Spiritual Needs of the Dying
$25.95
Understanding a dying person’s spirituality is a critical step in helping clinicians to empower clients in utilizing their spiritual strengths in coping. The webinar defines three spiritual needs of the dying person and offers a hands-on approach to techniques such as spiritual autobiography, planning and developing rituals, life review, and assisting clients to utilize other spiritual practices such as prayer or meditation. Yet effectively meeting the spiritual needs of the dying greatly depends on the wellbeing of clinicians. Compassion fatigue can create a barrier between clinician and patient, preventing both from finding meaning in the death and dying experience. Self-reflection and awareness when caring for the dying can empower clinicians to restore themselves and fulfill the spiritual needs of those being cared for.
Program Viewing
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Continuing Education
An exam is required to obtain CE hours for this course. If you do not need CE certification, or if you would like a certificate of attendance only, please click here.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Define spirituality and differentiate it from religion
- Describe the ways that spirituality can complicate and facilitate reactions to illness and dying
- Describe three spiritual needs of individuals who are dying
- Describe four types of rituals and three principles for therapeutic ritual that can be used to assist dying patients
- Explore the relationship between clinician wellbeing, including issues of compassion fatigue, and meeting spiritual needs of the dying
- Define tools that can be used by clinicians for self-reflection and education
