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. 2021 Apr;75(1_suppl):24-29.
doi: 10.1177/1542305020988844.

Staff-Care by Chaplains during COVID-19

Beba Tata  1 , Daniel Nuzum  2 , Karen Murphy  3 , Leila Karimi  4 , Wendy Cadge  5
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Staff-Care by Chaplains during COVID-19

Beba Tata et al. J Pastoral Care Counsel. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to understand how chaplains delivered spiritual care to staff during the Covid-19 pandemic. The researchers analyzed data collected from an International Survey of Chaplain Activity and Experience during Covid-19 (N = 1657). The findings revealed positive changes that emerged and new practices evolved around the use of technology as useful tools for maintaining contact with staff.

Keywords: COVID-19; Chaplaincy; Pastoral care; Spiritual Care; staff support.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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