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| Title | Summary | Date | Author |
2011 Talks |
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| Assessing the frequency of care plan attention to the expressed spiritual or religious needs of service users in a Health and Social Care Trust: a descriptive study (part of A Masters degree) | Julia Walsh of Sheffield Health and Social Care Trust undertook this exciting survey of service users in 2011. The work is complementary to that of Wilf Mc Sherry and should be invaluable for those seeking evidence of the need for spiritual care in mental health. | Nov 2011 | Julia Walsh |
| The Royal College of Nursing spirituality survey: challenges and opportunities for nursing | Professor Wilf McSherry designed and ran the only nursing survey of this kind under the auspices of the RCN. While not specific to mental health its findings are of much interest in mental health as much as others areas of nursing care. NB. Professor McSherry added the proviso that the 10% response rate given on slide 10 was 1% but that with all factors taken into account it was near to 10%. | Sep 2011 | Professor Wilf McSherry |
| National Conference | Talks from the National Conference held in Derby in May 2011 | May 2011 | Various |
| Spirituality and religion in academic psychology | Professor Kate Loewenthal reviews the topic of training in religious and spiritual issues in psychology, sharing her personal experience on the challenges of introducing the study of religious issues into UK syllabuses. | Feb 2011 | Professor Kate Loewenthal |
| Psychological approaches to spirituality | Dr SarahJane Aris reviews the national situation on religious training within the Mental Health Trusts and explores developments within clinical psychology that incorporate a spiritual dimension | Feb 2011 | Dr SarahJane Aris |
| Spirituality e-learning presentation | Dr Helen Philpott discusses the training of mental health professionals in spiritual awareness including the introduction of an e-learning scheme within the Derbyshire Mental Health Trust | Feb 2011 | Dr Helen Philpott |
2010 Talks |
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| Faith in Independent Advocacy | Independent Mental Capacity Advocate and King’s College doctoral student Geoff Morgan presents his research findings on the Spiritual Dimension of Advocacy. He focuses on the voices of advocates, advocacy clients and spiritual care coordinators. His project charts the rise and influence of independent advocacy in health and social care, highlighting the stated need to take account of spiritual and cultural factors and looking at the culture and profession of the advocate. | July 2010 | Geoff Morgan |
| Spirituality Research Programme at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust | This talk was given by Peter Gilbert based on the research led by Madeleine Parkes which is described in these slides | Feb 2010 | Peter Gilbert |
2009 Talks |
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| Access to Mental Health Project |
A report by the project manager describing development of Jewish-specific forum and website bringing together London’s mental health service providers, with useful lessons for culturally-sensitive mental health services. |
Dec 2009 | Michael Pearce |
| The Good Childhood |
A talk by the chief executive of the Childrens Society summarising the findings of the Good Childhood Enquiry on what children need to be happy, including love. |
Sep 2009 | Bob Reitemeier |
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