Past Event
WASHAA 6th Annual Meeting
Conscious Living and Dying: Health Advocacy Planning
When: October 5, 2018 | 9:00am - 3:00pm
Where: Center for Urban Horticulture | 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle, WA 98105 (Map)
Where: Center for Urban Horticulture | 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle, WA 98105 (Map)
Join the Washington State Health Advocacy Association (WASHAA) at our 6th Annual Meeting focusing on Conscious Living and Dying.
Health Advocacy is the practice of helping patients understand and assert their health preferences. However, many of us don't know what our choices are. Join WASHAA as we hear from inspiring speakers and experts in the fields of health advocacy, hospice and the new state health directive on dementia. We will also participate in an interactive game about what matters most to us and how that can impact our health choices, both now and at end of life. This meeting includes free parking and lunch!
CEUs and a post-meeting Business Development Workshop will be available to Professionals for an additional charge. We expect this meeting to sell out, so please register today!
CEUs and a post-meeting Business Development Workshop will be available to Professionals for an additional charge. We expect this meeting to sell out, so please register today!
Objectives:
- Recognize the stages of dying and what communications strategies are most effective for helpers and advocates to use with the dying
- Understand the elements of the new WA state Dementia Directive and the differences from the standard Health Directive
- Know the basic statistics, stages and interventions for dementia
- Increase awareness and understanding of programs and tools available to help with decision-making at end of life
- Improve ability to deeply listen as the dying person goes through the dying process
- Recognize and prevent personal fear of helper/advocate from inhibiting the dying from fully processing their experience
We have been approved for 4.5 CEUs** for the following fields:
**This meeting has bee approved for 4.5 CEUs by BPCA, LSW, LMFT, LMHC, Care Managers, CNAs, HCA and Family Caregivers (additional fee of $25 applies for CEUs). |