I was honored, privileged, and blessed to present a series of five global webinars for the International Christian Medical and Dental Associations. This is the third and is on the subject of “Using a Spiritual History to Uncover Religious Struggle.”

The use of a spiritual assessment by health professionals as part of a social history has been considered a vital part of quality whole-person health care for decades. However, virtually all of the spiritual assessment tools in use today (i.e., GOD, HOPE, FICA, SPIRIT, etc.) fail to inquire about a critical health factor: religious struggle. A developing and robust literature shows religious struggle can predict future morbidity and mortality of various types. How can Christian health professionals inquire about and deal with the surprisingly common religious struggles patients encounter?

In case you missed it, a webinar recording is now available:

• Webinar recording
• Podcast version (or search for ICMDA in your podcast provider)
• Presentation slides
• All questions from the Q&A session

More resources from Dr. Walt:

• Dr. Walt’s website
• ICMDA Webinar – Spiritual history in clinical practice
• ICMDA Webinar – Praying with patients in clinical care
• Review Article: Spiritual Assessment in Clinical Care – Part 1 – The Basics
• Review Article: Spiritual Assessment in Clinical Care – Part 2 – The LORD’s LAP

Further resources:

• Join a Saline Process training
• The Billy Graham Christian Worker’s Handbook: A Topical Guide with Biblical Answers to the Urgent Questions of our Day
• The Duke Study: Religious Struggle as a Predictor of Mortality Among Medically Ill Elderly Patients. A 2-Year Longitudinal Study
• Oxford University Handbook of Religion and Health