Providing High-Level & Targeted Counseling

May 27, 2026 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (EDT)

Description

Deliver counseling that truly meets the Medicare standard and transforms the quality of care for patients and families.

This webinar will explore what meaningful counseling looks like within the hospice setting. Learn how to distinguish counseling from supportive interventions, strengthen your documentation, and apply effective theoretical frameworks to guide your care. Practical examples, tools, and insights will help social workers and chaplains provide high-level, targeted, and compliant counseling that makes a measurable difference for those they serve.

KEY WEBINAR TAKEAWAYS

• Differentiating between supportive interventions and counseling
• The Medicare requirement for providing counseling
• Defining emotional/spiritual distress
• Four theoretical frameworks that are a good fit for hospice counseling

BONUS MATERIALS

• Assessment exercises
• Sample psychosocial and spiritual acuity assessments
• Suffering assessment
• Detailed counseling guide
• Additional resource list for key topics including additional lecture notes

WEBINAR DETAILS

Medicare requires that counseling services are available to help patients and families manage the stress and challenges of terminal illness, related conditions, and the dying process. Are your interventions truly “counseling,” or are they more “supportive” in nature? Does your documentation specifically reflect counseling interventions? What does counseling look like in hospice, and how does it align with your scope of practice? Which theoretical frameworks work best, and which should be avoided? This webinar provides practical guidance, tools, and insights that help social workers and chaplains deliver high-level, compliant, and impactful counseling in the hospice setting.

THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES: