Improving Care for Veterans Facing Illness and Death
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Living with Grief®: Improving Care for Veterans Facing Illness and Death is the companion book (ISBN: 978-1-893349-16-2) to the 2013 Living with Grief program and examines the impact that the military experience can have on veterans who are dying or facing grief and loss. (246 pages)
Improving Care for Veterans Facing Illness and Death is designed to assist end-of-life care provider organizations and health and human service professionals in enhancing their sensitivities and understanding of veterans and to provide professionals with new interventions to better serve dying veterans and their families. Particular attention is placed on veteran generations now aging and most likely to be seen in end-of-life care (WWII, Korean War, Vietnam). In addition to individual interventions, the program will also look organizationally at military benefits and intersections with VA systems. Finally, the program explores the traditions and sensitivities of grieving families and resources that can assist them. Expert Panelists:
Ethical issues in Effectively Providing LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice & Palliative Care
Expert Panelist: Kimberly Acquaviva, PhD, MSW, CSE Available on demand
Managing Conflict, Finding Meaning - Supporting Families at Life's End
Methods, strategies and practices that can be used to provide psycho-social and other support to terminally ill patients, their families and close networks. Living with Grief®: Managing Conflict Finding Meaning: Supporting Families at Life’s End is the companion book (ISBN: 978-1-893349-20-9) to the 2016 Living with Grief® program and examines how to better help families cope with the inevitable conflicts that arise during the difficult journey through end-of-life care. (144 pages)
Parenting After a Death - Self Study
Expert Panelists: Stephen Fleming, PhD, CPsych, Kim Ruocco, MCSW, and Ken Doka, PhD, MDiv On Demand: to registered individuals and organizations through August 15, 2017 Length: 90 minutes CE Hours: 1.5 CEs available for a variety of boards. Board Approvals List. CE Fees: CEs are included with registration. View the program information sheet.
Spirituality and End-of-Life Care
Living with Grief®: Spirituality and End-of-Life Care (DVD) features a dynamic discussion about the differences and relationship between spirituality and religion, while addressing spirituality throughout illness, death, and grief. The companion book (ISBN: 978-1-893349-12-4) by the same title includes 17 chapters and multiple sidebars on providing sensitive and effective spiritual care at the end of life, as well as how hospice and palliative care organizations can incorporate spiritual care into existing care plans. (245 pages)
When Grief is Complicated - Self Study
Starting from $46
While most people are able to cope with the pain of loss, up to 10 to 20 percent of bereaved persons have more complicated reactions that may impair and impede functioning for a prolonged period of time. This program is designed to assist counselors and others working with bereaved persons understand, assess and assist individuals who may be experiencing such complicated forms of bereavement. The presentation begins with an overview of contemporary work on complicated grief, then explores interventive strategies to support grievers experiencing complicated forms of grief. Expert panelists: Kenneth Doka, PhD, MDiv Robert Neimeyer, PhD Therese Rando, PhD, BCETS, BCBT Moderated by Frank Sesno On Demand: to registered individuals for 1 year after purchase Length: program is approximately 2 hours + selected chapters of HFA’s companion book (approx. 30min reading time) CE Hours: 2.5 CEs are available for a variety of professional boards - Board approval list CE Fees: CEs are included HFA now offers CE credits for multiple participants through most Self-Study (DVD or online) courses! Contact HFA at 202-457-5811 or email us at educate@hospicefoundation.org to inquire about CEs for multiple participants. Program access fees remain the same; CEs are included in course fees for the registered user and are $12 per additional participant per course.* Please note that self-study courses accommodate individual learners only unless prior arrangements are made through HFA for additional certificates.
HFA’s program and program content is copyrighted. Its use and dissemination is restricted and unauthorized duplication is prohibited.
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DVDs must be used at the registered site address and can be accessed or watched from multiple locations at the registered site address. DVDs cannot be copied or viewed outside the registered site location; DVDs cannot be placed on an internal or external network for viewing outside the site address without written permission from HFA.
CE Credits for this program may only be obtained through HFA. CE instructions will be provided to the registered contact for your organization prior to the live air date and to attendees at the end of the program.
HFA’s program and program content is copyrighted. Its use and dissemination is restricted and unauthorized duplication is prohibited. Viewers agree to use the product under the purchase agreement terms, which restrict number of viewers based on registration type.