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Emory's Peacock, et al publishes:
Spiritual health practitioners’ contributions to psychedelic assisted therapy: A qualitative analysis
Emory’s Palitsky, et al publishes JAMA: Psychiatry groundbreaking article
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Emory Spiritual Health Welcomes Roman Palitsky, MDiv, PhD
ESH continues to grow stronger as the theologian and psychologist joins our research team.
Emory Spiritual Health Appoints Research Psychologist
In partnership with the department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Deanna Kaplan, PhD joins Spiritual Health
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Learn more- Slide 1: Our Focus is on Whole Person Health
- Slide 2: Emory's Peacock, et al publishes: Spiritual health practitioners’ contributions to psychedelic assisted therapy: A qualitative analysis
- Slide 3: Emory’s Palitsky, et al publishes JAMA: Psychiatry groundbreaking article
- Slide 4: Emory Spiritual Health Welcomes Roman Palitsky, MDiv, PhD ESH continues to grow stronger as the theologian and psychologist joins our research team.
- Slide 5: Emory Spiritual Health Appoints Research Psychologist In partnership with the department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Deanna Kaplan, PhD joins Spiritual Health
- Slide 6: Spiritual Health Training
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A multi-year, multi-study research effort to investigate the potential benefits of Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT) for chaplains and the effect of CBCT-adapted bedside interventions on patient outcomes.
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Call Spiritual Health When:
- A patient or family member is experiencing emotional distress, or simply displays strong emotions that may signal need for help with feelings
- A patient is dying or has died and it seems patient or family could benefit from emotional/spiritual support
- A patient has received a new diagnosis or there is a significant change in the plan of care, such as a transfer from regular floor to a critical care unit
- A family meeting is happening - the chaplain can offer support during and after the meeting, and help interpret patient/family needs to the treatment team
- There is conflict between the patient and family or between the patient/family and staff
- There are religious or cultural factors that impact decision making
- A patient is experiencing loneliness or isolation in the hospital
- Patient seems to be losing hope or motivation
- A patient or family member is seeking religious care - if the chaplain is unable to offer the specific service, contact can be made with outside religious leaders
- A staff person is experiencing moral or emotional distress
- Patient or family expresses desire to discuss organ, tissue or eye donation
- Patient is having trouble coping with an illness
- Patient or family requests information about Advance Directives (Not available at Emory Johns Creek Hospital)
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