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Shoring Up the Next Generation of Hospice Chaplains

Hospice News

More professionals from a wider range of interfaith groups are entering the field, according to Shana Sullivan, bereavement coordinator of Texas-based Heart to Heart Hospice. This can make recruitment and retention difficult among the next generation of the spiritual care workforce. Sullivan is also an end-of-life doula and chaplain.

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Hospice Workers Unionize at University of Vermont Health Network

Hospice News

The unionized employees includes nurses, social workers, licensed nursing assistants, chaplains, bereavement coordinators, volunteer coordinators and administrative staff, as well as cooks as the McClure Miller Respite House.

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Addressing Anticipatory Grief: A Hospice Chaplain’s Perspective

Hospice News

Hospice News sat down with Brian Richards, a hospice chaplain and bereavement coordinator at Traditions Health in Wichita, Kansas, about the ways hospice teams can care for patients and families experiencing anticipatory grief. What is anticipatory grief?

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Coping with Caregiver Guilt

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A hospice care team at Traditions Health, for example, includes a social worker, bereavement coordinators, therapists, and other support providers. Reach out to the professionals who care for your loved one You can find support from the people who are providing medical care for your loved one.

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How Thanatology Is Driving Hospice Care Innovation

Hospice News

Among the consistent examinations in thanatology has been the connection between advance care planning and goal-concordant hospice care delivery, according to Rani Goldman, certified thanatologist and bereavement coordinator at New York-based Stony Brook Medicine.

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Phoenix Children’s Palliative Chief: Shift the Culture in Health Care

Hospice News

Shaw’s large staff includes eight board-certified doctors, an advanced nurse practitioner, a social worker, a mental health therapist, a bereavement coordinator, a bereavement counselor, a psychologist, a nurse coordinator and a medical assistant. It started as a program, and grew into a section and, finally, a division.

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Ep. 11 - Special Edition: Healing Through COVID-19: Finding Resilience in Times of Crisis

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followed by a decade of working as a hospice chaplain and bereavement coordinator. followed by a decade of working as a hospice chaplain and bereavement coordinator. Cheatham began her career in social services with an MA in psychology, a certification in trauma counseling, a PhD in health and kinesiology, and a M.Div.,