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HHWN WEBINAR: Providing High-Level & Targeted Counseling
2026-05-27 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
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Deliver counseling that truly meets the Medicare standard and transforms the quality of care for patients and families. This webinar will explore what meaningful counseling looks like within the hospice setting. Learn how to distinguish counseling from supportive interventions, strengthen your documentation, and apply effective theoretical frameworks to guide your care. Practical examples, tools, and insights will help social workers and chaplains provide high-level, targeted, and compliant counseling that makes a measurable difference for those they serve.
KEY WEBINAR TAKEAWAYS
Differentiating between supportive interventions and counseling
The Medicare requirement for providing counseling
Defining emotional/spiritual distress
Four theoretical frameworks that are a good fit for hospice counseling
BONUS MATERIALS
Assessment exercises
Sample psychosocial and spiritual acuity assessments
Suffering assessment
Detailed counseling guide
Additional resource list for key topics including additional lecture notes
WEBINAR DETAILS
Medicare requires that counseling services are available to help patients and families manage the stress and challenges of terminal illness, related conditions, and the dying process. Are your interventions truly “counseling,” or are they more “supportive” in nature? Does your documentation specifically reflect counseling interventions? What does counseling look like in hospice, and how does it align with your scope of practice? Which theoretical frameworks work best, and which should be avoided? This webinar provides practical guidance, tools, and insights that help social workers and chaplains deliver high-level, compliant, and impactful counseling in the hospice setting.
THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:
Hospice
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Chaplains/spiritual counselors
Social workers
Team leaders
Senior leadership
TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT
Employee training log
Interactive quiz
PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
Attendance certificate provided to self-report CE credits
NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other institutions or those not employed by your institution is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.
Presented By Gary Gardia LCSW, APHSW-C
The OHPCA partners with HOSPICE & HOME CARE WEBINAR NETWORK providing educational offerings at a discount to OHPCA members. To learn more about accessing these webinars, please visit the HOSPICE & HOME CARE WEBINAR NETWORK FAQ PAGE: Webinar Support | Hospice Agency Webinar | HHWN
