We are committed to partnering with community organizations to provide expert support and education regarding end-of-life issues. We offer a wide range of topics and can customize offerings based on needs and interests. Our presenters and counselors with extensive training and experience speak and offer support in schools, healthcare facilities, and community organizations.
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Clinical Education Topics
- Pain/symptom management 101
- What to expect at end of life
- Difficult conversations at end of life
- Medical aid in dying
- Ethics 101
- Culturally competent practice
- Professional boundaries
- Communication skills
- Serving veterans at end of life
- Doc talks
- Working with challenging families
- Supporting staff moral distress
Grief Support Topics
- Facility memorials
- Community memorials
- Supporting child/teen grief
- Grief support for professional caregivers
- Grief in the workplace
- Coping with loss during the holidays
General Community Outreach Topics
- Hospice 101
- Grief 101
- Advance directives
- Caregiver stress
- Doc-to-doc talks
- Veterans
- Intimacy and illness
- PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly)
Whether you’re looking for information on a specific topic, need workplace support for a difficult loss, or want us to tailor a presentation to your organization’s unique needs, let us know how we can help. Here is our latest list of suggested education and outreach topics. Please contact us with your request.
KGNU Interviews
Listen to TRU’s Former Director of Community Education in a discussion of end-of-life planning. The interview also includes suggestions for grieving during the holidays and the top five regrets of dying people.
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Listen to the ‘Top Five Regrets of Dying People’ interview »
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Listen to a discussion by TRU Director of Community Education and Porter Storey, M.D., called “TRU Dying Isn’t All About the Body.” »
Grief Rituals
TRU’s Director of Community Education talks about grief rituals at the 2009 Association for Death Education and Counseling Conference. Watch on YouTube »
