Amy Heath is a PhD candidate with La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. Amy's research focus is the growth of Spiritual Care in an ageing population. Through her study on impact of the National Guidelines for Spiritual Care in Aged Care, she...More
Amy Heath is a PhD candidate with La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. Amy's research focus is the growth of Spiritual Care in an ageing population. Through her study on impact of the National Guidelines for Spiritual Care in Aged Care, she has been able to meet many of those working in the aged care sector to discover the means by which people create meaningful relationships and improve health and wellness for older people. During the past 5 years, Amy has undertaken an academic teaching role with La Trobe, bridging her passion for rehabilitation counseling and research into the School of Psychology and Public Health program. Amy has worked with both undergraduate and postgraduate students undertaking studies in the areas of public health, bioethics, socio-cultural perspectives of health and wellbeing, as well as case management and counseling focussed practise. Amy sees the growth of spiritual care as a critical factor in providing more holistic and person-centred care in the future and finds the practise of talking to people to learn from their experience ultimately the most rewarding work she is involved in. Her collaboration with Meaningful Ageing Australia in 2016 has solidified the enthusiasm she has for finding ways to help older people make connections and have sustained purpose in their lives. Personally, Amy enjoys spending time with her family and going to watch Australian Rules football. She is a lifelong Western Bulldogs fan and her happiest moment so far is the day her team won the premiership. She lives in Melbourne with her partner, Steve and their dog-son, cheeky border collie, Clyde.
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Aging and Social Change
