Companioning Children and Teens when a Loved One is Dying
In this presentation we will provide a brief overview of child life services in adult hospital settings. We will spend some time discuss current research on anticipatory grief in children and their need for support as well as identify and discuss the physical, emotional, and behavioral responses children and teenagers may exhibit when experiencing anticipatory grief by sharing brief examples from our work with children in the hospital setting. We will look at secondary losses due to hospitalization and illness, physical changes or limitations, loss of normalcy or family routine, disclosure of...Read more imminent death, provide scripting and information for attendees on how we help parents prepare to disclose the imminent death of a loved one, describe how we help assist in initiating and facilitating those conversations between parents and children, and end-of-life visits. We will discuss the benefits of children and teenagers visiting a loved one at the end of life in both the hospital setting and home hospice. We will describe the struggles many parents face in allowing their children this opportunity and how we advocate for children to have a choice to visit. We will also discuss COVID-19 impact on child life work including virtual visits and connection activities.
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Learning Objectives
- Recognize and Identify manifestations of anticipatory grief in children and teens
- Assess interventions and support for children and teenagers facing end-of-life situations
- Describe how secondary losses due to hospitalization and illness influence children’s coping
- Discuss how limited hospital visitation and changes to end-of-life care during the COVID-19 pandemic are impacting children and families
Thursday, February 25, 2021
02:00 PM EST - 03:30 PM EST
Register for this WebinarCE Information - Earn 1.5 CE Hours
CE Approvals
American Psychological Association
National Board for Certified Counselors
New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work
New York Education Department Board of Creative Arts Therapy
New York Education Department for Licensed Mental Health Counselors
Texas Board of Social Work Examiners
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