Kate Jones

Dr. Kate Jones is a Research Fellow (Spiritual Care in Healthcare) at the Institute for Ethics & Society (IES), University of Notre Dame Australia, with an Industry-linked ECR Fellowship with St Vincent’s Health. She holds a PhD from Griffith University and is a clinical social worker with over 15 years’ experience in spinal cord injury rehabilitation. Her research focuses on spirituality’s role in family resilience post-traumatic injury, caregiver resilience, and spiritual care education in healthcare. She co-developed the Strength 2 Strength resilience program for family caregivers and a spiritual care training program for rehabilitation professionals. Dr. Jones collaborates with St Vincent's Health Australia to advance spiritual care training across healthcare sectors.

Education:

• PhD (Griffith University)

Research interests include integrating spiritual care into clinical practice, caregiver resilience strategies, and evaluating educational interventions for healthcare professionals. Her work bridges social work, rehabilitation science, and healthcare ethics. She has published on spirituality’s impact on recovery outcomes and healthcare staff perceptions of spiritual care.

Teaching and supervision expertise align with her research in healthcare ethics, rehabilitation, and qualitative research methods. She is based in Sydney, with online availability and affiliations in Fremantle and Broome campuses.