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Faith and spirituality in older people
— a Jewish perspective | | Author(s) | Sonia Douek |
| Journal title | Working with Older People, vol 19, no 3, 2015 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2015 |
| Pages | pp 114-122 |
| Source | www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/wwop.htm |
| Keywords | Jewish ; Faith ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Quality of life ; Well being ; Case studies. |
| Annotation | The role that faith and spirituality play for Jewish people as they age is explored, along with how this is expressed and supported by a health and social care environment. This is a case study based on work at Jewish Care and supported by other Jewish networks. It builds on qualitative research on Ageing Well carried out in 2012. It finds that as people age, they have a need to connect with their community. Faith-based communities are ready-made, and are often the first port of call for Jewish people. The way in which people express their faith or spirituality may not manifest itself in practice, but be more about inclusion and connection. Life circumstances will determine people's faith, identity and approach to spirituality, Holocaust survivors for example. There is a feeling that religious affiliation and the way it is expressed has polarised in the community, which means that older people often do not connect with current ways of expressing or connecting to their faith. This article's approach could be replicated by other faith-based providers. Also, the approach and lessons should be considered by more generalist providers, so that they ensure they meet the needs of the individual receiving their services. The inclusion principle reminds the author that care in a vacuum will not support people's emotional and psychological needs. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150904208 A |
| Classmark | TKS: EX5: EX: F:59: D:F:5HH: 69P |
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