Overview

Bringing together the crucially important topics of cultural competence and compassion for the first time, this book explores how to practise ‘culturally competent compassion’ in healthcare settings – that is, understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it using culturally appropriate and acceptable caring interventions. This text first discusses the philosophical and religious roots of compassion before investigating notions of health, illness, culture and multicultural societies. Drawing this information together, it then introduces two invaluable frameworks for practice, one of cultural competence and one of culturally competent compassion, and applies them to care scenarios. Papadopoulos goes on to discuss: how nurses in different countries understand and provide compassion in practice; how students learn about compassion; how leaders can create and champion compassionate working environments; and how we can, and whether we should, measure compassion. Culturally Competent Compassion is essential reading for healthcare students and its combination of theoretical content and practice application provides a relevant and interesting learning experience. The innovative model for practice presented here will also be of interest to researchers exploring cultural competence and compassion in healthcare.

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Author:   Irena Papadopoulos (Middlesex University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.250kg
ISBN:  

9781138674905

ISBN 10:   1138674907
Pages:   116
Publication Date:   19 April 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Introduction: my 25-year journey of discovering cultural competence and compassion Chapter 2 Philosophical roots of compassion Chapter 3 Compassion and religious explanations Chapter 4 Health and illness in multicultural societies Chapter 5 The Papadopoulos model of culturally competent compassion Chapter 6 Learning and practicing culturally competent compassion Chapter 7 Culturally competent and compassionate leadership Chapter 8 Researching culturally competent compassion Chapter 9 Measuring compassion Chapter 10 Epilogue: from culturally competent and compassionate humans to culturally competent and compassionate robots

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presents both theory and application to practice in a meaningful contribution to the literature on culturally competent compassion...There is a robust discussion about the philosophical and religious roots associated with compassion and how it is defined and practiced globally. Papadopoulos presents her own model of culturally competent compassion, which includes three constructs: values (human rights), principles (intercultural education), and framework (cultural awareness, knowledge, sensitivity, and competence). Each construct is explored, and applications to practice are presented in care scenarios. - B. A. D'Anna, SUNY Delhi, Choice: recommended title

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Irena Papadopoulos is Professor of Transcultural Health and Nursing at Middlesex University, UK.

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