On the afternoon of day three, a psychologist that works at my internship site introduced a new therapy called
Dignity Therapy. I will get into the nuts and bolts of
Dignity Therapy, but before I do, I was amazed to learn that San Diego Hospice is the only hospice in the United States using
Dignity Therapy. Wow! What are the odds, right? My internship site - again, I felt incredibly grateful and humbled to be training and working at such comprehensive site. One of the major themes with
Dignity Therapy is how to help patients "die with dignity?"
Dr. Harvey Chochinov, University of Manitoba
- originator of Dignity Therapy
- Professor of Psychiatry
- Palliative Researcher since 1990
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
- For more information on Dr. Chochinov
Dignity Therapy
- Novel Intervention
- Psychosocial and existential distress at the end of life
- Palliative care patients
- Brief, individualized psychotherapy for adults
- Provides a Life Review
- Four Sessions
- Consultation
- Life Review
- Editing Session
- Final Review
For more detailed information on Dignity Therapy, please click here for the journal article.
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