The Living With Grief® Series
From the Hospice Foundation of America & HEN
The Hospice Education Network (HEN)is proud to partner with the Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) to bring their renowned Living with Grief® to streaming video.  These eleven programs are edited versions of HFA’s annual teleconferences.  All HFA courses are approved for continuing education credits from numerous boards including nursing, social work, counselors and funeral directors. 

About the Living With Grief® Series Courses
LWG Series:  Before and After the Death (2007)                                       1.0 contact hour
Moderator:  Frank Sesno, Special Correspondent, CNN
Panel: Scott Bradley, MSW, CT, CFSP; Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv; Lorraine Hedtke, MSW, ACSW, LCSW; Patricia Murphy, PhD, APN, FAAN; Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD; Robert Washington, PhD, MDiv
This program explores the theoretical perspectives on loss and grief as experienced by persons throughout a life-limiting illness and by survivors after the death.           

LWG Series: Pain Management at the End of Life (2006)                        1.0 contact hour
Moderator:  Frank Sesno, Special Correspondent, CNN
Panel: Yvette Colon, MSW, ACSW, BCD; Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv; W.A. Drew Edmondson, Attorney General of Oklahoma; Kathleen M. Foley, MD; Kelli Gershon, APN, RN; William M. Lamers, Jr., MD; Brad Stuart, MD; Douglas J. Weschules, PharmD, BCPS
An expert panel discusses how to understand the barriers to pain control, how to assess pain at the end of life, and the shared responsibility of managing pain.     

LWG Series: Ethical Dilemmas at the End of Life (2005)                         1.0 contact hour
Moderator:  Cokie Roberts
Panel: Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv; William H. Colby, JD; Charles A. Corr, PhD; Richard Fife, PhD; Jack Gordon, Chairman and CEO, Hospice Foundation of America; Bernice Harper, MSW, MScPH, LLD; Bruce Jennings, Senior Research Scholar, Hastings Center; Bill Lamars, MD; JoAnne Reifsynder, RN, PhD
Intended for anyone involved in caregiving or dealing with end-of-life issues, this program offers constructive advice to those who are facing the difficult circumstances that surround caring for someone who is dying.      

LWG Series: Alzheimer's Disease (2004)                                                 1.0 contact hour
Moderator:  Cokie Roberts
Panel: Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv; Parag Dalsania, MD; Lisa Gwyther, MSW, LCSW; William Haley, PhD; Richard Ham, MD; Lin E. Noyes, RN, PhD; Therese Rando, PhD
An expert panel discusses what is known medically about the diagnosis, progression, and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The panel also focuses on particular grief issues that patients and families face during the course of this illness and examines the challenges facing policy advocates.

LWG Series: Coping with Public Tragedy (2003)                                    1.0 contact hour
Moderator:  Cokie Roberts
Panel: Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv; LaVone V. Hazell, MS; Marcia Lattanzi-Licht, MA, RN, LPC; Nadine Reimer Penner, ACSW, LSCSW; Marlene A. Young, PhD, JD
This conference looks at factors that define a public tragedy and offer insight and advice to organizations and professionals as they support their communities and help those coping with loss. The effects of tragedies such as 9-11, Hurricane Andrew, Oklahoma City and other significant national events are examined.    

Living With Grief Series: Loss in Later Life (2002)                                  1.0 contact hour
Moderator:  Cokie Roberts
Panel: George A. Blackwell, DMin; Robert N. Butler, MD; Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv; Patricia Kelley, CRNH; Miriam S. Moss, MA; Phyllis R. Silverman, Ph.D, J.R. Williams, MD
This program explores the theoretical perspectives on loss and grief as experienced by persons throughout a life-limiting illness and by survivors after the death.         

LWG Series: Caregiving and Loss: Family Needs, Professional Responses (2001)
Moderator:  Cokie Roberts
Panel:  Joyce D. Davidson, MS; Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv; Bernice Catherine Harper, MSW, MScPH, LLD; Carol Levine, MA; Susan Reinhard, RN, PhD; Myrl Weinberg, CAE
This conference explores the ways that professionals can better understand and respond to the needs of family caregivers. Particular attention is given to creating strategies that professionals can use to assist families in responding to the challenges and opportunities of caregiving, inform families as they make critical decisions about end-of-life care, and support families as they cope with their grief.

LWG Series: At Work, At School, At Worship  (1999)                              1.0 contact hour
Moderator:  Cokie Roberts
Panel:  Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv; Michael B. Jemmott, MDiv, BCC; Michael J. Kirby, MSW; Marcia Lattanzi-Licht, MA, RN, LPC
Whether at work, at school, at worship or at home, grief not only affects our moods and motivation but our ability to function and our relationships as well. This teleconference considers the ways that grief influences us in varied settings, offering humane and practical suggestions to workplaces, schools and places of worship as to how they can assist those struggling with illness and loss.

LWG Series: Who we are; How we grieve  (1998)                                   1.0 contact hour
Moderator:  Cokie Roberts
Panel:  Ronald K. Barrett, PhD; Kenneth J. Doka, PhD; Bernice C. Harper, MSW; Patricia A. Murphy, RN, PhD, FAAN; Bradley H. Stuart, MD
An exploration of how factors such as culture, spirituality, gender and age influence the ways we experience grief and express loss. This program features discussions of how culture and spirituality can either help or hinder the grieving process, as well as how patterns of coping with grief vary by gender, class, age or developmental levels.           

LWG Series: When Illness is Prolonged (1997)                                       1.0 contact hour
Moderator:  Cokie Roberts
Panel: Betty Davies, RN, PhD; Kenneth J. Doka, PhD; William M. Lamars, Jr.; Therese A. Rando, PhD
What are the specific issues of grief and bereavement during and after chronic illnesses? This program explores the particular stresses posed by different diseases such as cancer, AIDS, and Alzheimer's. In addition, it focuses on the common problems that grievers may experience throughout and after the illness.
 
Living with Grief Series: After Sudden Loss  (1996)                                1.0 contact hour
Moderator:  Cokie Roberts
Panel:  Kenneth J. Doka, PhD; Charles M. Figley, PhD; Janice Harris Lord, MSSW; Patricia Murphy, RN, PhD, FAAN; Therese A. Rando, PhD; Jack D. Gordon, President, HFA
This program addresses the intensity and lack of preparation of sudden death as we deal with losses like those that occur from suicide, homicide, accidents, heart attack or stroke. A panel of experts in the fields of grief and bereavement discuss the complicated reactions and needs of those who are mourning a loss and the caregivers who work with them.