Providing
Massage in Hospice Care
An Everflowing Resource by Irene Smith
Includes Book, DVD and 2-CD Set
This
ground-breaking multimedia presentation allows you to participate
directly in a discussion of this vitally important topic.
Internationally acclaimed author and educator Irene Smith
uses book, video, audio CDs to share her experience with
unprecedented clarity, understanding and compassion. Whether
to prepare yourself personally or as a basis for group exploration,
this versatile package contributes a depth of wisdom and
education that supports anyone working with the seriously
ill or the dying.
To
add value to this unique material, study at
home for 10 CEU credits! Click here for information
about the home study course, Preparation
for Providing Massage in Hospice.
Multimedia
Kit
bk/keflo
$84.95 ea
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Book
Only
bk/eflo
$34.95 ea
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Educators
... this package includes everything you need to
present a class on this important material! |
Package Includes:
Book — Providing
Massage in Hospice Care
(75
pages. Also sold separately.)
This
manual represents 21 years of experience in developing
protocols, skills and coping strategies
for facilitating body work with dying persons. “I have
assembled the information in this manual in hopes that interest
in this field will be nurtured and supported in the
healthiest way possible.”
Includes: An
Introduction to the Business of Dying; Potential Outcomes
for the Use of Touch in Palliative Care; Precautions and
Guidelines; Quality Assurance; The 5 Layers of Skill for
Creating a Safe Container for the Touch Relationship; Everflowing
Touch Techniques and Body Mechanics; Side Positioning of
the Client; Working in a Client’s Home; and The Emotional
Impact of Working With the Dying; and Resources Guide.
From
the depths of her extensive personal experience, Irene
Smith has crafted a well organized, articulate, and thoroughly
informative practical guide and inspirational resource. Providing
Massage in Hospice Care is an invaluable tool and truly
a great gift to the Hospice and Massage Communities and
to anyone caring for individuals approaching the transition
we call death.
—Dawn Nelson, author, From
the Heart Through the Hands: The Power of Touch in Caregiving |
DVD — Christmas with Chuck
(Revised. 21 minutes) Irene
Smith invites the audience to experience her last
visit with a dying client. This powerful slide presentation
put to video embodies the emotional issues that often
arise when working with dying persons.
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Christmas
with Chuck has timeless lessons for bodyworkers who
work with the ill or the dying. In this video Irene
Smith speaks to aspects of the practitioner’s
experience that are rarely addressed. I can hardly
wait to share it with my own students. —Gayle
MacDonald, M.S., L.M.T., Author of Medicine Hands:
Massage Therapy for People with Cancer |
CD1— Presentation
(28 min.)
In
a discussion with workshop participants including
bodyworkers, healthcare professionals and people
with AIDS, Irene addresses the component of healing
in the dying process and the practitioner’s
relationship to suffering.
CD2— Group
Sharing (60 min.)
After
a group viewing of Christmas with Chuck participants
share their experience of the video, including
deeply personal feelings concerning the deaths
of loved ones and clients. |
"Irene
Smith has provided in-service training for the massage
and bodywork interns at The Institute for health
and Healing at California Pacific Medical Center
for the last three years. Her mindfullness, presence
and skills provide a rich container for students
to feel safe, learn, and have a positive bodywork
experience." —Antonia
Creazzo, Clinical and Program Integrative Massage
Supervisor, Institute for Health and Healing, California
Pacific Medical Center, Massage Internship Program;
San Francisco, CA
"Irene
taught us practical ways to be present with our
patients through touch. Perhaps more importantly,
Irene reminded us of the importance of listening
to ourselves in the midst of suffering, and how
to utilize that listening as a tool to be responsive
to those whom we hope to help. I recommend Irene's
program enthusiastically." —Scott Rome,
MD, Medical Director, California Pacific Regional
Rehabilitation Center, California Pacific Medical
Center, Rehabilitation Center; San Francisco, CA
In
my work as a medical/surgical registered nurse
and in my hospice volunteer practice, I often only
have one brief encounter with a client. Everflowing
has allowed me to give these clients a simple yet
effective expression of concern that lets them
experience the care that surrounds them. —Raymond
Sigrist, Hospice Volunteer, R.N.
As
a massage therapist with a primarily geriatric/hospice
clientele, I often felt sore, tired and emotionally
depleted. Irene's classes provided me with tools,
techniques, skills and personal practices which I
use to continually enhance my comfort at the chair
or bedside, to revitalize my physical energy and
to process the emotional impact of my chosen work.
—Maureen M. Trilsch, C.M.T., Hospice Practitioner
Everflowing
touch is a tremendous uplifting feeling. It's the
body, mind and spirit revitalized. Everflowing touch
has made me feel like a whole person again.
—Janice, Hospice Client |
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