Description:
The holistic philosophy of hospice recognizes spirituality as a central dimension of the dying process. Spirituality encompasses questions of meaning, relationship and transcendence. One need not consider oneself "religious" to benefit from pastoral care. This program will demonstrate how simple human connection with another person can lead to deep spiritual sharing and discovery. It will discuss how the pastoral connection can help the dying person and his/her loved ones to tap into their vast reservoirs of wisdom, love and consolation. This program will also describe spiritual signs of impending death and the role of pastoral care in treating terminal agitation.

Objectives:

• Participant will describe who may benefit from pastoral care services in hospice
• Participant will list at least one subject that may be the focus of a pastoral care visit
• Participant will understand the impact of spirituality on an individual's end of life experience
  
  

*** Hospice Education Network is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

****Side Note 4: Hospice Education Network, provider #1182, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Hospice Education Network maintains responsibility for the program.

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