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The Caregiver's Path to Compassionate Decision Making: Making Choices for
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Keynotes and Workshops
1. Empowering Caregivers Who Are Facing Difficult Decisions
Wouldn't it be a relief to know you are making the right decsions and doing right by the person in your care? Whether you are caring for someone with a brain injury, dementia, mental illness or other cognitive impairment, you can learn the framework and four tools to use when making the difficult life, health and end-of-live decisions. This is not a one-size fits-all solution but can be adapted depending on a person's level of incapacity and the situation. Respect and compassion are the core values of this decision making process.Contact us.
2. Balancing Respecting and Protecting Those in Our Care
It is difficult to know when to step in and protect versus stepping back and allowing perople to be in charge of their own decsions. The field of bioethics provides families and professionals with a structure and guidelines for managing these situations. Attendees will learn the questions to ask when evaluating the dangers and how to get past not wanting to see the changes that are happening. By balancing the person's quality of life with the dangers in living that life, families and professionals can feel more confident that they are treating the person with dignity and respect.Contact us.
3. Facilitating Difficult Conversations -- Getting Through the Barriers
It would be so much easier if people just listened to our advice and then took action. But there are so many obstacles that stand in the way. Attendees will undedrstand what is motivating non-compliant patients in order to help them get past their personal barriers. They will learn how to deal with the denial and other emotions which interfere with good decision making. Viki will demonstrate person-oriented communication strategies and techniques.Contact us.
4. Empowering Caregivers Who Are Making the Difficult End-of-Life Choices
End-of-life decisions are difficult enough, but when you combine the loss of capacity, it becomes heart-wrenching and an ethical challenge. Using a person-centered approach and by asking the right questions, end-of-life decisions can be made with respect and compassion. This process focuses on how our decisions will be experienced by the person in our care and can be adapted based on the senior's culture, religion and beliefs. Caregivers will have the peace of mind knowing they did right by the person in their care.Contact us.