Understanding The Spiritual Assessment

By: Chaplain Keith Evans

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

This third volume of The Chaplain Skill Set Series discusses the importance and nuances of the spiritual needs assessment. Chaplain Evans reviews the importance of having intentional conversations regarding spiritual resources individuals many need in times and crisis as well as how to process and make meaning of defining life moments. There are many types of spiritual needs assessments, this book reviews ten most common assessments noted in literature and used in healthcare settings. The reader will quickly see a common pattern noted in the assessments and be able to design their own spiritual needs assessment tool in the form of conversational questions which best fit their own ministry setting. This second edition also includes a new section of actual chaplain visits in the style and quality of Volume 1: The Fundamentals, and in Volume 2: Understanding Spiritual and World Faith Expressions. The book Series has a three-fold purpose. It is designed for: 1) individuals who are unfamiliar with the unique field of chaplaincy, 2) for laity or clergy who are discerning whether or not to go into chaplain ministry, and 3) for seasoned clergy and chaplains who simply want to revisit the tried and true skill sets which produce an excellence in chaplaincy.