Christine Dawley to Serve as Hospital’s First Full-Time Spiritual Care Coordinator

Oconomowoc, Wis. – Rogers Memorial Hospital has hired its first full-time Spiritual Care Coordinator since the inception of its spiritual care program. Christine Dawley joins the Rogers Memorial Hospital system as a specialist who focuses on the spiritual component of the healing process.

“Christine has been a welcome addition to the Spiritual Care Program,” said Terri Schultz, Rogers Memorial’s vice president of nursing, who also oversees the spiritual care program. “Since her arrival, we have been able to expand the spiritual care program to additional service areas including The Herrington Recovery Center, our residential center focused exclusively on chemical dependency. She has been very well received by staff and patients alike – we are excited to have her.”

Throughout the hospital’s history, the need for spiritual care had been met through volunteer clergy. However, as the number of requests for spiritual care services has increased, Rogers Memorial has hired two part-time chaplains in the past four years.

Rogers Memorial’s program provides spiritual care resources for patients, including nine different spiritual reflections groups and one-on-one counseling. Dawley’s arrival signifies a further commitment to the program, said Schultz.

Dawley graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee with a degree in Music Therapy and later went on to receive a Master of Science in Community Counseling with an emphasis in Pastoral Care from Mount Mary College. She is a member of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology, and the American Counseling Association.

“For many of our patients their spirituality, healing and recovery are closely linked,” Dawley explained. “It is an honor and privilege to meet the unique spiritual needs of each patient and I look forward to building on the excellent foundation of spiritual care already in place at Rogers Memorial.”

Rogers Memorial is a not-for-profit behavioral health care provider for children, adolescents, adults and older adults. The hospital is nationally recognized for its residential treatment centers including The Eating Disorder Center, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Center, The Child Center and The Child and Adolescent Center. Rogers Memorial also provides residential treatment services for chemical dependency at The Herrington Recovery Center. Inpatient and partial hospitalization services are also available. Rogers Memorial is licensed as a psychiatric hospital by the State of Wisconsin and accredited by The Joint Commission. It offers treatment programs at four Wisconsin locations: Oconomowoc, Milwaukee, Kenosha and Brown Deer. To learn more, call 800-767-4411 or visit www.rogershospital.org.

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