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Jewish Relational Care A-Z: We Are Our Other's Keeper »

Authors: Jack Bloom
ISBN-13: 9780789027061, ISBN-10: 0789027062
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: July 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Jack Bloom

Book Synopsis

Self-relations is a powerful framework for doing respectful and human caregiving for your self as well as for others. Jewish Relational Care A-Z: We Are Our Other's Keeper is an extensive source for caregiving tools based on both self-relations and Jewish tradition. Respected self-relation experts from several fields use Jewish tradition as a focal point as they provide insightful perspectives and effective strategies to assist caregivers of all faiths.

	A guide for the reader
1	Premises of Jewish relational care	7
2	Language as a relational tool : using your mouth with your head?	17
3	Taking care of ourselves : it's about time!	51
4	Managing compassion fatigue	67
5	Maintaining balance : the Kabbalah as a resource	81
6	The muse of visiting	87
7	The muse of silence	97
8	The muse of relational listening	101
9	The muse of music and song	105
10	The muse of chanting	111
11	The muse of creative ritual for relational healing	117
12	The muse of spontaneous prayer for all the [Tzelem [actual symbol not reproducible] N'shamah] relationships	127
13	Caring for the non-Jews within our community	139
14	Caring for non-Jews outside our community	153
15	What we Gentiles need in Jewish relational care : a minister's perspective	159
16	Caring for and supporting those going through divorce	165
17	When a pregnancy is unwelcome	175
18	Caring for those whose sexual orientation and gender identity vary	191
19	Relating to and caring for those who don't care about you	205
20	Blessing those we have trouble blessing	209
21	A story of brokenness and healing : the relationship of rabbi and congregant	221
22	T'shuvah in sexual violations with direct implications for other situations : relational care for those who have sinned and wish to "return"	241
23	Jewish relational thinking and a difficult text : Amalek and us	269
24	Jewish relational care with the healthy aging	277
25	Jewish relational care and retired clergy	289
26	There and back again - journey into the "death zone" : Jewish relational care and disabilities	307
27	When the rabbi needs care	315
28	Caring for those violated by child sexual abuse and incest	329
29	Relating gently and wisely with the cognitively impaired	339
30	Caring for the mentally ill	357
31	Caring for the institutionalized developmentally disabled	365
32	Relating to the sick and dying	369
33	The Vidui : Jewish relational care for the final moments of life	375
34	Jewish relational care with the grieving	389
	Healing notes : frames for blessing all "Selves" as [breath-taking [actual symbol not reproducible] models of divinity]	401