Grief in families with children experiencing medical complexities
When a child has complex medical needs or a life-limiting condition, families often experience grief. Join Dr. Amanda Chiapa for a webinar in which she will offer a grief framework that should help healthcare professionals understand and meet the emotional needs of families who have children experiencing medical complexities or life-limiting conditions.
This webinar is intended for medical and healthcare professionals such as:
- medical assistants and EMTs
- nurses and nursing students
- advanced practice providers (APRN, PA)
- medical students, physicians
- rehab therapists (OT, PT)
Outcomes
- Develop an understanding of the application of models of loss and grief to parents when a child has complex medical needs, has a terminal condition, or is not expected to live
- Increase awareness of the variety of emotional responses experienced by parents in these situations
- Develop greater confidence in communicating with parents in these situations and to increase awareness of the impact of how we communicate
- Increase awareness of the effect on us when working with families and to explore ways of supporting ourselves
- Gain information about support organizations and resources available locally and nationally