The Hospital-Based Spirituality Initiative A Collaborative Project of The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWish), Supportive Care of the Dying: A Coalition for Compassionate Care
Brief Project Description
Sponsor: Catholic Health Association of the United States, Georgetown Center for Clinical Ethics, National Interfaith Coalition on Aging, and the Washington Theological Union
Principal Investigator: Sean D. Cleary, PhD, MPH
The purpose of this project is to develop and test strategies that encourage ownership of the professional responsibility for spiritual care among all care providers and to better understand the organizational values and infrastructure that support increasing the spiritual care provided by caregivers. Integral to this process is developing programs that address the spirituality of professional caregivers as well as patients.
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