Responding to the Psychological Needs of Health-Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study from the Medical College of Wisconsin
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-31-2021
Keywords
Pandemic, Health-care workers, Training, COVID-19
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.
Recommended Citation
Kroll, K. H., Larsen, S., Lamb, K., Davies, W. H., Cipriano, D., deRoon-Cassini, T. A., Agrawal, H., Pawar, D., Owen, J., & Apps, J. N. (2021). Responding to the Psychological Needs of Health-Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study from the Medical College of Wisconsin. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-021-09791-3