This article uses a case study of a bereaved woman to illustrate the potential benefits of using movies as an adjunctive therapy in pastoral counseling. The article also references the literature on bibliotherapy and cinematherapy while summarizing relevant findings from studies for the use of movies in clinical practice. This article offers both suggestions and cautions for practitioners. At this time, research suggests that a considered therapeutic use of movies can be beneficial for personal growth.
This narrative describes how an art image can elicit conversation with hospice patients about their spiritual needs. It describes one conversation between the researcher (in the role of a spiritual care provider) and a hospice patient that demonstrates how an art image can serve as a metaphor, a bridge linking inner and outer worlds, and a stimulus to help those at the end of life identify and integrate aspects of self that might otherwise remain unexpressed and unresolved. One goal for spiritual care providers is to be open to painful expressions of regret and longing.
Writing with Fire is a documentary film that raises viewers' awareness of how we, as global inhabitants, despite our differences, share similar social, political, and spiritual realities alongside those who devote their life and talents to pave pathways to justice.This film is a rare look at Dalit women who at birth belong to the impure, "untouchables," in India's caste system. Discrimination, exploitation, and violations of human rights of Dalit communities are commonplace. Dalits endure and fight against segregation in housing, schools, employment, and access to public services, caste-based exploitation, violence, discrimination, and higher mortality, while Dalit women contend with gender-based violence and discrimination as well.
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