with Claire Lavin, PhD and Kenneth J. Doka, PhD
Tuesday September 15, 2009
1:00pm - 2:00pm ET
Continuing Education Available for Professionals!
A valuable educational offering for individuals or organizations, with CEs included--in an easy-to-access on-line format! One hour of continuing education is available for social workers, nurses and counselors.
When the topic of diversity is considered, many think of ethnicity, gender, or religious affiliation. Yet there are other cultures or identities that may greatly influence how one copes with, and is supported through illness, death and grief. Dr. Claire Lavin will discuss the differences, and the similarities, in how persons with intellectual disabilities may respond to the illness and death of a loved one. And as societal and medical changes have occurred, persons with intellectual disabilities are living longer and therefore facing their own illness and dying. Dr. Lavin will share her experience about some of the challenges that all caregivers face, and the need for more education and partnership to better serve this population.
At the end of the program, participants will be able to:
- Understand the definition of intellectual disabilities and examine some statistics about this population;
- Discuss some of the common misconceptions about this population with regards to grief and loss;
- Discuss strategies to use in helping persons with intellectual disabilities cope with grief and loss;
- Discuss how hospice professionals and disability caregivers can support persons with intellectual disabilities who are facing their own end-of-life situations; and
- Devise specific steps to take to ensure that adults with intellectual disabilities have their wishes expressed and respected at the end of life.
- Individual registration: $25 per registration, 1 CE certificate will be granted
- Organization registration: $75 per registration, unlimited CEs will be available to your viewers
- Bulk registration: Purchase 5 or more registrations and get 10% off the price of individual registrations, 1 CE per registration will be granted (Use this option if you want individuals in your organization to access from their personal computers)
