Professional Practice Skills (PPS)

Professional Practice Skills (PPS) is the largest section of competencies. Because of this, I will be splitting them up into two posts separated on somewhat arbitrary lines along individual competencies and wider group context competencies. This first list are ones that align with individuals and the second list are more group oriented.

PPS 1

Establish, deepen, and conclude professional spiritual-care relationships with sensitivity, openness, and respect.

PPS 2

Provide effective spiritual support that contributes to the well-being of care recipients, including patients (or the relevant analog in a non-healthcare setting), their families/friends, and staff.

PPS 5

Provide spiritual care to persons experiencing loss and grief.

PPS 6

Provide religious/spiritual resources that are appropriate to given care recipients, their spiritualities/religions, their contexts, and their goals.

PPS 8

Facilitate care recipients’ own theological/spiritual/philosophical reflection.

PPS 11

Document one’s spiritual care accurately, cautiously, and usefully and in the appropriate records.