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Responding to the Psychological Needs of Health-Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study from the Medical College of Wisconsin. J Clin Psychol Med Settings 2022 Mar;29(1):150-161

Date

06/02/2021

Pubmed ID

34059975

Pubmed Central ID

PMC8166374

DOI

10.1007/s10880-021-09791-3

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85107269729 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   4 Citations

Abstract

With the advent of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, health-care workers have been faced with an inordinately high level of trauma as frontline providers. The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) partnered with affiliate hospitals and community partners to mobilize a matrix of available support and interventions to deliver psychological services to reach all levels of health-care providers in timely, accessible formats. While virtual peer support groups were the most utilized resource among the support group options, other opportunities also provided unique benefits to learners whose education had been disrupted by the pandemic. Mental health must be prioritized for health-care workers in the event of future public health crises. Lessons learned from this pandemic indicate that it is critical to involve learners early on in the process in order to meet their educational needs and to increase access to evidence-based care.

Author List

Kroll KH, Larsen S, Lamb K, Davies WH, Cipriano D, deRoon-Cassini TA, Agrawal H, Pawar D, Owen J, Apps JN

Authors

Himanshu Agrawal MD Associate Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Jennifer A N Apps PhD Assistant Provost, Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
David J. Cipriano PhD Associate Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Sadie E. Larsen PhD Associate Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Julie R. Owen MD Assistant Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Terri A. deRoon Cassini PhD Center Director, Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Health Personnel
Humans
Mental Health
Pandemics
Wisconsin