Module 1: Overview of End-Of-Life Issues for the Mental Health Provider

• Define key concepts related to end-of-life care;

• Describe hospice and palliative care and how both are typically delivered in the United States;

• Articulate the historical, cultural, and contextual issues that affect end-of-life care in the United States;

• Recognize your own feelings and attitudes about death, dying, and end-of-life care; and

• List the major ways in which mental health providers can assist patients and their families near the end of life.

This program is available through the partnership of the APA Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP) and eNURSING llc.