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Hi Karen,
I have been very well supported by my RHA in the implementation of dignity therapy. I am a social worker on a Palliative Care Unit and have been invited to talk about Dignity Therapy to MUN medical students as well as at the Regional Committee on End of Life Services. The support from the regional coordinator, unit manager, and physicians has been very warm and encouraging.
The Regional Committee has discussed ways to make Dignity Therapy available to people well before they reach the unit and I know they would like to see more consistency of service between urban and rural areas.
How are things for other people?I am pleased to say that here at the LA Miller Centre in st. John’s I have been able to use Dignity Therapy with patients who meet the criteria. So far, that has been 3 patients in 5 months. The feedback from both the patients and their families has been very positive. Patient’s ages have ranged from 41 to 80 and I have worked with 2 women and one man.
In addition, our attending physicians have invited me to teach our 5th year family practice residents about dignity focused care and specifically about the dignity therapy work we are offering on the unit.
It has been a mutually enriching experience that sees patients experiencing their lives and meaningful and important and allows me to bear witness to rich and unique experiences of being human.
Rhonda
