On Demand Spiritual Care with Oncology Patients

Description:

Overview:
Ascension Health (AH) has developed "On Demand Spiritual Care" which uses technologies and methods that connect people across physical distances in order to provide spiritual care in all settings across the continuum of care. This workshop will share findings from an AH system-wide spiritual care research project (5 states/8 hospitals) designed to learn how chaplain interventions using on demand technologies affected the religious/spiritual well being of patients with some form of cancer. Findings will be shared regarding the level of religious/spiritual well being identified by the patients at the beginning and end of the study. Common patterns and themes that emerged from interviews with patients will be discussed. Implications for addressing the religious/spiritual needs of outpatient oncology patients will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss "On Demand Spiritual Care" as an innovative means for reaching patients outside the acute care setting.
• Discuss findings from a research project designed to provide spiritual care to oncology patients outside of the traditional hospital setting.
• Discuss the implications for chaplains providing spiritual care to oncology patients outside of the inpatient setting.

Presenter:
Rev. Beth Muehlhausen PhD MDiv BCC LCSW is a full time spiritual care researcher with Ascension. She has clinical experience as a chaplain and social worker. She is an ordained minister with the Christian Church Disciples of Christ. She received her M.Div. from Christian Theological Seminary and her Ph.D. in social work from Indiana University. She has been leading research projects for the past five years, including two system wide Ascension projects spanning several states. She (representing Ascension) is currently collaborating with Transforming Chaplaincy on two COVID-19 pandemic research projects. She is on the faculty of Transforming Chaplaincy, teaching qualitative methods at summer camp. She is primarily a qualitative researcher specializing in hermeneutic phenomenology methodology. She is a published author having recently had her manuscript "Patients' and Loved Ones' Expectations of Chaplain Services" accepted by the Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy.

Rev. Christa Chappelle MDiv BCC works as a full-time chaplain for Ascension Providence in Waco, TX. She has been at Ascension Providence for 7 years. She currently covers Neurology, MedSurg, the CHF Clinic, and represents spiritual care on several committees. Endorsed by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, she currently holds a Bachelor of Arts from UNC Asheville and a Master of Divinity from Wake Forest University School of Divinity. She has participated in a number of research projects with Ascension; two related to On Demand Spiritual Care and two related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to participating in projects, she helped design and lead on projects as well as analyze data. Her current focus is hermeneutic phenomenological qualitative research.

How It Works:
When you purchase this webinar recording, you will receive a PDF file with links to watch the recording and access supplemental materials directly from our website. You'll be able to hear and see the complete presentation, including Q&A with the audience. To participate, all that is needed is a computer with Internet access and speakers, as the presentation audio and visuals are "webcast.