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This project consists in fundamental reflections and practical guidelines which contribute to the academic research on the development of codes of ethics for spiritual care professionals in the healthcare sector, and which support spiritual care organizations in their writing or revising of a code of ethics. The general research objective is to contribute to the development of codes of ethics which are profession-specific and effective in ...

"Pastoral caregiver-patient relationships" sections in ethical codes commonly provide a list of principles, proscriptions and prescriptions, with a focus on boundaries to safeguard the professional character of pastoral relationships and avert their harmful potential. The article promotes this code section's coherency and comprehensiveness by respectively (i) drawing a framework in the context of which ethical guidance can be orderly presented, ...