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Spirituality and Mental Health
Spirituality Research Programme
At Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Madeleine Parkes
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Holistic Care
Biological
Psychological
Sociological
Spiritual
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Local Need
• 1.2million spread over 172 square miles
• Inpatient, acute, forensic, CAMHS, community
• substance misuse/addictions, eating disorders, mother and baby, deaf
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Kings Norton
Christian 75%
Buddhist 0%
Hindu 0%
Jewish 0%
Muslim 1%
Sikh 0%
Other 0%
No Religion 17%
Not Stated 7%
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Sparkbrook
Christian19%
Buddhist0%
Hindu3%
Jewish0%
Muslim63%
Sikh2%
Other0%
No Religion6%
Not Stated7%
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Handsworth Wood
Christian40%
Buddhist1%
Hindu9%Jewish
0%
Muslim8%
Sikh26%
Other1%
No Religion7%
Not Stated8%
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Aims – Research Strategy
• Develop a working definition of ‘spirituality’• Conduct pilot studies into the role of spirituality
in recovery from mental illness.• Attract further funding.• Inform practice and enhance spirituality across
the Trust• Service-user involvement
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• “What do staff and service user mean when they talk about ‘spirituality’?
• Practical aim – we need to know what language we are speaking!
• Conceptual part: Literature review• ‘Real world’ part: Staff survey• Service user conversations – ‘on the ground’
Working Definition
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“I don’t want to know about that god stuff”
“Only God can help me”
“What’s that all about?”
I’m not religious but I’m spiritual”
Typical Service-User Comments
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Connection hope worth life death meaning purpose values
humanity journey strength faith harmony
place in the world belief peace wholeness
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Overview of
Pilot Projects – 2007/2008
• Effect of integrating a spiritual care advisor in multi-disciplinary team
• Staff training pilot
• Methods of assessing spirituality in an inpatient unit
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Projects 08/09
• Personal Recovery Scale development
• Young people, psychosis and spirituality
• Faith attitudes to mental illness
• Professional attitudes to spirituality
• Occupational Therapy and Spiritual Care
• Staff handbook and training
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• What is spirituality? • How important do you think a person’s spirituality
(however it is defined) is in their life?• Do you think a service user’s spirituality should be
addressed at some point during their care? • Do you feel it is part of your job role to involve a service
user’s spirituality when delivering your service?• Would you know how to address a service user’s
spirituality? • Does your personal view of spirituality influence your
daily working life?
Staff Survey
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Trust Staff Attitudes
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Is it part of your job?• “if you are truly addressing the whole person,
spirituality is an important aspect and can be very informative and helpful in helping them make sense of their experiences and recovery”
• “As a psychologist it is important to address this issue if it forms a part of the patients world view”
• “yes - but I'm not sure how”
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Job Role/Profession
Yes No Maybe D/K Total
Psychologist (clinical and assistant)
9 2 4 2 17
Nurse (CPN/Trainee)
52 4 13 1 70
Occupational Therapist
8 - 2 - 11
Social worker 6 - 6 - 12
“Is it part of your job?” by top 4 professions
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Staff handbook and Training
Service-user led design and development
Training to roll out to all clinical staff
Both address:
• What is spirituality?
• Making a spiritual assessment
• Referring to spiritual care/chaplaincy team
•Maintaining boundaries
•Reflecting on staff’s own sense of spirituality
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• Staff interested but unsure of practicalities
• Importance of boundaries• 2 tiers
• Holistic care is valued amongst most people in various professions
Learning points:
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Personal Recovery Scale
• Service-user design
• Existential and spiritual issues addressed
• Identifies sources that may aid holistic recovery
• Psychometric validity and reliability
• Compared existential well-being with recovery
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• I feel a sense of direction and purpose• I can love myself• I feel thankful for my life• I feel valued and accepted• My life is meaningless • I feel I have lost my sense of identity• I believe in my ability to overcome problems• I feel guilty about the way things are
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SWBS Existential scores compared with PRS total score
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Sikh Community - Soho Road
• Raising awareness in specific faith group
• Survey of current attitudes and ideas
• Conference:– What is mental illness, medications– Alternative therapies– Pathways
• Post-conference presence
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• Genetic
• Karma
• Evil eye
• Trauma
• Possession
• Fate/God’s plan
• Drugs/alcohol
• Prayer
• Ritual healing
• Visiting temple/church
• Medication
• Complimentary therapies
• Talking therapies
CAUSES TREATMENT
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Future Work
• Funding bid for future research
• Collection of more data for Personal Recovery Scale Study
• Working closely with other faith communities
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Connection hope worth life death meaning purpose values
humanity journey strength faith harmony
place in the world belief peace wholeness