May 4, 2023
In this episode, Jill Johnson-Young and I discuss dementia, hospice and grief and how it shows up in the therapy room. Grief is our one universal experience, other than birth, and a lot of therapists aren't really given even a basic understanding of working with clients dealing with these issues. Join us to learn about how to become more informed about these areas that impact all therapists at one time or another.
“It's a gift to be able to do this work. I know every therapist has that feeling about their work, or at least I hope they do. But I get to see people go through some of the worst parts of their life. If I'm working with them at the end of life, and it's a family member, I'm watching them cope with their loved one die, and then how they were getting them back on their feet and helping them reconfigure their life, which is... it's deeply sad, but it's also deeply fulfilling because they then find a way to reconnect and to weave that loss into the work that they do. And it ultimately makes therapists better therapists because they connect better with their grieving clients, and they begin to see grief and everything that it's in instead of just as death.” - Jill Johnson-Young
Learn More About:
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The gifts of working with those experiencing hospice, dementia and grief
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How supporting clients through their grief if a gift and it ultimately makes them a better therapist
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The importance of therapists staying involved with their clients who go into hospice care
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Early onset dementia is the number one growing group and we need to be able to spot it if it is happening with a client
Jill Johnson-Young is the CEO of Central Counseling Services where she also serves as a clinical therapist. She is a certified Grief Recovery Facilitator, author and speaker. Jill uses her personal experiences in her life and her work to support clients dealing with hospice, dementia and grief with grace and humor.
Connect with Jill:
www.CentralCounselingServices.com
And find her on Facebook every Friday for the Humor, Grace and Grief Chat
Fellow therapists,
Do you struggle with navigating the many gray areas in our work?
How to fully assess all 4 aspects of a complex case?
How to give helpful consultation around this with colleagues?
How to document your decision-making process?
I am hosting a free training series to cover all of this!
In this free training series, you will:
-decrease your fear or insecurity around assessment of high risk & complex cases
-learn a 4-step process to cover all the bases
-learn important aspects of documentation that often get overlooked
-practice using the CLEaR Method™ to assess and document a fictionalized case
-participate in a facilitated, judgment-free space
Be sure to RSVP to get the training links and the limited-time replay info: www.subscribepage.com/may_2023
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