"Essential Not Optional": Spiritual Care in Australia during a Pandemic.

J Pastoral Care Counsel

College of Science, Health and Engineering School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Australia.

Published: April 2021

This paper focuses on the impact of COVID19 in Australia. Three areas were investigated: professionalism, contrasting hospital and aged care services and "business as usual"? Impact was low overall, the timing being pre-second wave impact. Two areas of weakness were highlighted: depleted spiritual care teams due to standing down non-professional staff and uncertainty about the role of Chaplains in the care of other staff. Further study of second wave impact is recommended.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7983303PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1542305020985071DOI Listing

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