Written for all healthcare professionals, including chaplains and spiritual care workers, this book can be used as a text in an educational program or for continuing education. The book's content is based on competency frameworks that are recognized by the UK Departments of Health, NHS education specialists, and healthcare chaplaincy organizations. Emphasizing the difference between spiritual care and religion, the book guides readers through the core skills of spiritual care of patients and families. Readers are encouraged to reflect on their personal and professional experiences and perceptions of life, faith, health, illness, dying, and death. Some areas explored are ethics and values in spiritual care practice, nurturing our spiritual selves, and the unique role of the chaplain. The book includes reflection activities, case scenario boxes, and bullet points. Gordon is chair of the Chaplaincy Training Advisory Group in Scotland. The book is distributed in the US by BookMasters. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)