Bereavement Professional

  • 1.  Out of state phone counseling

    Posted 12-06-2018 06:54 PM

    Hello,

    I am wondering if any of you provide bereavement counseling over the phone or Skype to bereaved family members of your hospice, who live out of state? I recognize providing out of state psychotherapy is not legal due to the fact that we are not licensed in the state where the client lives. But to me grief counseling is not psychotherapy. How do any of you reconcile this?

    I appreciate your thoughts.

     

    Isabel Stenzel LCSW

    Bereavement Counselor, Children/Teens/Adults

    Mission Hospice and Home Care

    1670 S. Amphlett Blvd., Suite 310

    San Mateo, CA 94010

    650-554-1000 (main)

    650-532-2338 (personal line)

    650-753-4938 (cell)

    istenzel@missionhospice.org

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  • 2.  RE: Out of state phone counseling

    Posted 12-07-2018 06:31 AM
    We offer grief  SUPPORT to out of the area family members via phone if they desire. We don't call it counseling or therapy.



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  • 3.  RE: Out of state phone counseling

    Posted 12-07-2018 08:26 AM
    ​Hi -
    We also provide grief support over the phone to out of the area family members.  We do not call it therapy or counseling. 
    Diane

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    Diane Snyder Cowan, CHPCA,MA,MT-BC
    Director of Western Reserve Grief Services
    Hospice of the Western Reserve, Inc
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  • 4.  RE: Out of state phone counseling

    Posted 12-07-2018 12:09 PM
    Hi,

    Bereavement support phone calls are part of our bereavement POC and the service is available to anyone with an open bereavement POC in our system, local or out state. To be sure however, the wording in our documentation is always clear: Bereavement support phone call..., or Bereavement phone call intervention as per bereavement POC... So far, no survey problems!  

    Kind regards,
    Mario Morales MA. Th.
    Chaplain and bereavement services
    Unity Hospice
    South Pasadena California

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  • 5.  RE: Out of state phone counseling

    Posted 12-10-2018 09:09 AM
    Hi - our bereavement coordinators often provide support (not counseling) over the phone to our out of town family members. ​

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    KarenHatfieldHospice of the Western Reserve, IncTeam Leader for Counseling ServicesStrongsvilleOH
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  • 6.  RE: Out of state phone counseling

    Posted 12-11-2018 12:03 PM

    We provide our mailings to out-of-state clients and then I find a local hospice for them to participate in groups, etc. I urge them to connect with someone locally, but always offer to talk with them on the phone if they'd like. More often than not, they find local support to be enough.

     

     

     

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    Sher Castro, MA, CT  |  Program Coordinator Hospice Bereavement Services  |  Hospice

    PeaceHealth  |  677 East 12th Ave., Suite N110  |  Eugene, OR 97401

    office 458-205-7460  |  fax 458-205-7459

                          

     

     

     

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  • 7.  RE: Out of state phone counseling

    Posted 12-11-2018 12:42 PM
    ​Hi Isabel.
    What an interesting question. I would reconcile it just the way that you did! That you are not providing psychotherapy and instead just providing grief support.

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    Robin Fiorelli LCSW
    Sr. Director of Bereavement and Volunteers
    VITAS
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  • 8.  RE: Out of state phone counseling

    Posted 12-24-2018 08:17 AM
    Like the others, we offer phone support to anyone regardless of where they live and, when out of our area, also offer to help them find something closer locally. In addition we offer face to face support via Zoom but people rarely take us up on it.​

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    Patti Anewalt, Director
    Pathways Center for Grief & Loss
    Hospice & Community Care
    Mount Joy, PA
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