Reports

 

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Spiritual care in healthcare: elements of best practice

A scoping review of the latest evidence of the components, elements, and characteristics that indicate a quality model of spiritual care within healthcare settings.

In early 2022, Spiritual Health Association collaborated with Spiritual Care in Aotearoa New Zealand Healthcare Co-design Rōpū to conduct a scoping literature review to understand the best practice models of spiritual care within healthcare settings. 

This report assembles the latest evidence of the components, elements, and characteristics that indicate a quality model of spiritual care within healthcare settings. A set of comprehensive data from peer-reviewed and grey literature between 2015 to 2022 from 18 countries have been reviewed.

The aim of this literature review is the establishment of an evidence base for the co-design of a consistent model for spiritual care service and governance within Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand hospitals.

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The Future of Spiritual Care in Australia

A national study on spirituality, wellbeing and spiritual care in hospitals.

The Future of Spiritual Care in Australia: A national study on spirituality, wellbeing and spiritual care in hospitals.

In 2021, Spiritual Health Association engaged research and communications specialists McCrindle to conduct Australian research into how Australians communicate about spirituality, their experiences of spiritual care and their thoughts about spiritual care in health. 

Key to this research is understanding the role of care in the hospitals of the future, knowing what planning and training is required for the future workforce and the overall benefits of spirituality to individuals, societies and organisations.

The findings of this report will be used to educate the public about the connection between spirituality, health and wellbeing, and the role of spiritual care within hospital settings. 

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Palliative Care in Queensland 2021: Spiritual Care Report

Spiritual Health Association and Meaningful Ageing Australia collaborated with Palliative Care Queensland to conduct a spiritual care in palliative care project. This report summarises the consultation aspect of this collaboration.

In 2020 the Queensland Government funded Palliative Care Queensland through their COVID-19 Immediate Support Measures funding to conduct a spiritual care in palliative care project.

This project aimed to bring together leads in Queensland Spiritual Care in Palliative Care in networks; undertake a Queensland Spiritual Care in Palliative Care consultation activity; promote Spiritual Care in Palliative Care through education and awareness raising initiatives and consider opportunities to embed spiritual care in palliative care policy.

The consultation’s aim was to gain an understanding into the following core questions in relation to spiritual care in palliative care: What are the needs? What is currently happening? What are the opportunities and priorities for improvement?

This report provides a consultation overview and list of recommendations.

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Certification of Spiritual Care Practitioners in Health Report

This report identifies the process and requirements for certification of spiritual care practitioners working in health.

Drawing upon a literature review and mapping process, this joint project between Spiritual Health Association and Spiritual Care Australia provides recommendations for certification and a suggested process for implementation. The report outlines the process and requirements for certification of spiritual care practitioners in health.

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Spiritual Care in Victorian Hospitals. Results from the 2019 State-wide Survey of Spiritual Care Resources

This report presents results from the 2019 State-wide survey of spiritual care in Victorian hospitals.

In 2008, Spiritual Health Victoria undertook the first state-wide survey of spiritual care departments in Victorian hospitals. The survey was reproduced ten years later to investigate any changes in the sector. This report outlines the results from the 2019 survey.

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Spiritual Care in Victorian Hospitals 2008-2019. A Comparison of Two Surveys Report

This report compares the 2008 and 2019 data from a state-wide survey of spiritual care departments.

In 2008 the first state-wide survey of spiritual care was undertaken and provided the first detailed snap shot of spiritual care in Victorian hospitals. A decade later the survey was replicated to understand what (if anything) in the field had changed over ten years.

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National Consensus Conference Report “Enhancing Quality & Safety: Spiritual Care in Health”

This report outlines the outcomes of the National Consensus Conference, ‘Enhancing Quality and Safety: Spiritual care in health’, which aimed to develop a national strategy for spiritual care in Australian healthcare.

Spiritual care is an essential component for safe and quality care but there has been no consistent approach to spiritual care delivery across Australian health care. This report outlines the National Consensus Conference outcomes, and include principles for design and delivery of spiritual care services, policy statements, and key messages.

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Building Capacity for Spiritual Care and Wellbeing: Analysis of the training package offered to mental health workers in East Gippsland in 2015

This report outlines the outcomes of a spiritual care and wellbeing training for mental health workers in East Gippsland.

Spiritual Health Association was contracted to provide training in spiritual care and wellbeing to mental health workers in rural Victoria. This report provides the outcomes of pre- and post- training evaluations, particularly exploring what ‘spirituality’ and ‘spiritual care’ meant to participants.

For more information contact craig.exon@spiritualhealth.org.au