{"id":1012,"date":"2013-02-19T13:00:34","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/?p=1012"},"modified":"2013-02-19T17:59:20","modified_gmt":"2013-02-19T17:59:20","slug":"facilitating-difficult-conversations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/2013\/02\/facilitating-difficult-conversations\/","title":{"rendered":"Facilitating Difficult Conversations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wouldn\u2019t it be so much easier if people just listened to our advice and then took action? Yet, too often there are communication and emotional obstacles that stand in the way. Learn how motivate non-compliant clients to get past their personal barriers, and how to deal with denial and other emotions that interfere with good decision making by attending this session. Also see Viki Kind demonstrate person-centered communication techniques that can help aid families and professionals who are struggling to balance both respecting and protecting the person in their care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/photo_Kind.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-765 alignleft\" style=\"border: 3px solid white;\" title=\"Viki Kind\" src=\"http:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/photo_Kind-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"142\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/photo_Kind-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/photo_Kind-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><strong><em>Speaker: Viki Kind, MA, Clinical Bioethicist, Kind Ethics<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Viki Kind is a clinical bioethicist, medical educator, hospice volunteer and award winning author of The Caregiver\u2019s Path to Compassionate Decision Making \u2013 Making Choices for Those Who Can\u2019t. She has lectured across the United States teaching healthcare professionals to have integrity, compassion and to improve end-of-life care through better communication. Viki provides bioethics consultation and support for many hospitals in the Los Angeles area.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">She holds a master\u2019s degree in bioethics from the Medical College of Wisconsin. Patients, families and healthcare professionals rely on Viki\u2019s practical approach for dealing with challenging healthcare dilemmas. Viki is also an honorary board member of the Well Spouse Association and has been a caregiver for many years for four members of her family.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wouldn\u2019t it be so much easier if people just listened to our advice and then took action? Yet, too often there are communication and emotional obstacles that stand in the way. 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