PDF-(READ)-When Professionals Weep: Emotional and Countertransference Responses in End-of-Life

Diverse leaders in the field of death dying and bereavement address the issues surrounding the intersection of the personal and the professional in the unique context of endoflife careEndoflife care EOL is a specialized area of work that crosses a number of academic and professional disciplines including social work counseling hospice physical medicine geriatrics nursing counseling psychology and clerical work Professionals who work in EOL have often had deeply moving personal experiences with trauma death and loss in their own lives and almost inevitably bring their own histories memories notions and assumptions to their work These countertransference responses can be both complex and subtle. Marlette B. Reed, . BEd. , MA. Annette M. Lane, RN, PhD. Sandra P. Hirst, RN, PhD, GCC. What does existential mean?. Pertaining to purpose and meaning. Personhood: what it means to be human. . -the bigger issues of life – and death – as they pertain to who one is: Who am I? What does life mean? Will I cease to exist after I die?. Sarah Yorwerth & Tara Hollinshead. Dying Matters. How people die remains in the memory of those who live on…. (Dame Cicely Saunders). The End of Life Care Strategy. The End of Life Care Strategy. Mark Hazelwood. Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care. Outline. Changes in death and dying in Scotland. Policy & practice response. A new alliance. A call to . action. The projected percentage change in age structure of Scotland's population, 2004-2031. Laura S. . Meiki. , LMSW, Doctoral Student. LNHA Social Services . Designee / Director Workshop. June 21, 2012. It's . strange that they fear death.. Life hurts a lot more than death.. At the point of death, . The Death System. In . most societies, death is not viewed as . the end of . existence because the spiritual . body is believed . to live on. Changing . Historical . Circumstances:. The . age group in which death most often strikes. Claire Goodman. Longitudinal research. Population based understanding of . Disease trajectory and cognitive decline. Changes in social status. Events that predate end of life. e.g. CFAS, ELSA, Whitehall Study. The Death System. In . most societies, death is not viewed as . the end of . existence because the spiritual . body is believed . to live on. Changing . Historical . Circumstances:. The . age group in which death most often strikes. Grief . and Dying. Final stage of life is death. Ends unexpectedly. Must come to grips with terminal illness. The Nurse and Dying. https. ://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o7w3iOV_WM. Grief . and Dying. Stages of grief. Dying Matters. How people die remains in the memory of those who live on…. (Dame Cicely Saunders). The End of Life Care Strategy. The End of Life Care Strategy. , . published by the Department of Health in 2008, identified a number of significant issues affecting dying and death in England. Part of . Te. Arai Research Group – Palliative Care and End of Life Research . Ritual, Social Practice, & Good Death in Residential Aged Care . Deborah Balmer . School of Nursing . University of Auckland. 2. End-of-Life Care. The American Way of Dying. Not seen as a natural progression. Uncomfortable with death. fragmented. , disorganized & inadequate guidance. forced to attempt to . follow changing . Lessons for Life’s End:. How to Cope with Life-Threatening Illness. Holly G. . Prigerson. , Ph.D.. Irving Sherwood Wright Professor of Geriatrics. Professor of Sociology in Medicine. Director, Center for Research on End-of-Life Care. Endorsed by . Kent and Medway COVID-19 Response Group . August. 2020 – updated Dec 2020. Joining in!. Keep mute on unless asking question. Please remember to anonymize when quoting examples/experiences.. EOLE is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. From the: Dying A Normal part of Life Module. (See the accompanying Seminar Notes and References / Resources Documents).