Resilience Resource

spiritual care resource for kaseman staff

Resilience (Self-Care) Resources within Presbyterian

RENEWAL Workshops help nurses refresh and reset: RENEWAL workshops are designed to help front-line nurses create a new professional strategy to offset the demands of the fast-paced healthcare environment. They focus on resiliency and give nurses an opportunity to explore factors that lead to burnout, fatigue and disengagement. Dates: March 31, April 21, May 19 (1:00-3:00 pm). Registration Deadline: Wednesday, March 23 on LMS. This program offers CNE credits. Must attend all sessions.

Project Echo: Well-Being and Burnout Clinic (Sign-up). Presbyterian ECHO clinics are available to all healthcare professionals interested in improving their knowledge or ability to provide prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of various health conditions. Participation in an ECHO clinic is free. Join us every 1st and 3rd Wednesday and every 2nd and 4th Tuesday; 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM MST.

Schwartz Rounds - The Schwartz Rounds® program is a monthly multidisciplinary forum where caregivers can discuss the social and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients. These conversations have shown to lead towards (1) increased insight into social and emotional aspects of patient care; (2) increased feelings of compassion toward patients; and increased readiness to respond to patients’ and families’ needs; (3) improved teamwork, interdisciplinary communication, and appreciation for the roles and contributions of colleagues from different disciplines; (4) decreased feelings of stress and isolation, and more openness to giving and receiving support; Improved departmental or hospital-wide practices or policies that benefit both patients and providers. Greater attendance increased benefits experienced.

EAP (The Employee Assistance Program) - EAP provides professional, confidential, off-site video visit and phone counseling and support. The Employee Assistance Program's counselors are trained to assist with personal and work-related concerns, some of which include

marital and relationship issues
family and parenting challenges
anxiety and depression
workplace issues
support for grief and loss
conflict resolution
elder care
substance abuse assessment and referral

Receiving Care from a Chaplain
Hospital chaplains exist in hospitals not only to provide emotional and spiritual care for patients and families, but also for staff. Remember, you do not have to be religious to receive emotional-spiritual support from a chaplain. Chaplains provide care to everyone. Below are possible situations when a chaplain might be helpful to staff:

You've had an intensely emotional interaction with a patient (or family), or a colleague, and you need a neutral (non-judgmental) listening ear to vent, process or debrief your experience to gain some perspective.
You suspect that you may have compassion fatigue, depression, or burn-out, and need a listening ear to help you discern what the next best action might be to take care of yourself.
You are experiencing a loss of meaning in your work.
You have questions about the meaning of life, or the meaning of pain or suffering.
You are questioning your belief system or world view.
You are grieving a loss.
You feel isolated and alone.
You are at life's cross roads and need support in your discernment.
You need a listening ear to help discern your vocational path or calling (What is my purpose or calling in life? What is my sacred vocation?).
You feel overwhelmed by the demands of your work in the hospital and at home and can't seem to find a balance.
You suspect that some sort of blessing, prayer, or ritual might be helpful to you in moving through a challenging time or marking a transition in your work or personal life.

Resources beyond Presbyterian

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