Caregiver Communication: Orienting Family to Dementia Caregiving
Presented by Joy Goldsmith and Elaine Wittenberg
This series guides healthcare providers and professionals from home health, hospice, and palliative care, as well as those working with individuals with chronic and complex illnesses, on how to communicate more effectively with team members and coworkers. Our courses will help you develop communication and trust-building skills for the healthcare setting, helping fill practice gaps that are common causes of burnout, absenteeism, and moral distress.
Learning Objectives
- Identify ways to learn about the family
- Highlight unique needs of families in dementia
- Outline the TRUST communication tool
Meet your instructors
Joy Goldsmith
Joy Goldsmith, PhD, conducts research about health communication science in the context of healthcare provider training and serious and chronic illness. CommunicateComfort.com, a longtime initiative of Dr. Goldsmith, offers a range of research interventions and education/training curricula for healthcare providers. Storyboard…
Elaine Wittenberg
Elaine Wittenberg holds a PhD in communication from the University of Oklahoma and has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed articles on hospice and palliative care communication. She is coauthor of seven books pertaining to palliative care, family communication, and nursing, three of which have been awarded Book of the Year…
Chapters & learning objectives
More courses in this series
Professional Communication: Constructive Conflict With Coworkers
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Professional Communication: Ethical Communication and a Culture of Safety
Joy Goldsmith and Elaine Wittenberg
Professional Communication: Strategies for Working With Difficult Coworkers
Joy Goldsmith and Elaine Wittenberg
Caregiver Communication: Orienting Family to Dementia Caregiving
Joy Goldsmith and Elaine Wittenberg
Caregiver Communication: Talking About Dementia With Patients and Families
Joy Goldsmith and Elaine Wittenberg
Caregiver Communication: Starting the Conversation About Hospice and Dementia
Joy Goldsmith and Elaine Wittenberg
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