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Meaning-centered spiritual care training program for hospice palliative care teams (McSCTP-HPCT)

⦁ Goal: We developed the meaning-centered, spiritual care training program (McSCTP) to promote the spiritual well-being of patients by hospice palliative care teams (HPCTs), who take care of patients with life-threatening ailments. The McSCTP is premised on humans’ spiritual attributes. ⦁ Caring principle based on McSCTP: HPCTs act as assistants to help patients with life-threatening illnesses to find their own meaning.
	Topic	Objectives	Contents	Workbook	Methods
Module I	Evaluation of the spiritual care competencies (SCCs) of HPCTs and understanding the logotherapy concepts	• Identify the SCCs of HPCT members • Understand major concepts of spiritual care • Understand major concepts of logo therapy • Apply meaning-centered intervention (MCI) to oneself	• Self-evaluation of SCCs (compassion, compassion fatigue [CF], and SCCs) • Major concepts of spiritual care • Major concepts of logotherapy	• Evaluation of self-assessment regarding compassion, CF, and SCCs • Identify the case-based attributes of spirituality, spiritual needs, spiritual issues, spiritual resources /communication practices • Meaning-based perspective training with real cases • The practice of MCI for HPCTs	• Self-evaluation • Lecture • Discussion • Case study • Presentation
Module II	Meaning-centered care related to existential needs	• Understand the meaning-centered care process related to existential needs • Identify spiritual needs/issues/resources with real cases • Implement meaning-centered care related to existential needs	• The process of meaning-centered care related to existential needs (Sp 1) • Meaning-centered care (Sp 2)	• Identification of spiritual needs/issues/resources based on real cases • Implement meaning-centered care	• Lecture • Discussion • Case study • Practice: Meaning-centered counseling techniques • Presentation
Module III	Meaning-centered care linked to relational needs	• Understand the meaning-centered care process linked to relational needs • Identify spiritual needs/issues/ resources with real cases Implement meaning-centered care tied to relational needs	• The process of meaning-centered care linked to relational needs (Sp 1) • Meaning-centered care (Sp 2)	• Identification of spiritual needs/issues/resources based on real cases • Implement meaning-centered care	• Lecture • Discussion • Case study • Practice: Meaning-centered counseling techniques • Presentation
Module IV	Meaning-centered care related to transcendental/ religious needs	• Understand the meaning-centered care process related to transcendental/religious needs • Identify spiritual needs/issues/ resources with real cases • Implement meaning-centered care related to transcendental/religious needs • If a patient has a religious need, refer him/her to the clergy member he/she wants	• The process of meaning-centered care related to transcendental/religious needs (Sp 1) • Meaning-centered care (Sp 2)	• Identification of spiritual needs/issues/resources based on real cases • Implement meaning-centered care	• Lecture • Discussion • Case study • Practice: Meaning-centered counseling techniques • Presentation
Module V	Meaning-based care implementation model and caring process for spiritual well-being	• Understand the meaning-centered spiritual care model for the spiritual well-being of patients with life-threatening illnesses • Identify the implementation process of meaning-centered spiritual care for the spiritual well-being of patients with life-threatening illnesses	• Spiritual care implementation model • Spiritual care decision pathway • The principles of spiritual care • Assessment of spiritual needs and spiritual resources • Meaning-centered spiritual care process based on spirituality (Sp 1)	• Spiritual needs assessment based on a meaning-centered perspective	• Lecture • Discussion • Practice

HPCT Hospice palliative care team; McSCTP-HPCTs Meaning-centered Spiritual Care Training Program for HPCTs; Sp Supplementary file