module III | Meaning-centered care linked to relational needs | • Understand the meaning-centered care process linked to relational needs • Identify spiritual needs/issues/ resources with real cases Implement meaning-centered care tied to relational needs | • The process of meaning-centered care linked to relational needs (Sp 1) • Meaning-centered care (Sp 2) | • Identification of spiritual needs/issues/resources based on real cases • Implement meaning-centered care | • Lecture • Discussion • Case study • Practice: Meaning-centered counseling techniques • Presentation |
Module IV | Meaning-centered care related to transcendental/ religious needs | • Understand the meaning-centered care process related to transcendental/religious needs • Identify spiritual needs/issues/ resources with real cases • Implement meaning-centered care related to transcendental/religious needs • If a patient has a religious need, refer him/her to the clergy member he/she wants | • The process of meaning-centered care related to transcendental/religious needs (Sp 1) • Meaning-centered care (Sp 2) | • Identification of spiritual needs/issues/resources based on real cases • Implement meaning-centered care | • Lecture • Discussion • Case study • Practice: Meaning-centered counseling techniques • Presentation |
Module V | Meaning-based care implementation model and caring process for spiritual well-being | • Understand the meaning-centered spiritual care model for the spiritual well-being of patients with life-threatening illnesses • Identify the implementation process of meaning-centered spiritual care for the spiritual well-being of patients with life-threatening illnesses | • Spiritual care implementation model • Spiritual care decision pathway • The principles of spiritual care • Assessment of spiritual needs and spiritual resources • Meaning-centered spiritual care process based on spirituality (Sp 1) | • Spiritual needs assessment based on a meaning-centered perspective | • Lecture • Discussion • Practice |