Child and Adolescent Grief Counseling Article on Child Grief and Professionals

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Healthcare professionals need to understand the nature and grief of children.   Children grieve differently and need guidance.  Certified Child and Adolescent Grief Counselors can help in this process.

Children grieve differently and professionals need to address that. Please also review our Child and Adolescent Grief Counseling Program
Children grieve differently and professionals need to address that. Please also review our Child and Adolescent Grief Counseling Program

Some may already be licensed counselors, others may be social workers or health care providers, but a certification in Child and Adolescent Grief Counseling is a useful tool in helping grieving children.

The article, “When Children Grieve: 10 Important Points for Youth Welfare Professionals” by Irene Searles McClatchey looks at important aspects of child grief.  The article states, 

“The following 10 tips for helping grieving children and teens and their caregivers derive from my own practice with bereaved children. I have held healing camps for children and adolescents bereaved of a parent or sibling three to four times a year for the past 24 years. Over this time span it has become evident that children need to have their grief acknowledged and a space to have their feelings listened to.”

To read the entire article, please click here

Please also review our Child and Adolescent Grief Counseling program and see if it matches your professional and academic needs.

 

Pastoral Thanatology Program Article on Ambiguous Grief and Terminal Illness

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Grief and loss are difficult themes.  It is hard for the individual to overcome basic loss, but complications can even make grief more difficult.   One time of grief is ambiguous grief, or the type of grief that is lost in between, or the grey areas of loss.

With ambiguous grief you live in a grey area of doubt, hope, despair and sometimes joy, but ultimately you are preparing yourself for the end
With ambiguous grief you live in a grey area of doubt, hope, despair and sometimes joy, but ultimately you are preparing yourself for the end

The classic example of someone who is dying slowly is an example of ambiguous grief.  The family is left with the long awaited death, but still try to keep hope.  The family sees the person suffer, with some hoping for the suffering to end, with others sometimes unknowingly selfishly cannot let go.

The purgatory of ambiguous grief can later lead to other complications.  Some may feel guilty over the death of a loved one for having caregiver fatigue, while others may feel guilty they wished the person would finally die to find peace.

Complicated grief can emerge from many of these scenarios later in the grieving process.   For some though, ambiguous grief is just a period of conflicting emotions where one finds joy then sadness with also hope and despair.

While dealing with long term illness of a family member, family members need to just be free to feel.  They should not feel guilty or resentful, but respect the process, cherish the time left, and allow the grieving process to continue.   In fact, such long term deaths, prepare many for the death of the a loved, and while the loss is still impactful, it is not sudden.   The grief process has already begun well before the death.

Terminal illness is death that has yet to come. Grief hence can become ambiguous in nature. Please review our Pastoral Thanatology program
Terminal illness is death that has yet to come. Grief hence can become ambiguous in nature. Please review our Pastoral Thanatology program

When dealing with long term grief over a terminal illness of a loved one, it may be good to consult a certified Grief Counselor or speak with a someone educated in Pastoral Thanatology.   One can find the guidance and relief they need during this process.

 

Please review our Pastoral Thanatology program, as well as our Grief Counseling program to see if they meet your academic and professional needs.

Pastoral Thanatology Program Article on Palliative Care and SNF

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Good article looking at how skilled nursing facilities could also play a role in end of life care, especially in palliative care where the treatment is still in process.

Good article on SNF and palliative care. Please also review our Pastoral Thanatology program and see if it matches your needs
Good article on SNF and palliative care. Please also review our Pastoral Thanatology program and see if it matches your needs

The article, “Turn-Key CEO: Why Palliative Care Must Soon Come to Skilled Nursing” by Maggie Flynn looks at how SNF have in the past have their own limitations but could in the future be an excellent fit.  The article states,

“The first thing I think we would do would be really look at it from a regulatory perspective, to better understand the credentialing process, and how to work with SNF concentrations. Because some of our partners do have preferred SNFs, and have expressed serious interest in having this type of service in that SNF population.”

To read the entire article, please click here

Please also review our Pastoral Thanatology program and see if it matches your professional and academic needs

Christian Counseling Certification Article on Raising Christian Children

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Discipline and a good Christian upbringing for children is difficult in this secular society.  Christian parents must work hard to preserve the faith and also raise good, moral, and respectful children.  Discipline is important

Raising children in post Christian America is a struggle. Please also review our Christian Counseling Certification
Raising children in post Christian America is a struggle. Please also review our Christian Counseling Certification

The article, “Christian parents, you’re not alone in discipling your kids” by Lyndsey Koh states,

“In America’s post-Christian society, it can be daunting to make sure your kids have a strong foundation of faith. Today’s Generation Z kids tend to be less religious and more relativistic than the generations before them.”

To read the entire article, please click here

Please also review our Christian Counseling Certification and see if it matches your academic and professional needs.

Healthcare Case Management Program Article on Case Management Efficiency

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Maximizing efficiency is a key element of case management, especially healthcare case management.   Results with better health is superior to paper work.

Get the most out of your case management care team. Please also review our Healthhcare Case Management Program
Get the most out of your case management care team. Please also review our Healthhcare Case Management Program

The article, “Four Ways to Empower Your Care Managers to Focus on Results, Not Paperwork” sponsored by HMS and Fierce Health Care states,

“Today’s care managers face a variety of challenges with many handling a higher volume of complex patient cases than ever before. At the same time, value-based care delivery and reimbursement models demand that care managers keep a close eye on healthcare costs while still managing their day-to-day.”

To read the entire article, please click here

Please also review the Healthcare Case Management Program at AIHCP and see if it meets your academic and professional needs.

 

Funeral Associate Certification Article on the Cost of End of Life

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End of life is not just about the loss of a loved one or the soon to come loss, but it is also a time for burial preparation.  End of life costs alone and care can be immense, but funerals and services can also cost alot.  Many individuals prepare for this event to lessen the burden on loved ones, others are completely unprepared.

The costs of funerals and end of life care can be in the thousands. Please also review our Funeral Associate Certification
The costs of funerals and end of life care can be in the thousands. Please also review our Funeral Associate Certification

The article, The Business of Dying: End of life choices and their costs”, by ANDREA BUSCHE states, 

“Death – it’s not an easy topic to discuss. The details of dying, such as burial versus cremation or selecting your final resting place, make many people uncomfortable. But, like it or not, it’s coming for all of us someday. And with death comes many choices. ”

To read the entire article, please click here 

Please also review our numerous programs regarding end of life, including Grief Counseling, Pastoral Thanatology, and finally Funeral Associate Certification

Stress Management Article on Teacher Stress

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

One of the most unappreciated job is teaching.  Teachers face unheard of amounts of stress working with students.  In addition to behavioral issues with students, teachers face multiple deadlines and expectations of success.  The stress can be unbearable and teachers need self care.

Stress and teaching can go hand and hand. it is important for teachers to find stress management and peace
Stress and teaching can go hand and hand. it is important for teachers to find stress management and peace

The article, “Fighting teacher stress” by Chris Berdik looks at how teachers can fight stress and manage it.  The article states,

“Teacher stress is growing, experts say, pushing educators out of classrooms and hurting learning. On top of chronic underfunding for education and the continued pressure of standardized tests, there’s also the unrelenting pace of newer education reforms.”

To read the entire article, please click here

Please also review our Stress Management Program and see if it meets your academic and professional needs.

EFT Certification Article on Emotional and Physical Pain

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Pain deep within our mind and past traumas can exist within our body.   Unresolved traumas can exist within us, disrupting our natural functions.  Physical pain and induced poor health via stress are a result of these deep emotional pains.  One must confront these pains and emotions and prevent them from blocking proper energy flow within the body.

Emotional and physical pain can be connected. Please review our EFT Certification and see if meets your professional needs.,
Emotional and physical pain can be connected. Please review our EFT Certification and see if meets your professional needs.,

One excellent way to deal with past trauma pain is EFT.  The Emotional Freedom Technique can help unlock past trauma and pain and allow one to find present health.

The article, “Until You Feel Your Pain, Your Pain will Never Leave You Alone” by Dr Christine Bradstreet takes a closer look at how we deal with pain.  The article states,

“When your emotional body hurts, your physical body hurts.  Your pain is going to make you feel it one way or another. The relationship you have with your emotional pain determines if it’s going to cause you physical pain or not.”

To read the entire article, please click  here

Please also review our EFT Certification program and see if it matches your academic and professional needs and goals.

Grief Counseling Certification Article on Mass Shooting Post Grief

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

There is nothing more unexpected and more traumatic than a school shooting.  The lasting grief and forever scars on the survivors are unfathomable.   Family, fellow students, and the community all suffer traumatically from such senseless loss.

Mass shootings are the things of nightmares and a traumatic form of loss and grief. Please also review our Grief Counseling Certification
Mass shootings are the things of nightmares and a traumatic form of loss and grief. Please also review our Grief Counseling Certification

The article, “Lasting Grief After a Mass Shooting” by Ashley Fetters looks closer at this horrific pain and loss.  The article states,

“Mass shootings often result in a particularly difficult kind of grief known as traumatic grief. Littleton describes traumatic grief as a PTSD reaction that occurs when someone is grieving over another person’s violent or unexpected death; in other words, traumatic grief occurs when someone has PTSD symptoms on top of grief symptoms.”

To read the entire article, please click here

Unfortunately this type of grief is all too common for America as a collective whole.  We all suffer from this loss in some way, with some more intimately connected than others.

Please also review our Grief Counseling Certification and see if it matches your academic needs.

Healthcare Case Management Program Article on Chronic Pain Management

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Technology is important in healthcare but without trained professionals using it,  it has no value.   This is why it is so important to have good, trained and caring professionals behind all technology.  Only with both, can healthcare make a difference

Chronic pain management works only as well as the care givers working on it. Please also review our healthcare case management program
Chronic pain management works only as well as the care givers managing it. Please also review our healthcare case management program

This is especially true with chronic pain management.  The article, “When it comes to chronic care management, tech can’t replace people” by ERIN DIETSCHE states,

“Technology has become increasingly common in the healthcare arena. The story isn’t any different in the chronic care management space, as companies like Livongo and Omada Health leverage tech to assist patients.  But a new survey found humans are just as important as trendy IT tools.”

To read the entire article, please click here

Please also review our Healthcare Case Management Program and see if it matches your academic and professional needs.