Prairie St. John's - Spirituality
At Prairie St. John’s, we believe that a comprehensive treatment program must address the full range of our patients’ needs. This includes the spiritual as well as the psychological and physical aspects of our patients’ mental health. Spirituality has often been referred to as “the forgotten dimension” of mental health care.
Spirituality is concerned with people finding meaning and purpose in their lives, having a sense of belonging and feeling part of a community. Because spirituality comes into focus in times of stress, suffering, physical and mental illness, loss, dying and bereavement, it is an important component not only in psychiatry, but also throughout all of medicine.
The value of elements such as faith, hope and compassion are key to the healing process. At Prairie, we will work with patients to identify their spiritual needs and connect them to spiritual resources or leaders from within the community to provide spiritual comfort and compassion, to explore and assist in identifying spiritual beliefs and aid in coping.