AOL subscribers can use the keyword BenefitsCheckUp. The year-long program is designed to train a new kind of counselor to help reaffirm and reclaim the spiritual dimensions of dying. The program also includes supervised fieldwork in a hospice program, independent study, portfolio development, internet instruction, monthly mentoring by faculty and a final evaluation. The program begins in January 2002. The deadline for applications is September 15, 2001.
Limited scholarships are available.
Wit Educational Initiative uses Pulitzer Prize Winning Play to Advance Palliative Care Education for Healthcare Professionals across the Country Created by Faculty Scholar Dr. Kenneth Rosenfeld and Dr. Karl Lorenz at UCLA, this innovative training program combines theater and medical education to address the issue of quality of care at the end of life. The interpersonal, emotional, and spiritual issues faced by dying patients are not amenable to a didactic approach. This impressive documentary examines one of the nation's first prison-based hospice programs, a program which notably incorporates inmate volunteers into the care of other dying inmates. For more information, click here . The materials include exercises and worksheets, practical guides, and resource suggestions.