Health Care in Spirituality

Link (video): Spirituality, Suffering, and Illness: Conversations for Healing (Links to an external site.) (32:31)
For the initial post, address the following:
How would you define spirituality after viewing this film? What is its role in dealing with health care issues?
Discuss the Trinity Model by describing the relationship among the 3 primary concepts: suffering, belief and
spirituality.
In what ways does the film suggest that a healthcare professional can facilitate the "softening of suffering"?
How does this relate to your own worldview?
Discuss one key learning you gleaned from this film and how you can apply it in your professional practice.
Option 2
Watch the following video:
Link (video): Spiritual Assessment in Healthcare (Links to an external site.) (32:17)
For the initial post, address the following points:
What is spiritual assessment as defined in this video? Why is it important for health care professionals to
understand how to use it?
Do you agree or disagree with the film's premise that a health care professional's personal spirituality (or lack)
affects his/her ability to assess spirituality in another? Explain your reasoning.
Choose one of the spiritual assessment questions reviewed in the film and answer it personally, based on your
own beliefs and experience