tend to get more spiritual‚ some may refer to aging in itself as a spiritual journey. According to Lavretsky‚ “In the US general population‚ religious participation has always been prominent‚ with over 90% of Americans believing in God or a higher power‚ 90% praying‚ 67–75% praying daily‚ 69% being members of a church or synagogue‚ 60% considering religion to be very important in their lives and 82% acknowledging the need for spiritual growth. (p.2). For those who are spiritual‚ religious participation
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Authentic Spiritual Mentoring Book Report Throughout life we all make perceptions and have outlooks on how things should be. The issue is that we make these without understanding and completely seeing the overall details about the subject. After reading the book “Authentic Spiritual Mentoring‚” by Larry Kreider I have come to the conclusion that the subject of mentoring has the tendency to fall into that category. Discipleship programs are present in the church‚ but unfortunately I do not think
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In addictions counseling‚ the spiritual life review could be used as a definite resource to implement better services for the elderly. Older adults comprise one of the fastest growing demographics in the United States today‚ and are also described as the most spiritual and religious of all the age groups. (Lewis‚ 2001‚ p. 231) However‚ counselors need to be careful when it come to intermingling religious and spiritual beliefs to their clients. An effective client must be able to address issues
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Unity and Diversity in Spiritual Care We are told that the very essence of good nursing is to help a person attain or maintain wholeness in every dimension of their being. ’Holism’ has become the buzz word of the nineties‚ and nurses are frequently exhorted to care for the whole person. A new wave of terminology has evolved around this concept‚ and now in nursing theory you’ll sometimes find a person described as a biopsychosocial unit! Is this a new direction or focus for nursing‚ or are we
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On Monday night‚ the Board of Education met to discuss the possibility of building more facilities to accommodate the rising student population in the school district. The two and a half hour meeting was close to getting out of hand‚ as even members of the 152 person audience got involved in the heated debates. The subject opened with a report from superintendent Arlene A. Dunlap. She stated that student enrollment in the district was up eighteen percent from last year. "This is disturbing
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The materials presented for my mentee’s meetings this week was well prepared. The topics that were chosen by my mentee’s were counseling and social campus events/organizations. I used the curriculum folders on blackboard and the folders in the Prospect’s office to prepare my knowledge for both topics. Even though‚ I already felt knowledgeable for the topic counseling‚ I wanted to double check I had all the correct information. Which‚ gave me the confidence even more to present the materials to my
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I must admit I had some reservations attending an AA meeting even though it was for school/research purposes. I’ve always felt these meetings are for the weak people who do not have enough courage and desire to square up to their problems. My skepticism of the Alcoholic Anonymous arose from watching the effect of alcoholism on families‚ relationships‚ children etc. and I always felt that these meetings were a way for alcoholics to self-validate their actions and decisions‚ neglecting the harm and
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Blending Spiritual Values with Business The root for value is valor‚ which means strength. Values are sources of strength because they give people the power to take action. Values are deep and emotional and often difficult to change. Values are the essence of any organization and philosophy for achieving success. Values provide employees with a sense of common direction and guidelines for day to day behavior. The first step in creating an atmosphere of common commitment is to invite the hearts and
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completed individually on separate occasions and as a group on our way to a Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting. As a group our windshield survey was captured while driving from Northeastern Hospital‚ west on Allegheny Avenue‚ and south on Kensington Avenue. The time of the window survey was approximately 5:45 on a warm Tuesday evening. We decided to drive along the smaller side streets after the meeting‚ in order to get a different view of the community. It was a busy time of the day‚ many people walking
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disease. Addiction has been identified as a disease‚ by those in the medical field‚ because they believe is results from biological circumstances. One approach to help one suffering with an addiction or substance abuse disorder is a spiritual approach. The spiritual approach to addiction offers help spirituality by getting in touch with a higher power. They do not address the biological reason behind in addiction‚ instead they focus on self-help. They do not believe that etiology is sufficient in
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