Kintsugi - Soothing Spirits BWC Chaplaincy project launches
Our Chaplaincy team is expanding their bereavement programme to help support women, children, families and colleagues across our Trust sites. A new project called Kintsugi has been launched. It’s inspired by the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery, sometimes known as ‘Join with Gold’.
Our team has been out and about recently to explain how the project can support; allowing families to ask for help and be signposted to bereavement support.
Rev. Paul Nash, Chaplaincy Manager and Spiritual Care Lead, said:
“It has been a privilege to launch our latest Chaplaincy projects to support our families who are going through bereavement. The resources within the project we hope will lift and sooth Spirits of our patients, families and staff.”
As part of the launch of Kintsugi, the team has also proudly launched a translated version of one of their most popular and bestselling books. ‘ A Gift to the Bereaved Parent’ into the Urdu language, as that is our biggest demographic language.
The idea was initiated by our Publisher TA- HA who saw the benefit of the book being available in other languages, with the intention of giving access to people who cannot speak or read the English language.
The Urdu version has been received well by our bereavement department and allowed us to further a more effective condolence package for our Chaplaincy services
Zamir Hussain the author of the original book and one of our Muslim chaplains, said: “When I started my chaplaincy work here in 2007 one of the things that was highlighted was the bereavement support.
" I was with families supporting them during the final stages of the child's life, but when the actual sad event happened I often could not be there or even if I was, it was very difficult to offer the comforting and consoling support that is available through the Islamic Scriptures, and which could bring much solace and healing, it just wasn't the appropriate time because of what the families were going through at that time. And once they left the hospital there was little scope for further opportunity.
"As such we decided to write a book, ‘A Gift to the Bereaved Parent’. Which became a part of our condolence package for bereaved parents and families to approach and use in their own time and way.
"The book contains a lot of comfort, solace and understanding of the pain and suffering. It speaks through a bereaved parent’s voice and answers questions through valid Religious Scriptures, this can help make sense of what has happened and open up a way to resolve, healing and acceptance.
"The book is used all across the country and even across the world for bereavement support, so much so there’s now a need to translate it into other languages.”
For more information about other services the Chaplaincy team offer visit our website.