Cancer and End-of-Life Care
Starting from $20
This program addresses care options related to cancer diagnoses as well as loss and grief reactions for patients, families, and professional caregivers. It also examines psychosocial aspects of cancer, pain management, and ethical issues related to the disease. Expert Panelists:
Starting from $13.98
Living with Grief®: Cancer and End-of-Life Care (DVD) addresses care options related to cancer diagnoses as well as loss and grief reactions for patients, families, and professional caregivers. The book (ISBN: 978-1-893349-11-7) by the same title serves as a companion to the panel discussion, and offers further information on treating cancer when the goal of care is palliative. The latest installment to the Living with Grief® series reviews how a holistic plan of care can allow persons living with terminal cancer to live and die with dignity.
Caregiver's Guide to the Dying Process
Starting from $7.99
This guide prepares caregivers by discussing both the physical symptoms of dying and the psychological issues that accompany the dying process.
Caregiving and Loss: Family Needs Professional Responses
Starting from $6.95
Caregiving and Loss: Family Needs, Professional Responses (DVD) explores the ways professionals can better understand and respond to the specific needs of family caregivers. The companion book by the same title (ISBN: 978-1-893349-02-5) delves into similar topics, and assesses the ways healthcare professionals can better serve and support family caregivers.
Children and Adolescents
Starting from $17.48
Living with Grief®: Children and Adolescents (DVD) features a panel discussion on the ways children and adolescents grieve and how to help them. The teleconference features voices and stories of children and adolescents as well as an expert panel of clinicians and practitioners. The companion book (ISBN: 978-1-893349-09-5) by the same title is written by experts and examines child and adolescent grief in a variety of situations. This book includes chapters on parent loss, sibling loss, loss of a friend, play therapy, protocol for schools, and recommendations for grieving adolescents.
Clergy to Clergy
Starting from $29.99
The 6 disk audio series program features prominent experts: Rev. Anita L. Bradshaw is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and formerly the Director of Supervised Ministries at Yale University Divinity School. Rev. Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, is an ordained Lutheran minister and professor of gerontology at the College of New Rochelle. Rabbi Earl A. Grollman, DD, is a noted author and lecturer in the fields of death education and crisis intervention. Rev. Paul Irion is an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ, a retired professor, and the founding president of Hospice of Lancaster County. Dr. Therese A. Rando, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, and the founder and clinical director of the Institute for the Study and Treatment of Loss.
Coping with Public Tragedy
In Living with Grief®: Coping with Public Tragedy (DVD), leading experts evaluate the factors that define a public tragedy and offer advice to create community resilience in the wake of loss. The effects of tragedies such as 9-11, Hurricane Andrew, and Oklahoma City are examined. In the accompanying book of the same title (ISBN: 978-1-893349-04-9), experts look at factors that define a public tragedy and offer suggestions for those helping their communities deal with loss.
Creative and Therapeutic Rituals
Starting from $10
This program explores the use of ritual in assisting individuals who are grieving a loss. These rituals can include funeral and memorial services, group rituals, and individual therapeutic rituals. The webinar begins with a discussion delineating the therapeutic value of ritual. Expert Panelists: Kenneth Doka, PhD, MDiv, Pamela Gabbay, MA, FT On Demand: For 1 year after purchase Length: 90 minutes CE credits are not available for this program.
Cultural and Spiritual Competency in End-of-Life Care
Starting from $46
Expert Panelists: Nora Luna, MEd, Kristopher Halsey, DDiv, PhD; moderated by The Rev. Paul A. Metzler, DMin
Diversity and End-of-Life Care
Starting from $30.99
Living with Grief®: Diversity and End-of-Life Care (DVD) features content from Hospice Foundation of America’s 16th annual National Bereavement Teleconference, including the panel discussion on understanding the importance of diversity, cultural histories, traditions, and beliefs in end-of-life care.
Diversity and End-of-Life Care examines how diversity influences end-of-life decision making and the impact that culture has at the time of death and during bereavement. One of the goals of the program is to increase sensitivity by helping professionals acknowledge how their own cultural values and assumptions influence the delivery of care. The program will include a special examination of hospice care and diversity, including how hospices are reaching out to diverse groups and incorporating traditional practices and alternative therapies. It will also discuss the challenges that may occur when culture considerations may cause ethical concerns or moral distress. Expert Panelists:
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