Death/Dying Self Compassion – Go to: HumanisticSpirituality.org for more videos, downloadable audios, writings, and CEUs for LMFTs and LCSWs. How to deal with a patient that is critical with themselves while they are dying? Learning to ask them and yourself whether there can be benefit from the criticism. Inquiry for the counselor or family Is there any benefit that can come from supporting criticism on the part of the patient that is dying?

Hospice is not just for those near death

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“I thought that hospice was only for those with cancer or close to dying,” he said. The truth is hospice care is for any patient and family facing a terminal illness regardless of their disease process or their age. A person does not need to be near …
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Murder-suicide disturbing trend among the elderly

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This week a 93-year-old man reportedly stabbed his 95-year-old wife to death early Wednesday morning in their south Kansas City, Mo. home. Then he tried to stab himself in the … after suffering injuries from a fall. She survived the murder attempt …
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