Description

Turn distress into a path toward calm. 

Learn how cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness provide hospice professionals with practical counseling strategies to address anxiety, distress, and suffering for patients and families facing terminal illness.

KEY WEBINAR TAKEAWAYS 

• Differentiating between distress, anxiety, depression, and grief
• How suffering relates to distress and anxiety
• Specific CBT interventions that connect to evidence-based outcomes
• Example of how to apply mindfulness-based counseling interventions to two common situations

BONUS MATERIALS 

• Counseling guide
• Acuity scales
• Suffering scale
• Program evaluation checklist
• List of additional resources specifically related to this topic
• Discussion guide to use with fellow team members
• List of references and additional learning opportunities

WEBINAR DETAILS

One dictionary defines “distress” as “extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.” Medicare is clear that we are to provide counseling and spiritual counseling “to assist the patient and family in minimizing the stress and problems that arise from the terminal illness, related conditions, and the dying process.” It is also clear that supportive interventions and counseling are two very different interventions requiring very different skill sets. This webinar will explore the use of cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness counseling to assess and specifically address anxiety, distress, and associated suffering.

THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:

• Hospice
• Home Health
• Palliative Care

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? 

• Chaplains/spiritual caregivers
• Social workers
• Patient care/team managers

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

Gary Gardia