The TCD School of Nursing and Midwifery’s Spirituality Interest Group and Civic Engagement Committee are pleased to announce a public lecture.

Exploring spiritual assessment: definition, categorisation and features using a dementia-based scenario
Presented by: Professor Wilfred McSherry, Professor in Dignity of Care for Older People, Staffordshire University / Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

The subject of spiritual assessment in health and social care practice raises a number of conceptual, practical, organisational and ethical challenges. These challenges undoubtedly influence the nature and manner in which spiritual assessment is perceived, approached and undertaken. It also raises a number of questions about quality and governance and providing evidence for this aspect of care. The lecture will be structured around a dementia-based scenario detailing a hypothetical person living with dementia, with their family in crisis.

Professor Wilfred McSherry was appointed Professor in Dignity of Care for Older People in August 2008; this is a shared appointment between the Faculty of Health Sciences, Staffordshire University and the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (United Kingdom). Wilf is also part-time Professor at Haraldsplass Deaconess University College, Bergen, Norway. He is director of the Centre for Health and Social Care Research in the Faculty of Health Sciences. He completed his doctoral studies at Leeds Metropolitan University in May 2005 researching ‘The meaning of spirituality and spiritual care: ‘An investigation of healthcare professionals, patients and public’s perceptions’.



Date: Thursday 10 March 2016

Time: 2pm – 4pm

Venue: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 24 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2.

This lecture is offered free of charge however pre-booking is advisable.

To book a place contact: Jeni Ryan ryanjen@tcd.ie

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