Spiritual First Aid Life Threat A traumatic injury Due to an experience of death provoking terror horror or helplessness Loss A grief injury Due to the loss of cherished people things or parts of oneself ID: 622617
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Benchmarks of excellence
Spiritual First AidSlide2
Life Threat
A
traumatic
injury
Due to an experience of death provoking terror, horror, or helplessness
Loss
A
grief
injury
Due to the loss of cherished people, things, or parts of oneself
Wear & Tear
A fatigue injuryDue to the accumulation of stress from all sources over time without sufficient rest and recovery
Intense or ProlongedDisaster or Operational Stress
Inner Conflict
A moral injuryDue to behaviors or the witnessing of behaviors that violate moral values
Four Causes of Stress InjurySlide3
Stress Continuum
READY
(Green)
REACTING
(Yellow)
INJURED
(Orange)
ILL
(Red)
Distress or impairment
Mild and transient
Anxious, irritable, or sad
Behavior change
More severe or persistent distress or impairment
Leaves lasting memories, reactions, and expectations
Stress injuries that don’t heal without help
Symptoms and impairment persist over many weeks or get worse over time
Good to go
Well trained
Prepared
Fit and focused
Cohesive units & ready families
Team Leader
Responsibility
Caregiver
Responsibility
Individual, and Family Responsibility
StressorSlide4
7C’s Stress First-Aid ModelSlide5
Spiritual Fitness Decision Matrix
Are there signs of spiritual distress or moral confusion?
Has spiritual distress or moral failure become severe or persistent?
Has spiritual distress or extreme immoral behavior?
Green Zone (Fit) Good to Go Encourage good health and spiritual practices
Yellow Zone (Distressed) Explore forgiveness issues Encourage spiritual practices, (worship, prayer, fellowship, etc.) Team Leader encourages spiritual practices
Discuss with Pastor/Chaplain Orange Zone (Drained)
Refer to Pastor/Chaplain Deal with guilt
Red Zone (Depleted)
Spiritual Distress: Less hopeful Some family life difficulties Less sociable, struggling with friendship Less participation in previous faith practices
Makes some poor moral decisions contrary to previous ethical standards Has difficulty forgiving self and othersExhibits negative emotions more often
Severe Spiritual Distress: Losing hope Family life threatened Withdrawal from friends, social isolation Discontinues and/or avoids previous faith practices Loss of moral values, makes poor moral decisions
Unable to forgive or feel forgiven Blames God Loss of sense of life’s meaningPERSISTENT Spiritual Distress: Lost hope Faith, family, social/emotional or moral crisis
Family ties cease to matter, often with complete family breakdown Complete social isolation Complete rejection of prior faith commitments Uncharacteristic extreme immoral or unethical
behavior No concept of life having meaning and purpose
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
NoSlide6
Green Zone (Fit) Good to Go Encourage good health and spiritual practices
Are there signs of spiritual distress or moral confusion
?
Yes
NoSPIRITUAL FITNESS DECISION MATRIXSlide7
Has spiritual distress or moral failure become severe or persistent?
Yellow Zone (Distressed)
Explore forgiveness issues Encourage spiritual practices, (worship, prayer, fellowship, etc.) Team Leader encourages spiritual practices Discuss with Pastor/Chaplain
YesNoSpiritual Distress:
Less hopeful Some family life difficulties Less sociable, struggling with friendship Less participation in previous faith practices Makes some poor moral decisions contrary to previous ethical standards Has difficulty forgiving self and othersExhibits negative emotions more often
SPIRITUAL FITNESS DECISION MATRIXSlide8
Has spiritual distress or extreme immoral behavior?
Orange Zone (Drained)
Refer to Pastor/Chaplain Deal with guilt
NoYesSPIRITUAL FITNESS DECISION MATRIX
Severe Spiritual Distress:Losing hopeFamily life threatenedWithdrawal from friends, social isolationDiscontinues and/or avoids previous faith practices
Loss of moral values, make poor moral decisionsUnable to forgive or feel forgivenBlames GodLoss of sense of life’s meaningSlide9
Red Zone (Depleted) Needs clinical assistance
REFER, REFER, REFER
Yes
PERSISTENT Spiritual Distress: Lost hope Faith, family, social/emotional or moral crisis Family ties cease to matter, often with complete family breakdown Complete social isolation Complete rejection of prior faith commitments Uncharacteristic extreme immoral or unethical behavior
No concept of life having meaning and purposeSPIRITUAL FITNESS DECISION MATRIXSlide10