Hospice & Palliative Care

Speaker: Kathleen Ringel, LMSW
Hospice Social Worker
MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care

Jade Johnson, LCSW
Social Work Manager
MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care
New York, NY

Purpose: This webinar aims to familiarize members of the interdisciplinary team with meaning-centered psychotherapy (MCP) because it offers valuable tools for addressing trauma, particularly in helping patients find purpose and meaning in their experiences.

Objectives:  

1. Explain the principles of trauma-informed care and their importance in hospice settings, emphasizing how recognizing and responding to past trauma can improve patient and family experiences
2. Recognize signs of trauma and understand their potential effects on individuals in hospice care, including how trauma can affect their emotional, psychological, and physical well-being
3. Implement practical strategies and interventions to integrate trauma-informed practices into the care approach, ensuring that hospice care is sensitive, supportive, and tailored to the needs of patients with trauma histories

Continuing Education Credits: 1.0

Continuing Education Accreditation

Physicians: This live online webinar, Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy in Relation to Patient Trauma, with a beginning date of August 7, 2025, is approved for 1.0 American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Elective credit. AAFP Elective credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit^™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.
Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: The MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Social Workers: MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0242.

Fees:
Individual: Free (includes CME/CE certificate)
Group: Free (includes unlimited CME/CE certificates)

Note to Groups:
If you plan to attend as a group, the group facilitator should register for the webinar. After registering, group facilitators will receive detailed email instructions on how to process CE credits for group attendees. Please email [email protected] or call (212) 649-5500 with additional questions.

Attending by Smartphone:
No dial-in (i.e., listen only) connections are permitted for CE credit. To attend by phone, download and install the GoToWebinar App from the Apple Store or Google Play.

System Requirements for Computers and Mobile Devices:
https://support.logmeininc.com/gotowebinar/system-check-attendee

Disclosures:
Kathleen Ringel, LMSW, and Jade Johnson, LCSW, have no financial arrangements or affiliations with any commercial entities whose products, research, or services may be discussed in these materials. Any discussion of investigational or unlabeled uses of a product will be identified.

No Planning Committee Member has any disclosures.

Planning Committee Members
Myra Glajchen, DSW
Kerrianne P. Page, MD, HMDC
Joyce Palmieri, MS, RN, CHPN
Karen Richards, PhD, EdS

Funding Disclosure: No commercial funding has been accepted for the activity.

Location: Online at https://www.mjhspalliativeinstitute.org/e-learning/