Presentation Title

P-10 Identifying Spiritual-Wellness Themes among Trained Critical Incident Stress Management Responders through the Proactive Resilience Component of Psychological Body Armor

Presenter Status

Professor of Psychology

Second Presenter Status

Student

Third Presenter Status

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Fourth Presenter Status

Professor of Psychology

Preferred Session

Poster Session

Location

Buller Hall Hallways

Start Date

22-10-2021 2:00 PM

End Date

22-10-2021 3:00 PM

Presentation Abstract

Disaster mental health responders trained in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) strategies and other related mental health aid are on the frontlines of providing crisis intervention services to those directly affected by traumatic events. This places these responders at-risk of vicariously developing negative stress reactions such as compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress and burnout. On the other hand, spiritual resilience may help to ameliorate these negative effects. Since there is limited research on specific spiritual well-being practices among CISM-trained responders, our study examined this phenomenon utilizing a qualitative design. Data was collected from 343 CISMtrained responders who reacted in writing to a structure interview question that asked them to describe in detail their spiritual wellness routines. Utilizing transcendental phenomenological analysis, 14 spiritual wellness routines were identified. In descending order prayer, reading spiritual literature, meditation and attending religious services were the most frequent routines. Our study provides preliminary insight into specific practices employed by CISM-trained responders to maintain their spiritual resilience through the proactive component of their overall psychological body armorTM.

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P-10 Identifying Spiritual-Wellness Themes among Trained Critical Incident Stress Management Responders through the Proactive Resilience Component of Psychological Body Armor

Buller Hall Hallways

Disaster mental health responders trained in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) strategies and other related mental health aid are on the frontlines of providing crisis intervention services to those directly affected by traumatic events. This places these responders at-risk of vicariously developing negative stress reactions such as compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress and burnout. On the other hand, spiritual resilience may help to ameliorate these negative effects. Since there is limited research on specific spiritual well-being practices among CISM-trained responders, our study examined this phenomenon utilizing a qualitative design. Data was collected from 343 CISMtrained responders who reacted in writing to a structure interview question that asked them to describe in detail their spiritual wellness routines. Utilizing transcendental phenomenological analysis, 14 spiritual wellness routines were identified. In descending order prayer, reading spiritual literature, meditation and attending religious services were the most frequent routines. Our study provides preliminary insight into specific practices employed by CISM-trained responders to maintain their spiritual resilience through the proactive component of their overall psychological body armorTM.