Hospice-Specific Counseling Skills for Chaplains

Posted on March 27, 2025

Date/Time: 03/27/2025, 3:00 pm

Provider: FHPCA

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Chaplains excel at offering spiritual support.

But where is the line between that support and actual counseling? In practice, they are often called upon to provide counseling and thus should have a solid foundation in theoretical frameworks based on evidence and end-of-life dynamics. This session will cover a wide range of circumstances that do and do not require counseling and provide multiple theoretical frameworks to meet the needs of different situations.

AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

Differentiate between supportive interventions and counseling
Identify the Medicare requirement for providing “spiritual counseling”
Define “spiritual distress”
List four theoretical frameworks that are a good fit for spiritual counseling
Describe four situations where counseling and not “support” is required
Apply two specific techniques for each theoretical framework to specific situations

WEBINAR DETAILS

Chaplains tend to be inherently exceptional at providing religious and spiritual support and often provide “a ministry of presence.” But do they know how to proceed when the situation calls for a skillful counseling response? What theoretical frameworks are evidence-based and a good fit for end-of-life care dynamics and challenging situations? This webinar will cover counseling frameworks, specific skillsets, defined interventions, and techniques that relate to the work of chaplains and spiritual counselors.

THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:

Hospice
Palliative Care

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This informative webinar is designed for hospice chaplains, spiritual counselors, their supervisors, the senior leadership team, and other team members interested in this topic.

TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT

Self-assessment exercise
Organization assessment exercise
Spiritual acuity assessment
Suffering assessment
Detailed counseling guide
Additional resource list for key topics, including additional lecture notes
Training log
PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
Attendance certificate provided, however there are no pre-approved CEs associated with this webinar

NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other agencies or those not employed by your agency is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.