Defining a Course of Treatment for Spiritual Distress- One System's Approach

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Overview:
Think about when your doctor prescribes a treatment plant -- it includes specific milestones and directions. Hospital-based chaplains often only have the length of a patient's hospital stay to provide spiritual care for patients in spiritual distress. We also know that untreated spiritual distress impacts overall health outcomes and perceived quality of life. Mercy Virtual has integrated vSpiritual Care as part of vEngagement, where complexly ill patients are treated virtually, often on the service for months or even years. Our vSpiritual Care chaplains are testing what care is needed to truly treat patients in spiritual distress. How many encounters? What length per encounter? How often? And how will we know when the treatment is complete? These are the questions that vSpiritual Care chaplains are wrestling with. For this workshop, we'll share what we've learned and invite you to wrestle alongside us with the next questions that emerge.

• Articulate a definition of Spiritual Distress and connect to treatment interventions
• Assess various treatment plans in light of available resources
• Create an initial approach to fully treat moderate to severe spiritual distress. in a virtual setting

Level: Intermediate