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:
Intimacy and Sexuality During Illness and Loss - Book
HFA's publication, Intimacy and Sexuality During Illness and Loss, edited by Kenneth J. Doka and Amy S. Tucci, identifies barriers to intimacy and sexuality for terminally ill persons and the bereaved and the knowledge and skills professionals must have to sensitively address and suggest interventions to help meet these elemental human needs. As contributing author John Cagle notes, “Despite a prevailing misperception that the latter stages of life are fraught with gloom and doom, many patients with life-limiting illness engage in humor, loving expressions, and physical connection. Loving relationships can be strengthened, even in the face of serious and life-limiting illness. Practitioners can work to facilitate social connections and family involvement for patients. Reframing the ‘dying’ experience as ‘living yet to do’ may serve to empower patients and families to engage in intimate conversations and affectionate activities.”
Spirituality and End-of-Life Care Book
Spirituality and End-of-Life Care features a foreword by Keith G. Meador, and serves as a companion book for Hospice Foundation of America’s 2011 Living with Grief® program. The seventeen chapters and multiple sidebars offer valuable information on providing sensitive and effective spiritual care at the end of life. Doka, K.J. (Ed) (2011) Washington, DC, Hospice Foundation of America, 247 pp. This book is indexed.
Supporting Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Through Serious Illness, Grief, and Loss
In the program, Supporting Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities through Illness, Grief, and Death, experts discuss in a four segment panel the topics of supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through life-ending illness as well as grief and loss.
When Death and Loss are Part of the Job - Self Study
Hospice professionals face many losses every day in their professional lives—not only the deaths of patients but also their own personal losses. Many other professionals also come into contact with the bereaved—first responders, funeral directors, spiritual leaders. This program discusses the impact that this work can have on professionals and provides organizational and personal strategies to help them thrive. Expert Panelists: Patti Anewalt, PhD, LPC, FT, and Kenneth M. Ralph, PhD On Demand: For 1 year from purchase date Length: 90 minutes CE Hours: 1.5 CEs available for a variety of boards. Board Approvals List. CE Fees: 1 certificate included with purchase
When Grief is Complicated - Self Study
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. It begins with an overview of contemporary work on complicated grief, then explores interventive strategies to support grievers experiencing complicated forms of grief. Expert panelists:
Using Meditation to Help Grievers Cope with Challenging Emotions
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Expert Panelists: Heather Stang, MA, C-IAYT
Utilizing the Pandemic Grief Scale - Latest Research and Clinical Implications Self Study
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Continuing research on the adaptation of Americans to bereavement in the context of the pandemic has expanded to include those suffering losses from causes beyond COVID-19. The unique circumstances under which people die and grieve since March of 2020 are nearly universal, affecting virtually all individuals facing the death of a loved one. Dr. Niemeyer compares the impact of loss because of COVID-19, other natural causes, and violent death, and considers the role of meaning making in mediating the circumstantial risk factors that can complicate grief and impair functioning of survivors. Utilizing clinically useful screeners such as the Pandemic Grief Scale (PGS) for severe grief responses in the pandemic, the speaker suggests how to bridge from assessment to intervention and offers principles and practices to inform professional support. On Demand for one year after purchase Continuing Education: 1.5 hours for a wide variety of professional boards included with registration and available for 1 year.
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