Put Your Own Oxygen Mask on First: Self-Care for Hospice and Palliative Care Professionals
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Expert Panelists: Kathleen Bixby, MSN, RN, CHPN and Kathleen Burkhart, MSN, ANP-C, FAANP
Soul Injury DVD
Presented by Opus Peace, in partnership with HFA
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.
Suicide in Later Life: Who's at Risk and How You Can Help
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)
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.
Transforming Loss - Self Study
Transforming Loss: Finding Potential for Growth is an inspirational program about positive change and action by the bereaved in the aftermath of loss. The program is appropriate for all professionals working in hospice and palliative care, counselors, clergy, funeral professionals, and any professional whose practice involves the bereaved. Ideal for community education and outreach, this program will touch the heart of anyone who has experienced loss with stories of people who have found meaning and purpose through loss. The program offers clinicians tools to support and encourage transformative growth in grieving clients and will supply self-help advice for the bereaved.
Preview Transforming Loss Preview the 2018 Living with Grief Program, Transforming Loss: Finding Potential for Growth.
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Unlimited CEs - Webinar
Purchase unlimited CEs for your webinar audience. CEs are available for live or on demand webinars. This package does not include program registration. Unlimited CEs are available for Multi-viewer webinar registrations only and can be purchased for a single webinar. To upgrade your individual registration to multi-viewer contact HFA at 202-457-5811 or educate@hospicefoundation.org.
Using Meditation to Help Grievers Cope with Challenging Emotions
Expert Panelists: Heather Stang, MA, C-IAYT
Starting from $25
Utilizing the Pandemic Grief Scale - Latest Research and Clinical Implications Self Study
Starting from $25.95
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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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
Starting from $35.95
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:
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