How spiritual care practitioners provide care in Canadian hospice palliative care settings : recommended advanced practice guidelines and commentary (for those at a certified level or ready for certification) : based upon: the Common standards of the Spiritual Care Collaborative (3/2011), The CHPCA norms of practice (March 2002), and a review of other relevant international sources

Summary: At its annual meeting at the CHPCA conference in Winnipeg (October 2009), the Spiritual Advisors Interest Group discussed and unanimously passed a motion to: undertake a study of national and international documents relevant to Standards of Practice in the provision of Spiritual Care in Hospice Palliative Care; and, undertake a process of development of pan-Canadian Standards of Practice for Hospice Palliative Care - Spiritual Care Professionals; and, present their final document to the Interest Group and the Board of the CHPCA for adoption and promulgation. The final report of the working group is presented to both the CHPCA Spiritual Advisors Interest Group and to the CASC Professional Practice Commission. It is intended to provide guidance to HPC Spiritual Care Professionals for the maintenance of a high quality of practice, to CASC for training and ongoing monitoring purposes, and to CHPCA member organizations and HPC program administrators for the hiring and quality management of Spiritual Care Professionals.