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About Today’s Guest
Deborah Grassman is recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts in caring for Veterans nearing the end of life. Deborah is most well known for being the first to identify the unique needs of Veterans at the end of life. Her clinical work played a key role in establishing the national Hospice-Veteran Partnership and the We Honor Veterans programs, both of which are collaborative efforts between VA and National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). In 2002, she introduced “pinning ceremonies” to honor dying Veterans, a ceremony that has become standard practice in hospices and long-term care facilities throughout the nation. Deborah’s definitive work on identifying and responding to Soul Injury® has precipitated research and publication to help people heal the relationship they have with themselves.
PsychArmor Resource of the Week
For this week’s PsychArmor resource of the week is the PsychArmor course, Caring for Veterans Through the End Of Life for Healthcare Providers. In this healthcare provider course, you will gain the skills and knowledge to provide compassionate care to our nation's Veterans as they approach the end of their lives. We will examine the specific needs of Veterans and their families, as well as how a patient's military service can impact end-of-life medical care. You will learn how to provide dignified and respectful care that meets the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of Veteran patients. By the end of this course, you will be equipped to deliver compassionate and sensitive care to Veterans in their final days. You can find the resource here: https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/caring-for-veterans-through-the-end-of-life-healthcare-providers.
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Our theme music Don’t Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.
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This episode is sponsored by PsychArmor, the premier education and learning ecosystem specializing in military culture content. PsychArmor offers an online e-learning laboratory with custom training options for organizations.
Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families. You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com