Death is inevitable for us all yet we rarely talk about this. Working in a palliative care environment such as a hospice is a niche area and not for everyone, but facing a life limiting illness happens in any environment. What if an existing client came to you having been diagnosed with a terminal illness? How would you feel? How would your relationship be affected by their diagnosis?
In this workshop, we will discuss the taboo nature of talking about death, the language we use and why it’s such an important topic to talk about. We will spend some time reflecting on our feelings about death and how this may impact the therapeutic relationship.
We will then focus on working with the end of life client and what needs to be considered. The presenter will explain a model she has created for working with end of life clients and clients with anticipatory grief. She will discuss how this model has helped her manage strong countertransference responses when working with in this area. Finally we will reflect on what dying can teach us about living and the importance of legacy.
Course Content
Presenter
Sharon is a contractual CTA who trained at The Berne Institute She has a private practice in the East Midlands and volunteers in the hospice sector. She is passionate about working with clients who are end of life and increasing conversations about death, dying and terminal or life limiting illness amongst therapists.
Sharon believes that physis and death are not mutually exclusive. Growth and change can and does happen right up until the last moments of a persons life.
Previously Sharon worked for 18 years in the NHS. From working in hospital wards and clinics as an assistant technical officer with the lung function team to more recently as an assistant practice manager of a GP surgery.
This workshop in a collaboration between the Link Centre and Onlinevents
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