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Spiritual Care Matters!Spiritual Care Matters!

Irene McTaggart University of DundeeIrene McTaggart University of DundeeGillian Munro NHS TaysideGillian Munro NHS TaysideLiz Rogerson University of DundeeLiz Rogerson University of Dundee

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Rationale for GLIDERRationale for GLIDER

• Ease of access and useEase of access and use

• Increased viabilityIncreased viability

• Student centredStudent centred

• Self directed Self directed

• Adaptable to variety of clinical Adaptable to variety of clinical settingssettings

• Suitable to Suitable to allall healthcare workers healthcare workers

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Who, What and Where?Who, What and Where?

•Thirty ParticipantsThirty Participants

•Variety of Variety of – BackgroundsBackgrounds– Care contextsCare contexts– Health BoardsHealth Boards

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Common Themes of ChangeCommon Themes of Change

• Students became more:Students became more:

– focussed in their thinkingfocussed in their thinking– able to verbalise their understandingable to verbalise their understanding– aware of the needs of colleaguesaware of the needs of colleagues– considerate of the place of faith as considerate of the place of faith as

appropriate to the individualappropriate to the individual (in relation to spiritual care in a healthcare (in relation to spiritual care in a healthcare

context)context)

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New Thinking!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

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New Thinking!New Thinking!• Before:Before:

– I understand spiritual care to recognise the I understand spiritual care to recognise the person (child with complex needs) as an person (child with complex needs) as an individual, their uniqueness and to acknowledge individual, their uniqueness and to acknowledge the contribution they have to make as suchthe contribution they have to make as such

• After:After:– For staff dealing with sickness and distress as For staff dealing with sickness and distress as

part of their working lives it means making part of their working lives it means making sense of the experiences they have and sense of the experiences they have and recognising the contribution they can makerecognising the contribution they can make

NurseNurse

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Thinking in a New Way!Thinking in a New Way!• Before:Before:

– My understanding of human beings is that we My understanding of human beings is that we are physical, mental and spiritual. We can only are physical, mental and spiritual. We can only be whole human beings when we are aware of be whole human beings when we are aware of this and attend to the care of each part of our this and attend to the care of each part of our make-up in an holistic mannermake-up in an holistic manner

• After:After:– Resources will include suitably trained spiritual Resources will include suitably trained spiritual

care givers and all staff have an awareness that care givers and all staff have an awareness that they have a duty to be aware of patients spiritual they have a duty to be aware of patients spiritual needs and see that they are addressed needs and see that they are addressed appropriatelyappropriately

ChaplainChaplain

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Focussing in a New Way!Focussing in a New Way!• Before:Before:

– Spiritual care means reaching out to someone in a Spiritual care means reaching out to someone in a way that is genuine and honest. It involves way that is genuine and honest. It involves listening to, understanding and respecting listening to, understanding and respecting someone just as they are as a human being and someone just as they are as a human being and recognising the common bond that we all have as recognising the common bond that we all have as peoplepeople

• After:After:– Spiritual care means respecting and understanding Spiritual care means respecting and understanding

peoples’ beliefs and values in an open and non-peoples’ beliefs and values in an open and non-judgemental way. It means having an awareness of judgemental way. It means having an awareness of what makes life meaningful for an individualwhat makes life meaningful for an individual

NurseNurse

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Student EvaluationsStudent Evaluations• It has been encouraging to find out more It has been encouraging to find out more

about spirituality and most of our group are about spirituality and most of our group are keen to hear if this is to be repeated in the keen to hear if this is to be repeated in the future. I am sure it would benefit all students future. I am sure it would benefit all students and trained healthcare professionals – no and trained healthcare professionals – no matter what sphere they work in. It has matter what sphere they work in. It has certainly helped me. certainly helped me.

Localities General ManagerLocalities General Manager

• I would really recommend GLIDER I would really recommend GLIDER [Spiritual Care [Spiritual Care MattersMatters] to my colleagues and to our trainees. ] to my colleagues and to our trainees. The reading and references that I am working The reading and references that I am working through are very good and relevant to us all.through are very good and relevant to us all.

Medical ConsultantMedical Consultant

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• As a Christian I thought I knew As a Christian I thought I knew enough about spirituality to get me enough about spirituality to get me through life. through life.

• After participating in this course I After participating in this course I have learned that I didn’t. have learned that I didn’t.

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

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• As an employee of NHS …, we are As an employee of NHS …, we are compelled to complete mandatory compelled to complete mandatory training events. training events.

• I think this course would be of benefit I think this course would be of benefit to all people in healthcare and should to all people in healthcare and should be mandatory. be mandatory.

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Spiritual Care Really Spiritual Care Really Matters!Matters!

A better understanding of A better understanding of spirituality could only help spirituality could only help people to be more caring!people to be more caring!

Health Care AssistantHealth Care Assistant