Spiritual Care Matters!

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Spiritual Care Matters!

• Irene McTaggart University of Dundee
• Gillian Munro NHS Tayside
• Liz Rogerson University of Dundee

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Rationale for GLIDER

• Ease of access and use
• Increased viability
• Student centred
• Self directed
• Adaptable to variety of clinical settings
• Suitable to all healthcare workers

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Who, What and Where?

• Thirty Participants
• Variety of
• Backgrounds
• Care contexts
• Health Boards

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Common Themes of Change

• Students became more
• focussed in their thinking
• able to verbalise their understanding
• aware of the needs of colleagues
• considerate of the place of faith as appropriate
  to the individual
• (in relation to spiritual
  care in a healthcare context)

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New Thinking!

• Before
• What spiritual care means to me is that people
  should have the opportunities to continue with
  their faith, have access to members of their
  religious organisation
• After
• I believe spiritual care assists us in times of
  emotional stress, physical and mental health,
  loss, bereavement and dying, from diagnosis
  through treatment and into recovery. Not only in
  the carer patient relationship but in supporting
  their family, other carers, our colleagues and
  our own families and friends
• Health Care Assistant

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New Thinking!

• Before
• I understand spiritual care to recognise the
  person (child with complex needs) as an
  individual, their uniqueness and to acknowledge
  the contribution they have to make as such
• After
• For staff dealing with sickness and distress as
  part of their working lives it means making sense
  of the experiences they have and recognising the
  contribution they can make
• Nurse

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Thinking in a New Way!

• Before
• My understanding of human beings is that we are
  physical, mental and spiritual. We can only be
  whole human beings when we are aware of this and
  attend to the care of each part of our make-up in
  an holistic manner
• After
• Resources will include suitably trained spiritual
  care givers and all staff have an awareness that
  they have a duty to be aware of patients
  spiritual needs and see that they are addressed
  appropriately
• Chaplain

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Focussing in a New Way!

• Before
• Spiritual care means reaching out to someone in a
  way that is genuine and honest. It involves
  listening to, understanding and respecting
  someone just as they are as a human being and
  recognising the common bond that we all have as
  people
• After
• Spiritual care means respecting and understanding
  peoples beliefs and values in an open and
  non-judgemental way. It means having an awareness
  of what makes life meaningful for an individual
• Nurse

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Student Evaluations

• It has been encouraging to find out more about
  spirituality and most of our group are keen to
  hear if this is to be repeated in the future. I
  am sure it would benefit all students and trained
  healthcare professionals no matter what sphere
  they work in. It has certainly helped me.
  
• Localities General Manager
• I would really recommend GLIDER Spiritual Care
  Matters to my colleagues and to our trainees.
  The reading and references that I am working
  through are very good and relevant to us all.
• Medical Consultant

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Spiritual Care Matters!

• As a Christian I thought I knew enough about
  spirituality to get me through life.
• After participating in this course I have learned
  that I didnt.

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Spiritual Care Matters!

• I have found countless topics of reading material
  not only helping me to understand spirituality
  but also helping to understand religion.

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Spiritual Care Matters!

• As an employee of NHS , we are compelled to
  complete mandatory training events.
• I think this course would be of benefit to all
  people in healthcare and should be mandatory.
  

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Spiritual Care Really Matters!

• A better understanding of
• spirituality could only help people to be more
  caring!
• Health Care
  Assistant