A taste of our own medicine: Palliative psychosocial care principles to support patients and families are good for us, too!

This session will explore key insights that guide our psychosocial care of families living with serious illness, uncertainty, and grief. Lessons learned in practice in the hospital and community will be extended and applied to our own roles, expectations, and experiences as child life specialists.

Suggested Domain: Professional Responsibility, Intervention, Ethics
Credits: 1.0 PDU

Learning Objective(s):

    Recognize how societal and medical expectations affect caregiving and contribute to feelings of inadequacy and grief.
    Learn to move from a mindset of fixing to one of accompanying and supporting families through their experiences.
    Gain practical tools for navigating different types of uncertainty and providing comfort through presence.
    Recognize the importance of showing vulnerability and seeking support to enhance personal well-being and caregiving effectiveness.
    Integrate lessons learned from palliative care principles into daily practice to improve the quality of care and support provided to families.

Please note: All series content and its related certificates will expire on 5/1/2028 regardless of when it is purchased, accessed, or completed. At that point, contents will no longer be available in any form, including as an archive or as a PDU certificate. It is the responsibility of the learner to complete the contents and download and save the certificates for their records before 5/1/2028.