5. Learning from Anthroposophical Health Care The Free University (VU) of Amsterdam will begin doing research into the providing of healthcare from the perspective of the anthroposophical vision. In February 2017 a beginning was made with the Bernard Lievegoed Research Centre, which will carry out this research. This centre has been established in cooperation with the Dutch Association of Anthroposophical Health Care Providers (NVAZ). association finances a research site at the Free University Amsterdam, which is the successor to the special Bernard Lievegoed chair. This chair was occupied by ethics professor Hans Reinders. Dr. Pim Blomaard (photo), who obtained his doctorate under professor Reinders and was for many years administrator/director of the Raphael Foundation, has been appointed principal investigator. The centre investigates how the anthropological philosophy of life can be translated into practice, in the hope that other health care institutions can learn from it. The investigation focuses especially on the mentally handicapped, on the elderly, and on the development of knowledge for health care professionals. The research questions relate to the behavioural as well as to the ethical areas. Topics are, for example, reciprocity in the care relationship, the effect of rituals, the effect of teams on their self-direction and on the independence of their clients, the effectiveness of individual diagnostics, providing meaning in cases of dementia, care of the dying, and spiritual care. Ruard Ganzevoort, dean of the theology faculty, stated in the university journal Ad Valvas that the university can learn from the anthroposophical approach to care: question posed by the “The research centre is: How does the anthroposophical life view translate into practice? What is special in the anthroposophical care is that it looks differently at persons. It looks more at the individual person, from the perspective of meaning and ethics. It is not merely concerned with the technical remedying of problems.” Translation Eduard van der Maas, from an article in Motief, magazine of the Dutch Antroposophical Society, April 2017. Bernard Heldt 6. ELIANT Conference Freedom of Choice Under Threat: What Can European Citizens Do? ELIANT’s contribution to safeguarding European values and availability of choice
5. Learning from Anthroposophical Health Care The Free University (VU) of Amsterdam will begin doing research into the providing of healthcare from the perspective of the anthroposophical vision. In February 2017 a beginning was made with the Bernard Lievegoed Research Centre, which will carry out this research. This centre has been established in cooperation with the Dutch Association of Anthroposophical Health Care Providers (NVAZ). association finances a research site at the Free University Amsterdam, which is the successor to the special Bernard Lievegoed chair. This chair was occupied by ethics professor Hans Reinders. Dr. Pim Blomaard (photo), who obtained his doctorate under professor Reinders and was for many years administrator/director of the Raphael Foundation, has been appointed principal investigator. The centre investigates how the anthropological philosophy of life can be translated into practice, in the hope that other health care institutions can learn from it. The investigation focuses especially on the mentally handicapped, on the elderly, and on the development of knowledge for health care professionals. The research questions relate to the behavioural as well as to the ethical areas. Topics are, for example, reciprocity in the care relationship, the effect of rituals, the effect of teams on their self-direction and on the independence of their clients, the effectiveness of individual diagnostics, providing meaning in cases of dementia, care of the dying, and spiritual care. Ruard Ganzevoort, dean of the theology faculty, stated in the university journal Ad Valvas that the university can learn from the anthroposophical approach to care: “The question posed by the research centre is: How does the anthroposophical life view translate into practice? What is special in the anthroposophical care is that it looks differently at persons. It looks more at the individual person, from the perspective of meaning and ethics. It is not merely concerned with the technical remedying of problems.” Translation Eduard van der Maas, from an article in Motief, magazine of the Dutch Antroposophical Society, April 2017. Bernard Heldt 6. ELIANT Conference Freedom of Choice Under Threat: What Can European Citizens Do? ELIANT’s contribution to safeguarding European values and availability of choice
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