Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Religion & Spirituality
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Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Identify at least four types of religious and spiritual diversity that healthcare providers may encounter depending on what region of the world they are practicing in.
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Summarize research on the effects of religion and spirituality on health, which justifies inclusion in patient healthcare.
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Explain how to engage in best practices for working with patients/clients from diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds.
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Explain how to Integrate spirituality into the care of patients as part of an interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary team.
Educational Goal
The educational goal of this workshop is to instruct care providers on how to include religion/spirituality in patient care so as to support patients from different religious backgrounds as part of an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiative.
Description
First, we will provide an overview of the types of religious and spiritual diversity a provider may encounter. Second, will review research on the effects of religion and spirituality on health. Third, will present best practices for working with patients/clients with diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds. Fourth, Will describe how spiritual care can be incorporated into the interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary team.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Nurse
- Physician
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Dr. Koenig received his undergraduate education at Stanford University, medical school training at the University of California, San Francisco, and geriatric medicine and psychiatry training and Master of Health Science degree in clinical research from Duke University. He is board certified in general psychiatry, and formerly board-certified in family medicine, geriatric medicine, and geriatric psychiatry. Dr. Koenig now serves as Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University Health Systems; Adjunct Professor in the Division of Psychiatry in the Department of Medicine at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Visiting Professor, Department of Psychiatry, at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; and was formerly Adjunct Professor in the School of Public Health at Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China.
Dr. Koenig has published nearly 650 scientific peer-reviewed academic articles, over 100 book chapters, and 60 books. He has given testimony before the U.S. Senate (1998) and U.S. House of Representatives (2008) on spirituality, religion, and public health. Dr. Koenig is a recipient of the Oskar Pfister Award (2012) from the American Psychiatric Association, and both the Gary Collins Award (2013) and the Frank Minirth Award (2021) for excellence in psychiatry and behavioral medicine from AACC. Dr. Koenig is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, a peer-reviewed academic secular journal published by SAGE.
Dr. Koenig is the lead author of the Handbook of Religion and Health, 3rd edition, 2024, with professors Tyler VanderWeele (TH Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University) and John Raymond Peteet (Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School). Dr. Koenig was co-leader of the 2022 Professional Development Training Course (PDTC) for chaplains in the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard at military bases worldwide, training over 1000 chaplains and religious program specialists on helping US Service Members develop spiritual readiness for combat operations. His current work focuses on building and sustaining spiritual readiness among Service Members to prepare them for future combat operations. Dr Koenig also frequently gives training sessions on spiritual readiness, prevention of moral injury, and prevention of suicide for U.S. Army, Special Operations Command (SOCOM), and Air Force (active duty and reserve), and Ukrainian Army leaders and chaplains. He directs the Duke University’s Center for Spirituality Theology and Health in Durham, NC (https://spiritualityandhealth.duke.edu/).
In 2022, Dr. Koenig was ranked 1st in the world (lifetime) among highly ranked scholars in the academic discipline of spirituality. In June 2023, Dr. Koenig was ranked 10th in the world by Research.com in the overall category of Best Social Sciences and Humanities Scientists, and was ranked 7th best in the United States (see https://researchblog.duke.edu/2023/06/28/new-rankings-place-duke-scholars-on-top-of-the-world/).
Financially Sponsored By
- Aetna Better Health of Louisiana