Spiritually Sensitive Caregiving: A Multi-Faith Handbook

Compassion Press is proud to offer this urgently needed new resource for caregivers in all walks of life. Spiritually Sensitive Caregiving provides essential information about the religious beliefs and rituals, death issues, and justice issues of the six largest faith groups in the United States...Native American, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Carefully researched and organized, it will assist caregivers in quickly and accurately providing appropriate support for people of unfamiliar cultures and religions who are hurting. In addition to basic information about religious beliefs, this handbook provides essential information to help with a wide range of issues, including: religious prohibitions, death notification, autopsy and anatomical donation, funeral and burial practices, beliefs about the afterlife, beliefs about justice, revenge and forgiveness, reporting a crime victim impact statements, testifying in court, restitution. The four highly qualified authors have worked with a cadre of consultants and reviewers to include guidance for emergency responders, health care and mental health professionals, educators, law enforcement and other justice personnel, and any others who seek to offer culturally-sensitive services to those in need.