Having worked in the field of Social Services for many years, I can acknowledge quite openly that the way I think and interact with my clients and co-workers has changed over the years. Call it maturity, wisdom, experience, even trial and error, but I like to think it’s a sign of growth and continuous understanding….
Month: April 2015
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Originally posted on Loss, Grief, Bereavement and Life Transitions Resource Library:
The Right Paperwork for Your End-of-Life Wishes – NYTimes.com.
Adding a voice to the conversation
Originally posted on Hospice Matters:
by Jaqueline Lee, UNC School of Medicine We knocked on the door to our next patient’s door. She was a new resident at a rehabilitation and nursing facility just outside of Charlotte. “We are from palliative care” we explained to her nurse who was busy giving a bath to our patient’s…
Pondering A Social Services Career?
Originally posted on Employment Counselling with Kelly Mitchell:
So you’re thinking of getting into the field of Social Services? Why? I’ll bet it’s because you want to help people; make a difference. Noble of you really, and we can never have enough good people with good intentions who care and are willing to serve others.…
Psychology Today Post
Originally posted on What to Do about Mama?:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/your-personal-renaissance/201504/ambushed-eldercare-you-re-not-alone Ambushed by Eldercare? You’re Not Alone 7 strategies to help you cope Post published by Diane Dreher Ph.D. on Apr 08, 2015 in Your Personal Renaissance Source: Google Images labeled for reuse Late one night the phone rings. Your 80-year-old mother has had a heart attack…
Let Me Tell You Who I am Now….
Sometimes we come across a blog post that just speaks to us, resonates with us….this is one of those posts. My heart goes out to Angela; to have a child die does not seem to follow the natural order of things. What is important is that the death is talked about, the grief allowed to…
Shared via Rea L. Ginsberg – The Moral Bucket List – NYTimes.com
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The Moral Bucket List – NYTimes.com.
Shared via Julie Nierenberg – Good Grief | VoiceAmerica™
Originally posted on Loss, Grief, Bereavement and Life Transitions Resource Library:
Good Grief | VoiceAmerica™.
Changes are Needed for Seniors Living Alone
Changes are Needed for Seniors Living Alone– OTTITI- habitation, hebergement services par Victoria Brewster 2 avril 2015 Recently, I attended the funeral of a senior who was living alone in the community and died alone in the community. If it wasn’t for an adult child and a friend expressing some concern because she did not…
Insensible Losses: When The Medical Community Forgets The Family
http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/34/4/707.full This article really makes any person or professional re-think the strategy they use to engage with patients and family. With a patient or clients permission, the family should be part of the diagnosis and assessment process along with the plan. See part of the article below and review the link to read the rest……….
The ABIM Is Trying to Be relevant; Choose Wisely
The American Board of Internal Medicine is irrelevant. It has always been. I realized this when I first certified in Internal Medicine in 2002. The test was largely fact based and filled with information that I would never need to know in practice. It did not measure my diagnostic acumen, or my physical exam skills,…
Shared via Judy Brizidine – What would you tell your younger self about grief?
Originally posted on Loss, Grief, Bereavement and Life Transitions Resource Library:
What’s your grief?.
