Expanding Models of Delivery for Online Spiritual Care

<h3>Project Overview</h3>
<p>Despite a growing need for spiritual care in the US, it is often under-served, inaccessible, or misunderstood, while almost no prior research in the fields of Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW/HCI) has engaged with professional chaplains and spiritual care providers. This interdisciplinary study aims to develop a foundational understanding of how spiritual care may (or may not) be expanded into online spaces—especially focusing on anonymous, asynchronous, and text-based online communities.</p>
<p>This project involved three interdependent and complementary research phases: 1) Phase-1—mainly involved a qualitative approach through interviews with participants in the East and West Coasts, USA; 2) Phase-2—involves a national survey; and 3) Phase-3—involves co-design workshops with potential implementation teams.</p>

<h3>项目概述</h3>
<p>尽管美国对灵性关怀的需求日益增长，但该领域常面临服务不足、获取困难或认知偏差的问题；与此同时，计算机支持的协同工作与人机交互（CSCW/HCI）领域的现有研究中，几乎没有针对专业牧师与灵性关怀提供者的相关探索。本跨学科研究旨在构建基础认知，探索灵性关怀如何（或能否）拓展至线上空间——尤其聚焦于匿名、异步、文本型的在线社区。</p>
<p>本项目包含三个相互依存且互补的研究阶段：1）第一阶段——主要采用定性研究方法，对美国东西海岸的参与者进行访谈；2）第二阶段——开展全国性调查；3）第三阶段——与潜在实施团队共同举办协同设计工作坊。</p>