Caroline Peacock, LCSW, M.Div

Director of Care Transformation, Emory Spiritual Health, Director of Spiritual Health, Winship Cancer Institute, Vice Chair of Wellness, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology

Rev. Caroline Peacock, DMin, LCSW, MDiv, is Director of Care Transformation for Emory Spiritual Health and Director of Spiritual Health for Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.

Dr. Peacock is a certified educator with the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, an ordained Episcopal priest, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a certified teacher in Cognitively Based Compassion Training™. She has been with Emory Healthcare since 2013, where she received her training as a spiritual health educator. Prior to training in spiritual health, she worked as a clinical social worker in New York City with a clinical focus on trauma and PTSD. She has a Master of Divinity from General Theological Seminary and a Master of Social Work from City University of New York Hunter College. Dr. Peacock earned her Doctor of Ministry from Candler School of Theology at Emory University with a research focus on the role of spiritual health practitioners in psychedelic assisted therapy. She has a passion for offering compassionate, respectful, inclusive and effective patient and family-centered care.

Current Positions & Responsibilities

  • Director of Care Transformation for Emory Spiritual Health.
  • Director of Spiritual Health program for Winship Cancer Institute.
  • Co-Vice Chair of Wellness program for the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology.

Meet Caroline Peacock

As Director of Spiritual Health for the Winship Cancer Institute Caroline is responsible for overseeing the provision of spiritual and emotional support to patients, families and staff members across the Winship component sites. Caroline is also the Certified Educator working with Spiritual Health residents at EUH. Winship Spiritual Health Clinicians are available at EUH, EUHM, and ESJH, offering professional, compassionate and effective spiritual health assessment and intervention.

Caroline’s vision for spiritual health includes provision of care to all persons, with a broad array of religious, cultural and philosophical identities and perspectives. Caroline’s vision for spiritual health is full integration of spiritual health within the healthcare system, ensuring compassionate and effective companionship to persons in moments of suffering, transition, and distress.

Awards

Publications

  • Panzer, P.G., Desai, P., Peacock, C. (2022). Traumatic Stress in the Community: Identification and Intervention. In: Sowers, W.E., McQuistion, H.L., Ranz, J.M., Feldman, J.M., Runnels, P.S. (eds) Textbook of Community Psychiatry. Springer, Cham.
  • Mascaro, J. S., Palmer, P. K., Ash, M. J., Peacock, C., Sharma, A., Escoffery, C., & Raison, C. (2021). Incivility is associated with Burnout and Reduced Compassion Satisfaction: A Mixed-Method Study to Identify Causes of Burnout among Oncology Clinical Research Coordinators in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
  • Mascaro, J. S., Palmer, P. K., Ash, M. J., Peacock, C., Sharma, A., Escoffery, C., & Raison, C. (2021). Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Compassion-Centered Team Intervention to Improve Clinical Research Coordinator Resilience and Well-Being. JCO Oncology Practice, OP-21.
  • Ash, M. J., Baer, W., Peacock, C., Haardörfer, R., & Mascaro, J. S. (2021). Advancing Measurement of the Sources and Consequences of Burnout in a Comprehensive Cancer Center: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis. American Journal of Medical Quality: the Official Journal of the American College of Medical Quality.
  • Panzer, P.G., Snipes, E., & Peacock, C. (2012). Traumatic stress in the community: Identification and intervention. In McQuistion, H.L., Sowers, W.E., Ranz, J.M., & Maus Feldman, J. (Eds.). Handbook of community psychiatry. Springer: New York, NY.
  • Peacock, C., Anderson, R., Rodriguez, L. (2007) Transforming Mainstream Residential Services into Safe Environments for LGBTQ Youth.  In CWLA Residential Group Care Quarterly, Winter, Vol. 7, .No. 3.
  • Peacock, C. and Daniels, G. (2006). Applying An Antiracist Framework To A Residential Treatment Center : Sanctuary®, A Model For Change.  Journal of Emotional Abuse 6(2-3):135-154.
  • McCorkle, D. and Peacock, C. (2005). Trauma and the isms – a herd of elephants in the room: A training vignette. Therapeutic Community: The International Journal for Therapeutic and Supportive Organizations 26(1): 121-133.

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