Supporting Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Through Serious Illness, Grief, and Loss - Self Study
Starting from $29.95
The ethical, medical management and psychosocial issues for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who face death, grief and loss can be complex. This two-hour educational program focuses on the critical challenges of providing and accessing optimal end-of-life care and bereavement support for this population. Note: The focus of this program is on intellectual disability and generally does not include developmental disabilities where cognitive function is unimpaired. Expert Panelists: - Marisa C. Brown, MSN, RN - Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv - Tawara D. Goode, MA - Matthew P. Janicki, PhD - Leigh Ann Kingsbury, MPA - Teresa T. Moro, AM, LSW - Elizabeth Perkins, PhD, RNMH - Rick Rader, MD, FAAIDD On Demand: to registered individuals for 1 year after purchase Length: video is approximately two hours CE Hours: 2 CEs are available for a variety of professional boards - Board approval list CE Fees: Included in cost of registration 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.
Supporting the LGBT Community Through Illness and Loss - Self-Study
Starting from $25.95
This self-study course explores the unique issues that LGBT individuals, spouses, partners and families may face as they deal with illness, death, and grief and offers both strategies and sensitivities essential in offering support. Expert Panelists: Kenneth Doka, PhD, MDiv, Doneley Meris, MA, and Sherrill Wayland, MSW On Demand: For 1 year after purchase Length: 90 minutes CE Hours: 1.5 CEs available for a variety of boards - Board approval list CE Fees: CEs are included
The Longest Loss: Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
Starting from $15.95
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 - Self Study
Starting from $40.95
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 will 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:
Traumatic and Sudden Loss - Self Study
This webinar examines some of the ways that traumatic and sudden loss, including suicide, homicide, and community losses, can impact or complicate bereavement, and how hospices and other organizations can be better prepared to serve as a resource for these types of losses, even those that happen outside of the hospice environment. Expert Panelists: Kenneth Doka, PhD, MDiv, Reverend Wanda H. Jenkins, MHS and Kim Ruocco, MCSW On Demand: For 1 year after purchase Length: 90 minutes CE Hours: 1.5 CEs available for a variety of boards - Board approval list CE Fees: CEs are included
Veterans Benefits - Basic Training
Starting from $30
Expert Panelist: Andrew Balafas Available on demand Length: 90 minutes Presented by Andrew Balafas, a former Army Infantry Officer and West Point graduate who now serves as the Regional Veterans Liaison for Vitas Healthcare in Chicagoland, this webinar will:
When Grief is Complicated - Book and DVD
Starting from $24.95
While grief is a normal transitional event in the lives of most individuals, some people have complications in coping with loss that merit more intensive support and treatment. Hospice Foundation of America’s newest publication, When Grief is Complicated, examines the academic research and arguments surrounding complicated grieving through case studies, interventive strategies and historical perspectives. The DVD provides an in-depth discussion of complicated grief and interventive strategies with expert panelists, Ken Doka, PhD, MDiv, Robert Neimeyer, PhD, and Therese Rando, PhD, BCETS, BCBT. Moderated by Frank Sesno.
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 + 3 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.
When Illness is Prolonged
Starting from $6.95
Living with Grief®: When Illness is Prolonged (DVD) examines the relevance that a long-term illness can have on the grieving process, both before and after death. The accompanying book (ISBN: 1-56032-703-0) takes further steps in assessing the specific issues of grief and bereavement during and after chronic illnesses. Expert authors focus on the common problems that grievers may experience throughout and after the illness.
Who We Are, How We Grieve
Living with Grief®: Who We Are, How We Grieve (DVD) focuses on how factors such as culture, spirituality, gender and age influence the ways we experience grief and express loss. The companion book by the same title (ISBN: 0-87630-898-1) offers insight into the process of grief as a product of culture, spirituality, gender, and age, as well as the way that these factors can help or hinder the grieving process.
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