Facilitator Guide
Part Two - The Pastoral and Spiritual
Responsibility of Catholic Health Care
VIDEO SEGMENT, 9:33 MINUTES
Facilitator Role:
- Welcomes participants to the session; asks participants to introduce themselves
- Distributes any handout materials
- Invites all to join in the opening prayer
- Reminds participants that reading the ERDs in advance is helpful.
- Introduces and plays the video Part Two
- Dr. Daniel Sulmasy — Introductory Comments
- Voices from Catholic Health Care
- Dr. Daniel Sulmasy — Summary and Concluding Comments
- Debriefs by asking: What is your strongest impression of the thoughts expressed in the video? Do you have other observations or questions?
Case Studies:
#1 A Poor Prognosis and Asking "Why?"
#2 Religious Beliefs and Non-Beneficial Treatment
- Chooses one or more of the case studies for discussion, assigning them to the whole group or sub-groups. Asks participants to consider these questions
as they discuss the case studies:
- What ethical issues do you see here?
- Which Directive(s) apply to the case?
- How might the Directive(s) help address
the case?
- Debriefs the discussions, inviting participants to report their observations and insights.
- Asks: Please give some examples of how the Directives in Part Two guide the delivery of care in our organization.
Summary and Conclusion