Caring for staff and use of ritual in the COVID-19 pandemic

This webinar, co-sponsored by Transforming Chaplaincy and the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab, will describe how several organizations are providing care for staff in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and will highlight the use of rituals in that important work. These rituals, and our panelists, include:

Blessing of the Hands by Joshua Coolman, Riley Children’s Hospital, Indianapolis, IN

Prayer Wall by Paul Galchutt, M Health Fairview, Minneapolis, MN

Chaplain call in line for all associates by Cathy Chang, Director of On Demand Spiritual Care, Ascension Health

Rituals and staff care in the Netherlands by Joanna Wojtkowiak, Assistant Professor of Ritual Studies, University for Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, Netherlands