Healthcare Chaplaincy in Bulgaria
Traditions and Problems
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.v6i2.27Keywords:
patients, medical staff, traditions, social transition, pastoral careAbstract
In this article the author seeks answers to many questions about the past and the future of Healthcare Chaplaincy in Bulgaria. The Church has no official input into hospitals, but patients, their relatives, medical staff, and the whole of society needs pastoral care and spiritual support during times of suffering. Nowadays the treatment of patients in hospital is a complex and responsible process. It demands the combined efforts of the therapeutic team, and the valuing of human life and human dignity at the highest level. An empirical study, investigating the attitude of staff and patients to the necessity of Healthcare Chaplaincy, shows that the problem is important and its solution must be found as a top priority.
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GLOGOV G. 1943 Chaplain and his care for the sick people, Sofia 9.
MUTAFOV S, SHOSHEVA V. 2000 Pedagogical and defectological deontology, Plovdiv 35.
VASILEV V. 1985 Ancient Bulgarian books like source for the history of medicine in Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo 45.
VUCHKOVA K. et al. 2002 Training in Social Skills - Part I, Trainer`s manual, Sofia Bulgaria 27.
ZAPHIROV D. 2001 History of the Eparchy of Stara Zagora, Stara Zagora.
ZLATKOV C. 1988 Social barriers in front of system`s transformation, Sofia 323.
Published
2013-05-15
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How to Cite
Vuchkov, J. (2013). Healthcare Chaplaincy in Bulgaria: Traditions and Problems. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 6(2), 27-31. https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.v6i2.27
