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Showing up for this conference was like going to the
"University of Hospice" because everyone who attended
brought their own experiences to the table; conference
table, dinner table, and side table. A part of the edge is
not only having a competence with various cultures, rites
and practices, but to step into the world of applications
that are within a thumb's touch of our electronic device
not because it's cool or neat, but because our clients (or
some at least) communicate that way - and now I need
to know what's credible, legal, reliable, realistic, etc.,
going forward - while my own discipline's board is
asking some of these same questions.
Another plus was that I've come to know a few hospice
professionals outside of my region through the years via
listening to monthly chats with a couple of disciplines.
However, there's always a truer value of meeting
someone face to face and entering a dialogue with him
or her. Don't get me wrong, I recognize a great value
from attending webinars and multimedia learning
opportunities; however I believe that humans are
creatures of community and that being present in body,
mind and with spirit allowed me to connect to a
number of professionals that I've respected from afar.
Attending the Psychosocial/Spiritual Intensive helped me
validate some of the challenges that social workers and
chaplains face in my own organization. The content that
I gathered during these presentations was as relevant to
my own practice as a bereavement counselor as it was
meant to be for the chaplain and social worker.
Continued discussion with other attendees after each
presentation allowed me to digest the content further. As
an example, I was reminded in a session that Dr. Monica
Williams-Murphy presented, that difficult conversations
that we professionals sometimes are left to facilitate are
also sacred, holy and transformational conversations that
have to occur - before a fuller understanding can take
place. Models were provided for facilitating difficult
conversations, along with information about how the
brain processes emotional information. I can imagine
sitting "in the storm of truth" with a patient and family
as each one comes to fully comprehend a prognosis that
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qualifies the patient as being hospice appropriate.
Without this skill, this understanding, it might be just as
much a storm for the hospice worker.
A different presentation focused on improving one's
cultural competence as we prepare for the future.
Approaches and models were also provided, addressing
issues that have only recently begun to appear on
mainstream America's radar. Making these models
available for and discussing them with my co-workers help
build my relationship with each of them; hence, we are all
stronger and more competent, both individually and as a
team to better serve those for whom we provide care.
Let me say that this was my first experience in
attending a national hospice conference, and within the
first few hours I realized NHPCO was spot on in
naming it The Intensives. Throughout the conference I
was still operating at light-speed it seemed, but in a
totally different environment. The physical environment
was more than adequate for attending and participating
in presentations, with niches conveniently located close
to each salon in case more dialogue was warranted.
I found the intellectual environment to be a prime spot
for investing in self, soaking up fresh ideas and new
concepts from hospice workers of large and small
organizations across the nation - then sitting with these
ideas and concepts to visualize how they might look in
my own organization. The IT support was phenomenal!
Participants were directed to a Mobile App that was
created just for The Intensives, where we were able to
access the schedule, all presentations and provide
feedback about the presentations we attended via
required surveys.
I'm grateful for listening to my inner voice; I returned
home with what I believe, is a more holistic
understanding of hospice as a whole, as well as its
interdisciplinary approach to serve patients and their
families while walking a sacred path from life to life
beyond - not through our own eyes but through the
eyes of our patients and family members.
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2017
Table of Contents
Virtual Conference (display ad)
Message from Edo
History, Innovation and Trust
Edo Q&A
Summer Listening Tour (display ad)
NHF Gala (display ad)
Lighthouse of Hope Fund (display ad)
Put "Passed Away" to Rest
ACHC (display ad)
Hospice Aides Webinar Series (display ad)
Using Education to Connect
2017 Interdisciplinary Conference
2017 Interdisciplinary Conf (display ad)
Music & Memory
Pioneers of Hospice
NHPCO Career Center (display ad)
2017 Management and Leadership Conf
Advocacy at MLC
NHDD Congressional Briefing
2017 Advocacy Intensive
2017 Advocacy Intensive (display ad)
Virtual Conference 2017
Linda Rock Receives Award
NHPCO Webinars (display ad)
Podcasts (display ad)
Member News
MVI (display ad)
CaringInfo Content Licensing (display ad)
News from NHF
News from We Honor Veterans
Online Resources
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NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2017 - Put "Passed Away" to Rest
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NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2017 - Hospice Aides Webinar Series (display ad)
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NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2017 - 2017 Interdisciplinary Conference
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NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2017 - Music & Memory
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NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2017 - NHPCO Career Center (display ad)
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NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2017 - Advocacy at MLC
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2017 - NHDD Congressional Briefing
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NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2017 - Virtual Conference 2017
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NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2017 - Linda Rock Receives Award
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NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2017 - Member News
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NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2017 - MVI (display ad)
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