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
06/02/2021Pubmed ID
34059975Pubmed Central ID
PMC8166374DOI
10.1007/s10880-021-09791-3Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85107269729 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 4 CitationsAbstract
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 JNAuthors
Himanshu Agrawal MD Associate Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinJennifer 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 PersonnelHumans
Mental Health
Pandemics
Wisconsin