2011 Fall Program

Beyond Kübler-Ross: New Perspectives on Death, Dying, and Grief

Available only on DVD, this program explores the most current theoretical perspectives on death, dying, and grief, emphasizing areas where understandings of dying, death, and grief have been challenged and developed since the 1969 publication of Kübler-Ross’ epochal work, On Death and Dying.  The presentation emphasizes the practice implications of these new perspectives and would be useful to a range of professionals who counsel persons who are dying or bereaved, including psychologists, counselors, clergy, social workers, nurses, physicians and other health care workers, as well as educators, teachers and school-based personnel.  In addition, it would benefit individuals who offer education on loss, grief, dying or death.

Expert Panelists

• Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv, Professor of Gerontology at the Graduate School of the College of New Rochelle
  
  
  
  
• Sherry R. Schachter, PhD, FT, RN, Director Bereavement Services at Calvary Hospital/Hospice
  
  
  
  
• Dale G. Larson, PhD, Professor of Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University
  
  
  
  
• Elizabeth J. Clark, PhD, ACSW, MPH, Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers
  
  
  
  
• George Bonanno, PhD, Professor at Columbia University and author of "The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of Bereavement Tells us about Life After Loss."
  
  
  
  
• Steven L. Thomason, MD, MDiv, Chief Medical Officer at Circle of Life Hospice of Northwest Arkansas

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Sponsors of HFA

This program is made possible by HFA's Friends and Supporters
Friends of HFA:
Dignity Memorial Funeral Providers
The Foundation of End-of-Life Care

In cooperation with:
Association for Death Education and Counseling
The Compassionate Friends
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
The National Association of Social Workers
The YGS Group

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Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss the role, value, and limitations of stages theories in the understanding of the dying process;
2. Describe two task models of the dying process;
3. Define anticipatory grief and trace the evolution of the concept;
4. Describe the process of grief, noting grief manifestations and factors that influence the grieving process;
5. Discuss six challenges to current understandings of grief;
6. Name three factors that have increased cultural diversity in the U.S. and discuss the effects of cultural diversity on grief theory and practice;
7. Describe contemporary research on grief interventions.

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Agenda

The 2-hour presentation will be distributed via DVD beginning November 10, 2011. You may choose your own intermission; it is recommended that you take one break about half-way through the program. Your 30-minute local discussion (required for full CE’s) should follow the presentation. You may show the program at any time on November 10 or after. When publicizing the event, make sure that the advertised time includes the local discussion and registration time. A detailed agenda will be included in the program guide. Each site will receive one packet of 35 programs guides with their registration. Additional copies may be ordered on the registration site.

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Segments

Read the complete segment summaries here. Segment summaries:

Part I: The Dying Process (Approximately 60 minutes)
Part II: New Perspectives on Grief (Approximately 60 minutes)

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Target Audience

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