Katie Tunks Leach
Doctorate
Doctorate Title: Exploring the role and value of chaplains in the ambulance services.
Doctorate Description: Paramedic health and wellbeing around the globe is gaining increased attention due to well documented adverse mental and physical health outcomes. A suite of support options are being implemented in ambulance services across Australia to meet individual needs of staff, including the employment of chaplains. The aim of this research is to identify paramedic perceptions on the role and value of chaplains in their service. Adopting a pragmatic worldview, a mixed-methods study will be conducted using exploratory descriptive design. It is anticipated that results of this study will deliver an evidence-base for chaplains to provide holistic care that better meets the spiritual, psychological, social and physical needs of paramedics, and serve as a basis for further studies into the role spiritual care plays in promoting wellbeing in paramedics. It will also give organisations data to develop training programs and job descriptions for chaplains to meet the unique requirements of ambulance services.
Details:
Type: PhD
University: University of Technology Sydney
Primary Supervisor: Professor Tracy Levett-Jones
Category: Staff Wellbeing
Funding:
Start Date: 2019
End Date: 2022
Status: Ongoing
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