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Engaging Mental Health Services in Spirituality Conversations: A Spirituality Poster and Café Spirituality

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
24 June 2013

Abstract

Spirituality can be an important resource for mental health recovery. Yet barriers exist in integrating spirituality into mental health services. This article describes a spirituality quality-improvement project that engaged the system using strategic spirituality dialogue. We formed an advisory committee; developed a spirituality framework/poster; facilitated dialogue among consumers, families, and mental health professionals in focus groups; and hosted a Café Spirituality. The findings highlight the need to create safe places for spirituality dialogue.

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La spiritualité peut être une ressource importante favorisant le rétablissement en santé mentale. Pourtant, il existe des obstacles à l’intégration de la spiritualité dans les services de santé mentale. Cet article décrit un programme d’amélioration de la qualité qui a utilisé le dialogue stratégique axé sur la spiritualité pour interpeller le système. Le programme comprenait l’organisation d’un comité consultatif; l’élaboration d’un cadre / affiche de la spiritualité; l’animation d’un dialogue au moyen des groupes de discussion entre les utilisateurs et utilisatrices des services de santé mentale, les membres de leurs familles et les professionnels et professionnelles; et la présentation d’un « C afé spiritualité ». Les résultats mettent en évidence la nécessité de créer des espaces où le dialogue axé sur la spiritualité peut se dérouler en securité.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 32Number 2June 2013
Pages: 59 - 65

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Version of record online: 24 June 2013

Key Words

  1. spirituality
  2. quality-improvement project
  3. World Café

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  1. spiritualité
  2. programme d’amélioration de la qualité
  3. World Café

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Sharon Smith
Vancouver Mental Health and Addiction Services, and Sanctuary Mental Health Society
Nancy Clark
University of British Columbia School of Nursing
Andrea Grabovac
University of British Columbia
Eternal Inlakesh
Vancouver Mental Health and Addiction Services
Dipesh Tailor
Vancouver Mental Health and Addiction Services

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