Transcript Grief and Loss - APS Healthcare

A Time of Change
Presented by:
APS Healthcare
Southwestern PA Health Care
Quality Unit (HCQU)
Disclaimer
Information or education provided by the
HCQU is not intended to replace medical
advice from the consumer's personal care
physician, existing facility policy or
federal, state and local regulations/codes
within the agency jurisdiction. The
information provided is not all inclusive
of the topic presented.
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Objectives
Participant attending this training will:
• Understand the meaning of grief and loss
• Recognize the different ways that grief is
expressed
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Why Are We Here Today?
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What Is “Grief and Loss” To
You?
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Some Causes of Grief and Loss
• Losing someone you love or care for
• Having to say good bye to someone you
love
• Living without someone you lived with for
a long time
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People In Our Lives
• The role of relationships
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Safety/security
Being needed
Being loved
Belonging
Acceptance
Having fun
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Expressing Grief
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Emotional
Physical
Behavioral
Thought Patterns
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The Expression of Grief
• Emotions
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The Expression of Grief
Physical Sensations
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The Expression of Grief
Behavioral
Changes
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The Expression of Grief
Thought Patterns
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Grief and Loss
• Intense feelings
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Sadness
Suffering
Irritability
Anger
Guilt
Fear
Pain on the inside
Lonely
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What Do You Feel Like Doing
When You Feel This Way?
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Cry
Hide our feelings
Talk to people we trust
Want to be left alone
Throw something
Run away
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Remember, It’s OK…
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To cry
To ask questions
To want to be left alone
To talk about it, as often as you want to
To feel confused
To want a hug
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Remember, it’s not your
fault
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You are not alone
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Some things will stay the same
and some things will change
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It’s good to remember…
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Grief takes time
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What Can You Do to Help
Yourself Feel Better?
• Talk to someone you trust
• Take a moment to realize that you are going
through a stressful time
• Remember the past and think about how it
was different than it is right now
• Listen to your body and respect your own
needs (“Gut feelings”)
• Take time to do something that you enjoy
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Helping Each Other Cope
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Be patient
Be ready to listen
Offer to help each other
Understand that everyone may feel
differently about the loss
• Offer specific help
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Providing each other with
understanding, support, compassion,
and honesty, will allow us to learn
and grow from the grieving experience,
and allow us to heal from the loss in
our lives.
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“Grief and pain are the price we
humans have to pay for the love and
total commitment we have for another
person. The more we love, the more
we are hurt when we lose the object of
our love. But if we are honest with
ourselves, would we have it any other
way?”
C.S. Lewis
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Journal
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Balloon Activity
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For more information on this
or any other physical or
behavioral health topic,
please visit our website at:
www.apshealthcare.com
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References
• Coping with Loss-Guide to Grief and Loss.
Retrieved May 30, 2007 from website
http://www.helpguide.org
• Coping with Death, Grief and Loss.
Retrieved May 15, 2007 from website
http://www.uiowa.edu
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References
• Coping with Grief and Loss. Retrieved May
27, 2007 from website
http://www.cancer.org
• Doka, Kenneth, PhD. An Introduction to
Grieving. Retrieved May 30, 2007 from
website http://www.hospicefoundation.org
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Thank
You
6-19-07/JLM
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