Foster Elizabeth
Macmillan Palliative Care Team, N.E. Lincs. Primary Care Trust, St. Andrews Hospice, Peaks Lane, Grimsby DN32 9RP, UK.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2006 May;12(2):163-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2005.07.002. Epub 2005 Oct 5.
Interest in both spirituality and complementary therapies is growing, with their inclusion in both daily life and in health care. The concept of spirituality and the delivery of a therapy have a certain synergy as they both espouse a view of the world that recognises the importance of the whole person. Increasingly, clients want their values and beliefs attended to, perhaps choosing a therapy as a pathway to nourish their sense of the spiritual. Consequently working in a holistic way the complementary therapist needs to acknowledge the spiritual dimension of the client. Integral to this is how the therapeutic encounter facilitates this engagement and how important it is that the therapist develops and explores their own spirituality and life values. This article is an exploration of how spirituality and complementary therapies can legitimately work together, creating a sacred space for both therapist and client.
对灵性和补充疗法的兴趣与日俱增，它们已融入日常生活和医疗保健之中。灵性概念与疗法的提供具有一定的协同作用，因为它们都秉持一种世界观，即承认人的整体性的重要性。越来越多的客户希望自己的价值观和信仰得到关注，也许会选择一种疗法作为滋养其精神意识的途径。因此，补充疗法从业者需要以整体的方式工作，承认客户的精神维度。其中不可或缺的是治疗过程如何促进这种参与，以及治疗师培养和探索自身灵性及生活价值观的重要性。本文探讨了灵性与补充疗法如何能够合理地协同工作，为治疗师和客户创造一个神圣的空间。
