Information regarding Advance Directives and how to incorporate the utilization of them into your standard, daily practice.

Specifically providing suggestions and guidance on how to discuss and facilitate the completion of:

Distinguish between terms and uses of hospice and palliative care

Discuss the general guidelines and philosophies

Offer specific disease eligibility information for hospice and palliative care programs

Identify providers able to serve your patients within the community

Guidance in spearheading these difficult conversations

Provide tools on how to ensure your care is aligned with your patients health care goals

Discuss common Physician-held myths and how to effectively combat them

Direct Service Program: The Holding Group palliative social workers become embedded into the usual care of a health care system.

Utilization of Licensed Clinical Social Workers from The Holding Group to provide palliative care consultation, addressing completion of advance directives, advance care planning, understanding of illness trajectory and options for trajectory of care

Create an individualized strategy for IES (Inform, Empower and Support) Program incorporation tailored to each unique health care system

Teach the IES Program to health care system- staff and management through dynamic and interactive curriculum

Provide ongoing clinical support to clinicians providing intervention