counseling Archives - Hospice social work: honest, practical, comprehensive

February 4, 2018 Counseling in hospice / Part 2: Advanced approaches to patient and family care

When hospice patients or family members won’t stop talking

Attentive listening is the primary service we offer hospice patients and their family members. Listening can validate the experiences that

January 28, 2018 Counseling in hospice / Part 2: Advanced approaches to patient and family care / Recommended Reading

Irvin Yalom’s wisdom for hospice social workers

No discussion of counseling in hospice would be complete without an acknowledgment of the little book that has become the

January 7, 2018 Counseling in hospice / Part 2: Advanced approaches to patient and family care

Counseling in hospice: Comfort comes first, breakthroughs come on occasion

Hospice requires a different approach to counseling for several reasons. Grief requires support and affirmation more than motivation or self-regulation.

Counseling is one the most powerful tools you can provide as a hospice social worker, it is imperative to know when to apply it, and when to withhold it.