Courses

Coordinating Care at the End of Life: The Role of Hospice  Reduced!

This electronic, self-study course is designed for nurses, social workers and other health professionals who provide case management or discharge planning services for people with terminal illness. Available on CD-ROM, the course is designed to help healthcare professionals better understand the role of hospice in providing high quality care in the last stage of life. The course focuses on communication skills to initiate advance care planning and to reach consensus on end-of-life care decisions with patients, families and physicians. Continuing education credit has been approved for nurses, social workers and case managers.

Grief at School: Addressing the Needs of Grieving Students

This course is designed to train educators to support grieving students and to introduce classroom activities that teach all students about healthy grief responses. Continuing education credit has been approved for counselors, nurses, social workers and members of the American Association of Death Education and Counseling. Developed in collaboration with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, the course has been endorsed by the National Association of School Psychologists, the School Social Work Association of America and the American School Counselor Association.

The self-instructional tool kit consists of a CD-ROM with lectures by experts, and two print documents that offer practical guidance: A Training Guide for those who wish to train colleagues, and a Resource Manual that offers creative ideas about classroom activities.

Workshops

The American Hospice Foundation offers on-site full-day training workshops for managers, employee assistance professionals, educators, bereavement counselors, and mental health professionals.

Grief at Work

Grief in the work place has a significant impact on morale and productivity. Half of all people affected by death this year will be in the workplace during the grieving period.

This workshop is designed to enhance understanding of grief concepts related to workplace functioning. Workshop participants will gain knowledge of concrete tools and techniques for effective management of grieving employees and their coworkers.

Grief at School

Educators in elementary and high schools nationwide are faced with growing numbers of grieving children in an increasingly loss-ridden and violent world. They struggle with the issues of death in the classroom and ways to help their grieving students.

After attending this workshop, participants will be more comfortable talking to children about death, and have the tools to develop and maintain bereavement groups for children.