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. 2021 Apr;75(1_suppl):30-36.
doi: 10.1177/1542305021993761.

Scared but Powerful: Healthcare Chaplains' Emotional Responses and Self-Care Modes during the SARS-Cov-19 Pandemic

Cate Michelle Desjardins  1 , Anna Bovo  2 , Mario Cagna  3 , Martijn Steegen  4 , Anne Vandenhoeck  5
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Scared but Powerful: Healthcare Chaplains' Emotional Responses and Self-Care Modes during the SARS-Cov-19 Pandemic

Cate Michelle Desjardins et al. J Pastoral Care Counsel. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

Drawing from both the qualitative free-text responses and quantitative responses to an international survey of 1657 chaplains serving during the SARS-Cov-19 pandemic, we explore chaplains' emotional responses to the pandemic and how emotion connects to self-care. This paper reports on the modes of self-care practiced by chaplains, including modes reported as unavailable due to pandemic restrictions. Lastly, we explore how effective spiritual care leadership may mediate chaplain emotions and ultimately chaplain self-care.

Keywords: Covid19; chaplain; emotion; healthcare chaplaincy; self-care; spiritual care leadership.

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