Saturday, October 17, 2015: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Mustang 6 (Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center) - Lone Star Tower - Level 3
Primary Presenter:
Lori Montross Thomas, PhD
,
University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
This study asked NHPCO members from across the country to describe any personally meaningful ritual practices they used to help cope with the death of their patients. Results showed the hospice staff and volunteers who engaged in personal rituals demonstrated significantly higher compassion satisfaction and significantly lower burnout. This session shares those study results, offers concrete examples of the rituals used and discusses the implications for professionals or administrators looking for novel ideas to enrich their practice.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe ritual practices of hospice staff and volunteers from across the country
2. Discuss the outcomes of personally meaningful ritual practice on levels of compassion satisfaction and burnout
3. Create ideas for how to incorporate personally meaningful rituals in your practice or organization
CE/CME: Counselor, Nurse and Social Worker