Caring for the Caregiver: Best Practices for Hospice Professionals

Description

Caregivers carry more than the responsibility of care. 

Strengthen the support you provide family caregivers with practical strategies that build confidence, connection, and resilience throughout the end-of-life journey.

KEY WEBINAR TAKEAWAYS 

• The distinct psychosocial-spiritual effect of caring for a terminally ill person on family caregivers’ wellbeing in relation to assessment and intervention
• The dimensions of Corr’s Task-Based Approach to Coping with Dying from the perspective of engaging with family caregivers navigating a loved one’s terminal illness
• Practical strategies for supporting family caregivers’ psychosocial-spiritual wellbeing in connection with Corr’s task-based approach, best practices in communication, and strategic methods of care assistance
• Case study analysis that demonstrates the dimensions of Corr’s approach, practical strategies, and best practices in family caregiver-centered care in a practice context

BONUS MATERIALS 

• Training guide
• Reference list

WEBINAR DETAILS

Caring for a loved one with a terminal condition is psychosocially and spiritually taxing on family caregivers. This interactive, case-based webinar will explore four dimensions of coping in relation to best practices in providing emotional and spiritual support, training the family, and communication. Through case study analyses, participants will gain evidence-based skills and practical strategies for enhancing caregivers’ sense of comprehensibility, meaningfulness, manageability, and connection with providers in offering quality end-of-life care.

THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:

• Hospice
• Home Care
• Home Health
• Palliative Care

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? 

• Social workers
• Nursing staff
• Certified nursing assistants
• Home care staff
• Students
• Spiritual care providers
• Volunteer coordinators

TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT

• Employee training log
• Interactive quiz
• PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
• Attendance certificate provided to self-report CE credits

NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other institutions or those not employed by your institution is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.

Presented By

Julie Guistwite

Ripple of Light Bereavement Resource Center, LLC