Understanding the Complex Role of a Hospice Spiritual Counselor
- Bonnie S. Lillis, MA, LPC1⇑
- Bonnie S. Lillis, MA, LPC, McLean Hospice, 75 Great Pond Road, Simsbury, CT 06070, USA. Email: bonnie.lillis@mcleancare.org
Abstract
Hospice’s professional roles in
end-of-life care can be widely misunderstood by physicians, patients,
and family members as
well as others who do not work directly with them.
The role of the spiritual counselor may be the most misunderstood due to
the nature of this professional title. Hospice care
at the end of life is holistic in that it is important to meet
physical,
emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient and
their family. In order to provide the most complete and beneficial
end-of-life
care, it is important to understand the complexity
and the importance of the role of the spiritual counselor.
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