Faculty Associations

• University of Phoenix, Tucson, AZ campus. Teach classes for both the nursing and the social science department
• Cochise College, Douglas, AZ. (Adjunct)

Teaching Topics:

• Loss, Grief & Dying on-line

Seminars:

• Understanding and Effectively Managing End of Life Issues for Clients and Families. Sponsored by PESI Health Care

Bereavement Facilitator

Presentations:

I have done a number of presentations for the following agencies: The Area Council on Aging; Hacienda Rehabilitation and Long-term Care Center; Life-Care Center; Casa de la Paz Hospice; Tucson Medical Center; American Society of Aging; Cochise College; Sierra Vista Department of Disabilities; The American Academy of Bereavement.

• Humor and HealthA Serious Talk on Humor
• Using Humor in the Psychiatric Setting
• Humor, Health, and Healing
• Stree-buster: Using humor to Deal with Chronic Illness, Including Life
• Working with the Alzheimer's Patient
• Dementia, Delirium and Depression
• Age Changes
• Medication Concerns in the Elderly
• Elder Services (Concerns regarding providing social services to the older adult)
• Your Jewish Patient is Dying
• The Jewish Perspective on Death and Dying
• Dealing with Grief in the Long-term Care Setting
• Death and Dying

Resumé

Things I enjoy doing:

• Being a perpetual student
• Needle work
• Playing with my bichon frise: Bentzi (picture of Bentzi)
• Walking, hiking
• Traveling with my motor home
• Being with friends and family
• Teaching and presenting

Favorite URL’s

• Humor:
  • American Association of Theraputic humor
  • Humor Project
• End of Life Issues /
  • Last Acts
  • Growth House
  • Partnership for Dying:
• Bereavement
  • Name of site
• About culture and death
  • Name of site

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Most recent update Oct 3, 1999