Fostering moral resilience through moral case deliberation

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Ethics
• Professional Well-being
• Clinical Psychology

Background:

• Moral distress negatively impacts healthcare professionals' well-being and patient care.
• Moral resilience is the capacity to maintain integrity amidst moral adversity.
• Effective interventions are needed to foster moral resilience in healthcare settings.

Purpose of the Study:

• To propose Moral Case Deliberation (MCD) as an intervention to promote moral resilience.
• To analyze specific MCD reflection methods and their contribution to moral resilience.
• To highlight the need for empirical research on MCD's impact.

Main Methods:

• Discussion of Moral Case Deliberation (MCD) as a clinical ethics support.
• Analysis of three specific MCD reflection methods: Dilemma Method, Aristotelian moral inquiry, and CURA.
• Focus on how these methods promote moral agency and emotional processing.

Main Results:

• MCD generally promotes moral resilience by fostering moral agency.
• The Dilemma Method aids in managing tragic situations.
• Aristotelian inquiry and CURA enhance moral resilience through emotional reflection.

Conclusions:

• MCD is a valuable intervention for enhancing moral resilience in healthcare professionals.
• Specific MCD methods offer distinct benefits for moral resilience.
• Further empirical research is crucial to validate MCD's effectiveness and compare it with other interventions.