Hospice Foundation of America Webinar Focuses on Anticipatory Grief and Mourning

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) will present a live, online webinar focusing on Anticipatory Grief & Anticipatory Mourning: What We Know, How We Can Help on Tuesday, September 18 from noon—1:30 p.m. ET. 

Charles Corr, Ph.D., and Kenneth Doka, Ph.D., MDiv, will discuss the range of reactions and adaptive strategies that patients, families, and healthcare staff employ in the course of an illness.  These reactions are a response not only to the anticipation of death, but also more broadly to all the losses associated within the course of an illness.  During the program, the panelists will describe the phenomena of anticipatory mourning and anticipatory grief.  They will also give case examples and provide interventive strategies to assist caregivers in helping patients, families, and others cope.

Webinar participants will have the opportunity to ask the panel questions during the live program. Registration is $85 for an organization or $35 for individuals; a wide range of continuing education credits (CEs) are included.  Registration also includes access to the program online for one year after the original air date.

This program is part of HFA's fall Grief Webinar series, featuring some of the best-known experts in the field of grief and bereavement.  To learn more about this exciting webinar series, contact HFA at 800-854-3402 or http://www.hospicefoundation.org/webinars.  Hospice Foundation of America is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help those who cope personally or professionally with terminal illness, death, and the process of grief and bereavement.

Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click appropriate link.
Kenneth Doka
http://www.profnetconnect.com/ken_doka

Contact: Lisa Veglahn, 800-854-3402, x. 1006
[email protected]

SOURCE Hospice Foundation of America