Call for Papers: Spirituality in End-of-Life & Palliative Care

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care

Call for manuscripts for special thematic issue on

SPIRITUALITY IN END-OF-LIFE AND PALLIATIVE CARE

*Deadline: August 15, 2011*

In recognition of the importance of spirituality in end-of-life and palliative care practice, the Journal will devote a future issue to this theme.
Submission of manuscripts that address a broad range of related topics are encouraged. These may include:
-Quantitative and qualitative research studies that help answer significant questions about the role of religion and/or spirituality in quality of life/quality of dying;
-Theory that can help provide direction, such as transpersonal theoretical approaches;
-Theological and moral philosophies that could provide guidance to current end-of- life caregiving;
-Model programs focused on spiritual care;
-Existential doubt and spiritual suffering;
-Ethical issues related to spiritual care;
-Spiritual assessment and intervention, including development of assessment tools and evaluation of interventions;
-Inter-professional team functioning and team training around spiritual care assessment and provision
-Policy development around the inclusion of spiritual care; Measurement of outcomes in spiritual care;
-Working with mystical experiences of clients;
-Rituals and family work around forgiveness, etc;
-Spirituality and culture/belief systems, including Buddhism, Christianity, or Islamic views of death that may affect clinical work;
-Spiritual self-care needs of end-of-life practitioners

Manuscripts must follow APA style of writing and should be no more than 20-25 pages (longer manuscripts may be considered).   Address questions about this call (such as whether your topic/idea is appropriate) to Ellen L. Csikai, Editor at ecsikai@sw.ua.edu  or to the Guest Editor: Holly Nelson-Becker at hnelsonbecker@luc.edu.

Submissions should be sent electronically to:
Ellen L. Csikai, Ph.D
ecsikai@sw.ua.edu
The University of Alabama, School of Social Work
Box 870314, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0314