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Pastoral Care and Counseling
Chronically Ill Persons and Their Families
I think that pastoral counseling should treat the family when counseling a person diagnosed with a chronic illness. ... Therefore, one endeavoring to give pastoral care with the body of Christ will more than likely encounter persons that are chronically ill.
When counseling persons who are afflicted with such long-term illnesses as coronary heart disease, diabetes, or cancer, pastoral care providers need to help them and their families cope with their illness on an emotional level. ... Pollin devised a procedure she calls Medical Crisis Counseling which focuses on three critical interacting areas in the chronically ill person’s life: the disease, the emotional response and the family’s response.
I will explore Pollin’s approach, Medical Crisis Counseling’s “Eight Fears of Chronic Illness,” of helping chronically ill persons and their families deal with the trauma of living with long-term illness coupled with a theological model of Jesus as a pastoral care giver. ... With all of these attributes what better role model to exemplify how to be an effective pastoral counselor in caring for the chronically ill and their families. ...
The ministry of care requires a theory of personhood if it is to effectively increase the welfare of individuals and their communities. ...
Persons seeking the ministry of care of often impaired in the structure of selfhood. ... "Many patients and their families fear being dependent--and being depended upon. ...
Matt 12:9-10,13-14 NIV
"Chronically ill persons must learn to separate the stigma placed on their condition by society and their self-image," Pollin stressed. ... Realistic hope permits the chronically ill person to confront reality, but at the same time gives strength to go on living. ... Many patients fear that their families will resent the burden of care giving and need reassurance to the contrary. ... Such direct conversations can become treasured moments for the ill person and his/her family. ... "Its a normal reaction, and counselors need to help patients and families understand what it is and why they are feeling it and help them to use the emotion in a positive way. ...
The goal of counseling persons with chronic illnesses and their families who do not deal appropriately with anger is not the elimination of angry feelings. ...
"Chronically ill patients dont fear death so much as they fear living with their illness until they die," Pollin noted. ...
Personal Awareness and Application
I learned a profound thing about myself in researching this brief on Pastoral Care and Counseling: Chronically Ill Persons and Their Families. I thought I understood the world of the chronically ill since I am a cardiac wife. ... Yet, I was spiritual and pastoral blind to the feelings of abandonment, isolation, and fear of living with dying for persons who happen to have some bodily parts that are not functioning well.
Approximate Word count = 2809
Approximate Pages = 11.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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