Spiritual Care Needs Indicators
  1. Symptoms of Spiritual Distress
    • Fear
    • Powerlessness
    • Pain
    • Distrust
    • Shame
    • Apathy
    • Blaming
    • Withdrawal
    • Guilt
    • Loneliness
    • Grief/Loss
    • Confusion
    • Anger
    • Depression
    • Isolation
    • Resentment
    • Conflict
    • Hopelessness
    • Anxiety
    • Despair

    • Client and/or family struggling with �
    • Making sense of present circumstances
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment Decisions
    • End-of-life decisions, including withdrawal of life support
    • Concerns about afterlife
  2. Dying process, including prior to and after death

  3. Trauma

  4. Concerns about potential organ or tissue donor

  5. Request for specific ritual or religious rites

  6. Request for a community faith-group leader

  7. Multi-faith and/or cultural issues

  8. Ethical issues