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. 

NOTICE OF SPEAKER CHANGE:
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Dr. Judith Stillion was unavailable for this program. Her program materials are presented by Dr. Bethany Stillion, and Dr. Ken Doka moderates the program. Dr. Bethany Stillion is a visiting professor at Arkansas State University, has taught death and dying courses at the university level and has served as a presenter and panelist for the Association for Death Education and Counseling.


In the United States, persons aged 65 and older make up 13% of the population but account for 18% of all suicides. Dr. Stillion examines trends and hallmarks of elderly suicide and suggests approaches for working with seniors experiencing suicidal ideation. She also discusses supporting family and friends when a suicide occurs.

Expert panelists: Bethany Stillion, PhD and Kenneth J. Doka, PhD (moderator)

When emerging adults and college students experience loss, they may have difficulty in coping with that loss. The losses they face may be the first they’ve ever experienced, whether of a family member or a friend. These young adults are often far from their normal and natural support systems, and as they strive for independence and autonomy they may be reluctant to reach out for support. School-based counselors may have limited experience with grief. In this self-study, we focus on effective strategies for supporting college students and other emerging adults.

Expert Panelists: Heather Servaty-Seib, PhD and Ken Doka, PhD, MDiv
On Demand: to registered individuals for one year
Length: 90 minutes
CE Hours: 1.5 CEs available for a variety of boards.  Board Approvals List 
CE Fees: CEs are included with registration.

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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.  

The Longest Loss: Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia (DVD) includes candid, compelling interviews and an unscripted in-studio discussion by experts who identify ways medical and social service professionals can best improve care for patients, families and themselves while coping with loss and grief associated with these progressive illnesses.
 
The book (ISBN 978-1-893349-18-6) by the same title focuses on patient, caregiver, and health provider grief experienced in dementia illnesses.  Written and edited by experts, caregivers and clinicians, The Longest Loss: Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia examines how grief associated with the illness can begin even before a diagnosis.

The Longest Loss: Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia (DVD) includes candid, compelling interviews and an unscripted in-studio discussion by experts who identify ways medical and social service professionals can best improve care for patients, families and themselves while coping with loss and grief associated with these progressive illnesses.
 
The book (ISBN 978-1-893349-18-6) by the same title focuses on patient, caregiver, and health provider grief experienced in dementia illnesses.  Written and edited by experts, caregivers and clinicians, The Longest Loss: Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia examines how grief associated with the illness can begin even before a diagnosis.

When the diagnosis is Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia, grief doesn’t wait for death. Grieving can begin before a formal diagnosis or in the doctor’s office when patients and families receive confirmation of illness. Over a span of what may be a decade or more, multiple losses associated with dementia become a pervasive part of everyday life for millions of patients, families, and friends. After the death, survivors’ grief may be complicated by the nature of a lengthy disease process that has changed their relationship with the deceased. Through a combination of candid, compelling interviews and unscripted in-studio discussions, experts identify how medical and social service professionals can best improve care for patients, families, and themselves while coping with loss and grief associated with these progressive illnesses.

Expert Panelists:  

• Charles Corr, PhD
• Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv
• Nancy Pearce, LISW-CP
• Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH
• Kathie Supiano, PhD, LCSW, FT, F-GSA