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S piritual use
P ositive feelings
A ctivity to fulfil spiritual needs
C loseness to others and self
E nvironment
A project led and hosted by:
Claire Healey, Occupational Therapist
Somerset Partnership NHS and Social Care Trust
Holford House
Cheddon Road
Taunton
TA2 7AZ
Tel: Taunton (01823) 333437
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Aims Objectives Input Output Outcomes
To produce a • Allocate and develop a Key stakeholders will be: • To produce a room • To be able to address
‘spiritual room on Holford House • Service users that can be used as clients/carers/families and
SPACE’ to act as a spiritual room • Spirituality forum a spiritual SPACE & staff needs more
• To provide appropriate • Family/carer can fulfil the spiritual effectively whilst a patient
resources to address • ACORN project at needs of client is admitted to a Psychiatric
To produce a spiritual needs and Parkgate House • To have a spiritual Inpatient Unit
spiritual create expressive • Carer assessment assessment needs • To improve service
assessment meaning • Mental health tool that identifies a professionalism and work
needs tool • Create a relaxed and professionals clients’ spiritual towards National Service
quiet environment • Hospital Chaplain needs – which can Framework
• To develop a tool with • Accessing existing then be used as part • To provide a system of
the input of key spiritual pack of the individuals’ care that can be used
stakeholders • Faith and spiritual care plan throughout the trust –
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• To pilot the tool communities • To have identified which improves on
• To audit the tool • Designated staff to the barriers whilst individuals’ organised care
• To identify best practice guide and develop the using the tool • To enhance the existing
for administering the tool process • Introduce best electronic patient record
• To address possible • Investment of time and practice methods to • The project will address
issues and barriers that support of staff e.g. inpatient teams the whole person
would affect the admin • Provide a strategy to • By educating staff and
effectiveness of the tool • Acute care forum assist staff with the reducing barriers it will aid
delivery of the tool to develop in-patient
• Service user
Long term participation teams
• Introduce into trust-wide groups/worker • It will be linked to the
practice as part of a • Mental health Practice Development Unit
service users’ care agencies e.g. MIND • Research carried out by
pathway and integrate • Acute inpatient units Rethink has found that
the tool to enhance spirituality is often
• Practice development
electronic patient record accompanied with a
unit
(EPR) number of positive
outcomes
Costings of the project
Approximate
Item Evidence Base
Cost
Page 28 of the Somerset spirituality Project – a
Access to an internal space to safe space/place where users can meditate, pray &
facilitate spiritual practice on practice faith
Holford House during admission Mental Health Policy Implementation guide. DoH Nil
which is an environment that (Apr 2002). National minimum standards for A room to be
provides safety, privacy and general adult services in Psychiatric Intensive Care allocated for
dignity during visits. An area Units (PICU) and low secure environments project
should be designated for use Standards 9.2.6 & 7.2.9 - Ethnicity Culture &
when children are visiting Gender, Carer Involvement +4.3.13 – PICU & Low
Secure Position & Layout
To enhance safety and observation (references as
Door to room needs to be fitted
above) £750
with an observing panel
4.10.2 – Observation
A dimmer switch to be fitted to
(Reference as above & 4.13.1
help create a relaxed £200
Furniture & Fittings)
environment that is comfortable
5ltr at £28 per
Fire retardant paint, ‘Timonox’,
To comply with fire regulations ltr
colour to be agreed, purchased
and safety £140 + Labour
and painted locally
= £300
A lockable cupboard to store
As above references recreation, OT and other
resources and adaptations to £350
Fittings 4.11.1
room
Comfortable seating appropriate As above references recreation, OT and other
£500
for families Fittings 4.11.1
The Somerset Spirituality Project -
Various religious and spiritual
Recommendations to People Working in Mental £250
texts. Full listing to be confirmed
Health Services pg28, 2002
with support of service users.
Various sacred music and
The Royal College of Psychiatrists Special Interest £150
relaxation resources
Group - Advice on Spiritual Practices 2005/6
CD Player To utilise above £40
Miscellaneous – e.g. blanket,
prayer mat, meditation cushion Aids to create a SPACE for service users £150
and glass paints for window
A portable tool to give people the opportunity to
Roll-up massage mattress £129
relax – see above references
Time invested in creating tool Good-will
Grand total £2819
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References
Department of Health (2002) Mental Health Policy Implementation Guide:
National Minimum Standards for General Adult Services in Psychiatric Intensive
Care Units (PICU) and Low Secure Environments.
Johnstone, D. and Mayers, C. (2005) Spirituality:A Review of How Occupational
Therapists Acknowledge, Assess and Meet Spiritual Needs. The British Journal
of Occupational Therapy 68(9) pp.386-392.
The Mental Health Foundation (2002) Taken Seriously: The Somerset Spirituality
Project.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists (2005) Spirituality in Mental Health [online].
Available from: www.rcpsych.ac.uk/
Rethink (2003) Spirituality and Mental Illness [online] Available from:
www.rethink.org/
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