Spirituality in Older Age
Information
Date & Time
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Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Discuss one or more potential ethical barriers to addressing spirituality at end of life.
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Explain how to discuss spirituality in a compassionate and ethical manner.
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Describe how incorporating spirituality at end of life is beneficial to the therapeutic process for clients.
Educational Goal
The educational goal of this workshop is to equip participants with increased competency in navigating the ethical issues that arise when discussing spirituality at the end of life.
Description
Spirituality is an important concept to incorporate in counseling sessions. This is true across the lifespan, but a topic often neglected at the end of life and in older adulthood. The intersection of spirituality and end of life brings specific ethical considerations. These ethical considerations include the ethical responsibility of cultural sensitivity, awareness of counselor beliefs and bias regarding spiritual beliefs regarding death and dying, and the need for consultation and collaboration.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Kailey is a licensed professional counselor, nationally certified counselor, and fellow in thanatology. She has a background in hospice work and feels that companioning and advocating for grievers is her life’s passion. In addition to counseling, she is an adjunct professor at Ashland Theological seminary where she teaches grief counseling courses and Marian University where she teaches courses on Childhood Bereavement, Pediatric Hospice Care, and Expressive Arts in Counseling. Kailey is also a doctoral student at Ohio University in counselor education and supervision. Kailey is passionate about advocacy and service to children and families, most recently being awarded as an emerging leader through the Association of Child and Adolescent Counseling and nominated as the president elect of the Association of Child and Adolescent Counseling Ohio branch. Kailey has also done a wide range of trainings and presentations on children’s bereavement, neuroaffirming care, spirituality, and sexuality.
Financially Sponsored By
- Association for Adult Development & Aging (AADA)