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Hospice in Prison
Price range: $39.95 through $390.00
The Humane Prison Hospice Project provides compassionate hospice and end-of-life care to incarcerated individuals, using an innovative model that trains inmates to work alongside the interdisciplinary team as peer counselors. Dr. Michele DiTomas and Laura Musselman are joined by Lisa Deal to discuss the care needs of an aging prison population, the program, and how hospices can replicate the model in their own communities.
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Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Analyze the growing need for palliative and end-of-life care in correctional settings.
- Examine the structure and impact of a peer caregiver model within prison palliative care and hospice programs.
- Apply key principles from peer-based caregiving models to identify opportunities for adaptation in other care settings.
- Describe the current demographics of aging within the carceral system.
- Explain hospice services available to those with terminal illness within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).
- Describe the process and benefits of Compassionate Release in California.
