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ForwardSupport for Patients and Families on the Grief Continuum: An Education for Hospice and Palliative Professionals
This education session aims to provide a foundational understanding of grief and how healthcare professionals can support it. This education is tailored to the needs of interdisciplinary palliative and hospice care teams, among other medical professionals. Adjustments can be made based on the specific needs, experiences, and education level of the participants.
This training teaches a basic understanding of grief and the grief experience and introduces the principles of providing support and counseling (as distinguished from therapy). We consider grieving to include those with long term illness who are experiencing the changes that occur in their life due to illness, people who are anticipating a death (anticipatory grief), people who are preparing for their own death (preparatory grief) and the bereaved who are served by hospice bereavement professionals for a minimum of 12 months after a death. Prolonged Grief Disorder is an important concept to introduce this topic, however, we do not seek to provide certification covering this aspect of grief or support in this session.
Target Audience
Psychologist
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
• Gain a thorough understanding of grief, its types, and responses.
• Learn to support grieving individuals with cultural and psychological sensitivity.
• Enhance skills in communication, dealing with difficult conversations, and family dynamics.
• Develop self-care strategies for professionals and understand the role of trauma in grief.
• Explore specialized topics including grief in children, dementia, recognizing trauma, and specific needs of healthcare workers.
Additional Information
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 Grief Curriculum - working draft 3-3-25 (002).docx | 36.62 KB |
Course summary
- 5.00 APA
- 5.00 ASWB
- 5.00 Attendance
This education session aims to provide a foundational understanding of grief and how healthcare professionals can support it. This education is tailored to the needs of interdisciplinary palliative and hospice care teams, among other medical professionals. Adjustments can be made based on the specific needs, experiences, and education level of the participants.
This training teaches a basic understanding of grief and the grief experience and introduces the principles of providing support and counseling (as distinguished from therapy). We consider grieving to include those with long term illness who are experiencing the changes that occur in their life due to illness, people who are anticipating a death (anticipatory grief), people who are preparing for their own death (preparatory grief) and the bereaved who are served by hospice bereavement professionals for a minimum of 12 months after a death. Prolonged Grief Disorder is an important concept to introduce this topic, however, we do not seek to provide certification covering this aspect of grief or support in this session.
Elizabeth Schandelmeier, LCSW, APHSW-C, FT
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 5.0 continuing education credits.
Psychology (APA)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 5.0 contact hours.
Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Education activity is 5.0 contact hours.
Other Healthcare Professionals: Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 5.00 APA
- 5.00 ASWB
- 5.00 Attendance