Praying with those who Might Forget: Pastoral Considerations with Memory Impairment

This article gives an account of a person who had memory impairment and received pastoral care, with an emphasis on pastoral needs and prayer. The author provides a first-hand account addressing both sides of the pastoral care interaction. She experienced years of memory impairment comparable to mil...

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Main Author: Sanborne, Erika L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2008
In: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Year: 2008, Volume: 62, Issue: 3, Pages: 207-217
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:This article gives an account of a person who had memory impairment and received pastoral care, with an emphasis on pastoral needs and prayer. The author provides a first-hand account addressing both sides of the pastoral care interaction. She experienced years of memory impairment comparable to mild to moderate Alzheimer's Disease. Now, however, she is a seminarian. She provides a detailed account of pastoral care received during the time of memory impairment and considers both the visiting pastor's intent and the author's recollection of the prayer and pastoral care received. Part of the uniqueness of this account is that persons with memory impairment do not usually regain their cognitive functioning and then also obtain pastoral education from which to provide the guidance gained as both patient and pastor.
ISSN:2167-776X
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/154230500806200303