Moore Kelsey, Talwar Victoria, Moxley-Haegert Linda
McGill University, Canada
McGill University, Canada.
J Health Psychol. 2015 Mar;20(3):259-72. doi: 10.1177/1359105314566610.
In pediatric settings, parents and children often seek spiritual and religious support from their healthcare provider, as they try to find meaning in their illness. Narrative practices, such as definitional ceremonies, can provide a unique framework for psychologists to explore children's spirituality and its role in the midst of illness. In addition, definitional ceremonies can be used as a means for psychologists to inform interdisciplinary teams' understanding of children's spirituality and its relevance in pediatric treatment settings. In this article, our objectives are to (a) provide a brief overview of the literature on children's spirituality, (b) review some of the literature on childhood cancer patients' spirituality, (c) highlight the importance of whole-person care for diverse pediatric patients, and (d) introduce definitional ceremonies as appropriate narrative practices that psychologists can use to both guide their therapy and inform interdisciplinary teams' understanding of children's spirituality.
在儿科环境中，家长和孩子常常会向他们的医疗服务提供者寻求精神和宗教支持，因为他们试图从疾病中找寻意义。诸如定义仪式之类的叙事方式，可为心理学家探索儿童的灵性及其在患病期间所起的作用提供一个独特的框架。此外，定义仪式可作为一种手段，让心理学家增进跨学科团队对儿童灵性及其在儿科治疗环境中的相关性的理解。在本文中，我们的目标是：（a）简要概述有关儿童灵性的文献；（b）回顾一些关于儿童癌症患者灵性的文献；（c）强调对不同儿科患者进行全人护理的重要性；（d）引入定义仪式，将其作为心理学家可用于指导治疗并增进跨学科团队对儿童灵性理解的恰当叙事方式。
